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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is Tab by Chicago

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is tab by Chicago

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DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?

As recorded by Chicago
(From the 1969 Album CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY)

Words and Music by Robert Lamm

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Horns'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Terry Kath - Electric Guitar'


 Intro 1
  Q=118
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I (Brass section arr. for Gtr.)
  E E Q  e e Q    E  e  Q   e  Q  E
|---------------|-------------------|
|---7-7---------|-------------------|
|--------9-9-9--|---11-11-----------|
|---------------|----------12-12----|
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|
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   W          E  e  Q  e e Q    E  e  Q   e  Q  E
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------|---10-10--8-8-8--|-------------------|
|-----------|-----------------|---10-10--11-11----|
|-11--------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|


             5/8
   W          W       W       W       W       W
|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|
|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|
|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|
|-11--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|
|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|
|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|


                                            Intro 2
                                          Q=118(8=s8)
                                             N.C.
         3/8         4/4
  W       W     W     W          W            Q   Q   Q   E E
|-------|-----|-----|----------|----------||--------------------|
|-------|-----|-----|----------|----------||--------------------|
|-------|-----|-----|----------|----------||-11--11--11--11-9---|
|-------|-----|-----|----------|----------||--------------------|
|-------|-----|-----|----------|----------||--------------------|
|-------|-----|-----|----------|----------||--------------------|


  +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|


   Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-7-9--|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


                                                    1st Verse
  +E  Q  E +E  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q   Q  Q  Q     H.      Q
|-------------------|-------------|---------------||-------------|
|-------------------|-------------|---------------||-------------|
|-(9)-9--9-(9)-7-9--|-7--7--9--9--|-10--10--9--9--||-7-----------|
|-------------------|-------------|---------------||-------------|
|-------------------|-------------|---------------||-------------|
|-------------------|-------------|---------------||-------------|


  W          W          Q   Q   E  Q  E   +H     +Q.   E
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|-8------12-10--8-|-(8)----(8)---8-|
|----------|----------|----10-----------|----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------------|


  +H     +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   +W           +W
|----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
|----------------|--------------8-|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-(8)----(8)---8-|-(8)----(8)-----|------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|------------|--------|


                                                Chorus
                                                 Bm             G6
  +H.      Q     Q   Q  Q  Q     Q   Q  Q  Q      Q   Q   Q   E E
|-------------|---------------|---------------||------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||------------------|
|-(8)---------|---------9--9--|-10--10--9--9--||-11--11--11--11-9-|
|-------------|-12--12--------|---------------||------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  W             W               W                Q   Q   Q   E E
|-------------|---------------|---------------||--7---7---7---7-3-|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||--7---7---7---7-5-|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||--7---7---7---7-4-|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||--9---9---9---9-5-|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------||------------------|


                      Bm               G6
  +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3----|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--|
|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5----|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|
|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4----|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--|
|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5----|--9---9---9-------5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|


  Bm               G6                      Bm               G6
   Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-7-9--|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|
|  Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E
|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|
|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|
|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|
|--9---9---9-------5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--9---9---9-------5-|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


                            2nd Verse
                             G            F           Bbmaj7
   +E   Q   E  +E   E  Q      H    H       W           W
|-------------------------||------------|-----------|-------|
|-------------------------||------------|-----------|-------|
|-------------------------||------------|-----------|-------|
|-(14)-14--14-(14)-12-14--||-12---------|-----------|-------|
|-------------------------||------------|-----------|-------|
|-------------------------||------------|-----------|-------|
|
|  +E   Q   E  +E   E  Q      W            W           W
|--(3)--3---3--(3)-----3--||-^3---------|-^1--------|-^1----|
|--(5)--5---5--(5)--5--5--||-^3---------|-^1--------|-^3----|
|--(4)--4---4--(4)--4--4--||-^4---------|-^2--------|-^2----|
|--(5)--5---5--(5)--5--5--||-^5---------|-^3--------|-^3----|
|-------------------------||-^5---------|-^3--------|-^1----|
|-------------------------||-^3---------|-^1--------|-------|


