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Erase The Slate Tabs by Dokken

Erase The Slate tab by Dokken

Guitar tabs

ERASE THE SLATE
               As recorded by Dokken
           (From the 1999 Album ERASE THE SLATE)

Words and Music by Don Dokken, Reb Beach, Mick Brown and Jeff Pilson
Arranged by Dokken
Transcribed by Reb Beach Fan #1

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar - Reb Beach'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar - Reb Beach'
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
 Q=118
 4/4
 Gtr I
                   PM|        PM|
 W     W     W     E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|----------|----------|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1--|
|----------|----------|----------|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0----|
|----------|----------|----------|----------------------------------|


    PM       PM|       PM|        PM|
 +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E  E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-(5)---|---------------------------------|
|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1-|
|---------0-----0---------0-3-(3)-5-|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0---|
|---------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


    PM       PM|        PM|         PM|
 +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E  E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-|------------------------------------------|
|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|-----------2p0---3-(3)-3p0----3p0----1----|
|---------0-----0---------0-5-(5)-3-|--0--0--0------0-----------0-------0------|
|---------------------------3-(3)---|------------------------------------------|
|
| H         E.   S +Q    E.  S H         E  E
|---------------------------1-(1)S==|=12----14-12----------------------12------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------10-----------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


      PM              PM|          PM|             PM|
   +S S S S S   S  S  S   +S S S S +E E  E  S  S  S  S S  S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5-|---------------------------------------------------|
|----(1)-1p0-----1p====0-------2-----(2)p0----5--(5)-5-|---------------2p===0-----3--(3)-3p0-----3p=0----1-|
|-------------0------------0---------------0--5--(5)-3-|--0----0---0----------0---------------0--------0---|
|---------------------------------------------3--(3)---|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| a E.   S E    +E   a a E.   S +E E  E.   +S  E.    +S  S S S S E   S S
|-12s15------15-15b17====(15)r-------------------------|-----------------------------------8h10-[8]--------|
|------------------------------------15------13-(13)---|-13b17r==(13)-13b17r====(13)--8h10------------10-8-|
|----------------------------------x-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------x---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|


                   PM----|  PM--|  PM--|  PM
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||o----------------------------------|
|-7-8-9-------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-------9-8-7-5-7---------------||--4---------4-------4-------4------|
|-----------------7-7-6-5-------||o-4---------4-------4-------4------|
|-------------------------7-6-5-||--2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2----|
|
| W                 W
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||o----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||o----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|


 PM|  PM--|  PM--|  PM--|  PM----|  PM--|  PM--|  PM--|  PM
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----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---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
|
| W                 W
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                 PM-----|  PM--|  PM--|  PM
  E.   S    +E   E    +S  S E   +E  E    E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--4------3-------(3)----2-------(2)----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--4------3-------(3)----2-------(2)----2-----(2)---3-----|-4--------------4-------4-------4------|
|--2------1-------(1)----0-------(0)----2-----(2)---3-----|-4--------------4-------4-------4------|
|---------------------------------------0-----(0)---1-----|-2-----2-2-2--2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2----|
|
| E.   S    +E   E    +S  S E   +E  E    E   E  H.
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-12-----11------(11)---10------(10)----5-----(5)---6-----|---------------------------------------|
|-14b16--13b15===(13)r--12b14===(12)r---7b9===(7)r--8b10--|-9b11\---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


 PM|  PM--|  PM--|  PM--|  PM----|  PM--|  PM--|  PM--|  PM
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----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---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
|
| W                 W
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  E.   S    +E   E    +S  S E +S  E.  E. S +E E H
|-----------------------------------------------3--||----0-(0)--------|
|-----------------------------------------------3--||------------1----|
|--4------3-------(3)----2-------(2)-----7-(7)--4--||----------0-0----|
|--4------3-------(3)----2-------(2)-----7-(7)--5--||-2----------2----|
|--2------1-------(1)----0-------(0)-----5-(5)--5--||-2----------3----|
|-----------------------------------------------3--||-----------------|
|
| E.   S    +E   E    +S  E. Q      E. S +E E H
|--------------------------------------------------||-----------------|
|-12-----11------(11)---10------(10)---------------||----0-(0)--------|
|-14b16--13b15===(13)r--12b14===(12)r--------------||----------0------|
|--------------------------------------------------||-2----------2----|
|--------------------------------------------------||-2----------3----|
|--------------------------------------------------||-----------------|


