Tabs
SHINING STAR
As recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire
(From the 1975 Album THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD)
Words and Music by Maurice White, Philip Bailey & Larry Dunn
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Electric Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Brass Section'
Intro 1
Q=106
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
PM--| PM PM---------------------
|-3-|
S S S S S S E MajorE S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------2-------------2-|
|---------2---4---2-----4---2---4---|
|-0-0-4-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| s s E MajorE s S s S s S s S s S s S
|-----------------------------------|
|-3-3s2---0---2-----0---2---0---2---|
|-4-4s2---0---2-----0---2---0---2---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
---| PM--------| PM--------------| PM----| PM PM PM|
|-3-|
S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5-5s4-2-----------------------|-----------------2-----------------|
|-----------4-2-5-5s4---2---4-2-|-------2---4---2-----4---2---4-2---|
|-------------------------------|-0---4-----------------------------|
|
| s s E MajorE s S s S s S s S s S s S s s E MajorE s S s S s S s S s S s S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-3s2-0---2---0---2---0---2---|-3-3s2-0---2-----0---2---0---2-----|
|-4-4s2-0---2---0-------0---2---|-4-4s2-0---2-----0---2---0---2-----|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Intro 2
E7E7+9
PM------| PM-----|
S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S Q H.
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-5-5S4-2-------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-----------4-2-5-5S4----2----4-2-||----------2------------------------|
|---------------------------------||----------0------------------------|
|
| s s E MajorE 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
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|-3-3s2-0---2---0---2----0----2---||-8-8-8-8--x--8-x-8-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-4-4s2-0---2---0---2----0----2---||-7-7-7-7--x--7-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------||-6-6-6-6--x--6-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------||-7-7-7-7--x--7-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
| H Q S S E MajorE Q H Q
|-----------------------15-15-----||---------24\-----------------------|
|-----------------------15-15-----||---------24\-----------------------|
|-----------------------13-13-----||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE S S S E MajorE +E. S
|-----------/16-x--------------------|
|-----------/15-x--------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------x-x----------------|
|-0-------------------17---(17)\---x-|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-x-x--x-x---8---x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-x-x--x-x---7---x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-x-x--x-x---6---x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-x-x--x-x---7---x-x-|
|------------------------------------|
|
| W
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
PM----| PM------| PM---
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---7-5---7p5-------7-5---7p5-----|
|-0-----0-----x-0-------7-----7-5-|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-x-6-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|
1st Verse
E7E7+9
-------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
|---------5b5.5-----------------------||---------5----------------------|
|---7-5-----------7-5---7-5---7p5-----||-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---x-x-x--|
|-4-----7-------------0-----7-----7-5-||--------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-----8---8-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-||-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-||-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-----6---6-x-x-x-x-6---x-x-||-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-||-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x--|
|-------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------5-------------------|---------5---------------------|
|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-x-x-x-|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-------8-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S +S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|---------5-------------7pb9r(7)-5----|
|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5------------7--|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-------8--------x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7--------x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6--------x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7--------x-x--|
|-------------------------------------|
S S E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE Q S S E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE Q
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------5---------------5-----|---------5-------------5-----|
|-7-7-5-----7-5---7-7-5---------|-7-7-5-----7-5---7-7-5-------|
|---------------7---------------|---------------7-------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-------8-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE Q
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------5---------------5------|
|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5----------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|--------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x--|
|--------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------5---------------------|
|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-|
|-------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-------8---x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6---x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---x-x-|
|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----3-----|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE Q S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E S S
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------5-----------7pb9r==(7)-----------|---------5----------------------|
|-7-7-5-------7-5------------------5-------|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-x--x-x---|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x------x-----x-8--x--x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-------8--x-x---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x------x-----x-7--x--x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7--x-x---|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x------x-----x-6--x--x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6--x-x---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x------x-----x-7--x--x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7--x-x---|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| H Q E MajorE S S H Q E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------12-12-|-------------------------12-----|
|------------------------------------12-12-|-------------------------12-----|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S +S S S S S E MajorE E S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------5-----------------------|---------7pb9r(7)-5----------------||
|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---x--x--x-|-7-7-5--------------7-7-7-5-x--x-x-||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8--x--x-|-8-8-8-8-8-----8----8-------8--x-x-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7--x--x-|-7-7-7-7-7-----7----7-------7--x-x-||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6--x--x-|-6-6-6-6-6-----6----6-------6--x-x-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7--x--x-|-7-7-7-7-7-----7----7-------7--x-x-||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| H Q E MajorE S S H Q E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------12-12-|------------------------------12---||
|---------------------------12-12-|------------------------------12---||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
W
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| W
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE +S S S S Q S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------14--14-16-------|
|---14-(14)-17---14-------------14--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Gtr I
~~~~
H S S S S S E. Q E. S +E MajorE S S +Q
|---------------------7--------------|----------------10pb12r(10)---10-(10)---------|
|--------------------------8--5-7-5--|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| +Q +S S S S E. S Q E MajorE E MajorE +S S S S Q S S S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------14--------------|------------------------14--------14--16------|
|-(14)--(14)-17---14---------17------|---14-(14)-17---14-------------------------14-|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Q E. S +S +S S S +S E.
