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WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE
As recorded by Van Halen
(From the 1986 Album 5150)

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Van Halen - dist electric'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Van Halen - Synth arr. for guitar'

Intro  Q=96
 4/4
  Gtr II
     PM-------------------------------------------
  E. S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
      2 2 3 2 2  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3     
                                             3 3 

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  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
   4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 0 0 

  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 S E.E S S

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
               0 0 0 0 0   0 0                        2h3p2h3 
   1 1 1 1 1 1           1     3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3         

  C                         Am7                       F5
  Gtr I
   H        Q     E   S S   H             Q     S S S S
   |                  | |   |                     | | |
   /                  x x   /                     x x /

  +E  e e e e s s S s S s   S S S  S  E E E S S S S S S

                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
   (3) 2 3 2 3   2   2   3  3 3p2p(0) 3 2 3 2 3   5   3 
               3                                        

             G5            C
  Q.       S S Q     E   S S
  |        | | |     |   | |
  /        x / /     /   x /

  S  S E E E   E S S S S S S

                              
                              
                              
                              
   3  3p2 3 2   3 2 3   5   3 
                              

                          Am7                       F5
  +H       +Q      S  S S S    H.             S S S S
   |        |         | | |    |              | | | |
   /        /         x x /    /              x x x /

   E E E E  E S S +S  S S S   +E  E E E E S S S S S S

                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
    3 2 3 2  3   3 (3)p2 2 3  (3) 2 3 2 3 2 3   5   3 
               3                                      

                 G5
  Q.           S S Q.         S S
  |            | | |          | |
  /            x / /          x x

  E  S  S  S S S S E  S S S S S S

                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
   3  2 (0) 3 3 2   3  2 3   5   3  
                  3                 

  Gtr I
  S S S S S S E +H

                               
                               
   5 5p4s2 2   2 (2)           
             5                 
                               
                               
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S E +S  E S E S S

                               
                               
                               
               2 (2) 2         
   3 3p2p0 0   0 (0) 0 3h5p3 5 
             3                 

 Verse 1  Q  S S S S E    E E E      H         E    E  Q

                             0              x/ x\  
                             0              x/ x\  
   7  7 7 7 7 7        x\    2              x/ x\  
   7  7 7 7 7 7        x\    2              x/ x\  
   5  5 5 5 5 5        x\    0              x/ x\  
                                                   
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| Q  e   S S S E.   E S  S   e S S E e S E.    E E

                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                             2                     
      5     5   3    5 3  0  0   3   0   0     2h3 
                                                   
|-Riff A
  Q     S S S S Q     S  S S S

   1     x x x x 3     x  x x 0 
   1     x x x x 3     x  x x 0 
   2     x x x x 4     x  x x   
   3     x x x x 5     x  x x 2 
   3     x x x x 5     x  x x 2 
   1     x x x x 3     x  x x 0 
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| e S S S E   S E. S +S  E   S

                                
                                
                                
                                
       0   3p  0h2  0 (0)       
   1                      3   0 

            \1/           \7              \7
  Q.       +E    Q       +Q           Q  +Q      Q   E.  S

   0        (0)                                            
   0        (0)                                            
                 [7]     ([7])                           x 
   2        (2)                       7  (7)             x 
   2        (2)                       5  (5)             x 
   0        (0)                                            
|
|           ~~~~~~~~
| E. S S S  E    S  E S   S   S S S   Q   e  S S S E.E S S

                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
                     2h3h  5   5p3h5      5    0   3h5p3 x 
   0  3p1 1  0    0                                        

  A5                   F5             G(type 2)      Esus4       E5
  Gtr I
  Q.       E H         Q     +S S S S Q    S  E  S   E. S +S E   S +Q  S S E
  |        |           |      | |   | |    |  |  |   |  |  | |   |  |  |   |
  /        /           /      / x   / /    x  x  x   /  /  / /   /  /  /   x

  Gtr II
  e  S S E E S E.E e   S E S  S E   S E.S +S  E.     E. S  S S S S  Q  Q

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
   2                     3 3                                                 
        3   0   0h2h3           3     2p0 (0)                                
                                              3     0  3p 1 1p0 0  0  0      

 Pre-Chorus  Gtr I
  Q       +Q    S S S S  S S S  S    Q       Q    E    S  S E   S S

   6       (6)\  x x                                                
   6       (6)\  x x            10  10      10\   x/     10     x 6 
                                10  10      10\   x/     10     x 8 
   8       (8)\  x x            10  10      10\   x/     10     x 8 
                       7s10 x    8   8       8\   x/      8     x 6 
                                                                    