 E. S +E E E. S +E E  E. S +E E H
|------------------------|----0-(0)--------|
|----2-(2)---------------|------------1----|
|----------2-7--7-(7)-7\-|----------0-0----|
|-2----------7--7-(7)-7\-|-2----------2----|
|-4----------5--5-(5)-5\-|-2----------3----|
|------------------------|-----------------|
|
| E. S +Q  E. S +Q    E. S +E E H
|------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|----0-(0)--------|
|------------0-----------|----------0------|
|-2--2-(2)------4-(4)----|-2----------2----|
|-4--4-(4)---------------|-2----------3----|
|------------------------|-----------------|


 E. S +E E E. S +E E  H     E. S +E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|----2-(2)---------------|-----------------------|
|----------2-7--7-(7)-7\-|-5-------------6-(6)---|
|-2----------7--7-(7)-7\-|-5-------------------7-|
|-4----------5--5-(5)-5\-|-3----------4----------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E. S +Q  E. S +Q    E. S +E E E. S +E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------0-----------|----------0----------2-|
|-2--2-(2)------4-(4)----|----2-(2)------2-(2)---|
|-4--4-(4)---------------|-3----------4----------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|


 E. S +E E E. S +E E  E. S +E E E. S +E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------0-|
|----7-(7)------8-(8)---|----9-(9)------5-(5)---|
|----------7----------9-|----------9-5----------|
|-5----------6----------|-7----------3----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E. S +E E E. S +E E  E. S +E E E. S +E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------0-|----------0----------0-|
|----------0----2-(2)---|----4-(4)------5-(5)---|
|----4-(4)---1----------|-2----------2----------|
|-5---------------------|------------3----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|


             PM|        PM|
 E. S +E E S E. Q   E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------|
|-6--6-(6)-6-7-------||----------------------------------|
|-7--7-(7)-7-7-------||-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1--|
|-4--4-(4)-4-5-------||-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0----|
|--------------------||----------------------------------|
|
| E. S +E E S E. Q   W
|--------------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------|
|-2--2-(2)-2-4-------||----------------------------------|
|-4--4-(4)-4-5-------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------|


                   1.
    PM       PM|       PM|        PM|
 +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E  E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-(5)---|---------------------------------|
|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1-|
|---------0-----0---------0-3-(3)-5-|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0---|
|---------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|


                  2.
                   PM|        PM|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------||------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------o||------------------------------------|
|-7-8-9--------------------------||------------------------------------|
|-------9-8-7-5-7----------------||-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1----|
|-----------------7-7-6-5-------o||-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0------|
|-------------------------7-6-5--||------------------------------------|


    PM       PM|       PM|        PM|
 +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E  E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-(5)---|---------------------------------|
|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1-|
|---------0-----0---------0-3-(3)-5-|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0---|
|---------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|


    PM       PM|       PM|        PM|
 +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E  E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-(5)---|------------------------------------|
|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1----|
|---------0-----0---------0-3-(3)-5-|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0------|
|---------------------------------3-|------------------------------------|


    PM       PM|
 +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E  H  H
|-----------------------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------------5-(5)---|-7---------|
|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|-7----3----|
|---------0-----0---------0-3-(3)-5-|-5----3----|
|---------------------------------3-|------1----|


 H  H   E. S +E E +H    E. S +E E E. S +E E
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-5---------|-7--7-(7)-7-(7)----|----------0----------0----|
|-5----5----|-7--7-(7)-7-(7)----|----0-(0)------0-(0)------|
|-3----5----|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)----|-3----------2-------------|
|------3----|-------------------|--------------------------|


