ZUGG ISLAND CONVICT
As recorded by John 5
(From the 2004 Album VERTIGO)
Transcribed by William Thorpe
Words and Music by John 5, JT Taylor
Arranged by John 5, JT Taylor
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2 (Outro)'
Intro
Q=160
N.C. G5 F#F5
4/4
Gtr I
PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E
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| o | |
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| 2 2 | 2 5 5 4 3 |
| o | 5 5 4 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 | 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 3 3 2 1 |
N.C. G5 Bb5
PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E
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| | o |
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| 2 2 | 2 5 5 5 8 |
| | 5 5 5 8 o |
| 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 | 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 3 3 3 6 |
Intro Solo
E5 E5
a Q a Q a H a Q a Q a H
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| 11b12 12 11b12 12 11b12 12 | 11b12 12 11b12 12 11b12 12 |
| 12b13 13 12b13 13 12b13 13 | 12b13 13 12b13 13 12b13 13 |
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N.C.
PM|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | /12 0 0 0 /12 0 0 0 /12 0 0 0 /12 0 0 0 |
| 7b9 7p5 7p5 5 x x x x 5 | |
| 6 6 6 | |
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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
| 12 0 10 0 9 0 10 0 9 0 7 0 9 0 7 0 | 5 0 7 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 |
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N.C.
E E E E E E E E a Q a Q a H
| 7 | |
| 7b9 9 9pb11r7 5 7 5 | 12 12 12\ |
| | 11b12 13 11b12 13 11b12 13\ |
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Pre-Verse
N.C. G5 F#F5
PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E
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| 2 2 | 2 5 5 4 3 |
| | 5 5 4 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 | 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 3 3 2 1 |
N.C. G5 Bb5
PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E
| | |
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| 2 2 | 2 5 5 5 8 |
| | 5 5 5 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 | 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 3 3 3 6 |
Verse
E5
PM----------------| PM----------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S +E E E S S S S S S S S S S +Q
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| 2p0 2p0 2p0 4b6 (4)r 2 | 2 2p0 2p0 2p0 4b6 (4)r |
| | 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
PM----| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E Q
| | |
| | 5 4 3 5 |
| 4 6b8 8 4 | 4S6 6S5 5S4 4S6 |
| 2 4b6 6 2 4h6 4 | |
| 2h4 2 | |
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G#m G#m N.C. G#m G#m N.C.
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
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| /12 /12 | /12 /12 |
| /13 /13 9 9\ | /13 /13 9 9 |
| 12 | 12 |
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a +E S S a +S S E a +E S S a +E S S
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| 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 |
| 7b9 (7)r 8b10 (8)r 9b11 (9)r 10b12 (10)r |
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~
E E S S S S H
Chorus
E5
~~
a E E Q Q E E E E E E H
| | |
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| 14b16 14 14r 14 12b12.5 | 12 |
| 14 12 | 14 14 14 12 |
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E5/B D5/A E5/B D5/A E5 D5
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 7 7 5 |
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N.C.
~~
a E E Q Q E E E E E E H
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| 14b16 14 14r 14 12b12.5 | |
| 14 12 | 14 14 14 14 12 |
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E5/B D5/A E5/B D5/A E5 D5
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 7 7 5 |
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Verse
N.C.
a Q a Q a H +W +W +W
| | | | |
| 5 5 5 | (5) | (5) | (5) |
| 7b9 (7)r 7b9 (7)r 7b9 (7)r | (7)b9 | (7)r | (7) |
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E5 E5
\3
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
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| <12> <17> <12> | |
| 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 0 12\ | 0 15\ 3 7 |
E5
PM--------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E a E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| | 6 4 7 5 8 6 |
| 2 2 2h4p2 | 2 4S6 6 4 7 5 8 6 |
| 2 2 2h4p2 2h4p2h4 4 | |
| 0 0 4 | |
~
|-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q S S S e S S S e S S S e S S S e
| 9 | |
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| 11b13 (13) (13) 11 9 | 9 7 6 4 |
| | 0h9h11 0h7h9 0h6h8 0h4h6 |
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|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
S S S E S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S E E Q
| 12 | 15S12 10S7 |
| 5h7p5 7h9p7 12h14p12 12 | 9S7 |
| 6 9 13 13 | 8S6 |
| | 6S4 |
| | 6\ |
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Chorus
E5
~~
a E E Q Q E E E E E E H
| | |
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| 14b16 14 14r 14 12b12.5 | 12 |
| 14 12 | 14 14 14 12 |
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E5/B D5/A E5/B D5/A E5 D5
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 7 7 5 |
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E5
~~
a E E Q Q E E E E E E H
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| 14b16 14 14r 14 12b12.5 | |
| 14 12 | 14 14 14 14 12 |
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E5/B D5/A E5/B D5/A E5 D5
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 7 7 5 |
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Bridge
N.C. B5 A5B5
S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S E E h 4x
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| o | o |
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| | 4b5r2 4 |
| o | 2b3r0 2 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
Wx8
Solo
E5
PM----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| 3p0 3p0 3p0 | 3p0 3p0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0h1 1 1 1 | 0h1 1 1 1 |
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PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q a Q a Q a Q a Q
| 3p0 3p0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 3b5 (3)r 3b5 (3)r 3b5 (3)r 3b5 (3)r |
| 0S1 1 1 1 | |
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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 E E E
| 3pb5r3p0 3p0 3p0 3p0 | 3p0 |
| 3p0 3p0 3p0 | 3p0 |
| | 2p0 |
| | 2p0 2 |
| | 2p0 |
| | 3b3.5 3b3.5 |
E5 B5/F# E5 E5/B
Q E a E +Q Q Q E a E +Q Q
| 7 (7) 7 | |
| 7b9 (7) (7)r 7 | 5 (5) 5 |
| | 4b6 (4) (4)r 4 |
| | |
| 2 | 2 |
| 0 x | 0 x |
N.C. C#m/CmBm/D BbA5G#m/B
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 | /9 8 7 (7) 6 5 4 |
| 5 4 3 (3) 2 1 0 | /9 8 7 (7) 6 5 4 |
| | /9 8 7 (7) 6 5 4 |
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N.C.
a H a H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| 4 2 | 5 6 7 8 9 |
| 7b9 (7)r 5b7 (5)r | 3h4 4h5 5h6 6h7 7h8 |
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|-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E
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| 9 8 7 6 |
| 9h11p9 8h10p8 7h9p7 6h8p6 |
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|-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E
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| 9 10 11 12 |
| 9h11p9 10h12p10 11h13p11 12h14p12 |
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Chorus
E5
~~
a E E Q Q E E E E E E H
| | |
| o | |
| 14b16 14 14r 14 12b12.5 | 12 |
| 14 12 | 14 14 14 12 |
| o | |
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E5/B D5/A E5/B D5/A E5 D5
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 7 7 5 |
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E5
~~
a E E Q Q E E E E E E H
| | |
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| 14b16 14 14r 14 12b12.5 | |
| 14 12 | 14 14 14 14 12 |
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E5/B D5/A E5/B D5/A E5 D5
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 |
| 12 12 12 10 12 12 | 12 10 o |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 9 9 7 |
| | 7 7 5 o |
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Outro (gets faster)
E5 G5 F#F5
PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E 8x
| | |
| o | o |
| | |
| 2 2 | 2 5 5 4 3 |
| o | 5 5 4 3 o |
| 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 | 0 0 0 0 3b3.5 3 3 2 1 |
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