BLACK MAGIC
As recorded by Reb Beach
(From the 1992 Album GUITARS THAT RULE THE WORLD)
Music by Reb Beach
E5
0 2 x x x x
C5
x 3 5 x x x
B5
x 2 4 x x x
D/F#
x x 4 2 3 2
G
x x 5 4 3 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 3'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 4'
Intro
Moderately Fast Rock Q=150
E5
4/4
Gtr II
W Q Q Q Q
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/
Gtrs I, II
<
\1.5
PM------| PM------| PM------|
H. Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| <7> | |
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| | 12 14 12 14 |
| | 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| | 12 15 12 15 12 15 |
W
PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 15 12 15 |
N.C.(E5)
PM------| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 15 12 15 12 15 |
PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 15 12 15 |
$
E5 G5 E5
Gtr III
~~
W Q q Q E E W
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| Gtr II
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| PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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| 2 2 2 | 2 2 5 | 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 G5 C5 D5
~~ ~~
Q q Q E E W Q q Q E E
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| /19 17 15 17 | | /19 17 15 17 |
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| PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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| | 5 5 5 | 5 5 7 |
| 2 2 5 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | | |
Main Theme 1
A5 G D/F# G5
~~~
W E E E +E E E Q W
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| PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S Q E E E E Q
| | | 3 2 |
| | | 3 3 |
| | | 4 2 |
| 2 2 2 | 2 2p0 2p0 | 5 4 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 2p0 2p0 | x 2 |
| | | 0 0 |
G5 F#5 E5
|-3--|
Q Q Q Q +E E +H. +Q
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| 4 /7 (7)b9 4 | (4) (4) |
| 5h 7 | |
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| PM
| +W Q E E E E Q
| | 3 2 |
| | 3 3 |
| | 4 2 |
| (2) | 5 4 2 |
| (2) | x 2 |
| (0) | 0 0 |
G D5 C5
\0.5/ \0.5/
~~~~~~
|---3---| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +H
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| 8 10 12 | 10 |
| /7 7 9 | 12 9 (9) |
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| PM
| +W Q E E E E Q
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| | 4 7 5 |
| (2) | 5 7 5 |
| (2) | x 3 |
| (0) | |
A5
~~~ ~~~~~~
+H Q +E +E Q E E +H
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| 12b13 (12)r(12) | 10 |
| (9) | 12b12.5 9 (9) |
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| PM| PM-| PM-
| +E E Q H E E E E E E E E
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| (5) | |
| (5) 5 5 | 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Main Theme 2
B5 C5
+E Q +E H W
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|-| PM|
| E E E E S S S S S S S S Q E E +H
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| 2 2p0 2p0 | 4 5 (5) |
| 0 0 0 0 2p0 2p0 | 2 3 (3) |
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D/F# G
~~~~~~~~~~
|---3----|
Q Q Q E S S Q +H. E E
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| 15b17 15 13 12h13p12s10 | (10) |
| | 9 |
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| +W Q E E +H
| | 2 |
| | 3 3 (3) |
| | 2 4 (4) |
| (5) | 4 5 (5) |
| (3) | |
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To Coda
B5 C5
~~~~~~~~~
|--3---|
Q Q Q Q +E E +H. +Q
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| 10 12 | |
| 12 12b14r (12) 9 | (9) (9)\ |
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| +W Q E E +H
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| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) | 4 5 (5) |
| | 2 3 (3) |
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D/F# G G5
~~~~~~~~~~
|---3----|
Q Q Q E S S Q +H. E E
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| 15b17 15 13 12h13p12s10 | (10) 15 |
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| +W Q E E +H
| | 2 |
| | 3 3 (3) |
| | 2 4 (4) |
| (5) | 4 5 (5) |
| (3) | |
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~~
|-----------3-----------|
E +E Q Q H
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| \1.5
| +E E +H.