                PM|
 H  H   H  H   E S S S S E +H    S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-----------|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|-7---------|-5---------|-2---2-----2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
|-7----3----|-5----5----|-2---2-----2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
|-5----3----|-3----5----|-0---0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
|------1----|------3----|--------------------|------------------------|


        ~~        ~~~~~
           |--3--|
 W     E Q.  +Q Q Q   W
|----------|------------------|--------------|
|----------|------------------|-13b15--------|
|----------|------------------|--------------|
|----------|------------------|--------------|
|----------|------------x\-x\-|--------------|
|----------|---x/---(x)-------|--------------|


        |--3--|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
|----------------------------------------------|
|-13-10----13----------------------------------|
|-------12----13p12p10-12-10-12-10-------------|
|----------------------------------12-12-(12)--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


  PM------------|
                             |-3-|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.  +E  E S S T T T S E Q.
|-------------------10---------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------10----10------10----------|-----------------------------|
|-------------10----------10p9----9-10-[9]-|-(9)-----3-5-3h5p3---2-[2]---|
|----------12------------------------------|-----10\-----------5---------|
|-------12---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10-13------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


           PM-------|
           |---5----| |-----6-----| |------6-------|
 T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------7h8h10----------11h13h15--|
|--------7h9h10p9p7-------------7h8h10--------11h12h14-----------|
|-7h8h10------------10-8-10-8-7----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


                        ~~~           PM----|
  Q  S   +S  E E. S +Q   +E  S S H.     E.   +S  S S S S H
|----------------------------------|---------8-[8]------|-----------------------------|
|-16--15b16==(15)r-15-13-----------|------10------------|-10b11==(10)r-11-8-----------|
|-------------------------14-(14)--|-(14)---------------|-------------------8---11----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------8-------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W                  W          W
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|


  |--3---|    |--3---|            |------3-------|
  Q  Q Q    Q  Q Q     H       +Q    Q   Q
|-----------------------17------|-15------------(15)--------------------|
|-15--17-18------15--18---------|------------------------18-----17------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
|                    PM-------------------------|
| E. S +E S S E. S +E S S  E. S S S S S  S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--7---7-(7)-7------------------|--5--5---------------------------------|
|--7---7-(7)-7----3---3-(3)-3---|--5--5-5-5---5---5--5----5-5-5----5----|
|--5---5-(5)-5----3---3-(3)-3---|--3--3-3-3-3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3----|
|-----------------1---1-(1)-1---|---------------------------------------|


  |--3--|
  Q Q Q Q.   +E   H      S S S S S S S S
|----20s22-22b24r==(22)-|-17----------17-18-17-15----17-------|
|-18--------------------|-------------------------18----18-17-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|                PM|  PM        PM|
| H    H       E. S S S E S S S S E   S S
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------3-----------|--2--2-----2-----2--------2----------|
|--3--------3-----------|--2--2-----2-----2--------2----------|
|--3--------1-----------|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0-|
|--1--------------------|-------------------------------------|


  H   E S S +E  E  E S S +E  E  +E   E  E  E
|------------------------|-----------------------------12---15---|
|-15\-----------------10-|-8--8-8-(8)---8---(8)---13-------------|
|--------/7-7-10-(10)----|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
|                 PM-|  PM----|  PM|   PM|
| H   H        E.  S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|-5----5-------5----------5------5------|
|--7------3--------------|-5----5-------5----------5------5------|
|--5------3--------------|-3----3--3--3---3--3--3----3--3----3-3-|
|---------1--------------|---------------------------------------|


  |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------13h15h17----------15h17h18----------17h18h20----------18h20h22-|
|-13h15h17----------15h17h18----------17h18h20----------18h20h22----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| H                  H
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------------------3----------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------------------1----------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|


                    T    T    T   T    T    T
  Q.     +E  H          S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22b24r======(22)-21\---------------|-20p17h20-20p17h20p17h20-20p17h20-20p17h20p17h20----|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|
|     PM|      PM|  PM PM
| E.  S S S  E  S S S S S S S S  H            H
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--2----2-------2---2--2-------------|--7-------------------------------------------------|
|--2----2-------2---2--2-----3---2---|--7-----------------------3-------------------------|
|--0----0-0-0---0---0--0-0-0---0---0-|--5-----------------------3-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------1-------------------------|


