Call It Sleep Steve Vai
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1984 Album FLEX-ABLE)
Music by Steve Vai
Transcribed by zwilling99
x 7[Esus2] 9 9 7 7 [Cmaj7add6add9+11] 8 0 9 9 7 10 [Bbadd6add9]6 x 0 0 8 8 5 x[Amaj7] 2 2 2 4
x 9 1[F#m7]1 9 10 12 x 7 [Em7]9 7 8 7 [Dmaj7add6add9+11] 10 9 9 9 9 9 [Bbmaj7add6add9+11] 6 0 0 0 5 8
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Vai - Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Vai - Distortion'
Verse 1
Slowly Q=52
[B11]
[4/4] Gtr II
W
Gtr I
|-3-|
E S a a a S S E S E E a e e E
|-----------------------------------|| |-^5---------5-7s9---10s12-9s10-9-5s|| |-^6-------6------------------------|| |-^7-----7--------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-^7---7----------------------------||
[Esus2]W +W
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|-3-|
W +E. a a a S S E S E e a e e E
|----------|-----------------------------------| |-7--------|-(7)-------5-7s9---10s12-9s10-9-5s=| |----------|---------x-------------------------| |----------|-------x---------------------------| |----------|-----x-----------------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------|
[Cmaj7add6add9+11]W +W
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~
|-3-|
S.T S S S E. +H Q a a a E +E E E e e e
|---------------------|-----------------------------| |-7h8p7---7-7--(7)----|-----------7b8r(7)p5---3-5-3-| |-------9-------------|---------x-------------------| |---------------------|-------x---------------------| |---------------------|-----x-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
[Bbadd6add9]W +W
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\0.5___/ \1/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----5------| |---3---|
S S +S S S H. +Q E E +E S. +T +e S S T S +T
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---5pb6r(5)-3---3-------|-(3)----5pb6r(5)p3-----(3)-(3)--------------| |--------------5---------|---------------------------------5h7p5-(5)h=| |------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
[Amaj7]W +W
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~~~~~~~~~
|-3--| |3| |-3-|
E +S S S a E S E +Q +S +E. +Q a a Q e S S S Q
|--------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------| |-6-(6)-4-2-4s6-4-4-(4)--(4)-(4)-|-(4)--4s3s2--4-6p4s2s6--| |--------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 2
[B11] W
|-3-|
E S a a a S S E S E e a e e e
|--------------------------------------| |-^5---------5-7s9---10-/22-9s10-9-5s==| |-^6-------x---------------------------| |-^7-----x-----------------------------| |------x-------------------------------| |-^7-----------------------------------|
[Esus2]W
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\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.25/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \1.5/
E S S S S S S S S S S S E S
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-7h9p7---7-9s10s====12p====9h12s=====14p====12h14s====17-----| |-------9-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
+W [Cmaj7add6add9+11] W
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\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \1/ \2 \1.5___/
|-----3------| |-3-|
+E S a a S E E E E S a a S E e E +Q +Q +Q S a a +S +T +S T
|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-(17)--------5h7s====9s====10s====12---------9b10---9------|--------------------8-----(8)-(8)-(8)p5-| |-----------x-------------------------------x----------9b11-|-(9)--(9)--(9)----x---------------------| |------x\-x-------------------------------x-----------------|----------------------------------------| |------x\---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
+W
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\7 \1.5___/ \0.5
|-3-|
T T T T T T T T T T T E. S a a a +S +E +E +E
|---------------------------------------------------------| |--7p4----------------------------8-----(8)-(8)-(8)---(8)-| |-------------------------------x-------------------------| |------7p4--------------------x---------------------------| |----------7p5s3h5p3--------------------------------------| |--------------------5s3p0--------------------------------|
[Bbadd6add9]W
|
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|------10:6-------| |3|
S S S S S S S S S e.. a E Q +E. S.
