Poison Was the Cure Megadeth
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1990 Album RUST IN PEACE)
Transcribed by Rick Dobbins
Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Megadeth
Arranged by Megadeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Mustaine'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Friedman'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Friedman - Solo Guitar'
Intro
Moderately Fast Rock Q=138
N.C.
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
Wx4 4x
||----------|| ||o--------o|| ||----------|| ||----------|| ||o--------o|| ||----------||
[A5] [C5C#5] [A5]
PM----------------------------| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H W 3x
||------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------|| ||--2---------------|-----------------|-5-6---2------|-------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-4-0-0------|------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------||
[A5] [C5C#5] [A5]
PM----------------------------| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------14-(14)----|-(14)----| |-2---------------|-----------------|-5-6---14-(14)----|-(14)----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-4-0-12-(12)----|-(12)----| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
Gtr I
+W +W +W
|------------|-------------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------|| |-(14)-------|-(14)--------|-(14)----|| |-(14)-------|-(14)--------|-(14)----|| |-(12)-------|-(12)--------|-(12)----|| |------------|-------------|---------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W W
|------------|-------------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------|| |--14s=======|===6\--------|---------|| |--12s=======|===4\--------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------||
Pre-Verse
Double Time Feel Q=284
[(A)]Gtr I[E5] [(A)] [D5] [C5] [B5]
PM PM PM PM PM
Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|-----------------| |----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7-----5-(5)--4--| |-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5-----3-(3)--2--| |----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-7p5---5------4--| |----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|-----7----7p5----| |-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
[(A)]Q E E E Q E Q. [E5]E +Q Q [(A)]Q E E E Q E [D5]Q. [Eb5]E +Q [E5]Q
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|-------------------|| |----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7------8-(8)---9--|| |-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5------6-(6)---7--|| |----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|-------------------||
|
| PM PM PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|-------------------|| |-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|-5--3---6-(6)---7--|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
Verse
[(A)]PM PM PM [E5] [(A)]PM PM[D5] [C5] [B5]
Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q
||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||o----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||-----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|------------------| ||-----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7-----5-(5)--4---| ||o-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5-----3-(3)--2---| ||-----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-7p5---5------4---| ||-----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|-----7----7p5-----| ||o-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
[(A)]PM PM PM [E5] [(A)]PM PM[D5] [Eb5] [E5]
Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q 5x
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| |----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|--------------------|| |----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7------8-(8)---9---|| |-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5------6-(6)---7--o|| |----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|--------------------||
|
| PM PM PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q 5x
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|--------------------|| |-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|-5--3---6-(6)---7--o|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
Chorus
[F5]Gtrs [F#5]I, II[G5] [G#5] [G5] [F#5] [A5]
PM---------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-0--------|-(0)----| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------|
[F5] [F#5] [G5] [G#5] [G5] [F#5] [B5]
PM---------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|-4--------|-(4)----| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-2--------|-(2)----| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------|
[F5] [F#5] [G5] [G#5] [G5] [F#5] [G5] [G#5] [A5] [G#5G5]
PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-4----5-(5)--6--|-(6)-7----6--5--| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|-2----3-(3)--4--|-(4)-5----4--3--|
[G5] [G#5] [A5] [Bb5] [A5] [G#5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5]
PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |-5----6-(6)--7--|-(7)-8----7--6--|-7----8-(8)--9--|-7----8-(8)--9--|| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-5----6-(6)--7--|-5----6-(6)--7--||
Bridge
[C5] [C5] [B5] [B5] [Bb5]
PM----------------------| PM----------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-12--------------|-------------12-11-|-(11)--------------|-------------11-10-| |-10--------------|-------------10--9-|--(9)--------------|--------------9--8-| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
[Bb5A5] [A5G#5]
