CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED As recorded by Iron Maiden (From the 1982 Album NUMBER OF THE BEAST) Words by Steve harris Music by Steve Harris Transcribed by Victor Kuri Em G D C 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 3 x x 0 2 3 2 x 3 2 0 1 0 Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D x 3 2 0 0 x x 5 4 0 0 x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=67 Em G D C D 4/4 Gtr I Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|-^0--0-------------3-------|----2-------0-------2-----|
|-^0----0---------3---3-----|------3-------1-------3---|
|-^0------0-----0-------0---|-2------2-------0-2-----2-|
|-^2--------2-------------0-|-0--------2-------0-------|
|-^2------------------------|----------3---------------|
|-^0----------3-------------|--------------------------|
H H H Q Q Em G D C D E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------0-------------3-------|----2-------0-------2-------|
|-------------0---------3---3-----|------3-------1-------3-----|
|-------(0)-----0-----0-------0---|-2------2-------0-2-----2---|
|-2-(2)-----------2-------------0-|-0--------2-------0---------|
|-2-------------------------------|----------3-----------------|
|-0-----------------3-------------|----------------------------|
H H H Q Q Em G D C D Gtr II ~~ ~ H E E E E E. S Q S +S S S S E.
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------7---|-/9S(7)-------7-(7)b9-7-5-7-5-------|
|-/7----------7-9---10-------|--------5---------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| | Gtr I | Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|-^0--0--------------3-------|--------2--------0----------2-------|
|-^0----0---------3----3-----|----------3-----------1--------3----|
|-^0------0-----0--------0---|--2---------2-----------0-2------2--|
|-^2--------2--------------0-|--0-----------2-----------0---------|
|-^2-------------------------|--------------3---------------------|
|-^0----------3--------------|------------------------------------|
H H H Q Q ~ H E E E T T S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------/9-7---\5---4h5p4-|
|-7-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
| | E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------0---------------3---------|
|-------------0----------3----3-------|
|-------(0)-----0------0--------0-----|
|-2-(2)-----------2-----------------0-|
|-2-----------------------------------|
|-0------------------3----------------|
H H |--3--| H E S S S T T T S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------11tr12-11h12p11--------|
|----------------12--------------------14-12--|
|-5--------/14------14------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
| | Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|----2---------0---------------2--------------|
|------3----------1---------------------3-----|
|-2------2-----------0--2------------------2--|
|-0----------2----------0---------------------|
|------------3--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
H Q Q Verse Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D Gtr II > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H +H +W
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-14-------(14)---------|-(14)---------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
| | Gtr I | E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|------------0----------|--------------------|
|---------------0-------|----------0-------0-|
|--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0---|
|------2----------------|------2-------4-----|
|----2--------------0h2-|---3--------5-------|
|--0--------------------|--------------------|
W H H Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D ~~~~~~ +W W
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|-(14)-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
| | E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|------------0---------|-----------------|
|--------------0-------|-------0-------0-|
|----------0-----0-----|-----0-------0---|
|--------2-------------|---2-------4-----|
|------2-----------0h2-|-3-------5-------|
|---0------------------|-----------------|
W H H Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D Gtr II W W W H. E E | o Gtr I E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|---------0---------|-----------------|---------0---------|------------------|
|-----------0-------|-------0-------0-|-----------0-------|--------0-------0-|
|-------0-----0-----|-----0-------0---|-------0-----0-----|------0-------0---|
|-----2-------------|---2-------4-----|-----2-------------|----2-------4-----|
|---2-----------0h2-|-3-------5-------|---2-----------0h2-|-3--------5-------|
|-0-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|------------------|
W H H W H H Chorus E5 N.C. B5 N.C. C5 D5 A5 G5F#5 Gtr II PM| PM----| Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S S S S S S S
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||-----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-------------|
||--2--9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-|
||o-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5-5-5-7-7-5-4-|
||--0---------------|-----------------5-5-3-2-|
| | Gtr III | PM| PM----| | Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S S S S S S S
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||-----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-------------|
||o-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5-5-5-7-7-5-4-|
||--0---------------|-----------------5-5-3-2-|
E5 N.C. B5 N.C. C5 D5 A5 G5F#5 Gtr II PM| PM----| Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S E S S S S
|-----------------|------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------o||
|----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7------------||
|-2--9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7---7-7-5-4--||
|-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5---7-7-5-4-o||
|-0---------------|---------------5-5-3-2--||
| | Gtr III | PM| PM----| | Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S E S S S S
|-----------------|------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------o||
|-----------------|------------------------||
|----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7------------||
|-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5---7-7-5-4-o||
|-0---------------|---------------5-5-3-2--||
