WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Bumblefoot - Mafalda Tabs | Ver. 1
MAFALDA
As recorded by Bumblefoot
(From the 2002 Album THE ALCHEMISTS)
Words and Music by Ron Thal (aka Bumblefoot)
Arranged by Ron Thal.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Vigier Surfretter Fretless Guitar'
Intro
Q=157
4/4
Gtr I
T T T T
|--3--|
E E E S S S S S E E +E
|------------------------12-(x)/-|
|------------------------11-(x)/-|
|---6--------------14S12---------|
|-5------14---6-13---------------|
|-----13----5--------------------|
|--------------------------------|
T T T T T T T
|--3--| |-----5------| |-----5------|
E S S S E a E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q. Q.
|-26p17p13-----------------------------------------------|---------------|
|----------14----(21)s24-----------------9p<7>-----------|----/16S==x----|
|------------------------9p<7>----14p<7>----------14p<7>-|----/19S==x----|
|-------------14---------------13--------------13--------|---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-8-------------|
AbA GbD
~ ~~~~~~
|--3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q Q Q Q +Q
|-----------8---------7p4-------6-|-----------------|
|---------------7-4-------6-------|-----------------|
|---8-5-------6-----5-------5-----|-----------7-(7)-|
|-7-----7-5-------------------4---|-----8-7-6-------|
|---------------------------------|-5S7-------5-(5)-|
|---------------------------------|-----6-5-4-------|
7/4
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. Q
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26---------|
|----25----25----25----25----------25----25----25----25------------|
Verse
4/4
T T T T
|--3--|
E E E S S S S S E E +E
|------------------------12-(x)/-|
|------------------------11-(x)/-|
|---6--------------14S12---------|
|-5------14---6-13---------------|
|-----13----5--------------------|
|--------------------------------|
T T T T T T T
|--3--| |-----5------| |-----5------|
E S S S E a E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q. Q.
|-26p17p13-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
|----------14----(21)s24-----------------9p<7>-----------|-------------|
|------------------------9p<7>----14p<7>----------14p<7>-|----/17S==x--|
|-------------14---------------13--------------13--------|----/20S==x--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-8-----------|
AbA AbD
~~~~~~
|--3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q Q Q Q +Q
|-----------8---------7p4-------6-|-----------------|
|---------------7-4-------6-------|-----------------|
|---8-5-------6-----5-------5-----|-----------7-(7)-|
|-7-----7-5-------------------4---|-----8-7-6-------|
|---------------------------------|-5S7-------5-(5)-|
|---------------------------------|-----6-5-4-------|
4/4
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----26----26-----|
|----25----25----25----25----------25----25--|
6/4 4/4
T T T T
|--3--|
S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. Q E E E S S S S S E E +E
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------12-(x)/-|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------11-(x)/-|
|----------------------------------------------------|---6--------------14S12---------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-5------14---6-13---------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26-------|-----13----5--------------------|
|----25----25----------25----25----25----25----------|--------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|--3--| |-----5------| |-----5------|
E S S S E T S. S S S S S S S S S S
|-26p17p13------------------------------------------------|
|----------14----(21)s24------------------9p<7>-----------|
|-------------------------9p<7>----14p<7>----------14p<7>-|
|-------------14----------------13--------------13--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
AbA Gb
T ~~
|--3--|
Q Q. Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-----------8---------7p4-------6-|------------------|
|---------------|---------------7-4-------6-------|------------------|
|----/17S==x----|---8-5-------6-----5-------5-----|------------------|
|----/20S==x----|-7-----7-5-------------------4---|-----8-7-6--------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|-5S7--------------|
|-8-------------|---------------------------------|-----6-5-4S=16\---|
Pre-Chorus
6/4 5/4
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. Q Q
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----|-26----26----26----26----26----------|
|----25----25----25----25----------25----25----25----25-------|----25----25----25----25-------------|
6/4
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26-------|
|----25----25----25----25----------25----25----25----25----------|
5/4
S S S S S S S S S E. Q Q
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----------|
|----25----25----25----25-------------|
6/4 5/4
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. Q Q
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----|-26----26----26----26----26----------|
|----25----25----25----25----------25----25----25----25-------|----25----25----25----25-------------|
6/4
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E.
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----26----|
|----25----25----25----25----------25----25----25----25-------|
S S S S S S S S S E. Q Q Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-26----26----26----26----26--------------|
|----25----25----25----25-----------------|
Chorus
N.C.
