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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Advanced


Guitar 1



     W                   W                   W
E||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

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  H.            Q        S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E
----------------------|-------------------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------------------|
----------------------|--------------------------9---9-9----|
----------------x\----|--------------------------9---9-9----|
----------------x\----|--5p-4p-0--------5p-4-----7---7-7----|
----------------------|----------3~-L-3------3-0------------|


  S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E     S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------9-9----|--------------------------9---9-9----|
------------------------------9-9----|--------------------------9---9-9----|
--5p-4p-0--------5p-4---------7-7----|--5p-4p-0--------5p-4-----7---7-7----|
----------3~-L-3------3-0-0----------|----------3~-L-3------3-0------------|


  S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E     E  E   Q    H
-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------9-9----|--7--L\----------------|
------------------------------9-9----|--7--L\----------------|
--5p-4p-0--------5p-4---------7-7----|--5--L\----------------|
----------3~-L-3------3-0-0----------|-----------------------|


  H        S E   S S  S E     Q     Q    H           H        S E   S S  S E
---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
--7--------L-L\------------|--7\------------------|--7--------L-L\------------|
--7--------L-L\------------|--7\------------------|--7--------L-L\------------|
--5--------L-L\----3p-2-0--|--5\------------------|--5--------L-L\----3p-2-0--|
---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|


  W                    H.           S  S E     Q     Q    H
--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--------------------|--7--------------------|--7\------------------|
--3~----------------|--7--------------------|--7\------------------|
--------------------|--5------------3p-2-0--|--5\------------------|
--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|


  H        Q    Q       E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
---------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------|------------------------------|
--7--------5----3----|------------------------------|
--7--------5----3----|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5--------3----1----|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
---------------------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------3------|------------------------------|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------3------|------------------------------|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------3------|------------------------------|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        E  E   Q    H           H        S E   S S  S E
---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------3------|--7--L\----------------|--7--------L-L\------------|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--7--L\----------------|--7--------L-L\------------|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5--L\----------------|--5--------L-L\----3p-2-0--|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|-----------------------|---------------------------|


                                                            NH     \1/
  Q     Q    H           H        S E   S S  S E     E.     S Q    H
----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
--7\------------------|--7--------L-L\------------|-------------------------|
--7\------------------|--7--------L-L\------------|-------5-L----L--------|
--5\------------------|--5--------L-L\----3p-2-0--|-------------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------|--1~---------------------|


  H        S E   S S  S E     Q     Q    H           H        Q    Q
---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
--7--------L-L\------------|--7\------------------|--7--------5----3----|
--7--------L-L\------------|--7\------------------|--7--------5----3----|
--5--------L-L\----3p-2-0--|--5\------------------|--5--------3----1----|
---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|


  E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E     E  S S S S E  S S Q.
------------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------------|--------------------3------|
--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|--5----5-L---5------3------|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|


  E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E     E  S S S S E  S S Q.
------------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------------|--------------------3------|
--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|--5----5-L---5------3------|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|


  E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E     E  S S S S E  S S Q.
------------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------------|--------------------3------|
--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|--5----5-L---5------3------|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|


  E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E     E  S S S S E  S S E  E   E
------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------------------------|--------------------------13br--|
------------------------------|--------------------3-----------|
--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|--5----5-L---5------3-----------|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1-----------|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1-----------|


                 T       T                         T          T             T
   E   S  S  T   T   T   T   T   T   T  T   T  T   T  T   T   T   T  T  T   T
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---L--13-10-13h-14p-13h-14p-13p-12p-10s-9h-10-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------------12h-14-10h-11h-14p-12-10p-9h-14p-1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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       T
                           |---3---|
   T   T   E    E  E   S   E   E   E   E    E
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------10--12--12b--12b--|
--12h-14p-10~---L--L\----/12--------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|


   E   E   E   E  E   E   S  E.       Q      S  S  S  S  S   E   S    E    S S
----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|---------------------------------/15~--15---|
--12b-----12b--------12b----12b---|--12b----10----12----11b--------------------|
----------------------------------|------------12----12-----12---L\------------|
----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|     |--6--|  |-6-|  |--3--|     |--3--|
   S  S  S  S. S  S  S  E   S  S  S  S  S. S  S  S  S  E
--15-14-------15-14--------15-14----------15-14-------15b--|
--------15-13-------15-13--------13-15-13-------13-15------|
-----------14----------14--------------14------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|


   Q     E   E    S  S  S  S  S   S  E      H.           E.  S
---L----15--13b--15-15-14-----------15b--|--L------------L-----|
--------------------------15-13s-15------|---------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------|


