Saturday Night Special Lynyrd Skynyrd
Song: Satutday night special
Tabbed by: Jonmcb16
hb- half bend
fb- full bend
r- release bend
~- vibrato
h- hammer-on
p- pull-off
/\ silde
P.H-pitch Harmonic
x- muffled strings
P.M-Palm mute
*Intro
Moderate Rock =120
B5 A5 B5 D5 B5 A5 B5 B5 A5 N.C. D5 B5 E5
Guitar 1 W/bar
(W/ slapback delay) let ring------------| E----------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------0--| B----------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------0--| G--------------------7-------------------|--------------------|---------------7----------| D-------9p7-----9----7---------9---------|--7~~~~~~~~~--7/9---|--9p7----------7----9-----| A-------9p7-----9--------------9---------|--7~~~~~~~~~--7/9---|--9p7-----9---------9-----| E-------------------------------------5--|--------------------|--------------------------|
Guitars 1&2
let ring----------| E---0-------0---0--------------10--------|--------------------------|--------------------| B--10h12---12--12p10---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------| G------------------------9h11------------|---------------7----------|--------------------| D----------------------------------------|--9p7-----9----7---9------|--7~~~~~~~--7/9-----| A----------------------------------------|--9p7-----9--------9------|--7~~~~~~~--7/9-----| E-----------------------------------12\--|-----------------------5--|--------------------| E----------------------------------------|---0---------------|---------------------------| B----------------------------------------|---0---------------|---------------------------| G---------------------7--------------7---|---9---------------|---------------(9)\--------| D------9p7------9-----7-------7------7---|---9---------------|---------------------------| A------9p7------9-------------7------5---|---7---------------|---------------------------| E----------------------------------------|---0---------------|---------------------------|
/Play together if there conected
/Guitar 3
| hold bend----------------------------------| |E---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| |B-10fb~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~-10fb--|----10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10r----10-10-10--| |G---------------|--------------9fb--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9r-(9)-9--9--9-7| |D---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------7| |A---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| |E---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| ^
|Fill 1 |
|E---------------| | |B---------------| | |G-----9/19------|Play this right after this/ |D---------------|Guitar 3 |A---------------| |E---------------|
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| Rhy. Fig.1 End Rhy. fig.1
|Guitar 2 |Guitars 1&2
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|E---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| |B---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| |G---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----| |D---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----| |A--7/9----12\9--|--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----| |E--5/7----10\7--|--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------|
Fill 2
E----------------|-------------------|
B-----10~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G----------------|-------------------| D----------------|-------------------| A----------------|-------------------| E----------------|-------------------|
*Verse
**Guitars 1&2 w/Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times
**Guitar 3 w/fill 1, 1st& 3rd time;with fill 2 2nd time
A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C.A5 B5
1.A-two feets_ they come__ a___ creep - in',
2. Big Jim's. been drink - in' a whisk - ey',
3.A hand-guns_ are made__ for__ kill - in',
A5 B5 D5 E5 N.C.D5 E5
like a black cat do.____
and play-in' po - ker on a los - in' night.
they ain't no good for noth - in' else.