Chorus E5 N.C. B5 N.C. C5 D5 A5 G5F#5 Gtr II PM| PM----| Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S S S S S S S
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||-----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-------------|
||--2--9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-|
||o-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5-5-5-7-7-5-4-|
||--0---------------|-----------------5-5-3-2-|
| | Gtr III | PM| PM----| | Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S S S S S S S
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||-----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-------------|
||o-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5-5-5-7-7-5-4-|
||--0---------------|-----------------5-5-3-2-|
1. E5 N.C. B5 N.C. C5 D5 A5 G5F#5 Gtr II PM| PM----| Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S E S S S S
|-----------------|------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------o||
|----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7------------||
|-2--9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7---7-7-5-4--||
|-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5---7-7-5-4-o||
|-0---------------|---------------5-5-3-2--||
| | Gtr III | PM| PM----| | Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S E S S S S
|-----------------|------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------o||
|-----------------|------------------------||
|----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7------------||
|-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5---7-7-5-4-o||
|-0---------------|---------------5-5-3-2--||
Bridge Bridge 2. Q=173 E. S Q E E E S S +W +H. E E +W
|-------------------||------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------------||------------|--------------|--------|
|-5--5-5--9-7-6-7-9-||-(9)--------|-(9)--------7-|-(7)----|
|-5--5-5--7-5-4-7-9-||-(9)--------|-(9)--------7-|-(7)----|
|-3--3-3--------5-7-||-(7)--------|-(7)--------5-|-(5)----|
|-------------------||------------|--------------|--------|
| | E. S Q E E E S S +W +H. E E +W
|-------------------||------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------------||------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------------||------------|------------7-|-(7)----|
|-5--5-5--------7-9-||-(9)--------|-(9)--------7-|-(7)----|
|-3--3-3--7-5-4-5-7-||-(7)--------|-(7)--------5-|-(5)----|
|---------5-3-2-----||------------|--------------|--------|
+H. E E +H. E E +H. E E +W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
|-(7)--------5-|-(5)--------7-|-(7)--------9-|-(9)----|
|-(7)--------5-|-(5)--------7-|-(7)--------9-|-(9)----|
|-(5)--------3-|-(3)--------5-|-(5)--------7-|-(7)----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
| | +H. E E +H. E E +H. E E +W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
|-(7)--------5-|-(5)--------7-|-(7)--------9-|-(9)----|
|-(7)--------5-|-(5)--------7-|-(7)--------9-|-(9)----|
|-(5)--------3-|-(3)--------5-|-(5)--------7-|-(7)----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
Bridge/Harmony +H. E E +H. E E +Q Q Q E E +H. E E
||---------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
||o--------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
||--(9)----------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
||--(9)----------|----------4-5-|-(5)--4---------|----------4-5--|
||o-(7)--------7-|-(7)----------|---------7--5-7-|-(7)-----------|
||---------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
| | +H. E E +W +H. E E +W
||---------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
||o--------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
||--(9)--------9-|-(9)----------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)-----------|
||--(9)--------9-|-(9)----------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)-----------|
||o-(7)--------7-|-(7)----------|-(7)----------5-|-(5)-----------|
||---------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
+Q Q Q E E +H Q. E
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|-(5)--4-------9-|-(9)----10-----7-|
|---------7--5---|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
| | +H. E E +H. E E
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|-(7)----------5-|-(5)-----------7-|
|-(7)----------5-|-(5)-----------7-|
|-(5)----------3-|-(3)-----------5-|
|----------------|-----------------|
1. 2. +H Q E E +W H Q E E
|----------------|-------------||---------------|
|----------------|------------o||---------------|
|----------------|-------------||---------------|
|-(7)----9-------|-------------||-7-----9-------|
|-----------10-9-|-(9)--------o||----------10-7-|
|----------------|-------------||---------------|
| | +H. E E +W H. E E
|----------------|-------------||---------------|
|----------------|------------o||---------------|
|-(7)----------9-|-(9)---------||-7-----------9-|
|-(7)----------9-|-(9)---------||-7-----------9-|
|-(5)----------7-|-(7)--------o||-5-----------7-|
|----------------|-------------||---------------|
+W +H. E E +H. E E +Q Q Q E E +H. E E
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|----------4-5-|-(5)--4---------|----------4-5-|
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------7-|-(7)----------|---------7--5-7-|-(7)----------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
| | +W +H. E E +W +H. E E +W
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|-(9)--------|-(9)--------9-|-(9)----------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)----------|
|-(9)--------|-(9)--------9-|-(9)----------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)----------|
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------7-|-(7)----------|-(7)----------5-|-(5)----------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
+Q Q Q E E +H Q. E +H Q E E +W
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|-(5)--4-------9-|-(9)----10-----7-|-(7)----9--5-4-|-(4)----|
|---------7--5---|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
| | +H. E E +H. E E +H. E E +W
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|-(7)----------5-|-(5)-----------7-|-(7)---------9-|-(9)----|
|-(7)----------5-|-(5)-----------7-|-(7)---------9-|-(9)----|
|-(5)----------3-|-(3)-----------5-|-(5)---------7-|-(7)----|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
Bridge/Double Harmony Q=187 Gtrs II, III ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +H. E E +H. Q Q Q Q E E +H. Q
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|------------8-|-(8)-----------10---|-/12---10---8---12-7-|-(7)----------------|
