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Venus Tab by Shocking Blue

Venus tab by Shocking Blue

Guitar Tab

VENUS

As recorded by Shocking Blue
(From the 1969 Album AT HOME)

Words and Music by Robbie van Leeuwen

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie van Leeuwen - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie van Leeuwen - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie van Leeuwen - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=125
  B7sus4
 4/4
  Gtrs I, II (Ac. & Clean El. Gtr.)
  S S S S E S S S S E +Q     S S S S E S S S S E +Q
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|
|-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)--|
|-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)--|

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  Em    A       Em        A           B7sus4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   S E S E S S +S  S E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|


                             Em    A       Em        A       Em
  S E S E S S +S  S E  Q     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---|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7---|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9--9---|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7---|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9--9---|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7---|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
|
| Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.)
| H            Q       Q     W                 W
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------10\--|-----------------|-----------------|


        A        Em                   A       Em
  E E E E E E  E  E            E  E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0--x--0----------|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2--x--0----------|-0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2--x--0----------|-0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2--x--2----------|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0--x--2----------|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x-----------0----------|-0--0-x---------0-|
|
| H       Q    E  S      +S    H.           Q
|-------------12-------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------11pb12r(11)-|-9----------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|


   1st & 2nd Verses
    Em    A       Em        A       Em
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||--0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
||o-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
||--0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
||--2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
||o-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
||--0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
|
|   W                 W
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|


        A       Em        A       Em        A       Em        A       Em
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|


                                          Chorus
                                        $
        A       Em                         Am    D       Am        D       Em
  E E E E E E E E   E E Q     H            E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-------------------||-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-------------------||-1-1-x-3-3-3-x-1-|-1-1-x-3-3-3-x-0---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-------------------||-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-0---|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-------------------||-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2---|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-------------------||-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------2---|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-------------------||-----------------|---------------0---|
|
| Gtr III
| W                 E E E E a E a E E E    W                 W
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---0-3-5-6s7-6s7-5-3-||-----------------|-------------------|


        A       Em        A           C                     B7sus4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q   Q   E  E  E  E   Q  +E  E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--9---9---9--9--9--9-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|


  Em    A       Em        A           C                     B7sus4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q   Q   E  E  E  E   Q  +E  E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--9---9---9--9--9--9-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|


  1.
  Em    A       Em        A       Em
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-||
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-||
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-||
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-||
|
| Gtr III
| W                 W
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||


 Guitar Solo
  Em                        A                     Em           A           Em
    E           E      E     E     E  E  E          E    E E E E    E  E E E
|---0-----------0------x-----0-----0--0--x----------0--|-0-0-x-0----0--0-x-0-|
|---0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|-0-0-x-2----2--2-x-0-|
|---0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|-0-0-x-2----2--2-x-0-|
|---2-----------2------x-----2-----2--2--x----------2--|-2-2-x-2----2--2-x-2-|
|---2-----------2------x-----0-----0--0--x----------2--|-2-2-x-0----0--0-x-2-|
|---0-----------0------x----------------------------0--|-0-0-x-------------0-|
|
|   S      +S   S  S   S  S  S  S  e  e  S  S      +E    Q   E S  S Q.     E
|--------------15--------14-------12-12-12-------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------10-12-------------|---------------------|
|-/14b16==(14)----14r-14----14s12----------11pb12r(11)-|-9----------9--------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------9h11----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|


                           A                     Em
   E           E      E     E     E  E  E          E
|--0-----------0------x-----0-----0--0--x----------0--|
|--0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|
|--0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|
|--2-----------2------x-----2-----2--2--x----------2--|
|--2-----------2------x-----0-----0--0--x----------2--|
|--0-----------0------x----------------------------0--|
|
|  S      +S   S  S   S  S  S  S  E  E  S  S      +E
|-------------15--------14-------12-12-12-------------|
|-----------------------------------10-12-------------|
|-14b16==(14)----14r-14----14s12----------11pb12r(11)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


         A          Em                    A           EmAEm
  E E  E E  E  E  E E    E           E  E   E  E E  E E
|-0-0--x-0--0--0--x-0-|--0-----------0--x---0--0-0--x-0----|
|-0-0--x-2--2--2--x-0-|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0----|
|-0-0--x-2--2--2--x-0-|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0----|
|-2-2--x-2--2--2--x-2-|--2-----------2--x---2--2-2--x-2----|
|-2-2--x-0--0--0--x-2-|--2-----------2--x---0--0-0--x-2----|
|-0-0--x------------0-|--0-----------0--x-------------0----|
|
| E E  E E +E  E  E E    S      +S   E  E  +E  E E  E E
|---------------------|-------------12---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-9------9-(9)------9-|-11b12==(11)-11-11r(11)-9------9----|
|---9-11-------9-11---|--------------------------9-11------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|


