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Why Worry Tab by Dire Straits

Why Worry tab by Dire Straits

Guitar Tab

Submitted to GTE by Crommie

E

x 7 6 4 5 4     B

7 6 4 4 4 x     BII

x 2 4 4 4 x     A

x 0 2 2 2 x
F#/A#

x 1 4 3 2 x     C#m7

x 4 6 4 5 4     F#m6/Eb

x 6 7 8 7 x     E/B

x x x 4 5 4
E/Ab

x x 6 4 5 x     B5

7 x 4 4 7 x     Bsus4

x 2 4 4 5 x     AV

5 7 7 6 5 5
BVII

7 9 9 8 7 7     C#m

9 11 11 9 9 9


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar - Mark Knopfler'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar II - Mark Knopfler'

Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar III - Mark Knopfler'

Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard - Alan Clark'

Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard II - Alan Clark'


 Intro
  Q=100
                     E
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W                  W
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||-9-----------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W                  E E E E E E E  E
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||-----5-------5p=4--|
|-----------------||---4---4---4-------|
|-----------------||-6-------6---------|
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|           |-3-|
| H    Q  E S S S    H       E E E  E
|-----------4-----||-------------------|
|-------------5---||-------------5-----|
|---------------4-||-----------4---[4]-|
|-----------------||-6-------6---------|
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|


  B                       E
           |---3----|
  E E E E  Q    Q   Q     W
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|---7-7h9-10---10---9---|-9---------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E  E E    E   E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|---------5-----5-|
|-----4-----------4-----|-----4-------4---|
|---4---4----4--------6-|---6---6---6-----|
|-6--------6------------|-7---------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E  E E    E   E   W
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-4-------------------4-|-5---------------|
|-----4----4------4-----|-4---------------|
|---4---4----4----------|-6---------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|


  B                   E
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                       |-3--|
  E Q   E  E  Q   E    Q    H          +H
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|---7h==9-10-10---9-|-12---12---------(12)--------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E  E  E E E    E E      E   E   E  E  E E
|-------------------|-------------------------4-2-|
|----------4--------|-------------------5-----5-4-|
|-----4---------4---|----4----------4------4------|
|---4---4-----4---6-|-----------6-----------------|
|-6-----------------|--7--------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E  E  E E E    E S    S S S E   E  Q.
|-------------------|----------------------0------|
|----------4--------|---------5---0---------------|
|-----4-------4-----|----4------4-------4---------|
|---4---4-------4-7s|==6------------6-------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|


  A         F#/A#        B       C#m7
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~
  Q    E  E  E  E  E E   H       H
|----------------------|------------------|
|-----10h12-14-11------|------------------|
|-----------------11-9s|=8s======9s=======|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|
| E E  E  E  E  E  E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|-5-------5--------2---|-------4-5-----5s=|
|-6----6--------3------|-----4---6---4----|
|---7--------4-------4-|---4-------6------|
|----------------------|-6----------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|
| E E  E  E  E  E  E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|---------5--7-----7-5p|=4-----4-5-----5s=|
|------6--------6------|-----4---6---4----|
|---7------------------|---4-------6------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|


  F#m6/Eb            E
   H..           E   W
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-11---------------|-9-----------------|
|----------------9-|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
|  E   E E E H       E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------4---------|
|--7---------7-----|-5-----5-----------|
|----------8-------|-----4-------4-----|
|--------7---------|---6-------6---6---|
|------9-----------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
|  E   E E E H       E E E E E E E.  S
|------------7-----|-------------------|
|--7---------------|-5-----------5s==4-|
|------8---8-------|-4---4---4---------|
|--------7---------|---6---6---6-------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|


  B                           E
              |----3----|
  E  E E E a  Q    Q    Q     +E  Q.     +H
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---^7-7-9-8s10---10\---5---|-(5)-5------(5)---------|
|---^8-8-9-9s11---11\---4---|-(4)-4------(4)---------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E  E E E    E E     E   E    E  E  E E  E  E E E
|---------------------------|-------------4----------|
|-------------4-----------0-|--------------------5---|
|----4---4------------4-----|--------4---------4-----|
|-4----4--------4-----------|--6--6----6-----6-------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E  E E E    E E     E   E    E  E  E E +Q    E S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------4-------------|----------5-(5)---5-5s4-|
|-4------4----------------4-|--------4---------------|
|------4--------4-----7-----|-----6------------------|
|----6----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|