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E
||------------------------------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------3S4-|
||--------------------------------------------------------------2S3-|
||o-1-(1)-(1)-(1)-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--0--0---0---0------|
1.,2.,3.,4.,5. 6.
PM-------------| PM--------------------------------------------------|
+H E E Q Q Q 6x S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------o||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(4)-----------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------3S4-|
|-(3)-----------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------2S3-|
|-------------------1------------o||-1-(1)-(1)-(1)-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--0--0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0--0---0---0------|
S S S S S S S S E E Q Q Q
+H E E S S S S S S S S E E +H E E S S S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-(4)-----------------------------------4S5-|-(5)-----------------------------------5S6-|
|-(3)-----------------------------------3S4-|-(4)-----------------------------------4-5-|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--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---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
S S S S S S S S W S S S S S S S S W
7/4
+H E E S S S S S S S S E E Q
|---------------------------------------(0)---/23-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(6)------------------------------------4S16-----|
|-(5)------------------------------------3S15-----|
|----------------------------------------2S14-----|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
S S S S S S S S H Q H
Bridge
4/4
|--------7--------| |--------7--------| |--------7--------| |------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
|-19h23p19p16----16h18p16----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------23----------22-18-15h18h21p18p15----15h17p15-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------22----------21-17-14h17p14----16h19h|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------22-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------7--------| |--3--| |--------7--------| |------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
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-xp19p16------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------21-16-13h15h18p15p14-13s14p12------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------16-15-12-10h12h16p13p11------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------14h16p14-7-|
Guitar Break
~ ~~~
|-3--|
Q Q E Q E E E E E a E E a S S S S S H E E E E
|--------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------|---------------7-(9)s13s9p7---(7)-|-[9]------7--------|
|------------5-|---5-7-5-(7)s9--------------9-----|----------------9--|
|-------5-7----|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-0--0---------|-0-0------------------------------|--------0---(0)----|
~~ ~
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q. E E a E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------7------|-----(7)s9-----<7>-7-(7)-7s9-|
|-9s7p5---5h7-----5-------x/--|--------------|---------------<7>-----------|
|-------7-----5h7---7s5p2-x/--|-------7------|-----(7)s9-----<7>-7-(7)-----|
|-------------------------x/--|-0--0-------0-|-(0)-------(0)-<7>-----------|
Dsus2/E
~~~ ~
Q Q E E E a E E E a E E +Q E S S Q Q Q E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------12-|
|-(9)--(9)--------------|-7-9-(9)s[13]-[9]-(9)--7---7-|-9--(9)--(9)------12-|
|---------------5-(7)s9-|-------------------------9---|------------------12-|
|-----------5-7---------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|--0----0---0-----------|-----------------------------|-----0----0---(0)----|
E
T
|--3--| |------5------|
+E E E S S S S S S S S E E Q Q H
|------<12>----15h21p15p12---------------------|--------0-----|
|-(12)--12--12-------------14------------------|--------0-----|
|-(12)--12--12----------------13p<12>----------|-1--1--(1)----|
|-(12)--12--12------------------------12-------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------13s23-|-2--2--(2)----|
|----------------------------------------------|-0--0--(0)----|
T T T
|--------7--------| |--------7--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E
|-------------------------------15h17h19h21h24-------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12h14h16h18h21-------------------x\-|
|-------------------------------------------------x\-|
|-10h12h14h16h19----------------------------------x\-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
E
Q Q Q E E
|--------0---------|
|--------0---------|
|-1--1--(1)--------|
|------------------|
|-2--2--(2)--------|
|-0--0--(0)--(0)-0-|
E
T T T
|--------7--------| |--------7--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------------------------15h17h19h21h24--------|-------0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------0-------|
|----------------12h14h16h18h21-----------------------|-1--1--1-------|
|-------------------------------------------------14\-|---------------|
|-10h12h14h16h19-----------------------------------x\-|-2--2----------|
|--------------------------------------------------x\-|-0--0-----0-0--|
T T T
|--------7--------| |--------7--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E
|-------------------------------15h17h19h21h24--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12h14h16h18h21-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------14\-|
|-10h12h14h16h19-----------------------------------x\-|