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| Gtr II
| S S S S  Q    S S S S  S S S  S   +E  S S  E. S S  e    S S S S S

                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                          2   3   3 
   3p0                 2    3    3  (3)           3  5              
       1           1 5                  3p0     3                   
         1                                   1                      
                                                         end Riff A-|
            |--3--|
  +Q        Q     E +E    S S S S S S

                                         
   (6)                               6   
   (8)                       3h5     5   
   (8)       8             3 3   3   3   
   (6)       6     1 (1)   6     6       
                                         
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| +S  S S S S S E   +S  S S S S S S S

                                         
                                         
   (3) 3       3             0           
         3p1             1h3     3   3   
             1   1   (1)                 
                                         

                                  Chorus  F5III   G5V                      C                      Am7
  Gtr I
  Q       E.    S +E    E Q         H        +E E   E   S S
  |       |     |  |                |         |         | |
  /       /     /  /                /         /         x /

  Gtr II
  S S S S S S S S +S  E.  E S S    +E  e e e  e S S S E   S

                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
     3     5p3                                             
       3       5 5 (5)p2h  3p2h3  (3) 2 3 2  3   3   2   3 
                                               3           

                                     F5
  +Q.             +E     E E   E   S S
   |               |     |         | |
   /               /     x         x /

  +S  S S  S  S S  S  S  E S S S S S S

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
   (3) 3p2p(0) 3 3p 2p(0) 3 2 3   5   3   
                                          

            G5           G C
  +Q.     S S +E E   E   S S
   |      | |  |         | |
   /      x /  /         x /

  +E  E E E    E S S S S S S

                              
                              
                              
                              
   (3)p2 3 2    3 2 3   5   3 
                              

                          Am7
  +Q.     +E Q     E.     S   +Q.     +E E.   S S S S S
   |       | |            |    |       |      |   |   |
   /       / x            /    /       /      /   /   /

  +E  E E  E E S S S  S S S   +E  E E  E E  S S S S S S

                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
   (3)p2 3  2 3 2 3    5   3  (3)p2 3  2 3    3   2   3  
                                            3            

  F         G5               A5
   Q.     S S +E   E   S S S S
   |      | |  |       |   | |
   /      x /  /       x   x /

  +E  E E E    S S S S S E   S

                                
                                
                                
                                
   (3)p2 3 2    3 3p2h3 3h5   3 
                                

                                    Verse 2
                                     D5
  +Q.         S S +H                 H        Q    Q
   |          | |  |                 |             |
   /          / /  /                 /             x

  +E  S S S S E   +S  E S S S S S

                                                        
                                    w/Riff A
                             2     
               2   (2)             
   (3) 2p0 0   0   (0) 0 3h5   3h5 
             3                     

  Asus2               F                G
  Q.       E Q    E.  S   Q.         S S Q     S  S S S
  |                   |   |          | | |     |  | | |
  /                   /   /          x / /     x  x x x
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|  Esus4    E5
  Q.       S S +H
  |        | |  |
  /        / /  /
|------------------------------|  D5               Asus2                    Fmaj7             G
  H        Q   E.  S   H         +E   E S S S S   Q     S S S S Q    Q
  |                |   |          |       | | |   |       | | | |    |
  /                /   /          /       x / /   /       x x / /    x

|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|                       Pre-Chorus  Gtr I
  Q.       S S H        Q       +Q    E.     S S  S S  S

   0        0 0 0      6       (6)\         6           
   0        0 0 0      6       (6)\         6   10   10 
   2        2 2 1                           8   10   10 
   2        2 2 2      8       (8)\         8   10   10 
   2        2 2 2                                8    8 
   0        0 0 0                                          +Q       Q     S S  S  a  S  +E     S S
                                             
   (10)     10\                         x 8  
   (10)     10\   10s9 10 10s12 (12)\   x 8  
   (10)     10\                         x 8  
    (8)      8\    8s7  8  8s10 (10)\     8  
                                          6    +H.                   +S  S S S
                                   
   (8)                   (8) 8   8 
   (8)                   (8) 8   8 
   (8)                   (8) 8   8 
   (8)                   (8) 8   8 
   (6)                   (6) 6   6 
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| +E  e S S S S S S S S  S  S S S

                                   
                                   
   (3)                 0           
       3           1h3       3     
         1 1 1 1 1               3 
                                   

                                  Chorus   Q      E.     S  +S  E.Q         H        E S S E   S S

                                                          
   10     12     12 (12)          ^5          5 5     x 5 
   10     12     12 (12)          ^5          5 5     x 5 
   10     12     12 (12)          ^5          5 5     x 5 
    8     10     10 (10)          ^3          3 3     x 0 
                                                          
