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Demons Eye

Deep Purple
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★4.7(5)

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Song

DEMON'S EYE

As recorded by Deep Purple

(From the 1971 Album FIREBALL)

Words and Music by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar'

Intro

Q=120(8=s8)

N.C.

4/4

Gtr I

Wx6 E E E E Q Q

|------------|-------------------||
|------------|-------------------||
|------------|-----3b3.5---------||
|------------|-----------5-------||
|------------|---5---------5-----||
|------------|----------------6--||

1st - 3rd Verses

N.C.

         PM----------|                        PM----------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
||-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
||-----------------|-----------5-------|----------------|-----------5-------|
||o----------------|---5---------5-----|----------------|---5---------5-----|
||--3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3--------------6--|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3--------------6--|
       PM----------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|----------------|-----------5-------|
|----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3--------------6--|
       PM----------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------8b8.5-------------|
|----------------|-------------10----------|
|----------------|---/10----------10-------|
|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3------------------11---|
       PM----------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|----------------|------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------|
|----------------|-------8b8.5------------|
|----------------|-------------10---------|
|----------------|---/10----------10------|
|-8----8-8-8-8-8-|-8------------------11--|
       PM----------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|------3b3.5----------|
|----------------|------------5--------|
|----------------|----5---------5------|
|-8----8-8-8-8-8-|-8\--------------6---|

G5

       PM----------|                        PM--------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-----3b3.5---------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-----------5-------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|---5---------5-----|----------------|-------------5/----||
|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3--------------6--|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/----||

Chorus

N.C.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~

W W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E

|-------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-6-----------|--8-----------|--8--------6--------|-3-------1--------|
|-8b10--------|-10b12--------|-10b12-----8b10-----|-5b7-----3b5------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------|

1.,2.

F5/C G5/D N.C.

  |--3--|

E +E E +H. E E E E Q Q 3x

|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|-------------------o||
|------------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-3-(3)s5-(5)------|-----------5--------||
|-3-(3)s5-(5)------|---5---------5-----o||
|------------------|----------------6---||

3.

F5/C G5/D N.C.

  |--3--|

E +E E +H. E E E E Q Q

|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-3-(3)s5-(5)------|-----------5--------||
|-3-(3)s5-(5)------|---5---------5------||
|------------------|----------------6---||

Guitar Solo

N.C.

        PM------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|---------3b3.5------------|
|-------------------|---------------5----------|
|-------------------|-------5---------5--------|
|-3-----3-3---3-x-3-|-3------------------6-----|

|

| Gtr II

| PM ~~~~~

| E E E E E E E E Q H E E

|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------3-5b7-3-5---|-3b3.5----------------5b7-|
|-----5-----------5-|---------5----------------|
|---5---------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
             PM------------------|

Q E E E E E E

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-3----------3---3---3-------x---3---|

|

| |--3---|

| E e E E S S S S T T T T S S S S

|------------------------------------|
|------------3---------------------3-|
|---5pb7---5---5p3---3h5p3---3-5-6---|
|------------------5-------5---------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

PM PM------------|

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------3b3.5-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------5---------------|------------------------------|
|--------5----------5-------------|------------------------------|
|-3---------------------6---------|-3---------3---3---3---x-3----|

|

| |3| |---3---| |-3-| |--3--|

| E Q +Q e E E +E E E E E E E E S S S S E E

|-3-----------------3-------------|-3-----------------------6b7==|
|---6b8====(6)r-----------------3-|---3--------------------------|
|-----------------------6b7-(6)---|-----6p5-3-----5p3---0-3------|
|---------------------------------|-------------5-----5----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

