EPIDEMIC
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1986 Album REIGN IN BLOOD)
Transcribed by Fenian
Words by Kerry King Music by Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King
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
Q=205
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
Wx2 E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
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| | o | |
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| | o | 3 3 6s5 |
| | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4s3 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
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| | o |
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| | 4s3 |
| | 3 3 2s1 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
Verse
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
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| | 3 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4s3 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
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| | |
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| | 4s3 |
| | 3 3 2s1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
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| | 3 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4s3 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
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| | 4s3 |
| | 3 3 2s1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
Chorus
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
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| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
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| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
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| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
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| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
Gtr I
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
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| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
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| | 3 3 |
| | 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 |
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| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| | |
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| | 10 10 |
| | 10 10 |
| | 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
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| | |
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
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| | 3 3 |
| | 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 |
Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
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| | |
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| | |
| | 3 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4s3 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
| | |
| | |
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| | 4s3 |
| | 3 3 2s1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4s3 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 4s3 |
| | 3 3 2s1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4s3 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 4s3 |
| | 3 3 2s1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4s3 |
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 4s3 |
| | 3 3 2s1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
Chorus
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
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| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 8 (8) 7 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 6 (6) 5 3 |
Gtr I
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
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| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| | |
| | |
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| | 3 3 |
| | 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 |
|
| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| | |
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| | 10 10 |
| | 10 10 |
| | 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
| | |
| | |
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| | |
| | |
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| | 3 3 |
| | 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 |
Guitar Solo I
Gtr III
a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 13p10 10 13 14 10 14 14 10 12 15 14 15p12h15 |
| 13 13 |
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S T T S T T T T E S S S S S S S
| 8 8 9 11 9 9 x 0 10 11 12 13 11 12 13 14 12 |
| 14 15 |
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| E S S E E +E Q E
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| 7 (7) 9 7 |
| 4 4 4 4 5 (5) 7 5 |
S S S S S S S S S E S +S +S S S
| 14p12 15 12 |
| 14 15 [15] [12] [15] [12] [15] [15]pb17 ([15])r([15]) |
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| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
~~~~~~~
S S S S E E +Q E E
| 12 14 |
| 15 12h13p12 17 |
| 14 (14) |
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| E S S E E +E Q E
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| 7 (7) 9 7 |
| 4 4 4 4 5 (5) 7 5 |
~~~~~
Q H Q
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| PM-------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
E. S +Q +S T T T T S +Q
| 16 16h19h21 19b21 (19) |
| 17 19 (19) (19) |
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| E S S E E +E Q E
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| 7 (7) 9 7 |
| 4 4 4 4 5 (5) 7 5 |
~~~~~ ~~~~
+H Q +Q +E S S +H +Q
| (19)r 19b22 (19)r | (19) 16 |
| | 19 (19) (19)\ |
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| PM------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
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| | 7 (7) 9 7 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 5 (5) 7 5 |
Q=171
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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| 9 12 12 | 11 10 10 | 9 12 12 | |
| 7 10 10 | 9 8 8 | 7 10 10 | x\ |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | x\ |
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| Gtr II
| 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 W
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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 | 4/ |
Bridge
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
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| 9 12 12 | 11 10 10 |
| 7 10 10 | 9 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM| PM| PM PM------------------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 9 12 12 | 11 |
| 7 10 10 | 9 |
| 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 S S E E E E E E
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| 9 12 12 | 11 10 10 |
| 7 10 10 | 9 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM| PM| PM PM------------------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 9 12 12 | 11 |
| 7 10 10 | 9 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
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| 9 12 12 | 11 10 10 |
| 7 10 10 | 9 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q
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| 9 12 12 | 11 10 10\ |
| 7 10 10 | 9 8 8\ |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar Solo II
Q=205
Gtr III
\1/
|---3---|
W Q Q E E E E S +S
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM----| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
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| 2 5 5 | 4 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 | 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 |
\1/ \1.5
+E Q. +H
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| PM-----| PM---| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
| |
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| 2 5 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 |
|--3--| |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S E
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| 4p2h 4 5p4p2 4p 2p 0 4 2 2 | 3p2p 0 3p2p 0 |
| | 3p2p0 3p2p0 |
| | 2 |
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| PM----------------------------------| PM----| PM--| PM
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S E E E
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| 4 | 2 5 5 |
| 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 |
~~~
H Q a a E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
| | 14 |
| 14 16 | 16 17 17 16 14 16 14 17 16 17 17 17 |
| x | |
| [3] [2] x | |
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| PM--| PM---| PM PM---| PM--| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
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| 4 3 3 | 2 5 5 |
| 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 |
|---3---|
E E E S S S S E E S S S S
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| 17 16 14 14 |
| 16 15 15 13 |
| 16 14p13h14p13 |
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| PM------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 4 |
| 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
E E S S E E S S S E.
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| 16 14 13h14 13 16 |
| 14 12 14 12 |
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| PM--| PM--| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
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| 2 5 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 |
~~~~ ~~~
H Q E S S Q. +E Q. S S
| 20 20 | 20 (20) 20 19 17 |
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| x/ | |
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| [15] 11 | |
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| PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM---| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
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| 4 3 3 | 2 5 5 |
| 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 |
S S S S E S S S S S S E S S
| 20 20 19 17 |
| 20 19 17 |
| 19 19 17 16 17 16 |
| 19 |
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| PM----------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 4 |
| 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
|----3----|
+S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S
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| (19) 17 16 17 16 16 |
| 19 19 17 16 19 17 16 14 |
| 17 |
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| PM---| PM-----| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
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| 2 5 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 |
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. T T
| 18 22p |
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| 15 15 14 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 14 |
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| PM---| PM---| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
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| 4 3 3 |
| 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 |
T T T T T
|-------6--------| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S E E T T T T a S S S E
| 15h18 22p15 |
| 18 22p15 |
| 18 22p15 21p 14h17p14h17 14s11h14 17p11 |
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| PM--------| PM--| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
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| 2 5 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 |
T T
|--3---|
S T T S S S S S S S S E S +E E
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| 15p11 15p11p 8 |
| 10p7 |
| 9p6 7 9 6 (6) 7 |
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| PM--------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 4 |
| 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
Outro
Gtr III
H. Q W
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| Gtr II
| PM---------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
| | |
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| | |
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
W W
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| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| | |
| | |
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| | 3 3 |
| | 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 |
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| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| | |
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| | 10 10 |
| | 10 10 |
| | 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
| | |
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| | 3 6s5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4s3 |
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| | |
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| | 3 3 |
| | 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6p5p3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 |
W E E +Q H
| | * |
| | * |
| | * |
| | 5 5 (5)\ * |
| | 5 5 (5)\ * |
| | 3 3 (3)\ * |
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