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Blue Blood
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BLUE BLOOD (Bassline)
As recorded by X Japan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Q=187
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0---------|
W H. Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q
|----------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|----------|-2-------2--|-------------|-2-3-2-0-2-----|
|----------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|-0--------|------------|-0--1--3--1--|---------------|
E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-10------------12-(12)-12-|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|----8-(8)-8-10------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-(5)-6-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------|
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
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
|---------3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-8-8-6-6-5-6-5-3-|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-8-8-6-6-5-6-5-3-|-----------------|
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
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E E E E E E E E H E E +E E H E E +E E H Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|--------------4-|-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------6-(6)---|-3-------3-4-|
|-----------------|-3----3-5-(5)-6-|-7----7---------|------3------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|-------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|----4-5-7-5-4---|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-5------------5-|-7---7-----7-----|-7-----8-(8)-------8-|-7---7-----7-----|
|----------------|-------7---------|-----7---------------|-------7---------|
|----------------|---5-----5---5-5-|---5---------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-|
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-7-----8-(8)-------8-|-7---7-----7-----|
|-----7---------------|-------7---------|
|---5---------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-|
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-7-----8-(8)-------8-|-7---7-----7-----|
|-----7---------------|-------7---------|
|---5---------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-|
E E E E +E E +E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-7-----8-(8)-------8-|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----7---------------|------------5-6-7-|------------5-6-7-|---------3-0-1-0-|
|---5---------6-(6)---|-5--5-5-(5)-------|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------|
E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------3-5-----|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-1---2-----------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---0---0-----3-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-5-6-7-|------------5-6-7-|---------3-0-1-0-|
|-----------------|------------------|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------|
E E E E E E E E W W W
|---------3-5-----|----------|----------|------|
|-1---2-----------|----------|----------|------|
|---0---0-----3-0-|-1--------|-3--------|-5----|
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
H E E E E W W W
|--------------|----------|----------|------|
|------3-2-0---|----------|----------|------|
|------------3-|-1--------|-3--------|-5----|
|--------------|----------|----------|------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-------0-2-3-5-|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|
|---0-2-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0--1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|
|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E H. E E E E H E E H E E E E
|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------7---|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15-3-5-6-|
|---------------0-|-------------|----10-------------|----------------|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------4-7-8-9--|-------------|----------------------|----2-----4-----|
|----6----------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-7-------------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10--(10)-------|-0----0-2---2-3-|
|---------------|-------------|----10----------7-3-0-|----------------|
E E E E E E E E H. E E E E H E E H E E E E
|-5-----7-----9---|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3-5---5-7---7-|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----17-15-|
|-----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------15-------|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E
|----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------9--------|-------------|-------------9--|-----------------|
|-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-12--------------|-------------|----10----------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E W W E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------0-2-|-3--------|-2--------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|----------|----------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E
|-----------------|-----------16-(16)-14-|
|-----------------|---------9------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7--------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12--11-12-(12)-11-9-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5-6-|-7----9----|-10----12-10-9---|-------------3-4-|
|-----------5-----|-----------|---------------7-|-8-8-8-8-8-3-----|
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-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-(1)-4-|-----------5-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-------------0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3-----3-5-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-------------------|-----------------|
Q E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7----7-(7)----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----5----------|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|
|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0--1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|
|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|
E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E H. E E E E H E E H E E E E
|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------7---|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15-3-5-6-|
|---------------0-|-------------|----10-------------|----------------|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------4-7-8-9--|-------------|----------------------|----2-----4-----|
|----6----------|-------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-7-------------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10--(10)-------|-0----0-2---2-3-|
|---------------|-------------|----10----------7-3-0-|----------------|
E E E E E E E E H. E E E E H E E H E E E E
|-5-----7-----9---|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3-5---5-7---7-|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----17-15-|
|-----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------15-------|
Q E E E E Q H. E E E E H Q Q E E +E E E E
|----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------|---------------------|
|--------9--------|-------------|-------------9--|---------------------|
|-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|-0--0-0-(0)----------|
|-12--------------|-------------|----10----------|------------10-11-12-|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|---------3-5-----|------------------|
|------------0-1-2-|-----------------|-1---2-----------|------------------|
|-1--1-1-(1)-------|-0-0-0-0-3-0-1-0-|---0---0-----3-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-5-6-7-|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|------------------|-----------------|---------3-5-----|------|
|------------------|-----------------|-1---2-----------|------|
|------------5-6-7-|---------3-0-1-0-|---0---0-----3-0-|-1----|
|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|------|
W W H E E E E W
|----------|----------|--------------|------|
|----------|----------|------3-2-0---|------|
|-3--------|-5--------|------------3-|-1----|
|----------|----------|--------------|------|
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--------|-5--------|-7-------0-2-3-5-|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---0-2-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|---------0--1--|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-----|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|
Q=155 Q=130
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|-----------------|-------------0-0-0-|
W
|------*|
|------*|
|------*|
|-2----*|
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