In The Desert Of Set by Therion #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# IN THE DESERT OF SET As recorded by Therion (From the 1996 Album THELI) Transcribed by rumitema@freemail.hu Words and Music by C. Johnsson Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Guitar 1' Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Sitar' Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Guitar 2' Gtr IV (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Strings' Gtr V (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Trombone' Gtr VI (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Piano' Intro Q=104 N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, III Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||----------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|--------2-1-----|--------2-1------| ||o--2--3-2-----2-3-|--2--3-2-----2-3-|-2--3-2-----2-3-|-2--3-2-----2-3--| ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | TP TP TP TP | W W W W ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-12--------------|-10--------------|-8--------------|-7---------------| ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| 1. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |--------------2--1-------|--------------2-1-----| |--2-----3--2--------2--3-|--2-----3--2------2-3-| |-------------------------|----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-11----------------------|-11-------------------| |----13-12-10-12-13-12-10-|----13-12-10-12-------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------o|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------2--1-------|--------------2-1------|| |--2-----3--2--------2--3-|--2-----3--2------2-3-o|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-11----------------------|-11--------------------|| |----13-12-10-12-13-12-10-|----13-12-10-12-------o|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------o|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|| 2. Gtr III PM---------------------------------------------- S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-16-16-13-13-12-12-------12-12-13-13-12-12-------| |-------------------14-14-------------------14-14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | Q E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------2-----1----------------| |--2-----------3-----2-----------------2-----3----| |-------------------------------------------------| ----------------------| S S S S S S S S H |----------------------------------| |-16-16-13-13-12-12-------12-------| |-------------------14-14----------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | Q E E E E E E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--------------------------2-1-----| |--2-----------3-----2---------2-3-| |----------------------------------| PM---------------------------------------------- S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-16-16-13-13-12-12-------12-12-13-13-12-12-------| |-------------------14-14-------------------14-14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | Q E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------2-----1----------------| |--2-----------3-----2-----------------2-----3----| |-------------------------------------------------| ----------------------| |------6-------| |------6-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-16-16-13-13-12-12-------16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12-16p13p12---| |-------------------14-14---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q E E E E E E |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------2--------1---------------------------| |--2-----------3-----2-----------------------2--------3---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Lead: C. Johnsson B5 A5 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q +E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |----12-12-15-(15)-12-12-12-|----12-15-14-(14)--(14)-15-| |-14--9--9-12-(12)--9--9--9-|-14--9-12-11-(11)--(11)-12-| |-12------------------------|-12------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| | E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q +E E | | W W |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--4------------------------|--2------------------------| |--2------------------------|--0------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| G5 F#5 G5 A5 |--3--| |------6-------| |------6-------| Q. E E E E E E E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|-------------------17-15-14----------17-15-14----------| |-17----19-19S17-17S15-|-15S14-17-15-14----15-13-12-17-15-14-15-13-12-17-15-14-| |-14----16-16S14-14S12-|-12S11-14-12-11-16----------14-12-11----------14-12-11-| |----------------------|----------------14-------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| | Q. E E E E E E E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S | |--3--| |------6-------| |------6-------| | | W H Q Q |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------2----------------| |--5-------------------|--4-----------------5-----------------0----------------| |--3-------------------|--2-----------------3----------------------------------| B5 A5 E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S |---/22-22-22-21-21-21-19-19-19-19-19-|-19-22-22-22-22-21-21-21-19-19-19-19-19-| |----20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-17-17-| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S | | W W |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-4-----------------------------------|--2-------------------------------------| |-2-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G5 S S S S E S S E S S E S S |-19-22-22-22-22-21-21-21-19-19-19-19-19-| |-17-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-17-17-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | S S S S E S S E S S E S S | | W |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--5-------------------------------------| |--3-------------------------------------| F#5 G5 A5 |------6-------| |------6-------| Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S |-18--18-18-21-19-18-21-19-18-21-19-18-21-19-18-| |-16--16-16-19-17-16-19-17-16-19-17-16-19-17-16-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S | |------6-------| |------6-------| | | H Q Q |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------2----------------| |--4---------5-----------------0----------------| |--2---------3----------------------------------| Verse N.C. Gtrs I, III 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 4x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||----------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1-----|---------2-1-------|| ||o-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3-|-2-2-3-2-----2-3--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| B5 A5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 PM PM PM E. S H. E. S H. E. S H. E. S Q E E E E ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------o|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|| ||--4--4-4-------|-2--2-2-------|--------------|-------------2-----|| ||o-2--2-2-------|-0--0-0-------|-5--5-5-------|-4--4-4--5---0----o|| ||---------------|--------------|-3--3-3-------|-2--2-2--3---------|| B5 A5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|| ||--4--4-4--4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2-2-2-|---------------|------------2-2---|| ||o-2--2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-4--4-4-5-5-0-0--o|| ||----------------|---------------|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-2--2-2-3-3-------|| Chorus Bm A G F# Gtrs I, III PM------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| H.