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The Attitude Song Guitar Tablature
THE ATTITUDE SONG
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1984 Album FLEXABLE)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Vai - dist electric'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'harmony - dist electric'

 7/8
  Gtrs I, II
          PM----------|                     PM----------|
  E E E S S S S S S S  S       E   E   E  S S S S S S S  S   7x
|-------------------------||---------------------------------||
|-------------------------||o-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------||---------------------------------||
|-------------------------||---------------------------------||
|-------------------------||o-------------------------------o||
|-5-4-3-0-5---4---3---(0)-||--[5]-[4]-[3]-0-5---4---3---(0)--||
|-Riff A       end Riff A-|

 3/4                    4/4
  E E S S S S S S S S    E E    +E.  S      +E. S +E   a      +E
|---------------------||------------------------------------------|
|---------------------||------------------------------13b15==(15)-|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-||---2b4==(4)-14pb16r(14)-9-(9)-------------|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-||------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-||------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----------------||------------------------------------------|


                                      .5____1____/1____2.5____/2____
   T
   H        S S S S S S S S   E  E   +S      +E.   +E.   +S      +Q
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-15pb17--------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|---<5>-(<5>)---(<5>)-(<5>)-(<5>)---(<5>)--|
|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|------------------------------------------|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|


   2_______|
  +E.  +S  +Q   S S S S S S S S   S S  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S
|-------------------------------|--------14-------12-------10-------8-------||
|-------------------------------|---7s15----15s13----13s12----12s10---10s12-||
|-(5)--(5)-(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|-------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||


 2/4                    4/4
  Gtr I
                                       ~~~                                ~~
   S  S  S  S  S S S S   S E. S S S S +H        a  E  E E  E  a  e  a  E  Q
|-10--------8-10-------|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|----12s10-10-12-------|---------------------|-10s12-10-9-10-10s12-----------||
|----------------------|------------9-(9)----|---------------------11s13-11--||
|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|----------------5-5-6-|-7----7-7-7----------|-------------------------------||
|----------------------|---0-----------------|-------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
|                                   ~                                     ~~
|  S  S  S  S  S S S S   S E. S S S S +H        a  E  E E  E  a  e  a  E  Q
|-10--------8-10-------|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|----12s10-10-12-------|---------------------|--7s=9--7-5--7--7s=9--3s=5--4--||
|----------------------|------------4-(4)----|--7s=9--7-6--7--7s=9--4s=6--3--||
|----------------------|------2-2-2----------|-------------------------------||
|----------------5-5-6-|-7-------------------|-------------------------------||
|----------------------|---0-----------------|-------------------------------||


 7/8
  Gtrs I, II
          PM----------|                PM----------|
  E E E S S S S S S S  S     E  E  E S S S S S S S  S
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-4-3-0-5---4---3---(0)-|-/x-x-/x-0-5---4---3---(0)-|


          PM----------|             PM----------|
  E E E S S S S S S S  S    E E E S S S S S S S  S
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-5-4-3-0-5---4---3---(0)-|-5-4-3-0-5---4---3---(0)-||


 3/4                   4/4
  Gtr I
  E E S S S S S S S S   S  S  E  S  S  S  S  a      +Q    S  E.
|---------------------|---------14-------17--------------15--------|
|---------------------|---10s15----15s13----15b17==(17)-----17b18==|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|--------------------------------------------|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|--------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|--------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E S S S S S S S S   S  S  E  S  S  S  S  a      +Q    S  E.
|---------------------|----------8-------10--------------10--------|
|---------------------|----8s10----10s=8----10b12==(10)-----12b13==|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|--------------------------------------------|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|--------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|--------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----------------|--------------------------------------------|


    |------3------|
   +S   +S       +S   +E   +E  E S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-(18)r(17)b18==(18)-(18)r(17)-------------------|
|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
|   |------3------|
|  +S   +S       +S   +E   +E  E S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)r(12)b13==(13)-(13)r(12)-------------------|
|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|
|------------------------------------------------|


  |----6----| |----6----|  |------6-------|  |--3--|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------10-----|
|-------------9-9-9-7-7-7-12-12-12-11-11-11-12-12-12----12--|
|-------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |----6----| |----6----|  |------6-------|  |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------11-----|
|-------------9-9-9-7-7-7-10-10-10--9--9--9-12-12-12----12--|
|-------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|


