Rate for accuracy
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Measurements of time
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' = 1/32
^ = 1/16
. = 1/8
! = 1/4
o/ = half note
o = whole note
Other notation
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a+b (where a and b are measurements of time) =
add 'a' plus 'b' more time on that note
(e.g.) !+. means a quarter note + an eighth of a note time
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.__. = means that the previous note connects over
(in other words, don't play the other note)
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u : strum up
d : strum down
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Corrections, additions, and/or distributions are encouraged, but please
give credit where credit is due.
Comments are also welcome. :)
pablo
-- pkang@cs.buffalo.edu
[relevant 'chord' structures:]
G5 | C C | Cadd9 Cadd9 | Dsus4 | D | Dsus2 | Em
e -3- | -0- -0- | -3- -3- | -3- | -2- | -0- | -0-
b -3- | -1- -1- | -3- -3- | -3- | -3- | -3- | -0-
g -0- | -0- or -0- | -0- or -0- | -2- | -2- | -2- | -0-
D -0- | -2- -2- | -2- -x- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -2-
A -x- | -3- -3- | -3- -3- | --- | --- | --- | -2-
E -3- | --- -3- | --- --- | --- | --- | --- | -0-
I Kicked a Boy (by the Sundays)
G5 Dsus4 D Dsus2
d u d u d d d
e -------3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------2-------0-------|--
b --(3)--3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------3-------3-------|--
g --(/)--0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2-------|--
D --(4)--0------(0)--------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------x------(x)--------------|--------------------------|--
E -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !
C Dsus4 D Dsus2
d u d u d d d
e -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--3-------2-------0-------||-
b -------1------(1)--1---1---1---|--3-------3-------3-------||-
g -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2------:||- (repeat as
D -------2------(2)--------------|--0-----------------------||- many times
A -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------||- as necessary)
E -------------------------------|--------------------------||-
Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !
When the weather...
Em Em
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
...totally wild.
Em Em
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
D D
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
...and I've been wondering...
D D
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
G5 D
e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--
g -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! ! ! ! ! !
Cadd9 D
e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--
g -------------------------------|-------------------------:|--
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! ! ! ! ! !
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-- pkang@cs.buffalo.edu
"I know it's over and it never really began but in my heart it felt so real"
<The Smiths
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- I Kicked A Boy (Chords)
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