|------------9-|-(9)-----------11---|--12---11---9----7-4-|-(4)------------9---|
|-(4)----------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------10---|
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| E Q Q Q Q E E +H. | | Gtr IV | +H. 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
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-(9)----------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-(9)--------9-|-(9)---9-----9------|---9------9---9----4-|-(4)---4-----4------|
|-(7)--------7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-|---7-7--7-7-7-7--7-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
~~~~ Q Q Q E E +H Q. E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|------------8------10b12==|
|-/11----9---7---11--9-|--(9)-------9------10b12==|
|-/12---10---9---12-10-|-(10)---------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
| Q Q Q E E +H Q. E | | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|---4------4---4-----5-|--(5)-----5----5----7-----|
|---2-2--2-2-2-2--2--3-|--(3)-3-3-3-3--3-3--5-----|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~ +H E +Q E +W
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|-(10)r-------8b10==(8)r----------|--------------------|
|-(10)r-------9b11==(9)r---10b12==|=(10)---------------|
|--------------------------12b14==|=(12)---------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
| +H E +Q E +W | | +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|--(7)------7--------7------9-----|--(9)---9-----9-----|
|--(5)--5-5-5-5------5---5--7-----|--(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +H. E E +H. Q
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------8-|-(8)-----------10---|
|-(10)--------------9-|-(9)-----------11---|
|-(12)r---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---9---9---7-7---7-9-|-(9)---9-----9------|
|---7---7---5-5---5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~~~~ Q Q Q E E +H. Q
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-/12---10---8---12-7-|-(7)----------------|
|--12---11---9----7-4-|-(4)------------9---|
|---------------------|---------------10---|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---9------9---9----4-|-(4)---4-----4------|
|---7-7--7-7-7-7--7-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
~~~~ Q Q Q E E +H Q. E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|------------8------10b12==|
|-/11----9---7---11--9-|--(9)-------9------10b12==|
|-/12---10---9---12-10-|-(10)---------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|---4------4---4-----5-|--(5)-----5----5----7-----|
|---2-2--2-2-2-2--2--3-|--(3)-3-3-3-3--3-3--5-----|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~ +H E +Q E +W
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|-(10)r-------8b10==(8)r----------|--------------------|
|-(10)r-------9b11==(9)r---10b12==|=(10)---------------|
|--------------------------12b14==|=(12)---------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
| | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|--(7)------7--------7------9-----|--------9-----9-----|
|--(5)--5-5-5-5------5---5--7-----|---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T T T T +H. Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------/12---|-20p=12h15p12-19p12h15p12-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(10)r-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)r-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| | Gtrs III, IV | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------9-----------------9----------------|
|---9---9---7-7-----7-9-|---------------9-----------------9----------------|
|---7---7---5-5-----5-7-|-(7)-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------9-----------9-----------4------|
|--9-----------------9-----------9-----------4------|
|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----2------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p=10h12p10-14p10h12p10-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| | +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----------------4----------------|
|---------------4-----------------4----------------|
|-(2)-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----------------4-----------4-----------5----|
|--4-----------------4-----------4-----------5----|
|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p=8h10p8-14p8h10p8-15p8h10p8-14p8h10p8-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
| | +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-(5)--------------5---------5---------7---|
|-(5)--------------5---------5---------7---|
|-(3)----3----3----3----3----3----3----5---|
|------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p=10h12p10-14p10h12p10-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| | +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(7)-----------------7-----------7-----------9----|
|-(7)-----------------7-----------7-----------9----|
|-(5)-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----7----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20p=12h15p12-19p12h15p12-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| | +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-----------9-----------------9----------------|
|-(9)-----------9-----------------9----------------|
|-(7)-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ Q S S E +Q E E
|-15b17---15p12----------------12-|
|---------------15b17-(15)--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--9----9--------7------7----7--9-|
|--9----9--------7------7----7--9-|
|--7----7--------5------5----5--7-|
|---------------------------------|
Gtr II T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20p=12h15p12-19p12h15p12-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| | Gtrs III, IV | +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-----------9-----------------9----------------|
|-(9)-----------9-----------------9----------------|
|-(7)-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------9-----------9-----------4----|
|--9-----------------9-----------9-----------4----|
|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----2----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------4-----------------4----------------|
|--------------4-----------------4----------------|
|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----------------4-----------4-----------5----|