PM

E E E E Q Q

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------8b8.5------------------------------|
|----------------------10-------------------------|
|--------/10----------------10--------------------|
|--3---------------------------------11-----------|

|

|  |----3----|                        |----3----|

| +E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S

|-(6)r-------6-5p====3-------------3--------------|
|-----------------------6-3------3----------------|
|----------------------------5b7------6-5-3---5---|
|-------------------------------------------5---5-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
           PM-----------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------8b8.5--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------10-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----/10-------------------10------------|
|-8--------8--8----8-----8----8---|--8---------------------------------11--|

|

| |---3----| |--3---| |--3---|

| Q Q +E E E E E E Q Q a +E E E Q

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------11b13-----11pb13r(11)-----------|
|-3b3.5---------------------------|------------------------------12-10-12--|
|--------5---(5)-0-------8------8-|-12-------------------------------------|
|--------------------/10---10-----|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
             PM------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------3b3.5-------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------5----------------------|
|------------------------|-------5----------------5---------------|
|--8---------8--8-8--8-8-|--8\-------------------------------6----|

|

| Q E E Q Q Q E E E +E E E

|------------------------|-13b15---13-----13pb15------------------|
|-13b15--11-13------11---|-----------------------13b14-(13)-13-11-|
|--------------12--------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
                PM------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----3b3.5-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------5---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---5-------------5-----------------|
|--3------------3--3-3--x------3--|-3---------------------6-----------|

|

| ~~

| |----3----| |-3-| |---3---|

| E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------------------|---9-------9p==8p6---8-6b6.5-------|
|-13----11b11.5--------11b13-(11)-|-------------------8---------8-----|
|----12-----------12--------------|-------------------------------7---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
            PM--------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------3b3.5----------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------5------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----5-------------5--------------|
|-3---------3---3---3---x---3---|--3------------------------6------|

|

| ~~~

| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|         |----3----| |--3--| |-3-|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------------|-------------3-------------3------|
|-----------------3-------------|-------6b8-------6-3-----3---3----|
|-6-5-3---6---3-5-----5-3-----3-|-(3)-----------------5b7-------6p=|
|-------5-----------------5-----|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
            PM------------------------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------5/---|
|-3---------3---3-----3-x-3----|--3---3--3--3-3---3---3/---|

|

| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|

| E E E E E E Q E E +E E +E E E E E E E

|------------------------------|------3-(3)----------------|
|-------------------------6b8==|=(6)r----------------------|
|-5p3---5p3-----3b3.5----------|------------6p5-3-----5--3-|
|-----5-------5---------5------|--------------------5------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
  PM---------------------------|         PM-----------------------|

|-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-1s3-3-3---3-------3---3---3--3-|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1----1---|--------------------------------|

|

| ~~~~~~~

| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---|   |-3-| |--3--|

| E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E E

|--------------------------------8-|-----3--------------------------|
|-----------------------6-8s10-----|-3-5--------------------------3-|
|-------3-------5-5h7--------------|-------------5b8==(5)r(5)-(5)---|
|---------3-5s7--------------------|-------3-5----------------------|
|-3-5------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

PM-----------------------

E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----3---|

|

| |---3---|

| Q Q E E E E E

|-----------3-----------3-|
|-----6b8-----3-----3-----|
|-3-------------5b7-------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

4th Verse

N.C.

-| PM------|

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|-----------------------------------||----------------|
|-----------------------------------||----------------|
|-----------3b3.5-------------------||----------------|
|-------------------5---------------||----------------|
|-------5---------------5-----------||----------------|
|--3--------------------------6-----||-3----3-3-3-x-3-|

|

|  |--3---| |----3----| |-3-| |-3-|

| +E E E E E E E E E E E E H H

|-(3)-------------------------------||----------------|
|-----------------------------------||----------------|
|-----6---5-3---------5-3-----------||----------------|
|-----------------5-------5-3-------||----------------|
|-----------------------------5-4-3-||----------------|
|-----------------------------------||-3--------------|

PM PM----------| PM------|

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----3b3.5---------|----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|
|-----------5-------|----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|
|---5---------5-----|----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|
|-3--------------6--|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3--------------6--|-3----3-3-3-x-3--|