  Ebmaj7           Bbmaj7           Ebmaj7           Bbmaj7
   Q  Q  E  Q  E   +H     +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------7-------|----------------|----------------|--------------8-|
|--8-------10--8-|-(8)----(8)---8-|-(8)----(8)---8-|-(8)----(8)-----|
|-----8----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|  W                W                W                W
|-^6-------------|-^6-------------|-^6-------------|-^6-------------|
|-^8-------------|-^6-------------|-^8-------------|-^6-------------|
|-^7-------------|-^7-------------|-^7-------------|-^7-------------|
|-^8-------------|-^7-------------|-^8-------------|-^7-------------|
|-^6-------------|-^8-------------|-^6-------------|-^8-------------|
|----------------|-^8-------------|----------------|-^6-------------|


  Ebmaj7                                  D     Em7
  +W           +W           +H     H      Q  Q  Q  Q
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)---------|-7--7--9--9--|
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|
|  W            W            W            Q  Q  Q  Q
|-^6---------|-^6---------|-^3----------|-------------|
|-^8---------|-^8---------|-^3----------|-7--7--8--8--|
|-^7---------|-^7---------|-^3----------|-7--7--7--7--|
|-^8---------|-^8---------|-^5----------|-7--7--9--9--|
|-^6---------|-^6---------|-^6----------|-5--5--7--7--|
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|


                  Chorus
  F       Em7      Bm             G6
   Q   Q  Q  Q      Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|---------------||------------------|-------------------|
|---------------||------------------|-------------------|
|-10--10--9--9--||-11--11--11--11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|
|---------------||------------------|-------------------|
|---------------||------------------|-------------------|
|---------------||------------------|-------------------|
|
|  Q   Q  Q  Q      Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|---------------||--7---7---7---7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3----|
|-10--10--8--8--||--7---7---7---7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5----|
|-10--10--7--7--||--7---7---7---7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4----|
|-10--10--9--9--||--9---9---9---9-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5----|
|--8---8--7--7--||------------------|-------------------|
|---------------||------------------|-------------------|


  Bm               G6                      Bm               G6
   Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|
|  Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E
|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|
|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|
|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|
|--9---9---9-------5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--9---9---9-------5-|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


  +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
|-(9)-9--9-(9)-7-9--|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-7-9--||
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
|
| +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--||
|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--||
|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--||
|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--9---9---9-------5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--||
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||


 3rd Verse
  G            F           Bbmaj7      Ebmaj7
   H    H       W           W           Q  Q  E  Q  E
|------------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
|--7---------|-----------|-----------|--------7-------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|--8-------10--8-|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----8----------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
|
|  W            W           W           W
|-^3---------|-^1--------|-^1--------|-^6-------------|
|-^3---------|-^1--------|-^3--------|-^8-------------|
|-^4---------|-^2--------|-^2--------|-^7-------------|
|-^5---------|-^3--------|-^3--------|-^8-------------|
|-^5---------|-^3--------|-^1--------|-^6-------------|
|-^3---------|-^1--------|-----------|----------------|


  Bbmaj7           Ebmaj7
  +H     +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   +W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------8-|-(8)----|
|-(8)----(8)---8-|-(8)----(8)---8-|-(8)----(8)-----|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|
|  W                W                W                W
|-^6-------------|-^6-------------|-^6-------------|-^6-----|
|-^6-------------|-^8-------------|-^6-------------|-^8-----|
|-^7-------------|-^7-------------|-^7-------------|-^7-----|
|-^7-------------|-^8-------------|-^7-------------|-^8-----|
|-^8-------------|-^6-------------|-^8-------------|-^6-----|
|-^6-------------|----------------|-^6-------------|--------|


                             D     Em7     F       Em7
  +W           +H     H      Q  Q  Q  Q     Q   Q  Q  Q
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|-(8)--------|-(8)---------|-7--7--9--9--|-10--10--9--9--||
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|
|  W            W            Q  Q  Q  Q     Q   Q  Q  Q
|-^6---------|-^3----------|-------------|---------------||
|-^8---------|-^3----------|-7--7--8--8--|-10--10--8--8--||
|-^7---------|-^3----------|-7--7--7--7--|-10--10--7--7--||
|-^8---------|-^5----------|-7--7--9--9--|-10--10--9--9--||
|-^6---------|-^6----------|-5--5--7--7--|--8---8--7--7--||
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||


 Chorus
  Bm             G6                      Bm               G6
   Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-11--11--11--11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|
|  Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E
|--7---7---7---7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3----|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|
|--7---7---7---7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5----|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|
|--7---7---7---7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4----|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|
|--9---9---9---9-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5----|--9---9---9-------5-|
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


                      Bm               G6
  +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-9--9-(9)-9----|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-7-9--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| +E  Q  E +E  E Q     Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--|
|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|
|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--|
|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|--9---9---9-------5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|


