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Dear Loser
X Japan
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DEAR LOSER
As recorded by X Japan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=90
4/4
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------|
|-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2----|
|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
|-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---|
|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr I
W W
|--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
|--5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---|
|--------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
W W
|--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
|--5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---|
|--------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------------------------|-----------------9---------------|
|------------------11----------------|---------8---------------8-------|
|----------9-------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
|-11------------------------11-------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------0--------0--------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
|--5-4-2-----4-2------4-2------4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---|
|--------1-------1--------1--------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------6---------------|---------3-------9-------12-------|
|---------5-----------------------|-5--------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------6-------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------|
|-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2----5-4-2---|
|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0--------0-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------------------------|-----------------9---------------|
|------------------11----------------|---------8---------------8-------|
|----------9-------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
|-11------------------------11-------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------0--------0--------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
|--5-4-2-----4-2------4-2------4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---|
|--------1-------1--------1--------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-----------------6---------------|---------3-------9---------------|
|---------5---------------5-------|-5---------------8---------------|
|-6-------------------------------|-----------------9---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
|-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---|
|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W H Q E S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------4-4-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-2-|
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------4-------4---------4-------4-|--------5-------5--------5-------5-|
|-2-4-6---2-4-6----2--4-6---2-4-6---|-3--5-7---3-5-7---3--5-7---3-5-7---|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H +Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-2---------------(2)-----------2-2-|-3------------3-3-5------------3-3-|
|-0---------------(0)-----------0-0-|-1------------1-1-3------------1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--------9--------9----------9--------9-|
|-7-9-11---7-9-11----7--9-11---7-9-11---|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------(2)-------------2-2-|
|-0-----------------(0)-------------0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--------9--------9----------9--------9-|
|-7-9-11---7-9-11----7--9-11---7-9-11---|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------(2)-------------2-2-|
|-0-----------------(0)-------------0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------5-------5--------5-------5-|
|-------7-------7---------7-------7-|-5--4-5---5-4-5---5--4-5---5-4-5---|
|-9-7-9---9-7-9----9--7-9---9-7-9---|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-2---------------(2)-----------2-2-|-3------------3-3-5------------3-3-|
|-0---------------(0)-----------0-0-|-1------------1-1-3------------1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------3-------3---------3-------3-|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
|-4-2-4---4-2-4----4--2-4---4-2-4---|-4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S H H
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------4---------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
|-2---------------(2)-----------2-2-|-2-------------------------------|
|-0---------------(0)-----------0-0-|-0-------------------------------|
Gtr I
W W W +W
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--9---------|-10------------|--9--------------|--(9)------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-12---------|-13------------|-12--------------|-(12)------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S W
|------------|------5--3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|--5---------|------------6--|--5----(5)-------|-----------------|
|-------4----|-(4)--2--0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|--2---------|------------3--|--2----(2)---2-3-|---2-------------|
|-------2----|-(2)-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S H. S S E
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--2---------|------0--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------2----|-(2)-----3--5--|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|--7----(7)---7-8-|---7-------5-----|
W W W +W
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--9---------|-10------------|--9--------------|--(9)-------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-12---------|-13------------|-12--------------|-(12)-------------|
|
| H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S W
|------------|------5--3-----|-----------------|------------------|
|--5---------|------------6--|--5----(5)-------|------------------|
|-------4----|-(4)--2--0-----|-----------------|------------------|
|--2---------|------------3--|--2----(2)---2-3-|---2--------------|
|-------2----|-(2)-----------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S H S S E Q
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--7---------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------7----|-(7)--5--7--8--|--7----(7)---7-8-|---7-----0--------|
W W
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--8--------------------------------------|
|-11-------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--9-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| H H +Q Q Q Q
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--7-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------6---------------|-(6)--------4----------------------------|
|--4-------------------------------|----------------------7---------5--------|
|------------------4---------------|-(4)-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------7---------5---------3--------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-|--9--7-5-4-10-9------12-10-9---10-9------|
|----------------------------------|----------------10-9---------9------10-9-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-11------------------------------|-11---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--9------------------------------|--9---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| W H H
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------6-------------------|
|--4------------------------------|--4---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------4-------------------|
|--2------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9-7-5-4-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-4-5-7---|--9--7----7-9--7----7-9--7------9--7----7-|
|-------------------------------9-|----10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------13-----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
W
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--8--------------------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-(6)----------4--------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-----------5---------|
|-(4)-------------------------------------------|
|--------------7----------5-----------3---------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10---9-9-12-10--9-9-12-14-12-12-10-10--9----7-|
|-----12---15----12---15----15----14----12-9-10-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
W
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-11----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--4-------------------(4)------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--2-------------------(2)--------------2-3-|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--9--7----7-9--7----7--9---7------9--7-7---|
|----10-9-10---10-9-10-----10-9-10---10-----|
|-------------------------------13----------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
+W W W
|-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|-(11)--------------------------------------|--9---------|-10------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|--(9)--------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-12---------|-13------------|
|
| W H H +Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------------|------------|------5--3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|--5---------|------------6--|
|-------------------------------------------|-------4----|-(4)--2--0-----|
|-------------------------------------------|--2---------|------------3--|
|-------------------------------------------|-------2----|-(2)-----------|
|---2---------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H H +Q Q Q Q
|--14--12-12-10-10--9-9--7-10--9-9--7-7-5---|------------|---------------|
|------15----14----12---10----12---10---9-6-|------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--7---------|------5--3--5--|
|-------------------------------------------|-------7----|-(7)-----------|
W +W W W
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|--9--------------|--(9)---------|--9---------|-10-------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|-12--------------|-(12)---------|-12---------|-13-------------|
|
| H +Q. S S W H H +Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|------------|------5--3------|
|--5----(5)-------|--------------|--5---------|------------6---|
|-----------------|--------------|-------4----|-(4)--2--0------|
|--2----(2)---2-3-|---2----------|--2---------|------------3---|
|-----------------|--------------|-------2----|-(2)------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|
| H +Q. S S H. Q H H +Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------7--|--7---------|----------------|
|--7----(7)---7-8-|---7----------|-------7----|-(7)--5--7--8---|
W +W W
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|--9--------------|--(9)--------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-12--------------|-(12)--------|-----------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S W E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|--5----(5)-------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|--2----(2)---2-3-|---2---------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3--3--3-3-|
|-----------------|-------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-1--1--1-1-|
|
| H +Q. S S W S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------|-------------|-7-------7-------7-------8---------|
|-----------------|-------------|---8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10---|
|-----------------|-------------|---9-------9-------9-------11------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|--7----(7)---7-8-|---7---------|-----------------------------------|
Gtr III
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--3--3--3-3-|
|--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--1--1--1-1-|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-12---------12---------12---------13---------|
|----12-12------12-12------12-12------14-14---|
|----14---------14---------14---------16------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--3--3--3-3-|
|--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--1--1--1-1-|
|
| S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-12---------12---------12---------13---------|
|----12-12------12-12------12-12------14-14---|
|----14---------14---------14---------16------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Q=30 Q=50
E S S E S S E S S S S S S W +W
|---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--3--3----3-|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--1--1----1-|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|
| S S E S S E S S E S S S S W +W
|---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|-12---------12---------12---------13---------|----------|--------*|
|----12-12------12-12------12-12------14------|----------|--------*|
|----14---------14---------14--------------15-|----------|--------*|
|---------------------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|---------------------------------------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
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
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