As recorded by Van Halen (From the 1979 Album VAN HALEN II) Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, & David Lee Roth E5 x 2 2 x x x F#5 x 4 4 x x x G5 x 5 5 x x x A5 x x 2 2 x x B5 x x 4 4 x x C5 x x 5 5 x x G5open 3 x 0 0 3 x C5III x 3 5 5 x x D5 x 5 7 7 x x B5II x 2 4 4 x x E5VI x 7 9 9 x x Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen' Intro Moderate Rock Q=104(16=s16) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I H.. S S S S S S +E e E e S S S S S S S S +H +E. S
|---------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-------2-(2)---2-----------|-----------------------|
|-------------0-|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-----------|-7---8-9-(9)----(9)--0-|
|---------------|-------------------0h2---0-|-5-0-6-7-(7)----(7)\---|
|---------------|-------------2---3---------|-----------------------|
S S S S +E e E e S S S S S S S S +H +Q
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------2-(2)---2-----------|----------------------|
|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2---0-------|-7-----9-(9)----(9)---|
|-------------------0h2---0-|-5-0-6-7-(7)----(7)\--|
|-------------2---3---------|----------------------|
\1.5/ S S S S +E e S S e S S S S S S S S +Q a E S +S +E. S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------2-(2)---2-2-----------|----------------[9]b11-9-(9)----(9)\---|
|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-2---0-------|-7---8-9-(9)--x----------------------0-|
|---------------------0h2---0-|-5---6-7-(7)---------------------------|
|-------------2-----3---------|---------------------------------------|
S S S S +E e S S e S S S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------2-(2)---2-2--------------|
|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-2-----0--------|
|-------------------------h2---0-|
|-------------2-----(3)----------|
1st Verse N.C.
PM-------------------------
S S S S +Q +Q. +E E e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
|-7---6-4-(4)--(4)---(4)/-||---2---4-(4)-------2-------|
|-5-x-4-2-(2)--(2)---(2)/-||---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-2p0---|
|-------------------------||-0-----5-(5)-------------0-|
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+S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------0---0--|
|-------------------------0---0--|
|--------------------------------|
|-------2-2-4-(4)----------------|
|-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-2s4--------|
|-(0)-0-----5-(5)----------------|
PM-------------------------
S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----2-2-4-(4)-------2-------|
|-----2-4-5-(5)-5-x---4p2p0---|
|---0-----5-(5)-------------0-|
---------| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM
+S S e e E +S S S S S S E E e e E +E e S a E S
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------2-2-4-(4)---------2---|---2-2-4-(4)-----2--------|
|-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-2s4---4-|---2-4-5-(5)-(0)-4-2p0----|
|-(0)-0-----5-(5)-------------|-0-----5-(5)-----------0--|
PM--------| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM
+S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S S e e E +E s S S S S S
|-----------------------------0---0-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---0-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------4-(4)---------------|-----2---4-(4)-------2-------|
|-------2-x-4-x-5-(5)-5p0-2s4-------|-----2-4-5-(5)-(0)---4p2p0---|
|-(0)-0---------5-(5)---------------|---0-----5-(5)-------------0-|
PM--| PM PM PM PM| PM |-3-| |-3-| +S S e E E +S E. S S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-|-(2)---------------------|
|-------2-2-4-(4)-------------2-|-(2)---2---2-------------|
|-------2-4-5-(5)-----3p2p0---0-|-(0)---0---0-----3-2-0---|
|-(0)-0-----5-(5)s14\-------3---|-----2---2---2-2-------3-|
PM PM PM PM PM----| PM PM |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E S S S S S +E E S S E E E S S S S S +E E E E e e Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-------4-----4-------------4-|-(4)---4---4-4-4/---|
|-2---2---2---3p2p0---4-|-(4)---4-----4---3p2p0-----4-|-(4)---4---4-4-4/---|
|-0---0---0---------3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-------(3)-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2/---|
|---2---2---2-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
PM------------| PM--|
E E E E +S S S S S S S S +S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------4-(4)-------2-------|-------2-2-4-(4)---------------|
|---2-4-5-(5)-0-0---4-2p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-5-0-2s4-------|
|-0-----5-(5)-------------0-|-(0)-0-----5-(5)---------------|
PM--| ~~~~~~ PM-----| ~~~~~~
E e e E +S S S S S a E S +S S e e E +Q Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---2-2-4-(4)-------2-------|-------2-2-4-(4)-------||
|---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-2p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)--14\--||
|-0-----5-(5)-------------0-|-(0)-0-----5-(5)---x\--||
Chorus N.E5F#G5 N.A5B5C5 E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q S E.
