BLACK MAGIC
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY)
Words by K.King Music by K.King , J.Hanneman
Arranged by Slayer
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'K.King'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'J.Hanneman'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo.Gtr.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Sol.Gtr.II'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Pick Slides'
Intro
Fast Q=164
N.C.(E)
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 12x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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| o o | | o o |
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| o o | | o o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
N.C.(E)
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S S S S E +E S S S S E E
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| o |
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| o 7 (7) 7 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| Gtr II
| W
1.,2.,3. 4.
5/4
S S S S E E E Q E E E 4x S S S S E E E Q E E E
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| o | |
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| 7 8 10 8 8 7 o | 7 8 10 8 8 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 10 | 0 0 0 0 10 |
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| <
| W 4x Q Q +H.
(E) E5 F5 E5 C5D5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
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S S S S E +E S S S S E E S S S S E +E S S S S E E 4x
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| o | o |
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| 9 (9) 9 10 | 9 (9) 5 7 |
| o 7 (7) 7 8 | 7 (7) 3 5 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
N.C.(E)
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S S S S E +E S S S S E E
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| | o |
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| | o 7 (7) 7 8 |
| | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Fa
5/4
S S S S E E E Q E E E
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| o | |
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| 7 8 10 8 8 7 o | |
| 0 0 0 0 10 | |
ster Q=180
E5 F5
4/4
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
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| 9 | 9 9 10 |
| 7 | 7 7 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 G5 Gb5 F5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
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| 9 | 12 11 10 |
| 7 | 10 9 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
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| Gtr II
| W W
E5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 |
| 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| E H Q.
E5 F5 E5 G5 Gb5 F5
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
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| 9 9 10 | 9 | |
| 7 7 8 | 7 | 5 4 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 2 1 |
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| E Q E Q Q E H Q. Q. Q. Q
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| 9 9 10 | 9 | |
| 7 7 8 | 7 | 5 4 3 |
| | | 3 2 1 |
E5
Gtrs I, II
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 |
| 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5 E5
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 9 10 | 9 |
| 7 7 8 | 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
G5 Gb5 F5 E5 F5
Q. Q. Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
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| 12 11 10 | 9 | 9 9 10 |
| 10 9 8 | 7 | 7 7 8 |
| | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 G5 Gb5 F5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
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| 9 | |
| 7 | 5 4 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 2 1 |
1st and 2nd Verses
E5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
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| 9 |
| o 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5 E5 G5 Gb5 F5
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
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| 9 9 10 | 9 | 12 11 10 |
| 7 7 8 | 7 | 10 9 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
E5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 |
| 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5 E5
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 9 10 | 9 |
| 7 7 8 | 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
G5 Gb5 F5 N.C.(A)
Q. Q. Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 5 4 3 | |
| 3 2 1 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
(B)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
(Gb)
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 |
(G) E5
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 S S S S S
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| | 9 |
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 F5 E5 G5 Gb5 F5
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
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| 9 9 10 | 9 | 12 11 10 |
| 7 7 8 | 7 | 10 9 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
E5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5 E5
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 9 10 | 9 |
| 7 7 8 | 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Bridge (verse3)
G5 (Gb) F5 N.C.(A)
Q. Q. Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o | | o |
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| 5 4 3 o | | o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 2 1 | | |
D5/A A G
E S S S S E S S S S Q 4x
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| o |
| 7 6 4 |
| 7 7 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o |
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Slightly Slower Q=164
N.C.(E)
S S S S E +E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q E E E 3x
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| o | o |
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| o 7 (7) 7 8 | 7 8 10 8 8 7 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 10 |
Fa
(E)
4/4 5/4
Gtr III
W +H +H +Q
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| 14tr15 | (14tr15) (14tr15) (14tr15) |
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| Gtrs I, II
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| S S S S E +E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q E E E
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| 7 (7) 7 8 | 7 8 10 8 8 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 10 |
Guitar Solo I
ster Q=202
B5
4/4
|----3-----|
E. E. E +Q Q Q
| 19 19 19 (19) 19 19 |
| 22b24 22b24 22b24 (22)r 22b24 22b24 |
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| W
Bb5
|-----3-----| |-------3--------|
Q Q Q Q E +E Q
| 19 19 19 19 19 (19) 19 |
| 22b24 22b24 22b24 22b24 22b24r(22) |
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| W
E5 F5
|--3---| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
E +E E. S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E +E Q
| 22b23 (22)r 22 21 19 22 22 21 19 24 21 19 22 21 19 | 24 21 19 22 22 21 19 |
| | 22 (22)s12/ |
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| W W
B5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15 |
| 18p15 18p15 18p15 |
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| W
Bb5 E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| 18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15 | |
| 18p15 18p15 | 18p15 15 18p17 15 18p15 |
| | 17p15p14 17p15p14 |
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| W W
F5
S S S S S S S S S S S S +E E
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| 17p15p14 17p15p14 |
| 15 13 12 |
| 15 13 12 (12)\ |
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| W
B5 Bb5
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E
| 22 | |
| 22 21 | |
| 19 | 22 19 (19)\ |
| | 19 21 |
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| W W
E5 F5 B5
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q W
| | 17 (17)\ | |
| 17 | 20 19 17 | |
| 20 17 17 20 | | 5tr7 |
| 19 | | |
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| W W W