                                                        7____/6.5____________
   S  S  S  a      +S   +E   +E    S S S S S S S S   E  a    +E      +H.
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10----13b15==(15)-(15)-(15)r-----------------|-------------------------|
|-------12-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|---<5>--(<5>)---(<5>)----|
|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|                                                       7____/6.5____________
|  S  S  S  a      +S   +E   +E    S S S S S S S S   E  a    +E      +H.
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-11-11----12b14==(14)-(14)-(14)r-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|---<5>--(<5>)---(<5>)----|
|-------12-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|


    |
   +Q     +Q     S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-(<5>)--(<5>)--5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|
|--------------------------------|
|
|   |
|  +Q     +Q     S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-(<5>)--(<5>)--5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|
|--------------------------------|


                                           ~
  E   E  E E +E    E E E   +E   E E E  E E Q
|------------------------|--------------------||
|---/12p10p9-(9)-/10p9p7-|-(7)-/9p7p5-/7p5-3--||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|-0----------------------|--------------------||
|
|                                          ~
| E   E  E E +E    E E E   +E   E E E  E E Q
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|----/9p=7p6-(6)--/7p6p4-|-(4)-/6p4p2-/4p2----||
|------------------------|-----------------5--||
|-0----------------------|--------------------||

Gtr II plays Riff A 
   7/8
     a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  E      3x
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o-10----(10)--9-----(9)--8-----(8)---10----(10)----9-----(9)----8-----(8)-------o||
||--12b14-(14)-11b13-(13)-10b12-(12)---12b14-(14)---11b13-(13)---10b12-(12)--------||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||



 2/8
   a     +E    E
|------------------||
|-10----(10)-------||
|-12b14-(14)-------||
|------------------||
|------------------||
|------------(12)-||
|
|         E    E
|------------------||
|------------------||
|------------------||
|------------------||
|------------------||
|---------5----4--||


 4/4
  Gtrs I, II
  S S S S +E   a      +E   +Q.    +E      E. s E E +Q   E E
|-------0-(0)-19b21==(21)-(21)---(21)r-|-------------------|
|-------0-(0)---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----4---5-(5)------|
|---------------------------------------|--------5-(5)------|
|-0-0-0---------------------------------|-2------3-(3)--3-2-|


                7___/0__7
                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  S S S S +E  E a   +E   E  +E  +E     E S S S S E +Q   E E
|------------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------4---(4)--4--(4)-(4)-|----------------------|
|-------2-(2)------------------------|-----4-----5-(5)--5---|
|------------------------------------|-----------5-(5)--5---|
|-0-0-0------------------------------|-2-x-----x-3-(3)--3-2-|


                /7___|    /7___|
  S S S S +E  E a   +e  E a   +e  E   E. s E E +Q   +Q
|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------9---(9)---9---(9)---|---------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------2-(2)-x---------------------|----4---5-(5)--(5)/--|
|-----------------------------------|--------5-(5)--(5)/--|
|-0-0-0-----------------------------|-2------3-(3)--(3)/--|


  Gtr I
   E    S  S  +S   S  S  S  E    S  S  +S   S  S  S
|-12---12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12---12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|
|-12---12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12---12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  S E     S  +S   S  S  S  S E     S  +S   S  S  S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9-----9--(9)--9--9--9--7-7-----7--(7)--7--7--7-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-----7--(7)--7--7--7--5-5-----5--(5)--5--5--5-|
|---------------------------------------------------|


   E    S  S  +S   S  S  S  E    S  S  +S   S S S
|-12---12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12---12-12-(12)-12-x-x-|
|-12---12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12---12-12-(12)-12-x-x-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|  S E     S  +S   S  S  S  S E     S  +S   S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--6-6-----6--(6)--6--6--6--5-5-----5--(5)--5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4-----4--(4)--4--4--4--3-3-----3--(3)--3-x-x-|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   E  S  S +E   S   S  +E   S   S  +E   S   S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------9--/9--(9)-12-/12-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------------11-/11-(11)--------------------|
|-----9-/9-(9)--------------------------------|
|-(7)-----------------------------------------|
|
|  E  S  S +E   S   S  +E   S   S  +E   S   S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------9--/9-|
|---------------------------------------9--/9-|
|--------------------------11-/11-(11)--------|
|---------------9--/9--(9)--------------------|
|-(7)-7-/7-(7)--------------------------------|