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--|
|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--|
|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0-----------------|
|-0----------------|-------------------|
N.E5F#G5 N.A5B5C5 E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E. S
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---2-4-5-(5)---------|
|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)---------|
|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0------------12\----|
|-0----------------|--------------12\-3--|
G5 C5 D5
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H Q E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S
|--------------|------------------------------------------|
|-3----------5h|=7h9p5p0----------------------------------|
|-0----5--7----|-----------7h8h9p5p0----------------------|
|-0----5--7----|---------------------7h8h9p5p0------------|
|------3--5----|-------------------------------7p4s2-(2)/-|
|-3------------|------------------------------------------|
~~~~ S S S S S S E +Q. +E
|---14-14s13-14s13-12-(12)---(12)\-||
|---15-15s14-15s14-13-(13)---(13)\-||
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
2nd Verse N.C. E e e E +S S S S S S S S +S S e e E +S a E S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---2-2-4-(4)---------------|-------2---4-(4)---------------|
|---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-4p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-3s4-------|
|-------5-(5)-------------0-|-(0)-0-------------------------|
\1.5/ \1.5
PM----------------|
S S e e E +S S S S S S S S +E S S +E S S +E E +Q
|-----------------------9s16p0-|-(0)-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------3-----(3)----|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----2---4-(4)-------2--------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----2-4-5-(5)-5-0---4--------|----------------------2-(2)--------------|
|---0-----5-(5)----------------|-----14\-0p-(0)-3b3.5--------------------|
PM------------------------------| ~~~~~~
S S e e E +S S S S E S S +S S e e E +E S S S S E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------0-|
|-----2---4-(4)-------2-----|-------2-2-------------2---|
|-----2-4-5-(5)-5-0---4p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-0-2s4-----|
|---0-----5-(5)-----------0-|-(0)-0---------------------|
PM------------------|
E e e E +S S S S S a E S
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--------------------------|
|---2-2-4-(4)-------2--------|
|---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-2p0----|
|-------5-(5)-------------0--|
PM-----| |-3-| +S S e e E +S S E S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------2-|
|-------2-2-4-(4)----------------2-|
|-------2-4-5-(5)--------3p2p0---0-|
|-(0)-0-----5-(5)-/x-10\-------3---|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM |-3-| +E E E E E E S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-(2)-------2-----------|-------------------------4--|
|-(2)---2---2---------2-|-(2)---2---2-x-0-3p2p0---4--|
|-(0)---0---0---3-0---0-|-(0)---0---0-----------3-2--|
|-----2---2---2-----3---|-----2---2------------------|
Chorus N.E5F#G5
PM------| PM PM PM
|-3-| +E E E E E E S S S S S +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-(4)---4---4-----------4-|-(4)---4---4-------||------------------|
|-(4)---4-4-4-4-3-2-0---4-|-(4)---4-4-4-------||---2-4-5-(5)--x\--|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-------3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---x\--||---2-4-5-(5)--x\--|
|-------------------------|--------------12\--||-0--------3-------|
N.A5B5C5 N.E5F#G5 PM E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E. S
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|---2-4-5-(5)--5h7p5/-|------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--------|
|---2-4-5-(5)---------|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)--------|
|-0-------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0------------------|
|---------------------|-0----------------|--------------15\-3-|
G5 C5 B5 \1.5___/ PM PM PM| PM PM |-3-| H Q Q E E E E E S S S S S S S +E E E E Q E S +S
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-3-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-0----5--7\--|-4---4---2-------------4-|-(4)---4---4----5-----(5)--||
|-0----5--7\--|-4---4---4-----3p2p0---4-|-(4)---4---4--0------------||
|------3--5\--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2--0------------||
|-3----3--5\--|-------------------------|---------------------------||
Guitar Solo N.C. F#5 \1.5___/ +S S S +S +S +S T T S +Q S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------10--------------------13-|
|-(5)-x---------------------9----11b12-(11)--xS6s10----|
|-------[7]-(7)----(7)-(7)/----------------------------|
|--------0---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----|
E E E S S +E +S S S +S +S +S S
|-17b20-17b20-17-19------------------14--------------------------14-|
|-------------------17b19==(17)r(17)----17b19==(17)r(17)b19-(17)----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C. |--3--| S T T T T T T T T T T E S S S S S E.S
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-17-14-12-14-13-12-17-14-14-14-12b14r(12)p10-12-14-10------|
|---------------------------------------------------------11s3s|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 S S S S S S S S E Q.