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|  S S E  S S S  S  +S  E.E S S    +E  e e E E S S S S S S

                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
    3 3    5p3                                            
        1      5  5  (5)p2h3p2h3  (3) 2 3 2 3   3   2   3 
                                              3           

  +H            E   S S S S S  S

                           3      
   (5)               x 5   3   10 
   (5)               x 5   4   10 
   (5)               x 5   5   10 
   (0)               x 0        8 
                                  
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| +E  E S S S S S S S S S S S  S

                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
   (3) 2 3 3 2p0 3   2 3   5    3 
                                  

   +Q    S S S S +Q      S S S S   +H        +E.   S  S  S S S

                                                         3      
   (10)     x   8 (8)     x x 5 5  (5)       (5)   5     3   5  
   (10)     x   7 (7)     x x 5 5  (5)       (5)   5     4   5  
   (10)     x   5 (5)     x x 5 5  (5)       (5)   5     5   5  
    (8)     x                 3 3  (3)       (3)   3         0  
                                                                
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|  +E  E E   E    E  S S S S S S   +E  E E E  E  S S +S  E   S

                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
    (3) 2 3   2    3  2 3   5   3  (3) 2 3 2  3    3 (3)s2s  3  
                                                 3              

  +H            +E.     S S S S  S

                                    
   (5)           (5)             10 
   (5)           (5)     5   4   10 
   (5)           (5)             10 
   (0)           (0)              8 
                                    
|
| +E  E S S S S  S  S S S S S S  S

                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
   (3) 2 3 3 2p0  3    2 3   5    3 
                                    

   +Q    S S S  S  Q      +Q            S  S S S S S E  H

                                                        0     
   (10)            12     (12)\                         0     
   (10)   x x x    12     (12)\                         2     
   (10)   x x x 12 12     (12)\                      2 (2)    
    (8)   x x x    10     (10)\         3  3p2p0 0   0 (0)    
                                                   3          
|
|  +E  E E   E     E S S   S   S S S   +E    S S S S E +H

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
    (3) 2 3   2     3 2 3       5   3  (3)p  2p0 0   0 (0)    
                                                   3          

 Bridge                             PM------------|
  S  S  S S  S  S S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S

                                               
                                   15          
     14 14   16 16   17 14   17 14    16    17 
                                         17    
                                               
                                               
|
|                                  ~~
| S  S  S S  S  S S  S  S S  S  S  E     S  S

                                               
                                               
      2       4       5       5     4          
         3       5       7       7        5  3 
                                               
                                               

  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +E   S   S   S  S  S  S

                                                   
              12    12 13 (13)         15          
     14    14    12            14         16    17 
        15                        (12)       17    
                                                   
                                                   
|
|
| S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +E   S   S   S  S  S  S

                                                   
                                                   
      2     2  4     4  5  (5)          4  4       
         3        5             7             5  3 
                                    8              
                                                   

     PM--------------------------|
  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S

                                                
        10         12                15    15   
                12       14                     
     10    9 12             15          17      
                      15       15 17            
                                                
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| S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S

                                                
                                                
      2       4     4  5        5     4     7   
         3       5        7        7     5      
                             8                  
                                                

              ~~  ~~~~~~~ ~~
   +E   S  S  E a E +E  S S Q

                                
   (15)                         
        17p16    5h7 (7) 5s4s2  
              19                
                                
                                
|
|          ~~     ~~~~~~~
|  +E   S  S  E   E +E  S S Q

                                
                                
    (7)  5p 4                   
               7                
                   5 (5)p3p2p0  
                                

 Guitar Solo     ~~~            ~~~        ~~~                ~~~
  S  E.  E  E  E E  E.  S   S  E.  E  E  S  S  E  E.    S

                    13  15                       13       
     13  15 13 15   14  16    11  13 11          14    15 
     13  15 13 15             11  13 11 13p11h13       15 
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
|
| S  E.  E  E  E E  E.  S   S  E.  E  E  E     E  S  E  S

                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
   0                 4   6                        4       
      4   6  4  6              2   4  2  4              6 

               \1/     \1/     \1/
     ~~~                                  ~~~~~
  S  E.  S  S  S    S  S    S  S    S  E  S  S

                                          20    
     13  15p13         15p  13h15s  18 18 20 20 
     13  15p13h15p  13 15p  13h15s  18 18 20 20 
                                                