=H Q=80 Bm A G F#5 PM------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4----| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2----| Bridge Q=144 N.C. Gtr I Wx2 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------o|| |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| |------------||----------8---------|---------8----------|| |------------||o-9--10-9---10-7-10-|-9--10-9---10-7-10-o|| |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| | | Gtr III | Wx2 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------o|| |------------||----------8---------|---------8----------|| |------------||--9--10-9---10-7-10-|-9--10-9---10-7-10--|| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------o|| |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| Verse B5 A5C5 B5 A5C5 Gtrs I, III PM--------------| PM--------------| E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------2-5-|-------------------2-5--|| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| Bridge B5 G5 F#5 E5 Gtr II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------8-----------|----------8-----------| ||--9---10-9---10--7--10-|-9---10-9---10--7--10-| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr III | H. +E E H. +E E ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||--4-------------(4)----|----------------------| ||o-2-------------(2)--5-|-4-------------(4)--2-| ||---------------------3-|-2-------------(2)--0-| G5 F#5 E5 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------o|| |----------8-----------|---------8-----------|| |-9---10-9---10--7--10-|-9--10-9---10-7-10---|| |----------------------|--------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------|| | | H. +E E W |----------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|| |-5-------------(5)--4-|-2------------------o|| |-3-------------(3)--2-|-0-------------------|| Q=144 N.C. Gtr I Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||--------------------|--------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| ||----------8---------|---------8----------|| ||o-9--10-9---10-7-10-|-9--10-9---10-7-10-o|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| | | Gtr III | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||--------------------|--------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------o|| ||----------8---------|---------8----------|| ||--9--10-9---10-7-10-|-9--10-9---10-7-10--|| ||o-------------------|-------------------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| Verse B5 A5C5 B5 A5C5 Gtrs I, III PM--------------| PM--------------| E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------2-5-|-------------------2-5--|| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| Interlude B5 F#5 PM------------------------------------- E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-------------------| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----| ||----------------3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| G5 E5 -----------------------------------| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------o|| |-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| N.C. Gtr IV TP TP W +W ||-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|--------------------| ||--11---------------|-(11)---------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| | | Gtrs I, III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||o------1-2-4-2-1---|--------1-2-4-2-1---| ||---2-3-----------3-|---2--3-----------3-| TP TP W +W |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------o|| |-9---------------|-(9)-----------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----1-2-4-2-1---|-------1-2-4-2-1----o|| |-2-3-----------3-|--2--3-----------3---|| F# G E G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------o|| ||--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-9-9-9-12-12--|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------o|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------|| | | Gtr V | E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E ||--------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------o|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------|| ||---4--------4--------4----|--5-------2------5-----|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------o|| ||---2--------2--------2----|--3-------0------3-----|| F# G E G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15--|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Gtr V | E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--11-------11-------11----|-12--------9-------12-----|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o--9--------9--------9----|-10--------7-------10----o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| C# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-11-------11-------11----|-11-------11-------11----| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--9--------9--------9----|--9--------9--------9----| Bridge N.C. Gtr I Wx2 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------o|| |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| |------------||----------8---------|---------8----------|| |------------||o-9--10-9---10-7-10-|-9--10-9---10-7-10-o|| |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| | | Gtr III | Wx2 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------o|| |------------||----------8---------|---------8----------|| |------------||--9--10-9---10-7-10-|-9--10-9---10-7-10--|| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------o|| |------------||--------------------|--------------------|| Verse B5 A5C5 B5 A5C5 Gtrs I, III PM--------------| PM--------------| E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E 4x ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------2-5-|-------------------2-5--|| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| Outro B5 G5 Gtr VI S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--14----12----------------------------------| ||o-----0----0-15-0-14-0-12-0-14-0-15--0-12-0-| ||--------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------| | | Gtrs I, III | H. +E E ||--------------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------| ||---4-----------------------------(4)--------| ||o--2-----------------------------(2)----5---| ||----------------------------------------3---| F#5 E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-----------------------------------------| |-----0-15-0-14-0-12-0-11-0-12-0-14--0-11-0--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | H. +E E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--4-----------------------------(4)----2----| |--2-----------------------------(2)----0----| G5 F#5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15----14---12-------------------12---------| |-----0----0----0-15-15-14-0-15-0-----0-14-0-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | H. +E E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--5------------------------------(5)----4---| |--3------------------------------(3)----2---| 1. E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------15-14-12----12-----------|| |-15-0-14-0-12-0-11-0----------15----15-14-12-o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| | | W |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |--2------------------------------------------o|| |--0-------------------------------------------|| 2. E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------15-14-12----12----------| |-15-0-14-0-12-0-11-0----------15----15-14-12-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | PM------------------------------------------ | E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--2----2----2----2----2-----2-----2-----2----| |--0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----0----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------27-26-24----24----------| |-------------------------------27----27-26-24-| |-12-11-9----9---------------------------------| |---------12---12-11-9-------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | |-----------------| | E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--2----2----2-----2----2-----2-----2-----2----| |--0----0----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0----| B5 F#5 Gtr IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||o----14---15---14------14---15-14---|---------14----------------14-------| ||--16--------------16----------------|----15--------15------15------15----| ||------------------------------------|-16--------------16-----------------| ||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | | PM-----| PM-----| PM| PM-----| PM-----| PM| | E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||---4------------4------------4------|------------------------------------| ||o--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2-|--4------------4------------4-------| ||------------------------------------|--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--| G5 E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------| |---------15----------------15------| |----16--------16------16------16---| |-17--------------17----------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | PM-----| PM-----| PM| | E S S S S E S S S S E S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--5------------5------------5------| |--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3-| A5 Bb5 B5 E E E E E E E E 4x H H |----------------------------------||----------------*| |----14---17-14------14---17-14---o||----------------*| |-14--------------15---------------||-16-------------*| |----------------------------------||----------------*| |---------------------------------o||----------------*| |----------------------------------||----------------*| | | PM| PM| PM| PM| | E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x Q +Q H |----------------------------------||----------------*| |---------------------------------o||----------------*| |----------------------------------||----------------*| |----------------------------------||----------------*| |--7-------7-------8-------8------o||--9--(9)\-------*| |--5--5-5--5--5-5--6--6-6--6--6-6--||--7--(7)\-------*| 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