Joker by X Japan #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# JOKER (Bassline) As recorded by X Japan Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Finger Bass' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Backing Vocals' Q=178 4/4 Gtr I W H E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------|------5-4-3-2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2--| |----------|--------------|-------4-2---4-2---|-------4-2---4-2----| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-----2-----2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2-| |-------4-2---4-2---|-------4-2---4-2---| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-----2-----2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2-| |-------4-2---4-2---|-------4-2---4-2---| |-------------------|-------------------| +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 E E E E |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2---2---2---2-|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---4-(4)-4-5--7-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-4-0-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-2-0-4-4-0-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-2-0-4-4-0-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-| 3/4 4/4 +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W |-------------------|------------------|-------------|------| |-------------------|---------2-4-2----|-------------|------| |-------------------|-------4-------4--|-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-2----| |-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|-(5)-5------------|-------------|------| 2/4 4/4 H Q E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-------------|-----------|------------------| |-------------|---------2-|-(2)-2-----2----2-| |-------------|-----2-----|-------4-2--------| |-----------3-|-(3)---3---|------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-2-2-------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7--| 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 E E E E |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------2-|-(2)-2-----2----2-|-2-2-------------|-------------------| |-------------2-4---|-------4-2--------|-----------------|-------------------| |-3-2-1-0-(0)-------|------------------|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7-| E E E E +E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E |---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-------------2-----|-5---4-----------|-----2-0---------| |-------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-4---4---|---------7---4---|----------4--5-7-| |-3-2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)---|-----------------5-|---5---5---5---0-|-(0)-------------| +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E |-----9-------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----2-0---------| |-(7)-------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0---7---0-|-10-0-9-0-7---4---|----------4--5-7-| |-------10--9--10---|-----------9---9---|------------5---0-|-(0)-------------| +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----9------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-------------2-----|-------------------| |-(7)----------0---|-------------4---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------10--9----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2---|-------------------|-------------------| E E Q E E +E E +E E E E E E E E |---12-13--12-13-(13)---|-------------------| |---11-12--11-12-(12)---|-------------------| |-2---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-(5)-5-------------|-------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-2-2-----------|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-------------------|-----4--2----0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-| |-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-2-2---2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-------4-------4---|-------------------| |---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-------4-------4---|-----------------2-| |-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------| |-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------2-|-(2)-2-----2------|-2-2-------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------4-2------2-|-----------------|-------------------| |-0------------|------------------|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7---7-7-7---7-| 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 E E E E |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------2-|-(2)-2-----2------|-2-2-------------|-------------------| |-------------2-4---|-------4-2------2-|-----------------|-------------------| |-3-2-1-0-(0)-------|------------------|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7---7-7-7---7-| E E E E +E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E |---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-------------2-----|-5---4-----------|-----2-0---------| |-------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-4---4---|---------7---4---|----------4--5-7-| |-3-2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)---|-----------------5-|---5---5---5---0-|-(0)-------------| +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E |-----9-------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----2-0---------| |-(7)-------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0---7---0-|-10-0-9-0-7---4---|----------4--5-7-| |-------10--9--10---|-----------9---9---|------------5---0-|-(0)-------------| +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----9------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-------------2-----|-------------------| |-(7)----------0---|-------------4---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------10--9----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2---|-------------------|-------------------| E E Q E E +E E +E E E E E E E E |---12-13--12-13-(13)---|-------------------| |---11-12--11-12-(12)---|-------------------| |-2---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-(5)-5-------------|-------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-2-2-----------|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-------------------|-----4--2----0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-| |-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| E E +E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-2-2-(2)-------------|---------------------| |---------0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0-5-| | | Gtr II | W Q E E +Q Q |---------------------|-------3-3-(3)-------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|---------------------| |-------4-------4---|---------------------| |-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0-5-| | | W Q E E +E E Q |-------------------|-------3-3-(3)-------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|---------------------| |-------4-------4---|-------------------2-| |-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0---| | | W Q E E +E E Q |-------------------|-------7-------------| |-------------------|---------8-(8)-------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-1-0---|-------------------| |-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | | W W |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------5-6-7---| |-0-----0-1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-2-3-------0-| +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|----------4-5---|-------------2---2-| |------------------|------------2-(2)-2-|-3--3-3-5-------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0--0-1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3--3---------|--------------0-|-(0)-0-2-2-4-------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-1---2---4-7-----|-------------------|---------2-4-2-----|---------0-2-0-----| |---2---2-----9---|---------5-7-5-----|-------4-------4---|-------2-------2-0-| |-----------------|-------7-------7-5-|-(5)-5-----------3-|-(3)-3-------------| |---------------8-|-(8)-8-------------|-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------2-4-2-----|---------0-2-0-----| |-(0)-0-4-------4---|-------2-------2-0-| |-----------------3-|-(3)-3-------------| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |-------3-2-1-0-|---0-0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----------2--|-------------|----------2--|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----0--------|----0-----0--|----0--------|----0-----0--| Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0------------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------0-| |------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3-2-0---|-------------4-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3-2-0---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-------|-------------0-1-2-| |-------------4-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-------| +E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E Q |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|---------------2--| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)---|------------------| |-------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0----| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------2-----|-5---4-----------|-----2-0---------| |---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-4---4---|---------7---4---|----------4--5-7-| |-0-3---3---3-----|-----------------5-|---5---5---5---0-|-(0)-------------| +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E |-----9-------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----2-0---------| |-(7)-------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0---7---0-|-10-0-9-0-7---4---|----------4--5-7-| |-------10--9--10---|-----------9---9---|------------5---0-|-(0)-------------| +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(7)-9-------------|-------------4---0-| |-------10--9--10-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---0-0--0-0---0-|---0---0-0-0-1-2-|------2--------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------0--2-4-5-| | | Gtr II | W W W E E +E E +E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---8-(8)-------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------9-(9)-------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|-------------------|-2-2-----------| |-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|-----4--2----0-| |-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-| |-------------------|-------------------| | | Gtr II | W W |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| E E E E +Q. E +E E E E E E E E |-1-4-------------|---------------------| |-----6-----------|---------------------| |-------7-(7)-----|---------------------| |---------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0-5-| | | W Q E E +Q Q |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-------8-8-(8)-------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|---------------------| |-------4-------4---|---------------------| |-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0--2--0-4-0-0-5-| | | W E E +E E Q Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----8-(8)-8-8-------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|---------------------| |-------4-------4---|-------------------2-| |-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0---| | | W Q E E +E E Q |-------------------|-------7-------------| |-------------------|---------8-(8)-------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-1-0---|-------------------|-----------7-8-9-|-(9)-9-------------| |-----------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|---5---5---------|-------6-6-7-7-9-7-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------6-6-7-7-8-9-|-(9)-9-------------|-------6-6-7-7-9-7-|-----------------| |-(7)-7-------------|-------6-6-7-7-9-7-|-(7)-7-------------|---0-0-0-0-2-4-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|-------------------|-2-2-----------| |-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|-----4--2----0-| |-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-----|-------------------| |-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-| |-------------------|-------------------| | | Gtr II | W W |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------1---------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-2-2-(2)-----------|-------------------| |---------0-0-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-| | | W H Q E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------8-| |-------------------|-----------------9-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-------|-------------------| |-------4--------4----|-------------------| |-(5)-5-------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-| | | +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E |---------------------|-------------------| |-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|-----------------8-| |-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|-----------------9-| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-------|-------------------| |-------4--------4----|-------------------| |-(5)-5-------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-| | | +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E |---------------------|-------------------| |-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|-----------------8-| |-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|-----------------9-| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------2-4-2-------|-------------------| |-------4--------4----|-------------------| |-(5)-5-------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-| | | +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E |---------------------|-------------------| |-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|-----------------8-| |-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|-----------------9-| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------2-4-2-------|-----------------| |-------4--------4----|-----------------| |-(5)-5-------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | | +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E |---------------------|-----------------| |-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-| |-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-----------5-6--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |--0--0-0-0-----------|-----------------| | | +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E |---------------------|-----------------| |-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-| |-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |--7--7-7-7-7----7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------9-----9-|-----------------| | | +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E |---------------------|-----------------| |-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-| |-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q Q |---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |--7--7-7-7-7----7----|-7-7---7---7---7-|-----7---7------7---|-5----4-(4)--5--| |-------------9-----9-|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| | | +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E +E E E E E E +Q W |---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)--|----------------| |-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)--|----------------| |---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| +E E +Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------| |-(5)-4-(4)--5-----|-5-----------5--|-(5)--------5--6--|-7------------| |---------------5--|------5-(5)-----|-----5-(5)--------|------------3-| +E E E E H W W +W |----------------|----------|----------|--------*| |----------------|----------|----------|--------*| |-----2---2------|----------|----------|--------*| |-(3)---3-0------|----------|-0--------|-(0)----*| 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