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Dear Loser
X Japan
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DEAR LOSER (Bassline)
As recorded by X Japan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Q=90
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
H Q E E W H Q E S S Q +S E. Q Q
|-6-----------|----------|-6---------13---|-12--(12)-----12-------|
|-9---------6-|-5--------|-9---------17---|----------11------11---|
|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------------------|
H +E S S E E H. S S E H +E S S E E H. S S E
|----------------------|-----------------|------------6-8-6-|---------------|
|-------------11-13-11-|-----------------|----------6-------|-5-------5-----|
|----------11----------|-10-------10-----|-4----(4)---------|-----------4---|
|-9----(9)-------------|-------------9-3-|------------------|-------------3-|
H +E S S E E H. S S E H +E S S E E Q. E Q. S S
|------------6-8-6-|---------------|------------6-8-6-|------6-12--------|
|----------6-------|-5-------5-----|----------6-------|-5----------------|
|-4----(4)---------|-----------4---|-4----(4)---------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------3-|------------------|--------------0-0-|
H +Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S H +Q. S S H. E S S
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-2--------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0----(0)---0-0-|-1----1-1-3----1-1-|-0----(0)---0-0-|-----------0-0--|
H +Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S H +Q. S S H Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------2-----|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------|
|-0----(0)---0-0-|-1----1-1-3----1-1-|-0----(0)---0-0-|-0-------0--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1--|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S 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-|----------------------------|
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-----|----------|--------*|
|---------------------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
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