PM----------------------| PM----------------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(10)--------------|-------------10-9-|-(9)--------------|-------------9-8-| |--(8)--------------|--------------8-7-|-(7)--------------|-------------7-6-| |-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
[G#G5] [G5F#5]
PM----------------------| PM----------------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(8)--------------|-------------8-7-|-(7)--------------|-------------7-6-| |-(6)--------------|-------------6-5-|-(5)--------------|-------------5-4-| |------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[F#F5]
[3/4]
PM----------------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E H
|------------------|-----------------|------------|| |------------------|-----------------|------------|| |-(6)--------------|-------------6-5-|-(5)--------|| |-(4)--------------|-------------4-3-|-(3)--------|| |------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------------|| |------------------|-----------------|------------||
Breakdown
[F5] [G5] [F5] [F#5] [G5] [G#5] [G5] [F#5] [A5]
[4/4]
PM--------------------------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-3----5-(5)--5--|-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-0--------|-(0)----| |-1----3-(3)--3--|-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------|
[F5] [F#5] [G5] [G#5] [G5] [F#5] [B5]
PM---------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------------|-4--------|-(4)----|| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-2--------|-(2)----|| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------||
Interlude
[A5]Gtr I[C5]
PM PM PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||-----2p0---5p2p0-|-2p0-------------|----2p0-5-5-2p0-|-2p0-0-0----------| ||-----------------|-----2p0-0-1-2p0-|----------------|---------0-1-2p0--| ||o-0------0-------|-----------------|-3--------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||--2--------------|-----------------|-5--------------|------------------| ||o-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
[D5]PM PM~~ PM~~~~~~ [F5] PM PM----[E5]| PM
Q E E E Q. E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q 3x
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------1-----o|| |----2p0---5------|-2p0---5-(5)-2-0---|-------2-(2)-5-----|------1-(1)--------|| |-0------0--------|-----0-------------|--3------------3---|-2------------2----|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|
| PM-----------------------------| PM----------| PM----------|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-7---------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-9-----------------|| |-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|--8--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-7--0-0--0--0-0-0-o|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
[A5]PM PM [C5]PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----2p0---5p2p0-|-2p0-------------|----2p0-5-5-2p0-|-2p0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----2p0-0-1-2p0-|----------------|---------0-1-2p0-| |-0------0-------|-----------------|-3--------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|
| PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-2--------------|-----------------|-5--------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
[D5]PM PM~~ PM~~~~~~ [F5]PM PM---[E5]| PM
Q E E E Q. E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------1----|| |----2p0---5------|-2p0---5-(5)-2-0---|------2-(2)-5----|------1-(1)------|| |-0------0--------|-----0-------------|-3------------3--|-2------------2--|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|
| PM---------------------------------| PM---| PM
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------1----|| |-----------------|-------------------|------2-(2)-5----|------1-(1)------|| |-7---------------|-------------------|-3------------3--|-2------------2--|| |-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Outro\Guitar Solo
[A5]Gtr I
PM------------------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-2-----------------------------|------------------------| |-0--------------0--0--0--0-0-0-|--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~~~~~
| S +S E +Q +H +Q E +E Q E E
|-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-7pb9r(7)-7b9==(7)---(7)-------|-(7)r---7b9r(7)-7p==5---| |-------------------------------|----------------------7-| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------|
[C5]
PM---------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-5-----------------|-------------------| |-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-------------------|-------------------|
|
| W Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|------5------------| |-6b8===============|=6r-----8-5--------| |-------------------|------------8-7-5--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
[D5] [F5] [E5]
PM--------------------------| PM----------| PM--------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |-7----------------|-----------------|-10-----------------|-9--------------| |-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--8---8-8--8--8-8-8-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
| W E E E E E E Q +H +Q Q W
|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-------5---------|--------------------|----------------| |-5b7--------------|-7-5-7---7-5-----|----------------5---|-4--------------| |------------------|-------------7---|-(7)------(7)-------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
[A5]
PM------------------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-2------------------|-------------------------| |-0---0--0-0--0-0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| |--------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------12-15-15p12-------| |--------------------|-12h13-------------13p12-| |---------------9h12-|-------------------------| |----------9h10------|-------------------------| |-----7h10-----------|-------------------------| |-5h8----------------|-------------------------|