Guitar Solo
N.C.(E5)
Gtr IV
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 7h10h15p10p7 14p8p7 |
| 17p12p10 15p10p8 12p8p |
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T T ~~~~~~ T
S S S S S S S S S S S S E +S S
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| 7p5 |
| 14p7h9 12p7p4h7p4 |
| 5h7 |
| 7 (7) 12p |
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T T T
|--3--| |----5----| |-------7--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T
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| 11h12 |
| 9h10h12h14p12p10p9 10h12h14 |
| 7h9h10h12p10 9p7 9h10h12 x |
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T T
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 17h19h20p19p17s15 15 |
| 13h15h17h19p17p15p13 17h19h20 19 19p17p15 |
| 14h16 |
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(C5)
~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q S S S S S S E +Q
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| /20 19 20 17 20 20 |
| 19 17 (17) |
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|--3--| |--3--|
a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +H
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| 13 15 13 12 12 | |
| x | /14 12 |
| 14 | 14 (14) |
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N.C.(E5)
\0.5/
~~~~~~ ~~~~~
+E +E E E H +H. E E
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| | 0 |
| [14]b16 | (14)r 0 9 |
| (14) (14)\ x | |
| x | |
| x | |
~~~~~ ~~~
S E. Q Q E E E. S +E E +H
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| 7h9 9 9s 2 2 | 2 0 (0) 0 (0) |
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(C5)
\1___________/
~~~~~~
+E E +Q H +H. +E E
| <12> | (<12>) (<12>) 0 |
| | 12 |
| (0) <5> (<5>) | |
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~~ T T
|--3--|
+E E S S S S E S S S S S S S
| (0) 12 12 12p10h12h15 |
| (12) 15 17p10h12 |
| 14 14 14 |
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(A5)
T T T T
|-3-| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S E S S S S S T T S S S S S S
| 12s15 17p15p12 10 12\ 7p5h7h12p5 7h10h12p10 12h15h17p15p |
| |
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|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T
| 12 15p14h15p14 12 15p14h15p14 12 15p14h15p14p12 15p14h15p14p12 |
| 15 15 15 15 15 |
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N.C.(E5)
T T
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 15p14p12 12h15p12h14p12 10 12\ 8h10h12p8h10p8 10p7h8h10h12p10 |
| 15 |
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T ~~~~~~ ~~~
|-3--| |-3-|
S S S S S S T T T T T T T T E +S S +E E +Q S S E Q S E S
| 8p7 7 | |
| 10 8p7h8h10h12p10 8p7 7 0 (0) | 0 |
| 9 9 (9) 0 (0) [2]b4r | (2) 2p0 0 [0] 0 4s |
| | 0 |
| | 0 |
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~~~~~~~~~
E S S E +E +E +S S S S S S
| 14 15 |
| 14 15 17 (17)b20 (17) (17)r 17 15 17 |
| 16 |
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(A5)
PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~
|--3--| |3-| |-----5-----|
S S E E E E +E S E S S S S S
| 17 19 22 22p20 20 (20) 20h22 22p19 17h19p17 |
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W
\1/ \0.5/
~~~
|-----5-----| |------3-------|
S S S S S E E S S E E S S S S
| 19p17p15 14h15 15p 14 15p 14 12\ x/ |
| (12)\ x/ 0 |
| 0 /19 19 |
| /19 21 |
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(C5)
Gtr II
W H. Q
|
o
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Q +Q Q +S E. E +E +H.