|------------------------||
|------------------------||
|-4-2--------------------||
|-----4-3-2--------------||
|-----------4-3-2---2----||
|-------------------0----||
N.C. S S S S +E e E e S S S S S S S S +Q +Q. +S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------2-(2)---2-----------|---------------------------|
|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2---0-------|-7---8-9-(9)--(9)---(9)\---|
|-------------------0h2---0-|-5-0-6-7-(7)--(7)---(7)\-0-|
|-------------2---3---------|---------------------------|
S S S S +E e S S e S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------2-(2)---2-2-----------|
|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-2---0-------|
|---------------------0h2---0-|
|-------------2-----3---------|
\2.5_____/ S S S S +E. S Q +E. S S S S S E e S S e S S S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------2-2---2-2-----------|
|-7---8-9-(9)-----------------0h|=2-3-4-2-2---2-2---0-------|
|-5-0-6-7-(7)s9-----------------|-------------------0h2---0-|
|--------------------()---|-----------2-----3---------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +E S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------9-------9-----7-(7)------|
|-7-7-8-9-(9)---------9-----7-(7)-x\-0-|
|-5-5-6-7-(7)---10-11---9-9------------|
|--------------------------------------|
3rd Verse N.C. PM| PM--| S S S S +E e E e S S S S E S S +H +E. +S E e e E +S S E S E S
|---------------------------||-----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------|------------------------|
|-------2-(2)---2-----------||-----------------------|------------------------|
|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2---0-------||-7-6-4-(4)----(4)-(4)\-|---2---4-(4)-----2------|
|-------------------0h2---0-||-5-4-2-(2)----(2)-(2)\-|---2-4-5-(5)-5p0-4-0----|
|-------------2---3---------||-----------------------|-0-------------------0--|
PM| ~~~~~~ PM| ~~~~~~ +S S e E E +S S S S S S S S E e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------0-----0-|---------------------------|
|-------------------------0-----0-|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------2-2-4-(4)-----------------|---2-2-4-(4)-------2-------|
|-------2-4-5-(5)-5-0-2-4---------|---2-4-5-(5)---5p0-4p2p0---|
|-(0)-0-----5-(5)-----------(3)---|-0-----5-(5)-------------0-|
PM| +E e e E +S S S +S +Q
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----2-2-4-(4)---11b12r(11)b12-(11)\---|
|-----2-4-5-(5)s9-----------------------|
|-(0)-----5-(5)-------------------------|
PM| PM--| E e e E +S S S S S S S S +S S e e E +S S S S E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---2-2-4-(4)---------------|-----------4-(4)--------------|
|---2-4-5-(5)-5-0---4-2p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-3s4------|
|-------------------------0-|-(0)-0-----5-(5)--------------|
PM--| ~~~~~~ S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---2-2-2-4-(4)-------2-------|
|---2-2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4p2p0---|
|-0-------5-(5)-------------0-|
+E S S +S S E S E. Q
|-----------------------------------------||
|----------()----------------||
|-------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-(0)---------------------------------16--||
Chorus N.E5F#G5 N.A5B5C5 N.E5F#G5 E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q S E. E E E E +Q Q
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--|-------------------|
|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--|---2-4-5-(5)--5\---|
|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0-----------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5\---|
|-0----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|
PM E E E E +Q E S S H Q Q E E E S S S S E E S S
|----------------------|------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-3----------|-----------------------|
|---2-4-5-(5)----------|-0----5--7--|-9---9-----x-----7s8-9-|
|---2-4-5-(5)----------|-0----5--7--|-9---9---x---x---------|
|-0----------------0---|------3--5--|-7---7---------x-5s6-7-|
|--------------10\---3-|-3----3--5--|---0-------------------|
PM +E E E S S E E S S S S +Q. E Q S S S S +E E E S S S E. S S S S
|--------------------------||--------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------3-||-(3)----------------|------------------------3-|
|-(9)-8-7-6s4-4----------2-||-(2)-----2--------9-|-(9)---7---9-9----------2-|
|------------------------0-||-(0)-----2--------9-|-(9)---7---9-9----------0-|
|-(7)-6-5-4s2-2-x\---------||---------0--------7-|-(7)-----------0----------|