PM PM---------

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-----3b3.5---------|----------------|
|-----------5-------|----------------|
|---5---------5-----|----------------|
|-3--------------6--|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|

-| PM------|

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|
|-------8b8.5------------|-----------------|
|-------------10---------|-----------------|
|---/10----------10------|-----------------|
|-3------------------11--|-8----8-8-8-8-8--|

PM PM---------

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|-------8b8.5------------|----------------|
|-------------10---------|----------------|
|---/10----------10------|----------------|
|-8------------------11--|-8----8-8-8-8-8-|

-| PM------|

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|------3b3.5---------|-----------------|
|------------5-------|-----------------|
|----5---------5-----|-----------------|
|-8\--------------6--|-3----3-3-3-x-3--|

Chorus

N.C.

  PM                       PM--------------------|         ~~~~

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W

|-------------------|----------------|------------------||---------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------||-6-------|
|-----3b3.5---------|----------------|------------------||-8b10----|
|-----------5-------|----------------|------------------||---------|
|---5---------5-----|----------------|-------------5/---||---------|
|-3--------------6--|-3----3-3-3-x-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/---||---------|

F5/C G5/D

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~

|--3--|

W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E +E E +H.

|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--8-----------|--8--------6--------|-3-------1-------|----------------|
|-10b12--------|-10b12-----8b10-----|-5b7-----3b5-----|----------------|
|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|-3-(3)s5-(5)----|
|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|-3-(3)s5-(5)----|
|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|

Outro

N.C. N.C.

PM-------------

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|--------------------||-----------------------|
|--------------------||-----------------------|
|-----3b3.5----------||-----------------------|
|-----------5--------||-----------------------|
|---5---------5------||-----------------------|
|----------------6---||-3-------3-3-3-x-----3-|

|

| Gtr II

| H Q E E E E E E E E Q

|--------------------||-----------------------|
|--------------------||-----------------------|
|--------------------||---3-6b7---5---3b3.5---|
|--------------------||-5-------8---5---------|
|------------------5-||-----------------------|
|--------------------||-----------------------|

-| PM------------|

E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E

|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----3b3.5--------------|-------------------------|
|-----------5------------|-------------------------|
|---5---------5----------|-------------------------|
|-3------------------6---|-3----3-3-----3-x---3----|

|

| ~ PM

| |--3--|

| E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E

|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------3b3.5------|-------------------------|
|-5---3-----5--------5---|-3--5---3b3.5------------|
|---5------------------5-|----------------5-----x--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|

PM

E E E E Q Q

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----3b3.5--------------------------------------|
|-----------5------------------------------------|
|---5---------5----------------------------------|
|-3----------------------------6-----------------|

|

| PM

|             |----3----|      |------3-------|

| Q Q E +E +E +E +E +S +S

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-4---3b3.5--------------------------------------|

|-------------6b8==(6)r(6)b8==(6)r(6)b8==(6)r(6)-|

             PM------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------3b3.5---------------|
|------------------------|-------------------5-------------|
|------------------------|---------5-----------5-----------|
|-3----------3---3-3-x-3-|-3-----------------------6-------|

|

| ~~~

|        |--3--|           |----3----|

| Q E E E Q Q E +E E Q Q +E E

|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------6b8==|
|-3b3.5------------------|-5b7r(5)p==3---------3--(3)------|
|--------5p3-----3---5---|-------------5-------------------|
|--------------5---------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
          PM-------------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----3b3.5----------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------5----------------|
|----------------------------------|---5------------------5---------|
|--3------3---3---3---x--------3---|-3--------------------------6---|

|

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

| +Q E E e e e S +S S S E E S S S S S +E E E E

|-------3-------3------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(6)r--------3-----3--------------|------------------------------8-|
|---------5b7---------5pb7r(5)p3---|-5---3h====5p3-----3-(3)p0-/9---|
|--------------------------------5-|---5-------------5--------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 PM--------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----3b3.5--------------|
|------------------------------|-----------5------------|
|------------------------------|---5---------5----------|
|--3-------------3-3-3-x----3--|-3--------------6-------|

