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Mama Told Me Not To Come tab by Three Dog Night

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MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME)

As recorded by Three Dog Night
(From the 1970 Album IT AIN'T EASY)

Words and Music by Randy Newman
Arranged by Three Dog Night

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Allsup - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Allsup - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Greenspoon - Electric Piano'
 Intro
  Q=115
  Chord diagramAb7Ab7
 4/4
  Gtr III (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.)
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|-----4-----------|-4-----------4---|---------4-------|
|-----------7-----|-------7---------|---7-----------7-|
|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                                       1st - 3rd Verses
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|-----4-----------|-4-----------4---||----------4-------|-----4------------|
|-----------7-----|-------7---------||o---7-----------7-|-----------7------|
|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----||--5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5--|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-||------6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6----|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|


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|-4-----------4---|---------4-------|-----4-----------|-4-----------4----|
|-------7---------|---7-----------7-|-----------7-----|-------7----------|
|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5------|
|---6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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|---------4-------|-----4-----------||
|---7-----------7-|-----------7-----||
|-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-||
|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6---||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
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| Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| W                 W
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||


 Chorus
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|-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------|
|-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13--|
|-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13-----|
|-----18---(18)-18-18----|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
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|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------4--6--|
|------------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6--------|
|-4----------------------|----------------------------|


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|-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14-----13-|
|-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16-----14-|
|-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17-----13-|
|-----18---(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18-----|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|
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|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------4--6-|-----------------------|
|------------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------3---3-(3)--4-|
|-4----------------------|---------------------------|-4---------------------|


                        To Coda
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|-(13)-13-----------------------|---------------------|-15-13--------------||
|-(14)-14----14-17----16----13--|-13-14---15---16--16-|-16-14---16--14----o||
|-(13)-13-13----13----13--------|-13-15---16---17--17-|---------17--15-----||
|-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
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|  +Q.        Chord diagramE MajorE +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  S E.        q    Q    H           W
|-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------4h6------|---------------------|--------------------||
|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-----------|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------------------|--4------------------|--------------------||


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|----16--(16)-14-----13---|-13-----13------------------------|
|----16--(16)-16-----14---|-14-----14------14-17----16----13-|
|----17--(17)-17-----13---|-13-----13---13----13----13-------|
|----18--(18)-18-18-------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| H        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE     +Q.             Q     Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------4-----6-|
|----------3---3------4---|-(4)-------------5-----6----------|
|-4-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| ~~~~~~
|                            |---3----|
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|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------12----------|
|----------4--------------|-----------------9-10----13-10----|
|-6---6--------6--4-------|--------------9----------------11-|
|-----------------------7-|--8--11----8----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|


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|----16--(16)---14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------|
|----16--(16)---16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13--|
|----17--(17)---17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13-----|
|----18--(18)---18-18----|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
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| H        Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +Q.        Q     Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------4-----4-----3-|--(3)-----------------4--6--|
|------------------------|-------------7-----6--------|
|-4----------------------|----------------------------|
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|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------9-12--|
|------------------------|------------------10--------|
|---------10b12----------|----------------9-----------|
|----11---------11--9--8-|----------8-11--------------|
|------------------------|------11--------------------|


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|----------16---(16)---14--------13-|-(13)-13-------------------------|
|----------16---(16)---16--------14-|-(14)-14----14-17-------16----13-|
|----------17---(17)---17--------13-|-(13)-13-13----13-------13-------|
|----------18---(18)---18-18--------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|   H             Chord diagramE MajorE     Q         Chord diagramE MajorE    +Q.        Chord diagramE MajorE +Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE  S E.
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------4h6-----|
|-----------------3-----3---------4-|--(4)--------5-(5)----6----------|
|---4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
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|-----------------------8------6--6-|-------4-------------------------|
|-(12)--------9---------------------|---4------7-----4----------------|
|-----------------8b10-----6b8------|-------------------4-------------|
|--------9s10-----------------------|-------------------------6-------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                        D.S. al Coda
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|-----4-----------|-4-----------4----||
|-----------7-----|-------7----------||
|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5------||
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6--||
|-----------------|------------------||
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|-----------------|------------------||
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|-4---------------|------------------||
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|-4---------------|------------------||


