CLEANSE THE SOUL
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1988 Album SOUTH OF HEAVEN)
Transcribed by Unregistered
Words by Tom Araya & Kerry King Music by Jeff Hanneman
G5
3 5 x x x x
F#5
2 4 x x x x
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'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=138
1/4 4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM
E E H.. E H.. E H.. E
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| 5 | 4 5 | 4 5 | 4 5 |
| 3 | 2 3 | 2 3 | 2 3 |
Q=224
F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5
Gtr II
Q Q Q Q W H Q Q W
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/ / / / /
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
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| 7 5 4 | 5 7 | 7 5 4 | 5 7 |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 | 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 |
G5 F#5 G5 F#5
H Q Q W H Q Q W
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/ / / /
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
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| 7 5 4 | 5 7 | 7 5 4 | 5 7 |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 | 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 |
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E 4x
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| o | o |
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| o 7 5 4 | 5 7 o |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 |
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| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E 4x
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| o | o |
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| o 7 5 4 | 5 4 o |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 |
Verse 1 & 2
Gtrs I, II
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 E E E E
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| | 5 4 3 |
| o | 3 2 1 |
| 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 |
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 E E E E
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| | 5 4 3 |
| | 3 2 1 |
| 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 |
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 E E E E
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| | 5 4 3 |
| | 3 2 1 |
| 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 |
Gtr I
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 E E E E
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| | 5 4 3 |
| | 3 2 1 |
| 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 |
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| Gtr II
| 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 H
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19\ |
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
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| 7 5 4 | 5 7 | 7 5 4 | 5 7 |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 | 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 |
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| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
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| 7 5 4 | 5 4 | 7 5 4 | 5 4 |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 | 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 |
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
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| 7 5 4 | 5 7 |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 |
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| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
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| 7 5 4 | 5 4 |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 |
1. 2.
2/4
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E H
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| | o | |
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| 7 5 4 | 5 7 o | |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 | |
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| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E H
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| | o | |
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| 7 5 4 | 5 4 o | |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 | |
Guitar Solo
4/4
Gtr III
|---3---| |---3---| |----3-----| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E a E E E E
| 16 19 19 19 16 19 19 |
| 17 19 17 19 17h19 |
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM---| PM PM------
| E E E E E E E S S
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| 5 4 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
|-----3------|
E a E E S S S S E S S S S S S
| 16h19 19 x x 14 14 16 |
| 19 15 16 16 17 18 19 |
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E E S T T E S T T E S T T E
| 17 19 20 22 21 22b24 |
| 20 21 22 22 23 24 22 23 |
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| PM| PM PM-------
| E E E E E E E S S
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| 5 4 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+H +E +Q.
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
~~~~~
E S S E S S E E S S E
| 12 12 15 14 12 14 12 |
| 15 15 15 |
| /x |
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| PM| PM PM---
| E E E E E E E S S
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| 5 4 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
~~~~~~
+H +Q. E
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
S S E S S E E S S E S S
| 15 15 13 15 15 15 (19) 17 17 19 22 19 |
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| PM---| PM PM----
| E E E E E E E S S
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| 5 4 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
~~~~~~ PM
H +Q E E
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM--------------| ~~~ T
E S S E E E S S E S S E +Q. +Q. S S
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| 7 7 | 9b11 (9) (9)r\ |
| 5 7 5 7 9 7 9 | |
| 5 7 | |
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| PM| PM PM--------------------------------------------|
| E E E E 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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| 5 4 4 3 | |
| 3 2 2 1 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
T T T T T ~~~~
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E S S S S S S S S S Q E +Q. +E H
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| 3 10p4 11p7p5 12p9 14p8 16/ 18b20 | (18) (18)\ |
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| PM| PM PM-----------------------------|
| E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S H
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| 5 4 4 3 | |
| 3 2 2 1 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12\ |
Bridge
$
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--------| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | | 5 4 4 3 | 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | | 3 2 2 1 | 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | | 5 4 4 3 | 6 5 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | | 3 2 2 1 | 4 3 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--------| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | | 5 4 4 3 | 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | | 3 2 2 1 | 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
To Coda
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | | 5 4 4 3 | 6 5 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | | 3 2 2 1 | 4 3 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
Interlude
3/4 2/4 3/4
Gtrs I, II
PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
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| 5 4 | 5 6 | 5 4 | 7 6 | 5 4 |