|------------------------------------| |---5s6------------------------------| |-------7s5p3------------------------| |-------------5p3s2-3---3s5----------| |---------------------------7-(7)-3s=| |------------------------------------|
W
|
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~~~~
|3-| |--3--|
E a T T S e a S S S +Q S. T T S. T T
|-----------10-13-10s12------------------------------| |--------11-------------13---------------------------| |-----12-------------------12-(12)--10h12-10s9--10p9s| |---x------------------------------------------------| |-5--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
[Amaj7]W
|
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~~~
E. +S +Q +E. +S E. s
|----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-8b9-(8)-(8)--(8)-(8)\----6-| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------|
+W [B11] W
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Gtr III
\1.5/
~~~
|----6----| |3-|
S S S S S S +T S. +S S +Q +Q E S S E Q +Q.. +S
|----------------------------------------|---------x-----------------------|| |----2-3-2-------------------------------|-^5--------17b19==(17)----(17)r\-|| |----------4-2-(2)s===8--(8)s4-(4)--(4)--|-^6------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-^7---x\-------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|------x\-------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-^7---x\-------------------------||
Guitar Solo
[F#m7] W
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|----3-----|
a Q S +S +S +S S S +S +E S S E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---17b19--17pb19r(17)b19==(17)r(17)-17-17b21==(17)-(17)-17-17-17-| |-x---------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
+W
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~~~~~
|--3---|
+Q a E +T +S. +S S S +S S T T T T S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(17)r----17pb21==(17)r(17)b21==(17)-17-17r(17)p14----14-------------| |--------x------------------------------------------16----16p14s13s11-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Em7] W
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\2/
~~
|--3--|
S E S a E. S S S S Q S S
|-15------------------------------------| |------------------------12-------------| |----12-14-14s==16p12-14----12-14--12s9-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
+W
|
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~~~~
|--3--| |3-|
T T T T E +S S S S S S S S E +E. T T
|--------------------------------------------------------| |-------10--------------12s10s8-10s12s10----10-(10)-10s9-| |--9h12----9-12b14-(12)------------------12--------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
[Dmaj7add6add9+11] W
|
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\1/ \1/
|-3-|
T T T a T S T T T T T T T T T T T S.X X S T +T +S T T a S S
|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------10---------------------------------------------------------------| |----12----9s11s9p7------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------9p7s6------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------7s5p4------------------------------4p2s4h==5---| |-------------------------------7-5-4s2s4s5s4s2p0-(0)--(0)-2-------------|
+W
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~
|---5---|
E. X X X X T T T T T T T T T Q +S. T S X X X X
|----------------------------------------------------12-| |-----------------------7-----9-------------------12----| |---------------4-6-7s9---9-7---9--(9)s7-------13-------| |---------4-6-7--------------------------9/-14----------| |--7--5-7-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
[Cmaj7add6add9+11] W
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\1/
|---3----|
S T T S S +E T T T T S +T +T T T T S +S +S +S S
|-15---------------------14-15-17-14-17b19==(17)r(17)p15----15---------------------------| |----15-------17b19-(17)---------------------------------17----17-(17)b19==(17)r(17)p15--| |-------14-14----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+W
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\0.5/ \1/ \1/
|----3----| |-3--|
E E E +T +S. +S T S S E T T S T T T T T T
|------------------------------------10----10--------------------------------------| |-17s19s====20---(20)--(20)b22-(20)\----13----13b15==13-13-[13]-13-13-13-13-13-13r-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bbadd6add9] W
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\3.5
T
|--3--| |3|
S S +T +T T T T S T +S T T T T T T +X X T T S S S T T S T
|---------------------------12----13b15-(13)-15----------15---------------------------------------| |---------------------11------------------------18-17-18----17b18r(17)p15----15-------------------| |-12-12(19)-(12)-(12)----12----10-----------------------------------------17----17s5p3------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-3s2------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3s===| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+W
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Q S T T +T S T S a T T +T T S E S T T
|---------------5---5-5h6-5-(5)-------------| |-------5-----------------------6-5---------| |---------5-(5)---------------------7p5-7p5h| |-----------------3-------------------------| |--5--3-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
[Amaj7]W
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\0.5/
|--3---|
S S Q +S S S E. S T T S S T T
|-----------------------------14--------12-----| |----------------------------------------------| |-6s====4s2--(2)s16s14s13--11----11s9-9----9s==| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
+W
|
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~~~ ~~~~~
E. a S E a E +Q.. T T
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-11--11h13p9-9s11-(11)---------| |--------------------------x\---| |--------------------------x\---| |--------------------------x\-0-|
[B11] W
\1.5/ \1.5 \7_______/0______\7
~~~~
Q +E. +T +T +S E +E S +S S
|----------------------------------17---(17)------------|| |-17------(17)-(17)----(17)---(17)-17---(17)------------|| |-16b18===(16)-(16)----(16)---(16)-16r--(16)-0---(0)----|| |-------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------0--||
[F#m7] W
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|--3--| |---3----| |-------------9--------------| |-----------------14-------------------|