  B                          E
              |---3----|
  E  E E  E   Q    Q   Q      E  Q.      +H
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|---^7-7-10-/10---10s==9s==|=12-12------(12)--------|
|---^8-8-11-/11---11s==9s==|=13-13------(13)--------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E  E E  E   E E    E   E    E  E  E E   E  E  E E
|--------------------------|--------------------4-2-|
|------------------------5-|--5-----------5-----5-4-|
|-4----4------4------4-----|--------4--------4------|
|----4----4-----4----------|-----6----6-------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E  E E  E   E E    E   E    E  E  E E   E  Q.
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|----4--------4------------|--------------5---------|
|-4----4--4---4------4-----|-----4----4------4------|
|---------------4--------7s|==6-----6---------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|


  A          F#/A#         B       C#m7      F#m6/Eb
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~
  E  e  E  E  E  E  E  E   H       H          W
|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------||
|------10s12-14-11-------|-----------------|-----------------------||
|------------------11s=9s|=8s======9s======|=11--------------------||
|---11-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------||
|
| E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E Q.     s S
|------------------------|-----------------|----------7------------||
|-5--------5--7----[7]/7-|-4-----4-5-----5s|==7--------------------||
|-6-----6--------6-------|-4---4---4---4---|--------8--------------||
|----7-------------------|-4-4-----6-6-----|------7----------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|----9------------9p6---||
|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------||
|
| E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E    Q   E E E  E E E
|------------------------|-----------------|----------7------------||
|----------5--7-----7p=5-|-4-----4-5-------|-----------------------||
|-------6--------5-------|-----4---6-6p4---|--------8----8---------||
|----7-------------------|---4-----------6s|==7---7--------7h9-----||
|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------||


  E                          A         B         E
  Gtr I
              |--3--|                                        |--3--|
  E E E E  E  S  S  S  E E   Q    E  E E E E E   E E E E  E  S  S  S  E E
|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|------2s=4---------|--------------------------|
|-------4-(4)-4-(4)(4)---4s|=2---(2)s4-------4-|-----4-4-(4)-4-(4)(4)---4-|
|-------4h=6--4h=6p=4----4s|=2---(2)s4-4---4---|-------4h=6--4h=6p=4----4-|
|-----7----------------7---|-------------6-----|----------------------7---|
|---7----------------------|-------------------|---7----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|                                                            |--3--|
| E Q   E +E  Q.             E E  E  E E E E E   E E E E  E  S  S  S  E E
|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|---2---------------|-------5------------------|
|-------4-(4)-4------------|-2-2--2----4-----4-|-----4-4-----4-(4)(4)-----|
|---6---6-(6)-6------------|-2-------4-----4---|-6-6---6--6--4h=6p=4----4-|
|-7------------------------|-------------6-----|----------------------7---|
|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|


  A B C#mB             E
                                   |--3--|
  E E  E E +H          E E E E  E  S  S  S  E E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|------5p4-(4)-------|--------------------------|
|-2s4h=6p4-(4)-------|-----4-4-(4)-4-(4)(4)---4s|
|-2s4h=6p4-(4)-------|-------4h=6--4h=6p=4----4s|
|--------------------|----------------------7---|
|--------------------|---7----------------------|
|
|                                  |--3--|
| E E  E E  E  E E E   E E E E  E  S  S  S  E E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------0--------|-------4h=5---------------|
|-6s8s=9-8---------4-|-----4-4-(4)-4-(4)(4)-----|
|-7s9s11-9-------4---|-6-----4h=6--4h=6p=4----4-|
|--------------6-----|---7------------------7---|
|-5s7s=9-7-----------|--------------------------|


