Strange Brew (ver 10) by Cream
STRANGE BREW
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS)
Words and Music by Eric Clapton, Mike Collins & Felix Pappalardi
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar 2'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=96
A
4/4
Gtr I
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S E. +H. a Q E. S Q E. S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-8h10----(10)-----------------|-8h10---8----8-----------------|
|------------------------------|---------------7-----5------7-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------5------------------|--------5----------------------|
|-----------5------------------|--------5----------------------|
|-----------6------------------|--------6----------------------|
|-----------7------------5-5h7-|--------7----------------5-5h7-|
|------------------5h7---------|------------------5h7----------|
|-5-----5----------------------|----5-5------------------------|
|----3-----|
E +E Q Q E S +S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5b6==(5)---------------7pb9r(7)p==5---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|----------5----------------------------|
|----------5----------------------------|
|----------6----------------------------|
|----------7-----------5-5h=======7-----|
|----------------5h7--------------------|
|-5-----5-------------------------------|
D9
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S E. S +S E H S E. +H.
|---------------------------------|-8p5----(5)-----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7------5b6==(5)-----------------|----------------------------|
|---7-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|--------5------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------5------------------------|---------5------------------|
|--------6------------------------|---------5------------------|
|--------7------------------5-5h7-|---------4------------5-5h7-|
|---------------------5S7---------|-5----5---------5S7---------|
|-5----5--------------------------|----------------------------|
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S E. +S S E Q E +E
|-8p5----(5)-8-5--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----------------7-----5b6====(5)--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|---------5-------------------------|
|---------5-------------------------|
|---------4------------------5--5h7-|
|-5----5------------5S7-------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Pre-Verse
A E7add9
E E Q Q E E S S Q. E Q E W
|-----------------------|---8-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-8---10------8-------------|-----------------------|
|---------------7S==9---|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-7-7-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5-----------------|---------5-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----5-----------------|---------5-----------------|-----8-----------------|
|-----6-----------------|---------6-----------------|-----7-----------------|
|-----7-----------5-5h7-|---------7-----------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7-|
|-----------5h7---------|---------------5h7---------|-7-7-------5h7---------|
|-5-5-------------------|-5----5--------------------|-----------------------|
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W Q S +E. +Q E E
|-----------------------|------------------------5-------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------5---|
|-----------------------|-----7b9==(7)---(7)-------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----5--------------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----5--------------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----6--------------------------|
|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7--------------------5-5h7-|
|-5-5-------5S7---------|--------------------5h7---------|
|-----------------------|-5-5----------------------------|
E E E E +Q Q
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-7-5---------------------|
|-----7-------------------|
|-------7-(7)-------------|
|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5-------------------|
|-----5-------------------|
|-----6-------------------|
|-----7-------------5-5h7-|
|-------------5h7---------|
|-5-5---------------------|
1st Verse
A D9 A
W W W
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5-----------------|-----------------------|-----5------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5------------------|
|-----6-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----6------------------|
|-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7--|
|-----------5h7---------|-5-5-------5S7---------|-----------5h7----------|
|-5-5-------------------|-----------------------|-5-5--------------------|
D9
W Q E S S E E E E H H
|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------7b9==7-5-7---5-------|-5---------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------7---|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----5----------------------|-----5-----------------|
|-----6-----------------|-----5----------------------|-----5-----------------|
|-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----4----------------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|
|-----------5h7---------|-5-5------------5S7---------|-5-5-------5S7---------|
|-5-5-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
A
~~~
Q S E. +Q a +T +T S E
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----8b10==8----(8)-----8pb10r(8)-(8)-8-----|
|----------------------------------------7---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5--------------------------------------|
|-----5--------------------------------------|
|-----6--------------------------------------|
|-----7--------------------------------5-5h7-|
|--------------------5h7---------------------|
|-5-5----------------------------------------|
A E7add9
S S E H Q W
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|-5b6==5---------------------|------------------------|
|--------7-------------------|------------------------|
|----------7-----------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|----------5-----------------|------------------------|
|----------5-----------------|-----8------------------|
|----------6-----------------|-----7------------------|
|----------7-----------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7--|
|----------------5h7---------|-7-7-------5h7----------|
|-5------5-------------------|------------------------|
D7add9 A
W Q S +E. S S E E E
|-----------------------|----------------5-----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------8-5-------------|