|--4-----------------4-----------4-----------5----|
|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p8h10p8-14p8h10p8-15p8h10p8-14p8h10p8-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5--------------5---------5---------7---|
|--5--------------5---------5---------7---|
|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----5---|
|-----------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p=10h12p10-14p10h12p10-15p10h12p10-14p10h12p10-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| | +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(7)-----------------7-----------7-----------9----|
|-(7)-----------------7-----------7-----------9----|
|-(5)-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----7----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-20p12h15p12-19p12h15p12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------9-----------------9----------------|
|--9-----------9-----------------9----------------|
|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ Q S S E +Q. E
|-15b17--15p=12----------------------|
|---------------15b17==(15)r---------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7-|
|------------------------------------|
| | Q +E Q +E E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--9-----(9)-----7-----------(7)---9-|
|--9-----(9)-----7-----------(7)---9-|
|--7-----(7)-----5-----------(5)---7-|
|------------------------------------|
Gtr II +H +Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H +Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------4-5-|-(5)--4---------|-------------4-5-|-(5)--4---------|
|-(7)----(7)------|---------7--5-7-|-(7)----(7)------|---------7--5-7-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| | Gtr III | +W +H. E E +W +H. E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(9)-------------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)----------5-|
|-(9)-------------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)----------5-|
|-(7)-------------|-(7)----------5-|-(5)-------------|-(5)----------3-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
+H +Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H +Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------4-5-|-(5)--4-----4---|-------------4-5-|-(5)--4---------|
|-(7)----(7)------|---------7----5-|-(5)----(5)------|---------7--5-7-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| | +W +H. E E +W +H. E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(5)-------------|-(5)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)--------x-9-|
|-(5)-------------|-(5)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)--------x-9-|
|-(3)-------------|-(3)----------5-|-(5)-------------|-(5)--------x-7-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
+H +Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H +Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------4-5-|-(5)--4---------|-------------4-5-|-(5)--4---------|
|-(7)----(7)------|---------7--5-7-|-(7)----(7)------|---------7--5-7-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| | +W +H. E E +W +H. E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(9)-------------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)----------5-|
|-(9)-------------|-(9)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)----------5-|
|-(7)-------------|-(7)----------5-|-(5)-------------|-(5)----------3-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
+H +Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H +Q E E E E Q Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4-5-|-(5)--4-----4---|-------------5-7-|--7s=9-7--5--4-5-|
|-(7)----(7)------|---------7----5-|-(5)----(5)------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | +W +H. E E +W +H. E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(5)-------------|-(5)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)---------x-9-|
|-(5)-------------|-(5)----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)---------x-9-|
|-(3)-------------|-(3)----------5-|-(5)-------------|-(5)---------x-7-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+H +Q E E E E Q Q E E +H +Q E E E E Q Q E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||--(5)----(5)--5-7-|--7s=9-7--5--4-5-|-(5)----(5)--5-7-|--7s=9-7--5--4-4--|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
| | +W +H. E E +W +H. E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||--(9)-------------|-(9)-----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)-----------5--|
||--(9)-------------|-(9)-----------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)-----------5--|
||o-(7)-------------|-(7)-----------5-|-(5)-------------|-(5)-----------3--|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1. +H +Q E E E E Q E E E E +H +Q E E E E Q Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-(4)----(4)--5-7-|--7s=9-7--4-5-5---|-------------5-7-|--7s=9-7--5--4-5--||
|-----------------|----------------5-|-(5)----(5)------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
| | +W +H. E E +W +H. E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-(5)-------------|-(5)------------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)---------x-9--||
|-(5)-------------|-(5)------------7-|-(7)-------------|-(7)---------x-9--||
|-(3)-------------|-(3)------------5-|-(5)-------------|-(5)---------x-7-o||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
2. Q=130 ~ ~~~~~~~~ W Q Q Q Q W H H
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-5--4--2--0--|-4--------|--------2----|
|-5--------|-------------|----------|--2----------|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
| W | | W Q Q Q Q W +W
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|-7--------|-9--7--------|-9--------|-(9)---------|
|-7--------|-9--7--5--7--|-9--------|-(9)---------|
|-5--------|-7--5--5--7--|-7--------|-(7)---------|
|----------|-------3--5--|----------|-------------|
~~~ +W Q H Q
|------------|------------*|
|------------|------------*|
|------------|------------*|
|-(2)--------|-2----------*|
|-(2)--------|-2----------*|
|------------|-0----------*|
| | +W Q H Q
|------------|------------*|
|------------|------------*|
|-(9)--------|-9----------*|
|-(9)--------|-9----------*|
|-(7)--------|-7----------*|
|------------|-0----------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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 *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************
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