  A     B           E
                                |--3--|
  Q.    E E E E E   E E E E  E  S  S  S  E E
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-2s====4-------4-|-----4-4-(4)-4-(4)(4)---4s==|
|-2s====4-4---4---|-6-----4h=6--4h=6p=4----4s==|
|-----------6-----|----------------------7-----|
|-----------------|---7------------------------|
|
|                               |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E  S  S  S  E E
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----2s4---------|----------------------------|
|-----2s4-4-----4-|-----4-4-(4)-4-(4)(4)-------|
|-2-----------4---|-x-6---4h=6--4h=6p=4--------|
|---4-------6-----|----------------------7-6---|
|-----------------|----------------------------|


  A B C#B          A B C#B          A B C#m                  B
                                                 3/4
  E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E H.        +H     +E  E
|----------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----5p4-(4)----|-2s4h5-4-(4)----|-2s4-5-------|-(5)----(5)---|
|-2s4h6p4-(4)----|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4-6-------|-(6)----(6)-4-|
|-2s4h6p4-(4)----|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4-6-------|-(6)----(6)-4-|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|
|
| E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E H.        +H     +E  E
|----------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-2s4h5-4-(4)----|-2s4h5-4-(4)----|-2s4-5-------|-(5)----(5)-7-|
|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4-6-------|-(6)----(6)-4-|
|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4-6-------|-(6)----(6)-4-|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|------------7-|


 4/4
  Gtr IV
   E   E  E  E  E E  E  S S    E  E E E E E E E
|-----12-11-------9---------|-------------------||
|-----------12-10---12----9-|-10----------------||
|----------------------11---|-----9-8-----6-4---||
|---------------------------|---------9-7-----4-||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| +W                          +W
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)---------------||
|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)---------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| +W                          +W
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|-(7)-----------------------|-(7)---------------||
|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)---------------||
|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)---------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
|-(7)-----------------------|-(7)---------------||


   Verse
    E                 B                 E
    Gtr IV
    W                 W                 W
    |                 |                 |
    /                 /                 /

    Gtr I
    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-------|
||o-------5-----5---|-4-------4-----0-|-------5-----5---|
||------4-----------|-4-----4-----4---|-----4-----------|
||----6-------6---6-|-4---4-----4-----|---6-------6---6-|
||o-----------------|---6-------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  BII                   E                        A         F#/A#
  W                      W                        H         H
  |                      |                        |         |
  /                      /                        /         /

  Gtr I
  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------2-|--------------------|
|-4-------4---4-------|-----------5---5------4-|--5------5--7---7---|
|-4-----4-------------|---------4---4----------|--6----6------6-----|
|-4---4-----4-------7s|==6----6----------------|-----7------------4-|
|---6-----------------|-----7------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H       Q   Q         +H        Q   E      E   +H         H
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------9pb11r==|=(9)-----------9pb11==9r|=(9)-------11-------|
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|


  BII       C#m7       F#m6/Eb            E       E/B E/Ab
    H       H          W                  H       Q   Q
    |       |          |                  |       |   |
    /       /          /                  /       /   /

    E E E E E  E E E   E  E E E H         E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|----------7-------|---------4-------|
|---4-----4-5------5-|-7----------------|-------5-----5---|
|---4---4---4----4---|----8---8---------|-----4-----------|
|---4-4-----6--6-----|------7-----------|---6-------6---6-|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| a Q   Q   Q.     E   Q.     E E E E E   H       H
|---7----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-7h9---7----------7s|=4----------------|-----------------|
|-----------9--------|--------4---------|-----------------|
|--------------------|----------7-6-7---|-----------------|
|--------------------|----------------6-|-7---------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|


  B5                E       E/B E/Ab  B5
  W                 H       Q   Q     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
|-----------------|---------4-------|------------------|
|-4-------4-----0-|-------5-----5---|-4-------4---4----|
|-4-----4-----4---|-----4-----------|-4-----4----------|
|-4---4-----4-----|---6-------6---6-|-4---4-----4---7s=|
|---6-------------|-----------------|---6--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E                 A       F#/A#     BII     C#m7      F#m6/Eb
  W                 H       H         H       H         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   E E E E H
|-------------4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------7----||
|---------5---5-4-|-5-----5-7---7---|-4-----4-5-----5-|-7------------||
|-------4---4-----|-6---6-----6-----|-4---4---4---4---|---8---8------||
|-6---6-----------|---7-----------4-|-4-4-----6-6-----|-----7--------||
|---7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------||