[C5]
PM-------------------------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |--5----------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3----3--3-3---3--3--3----3----| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |---3---|
| E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q E E E
|-15p12-------12h13-------|-15b17---12---(12)-----------13-| |-------13h15-------15p12-|------------------------15------| |-------------------------|---------------------14---------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
[D5]
PM-------------------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |--7----------------------|-----------------------| |--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-5-| |-------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-17p13-------------------|-10h13p10---------22p==| |-------15-------------10-|----------10-----------| |----------14p10----10----|-------------10--------| |----------------12-------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|
[F5] [E5]
PM------------| PM--------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-10----------------------|---9---------------| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E E E E E +W
|-17----------------------|-------------------| |----18-------------------|-------------------| |-------19----------------|-------------------| |----------19-------19p17-|-(17)--------------| |-------------20p17-------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|
[A5] [Bb5] [B5]
PM------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--2----------------------|--2--------3-(3)----4----| |--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--------1-(1)----2----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------20p17-------|-------------20p17-------| |-20p17-------------20p17-|-20p17-------------20p17-| |-------19p17-------------|-------19p17-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
[C5] [D5] [E5]
PM------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |--5----------------------|--5-----------7--(7)-------9---| |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3-----------5--(5)-------7---| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E Q +E +E Q
|-20p17-------------20p17-|-------20b22====(20)r(20)-20\--| |-------20p17-------------|-20p17-------------------------| |-------------19p17-------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|
[D5] [Eb5] [E5]
PM-------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-7--------------------|-7------8-(8)--9--| |-5---5-5-5-5---5----5-|-5------6-(6)--7--| |----------------------|------------------|
|
| |---3----|
| E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|-----10----9---8--| |----------------------|-9----------------| |-0-1s====7---9---10---|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------|
[F5] [E5]
PM-------------| PM------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-10---------------------|--9---------------------| |--8----8-8--8-8---8---8-|--7----7---7--7-7--7-7--| |------------------------|------------------------|
|
| |---3---| |--3---|
| E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------| |--7---------------------|------------------------| |----10p9p7-10---9---7---|------------------------| |------------------------|-11-10---9------9h10p9--| |------------------------|-------------12---------| |------------------------|------------------------|
[A5]W Q. [Bb5]E +Q [B5]Q [C5] W Q. [D5]E +Q [E5]Q
|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-2--------------|-2----3-(3)--4--|--5---------------|-5----7-(7)--9--| |-0--------------|-0----1-(1)--2--|--3---------------|-3----5-(5)--7--| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|
| ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
| Q. E E E E E W +Q E E E E E E W
|------5---------|----------------|------5-----------|----------------| |--------3h5-----|----------------|--------8p5-------|----------------| |------------7p5-|----------------|------------8p7p5-|----------------| |-7--------------|-7--------------|-(7)--------------|-7--------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
W W
[D5] W Q. [Eb5] E +Q [E5] Q
|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |--7---------------|--7---------8-(8)-----9----| |--5---------------|--5---------6-(6)-----7----| |------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| +Q E E E E E E S E. E E E E E E
|------5-----------|---------------------13h15-| |--------8p5-------|------------------15-------| |------------8p7p5-|-17p14-----14h17-----------| |-(7)--------------|--------17-----------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------|
[F5] W [E5] W [A5] Q Q H
|--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |-10-----------------------------|--9-------------------|--2------------------*| |--8-----------------------------|--7-------------------|--0------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*|
|
| E E E E E T S. E E H +Q E E Q +Q H
|--------------------------------|-22b24r===(22)--20p17-|---------------------*| |-----------------------17-------|----------------------|-20b22===(20)r-------*| |-17p14----14h17-17h19-----19b21-|----------------------|---------------------*| |-------17-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*|
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
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- 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
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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