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Lock and Key

Rush
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Lock And Key By: Rush

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w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +h+Q e +h+Q e +h+Q e

+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+--------+--------+--------+

|4:---|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------|--------|--------|
|4:-R-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------|--------|--------|
|-----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|------4-|------6-|------7-|

+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+--------+--------+--------+

+h+Q e +q q q e e +h+Q e +h+Q e +h+Q e +q q q e e +h+Q e

+------6-+----3-------+--------+--------+------6-+----4-3-----+--------+
|--------|------4-----|--------|--------|--------|--------6---|--------|
|--------|--------6---|--------|--------|--------|------------|--------|
|--------|----------4-|------6-|------7-|--------|----------4-|------6-|

+--------+------------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+

+h+Q e +h+Q e +q q q e e +h+Q e +h+Q e +h+Q e +q q q e e

+--------+------6-+----3-------+--------+--------+------6-+----4-3-----+
|--------|--------|------4-----|--------|--------|--------|--------6---|
|--------|--------|--------6---|--------|--------|--------|------------|
|------7-|--------|----------4-|------6-|------7-|--------|----------4-|

+--------+--------+------------+--------+--------+--------+------------+

+h+Q e +h+Q e +h+Q e +q q q e e +h+Q e +h+Q e +h+Q e

+--------+--------+------6-+----3-------+--------+--------+------6-+
|--------|--------|--------|------4-----|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------6---|--------|--------|--------|
|------6-|------7-|--------|----------4-|------6-|------7-|--------|

+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+--------+--------+

+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 e e q q q q

+----4-3-----+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------+
|--------6---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|------------|---------------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-4-6-2-|
+----------4-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---+-----------------+-----------------+---------+

Q q q e Q q q e Q q e e e +e q q e e e Q e e q e Q q q e

+---------+---------+-----------+--------------+-----------+---------+

|---------|---------|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------4-|----6-4-6-R---|-----------|---------|
|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-6-7---|------------6-|-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|

+---------+---------+-----------+--------------+-----------+---------+

Q q e e e +e q q Q Q q q e Q Q q w +w Q q q e Q q q e

+-----------+----------+---------+-------+---+----+---------+---------+

|-----------|----------|---------|-------|---|----|---------|---------|
|---------4-|----6-4-R-|---------|-------|---|----|---------|---------|
|-7-7-6-7---|----------|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-2-|-0-|----|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|

+-----------+----------+---------+-------+---+----+---------+---------+

Q q e e e +e q q e e e Q q q e Q Q q q q e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-----------+--------------+---------+-------+-------------+-----------------+

|-----------|--------------|---------|-------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------4-|----6-4-6-R---|---------|-------|-------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-6-7---|------------6-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-2-|-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 q q h h e e e e w

+-----------------+-----------------+-------+-----------+---+

|-----------------|-----------------|-------|---4---4---|---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------|-----R---6-|---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-4-4-4-|-6---------|-7-|

+-----------------+-----------------+-------+-----------+---+

s s s e s s s e e e e w h q q w s s s e s s s e e e e w

+-6-4-------------------+---+-------+---+-6-4-------------------+---+
|-----6-4-6-4-----------|---|---4-4-|---|-----5-4-6-4-----------|---|
|-------------4-2-4-2---|---|-------|---|-------------4-2-4-2---|---|
|---------------------4-|-4-|-6-----|-7-|---------------------4-|-4-|

+-----------------------+---+-------+---+-----------------------+---+

h e e e e w s s s e s s s e e e e w h e e q w

+-----------+---+-6-4-------------------+---+---------+---+
|---4-6-4---|---|-----5-4-6-4-----------|---|---4-6-4-|---|
|---------6-|---|-------------4-2-4-2---|---|---------|---|
|-6---------|-7-|---------------------4-|-4-|-6-------|-7-|

+-----------+---+-----------------------+---+---------+---+

s s s e s s s 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

+-6-4-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----5-4-6-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4-4-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------4---|---------------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
+---------------------4-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---+-----------------+-----------------+

q q e e q Q q q e Q q q e Q q e e e +e q q e e e Q e Q e Q e q q

+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+--------------+---------+---------+

|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|--------------|---------|---------|
|-----------|---------|---------|---------4-|----6-4-6-4---|---------|---------|
|-2-4-6-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-6-7---|------------7-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-2-|

+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+--------------+---------+---------+

h h h q q Q q q e Q q q e Q q e e e +e q q Q Q e e q e Q Q q

+-----+-------+---------+---------+-----------+----------+-----------+-------+

|-----|-------|---------|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
|-----|-------|---------|---------|---------4-|----6-4-R-|-----------|-------|
|-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7---|----------|-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-2-|

+-----+-------+---------+---------+-----------+----------+-----------+-------+

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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------4-+