E S S S +E +E E a S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17pb19==17-17-17-(17)r(17)-17b19---17b19r(17)p14--------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------x---------------17-17p14h16--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------16p14-16p14--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------16p14h16p14-------------------13-----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-12-12-14-16----14h=| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[+B] |[B]
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|--------------------14----------------------| |-----5-----| |--3--|
S.. S S S S S S S S S S T T. S S T T T T T T T T T T X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X T T
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------14---17-19-21-14-17-19-21-14-17-19-21-14-17-19-21-14-17-19-21-14-19-21-14-17-19-21-19-------------| |---------------------------------------13--14-16-14-14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17b19=====| |------------------------13-------13-16-----------------16-16-14s3s16-16-14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------| |------13-14-16-13-14-16----14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------| |-16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Em7] W
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~~~~~
+S. T T T T T +S. +X X E +S. +T T T T T E T +S.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(17)r17p15-17-17-17b19==(17)r(17)p15-17b22==(17)r(17)p15----17-15s12-15b17-(15)-| |----------------------------------------------------------16----------15b16-(15)-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+W
|
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\0.5/ \3.5______/ \7
+S. T E S T +T a S. +T S E. +E +T S.
|--------------------------------------------------x--| |-(15)\-----------------------------------------------| |-(15)\-9-14s2p0-----(0)---[2]----(2)-0-2--(2)-(2)----| |------------------------x------------0---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
[Dmaj7add6add9+11] W
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\1/
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
|3| |--3--| |---3---|
E S S S S S S S T S. +S +S +S S E S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------| |-/9------10-12s14p==12----12-----------------------12-14p12s10-| |----9s11---------------14----14b18==(14)-(14)r(14)-------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
+W
|
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S S E E E S S S S S +S. T T S T
|----------------------------19-----------------------| |-12s14p12h14s17-14h17s19p17----19-19-(19)-19s3-3s12--| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
[Cmaj7add6add9+11] W
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\0.5/
~~~~~
S T T +S +S S S S S X X X X S E X X X X S E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15p====13h15b17==(15)r(15)p13-15s13-10-10-10-10-10s12s8-10-10-10-10s12-12-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+W
|
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\3.5/ \1/ \1/
|--3--|
T T T a S S S +S S T T S E S S E S a a X X X X
|--------------------------------------------------------10---------| |------------------------------------------------------x------------| |-12-12-12-12s14-14-11-(11)p===9s7h9p7-5s7s==9-------x--------------| |------------------------------------------------7s5----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------8-9-10--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bbmaj7add6add9+11] W
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TP TP TP TP
|-----5-----|
E. X X X X X S E S E T T T T +T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------17-17p15p13-15------------15----------15-------| |-----------------------15----------------18b20-(18)----18-17-18----17p15-| |-----14-14-14-12-13-14---------------------------------------------------| |-12----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+W
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/1\ \1____|
T T T T T T T T T T E. T +S. +S T T T T T T S T T
|----------------13----12-11-10-----------------------------12-------------------| |-13-15-13-12-11----11----------11b13-11---(11)--(11)-11-------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------12----10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Amaj7]W
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\1/ \0.5/
|3-| |--3---|
E. S T E +S S S S S E S T T S a S
|--------------------12p10s====12-19s5--------------| |----12p10s12---(12)-------------------7------------| |-9--------------------------------------0h6s9-9s11s| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
+W [B11]W
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Gtr I
\5.5 / \7___/0______________________________________
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S a Q H E S S a a a a E E E E e a E e E
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------5-7s9-10s12-9s10-9------|| |--9s6-4---[6]----<5>----|------------------x--------------------9s===|| |--------x---------------|----------------x---------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------x-----------------------------|| |------------------------|-0---h4-----x-------------------------------||
[Esus2] W +W
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\0.25/ \0.25/ \0.25/ \0.25/ \0.25/ \0.25/ \0.25/ \0.25/ \0.25/
~~
|3| |------3-------| |------3-------| |------3------|
W Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|----5------7------9------10------12------9------10------9---------------| |-11--------|---------------------------------------------------------------9--------| |-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Cmaj7add6add9+11] W +W
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\0.5/
~~~~~~~~~~~
|3| |--3--|
a Q +S T T S S a E S Q. +H T T T E. E E
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------17h18p17----18\------| |-9s11------(11)h12p11-9-7-9s11-7-9----|-(9)----17h19p17----19\------| |--------------------------------------|--------17----------17\------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[Bbadd6add9]W
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\0.5/
PM|
|--3--|
S T T T s s s s a E S S a Q.