   +E   S   S  +E   S   S  +E   S   S  +E   S  S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)-14-/14-(14)-16-/16-(16)-17-/17-(17)-16-16-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
|  +E   S   S  +E   S   S  +E   S   S  +E   S  S
|------------------------------------------------|
|--(9)-10-/10-(10)-12-/12-(12)-14-/14-(14)-------|
|--(9)-11-/11-(11)-13-/13-(13)-14-/14-(14)-13-13-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17-17-16-16-14-14-------------------------14-14-|
|-------------------16-16-14-14-------14-16-------|
|-------------------------------16-16-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-14-14-13-13-11-11-------------------------11-11-|
|-------------------13-13-11-11-------11-13-------|
|-------------------------------14-14-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                                               ~~~~~~~
   |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  a     +E   S  S  +Q
|----------16----------------16------------19----------||
|-16-17-19----19-17-16-17-19----19b21-(21)----19-(19)--||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|
|                                              ~~~~~~~
|  |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  a     +E   S  S  +Q
|----------11----------------11------------11----------||
|-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14---------------------------||
|-------------------------------14b16-(16)----14-(14)--||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||

Gtr II plays Riff A 
   7/8
     a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  S   3x
||--12----(12)-11----(11)-10----(10)-x-12----(12)---11----(11)---10----(10)----x---||
||o-15b17-(17)-14b16-(16)-13b15-(15)-x-15b17-(17)---14b16-(16)---13b15-(15)----x--o||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||



 2/8
   a     +E   a     +E
|-12----(12)-11----(11)-||
|-15b17-(17)-14b16-(16)-||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|
|         E          E
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|---------5----------4--||


 4/4
  Gtrs I, II
                                 ~~~~~~~~
  Q.   E  S E. S   E  S     E E  Q   +Q    +Q
|-----------------------|-------24--(24)--(24)--|
|--------------------17-|------------------------|
|---------9----9--------|------------------------|
|------2/--------/14----|------------------------|
|-----------7-----------|-/19--------------------|
|-0---------------------|-----0------------------|


                       ~~~~~~~
   E     +E   S  S  S  S       +H
|------------12------------------------|
|---------------12-15-15pb17==(17)r----|
|-14b16-(16)---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


    a      +Q.    +E   S  S  S  S  S  a     +S   S  S
|-----------------------------------------------12----|
|-^17b21==(21)r==(17)p15----17-15s12---------------12-|
|-^-x--------------------16----------14b16-(16)-------|
|-^-x-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  a      +E.  +E    E Q    E     S S S S S S S S E     Q
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-14s12p10----10-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------12----12b14==(14)-(14)r------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-5b5.5--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------7-6-5--------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------7-6-5---5-3b3.5-0--|


  |----6----|                  |--3---|
  S S S S S S a E. S +E  E    +S  +S  S E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5p3p0h5p3p0-5s7-------------------------|
|------------------6-(6)s2b3==(3)r(2)p0---|
|---------------------------------------2-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


   1____/         1___/      1___/       1____/
   S    +S    +S   S   +S  +S  S   +S  +S   S    +S   S      +S   +S  S  S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-[4]--([4])-([4])-7---(7)-(7)-9---(9)-(9)-11---(11)-11b12==(12)r(11)p9----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   S      +S   +S   S      +S   +S   S      +S   +S   S      +S   +S   a      +E   +E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(12)r(10)s12b14==(14)r(12)s15b17==(17)r(15)s17b19==(19)r(17)-19b23==(23)-(23)r-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                         ~~
   S  S  S  a     +S  e  E  +E.  a      +S   +S   S  E
|-12---------------------------------------------------|
|----15-12---------------------------------------------|
|----------15b16-(16)---15-(15)-14b16==(16)r(14)p12----|
|---------------------------------------------------14-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


   E. S E  S  S  +E   S  S  +Q
|--------------------------------|
|---------12s14-(14)-14s11-(11)--|
|--------------------------------|
|-11s12----9s11-(11)-11s=8--(8)--|
|--------------------------------|
|--9s10--------------------------|


