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                          WHISPERING A PRAYER (IRELAND)
                            As recorded by Steve Vai
                  (From the 2001 Album ALIVE IN AN ULTRA WORLD)

Music by Steve Vai
Transcribed by Daniel Pacheco

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'

 Intro
  Q=45
  Esus4E      Esus4        E              Esus4        E
 4/4
  Gtr I
                <        <                     <
                1/                1          1/
  H    H      S S   S S  H    +E  +S  S   Q  S S   S S  H
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------|-----------h4----(4)-(4)---|--------------h4----|
|-----------|---2h==4p2-----------------|------2h==4p2-------|
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------|


  Esus4                 E              Esus4                E
                  <                        <                 <           <
                                1
   a  S  a  S  a  E +H     +E  +S  S   E   S   a  S  a  E E  S  a  E S   S   a  S  a  E
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-(4)s6-(6)s8-(8)s4-(4)----(4)-(4)---|---11-(11)s9-(9)s8---8-(8)s6---11-(11)s9-(9)s8----|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|


  H=H            Q=55
  Esus4                   E
     <
                                          |-----3-----|
  S  S  a  E  a   Q    a   E   a   E   a  E  a  E  a  E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-(8)s6-(6)s11--(11)s16-(16)s11-(11)s9-(9)s8-(8)s6-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


  Esus4                         E
 5/4
                                       1.5
                                 ~~~
   a  S.  a  S.  a  S +S  +S  E +Q.   +S    S Q
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-(6)s8--(8)s6--(6)s8-(8)-(8)s4-(4)---(4)--------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


  Q=42
  Esus4          E
 4/4
   <                                       <
        1____/
                              ~~
                                     |-3-|
   Q   +E    +E   +T  T  T T  E   a  S s s E
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12--(12)--(12)-(12)-9----------------------|
|-----------------------11-9-11-(11)s9-8-6-8-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


  Esus4               E
                             1.5
                       ~~~
        |-----3-----|
   a  e S  a  S  a  S +Q.   +S    S Q
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-(8)s4---------------------------------|
|-------6-(6)s9-(9)s4-(4)---(4)---------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  Q=55
 5/4                                           4/4
   <          <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <    <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <
   ~~
   H     +S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-21----(21)-16-19-14-16-------16-------16----|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------17-------17-------17-|----------16----16-------14----------------------|
|---------------------------16-------18-------|-18-16-18----18-------16-------------13----------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------18-------18-14-------16-13----|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------16----------16-|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


                                                    H.=H
   <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <  <    <      >
                                                     ~~~~~~~~~~
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    H     +H
|----------------------------------------14-17----|-19----(19)----|
|-------------------------------------15-------19-|---------------|
|-------13----------------------16-14-------------|---------------|
|-14----------------------16-14-------------------|---------------|
|----16-------------14----------------------------|---------------|
|----------16-16-12----16-------------------------|---------------|


            Verse I
  Q=47
                             A                  E
              <       <       <                  <
              .5/   .5/
  W           Q       Q       S   a   S   a   e  Q
|----------|----------------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------------|
|----------|-16------13-------------------------13--|
|----------|-----------------16-(16)s14-(14)s16-----|
|----------|----------------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------------|


  A                      E             B               E               A                  E
   <                      <      <      <        <      <       <       <                  <
   .5/                  .5/  .5/  .5/           .5/   .5/
   S       a   S   a   e  e      e      Q       +Q      Q       Q       S   a   S   a   e  Q
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------13--------------------------|-16------13-------------------------13---|
|-16-----(16)s14-(14)s16--------14-------------------|-----------------16-(16)s14-(14)s16------|
|--------------------------------------14------(14)--|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


  A                      B              E       Esus4
 2/4                                   4/4
   <                      <  <
   .5/                                 1/              .5/
   S       a   S   a   e  e  S   a  S   +H      +Q   +E  +S     +S
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------13-11-(11)s9-|-(9)-----(9)--(9)-(9)----(9)s|
|-16-----(16)s14-(14)s16--------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