 Chorus
  E                 A       BII       E                 A       BII
  W                 H       H         W                 H       H
  |                 |       |         |                 |       |
  /                 /       /         /                 /       /

  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-------|---2-------4-----|---------5-------|---2-------4------|
|-----4-----4-----|-----2---------4-|-----4-----4-----|-----2---------4--|
|---6---6-----6-4s|=2-----2s4---7-4-|---6---6-----6-4s|=2-----2s4---7----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E                A       BII       E                 A       BII
  W                H       H         W                 H       H
  |                |       |         |                 |       |
  /                /       /         /                 /       /

  Q  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-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----5-7-5-5-----|---2-------4-----|---------5---5-4s|=2-2-------4------|
|-4----4---4-4---|-----2---------4-|---4---4---4-----|-----2------------|
|-6--6-------6-4s|=2-----2s4---7-4-|-6---6-------6-4s|=2-----2s4---6s4--|
|----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E                 A       BII BsBII
  W                 H       Q   E E
  |                 |       |   | |
  /                 /       /   / /

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------0---|-----------------|
|-----0-----0-----|---2-------4-----|
|-----1-2-1-------|-----2-----4-4-4-|
|-2-------------4s|=2-----2-4---6-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---0-------------|-----------------|


    E                            A      BII
     Q.     E +Q           Q     Q.      E +H
     |      |  |           |     |       |  |
     /      /  /           /     /       /  /

                  |--3--|
  a  E  E E E  E  S  S  S  E E   E  E E  E  E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------5----------------------|------2-/4----------|
|-4-(4)---4-4-(4)-4-(4)(4)---4s|=2--2---/4--------4-|
|-4h=6------4h=6--4h=6p=4----4s|=2------/4--4---4---|
|--------------------------7---|--------------6-----|
|------------------------------|--------------------|


  E                           AVBVC#BVII
  Q.     E +E  Q.             E E E E +H
  |      |  |  |              | | | |  |
  /      /  /  /              / / / /  /

               |--3--|
  E  E E E  E  S  S  S  E E   E E E E  E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------|
|------5-5-(5)--------------|-2s4h5-4----------|
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-(4)(4)-----|-2s4h6-4------4---|
|-6------4h=6--4h=6p=4------|-2s4h6-4--4---4-4h|
|-----------------------7-6-|------------6-----|
|---------------------------|------------------|


  E                           A      BII
  Q.     E +E  Q.             Q.     E +H
  |      |  |  |              |      |  |
  /      /  /  /              /      /  /

               |--3--|
  E  E E E  E  S  S  S  E E   E  E E E  E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------4---|
|------5-5-(5)--------------|-2---------------5---|
|--------4-(4)-4-(4)(4)-----|------2s4--------4---|
|-6--6---4h=6--4h=6p=4------|-2--2-2s4--4---4-4h==|
|-----------------------7s6-|-------------6-------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|


  E                           AVBVC#BVII       AVBVC#BVII       AVBVC#m
   Q.    E +E  Q.             E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E H.
   |     |  |  |              | | | |  |       | | | |  |       | | |
   /     /  /  /              / / / /  /       / / / /  /       / / /

               |--3--|
   Q   E E  E  S  S  S  E E   E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E H.
|-(4)-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
|-(5)------h5---------------|-2s4h5-4-(4)----|-2s4h5-4-(4)----|-2s4h5-----|
|-(4)--4-4-(4)-4-(4)(4)-----|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4h6-----|
|--6---6-4h=6--4h=6p=4------|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4h6-4-(4)----|-2s4h6-----|
|-----------------------7s6-|----------------|----------------|-----------|
|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|


                 1.
             BVII
 3/4            4/4
  +H     +E  E   +W                          +W
   |      |  |    |                           |
   /      /  /    /                           /

