THE EXTREMIST (LIVING ON THE EDGE)
As recorded by Joe Satriani
(From the 1992 Album THE EXTREMIST)
Transcribed by Ben Max
Music by Joe Satriani
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=94
E5
1/164/4
Gtr I
S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
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| 2 | (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 |
| 2 | (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 |
| 0 | (0) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 |
N.C. E5
+S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
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| (2) 2 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 |
| (2) 2 2 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 |
| 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 | (0) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 |
N.C. E5
Gtr
+S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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| (2) 2 2 |
| (2) 2 2 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 |
| 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 |
N.C.
II
+E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S +E S S S E S S S S S S S S S
| 0 (0) 0 | (0) |
| 0 (0) 0 | (0) |
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| (2) | 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 |
| (0) 3p0 3p0 3 3p0 3p0 3 | 3p0 3p0 0 3 0 |
E5
+S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| 0 (0) 0 |
| o 0 (0) 0 |
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| o (2) |
| (0) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 |
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| W
1.,2. 3.
N.C. E5 E5
+S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
| (0) | (0) |
| (0) o | (0) |
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| 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 o | 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 |
| 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 |
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| Gtr III
| PM
| W H Q E. S
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N.C. E5 D5 EbE5 E5
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~
E E S E. +Q E. S +E S S H S S S S
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| 12 14 | 14 14 |
| 12 14 12 | 12 12 12 |
| 14 (14) 12 | (12) 14 14 |
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| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------| PM-------------| PM|
| +s S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 2 2 | (2) 7 7 8 9 |
| (2) 2 2 | (2) 5 5 6 7 2 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
N.C. E5
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
+E S S S E. +Q S E.
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| (14) 15 |
| (12) 12 12 |
| 14 (14) 12 |
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| PM----------------------------|
| +s S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 2 2 |
| (2) 2 2 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 |
D5 Eb5 E5 N.C. E5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
S S S +S Q +E +E S S S S S S S S S +E +S
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| 11 5 7 | 7b8.5 7 7 7 7r(7)b9 (7) |
| 7 | |
| 15b17r(15) 12 (12) (12)\ | |
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| PM------------------| PM| PM----------------------------------|
| +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +s S S S S S S
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| (2) 7 7 8 9 | |
| (2) 5 5 6 7 2 | (2) |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
D5 Eb5 E5
~~~~~~~~~~
+S S +S +S E +E +E +E S E S
| (22) 22b24r(22)b24 (22)r 22 (22) (22) (22)\ 15 |
| 14b15 |
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| PM----------------------------| PM|
| +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| (2) 7 7 8 9 |
| (2) 5 5 6 7 2 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 N.C. E5
~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S E. +E +E S S S S
| 12 0 |
| 12 14b15 3 3 |
| 12b13 |
| 14 (14) (14)\ |
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| PM---------------------------------------|
| +s S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 2 2 |
| (2) 2 2 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 |
D5 EbE5 A5
~~~~~~~~~~~~
a S S a S S Q +E. +S S S S S
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| 4s 2 0 4s2 0 |
| 2 (2) (2)p0 |
| 2 1 0 |
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| PM------------|
| +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 2 |
| (2) 7 7 8 9 2 |
| (2) 5 5 6 7 2 1 0 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
A5 B5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q Q E. S +Q
| 9 10 12 (12) |
| 12b14 13b15 15b17 (15) |
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| (0) |
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| +S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S
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| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 |
| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
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To Coda
Dsus2
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
+Q Q E. S +E. S S S S S S S E Q.. S
| (12) 11 12 14 (14) | 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 |
| (15)r 14b16 15b17 17b19 (17)r \5 | 15b17 15b17 \5 |
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| +S E. S S S S E. S S S S S +S S S S S S E Q.. S
| 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 | (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 | (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
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Harmonica Solo
Dsus2 E5
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S E H +W
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 | (12) |
| 15b17 15b17 | o (15)r |
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| | o |
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| S S S S S S E Q.. S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 (0) 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | o 0 (0) 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| 2 | o (2) |
| 0 | (0) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 |
1.,2.,3.
N.C. E5
W
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| +S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
| (0) |
| (0) o |
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| 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 o |
| 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 |
4.
