Life Without You Chords & Tabs
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LIFE WITHOUT YOU
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1985 Album SOUL TO SOUL)
Transcribed by http://www.goobz.com/jruiz
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. 1 w/ clean tone.'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. 2 w/ dist.'
Intro
Slow Ballad Rock Q=64
A
4/4
Gtr I Gtr I
H E. Q S +Q. T S. E S S a E E
|------------5-|-(5)---12s14--12--9-------------|
|------------5-|-(5)---12s14--12-10----10----10-|
|------------6-|-(6)--------------9-11--9h11--9-|
|--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------|
~~
T T S S S T S. S S S +S Q E
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-9-------------------------------------------|
|-9h11p9----11--------------------------------|
|--------12-12--------12----14b15r(14)-12--14-|
|--------------12s14-----14-------------------|
F#m C#mE N.C.A
~
Q +E. S S S S S S S S S Q S E. a E e E a E
|-----------------------------|----------------------||
|-!2--(2)---------------------|---------9----9---5---||
|-!2--(2)---------------2-----|----2----9----9---5---||
|-!4--(4)-----------2-4---(4)-|-4-------9h11-9---5h6-||
|-------------2-3-4-----------|----------------------||
|---------2-5-----------------|----------------------||
Verse
|3|
+E E e S S S S S S S T T E S
|-------5-----5-----------------|
|-------5-----5-----------------|
|-------6-----6-7-6-----7s5h6---|
|-(6)---------------7s9-------7-|
|-----------7-------------------|
|-----5-----5-------------------|
G#m F#m
|3-|
E S S e S S E e E E +S S S S S S E a +E S E S S T S.
|-------5-----5-4---(2)-|-(2)-------------------------------------|
|-------5-----5-4----2--|-(2)-----2-------5-----------------------|
|-------6-----6-4----2--|-(2)-----2---2h4---4pb5r(4)-2------------|
|-----------------------|-----(2)---2------------------2-2h4------|
|-----7-----7-----------|------------------------------------2h4--|
|-5-5-------5-----------|-----------------------------------------|
C#mE N.C. A
E E E E A E E E A E
|-----2--------------5----|
|-----2---9----9-(x)-5----|
|-----2---9----9-(x)-5h6--|
|---------9h11-9-(x)------|
|-------------------------|
|-2-2---------------------|
|3| |3-|
+E a E T S. E T S. E T S. E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S +E S
|---------5s7--5-5----5--------|-2-5-----------------------------------|
|---------5s7--5-5h7--5-5s7--5-|-2-5-5---5-2-------------------------2-|
|-(6)---5---------------4s6--4-|-----4b5-4-2---------------2-4b6r(4)-2-|
|-----7-6----------------------|-------------4-----2---2h4-------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------4-----------------|
|------------------------------|---------------0h2---------------------|
F#m
|3|
+E E S E S S S S +S S S S T S.
