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The Beginning Of The End
Nine Inch Nails
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 2007 Album YEAR ZERO)
Transcribed by Mitchell Gardner
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Bass (Dist.)'
Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Bass Dist.'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Synth I [slight right pan]'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Synth II'
Drum Intro
Q=138
4/4
Gtr III
Wx4
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Verse I
Wx8
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TP TP
W +Q +H. +W +Q +H.
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||o----------|---------------|------------|-------------o||
||--7--------|-(7)--(7)------|-(7)--------|-(7)--(7)-----||
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||o----------|---------------|------------|-------------o||
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Chorus I
TP TP
+W +Q +H. +W +Q +H. 3x
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||o------------|---------------|------------|-------------o||
||--(7)--------|-(7)--(7)------|-(7)--------|-(7)--(7)-----||
||-------------|---------------|------------|--------------||
||o------------|---------------|------------|-------------o||
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Break
Gtrs I, II
W W W H E E E E
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|------------|---------------|------------|-----------3-3-3-3-||
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------||
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| Gtr III
| TP TP
| +W +Q +H. +W +Q +H.
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------||
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------||
|-(7)--------|-(7)--(7)------|-(7)--------|-(7)--(7)----------||
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| Gtr IV
| W +W +W +W
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------||
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------||
|--7---------|-(7)-----------|-(7)--------|-(7)---------------||
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------||
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------||
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Verse II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-||
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------||
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------||
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Chorus II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8----8-8-8-8-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--7----------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--5----------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----5-5-5-5-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
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|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
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|-------------------|-------------/3-3-3-3-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0--0-------------|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|----------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(5)---------------|-(5)------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
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|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-------------------|---------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8----8-8-8-8-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
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|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----5-5-5-5-||
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------||
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------||
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|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------||
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Interlude
W W W H E E E E
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|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
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| TP TP
| +W +Q +H. +W +Q +H.
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
|-(7)--------|-(7)--(7)------|-(7)--------|-(7)--(7)----------|
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
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| >
| +W +W +W +W
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
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|-(7)--------|-(7)-----------|-(7)--------|-(7)---------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)-----------|-(5)--------|-(5)---------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
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----5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
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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----5-5-5-5-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
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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----5-5-5-5-|
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| TP
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
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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------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-||
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------||
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Kaoss Solo
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8----8-8-8-8-|
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| Gtr III
| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| Gtr IV
| W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--7----------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--5----------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----5-5-5-5-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------/3-3-3-3-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0--0-------------|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(5)---------------|-(5)------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8----8-8-8-8-|
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
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| +W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5----5-5-5-5-||
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| TP
| +W +Q +H.
|-------------------|---------------------||
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)---(7)-----------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
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| +W +W
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|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------||
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|-(5)---------------|-(5)-----------------||
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Outro
Wx8
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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