| 5 6 | 5 4 | 5 6 | 7 8 5 4 | 5 6 |
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Guitar Solo
4/4
Gtr IV
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Q H H a Q Q. +E Q E E
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| | 12 | 14 (14)b15 14 12 |
| | | 14 (14)b15 14 14 |
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM-| PM PM-
| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 6 | 5 4 | 5 4 4 3 |
| 5 4 | 5 6 | 3 2 2 1 |
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E S S E E Q. S S
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| 14b16 14b16 12 14b16 |
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| E E E E E E E E
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H Q E E S +S +S S S S E +Q. +E
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| 15b17.5 15 15p12 | |
| | 14b16 (14)r(14)p12 14 14 14b16 (14) (14)r\ |
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| PM-----| PM PM----------------------------| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
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E E E E E S S E S S E +Q E +Q S +S E
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| 7 | 9b11 (9)r 9 (9) 9b11r(9)p7 |
| 7 7 9 | |
| 5 7 9 9 9 | |
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| PM| PM PM----------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | |
| 3 2 2 1 | |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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|--3--| |-3-|
E E E E E E. S +E E Q. S S S Q. +E
| 7 7 (7) 9 | 10 10p9p7 9 (9)/ |
| 7 7 8 10 | |
| 9 | |
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| PM--| PM PM--| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | 6 5 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | 4 3 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
E E E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S
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| | 15 16 18 15 |
| | 14 15 17 15 16 18 |
| 13 14 16 | 14 15 17 |
| 12 14 12 14 14 16 | |
| 12 14 | |
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| PM| PM PM-----------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | |
| 3 2 2 1 | |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
a E E S S S S E S S S S S S Q +E E +Q E E
| 15 16p15 16p15 | |
| 16h18 18 16p15 16p15 | 0 14 |
| 17p15 | 17 (17)b19 17 (17) 14 |
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| PM| PM PM------------------| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
\1 \1/ \1 \1/
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+H +Q Q H +Q Q
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| (14) (14)\ 0 | 14 (14)\ 14 |
| (14) (14)\ 0 | 14 (14)\ 14 |
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| PM-| PM PM-----------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | |
| 3 2 2 1 | |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1
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+E +Q. +Q +Q +H. +Q
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| (14) (14) (14) (14) | (14) (14)\ |
| (14) (14) (14) (14) | (14) (14)\ |
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|------| PM PM--| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 5 4 4 3 | 6 5 5 4 3 |
| 3 2 2 1 | 4 3 3 2 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
3/4 2/4 3/4
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
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| 5 4 | 4 3 | 5 4 | 5 4 |
| 5 4 | 4 3 | 5 6 3 2 | 5 4 5 4 |
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2/4 3/4 2/4
PM| PM------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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| | | o | | o |
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| 4 3 | 5 4 | 5 4 | 4 3 | 5 4 |
| 4 3 4 3 | 4 5 3 2 | o 5 4 | 4 3 | 5 6 3 2 o |
| 2 2 5 4 | 2 3 | | | 3 4 |
3/4 2/4
PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| | 8 7 | | 5 4 |
| 6 5 | 8 7 8 7 | 6 5 | 5 4 5 4 |
| o 6 5 | 8 7 | 6 5 | 5 4 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | |
E E E E E E
1. 2.
D.S. al Coda
3/4 2/4 3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 6 5 | 13 12 | 6 5 | 10 9 8 7 | 6 5 |
| 6 5 | 13 12 | 6 5 | 10 9 o | 6 5 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | | 0 0 |
E E E E
Q=138
&
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM--| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H.. E
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| 5 4 4 3 | 6 5 4 | |
| 3 2 2 1 | 4 3 2 5 | 4 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 | 2 3 |
PM PM
H.. E H.. E
Q=224
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM---|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
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| 7 5 4 | 5 7 |
| 8 7 0 3 2 | 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 |
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| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q H Q Q
Outro
Gtr III
E. S +E E E. S +E E
| 19 19 (19) 19 19 19 (19) 19 |
| 22b24 22 (22) 22 22 22 (22) 22 |
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E. S +E E S S E S S S S
| 19 19 (19) 19 19 19 19 19 19 22 22 |
| 22 22 (22) 22r |
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| PM---| PM---|
| E E S S E E E S S E
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Q S S S S S S S S E S S
| 22b24 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22r 22 22b24 |
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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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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
~~~~~~
+H +Q. S S
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| PM--| PM--|
| E E S S E E E S S E
S S E S S S S S S E E E
| 20 17 17 |
| 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 15 |
| 17 |
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E S S E S S Q. S S
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| 15 14 15 14 15 14 15\ 11 13 |
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| PM--| PM--|
| E E S S E E E S S E
E S S E S S E S S E E
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| 11 13 13 11 11 11 11 |
| 14 13 11 [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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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
+Q +H +Q
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| ([14])b15 ([14]) ([14])r\ |
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| PM----| PM------|
| E E S S E E E S S E
\7 \1.5/ \1.5/
H Q +Q
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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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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
\1.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \1
Q. +E +E +Q.
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| PM--| PM--|
| E E S S E E E S S E
\0.5__________/ /
Q +Q +H +W
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| PM--------------------------------------| PM--| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E E E S S E
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| | 5 4 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 |
/1\ /
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+H H +Q +Q +Q E E W
| 15 | (15) (15) (15) | * |
| | 14 x | * |
| (16) | | * |
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| PM--| PM--| PM-----|
| E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q W
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| 5 4 7 | 7 5 4 | * |
| 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 | 8 7 0 3 2 | * |
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