  C#m                   A                  E     F#m              B
                         <                  <          <  <  <  <  <
                .5/                                              .5/
   ~~~
   E.   a   S  +E.    S  S   a   S   a   e  Q      a   e  e  e  e  Q.      S  S
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-20--(20)s16-(16)-------------------------13--|-(13)s18-16-14-13-11p======9s11-|
|-----------------------16-(16)s14-(14)s16-----|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  E                         A                  E
    <                        <                  <
    S.   a   S  S.   a   Q   S   a   S   a   e  Q
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-/16--(16)s18s16--(16)s13---------------------13--|
|---------------------------16-(16)s14-(14)s16-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


  A                      B              E       Esus4
 2/4                                   4/4
   <                      <  <
   .5/                                 1/
   S       a   S   a   e  e  S   a  S   +H      +H
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------13-11-(11)s9-|-(9)-----(9)----|
|-16-----(16)s14-(14)s16--------------|----------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------|


 Verse II
  E                        A                  E
                    <                          <
                    .5/
   a   E.   a   S  +Q       S   a   S   a   e  Q
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(9)s16--(16)s13-(13)------------------------13--|
|--------------------------16-(16)s14-(14)s16-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  A                      E                    B                    E                        A                 E
   <                      <      <             <                    <                         <                <
   .5/                  .5/  .5/         .5/
   S       a   S   a   E  e      S       a  S +Q       a   S E S    S.   a   S  S.   a   Q    S   a  S  a   e  Q
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------13--------------------------------------|-16--(16)s18s16--(16)s13--11-(11)s9-(9)s11-13---|
|-16-----(16)s14-(14)s16--------14-----(14)s9-(9)-----(9)s11s9---|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


  A                      B              E       Esus4
 2/4                                   4/4
   <                      <  <
   .5/                                 1/
   S       a   S   a   e  e  S   a  S   +H      +Q   +E. +S
|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------13-11-(11)s9-|-(9)-----(9)--(9)-(9)s|
|-16-----(16)s14-(14)s16--------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------|


  C#m                   A                  E
                         <                  <
                .5/
   ~~~
   E.   a   S  +E.    S  S   a   S   a   e  Q
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-20--(20)s16-(16)-------------------------13---|
|-----------------------16-(16)s14-(14)s16------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  F#m                      B                E                         A        E
 4/4
        <  <  <  <                            <                        <        <
                             .5/
    a   e  e  e  S   a   S  +Q.      S  S     S.   a   S  S.   a   Q   s  s  e  Q
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-(13)s18-16-14-13-(13)s11-(11)p=====9s11-|-/16--(16)s18s16--(16)s13-----------13--|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------16-14-16-----|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  A                      B
 2/4
   <                      <       <
   .5/
   S       a   S   a   e  E   a   S   a  S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------13-(13)s11-(11)s9--|
|-16-----(16)s14-(14)s16--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


                  Interlude I
  E       Esus4    F#m                      B
 4/4
                        <
   1/                                        .5/
                                              ~~~~~~~
  +H      +H        a   Q    a   E.   a   S  +Q      E  s  s
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-----(9)----|-(9)s11--(11)s18--(18)s16-(16)-------13-11-|
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|


  E                C#m
   <
                           .5/   .5/
   Q.    S  S   a   Q.    +S      +S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-13----11-------------------------------|
|----------14-(14)s11----(11)----(11)----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


  D            A       B7
            <           <
                ~~
    a   Q   Q   H       Q   Q   Q    Q
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----12--16--/17--|
|----------16p=14----|-14---------------|
|-(11)s12------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|


  E           A                              E
   <           <
   .5/       .5/                           .5/
   Q       Q   S       a   S   a   s   a   S  +Q
|-19p=====16------------------------------------------|
|-------------19-----(19)s17-(17)s19-(19)s21-(21)-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


  A                  E             B
   <                  <      <      <
                      .5/  .5/  .5/               .5/
   S   a   S   a   e  e      e      Q        a   T  T  +E.
|--------------------16---------------------------------------|
|-19-(19)s17-(17)s19--------17--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------16------(16)s18s16-(16)----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                          A                  E     A                       B
                                                     2/4
   <                          <                  <                              <
                      .5/
   S.   a   S  S  T  +Q       S   a   S   a   e  Q      a   S   a   S   a   e   E  S   a   S
|-19--(19)s21s19p16-(16)------------------------16--|-(16)s14-(14)s12-(12)s14-16------------|
|----------------------------19-(19)s17-(17)s19-----|-----------------------------19-(19)s17-|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


 Interlude II
  E          Esus4
 4/4
    .5/
   +H         E.     S   a   E   a   S   a   S
|----------------------------------------------|
|-(17)-------16tr17-14-(14)s16-(16)s14-(14)s12-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