  Gtr I
               |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|
   +Q   E.  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------19----18-17-16----------------|
|-(11)-----------------------19-18-17-16----|
|----------16----16----------------------16-|
|--(8)--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|              |-----5-----|  |-----5-----|
|  +Q   E.  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------19----18-17-16----------------|
|-(11)-----------------------19-18-17-16----|
|----------16----16----------------------16-|
|--(8)--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  +Q    e  S  S  e  S  S
|-16----18-15-(15)---------------------|
|-------------------19-19----19-19-----|
|----15--------------------------------|
|-------------------------17-------17--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  +Q    e  e     e  e
|-16----18-15-(15)--17-17----17-17-----|
|--------------------------------------|
|----15--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


  Gtrs I, II
                                             ~
   Q     E  E  Q     Q     E  E  Q   E     E Q
|-17--/18--------------|-18----19-------------|
|----------17-----------|-----------------------|
|-------------15--/17--|----16-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------2--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------3b3.5-0----|


  Gtr I
   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------11----------------|
|-------------------11----------------11-------11-12-14----14-12-11-12-14-|
|----------10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14----12-14----------------------------|
|-10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------6----------------|
|--------------------5-----------------5--------5--7--9-----9--7--5--7--9-|
|-----------5--7--9-----9--7--5--7--9-----7--9----------------------------|
|--5--7--9----------------------------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------|              |--3--|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T  T  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12h14p12----12----------15----14-13-12-------------------|
|-11-------11-12-14----------14----14-13-12----12----------15-14-13-12-------|
|----12-14-------------------------------------------------------------14-13-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|              |--3--|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T  T  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7h=8p=7-----7----------10-----9--8--7-------------------|
|--6--------6--7--9-----------9-----9--8--7-----7----------10--9--8--7-------|
|-----7--9--------------------------------------------------------------9--8-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14-12-------------15-13-------------16-14-------------17-15-------|
|----13-------13-------14-------14-------15-------15-------16-------16----|
|-12-------------14-13-------------15-14-------------16-14-------------17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9--7-------------10--8-------------11--9-------------12-10-------|
|-----8--------8--------9--------9-------10-------10-------11-------11----|
|--7--------------9--8-------------10--9-------------11-10-------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                               2/4
   |------6-------|  |------6-------|            |------6-------|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q  Q      S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
|-------------------15-------15-17-19-17------|-17----------------------------|
|----------15h17h19----17h19------------------|----15----15-------------------|
|-14h16h18------------------------------------|-------14----14----14----------|
|-----------------------------------------x--|----------------12----12----12-|
|-----------------------------------------x--|-------------------------10----|
|-----------------------------------------x--|-------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|            |------6-------|  |--3--|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q  Q      S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
|-------------------10-------10-12-14-12------|-12----------------------------|
|----------10h12h14----12h14------------------|----10----10-------------------|
|--9h11h12------------------------------------|--------9-----9-----9----------|
|-----------------------------------------x--|-----------------7-----7-----5-|
|-----------------------------------------x--|--------------------------5----|
|-----------------------------------------x--|-------------------------------|


 4/4
                    |----6----|                     |----6----|
  E. S +E  E +S  E. S S S S S S   E. S +E  E +S  E. S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-9--8-(8)-7-(7)----------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------9--7-7-7-5-5-5-|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-7--6-(6)-5-(5)----------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------7--5-5-5-3-3-3-|
|
|                   |----6----|                     |----6----|
| E. S +E  E +S  E. S S S S S S   E. S +E  E +S  E. S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-|
|-------------------------------|----5-(5)-7-(7)-9--------------|
|-------------------5-5-5-6-6-6-|-7-----------------------------|
|-0--3-(3)-5-(5)-7--------------|-------------------------------|


  1
  Q   E   E  +H
|-------/16-(16)----|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-0-----------------|
|
| 1
| Q   E   E  +H
|-------/22-(22)----|
|-------------------|
|-9------21-(21)----|
|-9-----------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|


 3/4                                               4/4
                                                     ~~~
   S  a     +s  E  S  a     +s  E  S  a     +s  E    H.      Q
|-12--------------12--------------12--------------|-------------|
|----15b17-(17)------15b17-(17)------15b17-(17)---|-16---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------x--|
|
|                                                    ~~~
|  S  a     +s  E  S  a     +s  E  S  a     +s  E    H.      Q
|--7---------------7---------------7--------------|-------------|
|----10b12-(12)------10b12-(12)------10b12-(12)---|-11---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------x--|