                                            Outro
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|---------------------|-15-13-------------||----16--(16)-14----13-|
|-13-14---15---16--16-|-16-14---16--14----||----16--(16)-16----14-|
|-13-15---16---17--17-|---------17--15----||----17--(17)-17----13-|
|---------------------|-------------------||----18--(18)-18-18----|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
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|  q    Q    H           W                   H        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------3---3-----4-|
|--4------------------|-------------------||-4--------------------|


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|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|
|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|
|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|
|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  +Q.        Chord diagramE MajorE +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   H        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +Q.        Chord diagramE MajorE +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------4--6-|----------4---4-----3-|--(3)-----------------4--6-|
|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------------------|-------------7-(7)-6-------|
|---------------------------|-4--------------------|---------------------------|


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|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|
|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|
|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|
|----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|
|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
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|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------4--6-|----------4---4-----3-|
|----------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------------------|
|-4--------------------|---------------------------|-4--------------------|


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|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|
|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|
|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|
|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
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|---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
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|--(3)-----------------4--6-|----------0---1--2--3-|-------------------------|
|-------------7-(7)-6-------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-4--------------------|---1---------------------|


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|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|
|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|
|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|
|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
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|                            ~~~~
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|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
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|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|----------0---1--2--3-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|-4--------------------|


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|-(13)-13-----------------|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|
|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|
|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|
|-------------------------|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
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|                                                      ~~~~
|   q      Q     H          Q  +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +H            H
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|---1---------------------|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|
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| Gtr II
|   W                       W                          H            Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------6-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
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|-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------|-----16---(16)-14----13-|
|-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14-----14-17----16-13-|-----16---(16)-16----14-|
|-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13-----13----13----|-----17---(17)-17----13-|
|-----18---(18)-18-18----|----------------------------|-----18---(18)-18-18----|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
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| H          Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +Q     +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   H          Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------4--6-|------------4---4-----3-|
|------------3---3-----4-|--(4)----(4)--5-(5)-6-------|------------------------|
|-4----------------------|----------------------------|-4----------------------|
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| Chord diagramE MajorE Q    Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|---6----6-------6-----6-|-------6------6-----6-----6-|---6----6-------6-----6-|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|


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|-(13)-13------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|
|-(14)-14----14-17---16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|
|-(13)-13-13----13---13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|
|--------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
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|  +Q.        Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   H        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE     q      Q     H
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--(3)----------------4--6-|----------0---1--2--3-|-------------------------|
|-------------7----6-------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-4--------------------|---1---------------------|
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|   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   W                        W
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------6-----6-------4--6-|----------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------6-------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|


  Q   Q     +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q   Q   +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|
|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|
|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|
|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|
| Q  +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +H            H          H        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|----------0---1--2--3-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|-4--------------------|


   +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q   Q     +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|-(13)-13-----------------|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|
|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|
|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|
|-------------------------|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|                                                      ~~~~
|   q      Q     H          Q  +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +H            H
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|---1---------------------|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|


                                                     N.C.
  Q   Q   +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q     Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   Chord diagramE MajorE
|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|---------------------|
|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|-13-14---15---16--16-|
|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|-13-15---16---17--17-|
|----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|
| H        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    +Q.        Chord diagramE MajorE +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    q    Q    H
|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------4--6-|---------------------|
|----------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|---------------------|
|-4--------------------|---------------------------|--4------------------|


                                                H
                      Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramBbmBbm  Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramC minorCm
   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   Q.      Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   +Q
|-15-13-------------|-----9---10-(10)-11--(11)--|
|-16-14---16--14----|-13-11---12-(12)-13--(13)--|
|---------17--15----|-13------------------------|
|-------------------|-10-11---12-(12)-13--(13)--|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  W                   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Q.
|-------------------|--4--6----7-------8--------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|--5--6----7-------8--------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|


 .=H
             N.C.
   +Q    +S   E.  +E.  S  +Q      +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  +Q    +H
|-(11)--(11)-------------------|-----------------------|
|-(13)--(13)-14--(14)-13-(13)--|-(13)-11-(11)--(11)----|
|------------15--(15)-13-(13)--|-(13)-11-(11)--(11)----|
|-(13)--(13)-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|  +H.                     Q       W
|--(8)-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--(8)-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|


   +Q.    Chord diagramE MajorE  +H        +W
|-------------------|---------*|
|-(11)---12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|-(11)---12-(12)----|-(12)----*|
|-------------------|---------*|
|-------------------|---------*|
|-------------------|---------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; Chord diagramE MajorE - 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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