|

| ~~~~~

|  |----3----|

| E +E E Q Q E +E E E Q Q Q

|----------------------8b9r(8)-|-6-8---------6--8b10----|
|-10b11r(10)p8-----8-----------|-----8------------------|
|--------------9---------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
           PM---------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------3b3.5-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-------------------|
|-------------------------|-----5-------------------5-------------|
|-3--------3--3-3-x---3---|-3-------------------------------6-----|

|

| |--3--| |----3----| |-3-| |-3-|

| E E E +E Q S S S S e e e a e e e a e e e a e e e

|-6---6b7-(6)-------------|---------------------------------------|
|---8---------8-------6-6-|-6-6---6-5h6-----6---6-5h6-6-6-5h6-6-6-|
|-----------------5h7-----|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
              PM--------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------3b3.5--------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------5----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------5---------------5------------|
|---3---------3---3---3---x---3---|-3---------------------------6------|

|

|   |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|   |---3---| |----3----| |-3-| |-3-|

| a e e e e e e e e e e e e S S E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----6---------------------------|---------------------------------3--|
|-5h6---6-8-6---6-8---------------|-------------------------------3----|
|-------------------7---6-5-3-----|-6p5-3---5-3---------5-5-3-5-6------|
|-------------------------------5-|-----------------5------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
         PM----------------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------3b3.5--------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------5----------------|
|------------------------------------|------5-------------5------------|
|-3------3---3---3---x--------3------|-3--------------------------6----|

|

| ~~~~ ~~~

|            |--3--| |----3-----|             |----3----| |--3--|

| Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|------3-------3---------------------|--------3-----------------3------|
|-6b8--------3-----3-6b8-6pb8---6pb8-|-6pb8---------6p==3-----3---6b8--|
|--------5b7-------------------------|--------------------5b7----------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                PM--------------|

Q E E E E E E

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3-------------3-3---3---x-----3-----|

|

| ~~~

| |--3--| |3|     |--3--|

| E E E E Q E E E S S S S

|-3-----3-3-------3-------------3-----|
|---6b8-----6b8-----6p==3-----3---3---|
|-------------------------5b7---------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

PM

E E E E Q Q

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------3b3.5---------------------|
|-------------------5-----------------|
|-------5---------------5-------------|
|-3-----------------------------6-----|

|

| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|

| S S S S S S E S E E E E E E

|-----------------------3-----3-3-----|
|---------------------3---6b8-----6-3-|
|-6p5p3---5-------3-------------------|
|-------5---5-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
            PM----------------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3b3.5----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----5---------------5--------------|
|-3---------3-3-----3---x---3-----|-3-------------------------6--------|

|

|   |-3-|     |---3---| |---3---|   |--3--| |----3----| |-3-|

| E S S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E +E

|-6p5p3---3-------------3---------|------------------------------------|
|-------6---6-3-------3---3-------|------------------------------------|
|---------------5b7-----------6p5-|-3-----3-3b3.5----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---5-----------5--------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------5-4-3------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-6b8-(6)--|
          PM---------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|------------------------|-----------------------------------------*|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------*|
|------------------------|---------3b3.5---------------------------*|
|------------------------|---------------5-------------------------*|
|------------------------|-------5---------5-----------------------*|
|-3-------3--3-3-x-----3-|-3-----------------------------6---------*|

|

| ~

| |---3----| |---3---|

| Q E +E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E

|------------------------|-----------------------------------------*|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------*|
|------------------------|-3b3.5-----------5b7-5pb7-5pb7-5b7r(5)p3-*|
|----5b7-(5)-5---3b3.5-5-|---------5-----3-------------------------*|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------*|
|-3----------------------|-----------------------------------------*|

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

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