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Persuasion

Santana
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Song

PERSUASION

As recorded by Santana

(From the 1969 Album SANTANA)

Words and Music by Carlos Santana, Mike Carabello, David Brown, Jose Areas, Mike Shrieve & Gregg Rolie

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Carlos Santana - Electric Guitar'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Carlos Santana - Electric Guitar'

Intro

Q=132

N.C.

4/4

Gtr I

Q. S S S S S S S S S S

|-13-------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|

|-16b18====16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16r-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Fm BbFm7

Q H S E. S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|-13-------13-----------|---------------------------|
|-16pb17===16r----------|-----------------------3-1-|
|-----------------------|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|
|-----------------------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|
|-----------------------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|
|-----------------x-13\-|---------------------------|

Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|
|---------------------------|

Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|
|---------------------------|

1st Verse

Fm BbFm7 Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------||----------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-||-----------------------3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-||-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-||-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----||-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|---------------------------||----------------------------|

Fm BbFm7 Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-|-----------------------3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|----------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|----------------------------|

Abm Fm BbFm7

Q E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|----------------------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|-----------------------3-1--|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1--|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1--|
|----------------|---------------------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------------------|

Fm BbFm7 C5 Bb5 Ab5 G5 Gb5

S S S S E S S S S S S E E H H H Q Q

|---------------------------|------------|-------------|
|-----------------------3-1-|------------|-------------|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|------------|-------------|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|-10----8----|-6----5--4---|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|-10----8----|-6----5--4---|
|---------------------------|--8----6----|-4----3--2---|

Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|
|---------------------------|

2nd Verse

Fm BbFm7 Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------||----------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-||-----------------------3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-||-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-||-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----||-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|---------------------------||----------------------------|

Fm BbFm7 Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-|-----------------------3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Fm BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|----------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|----------------------------|

Abm Fm BbFm7

Q Q Q Q E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|-4--4--4--4--|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|----------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|-----------------------3-1--|
|-4--4--4--4--|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1--|
|-6--6--6--6--|-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1--|
|-------------|---------------------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------------|

Fm Bb C5 Bb5 Ab5 G5 Gb5

S S E E S S S S E E E H H H Q Q

|-----------------------|------------|------------|
|-----------------------|------------|------------|
|-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3---|------------|------------|
|-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3-3---|-10----8----|-6----5--4--|
|-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3-----|-10----8----|-6----5--4--|
|-----------------------|--8----6----|-4----3--2--|

Fm

S S S S E S S S S E S S S S

|-----------------------------|
|---------------------3p1-3p1-|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|-----------------------------|

Interlude

Fm BbFm7 Fm Bb

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

S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S +E

|---------------------------||------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-||-----------------3-(3)--|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-||-----------------3-(3)--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3--------|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----||-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3--------|
|---------------------------||------------------------|

Fm Bb Fm Bb Fm Bb

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

E E E E E S S S S +E E E E E E S S S S +E E E E E E S S S S +E

|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------3-(3)-|-----------------3-(3)-|-----------------3-(3)-||
|-----------------3-(3)-|-----------------3-(3)-|-----------------3-(3)-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------||

Guitar Solo

H Q E. +S

|-------------------------------|
|-4b6---------------------------|
|-----------------3b5r======(3)p|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

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

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

|-------------------------------|
|---------------------3-(3)-----|
|---------------------3-(3)-----|
|-3---3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------------|
|-3---3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------------|
|-------------------------------|

H E S S E E H +E. S E E

|--------------------1--|---------------1------------|
|-----------1-1-4-------|-4-------(4)----------------|
|-1---------------------|-----------------3b5----1---|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|

|

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

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

|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------3-(3)-|---------------------3-(3)--|
|-----------------3-(3)-|---------------------3-(3)--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|-3-3-3-3--3--3-x-3----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|-3-3-3-3--3--3-x-3----------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|

|----3----|

H E S S E E E

|-------------------1-----4-|
|-----------1-1-4-----------|
|---------------------------|
|-3-------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

|

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

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

|---------------------------|
|-----------------3---(3)---|
|-----------------3---(3)---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-----------|
|---------------------------|