|--------------------------------------|
|-(2)-2--------------------------------|
|-(2)-2---2-----2-4b5r(4)-2------------|
|---------2-----------------2-(4)------|
|-------------4-------------------2h4--|
|-------2-----4------------------------|
C#mE N.C.A
E E E E A E E E A E +E E E S S S S S S S S A S S
|-----2------------5---|-------5-----5---5---------------|
|-----2---9----9-x-5---|-------5-----5---5---------------|
|-----2---9----9-x-5h6-|-(6)---6-----6h7---7--6----------|
|---------9h11-9-x-----|---------------------(5)-7-----7-|
|----------------------|---------------------------7s9---|
|-2-2------------------|-----5-----5---------------------|
B C C#
E E E S S E E E A E +E S S E S S S S E E A S S
|------5------5-7-8-9----|------------9-x-----9----9---9-----9-|
|------5------5-7-8-9----|------------9-x-----9----9---9-----9-|
|-----(6)-----6-8-9-9h10-|-(10)-10-----------10-11-----9h10-10-|
|------------------------|---------11-----11-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-5-5-------5------------|---------------------------9---------|
S S E e S S S S S S a S S S S
|-------9--9-x----9------------------------|
|-------9--9-x----9--9---------------------|
|------10-10-x---10-11-10------------------|
|-11----------------------11-------11-11---|
|----------------------------11s13---------|
|----9---------9-------------------------9-|
D
E S S e S S S S e a S S S S
|--10--------10---------10-10-10-10-------------|
|--10--------10---------10-10-10-10----10-------|
|--11--------11---------11-12-11-11h12-11-------|
|-(12)------------------------------------12----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-(10)-10-10----10-(10)----------------------10-|
C# C B
E S S E S S e e e a E +E S S S S S S S S S S a S S a S S
|-10-------10-10----10--9-8-7---|---------------7-------------------------|
|-10-------10-10----10--9-8-7---|-----7---7---7---10-7---7----------------|
|-11-------11-11----11-10-9-7h8-|-(8)-8-8-8-9----------9---7h8------------|
|----12----------12-------------|-------9----------------------9------9---|
|-----x-----------x-------------|--------------------------------9s11-----|
|----10-10-------10-------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb A B C C#
E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5---5-x---5-7-8--9-|
|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5---5-x---5-7-8--9-|
|-----8---8-8-8-8-7-|-6---6-x---6-8-9-10-|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-7-7---------------|---5-----5----------|
+E S S E S S a S S S S a S S S S
|--(9)--9-----9----------------------------------|
|--(9)--9-----9-x----9-------------9-------------|
|-(10)-10----10-x----9h10-11-11b13---9h10--------|
|---------11------11-----------------9----11-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------9-9-|
D
E S S a S S S S a S S S S S S S S
|-10-------10----------------------------------------|
|-10-------10----10----------------------------------|
|-11-------11h12-11----------------------------------|
|-12----------------12-12-------12-12-14-12----12-14-|
|-------------------------12s14-------------14-------|
|----10-10-------------------------------------------|
E N.C. C#mE N.C.A
|--3--|
Q S S S S a Q S S S S S Q Q a E e E a E
|-----------------------0-------------|-----17\-----------5---|
|---------------12-----12-------------|-----17\--9----9---5---|
|---------------12-13--13h14p13-------|----------9----9-x-5h6-|
|------------12-----------------14----|-14-------9h11-9-x-----|
|------12-14--------------------------|--x--------------------|
|-0--0-----------------------------12-|-12--------------------|
A
+S S E e E S S S S a S S T T T T
|-----!5---5---5---------------------------|
|-----!5---5---5---(5)-(5)-----------------|
|-(6)-!6---6---6-7--6--(6)-----------------|
|-----!7----------------7------7-7h9-7h(9)-|
|-----!x-------------------7s9-------------|
|--------5---------------------------------|
G#F#m
E E A E S S E E E E +Q S E S E Q A E
|-------5-----5-4-x-2-|-(2)-----------------|
|-------5-----5-4-x-2-|-(2)--------2--------|
|-----6-------6-4-x-2-|-(2)--2-4-----2----2-|
|---------------------|----------2------2---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-5-5-------5---------|---------------------|
C#mE N.C. A
E E E S S A E E T S. A E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
|-----2-----------------5---|--------5-----7----7s=8---8---|
|-----2----------9------5---|-----^5-5---------------------|
|-2---------9----9------5h6-|-(6)-^6-6---7---7-(7)s8-8---8-|
|-2-----x---9h11-9----------|-----^7-----------------------|
|-------x-------------------|-----^7-----------------------|
|---2---x-2--------0h2------|-----^5-----------------------|
G#m F#m
S S S S e S S e e E E +S e S a E S S S S +S S S S S T T
|--8s=9--0------5-----5-4-3-2-|-(2)-------2-----------------------------|
|-----------(5)-5-----5-4-3-2-|-(2)-------2-----------------------------|