                              |----3---|
   S   E    S   E  Q     E    Q     S  S
--13b-13b---Lpb-L--Lb-----------------15-|
----------------------------/18-----L----|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|


   |---6--|  |--6--|   |--6--|  |---6--|                             |--3--|
   S   S  S  S  S  S   S  S  S  S  S   S  T   T  T  T   T  T  T  T   S  S  S   T
---------------15--------------15---------------15-18p-15----15-18b-18-15-18b-18
--18p-15-18b-L----18p-15-18b-L----18p-15-18b--L--L--------18--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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   |--3--|                              |---3---|
   S  S  S  T  T   T   T  T   T   T  T  S   S   S  T  T  T   T   T   T  T  T  T
--18-18-18-15-----------------------15------------------------------------------
--------------18p-17p-15-15h-17h-18----18p-17p-15----15-17h-18p-17p-15----15----
--------------------------------------------------18-------------------18----18-
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   T   T   T  T  T   T   T  T  T  T  T   T  T  T   T   T   T   T  T  T  T  T  S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------15-----------------------------------------------------------------
--15h-17h-18----18p-17p-15----15----14h-15----14h-15h-17p-15p-14----14----14-14-
---------------------------17----17--------17--------------------15----15-------
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           tap on 19th fret while 14th is bent up a 1/2 step
           T                                                                 T
   S   E   S                                                 S  E    S   E   E
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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--14b--L--19pb-----------------------------------------------L--L~--14b--L--19pb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                T
                                        |--|
   E    E    S  E     S   S  E.     E   S  E
-----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------15-17b--|
---L~--14b---L-19pb--14b--L-20pb----L----------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|


   |----3----|
   Q     S   S  S  E     S  S  S  S  S  S   S  S  S
----------------------------------------------------|
---L-----Lp-15-17-17br--15-17-15----15--------------|
---------------------------------17----17br-L-15----|
-------------------------------------------------17-|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--17-17-16----17-17-16----17-16-16----17-16-16----|
--17-------17-17-------17-17-------17-17-------17-|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


   |--6--|  |--6--|  |--6--|  |--6--|  |--6--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q     E
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--17-16-16-------------15---------------------------------|
--17-------17-15-16-17----17-15---------------------------|
--------------------------------17-15-13-15-13------------|
-----------------------------------------------15b----L\--|


  Q    Q    H           H.           S  S E     Q     Q    H
---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--7------------------|--7--------------------|--7\------------------|
--7------------------|--7--------------------|--7\------------------|
--5------------------|--5------------3p-2-0--|--5\------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|


                             NH     NH
  H.           S  S E        E.     S Q    E.  S Q       H.           S  S E
-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
--7--------------------|---------12-L----L---L-L----|--7--------------------|
--7--------------------|--12------------------------|--7--------------------|
--5------------3p-2-0--|------------------------------|--5------------3p-2-0--|
-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|


  Q     Q    H           H        Q    Q       E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
--7\------------------|--7--------5----3----|------------------------------|
--7\------------------|--7--------5----3----|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5\------------------|--5--------3----1----|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
----------------------|---------------------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------3------|------------------------------|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------3------|------------------------------|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        E  S S S S E  S S S S E  E
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------3------|------------------------------|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--5----5-L---5----------3--3--|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-x-x-3--3--|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--|


  E  S S S S E  S S Q.        S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E
---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------------------3------|--------------------------9---9-9----|
--5----5-L---5------3------|--------------------------9---9-9----|
--5--x-5-L-x-5--x-x-1------|--5p-4p-0--------5p-4-----7---7-7----|
--3--x-3---x-3--x-x-1------|----------3~-L-3------3-0------------|


  S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E     S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------9-9----|--------------------------9---9-9----|
------------------------------9-9----|--------------------------9---9-9----|
--5p-4p-0--------5p-4---------7-7----|--5p-4p-0--------5p-4-----7---7-7----|
----------3~-L-3------3-0-0-L--------|----------3~-L-3------3-0------------|


  S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E     S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------9---9-9----|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------9---9-9----|
--5p-4p-0--------5p-4---------2-2----|--5p-4p-0--------5p-4-----7---7-7----|
----------3~-L-3------3-0-0-L-0-0----|----------3~-L-3------3-0------------|


  S  S  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S E     S  S  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S S E
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------------9-9----|-------------------------------9-9----|
------------------------------9-9----|-------------------------------9-9----|
--5p-4p-0--------5p-4---------7-7----|--5p-4p-0--------5p-4----------7-7----|
----------3~-L-3------3-0-0-L--------|----------3~-L-3------3-0-12----------|


   E  S  S  E   E  H
----------------------------||
----------------------------||
----------------------------||
--12--x-12--L\--------------||
--10--x-10--L\--------------||
----------------------------||




Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-|  - n-tuplets


Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\
/ - tremolo bar dip
\
 - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\
 - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ -  slide into from below or out of upwards
\ -  slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down

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