|----------------------------------------------| |---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13s15s10p8-8s10-------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
+W [Amaj7] W
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\7
PM------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
S t t t s s Q +E E E S S S S S S Q. +E. S E E
|------------------------------------|----19----16----(16)-17p14---| |---------------------------17-------|-----------------------------| |----5-5-5-5-5-7---(7)-x-x/-------16-|-----------------------------| |------------------------x/----------|-16----14--------------------| |------------------------x/----14----|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+W [B11]W
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\0.5/ \0.5/
~~~ PM----|
|-3-|
S S E E S S +Q. +S S e E e e e e E E +E
|-12p====9---------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------------12p====9-(9)---(9)\---|-5-----------------------------|| |------------------------------------|-6---------x---11pb13r(11)b13==|| |------------------------------------|-7-------x---------------------|| |------------------------------------|-------x-----------------------|| |------------------------------------|-7---x-------------------------||
[Esus2] W
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|---3---| |--3---|
+Q. +E +E +E a a S +E e e
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-(11)---(11)-(11)r(11)-----11b13==(11)-11-11r-| |-------------------------x--------------------| |-----------------------x----------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
+W
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\2____|
E S S S E. S S S S +S E.
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |----11b13==11-11r----11b13==11-11-11r--(11)----| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
[Cmaj7add6add9+11]W +W
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\2____/1.5____\2.5____\3.5____| \0.5/ \1 \1.5_________/0_________\1
~
|----3-----|
S E S S +S +S +S +S E. S S E E E +E +E. +S E E Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------13-----12--|----10-----(10)-(10)--(10)-8-7-----| |---11b12==11-11r--(11)----(11)----(11)----(11)-----------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[Bbadd6add9]W
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\1____\1.5___/0________\0.25/ \0.5____\2.5_____/2_______\3______/1___/0.5___
E S +S T +T E S +S E a +S S +E a +S
|--------------------------13p=====10-----(10)-----------------------------------| |---13---(13)--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------10---(10)--------------------------------------------7---(7)p===| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------12---(12)p0---(0)------------|
+W
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\1___\3___/0______________\7 \7/
|------3------| |---3---|
S +S E. S S S S +E S S S S S S E
|----------------------h13---------------------------| |------------------h11-------------------------------| |--5---(5)--10p==9-----------------------------------| |--------------------------h12--(12)s10s8s7----------| |-------------------------------------------8p5p0----| |----------------------------------------------------|
[Amaj7]W +W
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\4.5______/3.5__\7___| \7 | \4.5________/0_____
|--3--|
Q a a E e S +T T E E E e e e Q +S a +S E E e
|--------21s4--------------------------|----------------------------------x-| |------x-------------------------------|------------------0-----(0)-------x-| |----x--------1-----(1)s2s====4s==16---|-14-13-11-9---(9)-----------x-x---x-| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------x-x-----| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------x-x-----| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[B11]W [Esus2] W W
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|-3-|
e S a a a a S S E S S +S e a e e E +W a W
|---------------------------------------------|------------|---18----*| |-5-----------5-7s9---10-(10)-/22-9s10-9------|------------|---------*| |-6---------x----------------------------9b11-|-(9)--------|---15----*| |-7-------x-----------------------------------|------------|-x-------*| |-------x-------------------------------------|------------|---------*| |-7---x---------------------------------------|------------|---------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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