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

|-4p1-(1)-----1---------------|----------------------1--|
|-----------------------------|-------------1---4-------|
|-----------------3b5r(3)p=1--|-3-1-(1)-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

|

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

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

|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------3--(3)-|-------------------3-(3)-|
|----------------------3--(3)-|-------------------3-(3)-|
|-3-3--3--3-3-3-x-3-----------|-3-3--3--3-3-3-x-3-------|
|-3-3--3--3-3-3-x-3-----------|-3-3--3--3-3-3-x-3-------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

|----3----|

S +S S S +S S S +S S S +S S E E E

|-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----1----------|
|-4b6==(4)r---4b6==(4)r---4b6==(4)r---4b6==(4)r---4---------4b6==|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

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

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

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3---(3)------|
|---------------------------------------------------3---(3)------|
|-3---------3-------3-----3---------3-------3---x-3--------------|
|-3---------3-------3-----3---------3-------3---x-3--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---3---|

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

|------1-----1-------1------------------|----------------------------|
|-(4)r---4b6---4b6-----4b6==============|=(4)-------------(4)r-------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|

|

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

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

|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-(3)-|----------------------3-(3)-|
|---------------------------------3-(3)-|----------------------3-(3)-|
|--3-----3---3-----3---3----3-x-3-------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-x--3---------|
|--3-----3---3-----3---3----3-x-3-------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-x--3---------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|

3rd Verse

Abm Fm BbFm7

W S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|-4--------||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-4--------||---------------------3p1-3p1-|-----------------------3-1--|
|-4--------||-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1--|
|-6--------||-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|----------||-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|----------||-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Fm Bb Abm

S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E Q E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------------------3p1-3p1-|-----------------------3---|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3---|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|

Fm

E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S

|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|-----------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|---------------------3p1-3p1-|
|-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-4-4-|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|
|-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|---------------------|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|

Bb

S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|----------------------------|
|-----------------------3----|
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3----|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3----|
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3------|
|----------------------------|

C5 Bb5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 Fm

H H H Q Q S S S S E S S S S E S S S S

|------------|------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|------------|---------------------3p1-3p1-|
|------------|------------|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|
|-10----8----|-6----5--4--|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|-10----8----|-6----5--4--|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|--8----6----|-4----3--2--|-----------------------------|

BbFm7

S S S S E S S S S S S E E

|---------------------------||
|-----------------------3-1-||
|-x-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-||
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-||
|-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-----||
|---------------------------||

|

| Gtr II

| W

|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||

Guitar Solo 2

~~~~

W +W

|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3b5======================|=(3)r----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|

|

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

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

|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------3-(3)-|--------------------3-(3)--|
|--------------------3-(3)-|--------------------3-(3)--|
|-3----3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|--3---3-3-3-3-3-x-3--------|
|-3----3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|--3---3-3-3-3-3-x-3--------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|

S +S S S +Q Q E E

|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------1--|
|-3b5r(3)p1-----------------------|
|-----------3-(3)-----------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|

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

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

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-(3)-|
|---------------------------3-(3)-|
|-3-------3----3--3-3-3-x-3-------|
|-3-------3----3--3-3-3-x-3-------|
|---------------------------------|

H. E E +H Q E E

|----------------3-------|----------------------3--|
|-4-------------------4--|-(4)---------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|

|

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

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

|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------3-(3)-|-------------------3-(3)-|
|------------------3-(3)-|-------------------3-(3)-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-x-3-------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|

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

|-4s6---4p3-(3)----------3h=|=6s8---8-8-(8)-------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

|

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

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

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------3-(3)-|---------------------3-(3)-|
|---------------------3-(3)-|---------------------3-(3)-|
|---3-3-3-3--3--3-x-3-------|---3-3-3-3--3--3-x-3-------|
|---3-3-3-3--3--3-x-3-------|---3-3-3-3--3--3-x-3-------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E e E E +H

|------13-13-(13)-------------|
|---13------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

|

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

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

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------3-(3)-|
|-----------------------3-(3)-|
|-3--3--3--3---3--3-x-3-------|
|-3--3--3--3---3--3-x-3-------|
|-----------------------------|

E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q

|---13-------------------------|---13-----------------13------------|
|------13----------------------|------13-16b17==(16)r------13-------|
|---------13-(13)--------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------15-----------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|

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

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

|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------3-(3)-|------------------------------3-(3)-|
|------------------------3-(3)-|------------------------------3-(3)-|
|-3--3--3--3---3---3-x-3-------|-3--3--3--3-------3----3-x--3-------|
|-3--3--3--3---3---3-x-3-------|-3--3--3--3-------3----3-x--3-------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E E E E +S e S E E

|-------13----------------13---13-13--------|
|-16b17------16b17==(16)r--------------13---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

|

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

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

|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------3-(3)--|
|------------------------------------3-(3)--|
|--3-----3-3--3-------3------3--x--3--------|
|--3-----3-3--3-------3------3--x--3--------|
|-------------------------------------------|

E E E S S +S E S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E

|-------13---------13-(13)-13---13-13-------|-------13-------13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------13-13--|
|-16b17------16b17----------------------13--|-16b17----16b17-------16b17-------16b17-------16b17--------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|

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

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

|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3-(3)-|-----------------------------------------------------3-(3)-|
|-------------------------------------3-(3)-|-----------------------------------------------------3-(3)-|
|--3-----3-3--3---------3-----3--x--3-------|--3-----3--------3-----3--------3--------3--x--3-----------|
|--3-----3-3--3---------3-----3--x--3-------|--3-----3--------3-----3--------3--------3--x--3-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E S S S S S S S S S S S E.

|-------13-------13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------13------|
|-16b17----16b17-------16b17-------16b17-------16b17---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|

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

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

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3--(3)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------3--(3)-|
|--3-----3--------3-----3--------3--------3--x--3------------|
|--3-----3--------3-----3--------3--------3--x--3------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

Abm Fm

+H H

|-(13)--------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|

|

| Q E E E E E E

|---4---4-4-4-4-4-1-|
|---4---4-4-4-4-4-1-|
|---4---4-4-4-4-4-1-|
|---6---6-6-6-6-6-3-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
          |--3--|   |----3----|   |---3---|

E S S E E E E E E E E E +H H

|---------1---------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------1---4---1---------------------------|-------------------|
|-----4-------------3b4---3---3---3p==1-----|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-|-(3)---------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|

|

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

|-(1)---------------------------------------|--4---4-4-4-4-4-1--|
|-(1)---------------------------------------|--4---4-4-4-4-4-1--|
|-(1)-1---1---x---x-x---x---x---x-x-x---1---|--4---4-4-4-4-4-1--|
|-(3)-3---3---x---x-x---x---x---x-x-x---3---|--6---6-6-6-6-6-3--|
|-----3---3---x---x-x---x---x---x-x-x---3---|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|

Abm Fm

S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S +H H

|-------------------------------------|------------------|
|---------1-------1-------1-----------|------------------|
|-------3---3---3---3---3---3-(3)p1---|------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------------3-|-(3)--------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------|

|

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

|-(1)---------------------------------|------------------|
|-(1)---------------------------------|--4---4-4-4-4-4---|
|-(1)---1---1---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--1---|--4---4-4-4-4-4-1-|
|-(3)---3---3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--3---|--6---6-6-6-6-6-3-|
|-------3---3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--3---|----------------3-|
|-------------------------------------|------------------|
   |-------3-------|

Q Q Q E S +S +S S E

|------------------------------------------------------|
|-11b13---11b13---11b13-----11---11b13==(11)r(11)p9----|
|---------------------------------------------------10-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|

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

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-(1)---1-------1-------x-x--x-x--x-------x----x--x--1-|
|-(3)---3-------3-------x-x--x-x--x-------x----x--x--3-|
|-(3)---3-------3-------x-x--x-x--x-------x----x--x--3-|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

Abm Fm

+Q Q H H Q Q E S S E S S S S E S S S S

|-------------------|-------------------||-------1-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------4\--||-------1---------1-3p1-3p1-|
|-(10)--------------|---------------4\--||---x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|
|-------------------|---------------6\--||-3-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|-------------------|-------------------||-3-x-x---x-x-x-x-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------||---------------------------|

|

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

|-------------------|-------------------||---------------------------|
|---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-4\--||---------------------------|
|---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-4\--||-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|
|---6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-6\--||-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3-3p1-3p1-|
|-------------------|-------------------||-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|
|-------------------|-------------------||---------------------------|

BbFm7 Fm

E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E S S S S q Q H

|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------*|
|-------1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-|-------1-----------3p1-3p1-|------------*|
|-------1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-|-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|------------*|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3-3p1-|-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3---------|-3----------*|
|-3-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-3---------|-3----------*|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------*|

|

| E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E S S S S q Q H

|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------*|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------*|
|-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3-1-|-x-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-1-3p1-3p1-|------------*|
|-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-1-|-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3-3p1-3p1-|-3----------*|
|-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-3-----|-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-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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