+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 q q e e

+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------+

|------------------|------------------|----------------6-|----3-------|
|------------4-6---|------------4-6---|------------4-----|------4-----|
|----4-6-4-6-------|----4-6-4-6-------|----4-6-4-6---6---|--------6---|
+----------------6-+----------------7-+------------------+----------4-+

+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 q q e e

+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------+

|------------------|------------------|----------------6-|----4-3-----|
|------------4-6---|------------4-6---|------------4-----|--------6---|
|----4-6-4-6-------|----4-6-4-6-------|----4-6-4-6---6---|------------|
+----------------6-+----------------7-+------------------+----------4-+

+e e e e e e e e +e e e e e s s e e +e e e e e e e e +q q q e e

+------------------+--------------------+------------------+------------+

|------------------|--------------------|----------------6-|----3-------|
|------------4-6---|------------4-4-6---|------------4-----|------4-----|
|----4-6-4-6-------|----4-6-4-6---------|----4-6-4-6---6---|--------6---|
+----------------6-+------------------7-+------------------+----------4-+

+e e e e e s s e e +e e e e e s s e e +e e e e e e e e

+--------------------+--------------------+----------------3-+
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|------------4-4-6---|------------4-4-6---|------------4-----|
|----4-6-4-6---------|----4-6-4-6---------|----4-6-4-6---6---|
+------------------6-+------------------7-+------------------+

+e e e e s s s s s s s s Q q q e Q q q e Q q e e e +e q q e e e

+--------------------------+---------+---------+-----------+--------------+

|----6-4-6-4-6-4-----------|---------|---------|-----------|--------------|
|----------------6-4-6-4---|---------|---------|---------4-|----6-4-6-4---|
|------------------------6-|-4-4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-6-7---|------------7-|

+--------------------------+---------+---------+-----------+--------------+

Q e Q e Q Q q h h h q e e Q q q e Q q q e Q q e e e

+---------+-------+-----+---------+---------+---------+-----------+

|---------|-------|-----|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|-------|-----|---------|---------|---------|---------4-|
|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-6-7---|

+---------+-------+-----+---------+---------+---------+-----------+

+e e Q e e e Q e e q e Q q e q q q q q q q q e e Q e Q e Q q q e

+--------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+---------+

|--------------|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
|----6-4-6-4---|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
|------------7-|-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|

+--------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+---------+

Q q e e e +e q e h Q e Q e Q q e q q q q q h h h h

+-----------+----------+---------+---------+---------+-----+-----+

|-----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|-----|-----|
|---------4-|----6-4-R-|---------|---------|---------|-----|-----|
|-7-7-6-7---|----------|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-|-0-0-|

+-----------+----------+---------+---------+---------+-----+-----+

e e e e e e e e Q e Q e Q e Q e Q e Q e E E e e e e e E E h e

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------------+---------+

|-----------------|---------|---------|-----6---|-------6---6---|---------|
|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|---------------|---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7---7-|-7-7-7---7---7-|-4-4-4-4-|

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------------+---------+

E E h e E E e+h e e e e e e e e +e q e e q e +e q e e q e

+---------+---------+-----------------+--------------+--------------+

|---------|---------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------|---------|-R---------------|------6-------|--------------|
|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7---|---7-7-6-7-6-----|------------1-|----1-1-1-1-2-|
+---------+---------+-------------7-4-+----4---4-4---+--------------+

+e q e e 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 e

+--------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+

|--------------|------1---1---1---|------------------|------1---1---1---|
|--------------|------------------|----6-6---6---6---|------------------|
|----2-2-2-2-2-|----2---2---2-----|----------------1-|----1---1---1---2-|
+--------------+----------------4-+--------4---4-----+------------------+

+e e e e e e e e +e e e e e e q E E e Q e E E e e e e e q e e Q e

+------------------+----------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+

|------1---1---1---|----------------|-------6---|---------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
|----2---2---2---2-|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4---4-|-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-|-7-7-6-7-7-|

+------------------+----------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+

+e e e e e e e e +q q e e e e q q e e e e q q e e e e e e e+h e

+------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+

|------------------|------6---6---|-----6---6---|-------------|-----------|
|------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
|----6-7-6-7-6-7-4-|----4---4---4-|-6-6---6---6-|-7-7-7-6-7-6-|-7-6-7-----|
+------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+---------4-+

+e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e

+----------------+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+

|----------------|-----------------|-----4---------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
+----4-4-4-4-4-4-+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+

|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----6-------6---|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
+-4-4---4-4-4---4-+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+

==========================================================================

__ Created using the Bass Tab Creator

+|o | by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)

+|oo|+

+|oo|+ Notes: w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter

|| e = 8th s = 16th t = 32nd x = 64th

||

|| Capital durations are dotted notes

|| (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)

||

|| #

|| +----+ +----+

_ || _ |*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME

\\_||_// |*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES

| [] | +----+ (#=Num Repeats) +----+

| || |

/ [] \ + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND

\______/ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest

P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill

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