  Gtr I
  +H     +E  E   +W                          +W
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)----(5)-7-|-(7)-----------------------|-(7)---------------o||
|-(6)----(6)-4-|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)----------------||
|-(6)----(6)-4-|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)----------------||
|--------------|---------------------------|-------------------o||
|------------7-|-(7)-----------------------|-(7)----------------||
|
| Gtr V
|  H.             E   E  E  E  E E  E  S S    E  E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----12-11-------9---------|--------------------||
|--------------|-----------12-10---12----9-|-10----------------o||
|--------------|----------------------11---|-----9-8-----6-4----||
|--------------|---------------------------|---------9-7-----4--||
|--------------|---------------------------|-------------------o||
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------------||


 Outro
  2.
  +W                          +W                  +W                  +W
   |                           |                   |                   |
   /                           /                   /                   /

  Gtr I
  +W                          +W                  +W                  +W
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-(7)-----------------------|-(7)---------------|-(7)---------------|-(7)----|
|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)---------------|-(4)---------------|-(4)----|
|-(4)-----------------------|-(4)---------------|-(4)---------------|-(4)----|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-(7)-----------------------|-(7)---------------|-(7)---------------|-(7)----|
|
| Gtr V
|  E   E  E  E  E E  E  S S    E  E E E E E E E   +W                  +W
|-----12-11-------9---------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-----------12-10---12----9-|-10----------------|-------------------|--------|
|----------------------11---|-----9-8-----6-4---|-------------------|--------|
|---------------------------|---------9-7-----4-|-(4)---------------|-(4)----|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
|
| Gtr II
|                                                                      ~~~
|  W                           W                   H     Q  S S S S    W
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------5---|--7-----|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------4---4-|--------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-----------4-------|--------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|


  B5
  W                         +W                 +W                +W
  |                          |                  |                 |
  /                          /                  /                 /

  Gtr V
  E  E  E  E  E E  E  S S    E E E E E E E E    H     E E E  E    W
|---12-11-------9---------|------------------|----------7-9-12-|-12b14----|
|---------12-10---12----9-|-10---------------|-----------------|----------|
|--------------------11---|----9-8-----6-4---|-----------------|----------|
|-------------------------|--------9-7-----4-|-(4)-------------|-(4)------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------|
|                                              +W                +W
|
| Gtr I
| W                          H       Q   E E   +W                +W
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------------4-|-(4)-------------|-(4)------|
|-------------------------|----------------0-|-(0)-------------|-(0)------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------|


  W                         +W                 +W                  +W
  |                          |                  |                   |
  /                          /                  /                   /

  E  E  E  E  E E  E  S S    E E E E E E E E   +W                  +W
|---12-11-------9---------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|---------12-10---12----9-|-10---------------|-------------------|--------|
|--------------------11---|----9-8-----6-4---|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------9-7-----4-|-(4)---------------|-(4)----|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|
| W                          H       E E E E   +W                  +W
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|----------------4-|-(4)---------------|-(4)----|
|-------------------------|------------0-4-0-|-(0)---------------|-(0)----|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|
| Gtr II
| W                          W                  Q   S S E Q  E E    W
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|------------------|----------4s2--2s4s|==2-----|
|-------------------------|------------------|------2s4------2s4s|==2-----|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------|


  W                         +W
  |                          |
  /                          /

  E  E  E  E  E E  E  S S    E E E E E E E E
|---12-11-------9---------|------------------|
|---------12-10---12----9-|-10---------------|
|--------------------11---|----9-8-----6-4---|
|-------------------------|--------9-7-----4-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|
| W                          H       E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------4-|
|-------------------------|------------0-4-0-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|
| W                          W
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|


  +W                        +W
   |                         |
   /                         /

  +W                        +W
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-(4)---------------------|-(4)------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|
| +W                        +W
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-(4)---------------------|-(4)------------------*|
|-(0)---------------------|-(0)------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|
|  Q   S    +E. E E E S S   +E  E Q  E S S E E
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-----------------------2-|-(2)------------5-----*|
|------6pb9r(6)p4h6---2---|-----2------4h6-4-6b8-*|
|-------------------------|------------4h6-4-----*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------------|----------------------*|


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
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda

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