               ~~               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    E. S  +E   E  +Q    E  E    E. S  +E   E  +Q    E  E   H.      +Q
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|-/16p12-(12)h15-(15)--11h12-|-13p12-(12)p11-(11)--10h11-|-9-------(9)--||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|
|              ~~               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|   E. S  +E   E  +Q    E  E    E. S  +E   E  +Q    E  E   H.      +Q
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|-/11p=7--(7)h10-(10)---6h=7-|--8p=7--(7)p=6--(6)---5h=6-|-4-------(4)--||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------||

Gtr II plays Riff A 
 7/8
   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----(12)-12----(12)-12----(12)---12----(12)---12----(12)---12----(12)-------|
|-14b16-(16)-14b16-(16)-14b16-(16)---14b16-(16)---14b16-(16)---14b16-(16)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----(12)-12----(12)-12----(12)---12----(12)---12----(12)---12----(12)----x---|
|-14b16-(16)-14b16-(16)-14b16-(16)---14b16-(16)---14b16-(16)---14b16-(16)----x---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----(12)-14----(14)-14----(14)---12----(12)---14----(14)---14----(14)-------|
|-14b16-(16)-16b18-(18)-16b18-(18)---14b16-(16)---16b18-(18)---16b18-(18)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----(12)-14----(14)-14----(14)-x-17----(17)---14----(14)---14----(14)-------|
|-14b16-(16)-16b18-(18)-16b18-(18)-x-19b21-(21)---16b18-(18)---16b18-(18)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----(12)-14----(14)-17----(17)---14----(14)---14----(14)---14----(14)-------|
|-14b16-(16)-16b18-(18)-19b21-(21)---16b18-(18)---16b18-(18)---16b18-(18)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----(12)-14----(14)-17----(17)-x-17----(17)---17----(17)---17----(17)----x--|
|-14b16-(16)-16b18-(18)-19b21-(21)-x-19b21-(21)---19b21-(21)---19b21-(21)----x--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----(12)-17----(17)-14----(14)---12----(12)---17----(17)---14----(14)-------|
|-14b16-(16)-19b21-(21)-16b18-(18)---14b16-(16)---19b21-(21)---16b18-(18)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   a     +E   a     +E   a     +E  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  S  a     +S  E
|-----------------------17----(17)---17----(17)---17----(17)---17----(17)-------|
|-14----(14)-17----(17)-19b21-(21)---19b21-(21)---19b21-(21)---19b21-(21)-------|
|-16b18-(18)-19b21-(21)---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  Gtrs I, II
   a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  a     +S  S  S  a     +S   S  S  S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------12------------12------------12-12--------------14------------14-14-14-|
|-14b16-(16)----14b16-(16)----14b16-(16)-------16b18-(18)------16b18-(18)----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  a     +S  S  S  a     +S   S  S  S
|-----------------------------------------------------------17------------17-17-17-|
|------------17------------17------------17-17-20b22-(22)------20b22-(22)----------|
|-19b21-(21)----19b21-(21)----19b21-(21)-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  a     +S   +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|------------17------------17------------17-17-----------------17------------17-17-17-|
|-20b22-(22)----20b22-(22)----20b22-(22)-------20b22-(22)-(22)----20b22-(22)----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  a     +S   +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|------------17------------17------------17-17-----------------17------------17-17-17-|
|-20b22-(22)----20b22-(22)----20b22-(22)-------20b22-(22)-(22)----20b22-(22)----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 3/4
   a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|------------17------------17-------------------------------------------------|
|-20b22-(22)----20b22-(22)---------------13------------13------------13-14-15-|
|-----------------------------15b17-(17)----15b17-(17)----15b17-(17)----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 4/4
  E   Q.    +Q    +Q
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|---/10----(10)--(10)--|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|