| 22b24 (22) (22)r (22) 20 | 19 (19) (19) |
| x | |
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E5
/1\ /1\ /1\ /1\ /1\ /1\ /1\
|---3---| |---3---|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 22p 19p17 22p 19p17 22 22p 19p17 22p 19p17 22 22p 19p17 |
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/1\ /1\ /1\ /1\ /1\ /1\
PM
|---3---| |----3----| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S
| 22p 19p17 22 22p 19p17 22p 19p17 22 22p 19p17 19b20r(19) 15 15h |
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T T T
|-----3-----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S a T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T
| 19h22p19p15 15h17h20p17p15p14 12h14p12 |
| 15h17h19p17 15p13h15 12 12h13h15 15p13p |
| 14 |
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|---3----| |--3--|
S S T T S S T T T S a S S T E +S +S E. S
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| 12 5 (5)b6r(5)b6 |
| 14 12h14p12s11 9p7h9p7S5s4h5h7 |
| 14\ 7h |
| 14\ |
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C5
T T T
|-3-| |-----5-----|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 10h14p12 15h19p |
| 10p8 10h15p12 |
| 9p7h9 |
| 9p7h9 |
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T T
S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S
| 15h17 14p12h14p12 12 12s8 |
| 15 12h17 12p10h12p8 |
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A5
\1/ \2.5 \3.5____/
~~~~~~~~
Q +E E E E Q a W
| | <7> (<7>) |
| 10 (10) 10s (0) | |
| x\ | (0) |
| 2 | |
| 0 | |
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Main Theme 2
B5 C5
Gtr III
~~~~~ ~~~~
|---3----|
W Q Q Q E S S Q
| (<7>) | |
| | 15b17 15 13 12h13p12s10 |
| ([0]) | |
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|
| Gtr II
| Q E E +H +W
D/F# G
~~~~~~ ~
|--3---|
+H. E E Q Q Q Q +E E
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| (10) | 10 12 |
| 9 | 12 12b14r (12) 9 |
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| Q E E +H +W
| 2 | |
| 3 3 (3) | (3) |
| 2 4 (4) | (4) |
| 4 5 (5) | (5) |
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B5 C5
Gtr III
~~~ ~~~~
|---3----|
+H. +Q Q Q Q E S S Q
| | 17b19 17 15 15h17p15s14 |
| | 15b17 15 13 12h13p12s10 |
| (9) (9)\ | |
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| Q Q Q E S S Q
| |---3----|
|
| Q E E +H +W
D G5
~~~~~~ ~~
|----------3-----------|
+H. E E E +E Q Q H
| (14) | |
| (10) 15 | 19pb20r(19)p 15 17 |
| | 16 |
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| +H. E E E +E Q Q H
| |----------3-----------|
|
| \1/ / |
| Q E E +H E +E +H Q
| 2 | |
| 3 3 (3) | |
| 2 4 (4) | 0 (0) (0) |
| 4 5 (5) | x\ |
| | x\ |
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Bridge
A5 G5
Gtr IV
PM ~~~~~~
H. E E E E E E +E. S E E
|
| PM PM PM
| Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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| 7 (7) 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 (5) 3 (x) | 0 3 0 3 0 |
A5 G5
~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E +E E E +Q E E
| | 10b12 |
| 5 | 8 (8)b10r8 8 (8) |
| 6 7 | x |
| 5 7 5 7 | x |
| 7 | |
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|
| PM PM PM
| Q +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
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| 7 (7) 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 (5) 3 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
A5 G5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
+Q a +E Q E Q +E E E Q E S S E
| (10) (10)r(10) 9 10 9b10 | (9)r 9 |
| | 10 |
| | 9 9 9s14 14 |
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| PM PM PM
| Q +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
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| 7 (7) 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 (5) 3 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
A5 G5
T T T T
E S S S S S S S S S S E E
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| 14 21p14 19p 14 12 |
| 14 21p14 19p12 14 |
| 12 |
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| Q +E E Q Q
G5
~~~~ ~~~~~
+Q E E +Q E E
| 16b17 (16)r |
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| x\ x |
| (12) /x x\ x |
| /x x\ |
|
| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E
B5 A5
PM| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3----|
E E E E E S S E +Q +E +E +E E E E E E
| 19 19 19b21 (19) | (19) (19)r(19) 17 16 17 19 16 |
| 16 19 | |
| 16 | |
| 16 | |
| 18 | |
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|
| PM PM PM
| Q +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