|-(8)s9-(9)-(6)-6-----6-4-3-2-|-(2)-----2---x---2-4b6r(4)p2-----4b6-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-----2-2-----x-2-------------4-2---------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------5---------|-----------------------------------------|
FmEmN.C.D
S S S S E S S E E e E e S S e S S e S S s s S S
|-----------------2-1-0---|-10-------10-------10-------10-10-------|
|----------2--2---2-1-0---|-10-------10-------10-------10-10-------|
|-4p2------2--2---2-1-0---|-11-------11-------11-------11-11-------|
|-----4-2-(4)---4---------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----10-10----10-10----10-10-------10-10-|
C# C B
E S S E S S A E E E A E
|-10-------10-------10-----9-8-7---|
|-10-------10-------10-----9-8-7---|
|-11-------11-------10h11-10-9-7h8-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----10-10----10-10----------------|
|3-| |3-|
E S S S S S S E S E S S a S S S
|---------7-----------------------------|
|---7-----7-----------------------------|
|-8-8-----8-9-8----------------------^8-|
|-----(9)-------9------9----9--------^7-|
|-----------------9s11---11---11s9------|
|----------------------------------7----|
BbA Ab G
|3|
E E E S S E E E E E E E. S S S S S S E S T T
|-----7-----7-6-5-4s|=3-----3----3-----------------|
|-----7-----7-6-5-4s|=3-----3--3-3-----------------|
|-----8-----8-7-6-5s|=4-----4--4-4-5-4-------------|
|-------------------|---(5)----------3-------5-----|
|-------------------|------------------5-5-7---7s5-|
|-7-7-----7---------|----3-------------------------|
F#F E N.C. C#mE6N.C.A
E E E S S E E E E +E E S S S S E E E S S S E. Q A E E A E E
|-----3-----3-2-1-0-|-(0)-----------------7---------|--------------9-----5-||
|-----3-----3-2-1-0-|-(0)---8-8-(8)b8.5---8-8-8-8---|-8-------9----9-----5-||
|-----4-----4-3-2-1-|-(1)---7-7-(7)b7.5---7-7-7-7---|-7-------9----9-----6-||
|-------------------|-------x-------------x---x-----|-x-------9h11-9-----7-||
|-------------------|-------7-7-----------7---7-----|-7--------------------||
|-3-3-----3---------|-----0-------------0---------0-|----------------7h9-5-||
Verse
~
|-3--|
+E E e E a S E. a S S S T T S S E S Q S S T T S S S E
|-(5)-^5-(5)---5---5--------------|----------------------------------|
|-(5)-^5-(5)---5---5--5-----------|----------------------------------|
|-(6)-^6--6----6h7-6--6h7-6-------|----------------------------------|
|-(7)-^7--7-----------------7-----|-7-9-9b11-9-9------7-x-9b10-9-7---|
|-----^x----------------------7h9-|---------------7h9--------------9-|
|-(5)-^5--------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#m
~
E E E. S S S S S a S S S S
|-x----(2)-2---5b5.5-2----------------|
|-------2--2-2---------2--------------|
|-------2----2-----------5s4-2---4b6--|
|------------------------------4------|
|-------------------------------------|
|---12s=2-----------------------------|
A
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|3-| |-3-|
+E S E S S S E +E. S E a E +Q S E S S S S S T T S S S
|------------------------------------5---|--------7---8---8---8s=9---9---|
|------------------------------------5---|-------------------------------|
|-(4)-2---------2-(4)-(2)-(2)-(2)/---5h6-|-(6)--7---7s8-8---8---/9-9---9-|
|-------(2)-(2)--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gtr II
W
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| |-3--|
| S a S E T T T S S S S S S S S S a E
|-9-9s12-9-9h11p9s7-9-7-5---5---------------|
|-------------------------5---5---7---------|
|-------------------------------7---(5)h(6)-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
F#m
W H Q S E +T T
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|--------------------------4b5r==(4)-2---||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|
| E. S S S S S S S S S S E S S E. +S S S S S S E S S E
|------5-2---------------------|------------------------------5---------||
|----2---2-2-5---------------5-|----------------------5-5s7-------------||
|----2-----2-2-4b5-4-2---2-4-2-|-4-4pb6r(4)-2-----4s6-------------------||
|----4-----------------4-------|--------------4-2-----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan_and_double_trouble/life_without_you_tab.html ]
Guitar Solo
A
Gtr II
~~~
E E +H A A Q +E. +S A S +S S S E S S E +E
|-5--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------5b7-5-5----------|
|-4b6-4b6-(4)----------------4b6===|=(4)r(4)----4b6r(4)-2-2---------4b6r(4)--|
|-------------------------x--------|---------x-------------------------------|
|-----------------------x----------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~~ PM--|
| E E S S E E S S Q +Q E. S E s s E S S
|-5--------5----------------^5-----|-(5)-------^5-----------5---4-4-4----3s2-|
|-------------5-------------^5-----|-(5)-------^5-----------5---4-4-4----3s2-|
|---------------6-----------^6-----|-(6)-------^6-----------6---4-4-4----3s2-|