  T    T    T T    T    T
                          |------6------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-20p15h20-20p15h20p15-20p15h20-20p15h20p15h20---|--------------------------------------------------17s18-|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------16-15h17-------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------17-15h17----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------10-------14-15h17-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------8-10-12----15h17----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-8h10---------------------------------------------------|
|
|       PM|   PM---|   PM|   PM|
| E.    S S S S S S S S S S S S S  H                 H
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------5-----------5--------5------|------------------------------------3-------------------|
|--5--------5--------5-----------5--------5------|-3----------------------------------3-------------------|
|--3--------3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3-----3-3-|-3----------------------------------1-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-1------------------------------------------------------|


  TP
               |------6-------| |------6-------|
  Q.      T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17------------17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-|
|-17------------17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|   PM|  PM|
| S S S S S S S   S   H
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2------2------2----------------------------------------------|
|--2------2------2----------------------------------------------|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


  |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-|
|-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|    PM|     PM|
| S   S S   S S S   S   S H
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------2-----------2-------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------2-----------2-------------------------------------------|
|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |-------6-------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S
|-21-17-15-17-21-17-15-17-21-17-15-17-21-17-15-17-21-17-15-17-21-17--15-17--|
|-20-17-15-17-20-17-15-17-20-17-15-17-20-17-15-17-20-17-15-17-20-17--15-17--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|      PM    PM
| S   S S   S S S   S   S Q         E    E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------2-----------2---------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------2-----------2---------------------------------------------|
|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------12\--------|


 E. S   +E  E    E.  S   +E  E     E.  S   +E  E    E.  S   +E  E
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------9----10-----(10)--11------|
|-5---6-----(6)--7-------8-----9------(9)--10------|-11----12-----(12)--13------12b14-13b15==(13)r-14b16---|
|-7b9-8b10==(8)r-9b11---10b12-11b13==(11)r-12b14---|-13b15-14b16==(14)r-15b17------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E. S   +E  S  S E.  S   +E  S  S  E.  S   +E  S  S E.  S   +E  S  S
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---3-----(3)--4-------5-----6------(6)---7------|--8-----9------(9)--10------11----12-----(12)--13------|
|-2---3-----(3)--4-------5-----6------(6)---7------|--8-----9------(9)--10------11----12-----(12)--13------|
|-0---1-----(1)--2-------3-----4------(4)---5------|--6-----7------(7)---8-------9----10-----(10)--11------|


  E.  S   +E  E    E.  S   +E  E     S   +E.    +Q       H
|-12----13-----(13)--14------15----16-----(16)--17------|-18-----(18)-------(18)\-------------------------|
|-15b17-16b18==(16)r-17b19---18b20-19b21==(19)r-20b22---|-21b23==(21)-------(21)r\------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E.  S   +E  S  S E.  S   +E  S  S  S    S  S S  S   S S S S E. E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9----10-----(10)--11------12----13-----(13)--14------|-15------15--15-15--15----15-15-15-15------------|
|--9----10-----(10)--11------12----13-----(13)--14------|-15------15--15-15--15----15-15-15-15------------|
|--7-----8------(8)---9------10----11-----(11)--12------|-13------13--13-13--13----13-13-13-13------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------12\---|


  PM|        PM|         PM       PM|
 E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S  +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-(5)---|
|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1-|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|
|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0---|---------0-----0---------0-3-(3)-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------3-|
|
| W                 W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  PM|        PM|         PM          PM|
 E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S  +S S S S S S S S   +S S S S +E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------5--(5)-----|
|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1-|-(1)-1p0---1p0----2-----(2)p0----5--(5)-5---|
|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0---|---------0------0-------------0--3--(3)-5---|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------3---|
|
| H       Q    E  S S  E.   S E  E  a a E.   S +Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-/8------8-8s==10---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------7h8p=7------[5]-(5)-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------x-x-|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


