The Black Dahlia Murder - "Contagion" Guitar Tab
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CONTAGION
As recorded by The Black Dahlia Murder
(From the 2003 Album UNHALLOWED)
Words by Trevor Strnad
Music by The Black Dahlia Murder
Arranged by The Black Dahlia Murder
Transcribed by Gael Pirlot (GaelPirlot@gmail.com)
C5/G Ebadd4 C5 G#
7 7 x 9 x x 3 3 x 4 x x 0 2 2 x x x 8 7 x 9 x x
Fm C5VII C#5 Eb5
5 3 x 5 x x x 7 9 x x x 1 3 3 x x x 3 5 5 x x x
F5
5 7 7 x x x
Tune to C standard (NOT dropped C)
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Brian Eschbach'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'John Kempainen'
Gtr III (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Lead intro'
The second solo is quite intense so listen for the feel and tempo. Please leave
me any feedback at GaelPirlot@gmail.com . Also, leave me a rating to let me
know how correct you think this tab is.
Intro
Q=120
C5/G Ebadd4 C5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
||-----------|----------|----------|---------||
||o----------|----------|----------|--------o||
||--9--------|-5--------|----------|---------||
||-----------|----------|-2--------|-(2)-----||
||o-7--------|-3--------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
||--7--------|-3--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||
C5
Gtr I
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
|--9---------|--5---------|-----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-2---------|-(2)-----------|
|--7---------|--3---------|-2---------|-(2)-----------|
|--7---------|--3---------|-0---------|-(0)-----------|
|
| Gtr II
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
|-(9)--------|-(5)--------|-----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-2---------|-(2)-----------|
|--7---------|--3---------|-2---------|-(2)-----------|
|--8---------|--5---------|-0---------|-(0)-----------|
|
| Gtr III
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|--------7--|-10---9--7--9--|
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|--------5--|--8---7--5--7--|
|------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
Gtr I
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|--9---------|--5-----|
|------------|--------|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|
| Gtr II
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|-(9)--------|-(5)----|
|------------|--------|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|--8---------|--5-----|
|
| Gtr III
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|--5---------|-(5)----|
|------------|--------|
|--3---------|-(3)----|
|------------|--------|
Verse
Q=180
3/4 5/4
Gtr I
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-----------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-----------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-----------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM PM--| PM PM PM PM-
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------8p7---7p5---|-------8p7---7p5---8p7---10p8---|
|-0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-----0-----0-----0------0-|
3/4 5/4
PM----| PM--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----------|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3--|
|
|-----| PM PM------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------8p7---7p5---|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3--|
3/4 5/4
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM--| PM PM PM PM-
||--------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------8p7---7p5---|-------8p7---7p5---8p7---10p8---|
||--0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-----0-----0-----0------0-|
3/4 5/4
-----| PM PM------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------------||
|-------8p7---7p5---|-------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3--||
Pre-Chorus
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM| PM--| PM|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------7-5---5-----------|-------7-5---5-----------|
|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|
PM--| PM| PM--| PM--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------3--------3--|
|-------7-5---5-----------|-------3--------3--|
|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-1--|
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM| PM--| PM|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------7-5---5-----------|-------7-5---5-----------|
|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|
PM--| PM| PM--| PM--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------5--------5--|
|-------7-5---5-----------|-------5--------5--|
|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-3--|
Chorus
4/4
Gtr I
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-------7---10---9p6-|-------6h7p6-------6h7p6-|
|-0-0-0---0----0-----|-6-6-6-------6-6-6-------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-------7---10---9p6-|-------6h7p6-------6h7p6-|
|-0-0-0---0----0-----|-6-6-6-------6-6-6-------|
PM--| PM PM
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-10--9--7--9--7-----7-----------------|
|--------7---10----9p6-|----------------10----10--9--7--9-10--|
|-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------|
|
| PM--|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-14-12-10-12-10----10-----------------|
|-------10---14---12p9-|----------------14----14-12-10-12-14--|
|-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------|
4/4
Gtr I
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-------7---10---9p6-|-------6h7p6-------6h7p6-|
|-0-0-0---0----0-----|-6-6-6-------6-6-6-------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------4h5p4-------4h5p4-|
|-------7---10---9p6-|-4-4-4-------4-4-4-------|
|-0-0-0---0----0-----|-------------------------|
PM--| PM PM
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-10--9--7--9--7-----7-----------------|
|--------7---10----9p6-|----------------10----10--9--7--9-10--|
|-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------|
|
| PM--|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-14-12-10-12-10----10-----------------|
|-------10---14---12p9-|----------------14----14-12-10-12-14--|
|-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------|
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Bridge
C5VII C5VII
Gtr I
PM--| PM--|
||--------------------------|---------------------|
||o-------------------------|---------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------|
||--8-7-5-7-5---5-----------|-9\--------9\--------|
||o-----------8---8-7-5-7-8-|-7\--------7\--------|
||--------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--|
||--------------------------|---------------------|
||o-------------------------|---------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------|
||--8-7-5-7-5---5-----------|-9\--------9\--------|
||o-----------8---8-7-5-7-8-|-7\--------7\--------|
||--------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
C5VII C5VII
PM--| PM--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------5-----------|-------------------------||
|-8-7-5-7-5-7---8-7-8-7-5-|-9\--------9\------------||
|-------------------------|-7\--------7\-----------o||
|-------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----||
|
| PM--| PM--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------5-----------|-------------------------||
|-8-7-5-7-5-----8-7-8-7-5-|-9\--------9\------------||
|-----------8-------------|-7\--------7\-----------o||
|-------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----||
Guitar Solo
Q=170
F5 F5 C#5 C#Eb5 C#5
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7--------7----------|--3---------3-5----3-|
|-7--------7----------|--3---------3-5----3-|
|-5--5-5-5-5---1-1--1-|--1---1-1-1-1-3----1-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-9--------------9-10S|=12--10-----9---10---|
|-------------12------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
C5
PM--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-2---------------------|------------------------------|
|-2---------------------|------------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---|
|
| ~
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-7-------------7--------------|
|-9--------------7-9-10-|---10-9-7-9-10---10-9-7-9-7---|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
F5 F5 C#5 C#5Eb5 C#5
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|--7---------7---------|--3------------3-5----3-|
|--7---------7---------|--3------------3-5----3-|
|--5---5-5-5-5--1-1--1-|--1-----1-1-1--1-3----1-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|-[9]-----------7-9-10-|-12-12S14-----12---10---|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
C5
PM----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--0------0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10-9----9-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-9----|-9---------------9----9-10-9-----|
|------------------------------12-|---12-10-9-10-12---12--------12--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F5 F5 C#5 C#5 Eb5 C#5
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM----------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---------7--------|--3-------------------------------------3-------5-----3-|
|--7---------7--------|--3-------------------------------------3-------5-----3-|
|--5--5-5-5--5--1-1-1-|--1----------------------1----1----1----1-------3-----1-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------|-------17h21p17-----------------------------------------|
|-15--------17--------|----17----------15-15------15---------------------------|
|---------------------|-19-------------------17--------17---16---17-14------14-|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------17----|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
C5
PM-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-16-17-16-14----14-16-17-16-14----14-|-16-17-16-14----14-16-17-16-14----14--|
|-------------17----------------17----|-------------17----------------17-----|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F5 F5 C#5 C#5 Eb5 C#5
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--7---------7--------|--3--------------------------3-----5-----3--------|
|--7---------7--------|--3--------------------------3-----5-----3--------|
|--5--5-5-5--5--1-1-1-|--1-----------------1--1--1--1-----3-----1--------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------|-------17h21p17-----------------------------------|
|-15--------17--------|----17----------15-15----15-----------------------|
|---------------------|-19-------------------17----17-16-17-14----14-16--|
|---------------------|----------------------------------------17--------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Q=120
G#
Gtr I
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-(9)-----------|
|---------------|
|--7------------|
|--8------------|
|
| Gtr II
| \0.5
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-14------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
Fm
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(5)----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13-13-17-17-15-15-13-13-15-15-17-17--|
|--9--9-11-11-11-11-12-12--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------13-13-13-13-17-17-15-15-13-13---|
|---17-17---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
C5
Gtr I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-13-12----12-12----12----------12--------------------------|
|----------14-------14----14-12-14----14-12-14-14-12-11--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------14pb16-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------------------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------------------------------------|
|-(0)-----------------------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------11----------11----------11--------|
|-14pb16-14p12-14----14p12-14----14p12-14----12-9---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
G#
Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7------------------------------------------------|
|--8------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------13-13-17-17-15-15-13-13-15-15-17-17-15-15--|
|-12--12--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---13-13-15-15-13-13-15-15-13-13-------------------|
|-12--12--------------------------16-16-14-14-16-16-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Fm
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(5)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16--14-12-14-16-14-12-14-12-16-14-12-14-12--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------16b16.5r16b16.5r14-12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C5
Gtr I
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----11b12r11b12r============================|
|-14-------------14p12-12-12S14-16-12-12-14--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)-------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)-------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)-------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------13-------------|
|--------------12----------14-12-14-16----16-14-12----|
|-14--12-14-16----16-14-12----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
G# Fm C5
Gtr I
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-(9)-----------|--(5)----------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---2----------|-(2)-----------|
|--7------------|---3-----------|---2----------|-(2)-----------|
|--8------------|---5-----------|---0----------|-(0)-----------|
|
| Gtr II
| \1_______________________________|
|-12------------|-(12)----------|-(12)---------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------7--|-10---9--7--9--|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------5--|--8---7--5--7--|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
C5/G Ebadd4
Gtr I
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|-(9)--------|-(5)----|
|------------|--------|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|
| Gtr II
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|--5---------|-(5)----|
|------------|--------|
|--3---------|-(3)----|
|------------|--------|
Back into Chorus
Q=180
Gtr I
PM--| PM PM
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2------------------|-------7---10---9p6-|
|-0------------------|-0-0-0---0----0-----|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM PM PM
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------7---10---9p6-|-2------------------|
|-0-0-0---0----0-----|-0------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-10--9--7--9--7-----7-----------------|
|----------------10----10--9--7--9-10--|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-14-12-10-12-10----10-----------------|
|----------------14----14-12-10-12-14--|
|--------------------------------------|
Chorus
Pre-Outro
Q=120
Gtr I
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|--9---------|--5-----|
|------------|--------|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|
| Gtr II
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|-(9)--------|-(5)----|
|------------|--------|
|--7---------|--3-----|
|--8---------|--5-----|
Outro
Q=190
Gtr I
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
1.,2.,3.
PM----------------| PM--------------------|
4x
|--------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------------o||
|--------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-5----------------------5-|-5-----------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------------o||
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
|
| PM----------------| PM--------------------|
| 4x
|--------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-9----------------------9-|-9-----------------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-7----------------------7-|-7----------------------------o||
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
4.
5/4
Gtr I
PM----------------|
|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
|-5----------------------5-4--*|
|-----------------------------*|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------*|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------|
|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------*|
|-9----------------------9-8--*|
|-----------------------------*|
|-7----------------------7-6--*|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16),
where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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