N.C. B5C5C#5
Q E. T T E E E S S
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| S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
| (0) |
| (0) |
| 6 |
| 4s5 6 |
| 4 5 4 2 4 2s3 4 |
| 0 3 0 3 0 0 |
Guitar Solo
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 9 9 11 12 9 11 12 14 0 11 12 14 16 0 |
| 9 9 |
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| PM--| PM-------------|
| +S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S
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| (6) 6 4 6 |
| (6) 6 4 6 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
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N.C. B5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 12 14 16 17 0 14 16 17 19 0 16 17 19 19 19b21 |
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| 16 |
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| PM| PM-------------------------
| +E S S E E S S S S S S S S
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| (6) 6 |
| (6) 6 |
| 4 4 0 2 |
| 0 0 2 2 4 4 |
A5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----3-----| |--3--|
+E +S +S S Q +S T T T T T T T T T T T S T T
| (19) (19)r(19)p 17 19 (19) 17h19p17s16h17p16h17p16s14h16p14s12h14p12s |
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|-| PM------|
| +S S S S S S S S Q S E S
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| 4 4 4 2 4 4s 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 2 2 4 4s 2 2 |
| (2) 2 2 2 2 0 |
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Ab5 N.C. C#5
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|---6---|
T T T T X X S X X S T T T T T T S T T T T S S E. +S
| 11h 12p11s9h11p9s7h9p7s5h7p5s4h5h7p5 |
| 4h5h7p5p4 |
| 6s4s6 (6)/ |
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| PM---------------|
| +H S S S S S S S S
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| (2) |
| (2) |
| (0) 0 0 2 4 |
| 2 2 4 4 |
C#m
~~~~~
E Q +S +S +E +Q S S
| 21b23r (21) (21)b24 (21) (21)r 9b11 |
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| S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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| 5 |
| 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 6 |
| 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 6 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 |
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N.C. B5
~~~~~
+S +E S +S +E S +Q S E T T
| (9)r(9) 9b11 (9)r(9) 9 |
| 12b14 9 |
| 11b13 (11)r |
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| PM| PM---------------------------|
| +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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| (5) 5 |
| (6) 6 4 |
| (6) 6 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 0 2 |
| 0 0 2 2 4 4 |
B Bsus4 B Bsus2 A5
~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
E T T S +S T T T E S S S E +S T T T E
| 9p0 9 9 9 |
| 12b14 12b14 (12)r 12p9 12 12 9 12p9 |
| 11b13 (11)r 11b13 |
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| PM----| PM|
| +S S S S S S S S E E E S S
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| 4 4 5 4 2 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 |
| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 |
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A5 N.C. B5C#5
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|--3--|
+S T T T E +T T T T S. +T +E +E E. T T
| 9 |
| 12p9 |
| (11)r 11b13r(11)p9 9 9 |
| 11 9 |
| 11 (11)b14r(11) (11)b14 |
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| PM----------------|
| +S E. E E S S S S S S S S
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| (2) 2 2 2 |
| (2) 2 2 2 4s6 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2s4 |
| 2 2 4 4 |
N.C. C#5
\1___/ \1/ \1/
|-3-|
T S a +T +S T T +S +S T T +T +T T T T T a S T T T T S T T T T T
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| 8h 9 8 (8) (8)h9p8 (8) (8)h9p8 (8) (8) 8h9p8s6 6s8 8h9p8 8 8h9p8s6h8p |
| 11 |
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| PM------------| PM--| PM-----------------|
| +S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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| 4 6 6 |
| (6) 4 6 6 2 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 |
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C#5 B5
~
|-3-|
S T T T S X X S T T T T T T T T T X X S T T T Q
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| 6s 4h6p4s2h 4p2s1h2p1h4p1h2h4s6p4p2 |
| 6p2s1h2h4p2p1 |
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| PM---------| PM--------------------|
| +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 6 6 6 6 |
| 6 6 6 6 4 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 |
| 0 0 2 2 4 4 |
B Bsus4 B Amaj7
|-3-| |-3-| |-----6-----| |-------6-------|
S T T S T T T T T T T T T T T T S S T T S S S S S S S S T T
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| 6 8h9p6 8 6s2s 4s1s2h 4h6 |
| 6h7h9p7p6 9 9 |
| 4h6h7p4s6h7h9 |
| 4h5h7 |
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| PM| PM--|
| +S S S S S S S S Q S E S
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| 4 4 4 5 4 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 1 |
| (4) 4 4 4 4 4 2 |
| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
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N.C. C#m
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T T T T T T T T S E. +Q Q
| 4 |
| 4h 5h7p5p4h5h7 7b9 (7)r |
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| x\ |
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| PM---------------|
| +H S S S S S S S S
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| (2) |
| (1) |
| (2) |
| (0) 0 0 2 4 |
| 2 2 4 4 |
C#m B C#m
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E +Q +E S S S S +S S
| 12b14 (12) (12)r 9 |
| 12 9 |
| 11b13r(11)p9 |
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| x/ |
| x/ |
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| PM-----------|
| +E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| 4 |
| 5 5 4 5 5 5 |
| 6 6 4 6 6 6 |
| 6 6 4 6 6 2 6 |
| (4) 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 |
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C#5 C#m N.C. B
S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| [9]\ 0 0 | 9 7 0 9 10 0 12 10 0 12 14 0 16 14 0 16 |
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| 11 9 | |
| 11s9p7 9 7 | |
| 7 9 | |
