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What It Is
Mark Knopfler
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WHAT IT IS
As recorded by Mark Knopfler
(From the 2000 Album SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA)
Transcribed by Matthew Miles
Words and Music by Mark Knopfler
Arranged by Mark Knopfler
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2 0 4 2 2 2 D
x x 0 2 3 2 C
x 3 2 0 1 0 Em
0 2 2 0 0 0
G
3 2 0 0 0 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm (Nylon Acoustic)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm (Steel Acoustic)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead (w. Distortion)'
Q=122
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
||--0----0-(0)-0-3--|-3----2-(2)-2-3-0-|
||o-0----0-(0)-0-0--|-1----3-(3)-3-3-0-|
||--0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
||--2--2-2-(2)-0-0--|-2--0-0-(0)-0-----|
||o-2--2---------2--|-3----------------|
||--0--0---------3--|------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0----2-(2)-2-3-0---||
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2----3-(3)-3-3-0--o||
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--2-2-(2)-2-2-0---||
|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--0-0-(0)-0-------||
|-2--2-------------|-3-----------------o||
|-0--0-------------|--------------------||
Em
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
Gtr III
S S S S S S E S S S S E E
|--------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10------------10----10-10------|
|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-11--9----9-|
|------------------11-------------11---|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
C D Em
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~ ~~~
a Q. E +H S S S S S S E S S S S E E
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-10------------------10----------------|
|-9h11-----9-(9)-------|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-11-9----9s==|
|----------------------|------------------11------------11-9s==|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
C (C)D Em
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q. E +H S S S S S S E S S S S E E
|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-10----10-10---------10----10-10----10-|
|-7---------------|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-11--9-------|
|-7-----9-(9)-----|------------------11-------------11----|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
C D
Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
a Q. +S S H
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-9h(11)b13r====(11)-11p9------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
$
Em C D Em
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E H E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
S S S S S S E S E S E E Q e E +H Q E E +E E E E
|----------------------------------|------------------|------2-(2)-2-2-0------|
|-10----10-10---------10-----------|------------------|------2-(2)-2-2-0------|
|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-9----9s|=7----------------|-2----2-(2)-2-2-0------|
|------------------11---------11-9s|=7----9-(9)-------|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4--------|
|----------------------------------|----7-------------|-4--4------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------|-2--2------------------|
G C G D
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|----0-0-0--0---0-|-2--2-2-(2)--2-2-0-|-------------0--------|
|----2-2-2--0---0-|-3--3-3-(3)--3-3-0-|-2--2-0-0--0-0-0------|
|-2--2-2-2--2---0-|-2--2-2-(2)--2-2-0-|-2--2-0-0--1-1-1------|
|-2--2-2-2--2-----|-0----0-(0)--0-----|-2--2-0-0--2-2-2-0----|
|-0------0--------|-------------------|-0---------2-2-2-0----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0---0-0----|
Em G C
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|------2-(2)--2-2-0-|----0-0--0-0--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-------------0-----||
|------2-(2)--2-2-0-|----2-2--2-0--0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-2--2-0--0-0-0-0---||
|-2----2-(2)--2-2-0-|-2--2-2--2-2--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--2-0--0-1-1-1---||
|-4--4-4-(4)--4-4---|-2--2-2--2-2----|-0----0-(0)-0-----|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-0-||
|-4--4--------------|-0-------0------|------------------|-0---------2-2-2-0-||
|-2--2--------------|----------------|------------------|-----------0---0-0-||
Em
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
Gtr III
Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------2h5s|
|--------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----|
|------4---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
C D Em
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~ ~~~
Q. E +H E E +Q E E E E
|-------------------|--------------2----------|
|-7-----5-(5)-------|---5b7-(5)------2--------|
|-------------------|------------------2s1----|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
To Coda
C D Em
Gtrs I, II
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q. +S S H Q E E +E E E E
|--------------------||-------2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|--------------------||o------2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|--------------------||--2----2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-4b5----(4)r=4p2----||--4--4-4-(4)-4-4---|
|--------------------||o-4--4-------------|
|--------------------||--2--2-------------|
G C
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|----0-0--0-0---0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0--|
|----2-2--2-0---0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0--|
|-2--2-2--2-2---0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0--|
|-2--2-2--2-2-----|-0----0-(0)-0------|
|-0-------0-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
G D Em G C
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E S S E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E
|-------------0-----|------2-(2)-2-2-0-|-----0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2--2-0--0-0-0-0---|------2-(2)-2-2-0-|-----2--2-2-0--0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|
|-2--2-0--0-1-1-1---|-2----2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2---2--2-2-2--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-0-|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4---|-2---2--2-2-2----|-0----0-(0)-0-----|
|-0---------2-2-2-0-|-4--4-------------|-0--------0------|------------------|
|-----------0---0-0-|-2--2-------------|-----------------|------------------|
G D C G C
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E S S 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