|-----------------7---------^7-----|-(7)-------^7----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----x-----------5-5-5------------|----------------------5------------------|
F#m
~~~
E. S S S S S S S +S S S S a S T T
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--2p=(0)-----2---2-4b6r(4)-2-4-2-------------|
|---------2h4---4-----------------2h4---4---4-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| +Q Q E E E S S S
|-(2)-----2-------2------2----2---------------|
|-(2)-----2-------2------2----2---------------|
|-(2)-----2-------2------2----2-----2h4p==2---|
|-----------------4------4----4---------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------2--2-2----------5-----5------5--------|
|-------2--2-2--------5-----5------5-------5--|
|-------2--2-2-/7b7.5-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
|
| E E E. S E E E E
|-------2-------------------------------------|
|-------2----2--------------------------------|
|-------2----2--4-------4b6---4pb5---4b4.5----|
|-------4-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-----------------------------------------|
A
~
|3|
S S E E. S E +E E A S S S S E S S E A A S E E S S E
|-5-8-5-5--5-8b10r==(8)---8b9---5---|-5-8-5---5---!15\------------5-5---5\-|
|-----------------------------5---5-|-------------!15\------------5-5-5-5\-|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------/6h7b8----------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------x-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------x-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| E E Q S S S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|-------5------------5--------------|---------5-------------5-----5-3---2--|
|-------5---------------5-----------|---------5-------------5-----5-3---2--|
|-------6----6----7-------------6h7-|---------6-------------6-----6-3---2--|
|-------7-----------------7---------|---------7----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-5---5-----------------------------|-5---5-5------------------------------|
F#m
E E +H +T T A E.
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0-----------|
|--4b5-(4)b6r(4)r=========(4)-0---4b6r====|
|-------------------------------x---------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| +Q Q s s s s s s s s
|-(2)---------2---2-2-2----2------2---2---|
|-(2)---------2---2-2-2----2------2---2---|
|-(2)---------2---2-2-2----2------2---2---|
|-------------4---------4---------------4-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
~
+H +E. A S +E S S E +E H A A E E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(4)b6r==========(4)-----4b6r(4)-2h4-|-4b6r(4)b6---4---------------4b6r==4-|
|-----------------------x-------------|---------------------------x---------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------x-----------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| s s e e s s E Q E e S S E S S S S E S S E
|--2------2-2------2--2-----------2---|-------------5-x-x-------------------|
|--2------2-2------2--2-----------2---|-------------5-x-x-5---5-------------|
|--2------2-2------2--2-----------2---|-------------6-x-x-6h7-6-------------|
|-------4-----4-4-----------------4---|-------------7---------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------7s==9---|
|-------------------------------------|-5----5----5-------------------------|
S E. S E S S S S S T T S S T T
|---------------------------------------|
|---5b7---5----5------------------------|
|-4----------4---4-4pb6-4-2-4p2---2-----|
|-------------------------------4---2h4-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E E E. S E E E S S
|---------5------5------4---------2-----|
|---------5------5------4---------2-----|
|---------6------6------4---------2-----|
|---------7-------------------------4---|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5-----5------5------------------------|
F#m
E S S E T T S Q a +S S S S
|-------(2)-2-2-2-------------------------|
|--------2--2-2-2-------------------------|
|--------2--2-2---4b6====4pb6r(4)-2-------|
|-----------------------------------2-<4>-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S E E E E
|--------2--2---2------2-------2----2-----|
|--------2--2---2------2-------2----2-----|
|--------2--2---2------2-------2----2-----|
|--------4--4---4------4-------4----4-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
S E S Q E S S S S S S
|-------2----------17----17----17----|
|-------2-------------17----17----17-|
|-------2----/18---------------------|
|---4--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2---2------------------------------|
|
| s E s E. S S S S S S S S S
|---2---2-----------2-----0-----0----|
|---2---2--------------0-----0-----0-|
|---2---2--------2-------------------|
|---4---4------4---------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2---2----x-------------------------|
A
~~~~~
T T S E Q E E. E.