|------------------3p2p0---||-------x----3p2p0---|-----0---0-----0--3p2p0---|
TP TP TP TP +Q. S S Q E. S +Q Q S E. S E S +Q. E Q S S S S
|------------------0-|-(0)--0--/16p0--19p0---|---------------------|
|-(3)--------------5-|-(5)--7--------------3-|-(3)------------9s12-|
|-(2)-------2--------|---------------------2-|-(2)-----2--9-9------|
|-(0)-------2--------|---------------------0-|-(0)-----2-----------|
|-------x-x-0--------|-----------------------|-------0-0-----------|
|--------------12----|-----------------------|---------------------|
~~~~~ |-3--| S +E. S S S S S E. S +E. S +Q. E Q S S +S S
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-11b13-(11)s15--------x-11b12--------3-|-(3)----------14b15.5r(14)p12h|
|-----------------9h12---------9-(9)\-2-|-(2)-----2--------------------|
|---------------9---------------------0-|-(0)-----2--------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------x-0--------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------x----------------------|
\0.5_________/ \1/ |--3---| E +S S S +E +S S S +E. +E. S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b15-(14)p12h14-----(14)-(14)p12h15-(15)b15.5-(15)\-3-|
|------------------------------------------------------2-|
|------------------------------------------------------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
+E S S E E Q E S a S
|---------------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-----------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2---2-------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0---2-------------|
|-----------x-0-------------|
|-----------x----7\-0-10h12-|
\1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ +E E +E E +E E +E. S +Q. E Q E E
|-----------------------------------------|------------/12p0-|
|---------------------------------------3-|-(3)--------------|
|------12-(12)s===13-(13)s===16-(16)\---2-|-(2)-----2--------|
|---------------------------------------0-|-(0)-----2--------|
|------10-(10)s===11-(11)s===14-(14)\-----|-------0-0--------|
|-(12)------------------------------------|------------------|
TP S E. S S E E S S +E S S +E E E S S Q E a S S
|-/12p0--/12p0-0-------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------3-|-(3)-3-3------------------|
|--------------------------------2-|-(2)-2-2-x-x-2------------|
|------------------------2-(2)p0-0-|-(0)-0-0-x-x-2------------|
|------------------------------0---|---------x-x-0--11s5s7h10-|
|----------------16\-3b4-----------|--------------------------|
|----3-----| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S E. S +Q. E Q S E S
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------3-|-(3)----------------|
|-9------7-----6---7-------9-------10-12s13\-2-|-(2)---2-2----------|
|-------------------------------------13s14\-0-|-(0)---2-2----------|
|---10s9---9s7---9---10s11---11s12-------------|-------0-0--x-12s14-|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E a S S E S S E S S +E. S
|----------------12----14-15-16-(16)\---|
|----14-12----14----------------------3-|
|-13----------------14----------------2-|
|----------14-------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
PM +E E E S S Q Q E S S E S S S S E E S S
|--------------------|-/14p0-------/9s12p0---------------|
|-(3)-3-3------------|-------14p8\---------14p8\-0p---3--|
|-(2)-2-2-x-x-2--x\--|--------------------------------2--|
|-(0)-0-0-x-x-2--x\--|--------------------------------0--|
|---------x-x-0------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------3----|
\1/ \1/ \1.5/ +Q. E Q. E E +S S +E +S S +E +S S +E. S
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(3)-------------|-----------------------------------------------3-|
|-(2)-----2-------|-9-(9)--11-(11)-(11)--12-(12)-(12)----13-(13)\-2-|
|-(0)-----2-------|-----------------------------------------------0-|
|---------0-------|-7-(7)---9--(9)--(9)--10-(10)-(10)----11-(11)\---|
|-------0------/7-|-------------------------------------------------|
+E E Q Q S S S S
|----------------------|
|-(3)-3-3--------------|
|-(2)-2-2--2--------9--|
|-(0)-0-0--2--------9--|
|----------0--------7--|
|-------------4p2p0----|
+E +E Q H
|-------------------*|
|-------------------*|
|-(9)\-(9)\---------*|
|-(9)\-(9)\---------*|
|-(7)\-(7)\---------*|
|-------------------*|
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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
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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
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