|-------------0-----||-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|----0-0-(0)-0-----|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2--2-0--0-0-0-0---||-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|
|-2--2-0--0-1-1-1---||-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-0-||-0----0-(0)-0-----|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-----|
|-0---------2-2-2-0-||------------------|-0--0---------0---|------------------|
|-----------0---0-0-||------------------|------------------|------------------|
G D Em
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
~
Q E E Q E E Q E S S +S S E E E
|-----------------||---------------------------|
|-2--2-0--0---0-0-||-----------------------2h5s|
|-2--2-0--1---1-0-||------2h=4b6-(4)r(4)p2-----|
|-2--2-0--2---2-0-||---------------------------|
|-0--0----2---2-0-||---------------------------|
|---------0-------||---------------------------|
C D Em
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~ ~~~
Q. E +H E a +E +S +S +E +E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-7-------5-(5)------|---5b7-(5)-(5)r(5)b7-(5)-(5)r-5-2----|
|--------------------|----------------------------------2--|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
C D Em C D
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~
Q. +S +S H Q E S S +S S E E E a E E E E +H
|------------------------||---------------------------|-----5----------------|
|-----------------------o||-----------------------2h5-|-5s7----7-5-(5)-------|
|------------------------||------2h=4b6-(4)r(4)p2-----|----------------------|
|-4b5-----(4)r(4)-2------||---------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------o||---------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------|
Em C
Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
E a +S +S +Q a +E +E E E
|---------------------------------------|
|---5b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)-2---|
|-------------------------------------4-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
D Em
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. S S a E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e
|-----------------------||------------------------2--------|
|-----------------5---7-||----------------2-----2---5p2----|
|-2-------x-x-----4-4-6-||-------2-----2----2h4---------4--|
|---------x-x-4s6-------||-----2---2h4---------------------|
|-----------------------||-2h4-----------------------------|
|-----------------------||---------------------------------|
G
Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
H +E E a +E S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-2--------(2)/---9b11-(9)r(9)-7-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
C G D
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
~
|---3----| |--3--|
a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q a S S E E Q.
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|----------7----7---7-------|---------------------|
|-9b11-9---------------9--7-|-9---7h=9p7p6-9------|
|---------------------------|----------------9----|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
Em G
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
|--3--|
+S S a +Q E Q Q Q Q. +E E E E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------7-9--7----|--------------7-5-----|
|--------9b11-(9)-----------6-|-9b11-----(9)-----6---|
|-(9)/------------------------|--------------------7-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
C G D
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
|----3----| |--3--|
Q. E +E E E E a +Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-5b7-(5)------------5--5-----|
|---------------2h4-|-4---(4)---4----2---4--2--1--|
|-4-----4-(4)-6-----|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
Em
Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
E E S S S S +S S E +S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------2h5s|
|----------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----|
|-4-4---4----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
C D Em
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~
Q. E H E E +Q E E E E
|-----------------|--------------2----------|
|-7-------5-5-----|---5b7-(5)------2--------|
|-----------------|------------------2s1----|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
C D Em C D
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~
Q. E +H Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S E E E E +H
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------2h5s|=7---7--5-(5)--------|
|-------------------|---------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----|---------------------|
|-4-------2-(2)-----|------4----------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Em C D
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q S S E E E E E +E E +S S S S +Q E S S
|---------5-----------|-----------------------------------|
|------x------7-------|-----------------------------------|
|----x----------6-4-2-|-(2)-4b6-(4)r4p=2h4-(4)----2-1-----|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
&
Em C D Em
W H H W
| | | |
/ / / /
|--3---| |--3--|
W H Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------|------------4b5-|-(4)--4--2-------------|
|------------|----------------|------------5--2-------|
|------------|----------------|------------------2----|
|------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|------------|----------------|-----------------------|
C D Em C D
H H W H H
| | | | |
/ / / / /
~
H H Q E S S a +S S Q. W
|------------||---------------------------|--------------|
|------------||---------------------------|--------------|
|------------||--------2-4b6-(4)r(4)p2----|--------------|
|-4----------||------4--------------------|--------------|
|------------||---------------------------|--------------|
|------------||---------------------------|--------------|
Em C D Em
W H H W
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3--|
E E +E E E a +E +E E E S S Q E +Q Q H E E +E E
|-------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-----------2-5-----------------|------------------|-----------------7----|
|---4b6-(4)-----4b6-(4)r(4)-2---|-4---2--4-(4)-----|--------9b11-(9)------|
|-----------------------------4-|---4--------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
C D Em C D
H H W H H
| | | | |
/ / / / /
~~~~ ~
|--3---| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q H q Q E E E E E E a Q E Q a E H
|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-7--9--10-9b10---|-9--9--7---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------9p6-----------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------7-6-9-7s9-|-9-7--9s11-9----|
|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
Em C D Em C D
W H H W H H
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
~~~~~~~
Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S S E. +H. H Q E E Q E a E H