|-----------------------|-----7b9==(7)-----------7---5b6---|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----5----------------------------|
|-----6-----------------|-----5----------------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----6----------------------------|
|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7--------------------5-5h==7-|
|-5-5-------5S7---------|--------------------5h7-----------|
|-----------------------|-5-5------------------------------|
A
+E E E E +H
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-(5)------------------------|
|-----7----------------------|
|-------7-7-(7)--------------|
|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------5--------------------|
|-------5--------------------|
|-------6--------------------|
|-------7-------------5-5h7--|
|---------------5h7----------|
|--5--5----------------------|
2nd Verse
D9 A
W W W
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5-----------------|-----------------------|-----5------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5------------------|
|-----6-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----6------------------|
|-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7--|
|-----------5h7---------|-5-5-------5S7---------|-----------5h7----------|
|-5-5-------------------|-----------------------|-5-5--------------------|
D9
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H E E E E Q Q H
|----------------3---8---|------------------------|
|-----------/5-----------|-10---------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5------------------|------5-----------------|
|-----5------------------|------5-----------------|
|-----4------------5-5h7-|------4-----------5-5h7-|
|-5-5--------5S7---------|--5-5-------5S7---------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
A
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Q S +E. +Q S S E
|------------------------5-------|
|--------------------------8-5---|
|-----7b9==(7)---(7)-------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5--------------------------|
|-----5--------------------------|
|-----6--------------------------|
|-----7--------------------5-5h7-|
|--------------------5h7---------|
|-5-5----------------------------|
A
~
S +S E S +S E S +S E Q
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------8---------------------------------|
|-7b9==(7)---7b9==(7)-5-7b9==(7)-------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|------------5-------------------------------|
|------------5-------------------------------|
|------------6-------------------------------|
|------------7-------------------------5-5h7-|
|--------------------------------5h7---------|
|-5--------5---------------------------------|
E7add9 D7add9
W W
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----8-----------------|-----6-----------------|
|-----7-----------------|-----5-----------------|
|-----6-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|
|-7-7-------5h7---------|-5-5-------5S7---------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A
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Q S +E. +Q e E
|------------------------5-------|
|----------------------------5---|
|-----7b9==(7)---(7)-------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5--------------------------|
|-----5--------------------------|
|-----6--------------------------|
|-----7--------------------5-5h7-|
|--------------------5h7---------|
|-5-5----------------------------|
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E +Q Q H
|------------------------------||--------------------------|
|----------------13---15b19====||=(15)---------------------|
|-7-5-------14-----------------||--------------------------|
|-----7------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------7----------------------||--------------------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5------------------------||--------5-----------------|
|-----5------------------------||--------5-----------------|
|-----6------------------------||--------6-----------------|
|-----7-------------5--5h====7-||--------7-----------5-5h7-|
|------------5h7---------------||--------------5h7---------|
|-5-5--------------------------||---5--5-------------------|
A
~~~
E. S S +E. S +E +S S S E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------15b17==(15)---15b17==(15)r==(15)-13-13------|
|------14----------------------------------------14---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S
|----------5------------------------------------------|
|----------5------------------------------------------|
|----------6------------------------------------------|
|----------7-----------------------------------5--5h7-|
|-----------------------------------5h==7-------------|
|-5--5------------------------------------------------|
A
+Q S +S H E Q Q Q E S S
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------13b14==(13)-----------------|-----15pb17r==15-----15---13-13b14--|
|-(14)-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|---------5--------------------------|------5-----------------------------|
|---------5--------------------------|------5-----------------------------|
|---------6--------------------------|------6-----------------------------|
|---------7--------------------5-5h7-|------7-----------------5--5h=7-----|
|------------------------5h7---------|-----------------5h7----------------|
|---5--5-----------------------------|-5-5--------------------------------|
D9
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S E. +Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------13-------------|
|-14-14----(14)-------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|------------5--------------------|
|------------5--------------------|
|------------4--------------5-5h7-|
|--5-----5------------5S7---------|
|---------------------------------|
D9
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E E E E S S E S +S E H. E E
|-------8-----------------------|---------------------5----|
|-----8---10p8------------------|--------------------------|
|---9----------7---5b6==(5)-----|--------------------------|
|---------------------------7---|-7--------------/6--------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|------5-------------------|
|-----5-------------------------|------5-------------------|
|-----5-------------------------|------6-------------------|
|-----4------------------5--5h7-|------7------------5-5h7--|
|-5-5----------5S7--------------|------------5h7-----------|
|-------------------------------|-5--5---------------------|
E7add9
~
Q +E E E E S S E S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E.