  Gtr I
  a a Q  +E   E  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------13------------13------------13-14-15-|
|-----0--(0)---15b17-(17)----15b17-(17)----15b17-(17)----------|
|---x-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| a a Q  +E   E  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------17------------17------------17-18-19-|
|-----0--(0)---19b21-(21)----19b21-(21)----19b21-(21)----------|
|---x-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-14-17-------------14-17-------------14-17-------------14-17---------------|
|-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15---|
|----------14-16-------------14-16-------------14-16-------------14-16------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-19-22-------------19-22-------------19-22-------------19-22---------------|
|-------20-------20-------20-------20-------20-------20-------20-------20---|
|----------19-21-------------19-21-------------19-21-------------19-21------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|-14-17-------------17-15-14----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------15-------15----------17-15-13------------13------------13------------13-14-15-|
|----------14-16----------------------15b17-(17)----15b17-(17)----15b17-(17)----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|-19-22-------------22-20-19----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------20-------20----------22-20-19------------17------------17------------17-18-19-|
|----------19-21----------------------19b21-(21)----19b21-(21)----19b21-(21)----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |-----5-----|         |--3---|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  a     +E   E  E  E  E  E  a      +S   +S   E
|----17----17---------------14----19----15----------------------|
|----------------17b19-(19)----15-------------------------------|
|-14----14----14---------------------------16b17==(17)r(16)-14--|
|------------------------------------14-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |-----5-----|         |--3---|  |--3--|
|  S  S  S  S  S  a     +E   E  E  E  E  E  a      +S   +S   E
|---------------------------17----22----19----------------------|
|----19----19----20b22-(22)----19-------------------------------|
|-17----17----17---------------------------19b20==(20)r(19)-17--|
|------------------------------------17-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


   |-----5-----|
   S  S  S  S  S  a     +Q    a     +S   S  a     +S   S  a     +S   S  S  S
|----15----14---------------------------10------------10------------10-11-12-|
|----------------15b17-(17)--13b15-(15)----13b15-(15)----13b15-(15)----------|
|-14----13----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |-----5-----|
|  S  S  S  S  S  a     +Q           S   S         S   S         S   S  S  S
|----19----18----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------17b19-(19)--------------------------------------------------|
|-17----16----15---------------------7---7---------7---7---------7---7--8--9-|
|------------------------------------7---7---------7---7---------7---7--8--9-|
|------------------------------------5---5---------5---5---------5---5--6--7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  a     +E     S  S  S  a     +S  S  S  a      +S   +S
|----------12-16-12--------------12----12--------------12------------------|
|-------15----------15b17-(17)------15----15b17-(17)------15b17==(17)r(15)-|
|-13h14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  PM------|                PM---------|
|  S  S  S  S  E            S  S  S  S  S         s  S  S          E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9----------------------------------9----------------9-------|
|--------------9----------------------------------9----------------9-------|
|--------------7------------------7---------------7----------------7-------|
|--0--0--0--0---------------0--0-----0--0---------------0------------------|


   S  S  S  S  E  S  a     +S   S  S  S  a     +S   +Q
|----------12-16-12------------12----12-------------------|
|-------15----------15b17-(17)----15----15b17-(17)-(17)---|
|-13h14---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  PM------|      PM-----------------|
|  S  S  S  S  E  S         S   S  S  S         s   +E  E
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9--------------------------------9---(9)---|
|--------------9--------------------------------9---(9)---|
|--------------7----------------7---------------7---(7)---|
|--0--0--0--0-----0---------0------0--0-------------------|


                        |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  a     +S  S  S  a      +S   +S
|----------12-16-12----16-12----12--------------12-------------------|
|-------15----------15-------15----15b17-(17)------15b17==(17)r(15)--|
|-13h14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|                       |--3--|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  a     +S  S  S  a      +S   +S
|----------16-21-16----21p16----16--------------16-------------------|
|-------19----------19-------19----19b21-(21)------19b21==(21)r(19)--|
|-18h19--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  S  S  S  a      +S   +S   S S S
|----------12-16-12----12h16p12----12-17b19==(19)-(19)r-------|
|-------15----------15----------15----------------------------|
|-13h14-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0-5-4-|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  S  S  S  a      +S   +S   S S S
|----------16-21-16----16h21p16----16-22b24==(24)-(24)r-------|
|-------19----------19----------19----------------------------|
|-18h19-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0-5-4-|


  E S s S   E.  +S   E. E  E
|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------*|
|---------/<5>-(<5>)---------*|
|---------/<5>-(<5>)----0----*|
|----------------------------*|
|-3-4-5----------------------*|
|
| E S s S   E.  +S   E. E  E
|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------*|
|---------/<5>-(<5>)---------*|
|---------/<5>-(<5>)----0---*|
|----------------------------*|
|-3-4-5----------------------*|
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