  PM|        PM|         PM       PM|
 E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S  +S S S S S S S S +S S S S +E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-(5)---|
|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1-|-(1)-1p0---1p0---2-(2)p0---5-(5)-5-|
|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0---|---------0-----0---------0-3-(3)-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------3-|
|
| W                 W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  PM|        PM|         PM             PM
 E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S  +S S S S S S S S +S  S   S S +E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------5--(5)------|
|-------2p0---3-(3)-3p0---3p0---1-|-(1)1p=0----1p=0-----2-(2)p=0-------5--(5)-5----|
|-0-0-0-----0-----------0-----0---|----------0-------0---------------0-3--(3)-5----|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------3----|
|
|                             |--3---|
| W                 S S S S S S S S S  S S E  +Q
|---------------------------------|-12p8----11p8----11p10-15p=12p10----------------|
|---------------------------------|------10------10-----------------10---(10)------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|


 H             H              H               H
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------2-------------------------|-2------------------------------2--------------------|
|-2-------------------------3-------------------------|-1------------------------------2--------------------|
|-0-------------------------0-------------------------|-0------------------------------0--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| |----6----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |----6----|  |-----6-----| |------6------| |------6-------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------7-8-10---------8-10-12----------10-12-13-15--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-6-8-10--------8-10-12---------10-12-13--------------|
|-----------------------------------------7p5h7-9p7h9-|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7p5h7-10p7h10-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------5p3h5-7p5h7-10p7h10---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-8p5h8-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|


  H              H
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
|--0---------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|      |------6-------| |---------6----------| |--------6--------|
| E.   S S S S S S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------15h17h20p17p15h17-17-17p15-15h17-17-17p15-15h17-17-17p15-15h17--|
|-20b22--20-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


            |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----| |----6-----|
  H      H    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--2------------2-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--1------------2-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--0------------0-----|-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0--8p5p0--8p5p0--8p5p0--8p5p0-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|            |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----| |----6-----|
| E. S E S S +H    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-20--24-x-x-x-(x)----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-9p6---9p6---9p6---9p6---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---|
|---------------------|-----7-----7-----7-----7------7------7------7------7-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|


 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8p5---8p5---8p5---8p5---9p6---9p6---9p6---9p6---|
|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


 |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----| |----6-----|  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0--8p5p0--8p5p0--8p5p0--8p5p0-|-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----| |----6-----|  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9p6---9p6---9p6---9p6---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---|-8p5---8p5---8p5---8p5---9p6---9p6---9p6---9p6---|
|-----7-----7-----7-----7------7------7------7------7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


 E.  S    +E   E    +S   E.   S  S S  S
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------------------3-------(3)-----------2-----------------|
|-5-----5-------(5)----3-------(3)----3------2-------2---------|
|-3-----5-------(5)----1-------(1)----3------0-------2---------|
|-------3-------(3)-------------------1--------------0---------|
|
| E.  S    +E   E    +S   E.   E    E
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----8-------(8)---11------(11)---10-----10-------9---------|
|-7b9--10b12===(10)r--13b15===(13)r--12b14--12b14---11b13------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


                  PM--------------------------------------------|
  S   E.  Q   Q   Q   S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|--------6----6------6------6----|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|--------6----6------6------6----|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|--------4----4------4------4----|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|       \2/  \2/  \2/
|                 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |---6---|
| Q     +Q   +Q   +Q   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9---------(9)----(9)----(9)---|-------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
|-11b13=====(11)---(11)---(11)r--|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


  PM|  PM|  PM|  PM|  PM------|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S E.  +H   Q
|----------------------------------|-------------------*|
|----------------------------------|-------------------*|
|-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-|-0--0----(0)-------*|
|----------------------------------|-------------------*|
|
|   PM  PM  PM      PM----|
| S S S S S S S S S E.   S S S S  S E.  +H   Q
|----------------------------------|-------------------*|
|----------------------------------|---10---(10)\------*|
|-9s7---9s7---9s7---9------9s7-----|----9----(9)\------*|
|-7s5---7s5---7s5---7------7s5-----|-------------------*|
|-----0-----0-----0------------0-0-|-0-----------------*|
|----------------------------------|-------------------*|


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
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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