  E                                             Esus4
                                                                    <  <  <
                        .5/        .5/
    |-------3-------|                                               |--3--|
    S   a   S   a   S  +E      +E   +E       a   S   a   S   a   e  e  e  e
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/16-(16)s14-(14)s12-(12)----(12)-(12)----(12)s14-(14)s16-(16)s17-19-17-16-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                               Esus4
   <
                                              |-------3-------|    |------------5-------------|
   T   a   T   a   T   a   T   a   E  +Q   S  S   a   S   a   s S  t  T   a   T   a   T   a   T   a   s  S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------21---------------------------------------|
|-19-(19)s17-(17)s16-(16)s17-(17)s12-(12)----19-(19)s17-(17)s16------19-(19)s17-(17)s16-(16)s14-(14)s16-12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                 Esus4
   E.  S  Q   +S   S.X  X X  X X  X S.  T   a   T   a  T S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-12--14----------12p9-------------------------------------|
|--------13--(13)------11p9------------13-(13)s11-(11)s9---|
|---------------------------11p9---------------------------|
|--------------------------------11s9----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                     Esus4
                                             |-4:3-|       |----7----|
   S   a   E.  +S   T  T  S X  X X  X S  T S T T T T T T S T T T T T S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-(16)s13--(13)----13s11p9-----------11s6p4---------6s4p2-----------|
|-----------------------------11p9-------------6p4-----------4p2-------|
|------------------11--------------11p9------------6p4-----------4p2---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                       Esus4
   ~~~               ~~~         ~~~
      |--3--|
   E. T  T  T  T  t  E. S  X  X  E.  T  T   a   S.   T  T
|-16p12----------12-------16p12---------------------------|
|-------16-14-16----16----------16--14s16-(16)s14--/16s14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                      Esus4
    a   Q    a   S   a   S. T  T  T  s T  T  S   a   t T T  T  T   a   T   a  T  a   T   a  T  a  T
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(14)s12--(12)s19-(19)s12----19s12s19---19s12-(12)s14-----19s12-(12)s14-(14)s9-(9)s12-(12)s7-(7)s9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                   Esus4
                                                                 1______
                                                         ~~~~~~~
                                              |-3-|
   a  T  a  T  a  T  a  T  a  T  a  T  a  S E T T T S  S E. +E. +S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(9)s5-(5)s7-(7)s4-(4)s5-(5)s2-(2)s4-(4)s0-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------1---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------4-2-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------4---/6s4--(4)-(4)-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E             Esus4
         /              2.5
   ~~~          ~
  +Q.   +S  +S  Q  +S  +E    S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-(4)---(4)-(4)s9--(9)-(9)-----|
|------------------------------|


  E                                     Esus4
                                                                         .5/
   t T  T S.  t T  T S. T  a   T   a  S +S   t T  T S. T  a   T   a  S. +T     S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12------9--12------9--9-(9)s12-(12)s7-(7)-12------9--9-(9)s12-(12)s7--(7)------|
|------11---------11-----------------------------11------------------------------|
|----9----------9------------------------------9---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                   Esus4
    t  T  T  S.  t  T  T  S.  t  t  S  t  T  T  S.  t  t  S  t  t  T   a   S.
|-------------------------------16--------------------16-------16-------------|
|-/17----16-----17----16-----17-------17----16-----14-------14----------------|
|-----------16-----------16--------13----------16--------13-------13-(13)s11--|
|-----14-----------14--------------------14-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                        Esus4
                                                 |-------7:6-------|
    a   E  T  T  T  t  T  T  T  T  T  T  S   S   T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  S.
|---------19------------------------------------------------------------------19----21----|
|---------------17------------------------------------------------------19-------19-------|
|-(11)s16----16----------18----------------(16)----------16-------18-------18-------------|
|------------------16-16-------16------------------18-14-------------16-------------------|
|---------------------------16-------18s14------------------14s16-------------------------|
|---------------------------------16------------16----------------------------------------|


  E          Esus4
        ~~
    a   H     +Q     E  E
|-(21)s19----(19)---------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|------------------/16---|