A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C.A5 B5
And two bod - ies ar lay - in' a na - ked,
And pret-ty soon ol' Jim starts a think - in,
And if you like to drink_ol' whisk - ey,
A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 E5 N.C.D5 E5
a creep-er think he got a - noth-in' to lose.____
a some - bod - y been cheat - in' and a ly-in'.__
you might e- ven a shoot your - self.____
Fig. 1 in parentheses
N.C.(A5) (B5) (D5) (B5) (D5) (B5) (A5) (B5)
So he creeps in - to_____ this a house,____ yeah,_
So big Jim com - menced to fight-in',
So why don't we dump 'em peo - ple,
Guitar 1
Rhy. fig. 2 play rhy. fig. 2 with words above
|E-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |G------------------------7----------------|--------------------------------| |D---7---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------| |A-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
|Rhy. fig. 2
|E-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |G------------------------7----------------|--------------------------------| |D---2---4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------| |A-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[(A5)] a[(B5)]nd un - [(D5)]locks[(B5)]__ the door_
I would-n't tell ya no lies,_
to the bot-tom of a sea?__
Guitar 1
|E----------------------------------------| |B----------------------------------------| |G---------------------7------------------| |D--7---9------------------9--------------| |A----------------------------------------| |E----------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|E----------------------------------------| |B----------------------------------------| |G---------------------7------------------| |D--2---4------------------9--------------| |A----------------------------------------| |E----------------------------------------|
_____
_____
_____
Guitar 3 t
3rd time play this the first two play
|E---------0-0--0-------0---0---|the chords below |B---17-15-----12\10-10-7\5-----| |G------------------------------|3rd time only |D----------------------------0-| |A------------------------------| |E------------------------------|
| (D5) (E5) D5 E5
|Guitar 1
| P.H.-----|
|E------------------------------| |B------------------------------| |G--7~~-9-------7---7~~~-9--9---| |D----------9-------------------| |A------------------------------| |E------------------------------|
| Pitch: F#
|Guitar 2
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|E------------------------------| |B------------------------------| |G--2~~-4-------2---2~~~-4------| |D----------9-------------------| |A------------------------------| |E------------------------------|
[(A5)] An[(B5)]d as a ma[(D5)]n's re[(B5)]ach - in' for h[(D5)]is [(B5)]a - t[(A5)]rou - sers[(B5)],
Big Jim done a pulled his a pis - tol,
Be - fore some ol' fool come a - round here
Guitar 1
|E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |G--7---9------------7---------------------|-----------------------------| |D------------------------9----------------|-(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------| |A-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
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|E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |B-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |G--2---4------------2---------------------|-----------------------------| |D------------------------4----------------|-(4)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------| |A-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
(A5) (B5) (D5) (B5) E5 D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
a shoots him full of a thir - ty eight__ holes._
shot his friend a right be - tween the eyes.__
wan - na shoot ei - ther you or me.___
Guitar 1
|E--------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |G------------------------7-------------------|------9---7---------9------| |D---7---9---------------------9--------------|------9---7---------9------| |A--------------------------------------------|--------------------7------| |E--------------------------------------------|----------------0---0------|
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|Guitar 2
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|E--------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |G------------------------2-------------------|------9---7---------9------| |D---2---4---------------------4--------------|------9---7---------9------| |A--------------------------------------------|--------------------7------| |E--------------------------------------------|----------------0---0------|
*Chorus:
Mis - ter Sat - ur - day Night
Guitars 1&2
P.M---------------| P.M-| P.M-| P.M-----| E--------|--------------------------------------------| B--------|--------------------------------------------| G--------|--------------------------------------------| D--------|---------9-------------9--------------------| A--------|--------------------------------------------| E--5--6--|-7-----------------7---------7--------5--6--|
Spe - cial,__
P.M P.H P.M P.M P.M-------| E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D----------9-------------9------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-----7------------7----------7----0------5---6---|
pitch: D#
got a bar - tel that's a blue and cold.___
P.M P.M
E------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| B------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------| G------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------| D-------9--------------9-------------------|--2----------2-----------------| A------------------------------------------|--0----------2-----------------| E--7--------------7---------------7-----0--|-------------0--------------2/-|
They ain't good__ for noth - in',[D5]
P.M P.M P.M P.M---------| P.H P.M E---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| G---------------------------------------------|---------------------7~~~~~-| D-------9----------------9--------------------|------9--------------7~~~~~-| A---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| E--7----------------7---------7-------5----6--|-7-------------7------------|
pitch: D#
but put a man__ six a [E5] feet in a hole.______________
P.M P.M P.M----------| w/bar E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D-------9-----------9---------------|--------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------| E--7-------------7------7---7----0--|---0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
*Interlude
Guitars 1&2 w/ryh. fig. 1
A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C. A5 B5
Guitar 3
E---------------------------------|---------------------------| B----15fb------r(15)---12---------|-12-----12------12---15fb--| G----------------------------14---|------------14-------------| D---------------------------------|---------------------------| A---------------------------------|---------------------------| E---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-hold bend-|