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| 9 (9) 7 | 7 7 |
| 7 (7) 5 | 0 5 0 5 0 |
B5 A5
~~~~~~~~~~~~
+S +S +S +S E E +Q a E a E
| (16)b17r(16) (16)b17r(16) 14 |
| 17b19 (17)r 17b19 |
| 16 x |
| 16 |
| x |
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| Q +E E Q Q
B5 A5
PM T
+Q E E +Q E E E S S S S S S S E T T S S S S
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| (17)r 17 16 (16) 17 | 16 14 |
| 16 | 14 16 16 16 16 19p16 16 16p14s13 x 16 16 |
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| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q Q
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| 7 7 | 9 (9) 7 |
| 0 5 0 5 0 | 7 (7) 5 |
A5
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------7---------|
S S E +E E S S S S S S S Q
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| 16b17 (16)r 17 17p16p14 16h 17h19p17 17b19 |
| 16 14 |
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| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E
B5 A5
\3_________/
~~~~~
Q +H Q +E E H +Q
| [16]b17 (16)r | <5> (<5>) |
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| 0 | (0) |
| 0 | (0) 0 |
| 0 | (0) 0 |
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|
| PM PM PM
| Q +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
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| 9 (9) 7 | 7 7 |
| 7 (7) 5 | 0 5 0 5 0 |
Interlude
E5
Gtr II
E E E E H
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/ / /
>
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+H +H
|
| Gtr I
| PM--------| PM---------| PM------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
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| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 15 12 15 12 15 |
W
W
|
| PM------| PM------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
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| 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 15 12 15 |
N.C.
Gtr I
PM------| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| |
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| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 15 12 15 12 15 |
D.S. al Coda
PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 15 12 15 |
&
B5 C5
Gtr II
Q +E E +H +W
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q E a E +H +Q +E +E H
| | |
| 15b17 (15) | (15) (15) (15)r\ |
| x | |
| x | |
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|
| Gtr III
| ~~~ ~~~~
| |------3------|
| H. +Q Q Q Q E S S Q
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| | 15b17 15 13 12h13p12s10 |
| (9) (9)\ | |
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D/F# G
Q +E E +H +W
| | | |
/ / / /
W H H
|
|~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| |------3-------|
| +H. E E E +E Q Q H
| | |
| (10) 15 | 19pb20r(19)p15 17 |
| | 16 |
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B5 C5
Q +E E +H +W
| | | |
/ / / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E. +Q +E E Q W
|
| ~~~~
| |---3----|
| W Q Q Q E S S Q
D/F# G
Q +E E +H +W
| | | |
/ / / /
~~~~~~~
E E E E +Q E E W
|
|~~~~~~ ~
| |--3--|
| +H. E E Q Q Q Q +E E
| | |
| (10) | 10 12 |
| 9 | 12 12b14r (12) 9 |
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B5 C5
Q +E E +H +W
| | | |
/ / / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E +H. +E E Q H
|
| ~~~ ~~~~
| |-----3------|
| +H. +Q Q Q Q E S S Q
| | |
| | 15b17 15 13 12h13p12s10 |
| (9) (9)\ | |
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D/F# G
Q +E E +H +W
| | | |
/ / / /
\2
W H H
|
|~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
| |------3-------|
| +H. E E E +E Q Q H
| | |
| (10) 15 | 19pb20r(19)p15 17 |
| | 16 |
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Outro
E5
5/4 4/4
Gtr II
W E E E E Q Q
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/ / /
Gtrs II, III
PM------| PM------| PM------|
|-4:3-|
Q Q Q Q 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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| 2p0 0 | 12 14 12 14 |
| 0 2 2p0 2p0 | 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 0 3 3 | 12 15 12 15 12 15 |
PM----------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 |
| 15 12 12 12 15 |
----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| * |
| * |
| * |
| * |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 * |
| 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 * |
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
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
<e .="">
= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths