The Kinslayer by Nightwish #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE KINSLAYER As recorded by Nightwish (From the 2000 Album WISHMASTER) Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com) Words and Music by Nightwish Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Emppu' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keys' Intro Moderate Rock Q=90 E5 A5 B5 D5 E5 4/4 Gtr I S S E Q E S S Q E S S E S S Q S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------2---------|-----4-------7-------------------| |-2-2-------------------2---------|-----4-------7-------------2-2-2-| |-2-2-------------------0---------|-----2-------5-------------2-2-2-| |-0-0-----------------------------|---------------------------0-0-0-| | | Gtr II | 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 S S S S S S S |-0-0-7-0-7-8-0-5-7-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-|-8-0-7-----7-5---5---------0-0-0-| |---------------------------------|---------7---------8---7---------| |---------------------------------|-------7-------7-----7---7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A5 H S S E Q |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| |-------------------2--------------|| |-------------------2--------------|| |-------------------0--------------|| |----------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-7-0-7-8-0-5-7-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-8-0--|| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| B5 D5 G5F#E5 A5 3/4 4/4 S S E S E E E S S S E Q E S S Q |---------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------||---------------------------------| |-4-------7-----------||-----------------------2---------| |-4-------7-----5-4-2-||-2-2-------------------2---------| |-2-------5-----5-4-2-||-2-2-------------------0---------| |---------------3-2-0-||-0-0-----------------------------| | | S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-7-0---7-5-0-5-3---0-||-0-0-7-0-7-8-0-5-7-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-| |-----7-----------7---||---------------------------------| |---------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------||---------------------------------| B5 D5 E5 E S S E S S Q S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----4-------7---------------------| |-----4-------7-------------2-2-2---| |-----2-------5-------------2-2-2---| |---------------------------0-0-0---| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-8-0-7-----7-5---5---------0-0-0---| |---------7---------8---7-----------| |-------7-------7-----7---7---------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| A5 B5 D5 G5 F#E5 3/4 H S S E Q S S E S E E E S |---------------------------------||-------------------------|| |---------------------------------||-------------------------|| |-------------------2-------------||-4-------7---------------|| |-------------------2-------------||-4-------7-----5-----4-2-|| |-------------------0-------------||-2-------5-----5-----4-2-|| |---------------------------------||---------------3-----2-0-|| | | 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 S |-7-0-7-8-0-5-7-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-8-0-||-7-0---7-5-0-5-3-(3)---0-|| |---------------------------------||-----7---------------7---|| |---------------------------------||-------------------------|| |---------------------------------||-------------------------|| |---------------------------------||-------------------------|| |---------------------------------||-------------------------|| N.C.(B5) 4/4 PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7-----7-----10---9--------7---9----| |---7-7---7-7----7---7-10-7---7---7--| | | W |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| PM| PM| S S S S S S E E S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------9-7---------9---9-| |-10-----10---------10-9-10---9---| |----7-7----7-7-------------------| PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM| PM| 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 S S S S |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------9-7---------9---9-| |-7-----7-----10---9--------7---9---|-10-----10---------10-9-10---9---| |---7-7---7-7----7---7-10-7---7---7-|----7-7----7-7-------------------| N.C.(G#5) PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM| PM| 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 S S S S |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------6-4-------6---6-| |-4-----4-----7---6-------4---6---|-7-----7---------7-6-7---6---| |---4-4---4-4---4---4-7-4---4---4-|---4-4---4-4-----------------| PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-4-----4-----7---6-------4---6----| |---4-4---4-4---4---4-7-4---4---4--| 1st Verse N.C.(Ab5) PM| PM| PM--| PM--| PM--| S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------||---------------------------------| |-----------------------------||---------------------------------| |-----------------------------||---------------------------------| |-------------6-4-------6---6-||---------------------------------| |-7-----7---------7-6-7---6---||-4-------4-------4-------7-6-4-3-| |---4-4---4-4-----------------||---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---------| PM--| PM--| PM--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4-------------3--| |---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-3-4-5----| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| 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 S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4-------7-6-4-3-|-4-------4-------4-------4-5-6-7-| |---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---------|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---------| N.C.(D5) PM--| PM--| PM--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4-------7-6-4-3----| |---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5------------| |------------------------------------| PM--| PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--| 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 S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4-------------3-|-4-------4-------4-------7-6-4-3-| |---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-3-4-5---|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| PM--| PM--| PM--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |-4-------4-------4-------8-7-6-5----|| |---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5------------|| |------------------------------------|| Bridge C# G#5 C# PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----6----|-----6-----6-----6-----6--| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----6-6--|-----6-----6-----6-----6--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-------------------------|-------------------4--|--------------------------| C# G5 F# E5 B5 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| S S E S S E S S E Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q |----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |-----6-----6-----6----|-------------------------|----------------4---| |-----6-----6-----6-5--|-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-2--4---| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--|-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-2--2---| |-------------------3--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0------| F# PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM----| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4---------|| |-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-8-7-6-5-|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|| N.C.(B5) PM| PM| PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-7-----7-----10---9--------7---9---| |---7-7---7-7----7---7-10-7---7---7-| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------9-7---------9---9-|-----------------------------------| |-10-----10---------10-9-10---9---|-7-----7-----10---9--------7---9---| |----7-7----7-7-------------------|---7-7---7-7----7---7-10-7---7---7-| PM| PM| S S S S S S E E S S S S S S |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------9-7---------9---9-|| |-10-----10---------10-9-10---9---|| |----7-7----7-7-------------------|| C#5 D5 PM--------------------------------------------| PM| 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 S E S S E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------6-----7-| |-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6-6-7-| |-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-5-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| E5 PM--------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-9-9--| |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7--| |----------------------------------| G5 A5 PM---------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-12-12---12-12---12-12---14-14---14-14-14-14-| |-10-10---10-10---10-10---12-12---12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------------------| E5 D5 C5 PM------------------| 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 