                                                
                                                
|
| S  E.  S  S  E       E       E       E.    S

                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                        4s    6 
      4      6  4       6                       

                                                       ~~~~~
   +S   S   S  S  S  E    S      +S    E       S      +Q

                                                              
   (20)S10  11    13p11   13b15  (13)r 13b15   13b15  (13)r   
   (20)S10  11 11 13p11                                       
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
|
|   S   E.        S  S E          S    S    E          E.  S

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                        4p  1 
         2         4  4 2          4    2h   4                

        \0.5/                                               \2/  \2/  \2/
     ~~~                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  S  E. E        E  S E  S S S  E      +S    E. E  E  a  E. S    E    E

                         13   x 15    (15)\                               
     13h15p      13h15   14   x 16    (16)\ 11 13                         
     13h15p      13                         11 13p11 13s15p13p  11s  10/  
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
|
| S  E. S     S  E  S E  S S E    S     S    E. E  E     E. S    E    E

                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                          4 4      6                                      
      4        6  4  6                       2h 4p 2     6p 4p   2    1   

  S  S  S S  S  S S  S   E     S   S   S  S  S  S

                                                   
                     13 (13)   13      15p12    13 
     14 14   16 16       14                  12    
                                  (12)             
                                                   
                                                   
|
| S  S  S S  S  S S  S   S  S  S   S   E     S  S

                                                   
                                                   
      2       4       5         5       4          
         3       5        7         7         5  3 
                                                   
                                                   

     PM------------|           PM---|
  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +S   S  S S  S  S  S  S

                                                   
           10       12 13 (13)       x 15p12    13 
        10       12               10         12    
     10       12               10                  
                                                   
                                                   
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| S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +E      E    E     S  S

                                                   
                                                   
      2     2  4        5  (5)          4          
         3        5                3          5  3 
                                                   
                                                   

     PM---|                   PM|
  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  E    S  S  S  S S  S

                                               
           10            10         15p12   15 
        10       12              12            
     10       12      10      12               
                                               
                                               
|
| S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S S  S  S  E    S  S

                                               
                                               
      2        4       5       5     4       7 
         3        5       7       7       5    
                                               
                                               

                              Chorus              ~~~
   +E   S  S  Q   H             H        E.   S S S S S

                                                 3     
   (15)p13p12s10               5             x 5 3   5 
                               5             x 5 4   5 
                               5             x 5 5   5 
                               3             x 3     0 
                                                       
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|  +E   S  S  Q   S E.E S S    +E  e e E E  S S S S S S

                                                       
                                                       
    (7)  5p 4                                          
               7\                                      
                     2h3p2h3  (3) 2 3 2 3    3   2   3 
                                           3           

                           ~~~~
  +H        S S S S S S S  S

                               
   (5)                         
   (5)       x x x 5   4   [5] 
   (5)       x x x 5   5       
   (0)                         
                               
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| +E  E E E E   S S S S S  S

                               
                               
                               
                               