Sl
Bb5 E5 F5
TP TP TP TP TP TP
H. +S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | 15 17 |
| | 15 | 17 18 18b20 20b22 |
| 5tr7 (5)h7s12\ | 14 15 17 | |
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| W W W
Interlude
ower Q=162
E5
>
E +E Q E +E Q
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| PM---------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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| 9 |
| 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 F5 E5 F5
Gtrs I, II
PM----------| PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E Q
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| 9 10 | 9 | 9s10 10 |
| 7 8 | 7 | 7s 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5
PM-------------------------
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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| 9 |
| 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5 E5
-------------| PM----------------------|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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| 9 10 | 9 |
| 7 8 | 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5
PM----------|
E S S S S S S E E Q
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| 9s10 10 |
| 7s 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Interlude Verse
E5 F5
PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
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| 9 | 9 10 |
| 7 | 7 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5
PM-------------------------
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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| 9 |
| 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5 E5
-------------| PM----------------------|
E S S S S S S E E Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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| 9s10 10 | 9 |
| 7s 8 8 | 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 F5 E5 F5
PM----------| PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
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| 9 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar Solo II
Faster Q=180
E5 F5
Gtr V
TPTP TP TP TP TP TP TP TPTP TP TPTP TP TPTP
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| xsxs xs xs xs xs xs xs | xsxs xs xsxs xs xsxs |
| xsxs xs xs xs xs xs xs | xsxs xs xsxs xs xsxs |
| xsxs xs xs xs xs xs x | |
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| Gtrs I, II
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
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| 9 | 9 9 10 |
| 7 | 7 7 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5
TPTP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
E E E E E E E S S
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| xsxs xs xs xs xs x x\ x\ |
| xsxs xs xs xs xs x x\ |
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| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
G5 Gb5 F5 E5
Gtr III
TPTPTP TPTPTP TPTP
|---3----| |---3----|
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E
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| xsxsxs xsxsxs xsx | |
| xsxsxs xsxsxs xsx | 5 5 7 /5 9 7\ 5 7 10 7 |
| xsxsxs xsxsxs xsx | 7 7 |
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| Q. Q. Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 12 11 10 | 9 |
| 10 9 8 | 7 |
| | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5
|----------7:8-----------| |----------7:8----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 7 10 7 7 10 7 7 |
| 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 |
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| E S S S S E S S S S Q
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| 9 9 10 |
| 7 7 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5 G5 Gb5 F5
\1/ \0.5/ \0.5/
S S S S S S S S Q. +E +Q. +E +Q. E
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| <5> (<5>) | (<5>) (<5>) (<5>) |
| 8 7 10 7 <5> (<5>) | (<5>) (<5>) (<5>) |
| 10 7 10 7 | 2 |
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| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
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| 9 | 12 11 10 |
| 7 | 10 9 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
E5
|---3---| |-3-| |------6------|
+Q E E E E Q S S S S S S
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| (2) 2p 0h 2 3p 2 |
| 3p2p 0 3p2p 0 |
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| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
F5 E5
|---3---| |-3-| |3| |---3---|
Q. S S E E E E E E E Q E E E S S S S S S S S
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| | 7 9p7h9p7h9p7 |
| | 7 9 9 |
| 5 7p5 | 9p7 9 |
| 4 5h7 7p 5 7 | |
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| E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 9 10 | 9 |
| 7 7 8 | 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
G5 Gb5 F5
/3____________________| /2_____
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
S S S S S S E S S S S E E E
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| 9p7h9p 7h9p7h 9p7h9p7h9p 7h9p 7h |
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| Q. Q. Q
E5 F5
| /1.5_____________________________________|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---|
S S E E E E E E E a Q +H. +E +S S
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| | <12> |
| 9p7h9p 7h 9p 7h 9p 7h 9p 7h9 | (9) (9) (9) <12> |
| | <12> |
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| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
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| 9 | 9 9 10 |
| 7 | 7 7 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Fa
E5 G5 Gb5 F5
Gt
\1.5__________________________________________|
+H +H +H.. +S +S
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| (<12>) (<12>) | (12) (12) (12) |
| (<12>) (<12>) | (12) (12) (12) |
| (<12>) (<12>) | (12) (12) (12) |
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| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
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| 9 | 12 11 10 |
| 7 | 10 9 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Guitar Solo III
ster Q=202
B5
r IV
S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S
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| 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17h18 17 15 18 18 17 15 |
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| W
Bb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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| 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 18\ |
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| W
E5 F5
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S S E +Q +E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E
| 18 18 18b19 (18) (18)r(18) 15 15 | 18p15 18p15 18p15 17 |
| 17p15 | 17\ /19 |
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| W W
B5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 19 19 17 19 19 17 17 22 22 17 17 19 19 17 19 17 |
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| W
Bb5
|-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 22 22 17 17 19 19 17 19 17 22 22 17 17 19 19 17 19 17 |
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E5
|-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| 22 22 17 17 17 19 17 22 17 17 22 22 22 22b24 (22) |
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| W
F5
+E +E +E E a +Q. +E
| (22)r(22)b24 (22) 22b24r(22)b24 (22) (22)r |
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| W
SlowlyH.=H40
E5 F5 E5 G5
Gtrs I, II
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E Q +W
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| 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 | 9 10 9 (9)S12 | (12) |
| 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 | 9 10 9 (9)S12 | (12) |
| 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 8 7 (7)S10 | (10) |
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E5
+W +H. +Q Q H.
| | | * |
| | | * |
| (12) | (12) (12)S | 9 * |
| (12) | (12) (12)S | 9 * |
| (10) | (10) (10)S | 7 * |
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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