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---(8)/----------13b14==13-15---|-13b15==(13)---13b15==(13)---13b15==(13)-----13b15==(13)-----|
|--------------14------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|------5---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5---------------------------|----------------8--------------------------------------------|
|------6---------------------------|----------------7--------------------------------------------|
|------7--------------------5--5h7-|----------------6-------------------------------------5--5h7-|
|---------------5h7----------------|--7----------7---------------------------5h7-----------------|
|-5-5------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D7add9
S +E. S +E. S S S +S +S S S +S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13b15==(13)---13b15==(13)---13-15-13b14==(13)-(13)-15-13b14==(13)---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------6----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------4------------------------------------5--5h======7----|
|--5----------5----------------------5S======7------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
3rd Verse
A
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Q +Q S S E E E
|--------------5------------------|
|----------------8p5---7---5b6====|
|-14---(14)----------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|--------5------------------------|
|--------5------------------------|
|--------6------------------------|
|--------7---------------5-5h===7-|
|------------------5h7------------|
|--5-5----------------------------|
A
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+E E H. W
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(5)----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----7--------------------|-----------------------|
|-------7------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------5------------------|-----5-----------------|
|-------5------------------|-----5-----------------|
|-------6------------------|-----6-----------------|
|-------7------------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7-|
|--------------5h7---------|-----------5h7---------|
|--5--5--------------------|-5-5-------------------|
D9
W W W
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----5-----------------|-----5------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----6-----------------|-----6------------------|
|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7--|
|-5-5-------5S7---------|-----------5h7---------|-----------5h7----------|
|-----------------------|-5-5-------------------|-5-5--------------------|
D9
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Q H E E E Q. H
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----/8-----------------|----8--------------------|
|-----/9-------------5---|-/9----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------5-----------------|-------5-----------------|
|------5-----------------|-------5-----------------|
|------4-----------5-5h7-|-------4-----------5-5h7-|
|-5-5--------5S7---------|--5-5--------5S7---------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
A
Q S +E. S S E S S E
|----------------5----------------|
|------------------8p5-------8----|
|-----7b9==(7)-----------7S9------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5---------------------------|
|-----5---------------------------|
|-----6---------------------------|
|-----7--------------------5-5h7--|
|--------------------5h7----------|
|-5-5-----------------------------|
E7add9 D7add9
E E E E +H W W
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-7-5---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----7-5-(5)-------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----5-------------------|-----8-----------------|-----6------------------|
|-----6-------------------|-----7-----------------|-----5------------------|
|-----7-------------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7--|
|-------------5h7---------|-7-7-------5h7---------|-5-5-------5S7----------|
|-5-5---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Outro
A
e E Q H Q E e E S S S S S S W
|-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------5---------------||------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------6---------5-5h7-||------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------7---------------||------------------------|
|-7---------------------|-----------5h7---------||------------------------|
|-5---------------------|-----------------------||------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------||-----5------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------||-----5------------------|
|-----6-----------------|-----6-----------------||-----6------------------|
|-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7-||-----7-----------5-5h7--|
|-----------5h7---------|-----------5h7---------||-----------5h7----------|
|-5-5-------------------|-5-5-------------------||-5-5--------------------|
D9
E +Q. E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|-10b13==(10)-----10-8---10---8---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-------------5-------------------|
|-------------5-------------------|
|-------------4-------------5-5h7-|
|--5-------5---------5S7----------|
|---------------------------------|
A
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H H S E. +Q E S S E E
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10---------------------|-8b10==8----(8)---8-8p5---------|
|------------------------|------------------------7---5---|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|------5-----------------|-------------5------------------|
|------5-----------------|-------------5------------------|
|------6-----------------|-------------6------------------|
|------7-----------5-5h7-|-------------7------------5-5h7-|
|------------5h7---------|--------------------5h7---------|
|--5-5-------------------|-5--------5---------------------|
D9
H Q E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------8b10====8---|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|
|-----5---------------------|
|-----4---------------5-5h7-|
|-5-5-------5S7-------------|
|---------------------------|
A
~~~ ~~~
+Q E E E S +S +S S E H S S E +Q
|--------------------------------|-----------8-5---(5)-------|
|-(8)---8------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------7b9==(7)r(7)-5-5---|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|-----5---------------------|
|-------5------------------------|-----5---------------------|
|-------5------------------------|-----6---------------------|
|-------4------------------5-5h7-|-----7---------------5-5h7-|
|--5--5-------5S====7------------|-------------5h7-----------|
|--------------------------------|-5-5-----------------------|
E7add9 D7add9
H S +E. Q W W
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------7b9==(7)-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----5------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----5------------------------|-----8-----------------|-----6-----------------|
|-----6------------------------|-----7-----------------|-----5-----------------|
|-----7------------------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|
|------------------5h7---------|-7-7-------5h7---------|-5-5-------5S7---------|
|-5-5--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D9
E S +S E S S S S S +S S S E S S E S S E +Q Q
|--------------5-----------------------|---------------------*|
|------------5---5-8p5-----------------|-----8---------------*|
|---7b9==(7)-----------7pb9r(7)--5h7p5-|-7S9---9S7-5-(5)-----*|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|
| E E Q H E Q E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|--------------------------------------|-----------5-(5)-----*|
|--------------------------------------|-----------4-(4)-----*|
|--------------------------------------|-----------5-(5)-----*|
|-7------------------------------------|-----------0-(0)-----*|
|-5------------------------------------|---------------------*|
Duration Legend
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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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