|--------------------------------------------------x\-|
E
Q. E Q. E Q S S S S S a S S S S S E
|---------0------|---------------------------------|
|---------0------|---------------------------------|
|-1----1-(1)-----|----9s7p4---4--------------------|
|----------------|----------7---(7)s9s7p5---5-7s===|
|-2----2-(2)-----|------------------------7--------|
|-0----0-(0)---0-|-0-------------------------------|
E
Q Q H
|----------0----|
|----------0----|
|----------1----|
|-(14)----------|
|----------2----|
|-------0-------|
E5 E
E a a E a S S S S a S S S S a E a E Q Q H
|---<12>---------------------------------------------------|-------0----|
|--------<12>------(14)s8s5---5----------------------------|-------0----|
|-------------<12>----------7---(7)s9s7---7----------------|-------1----|
|---------------------------------------9---(9)s16s(9)s18\-|------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----2--2----|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------|-0--0--0----|
S S S S S a E. a E E a Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-6s4p2---2-------------------------|
|-------4---(4)-/7--(5)-/6----------|
|--------------------------7-(5)h7\-|
|-----------------------------------|
E
H E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------|----------------------------------|
|------------0-|-9p7---7--------------------------|
|------1-------|-9p7---7--------------------------|
|--------------|-----9---9s7p5---5h6--------------|
|------2-------|---------------7-----7-5---5------|
|-0----0-0-----|-------------------------7---5-0--|
E
H +E E E E +H. Q
|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
|-1----(1)-------------|---------------|
|----------<3>-----<2>-|-(<2>)---------|
|-2----(2)-<3>-----<2>-|-(<2>)---------|
|-0----(0)-<3>-(0)-<2>-|-(<2>)---------|
Outro Solo
T T T T T T T T T
|--------7--------| |------6-------| |--------7--------| |------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
|----------------------------------------17-------19-------21----23-20----------|
|----------------------16-------17----------------------23----------------------|
|-------------16----------------------20----17-21----20-------21----------21----|
|----15-------------18----16-19----17----------------------------------19----17-|
|-17-------18----16-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|--3--| |--3--|
T T T T T T S S S S S S S H
|-18----------17------------------------------|
|----------------------17---------------------|
|----22----22-------17-------16-18------------|
|-------19-------16-------18------------------|
|----------------------------------17p16------|
|---------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T
|------6-------| |--------7---------| |------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
|--------------------------------------------------------20----17-19---------|
|-15-----------------------------------21----16-23----18----16-------0----15-|
|----------14-------17-------------------------------------------------13----|
|-----------------------------22----18----16-------19------------------------|
|----15-21----13-22----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------17p(0)----18------------------------------------------|
T T T T T
|------6-------| |-----6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S H
|----------------------------------------|
|-------14-------12----------------------|
|-18----------10---------11----7---------|
|----12----------------9-11----7---------|
|----------18----------------------------|
|-------------------16------15---13------|
T T T T T T
|--------7--------| |---3---| |--------7--------|
S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------------------------17-------19----|
|------------------------16---------16----------------------|
|-------------16--------------------------19----17-21-------|
|----15-------------18------(16)-19----16-------------------|
|-17-------18----16-----------------------------------------|
|-------15--------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|------6-------| |--------7--------|
S S S S S S T T T T E T T T T E S S S S S S S
|-------21-------20-----------------------------------17-------------|
|----22-------28----------17------------18---------------------17----|
|-19-------21----------28------------27------------22----------------|
|-------------------19-------17---17-------19---19-------16-22----18-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|------6-------| |--------7--------| |--------9:8---------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S E T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------16----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----19----19------------------13-17---------17----13-------13-------|
|-21-------------15---15-19---------------------------------------16-|
|-------18----14------------13-------12---------13-------------------|
|---------------------------------------12---------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-------6-------| |------6-------| |-----6------|
S. T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------20----17-19-------------------------------------------|
|-------16-23----18-------------(0)----------14-------12------------------|
|----------------------17--------------18----------10---------11----7-----|
|----16-------19--------------------18----12----------------9-11----7-----|
|-----------------------------------------------18------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------16------15---13--|
T T T T T T T
|------6-------| |------6-------| |-------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------14----------17-24----19-25p[22]-20----(0)------|
