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Money For Nothing
Dire Straits
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MONEY FOR NOTHING
As recorded by Dire Straits
(From the 1988 Album MONEY FOR NOTHING)
Words and Music by Mark Knopfler and Sting
G5/D
x x 0 0 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2'
Moderate Rock Q=135
4/4
Gtr I
Wx16
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
Intro
G5 Bb5 C5
q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q +E E E E Q a q Q E E
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------6-|-(6)--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-5-7-5-|-(5)--7-5-5-3---0-|----0--(0)-3---0-|-----------5--3-0-|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|--5---5-5-5-3-x-0-|-x--0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3--(3)s5--3--3-0-|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-1--(1)s3---------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
q Q E E Q
G5
E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E S S E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----8-----------0---|
|-------7--(7)-5-7-7-|-(7)---5-7-5-3-0---0-|
|----5---5--5-5-5-|--5----5-5-5-3-0---0-|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
Q E E E E E E
F5 G5
~
a a E E Q E E E E Q a q H
|------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------0---|----------------|
|-----------0--(0)-3-0---|----------------|
|--------0---0------0-|-3--(3)s5--5----|
|---x--------------------|-3--(3)s5--5----|
|-x----------------------|----------------|
G5 Bb5 C5
q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E Q a q Q a E E
|---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------6-|-(6)--------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|-7--7--7-5-7-5-|-(5)--7-5-5-3---0-|-----0--(0)-3-----|-3--(3)s5--5--(5)s3-0--|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|--5---5-5-5-3-0-0-|-x---0--(0)-3-x-x-|-3--(3)s5--5--(5)s3-0--|
|---------------|------------------|--------------x-x-|-1--(1)s3--3--(3)s1----|
|---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
q Q E E Q
G5 F5 G5
E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q +E E e E Q a q H
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------||
|------------------|-----8------------|------------------|----------------||
|-----7--(7)-5-7-7-|-(7)----7-5-3---0-|-----0--(0)-3---0-|----------------||
|-x---5---5--5-5-5-|--5-----5-5-3-0---|-x---0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3--(3)s5--5----||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-3--(3)s5--5----||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------||
Verse 1
G5/D Bb5 C5
E E Q +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E e e Q a E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----0--(0)-x----|-0---0-0---0-3-0-|-----0--(0)-3-0-0-|---------------5---|
|-x---0--(0)-x----|-0---0-0---0-3-0-|-x---0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3--(3)s5---5--5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-1--(1)s3---3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
G5/D F5 G5
E E Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E e e Q e E Q Q
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----0--(0)-0-3-0-|-----0-0---0---0-|-------0-0-0-----|----0----------|
|-x---0--(0)-0-3-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-3-0-|-0---3-0-0-0-3-0-|-3----0-5------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G5 Bb5 C5
E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|--------------6-|-(6)--------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----7--7-5-7-5-|-(5)--7-5-5-3---0-|-----0--(0)-------|---------5-3-0--|
|-x---5--5-5-5---|--5---5-5-5-3-0-0-|-x---0---0--3-x-x-|-3-----5-5-3-0--|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|-1-----3--------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
G5 F5 G5/D
E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q +E E E E e E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----8------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------7----5-7---|--7-----7-5-3---0-|----0--(0)-0-3-0-|-3-2p0---0-0-0-0--|
|----5----5-5-5-|-(5)----5-5-3-0---|-5--0--(0)-0-3-0-|-------3-0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|------------------|-5---------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus
Eb5
H E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|----------------|
|-8----8-8----|----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
|-8----8-8----|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-|
|-------------|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|----------------|
F5 G5
E E E E E Q E E E Q +E Q E E E E E E Q E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------6-|-6--------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-|-7---7--(7)-5--5-|-5-7---0-3-0----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-|-5---5--(5)-5----|---5---0-3-0--3-|
|----------------|-----------------|--------------3-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
C5 D5 E
E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-9--9--9--9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-5-5-5--5-5----|-7-7-7--7-7----|-9--9--9--9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-5-5-5--5-5--0-|-7-7-7--7-7----|-9--9--9--9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-------------0-|-5-5-5--5-5--0-|-7--7--7--7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
Post Chorus
G5
E E Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------6-|-(6)---------------|
|-----7--(7)-5-7-5-|-(5)---7-5-5-3---0-|
|-x---5--(5)-5-----|--5--5-5-5-5-3-0-0-|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
Bb5 C5
E E Q +E E E E Q a E E Q E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3--(3)s5---5--3-0-|
|----0--(0)---0-0-|-3--(3)s5---5--3-0-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
G5 F5 G5
E E Q +E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q +E E E E Q Q +E E Q
|------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|---8-----------|------------------|--------------------||