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| PM-------------------| PM|
| +E E S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
| (4) | |
| (5) 5 5 5 5 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 |
| (6) 6 6 6 6 6 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 |
| (6) 6 6 6 6 6 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 |
| (4) 4 0 2 | (2) 2 2 |
| 0 0 2 2 4 4 | |
Bsus4 Bsus2 Amadd2
~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S
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| 17 0 19 17 0 21 19 0 22b24 22 22 22 22 22b25 |
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| S S S S Q E E S S S S
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| 2 0 5 5 2 2 2 |
| 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
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Breakdown
Fmaj7+11 Asus4
/2.5___\5
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q +H E. +S +H +E +E E S a +S
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| (22) (22)r 22b24r(22) | (22) (22) (22)\ |
| | [0] (0) |
| | 0 |
| | 0 |
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| +S S S S E S S +Q E. S +S S S S E S S +Q S S S S
| 0 (0) | 0 (0) 0 |
| 0 0 | 1 0 0 3 |
| 5 5 | 2 2 2 |
| 7 | 2 |
| (0) | 0 0 0 |
| 3 1 | (1) |
Asus4 A+ Asus4
/1___\5 \5___
+Q.. a +S +Q.. T T
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| +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S
| (0) 1 (1) 0 |
| (3) 2 (2) 3 |
| (2) 2 (2) 2 |
| (2) 3 (3) 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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A+ Asus4
/1___\7_______________/1___\3.5
+Q.. +S +Q.. a +S
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| +E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| (0) 1 (1) 0 |
| (3) 2 (2) 3 |
| (2) 2 (2) 2 |
| (2) 3 (3) 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 1 0 3 1 3 |
Asus4 A+ Asus4 A+ Asus4
/0.5___\5 /0.5_____\5 / \5 |
+Q.. a +S +Q.. T T +Q.. T T +Q E. S
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| (0) [0] (0) (0) [0] | (0) [0] (0) |
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| | 0 |
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| +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| (0) 1 (1) 0 | (0) 1 (1) 0 |
| (3) 2 (2) 3 | (3) 2 (2) 3 |
| (2) 2 (2) 2 | (2) 2 (2) 2 |
| (2) 3 (3) 2 | (2) 3 (3) 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| | 0 1 0 3 1 3 |
Asus4 A+
~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E. S S S S S S +E. +S a +E S
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| 14 15 17 17b18 (17) (17) 17r(17) 15 |
| 14 14 |
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| (0) |
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| +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S
| (0) 1 (1) 0 |
| (3) 2 (2) 3 |
| (2) 2 (2) 2 |
| (2) 3 (3) 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Asus4 A+ Asus4
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|---3----|
E E E S +E. +Q E. S
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| 14 15 17 17b18r(17) (17)b18 |
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| 0 |
| 12\ |
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| +E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| (0) 1 (1) 0 |
| (3) 2 (2) 3 |
| (2) 2 (2) 2 |
| (2) 3 (3) 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 1 0 3 1 3 |
D.S. al Coda
A+ Asus4
~~~~~
+E. S S S S S E. a +S +S S S S Q +Q H
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| 14 15 17 17b18 17r(17) (17) x 15 x | 20b22 (20)r |
| 14 14 | |
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| (0) | |
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| +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S H
| (0) 1 (1) 0 | (0) |
| (3) 2 (2) 3 | (3) |
| (2) 2 (2) 2 | (2) |
| (2) 3 (3) 0 | (0) |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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&
Dsus2 A5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S E H
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 |
| 15b17 15b17 |
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| (0) 0 0 0 0 |
| (3) 3 3 3 3 |
| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 <4> <4> <3> <3> <3> <2> <2> <2> 2 |
| 2 1 0 |
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B5 C5
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
+Q Q E. S +Q +Q Q E.
| (12) 9 10 12 (12) | (12) 11 12 14 |
| (15)r 12b14 13b15 15b17 (15) | (15)r 14b16 15b17 |
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| +E S S S S S S E. S S S S S +S E. S S S S E.
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| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 | (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 | (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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C5 Dsus2
~~~~~
+S S S S E E Q.. S
| 0 0 0 0 12 12 |
| (5) 15b17 15b17 \5 |
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| +S S S S E S S S S S S E. S
| 0 |
| 3 |
| (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 |
| (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+S S S S E E H +W
| 0 0 0 0 12 12 | (12) |
| (5) 15b17 15b17 | (15)r |
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| S S S S E E Q Q E. S E E S E. E E
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
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| x\ | x\ xsx\ xsx\ x\ x\ x\ |
\7___/0____________________________\3.5
W a +W +H. +Q
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| | [0] (0) | (0) (0) |
| | 0 (0) | (0) |
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| E. S E E S E. E E W H. E. S
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| x\ xsx\ xsx\ x\ x\ x\ | 22tr23\ | 12tr13\ x/ 0 |
Harmonica Solo / Outro
1.,2.,3.
E5 N.C.
Gtr II
+S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
| 0 (0) 0 | (0) |
| o 0 (0) 0 | (0) o |
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| o (2) | 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 o |
| (0) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 | 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 |
4.
N.C. Em7
|-----3-----|
S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E +E +E Q S E. Q
| (0) | * |
| (0) | 8 * |
| | 7p 0 * |
| | * |
| 4 5 4 2 4 2 | 7 * |
| 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 | 7b13r(7)b9 (7) * |
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash