THE LYING LIES & DIRTY SECRETS OF MISS ERICA COURT As recorded by Coheed And Cambria (From the 2005 Album GOOD APOLLO, I'M BURNING STAR IV - VOLUME ONE: FROM FEAR THROUGH THE EYES OF MADNESS) Words by Claudio Sanchez Music by Coheed And Cambria Transcribed by Nero15 + sprinklerthief Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'clean' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.' Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.' Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.' Intro Q=168 A5 C#5 B5 A5 4/4 Gtr II W W +W |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------|-6----------------|-(6)----------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------| | | Gtr I | PM----| PM--| PM---------------| PM- | H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-----------7-|-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11--11---9-9-9---7-| |-----------5-|-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9---9---7-7-7---5-|

W ^C#5 +W ^B5 ^A5 |------------------|--------------------|| |-4----------------|-(4)----------------|| |-4----------------|-(4)----------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------||

| |-----------| PM---------------| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11--11---9-9-9---7-|| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9---9---7-7-7---5-|| 1st Verse

PM| PM| ^C#5 PM| ^B5 ^A5 E E Q E E Q E E Q a Q Q ||-------------------|-----------4h5---4---| ||o-----5-------5----|-------5-------------| ||--6-6-----6-6------|--6--6---------------| ||-------------------|---------------------| ||o------------------|---------------------| ||-------------------|---------------------|

| | PM| PM--| PM----------------| PM- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------|---------------------| ||o------------------|---------------------| ||-------------------|---------------------| ||-------------------|---------------------| ||o-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9---9-9---7-| ||--5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7---7-7---5-|

PM| PM| ^C#5 PM| ^B5 ^A5 E E Q E E Q E E Q a Q Q |------------------|-----------7h9---7----|| |-----5-------5----|-------5-------------o|| |-6-6-----6-6------|--6--6----------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|---------------------o|| |------------------|----------------------||

| |-----------| PM----------------| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|---------------------o|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9---9-9---7-o|| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7---7-7---5--||

Q. E Q Q ^C#5 Q Q ^B5 Q Q ^A5 |-------------------|-------------------| |-5--------4---5S===|==9----7---5---4---| |-6------4----------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|

| | PM-| PM--| PM--------------| PM- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7--7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9-9-9---7-| |-5--5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7-7-7---5-|

+E E E E E E E ^C#5 E Q Q ^B5 a Q Q ^A5 |--------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-4-5p4---4------|--4----5---5s7---5---| |-----------6---4--6-|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|

Q E E E E E ^C#5 E Q Q ^B5 a Q Q ^A5 |------------------|---------------------| |-4---5p4---4------|--4----5---5s7---5---| |---------6---4--6-|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------|

| |-----------| PM----------------| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9---9-9---7-| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7---7-7---5-| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E Q E E Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q a Q Q |-----------------|---------4h5---4---|-----------------|---------7h9---7----| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------------|-----5-------5---|-----5--------------| |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---------------|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| | | PM| PM--| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM--| PM----| PM----| PM | 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 |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7---7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7---7-7---7--| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---5-5---5--|

W +W ^F#m/A5 W ^F#m/A5 ^F#m/A5 +W ^F#m/A5 |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-5---------------|-(5)---------------|-4---------------|-(4)----------------|| |-6---------------|-(6)---------------|-4---------------|-(4)----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------||

| | PM| PM--| PM------| PM--| PM | 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 |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-7-7---7-7-7---7-|--7--7---7-7-7---9-|-7-7---9-7-7---9-|--7--7---9-7-7-x-7--|| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|--5--5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|--5--5---5-5-5-x-5--|| Pre-chorus $

^G#5Gtr II

N.C.

I W E +Q E E E E E |------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------|-12b14-(12)---12-12----------| |------------------|--------------------13-11-13-| |------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------|

| | Gtrs I, V | ~~~~~ | E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------| |-6-6---/7---6---6-|--4------------6--7----------| |-4-4----------7---|------------------------7--9-| B5 A5 ~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----11----9-----------|-----------------------| |-14----11---9-11----9-|------/9----9s11-------| |-----------------11---|-9-11----11------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--9--9----9-9--9----9-|-7--7-----7-7--7----7--| |--7--7----7-7--7----7-|-5--5-----5-5--5----5--| G#5 N.C. W Q. E E E E E |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------12-14----12-| |------------------|-------13-------13----| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| | | ~~ | E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |-6-6---/7---6---6-|-4------6--7----------| |-4-4----------7---|-----------------7--9-| B5 A5

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

Q |-------12b14-(12)-12----------|--------------------------------|| |-14------------------14p12h14-|-12-----------------------------|| |----13------------------------|----13-11b13==(11)r(11)-9---9---|| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------------||

| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--9--9---------9---9--9-----9-|--7--7----------7-------7-7---7-|| |--7--7---------7---7--7-----7-|--5--5----------5-------5-5---5-|| Chorus

^C#5Gtr III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +W ||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o------------------------|-------------------------| ||---(9)-------------------|-(9)---------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|

| | Gtr IV | Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------12---16p12-|-14p12-------------------| ||o--------12--------------|-------14p12-14p12-------| ||--/13--------------------|-------------------13s11-| ||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtrs I, V | PM---------------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||----6--6----6--6-6-----6-|--6--6-----6--6--6-----6-| ||o---4--4----4--4-4-----4-|--4--4-----4--4--4-----4-| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|

^G#5 W W |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|

| | Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |------------12---16p12-|-14p12-------------------| |-------12--------------|-------14p12-14p12-------| |-/13-------------------|-------------------13-12-| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |---6-6----6--6-6-----6-|--6--6-----6--6--6-----6-| |---4-4----4--4-4-----4-|--4--4-----4--4--4-----4-|

^A5Gtr IV PM----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |--------------------|------------------| |-12-0-10-0-9-0------|------------------| |---------------11-0-|-9-0-8-0-9-0-11---| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|

| | Gtrs I, V | PM------------------------------------ | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--7-7----7-7-7----7-|-7-7---7-7-7----7-| |--5-5----5-5-5----5-|-5-5---5-5-5----5-| To Coda

^E5 Q. Q. Q ^B/Eb Q. Q. Q |----------------------|-----------------------|| |-/12------10------9---|-10------9------------o|| |----------------------|----------------11-----|| |----------------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------o|| |----------------------|-----------------------||

| |------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------o|| |----------------------|-----------------------|| |---9--9----9--9-9---9-|--9--9---9--9-9----9---|| |---7--7----7--7-7---7-|--6--6---6--6-6----6--o|| |----------------------|-----------------------||

^A5Gtr II ^C#5 ^B5 ^A5 W +W |------------------|--------------------| |-5----------------|-(5)----------------| |-6----------------|-(6)----------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|

| | Gtr IV | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +W |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |-9----------------|-(9)----------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| | | Gtrs I, V | PM| PM--| PM---------------| PM- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11--11---9-9-9---7-| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9---9---7-7-7---5-|

W ^C#5 +W ^B5 ^A5 |------------------|---------------------|| |-4----------------|-(4)-----------------|| |-4----------------|-(4)-----------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------||

| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +W |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |-8----------------|-(8)-----------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| | |-----------| PM---------------| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11--11---9-9-9---7--|| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9---9---7-7-7---5--|| 2nd Verse

Gtr II ^C#5 ^B5 ^A5 PM| PM| PM| E E Q E E Q E E Q a Q Q ||-------------------|-----------4h5---4---| ||o-----5-------5----|-------5-------------| ||--6-6-----6-6------|--6--6---------------| ||-------------------|---------------------| ||o------------------|---------------------| ||-------------------|---------------------|

| | Gtr I | PM| PM--| PM----------------| PM- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------|---------------------| ||o------------------|---------------------| ||-------------------|---------------------| ||-------------------|---------------------| ||o-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9---9-9---7-| ||--5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7---7-7---5-|

Q E E E E E ^C#5 E Q Q ^B5 Q Q ^A5 |------------------|--------------------| |-4---5p4---4------|--4----5---7---5----| |---------6---4--6-|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|

| |-----------| PM--------------| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9-9-9---7--| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7-7-7---5--|

Q. E Q Q ^C#5 Q Q ^B5 Q Q ^A5 |-------------------|-------------------| |----------4---5S===|==9----7---5---4---| |-6------4----------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|

| |-------------| PM----------------| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--7--7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9---9-9---7-| |--5--5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7---7-7---5-| W +W W +W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-5---------------|-(5)---------------|-4---------------|-(4)----------------| |-6---------------|-(6)---------------|-4---------------|-(4)----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| | | PM| PM--| PM------| PM--| PM----| PM--| PM------| PM--| PM | 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 |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-7-7---7-7-7---7-|--7--7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|--7--7---7-7-7---7--| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|--5--5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|--5--5---5-5-5---5--| D.S. al Coda

^C#5Gtr III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +E E Q Q. E +H |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------12----------------|----------------------| |-11b13=======11r(11)-9------|-9--------------------| |-----------------------11---|--------11-(11)-------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------|

| | Gtrs I, V | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |--6-----6-----6---6--6----6-|-6--6----6---6--6---6-| |--4-----4-----4---4--4----4-|-4--4----4---4--4---4-| |----------------------------|----------------------| G#5 ~~ ~~~~~~~ Q E E +E E Q Q. a E +H |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------12----------------|------------------------| |-11b13=======11r(11)-9------|-9------9s11-(11)-------| |-----------------------11---|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |--6-----6-----6---6--6----6-|-6--6------6---6--6---6-| |--4-----4-----4---4--4----4-|-4--4------4---4--4---4-| A5 ~~ Q E E +E E Q Q. Q. E E |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------12----------------|--------------------------| |-11b13=======11r(11)-9------|-9----------------11b11.5-| |-----------------------11---|--------11----------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |--7-----7-----7---7--7----7-|-7--7----7--7-7----7------| |--5-----5-----5---5--5----5-|-5--5----5--5-5----5------| E5 B/Eb ~~~ E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q. Q. |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |-11-9-9-9-8-8-8-6-6-6-4-4-|---------------------| |--------------------------|-6---/9------9-------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |--9-9-----9---9-9-----9---|-9-9-----9-9-9----9--| |--7-7-----7---7-7-----7---|-6-6-----6-6-6----6--| |--------------------------|---------------------|

^C#5Gtr IV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +E E Q Q. E +H |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------12----------------|----------------------| |-11b13=======11r(11)-9------|-9--------------------| |-----------------------11---|--------11-(11)-------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------|

| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |--6-----6-----6---6--6----6-|-6--6----6---6--6---6-| |--4-----4-----4---4--4----4-|-4--4----4---4--4---4-| |----------------------------|----------------------| G#5 ~~ ~~~~~~~ Q E E +E E Q Q. a E +H |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------12----------------|------------------------| |-11b13=======11r(11)-9------|-9------9s11-(11)-------| |-----------------------11---|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |--6-----6-----6---6--6----6-|-6--6------6---6--6---6-| |--4-----4-----4---4--4----4-|-4--4------4---4--4---4-| A5 ~~ Q E E +E E Q Q. Q. Q |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------12----------------|--------------------| |-11b13=======11r(11)-9------|-9------------------| |-----------------------11---|--------11----------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |--7-----7-----7---7--7----7-|-7--7----7--7-7---7-| |--5-----5-----5---5--5----5-|-5--5----5--5-5---5-|

^E5Gtr III ^B/Eb ^A5 E +Q E E E S S E Q Q H |------------------------------|------------------|| |-12b14-(12)---12-12-10-9h10p9-|-10---------------|| |------------------------------|------9---6-------|| |------------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------||

| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------|| |--9------9-----9--9--9------9-|--9-9---9-9-9-----|| |--7------7-----7--7--7------7-|--6-6---6-6-6---7-|| |------------------------------|----------------5-|| Outro

+W ^C#5 +W ^B5 ^A5 |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-(6)----------------|-(6)----------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|

| | PM-| PM--| PM---------------| PM- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--7--7---7-7-7---11-|-11--11---9-9-9---7-| |--5--5---5-5-5----9-|--9---9---7-7-7---5-|

PM| PM| ^C#5 PM| ^B5 ^A5 E E q E E q E E q a Q q |------------------|-----------4h5---4---| |-----5-------5----|-------5-------------| |-6-6-----6-6------|--6--6---------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------|

PM| PM| ^C#5 PM| ^B5 ^A5 E E q E E q E E q a Q q |------------------|-----------7h9---7---| |-----5-------5----|-------5-------------| |-6-6-----6-6------|--6--6---------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------|

| | PM| PM--| PM----------------| PM- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11-11---9---9-9---7-| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9--9---7---7-7---5-|

W ^C#5 +W ^B5 ^A5 |------------------|--------------------| |-5----------------|-(5)----------------| |-6----------------|-(6)----------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|

| |-----------| PM---------------| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |-7-7---7-7-7---11-|-11--11---9-9-9---7-| |-5-5---5-5-5----9-|--9---9---7-7-7---5-| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----*| |-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| | | W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <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