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PAINT IT, BLACK
     As recorded by Rush "LIVE" at SARSstock Toronto Rocks on July 30th, 2003

Music by The Rolling Stones
Transcribed by Richard J. Soto

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Piezo Acoustic Sound'

 Intro
  Q=132                        H.=H              Q=98
 4/4
  Gtrs I, II
  Q  Q  Q   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  +Q     T S. Q  E H
|--------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5--7--8--10--|-8--7--5--5--|-4--5--7--(7)--|-5p4--5--5-4----|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|


  Q=142
                            E5
                                       5/4
  +W           +W            W           W         Q
|------------|------------|-^0--------|-^0--------^0--||
|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-^0--------|-^0--------^0--||
|------------|------------|-^4--------|-^4--------^4--||
|------------|------------|-^2--------|-^2--------^2--||
|------------|------------|-^2--------|-^2--------^2--||
|------------|------------|-^0--------|-^0--------^0--||


 1st Verse
 4/4
  Q  Q  E +S  S  q    Q  E +E  E S S Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5--7--7-(7)s8-10--|-8--7-(7)S5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5S|=4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4S5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|


                              |-3-|
  E +E  E E E S S  Q    Q  Q  E E E Q
|---------------------|----------------|
|-5-(5)S7-7-8-8-8-10--|-8--7--5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|


                    3/4
  Q  Q  Q  E +S  S   S S S S S S +E  Q
|------------------|---------------------||
|-4--5--7--5-(5)-4-|-5-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-x/--||
|------------------|-----------------x/--||
|------------------|-----------------x/--||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||


 Chorus
  Q=150
  $
  Esus2/B  D         G       D
 4/4
  E E E  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----7\-----------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7\---7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|
|-9-9-9\---7-7-7---|-4-4-4---7-7-7---|
|-9-9-9\---7-7-7---|-5-5-5---7-7-7---|
|-7-7-7\---5-5-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|
|-7-7-7\-----------|-3-3-3-----------|


                                      To Coda
  Em/B
  Q  Q  E Q  E   +E   E   E   E   E   E   E  +E
|-7--7--7-7--7-|-(7)-----------------------------|
|-8--8--8-8--8-|-(8)--7---8--10---8---7----------|
|-9--9--9-9--9-|-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)--9--(9)-|
|-9--9--9-9--9-|-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-|
|-7--7--7-7--7-|-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|
|-7--7--7-7--7-|-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|


  E5/B5/ED         G     D          A             B
  Q  e E E E E E   E E e Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E S S
|----7-----------|---3-3----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||
|----7---7-7-7---|---3-3-7--7-7---|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-||
|-9--9---7-7-7---|-4-4-4-7--7-7---|-6-6-6-6-6-6---8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-----||
|-9------7-7-7---|-5-5-5-7--7-7---|-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-----||
|-7------5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5--5-5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-----||
|-7--------------|-3-3-3----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||


 2nd Verse
  Q=142
  TP TP  TP TP TP   TP TP TP TP   TP TP TP TP      TP      TP
  Q  Q  +E  E  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q       H       H
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
|-5--7--(7)-8-10--|-8--7--5--5--|-4--5--7--4tr5--|-4tr5----4----|
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|


                                   D.S. al Coda
  TP TP TP  TP   TP TP TP TP   TP TP TP TP   TP
  Q  Q  Q   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------||
|-5--7--8--10--|-8--7--5--5--|-4--5--7--5--|-4-----||
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------||
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------||
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------||
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------||


  &
  Esus2/B  D         G     D
  E E E  E E E E E   E E e Q  E E E
|-----7\-----------|---3-3----------|
|-7-7-7\---7-7-7---|---3-3-7--7-7---|
|-9-9-9\---7-7-7---|-4-4-4-7--7-7---|
|-9-9-9\---7-7-7---|-5-5-5-7--7-7---|
|-7-7-9\---5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5--5-5---|
|-7-7-7\-----------|-3-3-3----------|


 Outro
                              H.=H        Q=98
  A               B                       E5
  E E E +E  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   W
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------*|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------*|
|-6-6-6-(6)-6-6---8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------*|
|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7---9-|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2----*|
|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7---9-|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2----*|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-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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