E-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B---10fb--10--10---10r--------7-------|-7--7--------10fb--10--7--------| G----9fb---9---9----9r--------7-------|-7--7---------9fb---9------9----| D-----------------------(9)-------9---|--------9---7-------------------| A-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
after this go back to the verse^
2nd Chorus
Mis - ter Sat - ur - day Night
Guitars 1&2
P.M---------------| P.M-| P.M-| P.M-----| E--------|--------------------------------------------| B--------|--------------------------------------------| G--------|--------------------------------------------| D--------|---------9-------------9--------------------| A--------|--------------------------------------------| E--5--6--|-7-----------------7---------7--------5--6--|
Spe - cial,__
P.M P.H P.M P.M P.M-------| E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D----------9-------------9------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-----7------------7----------7----0------5---6---|
pitch: D#
got a bar - tel that's a blue and cold.___
P.M P.M
E------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| B------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------| G------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------| D-------9--------------9-------------------|--2----------2-----------------| A------------------------------------------|--0----------2-----------------| E--7--------------7---------------7-----0--|-------------0--------------2/-|
They ain't good__ for noth - in',[D5]
P.M P.M P.M P.M---------| P.H P.M E---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| G---------------------------------------------|---------------------7~~~~~-| D-------9----------------9--------------------|------9--------------7~~~~~-| A---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| E--7----------------7---------7-------5----6--|-7-------------7------------|
pitch: D#
but put a man__ six a [E5] feet in a hole.___________
P.M P.M P.M----------| w/bar Guitar 1 E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------|------------------------------/11\----| G-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D-------9-----------9---------------|--------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------| E--7-------------7------7---7----0--|---0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
Interlude let ring----| let ring
w/bar
E------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------0----| B------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------3/5--| G------------7-----------------|---------------|-----------7-----------2/4--| D--9P7---9---7------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9---7------9---------| A--9P7---9 ---------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9----------9---------| E--------------------------5---|---------------|----------------------------| let ring--------------|
w/bar
E--0--0-------0------------|---------------------------|--------------------| B--5--5---0---5/7---7---7--|---------------------------|--------------------| G--4--4--------------------|-----------7---------------|--------------------| D--------------------------|-9p7---9---7------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-| A--------------------------|-9p7---9----------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-| E--------------------------|-------------------------5-|--------------------| E-------------------------------0--|-----0--0-0-----------------------------| B-------------------------------0--|-3/5------3/5\3---3---------------------| G---------------7------------------|--------------------4\2-----------------| D--9p7-----9----7--------9---------|------------------------4--0--x----x--x-| A--9p7-----9-------------9---------|----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| let ring--------|
w/bar
E----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------| B----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------| G-----------7----------------|----------------|-----------7-----------------| D-9p7---9---7------x---------|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9---7------9----------| A-9p7---9----------x------7--|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9----------9----------| E-------------------------5--|----------------|--------------------------0--|
1/4 bend
let ring------------------| ^ E------------0-----------0---------------|----------------------------------| B------15-------12p10--------------------|----------------------------------| G---0-----------------------9fb---r(9)--7b----------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------9\---------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
let ring----| let ring
w/bar
E------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------0----| B------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------3/5--| G------------7-----------------|---------------|-----------7-----------2/4--| D--9P7---9---7------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9---7------9---------| A--9P7---9 ---------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9----------9---------| E--------------------------5---|---------------|----------------------------| let ring--------------|
w/bar
E--0--0-------0------------|---------------------------|--------------------| B--5--5---0---5/7---7---7--|---------------------------|--------------------| G--4--4--------------------|-----------7---------------|--------------------| D--------------------------|-9p7---9---7------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-| A--------------------------|-9p7---9----------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-| E--------------------------|-------------------------5-|--------------------| |E------------------------------0--|-----0--0-0-----------------------------| |B------------------------------0--|-3/5------3/5\3---3---------------------| |G--------------7------------------|--------------------4\2-----------------| |D-9p7-----9----7--------9---------|------------------------4--0--x----x--x-| |A-9p7-----9-------------9---------|----------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|\
| ^ \
| \ Play
|Guitar 3 /Together
| let ring----| /
|E---------------------------------|---------------0--0----0--7--7----------|/ |B---------------------------------|--------3/5-------5----0----------------| |G---------------------------------|--------2/4-------4---------------------| |D---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |A---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| let ring--------|
w/bar
E----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------| B----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------| G-----------7----------------|----------------|-----------7-----------------| D-9p7---9---7------x---------|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9---7------9----------| A-9p7---9----------x------7--|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9----------9----------| E-------------------------5--|----------------|--------------------------0--| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------7fb----------r(7)---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