|-----------------15b17==(15)r(15)-12-------------||
|-------------------------------------12-(12)-----||
|---------------------------------------------12--||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|
| +Q +S S S S E. S Q
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------14----------------------||
|-(14)--(14)-17---14------------------17----------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
W S S S S E MajorE E MajorE Q E. S
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-8-8-7-7-5\-----------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-6-6-4\-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------5s|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|
| H Q S S E MajorE H Q S S E MajorE
|---------15-15---|-----------------15--15-----|
|---------15-15---|-----------------15--15-----|
|---------13-13---|-----------------13--13-----|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-3--| |-3-|
S S T +T T T S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7-------8-10-8----|
|--------------------------7---9p=7---7-9-(9)--------9--|
|---5-7pb9r(7)--5---5-7s=5----------9-------------------|
|-7---------------7-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE +H
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-9------------10-------11---(11)-----------------------|
|-7-------------8--------9----(9)-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------10-12-10----10-------------12-12-10----12-10----10-------|
|--8-10s12----------12----13pb15r(13)----------12-------12----12-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE +H
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-------12----------13--------(13)-------------------------------|
|--9-------10----------11--------(11)-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |-----3-----| |----3-----|
S S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S +S S S S +E MajorE S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-10-8-10-8------8-10b12----10--10pb12r(10)p8---8b9-(8)------|
|-----------------9------------------------------9---------9-7--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE +H
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-----------14-----------15----(15)--------------------------|
|-11-----------12-----------13----(13)--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----6------| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S +E. S +E MajorE E MajorE
|----------------------------10b12==(10)-10-(10)-10-|
|--------8------8-10-8-10-12------------------------|
|--9-7-9---9----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE +H
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-15---------16-----------17--------(17)------------|
|-13---------14-----------15--------(15)------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
2nd Verse
E7E7+9
+S E. +H Q S S E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE
|-(10)-10--(10)r------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-7-7-5---7p5-7---7---5---7-7--5----|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|
| W S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8----x-x--|
|---------------------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7----x-x--|
|---------------------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6----x-x--|
|---------------------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7----x-x--|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|
| +H. S S E MajorE H Q E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------15-15---||-----------------------------15----|
|-------------------15-15---||-----------------------------15----|
|-(17)--------------13-13---||-----------------------------13----|
|-(15)----------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------|
S S E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E S S E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +S E.
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------4b6====4---(4)-4r-----|
|-7-7-5---7p5-7---7-5-7-7--5----|-7-7-5---7---5-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-----8----x--x-|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x----x-x-x--8-----x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-----7----x--x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x----x-x-x--7-----x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-----6----x--x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x----x-x-x--6-----x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-----7----x--x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x----x-x-x--7-----x-x-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| H Q E MajorE S S W
|-------------------------15-15-|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15-15-|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13-13-|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5-5-x-x-7b8-7-5---5-x-4-x-------------|
|-----------------7---------7-x--5--7---|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8---8---8---------8----x--x---|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---------7----x--x---|
|-6-6-6-6-6---6---6---------6----x--x---|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---------7----x--x---|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| H Q E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------15-15---|
|-------------------------------15-15---|
|-------------------------------13-13---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------5---------------------|-5-5-x-x-7b8-7-5---5-x-4-x---------|
|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---x-x-x-|-----------------7---------7-x-5-7-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x-|-8-8-8-8-8---8---8---------8---x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---------7---x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6---6---6---------6---x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---------7---x-x-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-5-5-x-x-7b8-7-5---5-x-4-x----------|
|-----------------7---------7-x-5-7--|
|------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-x-x-x-x-8---x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x--|
|-6-6-6-6-6---6---6-x-x-x-x-6---x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x--|
|------------------------------------|
3rd Verse
E7E7+9
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------5-------------5-----||-----------5---------------------|
|-7-7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---7-5-||--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-------8-x-x-||--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-||--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6-x-x-||--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-||--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W Q Q H
|-----------------------------||-19\-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-17\-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------5---7-5-7b8-7-5---7-6-5---|
|--7--7-5-------------------7-------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-----------8---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-----------7---x-x-|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-----------6---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-----------7---x-x-|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S E MajorE Q H
|-19-19-------------------------------|
|-17-17-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|-----------5-------------5-----|