S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-9-9-|-7-7---7-7---7-7---5---5---5---5----| |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---3---3---3---3----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| E5 G5 A5 PM------------------| 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 S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-9-9-|-12-12---12-12---12-12---14-14---14-14-14-14-| |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-10-10---10-10---10-10---12-12---12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E5 PM------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-9-9----| |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7----| |------------------------------------| D5 B5 E5 D5 PM----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. E E |---------------------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------------| |-7-7---7-7---7-7-----------------||-9------------------------7-7-| |-5-5---5-5---5-5---9---9---9---9-||-7------------------------5-5-| |-------------------7---7---7---7-||------------------------------| | | Gtr II | W S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |---------------------------------||-7--0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-5-5-| |---------------------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------------| E5 A5 D5 H. E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------7-----| |-7------------------------7----5-----| |--------------------------5----------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-7--0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-8-8-10-10--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| E5 D5 E5 A5 Eb5 H. E E H E E E E |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |-9------------------------7-7-|-9-------------------8-8-| |-7------------------------5-5-|-7---------------7-7-6-6-| |------------------------------|-----------------5-5-----| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E |-7--0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-5-5-|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-8-8-6-6-| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| E5 D5 H. E E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-9------------------------7-7--| |-7------------------------5-5--| |-------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-7--0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-5-5--| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| E5 A5 D5 H. E E |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------7----| |-7------------------------7----5----| |--------------------------5---------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-7--0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-8-8-10-10-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| E5 D5 E5 A5 Eb5 H. E E H E E E E |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-9------------------------7-7-|-9-------------------8-8---|| |-7------------------------5-5-|-7---------------7-7-6-6---|| |------------------------------|-----------------5-5-------|| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E |-7--0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-5-5-|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-8-8-6-6---|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| 2nd Verse N.C.(G#5) PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------| ||o-4-----4-----7---6-------4---6---| ||----4-4---4-4---4---4-7-4---4---4-| G#5 PM| PM| S S S S S S E E S S S S S S W +W |-----------------------------|----------|---------|| |-----------------------------|----------|--------o|| |-----------------------------|----------|---------|| |-------------6-4-------6---6-|-6--------|-(6)-----|| |-7-----7---------7-6-7---6---|-6--------|-(6)----o|| |---4-4---4-4-----------------|-4--------|-(4)-----|| Bridge II E5 D5 PM------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-9-----------------------7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-| |-----------------------------| | | Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-5-5-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| E5 A5 D5 E5 D5 PM------------------| PM------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-9----------------------------7----|-9-----------------------7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-| |-------------------------5---------|-----------------------------| | | 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 S S S E E |-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-8-8-10-10-|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-5-5-| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| E5 A5Eb5 PM------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-9-------------------------8-|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|| |-------------------------5---|| | | S S S S S S S S E E E E |-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-8---8---6-6-|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| N.C.(G#5) PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM| PM| 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 S S S S |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------6-4-------6---6-| |-4-----4-----7---6-------4---6---|-7-----7---------7-6-7---6---| |---4-4---4-4---4---4-7-4---4---4-|---4-4---4-4-----------------| | | W W |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| Pre-Chorus G#5 C#5 PM------------------| W +W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------|------------||---------------------------------| |----------|------------||---------------------------------| |----------|------------||---------------------------------| |-6--------|-(6)--------||-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6-| |-6--------|-(6)--------||-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-| |-4--------|-(4)--------||---------------------------------| E5 F#5 PM-------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---11-11---11-11-11-11---| |-7-7---7-7---7-7----9--9----9--9--9--9---| |-----------------------------------------| C#5 B5 C#5 PM------------------| 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 S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------6---6---6---6-| |-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-4-4---4-4---4-4---6---6---6---6-| |-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---4---4---4---4-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C#5 -----------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6----| |-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4----| |------------------------------------| E5 F#5 PM------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------11---11---11---11-| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---11---11---11---11-| |-7-7---7-7---7-7----9----9----9----9-| |-------------------------------------| C#5 B5 G#5 PM------------------| 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 S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-4-4---4-4---4-4---6---6---6---6----|| |-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---6---6---6---6----|| |---------------------------------|-------------------4---4---4---4----|| Outro C# G#5 PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E Q |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------6---------6---------6---------6-|---------6---------6---------6----| |---------6---------6---------6---------6-|---------6---------6---------6-6--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6--| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------4--| C# PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------6---------6---------6---------6----| |---------6---------6---------6---------6----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |--------------------------------------------| G5 B PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E Q T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |---------6---------6---------6----|---------4---------4---------4---------4-| |---------6---------6---------6-5--|---------4---------4---------4---------4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------3--|-----------------------------------------| E5C5 PM----| PM----| PM----| T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |---------4---------4---------4-------| |---------4---------4---------4---5---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---| |-------------------------------0-----| B PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |---------4---------4---------4---------4-| |---------4---------4---------4---------4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------------------------| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E S S S S W |---------------------------------------|------*| |---------------------------------------|------*| |---------4---------4---------4---------|------*| |---------4---------4---------4---------|------*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-7-6-5-|------*| |---------------------------------------|------*| 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 www.TAB6.com