|------------14----19-------21----------------------------------23---|
|------16----------------13----14-------17---------------20----------|
|---------------13---------------------------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9----11---------------------------------------------------------|
Breakdown
Q. Q. Q
|-----------------------|
|--------<7>----(<7>)---|
|-<7>---(<7>)---(<7>)---|
|-----------------------|
|----------------13s====|
|-----------------------|
~~~
|---3---| |--3--|
W +Q E E E +E E E E E S Q.. Q E E
|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|-(<7>)--------|-(<7>)--------------------------|--------------------|
|-(<7>)--------|-(<7>)-------11-(11)-12---11-12-|-12s14--------12s11-|
|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|--14----------|-(14)-----14--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
~~
|--3---| |--3---|
Q Q +Q E S Q +S E E +E E E S E. +Q
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-12-----------12-14--(14)-|-14p12-(12)-14p12-------------|
|----13-(13)---------------|--------------------14--(14)--|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D
T
|-3--|
+H S S S S S S S E S Q.. Q Q
|---------------------9h14h21p|=12s22--------18s=|
|-------------------9---------|------------------|
|----------------11-----------|--------------15s=|
|-----------9h12--------------|------------------|
|-(14)------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
B A G Gb
E E Q E E Q W
|-(15)---15s=(13)---11s=|=12----|
|-----------------------|-------|
|-(12)---12s=(10)----8s=|==9----|
|-----------------------|-------|
|-----------------------|-------|
|-----------------------|-------|
+H E E E E a Q. E S S E E E
|-(12)------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|----------12----------(9)-|
|--(9)------7-9-7-|-(9)s11------11s9p7----9--|
|-----------------|--------------------9-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
~~
E E H. Q. S S S S S S E E
|-------------|-----------------------14----|
|-------------|------------12p9-------------|
|-7s8---------|---------11------------------|
|-----9-------|-----------------11s12-------|
|-------------|------11---------------------|
|-------------|--------------------------12-|
~~~~ ~
+Q. E E Q. E E H.
|----------------------|-------------|
|--------------10s9----|-7-----------|
|--------------10s9----|-7-----------|
|----------------------|---9-9-------|
|----------------------|-------------|
|-(12)---\(10)---------|-------------|
T T T T T
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q E E E S S S S S E E +H.
|--------------------------------|----16-(16)----|
|--------------------------------|----15-(15)----|
|------------10---------------18s|=16------------|
|-(9)\-----9-------18---10-17----|---------------|
|---------------17----9----------|---------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------|
T
|--3--|
E S S S E Q. Q H H
|-26p16p12-------/19-----------|--------------|
|----------15------------------|--------------|
|-------------13-/16----(17)\--|--------------|
|-----------------------(17)\--|--------------|
|-----------------------(17)\--|-/(5)---------|
|------------------------------|-/(5)---------|
T T T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------<7>---------------------------------|
|--------------9p<7>-----------9p<7>-----------9p<7>-|
|-------16p<7>----------16p<7>----------16p<7>-------|
|----14--------------14--------------14--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T
|-------6-------| |-------6-------| |-------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
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------<7>----14-<7>-9p<7>-------------<7>-----------------------------|
|----13-<7>-9p<7>-13----------<7>----13-<7>-9p<7>-----------9p<7>-------------|
|-12------------------------------12-----------------16-<7>----------13-<7>-9-|
|-------------------------------------------------14--------------12----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
|-------6-------| |-------6-------| |-----5-----| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-----------------<7>----15p<7>-----------------------------------|
|-<7>----14p<7>-9p<7>-14----------<7>----<7>---<7>----------------|
|-<7>-13------------------------9p<7>-13-----9p<7>-13-9p<7>-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------7-----9-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
W H E E E E E Q. Q E E +H. Q
|------------|-------------------|-----------------<2>-|-(<2>)------------|
|-/15S=======|=x-----------------|----12----12\----<2>-|-(<2>)------------|
|-/19S=======|=x----------x/-----|----11----11\----<2>-|-(<2>)------------|
|------------|------------x/-----|----12----12\----<2>-|-(<2>)------------|
|------------|------------x/-(5)s|=11-------11\--x-<2>-|-(<2>)------/13\--|
|------------|--------(0)--------|---------------x-<2>-|-(<2>)------/13\--|
Out-Chorus
6/4
----PM--------------------------| PMPM PM---------| PM
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E
||------------------------------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------3S4-|
||--------------------------------------------------------------2S3-|
||o-1-(1)-(1)-(1)-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--0--0---0---0------|
S S S S S S S S E E Q Q Q
PM-------------|
H E E Q Q Q 4x
|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------o||
|-(4)-----------------------------||
|-(3)-----------------------------||
|-------------------1------------o||
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------||
S S S S S S S S E E Q Q Q
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