|-17----17-19b20-19b21---19b21-19b20----19b21----|
|----17------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E. s E E E E
|-----------------5----5-------14----12-------14-|
|-----------------5----5-------14----12-------14-|
|-----------------6----6-------14----12-------14-|
|-----------------7------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5-------------x----------------------|
E. E. E. E. S S S S
|-19b22---19b21-----19b22-----19b21---19b21-19-17----|
|-------------------------------------------------17-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E S E s E E E E
|---------------5---------5-5-------4--3--------2----|
|---------------5---------5-5-------4--3--------2----|
|---------------5h6-------6-6-------4--3--------2----|
|---------------7-------------------------------4----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--5----5--------------------------------------------|
F#m
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S S E E. S S E. E. S +S S E E. S E E E E
|-17--20-17-17-----17-17--20b22---20b22---20b22-|-(20)-20-17-17----17-17---20b21---20b22-20b24==|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| +Q S E. +E E S E S E E E S S S S S S Q
|-(2)-----------2-----(2)-------2-------2--2----|-------------2--2--2--5----5-------------------|
|-(2)-----------2-----(2)-------2-------2--2----|-------------2--2--2--5----5-------------------|
|-(2)-----------2-----(2)-------2-------2--2----|-------------2--2--2--5h6--5h===6--------------|
|-(4)-----------4-----(4)-------4-------4--4----|-------------4--4--4--7----7-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------2---------------------2------------|---2------2------------------------------------|
A
|--3--| |--3--|
+S +S E E S S S E S S S S S S S
|-(20)-(20)-------------------------5-----5---5-----|
|-----------/17\------------------5---5-----5-----5-|
|-------------------------7-7b9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------/17\-5-5---------------------------|
|
| H E E S S S S
|-------------------------5-----5-------------------|
|-------------------------5-----5-----------2-------|
|-------------------------------6-------2-------2---|
|-----------------------------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---3---| |--3--| |---3---| |-3-| |-3--| |3-| |--3---|
S S S E S S S S S S S S S +S S S S E +S S S
|---------5--------5---------------5---5-------------------------------|
|-----5-----8b10-----8---5-----5-----8-5-------------------------------|
|-7b9----------------------7b9-----------7b8r(7)p5---5--7b8r(7)p5------|
|--------------------------------------------------7----------------7--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E E E. S
|------------------------------------5--------4------3------------3----|
|-----------2--------------2---------5--------4------3------------3----|
|-------2--------2-----2---------2-------------------------------------|
|-2----------------2---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m
~~~~~
|-3-| |-3--|
E S S S S S S. T S E S S S s E
|-----------2-----2---------2---2-5-2---|
|-------0h2----2----2-5b7-----2---------|
|-------------(0)-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2---------------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------2------2------------------------|
|-------2------2--2---------2-------2---|
|-------2------2--2-------2---2-2-2---2-|
|-------4------4--4---4---------4-------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2--------2------------------------|
A
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
Q E S S S S E E E E E E E H
|-2-------2---2-2-2-2-5b7---5-------|------------------*|
|-------------------------------5b7-|-5b7-5------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-------4b6--------*|
|-----------------------------------|------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|------------------*|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E H
|-----------------------------------|-------5----------*|
|-----2---2---2-------2---0---2-0---|-------5----------*|
|---2---2---2---2---2-------2-------|-------6----------*|
|-4---------------4-----------------|-------7----------*|
|-----------------------------------|------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-5---5------------*|
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
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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