|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---x-x-x-|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---7-5-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x-|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-------8-x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-------6-x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Q Q H S S E MajorE Q H
|-19\-----------------------------|-19-19-------------------------|
|-17\-----------------------------|-17-17-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------5------|
|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-----7-5--|
|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|----------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x--|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x--|
|----------------------------------|
|
| Q Q H
|-19\------------------------------|
|-17\------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------5-------------------|-----------5---------------------|
|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-x-x-x-|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---x-x-x-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-------8-x-x-|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-------6-x-x-|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S E MajorE Q H Q Q H
|-19-19-------------------------|-19\-----------------------------|
|-17-17-------------------------|-17\-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|---------7-9-7---------------------||
|--5--7-9-------9-7-5---5-----------||
|---------------------7---7-5-------||
|-----------------------------7-5-3-||
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|-----------------------------------||
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8---------8---x-x-||
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7---------7---x-x-||
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6---------6---x-x-||
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7---------7---x-x-||
|-----------------------------------||
|
| S S E MajorE Q H
|-19-19-----------------------------||
|-17-17-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
4th Verse
E7E7+9
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------5-----------------------|-----------5---------------------|
|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---7-5-----|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-7-5-----|
|-------------------------------7-5-|-----------------------------7-5-|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-------8---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---x-x-|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6---x-x-|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-------6---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---x-x-|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Q Q H S S E MajorE Q H
|-19\-------------------------------|-19-19---------------------------|
|-17\-------------------------------|-17-17---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------5------------------------|
|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5---7-5------|
|-------------------------------7-5--|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S
|------------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8---x-x--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x--|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6---x-x--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7---x-x--|
|------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q H
|-19\--------------------------------|
|-17\--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|
|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-7-5-----|
|-----------------------------7-5-|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|---------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-------8---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---x-x-|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-------6---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7---x-x-|
|---------------------------------|
|
| S S E MajorE Q H
|-19-19---------------------------|
|-17-17---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------7---5-----------------|-----------5--------------------|
|--7--7-5-----------7-7-5---x-x-x-|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5-x-x-x--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8-x-x-|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-------8-x-x--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x--|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-------6-x-x--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7-x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-------7-x-x--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Q Q H S S E MajorE Q H
|-19\-----------------------------|-19-19--------------------------|
|-17\-----------------------------|-17-17--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S +S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------7pb8r(7)-5---|---------------------------8-7-5---|
|--7--7-5-------7-5-7-7-5--------------7-|--7--7-5---7---5-------5-7---------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------7-5-7-------------|
|
| S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S E MajorE S Q E MajorE S S
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8-x-x-x-x-8--------x-x-|--8--8-8-8-8-8---8---------8---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7--------x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7---------7---x-x-|
|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6-x-x-x-x-6--------x-x-|--6--6-6-6-6-6---6---------6---x-x-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7-x-x-x-x-7--------x-x-|--7--7-7-7-7-7---7---------7---x-x-|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Q Q H S S E MajorE Q H
|-19\------------------------------------|-19-19-----------------------------|
|-17\------------------------------------|-17-17-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Out-Chorus
N.C.
E. S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S W
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||------------5---7----7--7p5----5---------|------------------------------|
||o-------7-------------------7-----7p5----|------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------7-|------------------------------|
|
| W W
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE +S S S S Q S S S S +Q +S S S S E. S Q
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||-----------------------14-----14-16------|--------------------14--------|
||-----14---(14)-17---14----------------14-|-(14)--(14)-17---14-----17----|
||o----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
1.,2.
Gtr III
E MajorE E MajorE +S S S S Q S S S S +Q +S S S S E. S E MajorE E MajorE 3x
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-------------------14--14-16------|--------------------14-----------||
|---14-(14)-17---14-------------14-|-(14)--(14)-17---14-----17---14--||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
3.
N.C.
+Q +S S S S E. S Q Wx6
|------------------------------|--------*|
|------------------------------|--------*|
|--------------------14--------|--------*|
|-(14)--(14)-17---14-----17----|--------*|
|------------------------------|--------*|
|------------------------------|--------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