  Bm               G6                      D     Em7     F       Em7
   Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q   Q  H
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------||
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------||
|-11--11--11-12-11-9-|-(9)-9--9-(9)-7-9--|-7--7--9--9--|-10--10--9-----||
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------||
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------||
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------||
|
|  Q   Q   E  E  E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q   Q  Q  Q
|--7---7---7--8--7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)---3--|-------------|---------------||
|--7---7---7--8--7-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|-7--7--8--8--|-10--10--8--8--||
|--7---7---7--9--7-4-|-(4)-4--4-(4)-4-4--|-7--7--7--7--|-10--10--7--7--||
|--9---9---9-------5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|-7--7--9--9--|-10--10--9--9--||
|--------------------|-------------------|-5--5--7--7--|--8---8--7--7--||
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------||


 Outro
  Gmaj7         Cmaj7                     Gmaj7
                 |-3--|  |-3--|
  W              E  E E  E  E E  Q      E  E    +H.           Q
|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------|-12-12---14-14---12-----14-16-|-(16)---------------|
|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|
|                |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3-|
| Q  Q  Q  Q     E  E E  E  E E  E E E  E  E    +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|--5--5----5--5----5-5----5--3-|--(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-4--4--4--4--|--4--4-x--4--4-x--4-4-x--4--4-|--(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4--|--5--5-x--5--5-x--5-5-x--5--4-|--(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------|--3--3-x--3--3-x--3-3-x--3----|--------------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|----------------------------3-|--(3)---3---3---3---|


  Cmaj7                     Gmaj7
   |-3--|  |-3--|
   E  E E  E  E E  Q      E  E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-12-12---14-14---12-----14-16-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
|  |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3-|
|  E  E E  E  E E  E E E  E  E
|------------------------------|
|--5--5----5--5----5-5----5--3-|
|--4--4----4--4----4-4----4--4-|
|--5--5----5--5----5-5----5--4-|
|--2--2----3--3----3-3----3----|
|----------------------------3-|


                       Cmaj7                     Gmaj7
                        |-3--|  |-3--|
   +H.           Q      E  E E  E  E E  Q      E  E
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(16)---------------|-12-12---14-14---12-----14-16--|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|
|                       |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3-|
|  +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-|--5--5----5--5----5-5----5--3--|
|--(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4----4--4----4-4----4--4--|
|--(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5--5----5--5----5-5----5--4--|
|--------------------|--2--2----3--3----3-3----3-----|
|--(3)---3---3---3---|----------------------------3--|


                       Cmaj7                          F
                        |-3--|  |-3--|
   +H.           Q      E  E E  E  E E  Q      E  E    +Q      Q   Q     Q
|--------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(16)---------------|-12-12---14-14---12-----14----|-------------15--------|
|--------------------|---------------------------15-|-(15)------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|                       |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3-|           |-3--|     |-3-|
|  +E  E E E E E E E    E  E E  E  E E  E E E  Q        E  E E Q   E E E Q
|--------------------|------------------------------|---1--1---1---1-1---1--|
|--(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5----5--5----5-5----5----|---1--1---1---1-1---1--|
|--(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4----4--4----4-4----4----|---2--2---2---2-2---2--|
|--(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5--5----5--5----5-5----5----|---3--3---3---3-3---3--|
|--------------------|--2--2----3--3----3-3----3----|-----------------------|
|--(3)---3---3---3---|------------------------------|-----------------------|


                      H.=H
  Ebmaj7    F           Gmaj7
                                               |--3--|  |--3--|
   Q     Q   Q     Q     E.  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|---------------------|--------10-------------------------------10-12-|
|---------------------|-----12----12----------------------12-13-------|
|---------------------|-12-----------12----------11-12-14-------------|
|-13--------15--------|-----------------13-12-14----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|  |-3-|     |-3-|
|  E E E Q   E E E Q     W
|--6-6---6---5-5---5--|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--8-8---8---6-6---6--|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--7-7---7---5-5---5--|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--8-8---8---7-7---7--|--9--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-10--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


    S   S  E  +Q    +Q    Q
|--14--15-14-(14)--(14)------*|
|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------*|
|
|  +H               +E  E Q
|--(7)--------------(7)------*|
|--(7)--------------(7)------*|
|--(7)--------------(7)------*|
|--(9)--------------(9)------*|
|-(10)-------------(10)------*|
|----------------------------*|


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
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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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