|-----7--(7)-5---5-|-7-7-----7-3---|-----0--(0)-3-0-0-|-------------3------||
|-x---5--(5)-5-8---|-5----5----3-0-|-x---0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3s==5---(5)---5----||
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-3s==5---(5)--------||
|------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| E E Q +E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q +E E E E E Q E E E E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|---8-----------|------------------|--------------------||
|-----7--(7)-5---5-|-7-7-----7-3---|-----0--(0)-3-0-0-|-------3---------0--||
|-x---5--(5)-5-8---|-5----5----3-0-|-x---0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3s5---3--5--3-0-0--||
|------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
Eb5 Bb5 Eb5 F5
Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|-8--8--8-8----|---------------|-8------8-8----|-10-8-10-8-10-12-10------|
|-8--8--8-8----|--------8-8----|-8--8---8-8--x-|-10-8-10-8-10-12-10------|
|--------------|-8-8-8--8-8----|------6------x-|-------------------------|
|--------------|-6-6-6---------|---------------|-------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E Q E H E Q E a
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|-8--8--8-8----|---------------|-8------8-8----|--5---------5--5----0s12-|
|-8--8--8-8----|--------8-8----|-8--8---8-8--x-|--3---------3--3----0s12-|
|--------------|-8-8-8--8-8----|------6------x-|-------------------------|
|--------------|-6-6-6---------|---------------|-------------------------|
G5 C5
Q a Q +E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------6-|-----6-------------|------------------|
|----5s7--(7)-5-7-5-|-----5---5-5-3-0-0-|-----5--(5)-5-5---|
|----3s5--(5)-5-5-5-|--5--------5-5-3-0-|-x---5--(5)-5-7-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| Q. E E E E E
|
| Q a Q +E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------6-|-(6)---------------|------------------|
|----5s7--(7)-5-7-5-|-(5)---7-5-5-3-0-0-|-5---5---5--5-5-0-|
|----3s5--(5)-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-3-0-0-|-5---5---5--5-5-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D5 E
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q S E. E E S S E E E
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||
|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-9--9--9--9--|-7h9----7-7-------0-0-||
|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-9--9--9--9--|------------8s7p5-0-0-||
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7--7--|----------------------||
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E Q E E E Q
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||
|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-9--9--9--9--|-9--------7-9---9-9---||
|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-9--9--9--9--|-9--------7-9---9-9---||
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7--7--|-7--------------------||
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||
Verse 2
G5 Bb5C5
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 Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----3-----0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-|---0-3-0-0-0---0-|-3s=5--5--3-0--|
|-x---3---0-0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-|-3s=5--5--3-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1s=3--3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|
| W W W Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3s=5--5--7-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3s=5--5--7-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G5/D G5 C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|-0---0--(0)-3-0-0-|-----------3------|
|-0-0-3---0-3-0---|-0-0-0---0-0-3---|-0---0--(0)---0-0-|-3--5--(5)-3-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
G5 G5/D Bb5 C5
E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E e e Q +E E E E Q Q Q E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------6-|-(6)--------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------7--7-5-7-5-|-(5)--7-5-5-3---0-|-0-0-0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3-----5--3-0--|
|----5--5-5-5---|--5---5-5-5-3-0-0-|-0-0-0--(0)---0-0-|-3-----5--3-0--|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-1-----3-------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
G5 G5/D Bb5 A5
~
E E Q E E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q +E E Q Q E E Q E E
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------------|-6----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----7--7-7-7-7-|-5------7-5-3-----|-----0--(0)-3-0--|----0-----------||
|-x---5--5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-3-x-x-|-x---0--(0)-3-0--|-3--0---5--5-5--||
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------5--5-5--||
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------||
E E E E E E Q
Chorus
Eb5 Bb5 Eb5 F5
Q Q +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----8--(8)-8-8---|----------------|-8-----8-8-----|-5-5-5--5-5-5-7--|
|----8--(8)-8-8-8-|------------8---|-8-----8-8---0-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-5--|
|---------------8-|-8-8-8--8-8-5-8-|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-6--6-6---6-|---------------|-----------------|
G5 C5
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E Q E
|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------6-|-(6)--------------|--------------|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|------7-5-5-3-0-0-|-5--5--x-5----|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|--5---5-5-5-3-0-0-|-5--5--x-5--0-|
|------------------|------------------|-3--3--x-3--0-|
|------------------|------------------|--------------|
D5 E
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E E a E +H
|---------------|----------------|---------------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------------||
|-7--7--7-7-7---|-9--9--------9--|-7---9-7s9-(9)-------||
|-7--7--7-7-7---|-9--9---7s=9----|---9-----------------||
|-5--5--5-5-5-0-|----------------|---------------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q E E E E Q Q +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------------||