|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------|
|------------------------------2h5-|-5s7--(7)-----|---------2---|------------|
|--------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----|--------------|-----------4p|=2---4s6s4--|
|------4---------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------|
Em C D Em C D
W H H W H H
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
|--3--| |--3--|
Q E E Q Q Q H Q Q Q a Q. E E E E E +H H
|-------------------|---------------|------------------|-------|
|------10-10--9--5h=|=7-------------|------------------|-------|
|-------------------|---------2--1--|-2s4----2p1-------|-------|
|------11-11--9--6s=|=7-------------|------------4-2-4-|-(4)---|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------|-------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------|-------|
Em
W
|
/
Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------2h5s|
|--------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----|
|------4---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
C D Em
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~~ ~~~
Q. E +H Q a +Q a +E +E E E
|---------------|------------------------------|
|-7----5-(5)----|----5b7-(5)--5b7-(5)r(5)-2----|
|---------------|---------------------------2--|
|---------------|------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------|
C D Em C D
H H W H H
| | | | |
/ / / / /
~~
Q. E +H Q. E E E E E a E E E E H
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------|------10-----------|
|---------------|-6----------6h9-|-9s11------11-9----|
|-4----2-(2)----|-4----6h7h9-----|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
Em C D
W H H
| | |
/ / /
E E +E S S E E E E E E a E E +Q E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|---9b10-(9)r(9)p7---------|-----------------10-10-||
|------------------9-6-----|-----------------------||
|----------------------7-6-|-7s9-9s11-9-(9)---7--7-||
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
Em
W
|
/
S S S S S S E S S S S E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-10------------------10--------------|
|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11p9-9----9--|
|------------------11-----------11----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
C D Em C D
H H W H H
| | | | |
/ / / / /
~~~
a Q. E +H S S S S S S E S E S E E Q. E Q Q
|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-10------------------10-----------|-----------------|
|-9-11-----9-(9)----|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-9----9s|=7----9-9--------|
|-------------------|------------------11---------11-9s|=7----9-9--------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|
Em
W
|
/
S S S S S S E S E S E E
|-----------------------------------|
|-10------------------10---------10-|
|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9-11-9-------|
|------------------11---------11----|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
C D Em
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~
a Q. +S S H S E S S S E S E S E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-10---------------10-------------|
|-9h11b12---(11)r(11)p9----|--9h11-11-11-9-----9h11-9----9s==|
|--------------------------|---------------11---------11-9s==|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
C D
H H
| |
/ /
Q. E +E S S E S S
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-7----9-(9)------11-9----|
|-7----9-(9)-9h11------11-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
Em C D
W H H
| | |
/ / /
~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~
Q. S S Q +S S S S Q E E Q. S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-11----9----11--(11)-11h14p11-|-14----13-13----11h13s===|
|---------11-------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Em C D
W H H
| | |
/ / /
E E E S S Q. E S S S a S +E E Q Q
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-14-13-11-9h11---------|------9------------------|
|---------------11------|-9h11---11s9-(9)-7-9-----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Em
W
|
/
~~~
E E +E E S S S S +Q
|------------------------------|
|------------7-10p7---7-(7)----|
|---9b11-(9)--------9----------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
C D Em
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~~ ~~~~~~~
E E +E E Q. E +E E S S S S S E. +E S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---10b12-(10)-10-9----9b11-|-(9)-9-7--------------------|
|---------------------------|---------9p6---6------------|
|---------------------------|-------------9---7--(7)-7-7-|
|---------------------------|------------------------4-5-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
C D
H H
| |
/ /
E S S S S E S S E S S e
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------7-7-7------9-11p9-----|
|-7-----7-7-7------9------11--|
|-5-7h9-------9s11------------|
|-----------------------------|
Em C D
W H H
| | |
/ / /
~~~ ~
S S S S S S E S S S S E E a Q. E H
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
|-10-----------------10-------------|----------------|
|--9h11---11-11-9-----9h11p9-9----9-|-9h11----9-9----|
|-----------------11-----------11---|----------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
Em
W
|
/
S S S S S S E S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------|
|-10------------------10----------------|
|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11----9----9s==|
|------------------11-------11---11-9s==|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
C D Em
H H W
| | |
/ / /
Q. E +Q Q S S S S S S E S E S E E
|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|-10------------------10---------10-|
|-7----9-(9)-----|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9-11-9-------|
|-7----9-(9)-----|------------------11---------11----|
|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------------|
C D
H H
| |
/ /
a Q. +S S H
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-9h11b12---(11)r(11)p9----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Em C D Em
W H H W
| | |
/ / /
S E S S S E S S S S E E Q E E +H +W
|----------------------------------|---------------|--------*|
|-10---------------10--------------|---------------|--------*|
|--9h11-11-11p9-----9h11----9----9s|=7--x-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
|---------------11-------11---11-9s|=7--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|----------------------------------|----x-2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|----------------------------------|----x-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
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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
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** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site