For the solo the guitars 1&2 play fig. 1, 2 times
Guitar 3
let ring--| let ring--|
hold full bend hold full bend
E---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B-----10--10---------10--10--10---------|-7-----10fb------------7-----------| G------9---9---r(9)---9---9---9---r(9)--|-7------9fb----r(9)----7-----------| D---------------------------------------|-----9------------------------9\---| A---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
let ring---|
hold fb--|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------10---------| B-10--10-----------7--------7---7~~~|~~~~---------10fb-|--(10)~~~-----------| G--9---9----r(9)---7--------7---7~~~|~~~~--------------------------7fb-r(7)-| D----------------------9------------|-----9--(9)\---------------------------| A-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B--------------------7------|-9---7-----9--------------9--------------------| G--(7)fb-------------7------|-9---7-----9---7hb--------9---7----------------| D-----------9p7--9-------9--|--------9------------9-------------------------| A---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
GUITARS 1&2 PLAY FIG. 2 4 TIMES
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B----9---7----------------------|-----15fb------------r(15)---12------------| G----9---7-------9fb-----(9)fb--|----------------------------------14-------| D-9----------9------------------|-------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| B-12-----12--------12-----15fb-|----15fb---------------r(15)---12-----------| G-------------14---------------|------------------------------------14------| D------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| A------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
hold full bend-
E-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B---15p12~~~-12-------12h15p12~~~(12)\----|---12--15fb---12~~~-10fb--10--10-| G----------------14---------------------7/|13-------------------9fb---9---9-| D-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| -----| let ring-----| E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-10---------7----10fb----------7-----|--7---9hb---r(9)p7h9-----------------| G--9--r(9)---7-----9fb----r(9)--7-----|--7---9fb---r(9)p7h9---7-------------| D---------------9------------------9--|----------------------------9--------| A-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------|-10fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| G-9fb--(9)----7---------7----9----7---|-------------------------------------| D------------------9------------------|-------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
let ring----|let ring-|let ring
fb fb
hold full bend------------------------------| |--| |--| E----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B--10fb--(10)--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|---10--------10---------10----7--9-| G---9fb---(9)---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|----9---r(9)--9----r(9)--9-r(9)----| D----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Back to verse 3.
3rd Chorus
Mis - ter Sat - ur - day Night
Guitars 1&2
P.M---------------| P.M-| P.M-| P.M-----| E--------|--------------------------------------------| B--------|--------------------------------------------| G--------|--------------------------------------------| D--------|---------9-------------9--------------------| A--------|--------------------------------------------| E--5--6--|-7-----------------7---------7--------5--6--|
Spe - cial,__
P.M P.H P.M P.M P.M-------| E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D----------9-------------9------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-----7------------7----------7----0------5---6---|
pitch: D#
got a bar - tel that's a blue and cold.___
P.M P.M
E------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| B------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------| G------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------| D-------9--------------9-------------------|--2----------2-----------------| A------------------------------------------|--0----------2-----------------| E--7--------------7---------------7-----0--|-------------0--------------2/-|
They ain't good__ for noth - in',[D5]
P.M P.M P.M P.M---------| P.H P.M E---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| G---------------------------------------------|---------------------7~~~~~-| D-------9----------------9--------------------|------9--------------7~~~~~-| A---------------------------------------------|----------------------------| E--7----------------7---------7-------5----6--|-7-------------7------------|
pitch: D#
but put a man__ six a [E5] feet in a hole.______________
P.M P.M P.M----------| w/bar E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D-------9-----------9---------------|--------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------| E--7-------------7------7---7----0--|---0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
*Outro:
Guitars 1&2
E-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| B-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| G-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----| D-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----| A--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----| E--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------| E-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| B-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| G-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----| D-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----| A--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----| E--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------|
Guitar 1&2
|E-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| |B-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| |G-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----| |D-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----| |A--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----| |E--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------|
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|Guitar 3
|E-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------| |B-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------| |G-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------| |D-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------| |A--7/9------12\9----|-----------------------|--7/9------12\9----|--------| |E--5/7------10\7----|-----------------------|--5/7------10\7----|--------|
Repeat two lines above untill fade
Thats all hope u like it
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