Helloween - Before The War Chords & Tabs

 

Before The War Chords & Tabs

Helloween Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Bass Tab

Before The War Bass Tab

   
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BEFORE THE WAR (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1996 Album TIME OF THE OATH)

Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com)
	

Words and Music by Andi Deris, Michael Weikath, Roland Grapow, Markus Grosskopf and Uli Kush

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Markus Grosskopf'

 Intro           1st Verse
  Moderately Fast Rock Q=295
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx34            E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|


                Pre-Chorus
  Q  H.          Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------------o||-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-9-----9------|
|----8-------o||-------------|-------------|----9-----9---|
|-8-----------||-------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q   Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-7--------------|-----------------|----7--5------|
|-9-----7--10--|----------------|-----------------|----------7---|
|----9---------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5------------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6--5-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------8----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


                                                 Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q      E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|-------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-------------||o------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------3--||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3-----||-------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.     W          W
|-----------------|----------------|----------|-------||
|-----------------|----------------|----------|------o||
|-----------------|----------------|----------|------o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-3--------|-3-----||


   2nd Verse
    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
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  H.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----8-----o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---------||


 Pre-Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------5---|
|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-9-----9-----|-9-----7------|
|-------------|-------------|----9-----9--|----9---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-7--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------5--7---|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------|-5--7---------|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5-----|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------5--|--------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


                               Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------||------------------|------------------|
|-------------|-------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|----------3--||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3-----||------------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


                                            Interlude
                             1.             2.
                                            2/4
  E E E E E Q.     W          +W             E Q.
|----------------|----------|-------------||---------||
|----------------|----------|------------o||---------||
|----------------|----------|------------o||---------||
|-5-5-5-5-5------|-3--------|-(3)---------||-2-------||


 4/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.     E E Q  E Q.     E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-----0-----|-2-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-3----5----|-2-2-2-2-2------|


  E E E E E E E E   W          Q.   Q.   Q    E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|----------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0--------|-2----3----4--|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----0-----|----------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.     E E Q  E Q.     E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----0-----|-2-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-3----5----|-2-2-2-2-2-------|


  E E Q  E Q.     W          Q.   Q.   Q    Q.   Q.   Q
|---------------|----------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------|--------------|-2----3----4---|
|---------------|-0--------|-2----3----4--|---------------|
|-2-2-2----0----|----------|--------------|---------------|


                                 Harmony Solo I
  Q.   Q.   Q    Q.   Q.   Q      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-4----5----6--|--------------||------------------|------------------|
|--------------|-7------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|--------------|------9----7--||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--------------|--------------||------------------|------------------|


                   1.,2.               3.
  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
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------||-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-||------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   Q.   Q.   Q    +Q   Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-7----5----7--|-(7)--5--7--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-9--7--8-----|-7-----------|--------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------9--|----7--9--5--|-7--4--5--2---|
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4--0--2-----||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------2--||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                    Guitar Solo (Roland)
  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
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/helloween/before_the_war_btab_ver_2.html ]
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                    Guitar Solo (Mike)
  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
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-----------------|----------------------|------------------|


   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
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|------------------|
|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|


   E  E  E E E E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|


   E  E  E E E E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|------------------|
|----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-5-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------7-7-|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|


   E  E  E E E E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|


   E  E  E E E E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-10-10-10-7-7-7-------|------------------|
|----------------10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


                  Harmony Solo II
  E E E Q.   Q     Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q     H     Q  Q
|---------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------||--------------|--------------|-10------------|
|-------5----7--||--------------|--------------|-------10--7---|
|-8-8-8---------||-8--8-8-8--8--|-8--8-8-8--8--|---------------|


   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------7--|--------------|--------------|----9--7------|
|-----7--9-----|--------------|--------------|----------9---|
|-10-----------|-7--7-7-7--7--|-7--7-7-7--7--|-7------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8--7--5-----|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------7--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                Breakdown
  Q   Q  H       E E H.        E E E E E E E E   E E Q.   Q.
|-------------||-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------7----||-------------|-----------------|-----1----3-----|
|-9--10-------||-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3------------|
|-------------||-------------|-----------------|----------------|


  Q.   Q.   Q    E E H.        E E E E E E E E   E E Q.   Q.
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-1----0-------|-------------|-----------------|-----1----3-----|
|-----------1--|-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3------------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|


  Q.   Q.   Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-1----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-----------1--|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1----|


                                      Outro-Chorus
  +W           W          W            E E E E E E E E
|------------|----------|----------||-------------------|
|------------|----------|----------||o------------------|
|------------|----------|----------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-(1)--------|-3--------|----------||-------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


                   1.
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.     W          +W
|-----------------|----------------|----------|---------||
|-----------------|----------------|----------|--------o||
|-----------------|----------------|----------|--------o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-3--------|-(3)-----||


  2.
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


  E E E E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W          Q..   S Q..   S
|----------------|-7-----------|----------|------------------||
|---------5-5-7--|----5--7--5--|----------|------------------||
|-5-5-8-8--------|-------------|-1--------|-3-------1--------||
|----------------|-------------|----------|------------------||


 Outro
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   Q.   Q.   E E   E E E E H
|-----------------|---------------|--------------*|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------------|-5-5-5-5-5----*|
|-----------------|------3----1---|--------------*|



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
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 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
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 |  - 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