   (3) 2 3 2 3   2 3   5    3  
                               

 ~~~~~~~
   +Q.      S S +Q      S S S S   +W

                                                           
                               5  (5)                      
   ([5])       7 (7)     x x x 5  (5)                      
               5 (5)     x x x 5  (5)                      
                               3  (3)                      
                                                           
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|  +E   E E E    E  S S S S S S   +E  E E E E S S +S  E S

                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
    (3)  2 3 2    3  2 3   5   3  (3)p2 3 2 3   3 (3)p2h3  
                                              3            

  Am7               G(tyF5 2)
  Gtr I
  H       +E.   S S S S S
  |        |    |   |   |
  /        /    /   /   /

  Gtr II
  E E E E  E  S S S S S S

                           
                           
                           
                           
   3 2 3 2  3  2 3   5   3 
                           

             G5              C           Am7
  +Q..       S +Q     +E   S S   H       H
   |         |  |      |   | |   |       |
   /         /  /      /   x /   /       /

  +E   E E E    E S S  S S S S   E E E E E S S +S  E S

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
   (3)  2 3 2    3 2 3    5   3  3p2 3 2 3   3 (3) 0 2 
                                           3           

  F         G                  C
  Q..       S +Q..             S   +H        Q      Q
  |         |  |               |    |        |
  /         /  /               /    /        x

  E   E E E    E   S S +S  S S S   +E  E E E E S S +S  E S

                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
   3p  2 3 2    3   2h3 (3) 5   3  (3)p2 3 2 3 2h3 (3)h5p3 
                                                           

  F         G                    C
   Q..      S +Q..               S
   |        |  |                 |
   /        /  /                 /

  +E  E E E    S   S S S +S  S S S

                                    
                                    
                                    
                3                   
   (3)p2 3 2          2h3 (3)     3 
                              3     

                              F             G             C
  +Q.       E   Q..           S   +Q..      S +Q..        S
   |        |   |             |    |        |  |          |
   /        x   x             /    /        /  /          /

  +E  E S S S S E   S S +S  E S   +E  E E S S +E  S S E S S

                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
   (3)p2 3 3p2p0 3   2h3 (3)h5p3  (3)p2h3 2h3 (3)p2h3 3   3 
                                                        3   

                                F         G
  +H           Q       Q         Q..      S +Q..         S
   |           |       |         |        |  |           |
   /           x       x         /        /  /           x

  +E  E E S S +E  S S +S  E S   +E  E E S S  S   S E E S S

                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
   (3)p2 3   3 (3)p2h3 (3)h5p3  (3)p2h3p2    3   3p2h3h5p3   
           3                              3                  

  Gtr I
   Q    E E +E   E    E    S S   +Q    S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  e    S  S

                                                                        
                                         13s12 12 13 13   12 13   12 13 
    5    7s9 (9)s10s  12    4s5  (5)                                    
                                         10s 9  9 10 10    9 10    9 10 
    3    5s7 (7)s 8s  10    2s3  (3)                                    
                                                                        
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| Gtr II
| +E  E E E  E   S S +S  E   S   +E  E E     E     E    S  S  S S  S  S

                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   (3)p2 3 2  3     3 (3)p2h  3  (3)p2 3     2     3    2  3    5     3 
                  3                                                     

   +E   E  S  S  S  S  +S   S  E  e    S  S

                                             
   (13) 12 13 13 12 13 (13) 13 12 13   12 13 
                                             
   (10)  9 10 10  9 10 (10) 10  9 10    8 10 
                                             
                                             
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|  +E   E  E     E      E      E  S S  S  S

                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
    (3)  2  3     2      3      2  3    5  3 
                                             

   +E   E  E  E  e  S  S  S  S S  S

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   (13) 12 13 12 13 12 13 15 15   10 *
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   (10)  9 10  9 10  9 10 12 12   10 *
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|  +E   E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S S  S

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    (3)h 5  3  5  3  5  3     5    3 *
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	0 x/ x\
	0 x/ x\
7 7 7 7 7 7 x\	2 x/ x\
7 7 7 7 7 7 x\	2 x/ x\
5 5 5 5 5 5 x\	0 x/ x\
6 (6)\ x x
6 (6)\ x x 10	10 10\ x/ 10 x 6
10	10 10\ x/ 10 x 8
8 (8)\ x x 10	10 10\ x/ 10 x 8
7s10 x 8	8 8\ x/ 8 x 6
0 0 0 0	6 (6)\ 6
0 0 0 0	6 (6)\ 6 10 10
2 2 2 1	8 10 10
2 2 2 2	8 (8)\ 8 10 10
2 2 2 2	8 8
0 0 0 0			+Q Q S S S a S +E S S

(10) 10\ x 8
(10) 10\ 10s9 10 10s12 (12)\ x 8
(10) 10\ x 8
(8) 8\ 8s7 8 8s10 (10)\ 8
6		+H. +S S S S

(8) (8) 8 8
(8) (8) 8 8
(8) (8) 8 8
(8) (8) 8 8
(6) (6) 6 6

10 12 12 (12)	^5 5 5 x 5
10 12 12 (12)	^5 5 5 x 5
10 12 12 (12)	^5 5 5 x 5
8 10 10 (10)	^3 3 3 x 0
	3
(10) x 8 (8) x x 5 5	(5) (5) 5 3 5
(10) x 7 (7) x x 5 5	(5) (5) 5 4 5
(10) x 5 (5) x x 5 5	(5) (5) 5 5 5
(8) x 3 3	(3) (3) 3 0
	0
(10) 12 (12)\	0
(10) x x x 12 (12)\	2
(10) x x x 12 12 (12)\	2 (2)
(8) x x x 10 (10)\	3 3p2p0 0 0 (0)
	3
13 15	13
13 15 13 15 14 16	11 13 11 14 15
13 15 13 15	11 13 11 13p11h13 15
13 x 15	(15)\
13h15p 13h15 14 x 16	(16)\ 11 13
13h15p 13	11 13p11 13s15p13p 11s 10/

	13s12 12 13 13 12 13 12 13
5 7s9 (9)s10s 12 4s5	(5)
	10s 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 10
3 5s7 (7)s 8s 10 2s3	(3)