                                           A        Em
   E           E  E   E  E E  E E   E E  E E E  E E  E   E E Q   H
|--0-----------0--x---0--0-0--x-0-|-0-0--x-0-0--0-x--0-|-0-0-------------||
|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0-|-0-0--x-2-2--2-x--0-|-0-0------------o||
|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0-|-0-0--x-2-2--2-x--0-|-0-0-------------||
|--2-----------2--x---2--2-2--x-2-|-2-2--x-2-2--2-x--2-|-2-2-------------||
|--2-----------2--x---0--0-0--x-2-|-2-2--x-0-0--0-x--2-|-2-2------------o||
|--0-----------0--x-------------0-|-0-0--x-----------0-|-0-0-------------||
|
|  S      +S   E  E  +E  E E  E E  +E  E E E +E E  E   E E E E Q   Q
|-------------12------------------|--------------------|-----------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------|----------------o||
|-11b12==(11)-11-11r(11)-9------9-|(9)-----9(9)--------|-----------------||
|--------------------------9-11---|---9-11-----11-9----|-----------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------10-|-7-7-----7\-----o||
|---------------------------------|--------------------|-----7-9---------||


  2.,D.S.
  Em    A       Em        A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|
|
| Gtr III
| W                 W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


                                    To Coda
  B7sus4
  H         H           H         H
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|-9---------9---------|-9---------9---------||
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|-9---------9---------|-9---------9---------||
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|
| S E. +Q   S E. +Q     S E. +Q   S E. +Q
|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--||
|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--||
|-5-7--(7)--5-7--(7)--|-5-7--(7)--5-7--(7)--||


 Interlude
  Em    A       Em        A       Em        A       Em        A       Em
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|


                A            Em          A       Em
   E       E  E E     E  E E E    E  E E E E E E E
|--0-------0--x-0-----0--0-x-0-|--0--0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|--0-------0--x-2-----2--2-x-0-|--0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|--0-------0--x-2-----2--2-x-0-|--0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|--2-------2--x-2-----2--2-x-2-|--2--2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|--2-------2--x-0-----0--0-x-2-|--2--2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|--0-------0--x--------------0-|--0--0-x---------0-|
|
| Gtr III
|  E      +E  E E    +E  E E E   +Q    Q   H
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|-10pb11r(10)-8----------------|-------------------|
|---------------7pb8r(7)-4-7s9-|-(9)---------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|


                            D.S. al Coda
        A       Em
  E E E E E E E E   E E Q     H
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0---------------------||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0---------------------||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0---------------------||
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2---------------------||
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2---------------------||
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0---------------------||
|
| W                 E E E E a E a E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|---0-3-5-6s7-6s7-5-3---||


 Outro
  &
  B7sus4
  Gtrs I, II
  S S S S E S S +S  S E +Q     S S S S E S S +S  S E +E  E
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)---|
|-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)---|
|-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)---|


  Em    A       Em        A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x----|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x----|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x----|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x----|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x----|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x------------|


  B7sus4
  S E S E S S +S  S E E E   S E S E S S +S  E.  Q
|-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-(7)-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7---7---|
|-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---|
|-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---|
|
| Gtr III
| W                         H            Q      Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------10\--|


  Em    A       Em        A       Em
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0--|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0--|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0--|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2--|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2--|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0--|
|
| W                 W
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|


        A       Em        A       Em
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
|
| W                 W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


                      A              Em
   E          E  E     E      E  E E  E
|--0----------0--x-----0------0--0-x--0-----|
|--0----------0--x-----2------2--2-x--0-----|
|--0----------0--x-----2------2--2-x--0-----|
|--2----------2--x-----2------2--2-x--2-----|
|--2----------2--x-----0------0--0-x--2-----|
|--0----------0--x--------------------0-----|
|
|  S     +S   E  S  S  S  S   Q    E  E
|------------15----14--------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-14b15-(14)----14----14s12-(12)-----11b13==|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


                A           Em
    E      E  E  E   E E  E E
|---0------0--x--0---0-0--x-0-|
|---0------0--x--2---2-2--x-0-|
|---0------0--x--2---2-2--x-0-|
|---2------2--x--2---2-2--x-2-|
|---2------2--x--0---0-0--x-2-|
|---0------0--x-------------0-|
|
|  +S   S  E  E  S S E E  E E
|-----------------------------|
|------12---------------------|
|-(11)----11r-9----9-9-9----9-|
|---------------11-------11---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


                      A               Em             A       Em
   E            E   E   E  E     E  E E    E   E   E E E E E E
|--0------------0---x---0--0-----0--x-0-|--0---0---x-0-0-0-x-0-*|
|--0------------0---x---2--2-----2--x-0-|--0---0---x-2-2-2-x-0-*|
|--0------------0---x---2--2-----2--x-0-|--0---0---x-2-2-2-x-0-*|
|--2------------2---x---2--2-----2--x-2-|--2---2---x-2-2-2-x-2-*|
|--2------------2---x---0--0-----0--x-2-|--2---2---x-0-0-0-x-2-*|
|--0------------0---x-----------------0-|--0---0---x---------0-*|
|
|  S      +S    E   E  +E  E     E  E E   +E   S S E E E E E E
|--------------12-----------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------*|
|-11b12==(11)-(11)-11r(11)-9b9.5------9-|-(9)------------------*|
|--------------------------------9-11---|------------------7-7-*|
|---------------------------------------|-----10p9-7-7---------*|
|---------------------------------------|--------------7-9-----*|


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

Last updated: July 5, 2025

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