|-7--7--7-7-7---|----9--(9)---9--|-9-9-9---9--9--9-9-9-||
|-7--7--7-7-7---|----9--(9)---9--|-9-9-9---9--9--9-9-9-||
|-5--5--5-5-5-0-|----7--(7)---7--|-7-7-7---7--7--7-7-7-||
|---------------|----------------|---------------------||
Outro
G5 G5/D Bb5C5
E E a Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q. E
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------6--|-(6)----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0---5s7--7-5-7-----|------7-5-(5)-3---0-|-----0--0-3-----|-3s=5---5-----0-|
|-0---3s5--5-5-5-(5)-|-(5)----5--5--3-0-0-|-x---0--0-3-----|-3s=5---5-----0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|------------0-0-|-1s=3---3-------|
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|
| W W W Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|-3s=5---5---3-0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|-3s=5---5---3-0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
G5
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---8---------------|
|-7---7---7-5---5-|-7---7-7--5--3---0-|
|-5---5---5---8-5-|-5--------5--3-0-0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
| H Q E E H H
|
| E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---8---------------|
|-----7---7-7-7-7-|-7-----7--5--3-0-0-|
|-x---5---5-5-5---|-----5---(5)-3-0-0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
Q Q +E E E E
G5/D F5 G5
E E +E +E E E E E E Q E Q E E
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|-0-2b3==(2)r(2)--0--------|-----------------|
|-0-2b3==(2)r(2)--0--3-5-0-|-3-5---5-5--3-5--|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
| E E +E +E E E Q
|
| E E Q +E E E E Q E E Q e e
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|---------0------(0)-3-0---|-----------------|
|-x-------0------(0)-------|-3s==5---5--5-5--|
|--------------------------|-3s==5---5--5-5--|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
G5 G5/D
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----7-------0---|-------0-0-0-3-0-|-----0-0-(0)-3-0-0-|
|-x---5---5-3-0-0-|-x-----0-0-0-3-0-|-x---0-0-(0)-3-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----0---0-0-3-0-|-0-------0-0-3-0-|---0-3-0--0--0-3-0-|
|-x---0---0-0-3-0-|-0-------0-0-3-0-|-x-0-3-0--0--0-3-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb5 G5/D
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
|-3-----5--3-0-|-----0-0---0-3-0-|---0---0-0-----0-|
|-3-----5--3-0-|-x---0-0-x-0-3-0-|-x-0---0-0---3-0-|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--5--5--3-0-|-0---3-0-0-0-3-0-|-0-----0-0-0-3-0-|
|-3--5--5--3-0-|-0---3-0-0-0-3-0-|-0-----0-0-0-3-0-|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G5/D Bb5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------0-|-----------------|--------------------|
|---0---0--0--0-3-0-|---3-2-0-0-0-3-0-|--------------------|
|-x-0---0--0--0-3-0-|-x-3-2---0-0-3-0-|------------------x-|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|
| E E Q +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q +E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----0-----------|--------------------|
|-----0---(0)-3-0-0-|-3-2-0---0-0-3-0-|-------7--(7)-5-7---|
|-x---0---(0)-3-0-0-|-3-2-----0-0-3-0-|----5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G5 G5/D Bb5 C5
E E E E +E E a +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------0------------|-----3-------------|----------------|
|---------------0----------0-|-0-----------------|----------------|
|--0----0-0-(0)---5b7==(5)---|-5r----x-----0-3-0-|-3-5-7-5-5--3-0-|
|--0----0-0-(0)--------------|----------0--0-3-0-|-3-5-7-5-5--3-0-|
|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|
| E E e E E E E E Q Q +E E E E Q Q Q E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------7-7--7--5-------3--0-|-----0---(0)-3-0-0-|-3s==5---5--3-0-|
|----5-5--5--5-------3--0-|-----0---(0)-3-0-0-|-3s==5---5--3-0-|
|----------------------------|-------------------|-1s==3----------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G5 G5/D
~~~
Q Q E a +E Q +H E e E E
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------6-------------6---|------------3-----|
|-5b7====5--(5)r-5b7==(5)r(5)--|-(5)------5-3-----|
|------------------------------|--------------x-0-|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|
| E E Q +E E Q +Q E E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|--------7--(7)--------5S==7---|-(7)--7-7-5-3-0-0-|
|-x------5--(5)--------3S==5---|-(5)--5-5-5-3-0-0-|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
G5/D G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------6-|
|-5-3-0---0-------|---3---------3-0-||-----7--(7)-5-7-5-|
|-5-3---0---0-3-3-|-5---5-3-5---3-0-||-x---5--(5)-5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|
| Q Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------6-|
|-----0---3-0---0-|-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-0-||-----7--(7)-5-7-5-|
|-----0---3-0---0-|-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-0-||-x---5--(5)-5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
G5/D Bb5C5
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-(6)---------------|------------------|--------------|
|-(5)---7-5-5-3-0-0-|-----0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3s=5--5--3-0-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-3-0-0-|-x---0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3s=5--5--3-0-|
|-------------------|------------------|-1s=3--3------|
|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
Bb5 G5 G5/D Bb5C5
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q +E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------*|
|-----------------|---6------------|------------------|---------------*|
|-----3-3-3-5-3-5-|-7-5--7-5-3---0-|-----0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3s=5--5--3-0--*|
|-x-x-3-3-3-5-3-5-|-5----5-5-3-0-0-|-x---0--(0)-3-0-0-|-3s=5--5--3-0--*|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|-1s=3--3-------*|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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