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I'm Alive Bass

(ver. 2)
Helloween
"
I'M ALIVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1987 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.1)

	

Words and Music by K.Hansen

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Markus'

   Intro
    Fast Rock Q=300
   4/4
    Gtr I
    W          +W           +W           +H.      Q
||-----------|------------|------------|--------------|
||o----------|------------|------------|--------------|
||o----------|------------|------------|--------------|
||--2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)------0---|


                                    1.
  W          +W           W          +H.       Q
|----------|------------|----------|----------------||
|----------|------------|----------|---------------o||
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)\----------o||
|----------|------------|----------|-----------0----||


                1st Verse
  2.
   W             E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W
|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-(7)\--------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-------------||-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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   W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------||
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----||


 Pre-chorus
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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-|-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 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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


 Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          Q  H    Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-4-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------|----2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------|


                          2nd Verse
  H    H      H    H       E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-4----2----|-0---------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------|------4----||-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  E E E E E E E E   W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--------|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


                               Pre-chorus
  E E E E E E E E   W           E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                           Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  Q    W           E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|-------------|----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-7--7--7--7--|-7--------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|----------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  W          Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-5--------|-4----------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|----2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    H      H    H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----2----|-0---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------4----||


 1st guitar solo
  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-|-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 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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----7-----7--|----7-----7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


 Interlude
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|-5-5-4-4-2-2------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-------------4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|------------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-1--4--2----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|-5-5-4-4-2-2------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-------------4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|------------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-1--4--2----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E +Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------0-(0)------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------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-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|-2----3-(3)--4---|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||


 2nd guitar solo
  E E E E 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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-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--|


  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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-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 Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-7--5---|
|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-7---7-7----7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                                      Pre-chorus
  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
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                            Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  Q    W            E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|-------------|-----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-7--7--7--7--|-7\--------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  W          Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-0--------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|-4----------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|----2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


                                  Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H       E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|-----------------|-------------||-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-----------------|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  W          Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-0--------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|-4----------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|----2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  H    Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E H    Q    W
|-----------------|-------------|------*|
|-----------------|-------------|------*|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------|------*|
|-----------------|-----2----0--|-2----*|



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
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