  E                                                            Esus4
       /0.5    /0.5      /0.5              /0.5    /0.5        /0.5    /0.5      /0.5    /0.5      /0.5    /0.5
   |-----------6-----------|              |--------6---------|  |-----------6-----------|     |----------6-----------|
   T  +T     T +T      T  +T     T +S. E  T  +T     T +T     S  T  +T     T +T      T  +T     T +T      T  +T     T +T      T   a  E S.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-(11)----9-(9)-----------------------11-(11)----9-(9)------11-(11)----9-(9)---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------11-(11)----9-(9)---------------------------------------------11-(11)----9-(9)-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-(11)----9-(9)----11-(11)s9----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                                                                                                   Esus4
       /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5
   |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |-----------6--------
   T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-13-(13)----11-(11)----13-(13)----11-(11)----13-(13)----11-(11)----13-(13)----11-(11)----13-(13)----11-(11)----13-(13)----11-(11)----14-(14)----11-(11)----14-(14)----11-(11)----14-(14)----11-(11)----14-(14)----11-(11)----14-(14)----11-(11)----14-(14)----1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  E                                                                                                                                   Esus4
       /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5      /0.5
   |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |------------6------------|      |----6-----|
   T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      T  +T      E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-(16)----13-(13)--------------------------16-(16)----13-(13)--------------------------16-(16)----13-(13)----16-(16)----18-(18)----16-(16)----18-(18)----16-(16)----18-(18)----16-(16)----18-(18)----16-(16)----18-(18)----16-(16)----18-(18)----16-|
|-----------------------16-(16)----14-(14)--------------------------16-(16)----14-(14)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Solo
  E                                                      Esus4
                             ~~~~~~~          ~~~                ~~~~
            |-----3------|           |--3--|     |--3--|                         |--3--|
   E.    S  S      +S   +S   E  +T   T  T  T  S. T  T  T  T  T   S   X  X  X  X  T  T  T
|-------19--------------------------------16-17p16----------16-[17]-16----------16-------|
|-19b21----19b21==(19)r(19)-19-(19)-17h19----------19-17h19------------19-17h19----19-17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                              Esus4
                          1____/
                                                  ~~~~~~~                 ~~~~~~~                 ~~~~~~~
                      |----3----|        |--3--|              |--4:3---|                 |--3--|
   E  +T   a  s T  T  S  +S    +S   +T   T  T  T  T      +T   T  T  T  T  T      +T   T  T  T  T  T      +T    S   S
|-19-(19)-19s21------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------21-19-(19)--(19)-(19)----19-21-21pb22r(21)-19----19-21-21pb22r(21)-19----19-21-21pb22r(21)-(19)---|
|---------------------------------------21----------------------21----------------------21---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                                               Esus4
   X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  a  X  T X  X X  X X a  T T  X X  X X  s
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9------------------------------------------------------------|
|------11-9h11--------11-9h11--------11-9h11--------11-9h11--------11-9h11--------11-9h11--------11p9---------9-11s13s11p9----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11p9-11--------------11p9------9s11s9-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11s9--------11p9-11p9-(9)---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                                               Esus4
   X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X X  X  X  X X  X X  X  X  X X  X X  T
|-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-14p9-14p9---------9-14p9---------9-14p9---------9-12h14p12p9----9-12h14p12p9----9h12s====|
|------12-9h12--------12-9h12--------12-9h12--------12-9h12--------12-9h12-------------12-9h12--------12-9h12--------12-9h12--------------12--------------12----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                                                               Esus4
                                                                                                                                             |--3--|              |--3--|
   X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  T  T  T  X  X  X  X  T  T  T  X  X  X  X  T
|-16p12----------12-16p12----------12-16p12----------12-16p12----------12----------12----------12-------------------------------------------16s21s16p12----------16s21s16p12--------------|
|-------16-12h16----------16-12h16----------16-12h16----------16-12h16----16-12h16----16-12h16----16p12----------14h16p14----------14h16h17-------------17p16h17-------------17p16p14s12--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16p14h16----------16p14h16--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                                                         Esus4
                                                   |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|                                                  |--------7--------|  |--------7--------|
   X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T
|-19p16----------16-19p16----------16-19p16-------------------------------------------------21p17----------17-21p17----------17-21p17----------------------------------------16-19h21---|
|-------17-16h17----------17-16h17----------17p16----------------------------------16-17p16-------19-17h19----------19-17h19----------19p17---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------18p16----------------------16h18----------------------------------------------------------19p17----------------------17h19------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------18p16----------16h18----------------------------------------------------------------------19p17----------17h19------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------18-16h18----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19-17h19------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                                                               Esus4
   X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  S    T  T
|-23p19----------19-23p19----------19-23p19----------19-23p19-23p19-------23p19-------23p19-------24p19-------24p19-------24p19-------24p19-------24p19-------24p19-------24-----------|
|-------21-19h21----------21-19h21----------21-19h21----------------21p19-------21p19-------21p19-------22p19-------22p19-------22p19-------22p19-------22p19-------22p19---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/13S17----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  E                                                        Esus4
                                             |---5:6---|
   S      S      S      S      S      S      X X  X X  X t S     S    S    S    S    S    S    S
|-16tr17---------------12tr14-----------------------9h11p9-----------------7tr9---------------------|
|--------16tr17---------------12tr14--------10p9h10--------9tr10------7tr9------7tr9----------------|
|---------------14tr15---------------11tr13----------------------8tr9----------------6tr8-5tr6-4tr6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                    H.=H    E=70
  E                   Esus4               E      Esus4    E    Esus4
                                                         5/4
                                            >
                  ~
  E.  a  S  S  a  E S  E. T T E  a  S +S    H    +H       H    H.
|-----------------------------------------|-------------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------|------------|
|-4--(4)s6--------------------------------|-------------|------------|
|----------/6-(6)s4---/6--4---------------|-------------|------------|
|---------------------------7-4-(4)s9-(9)s|=2----(2)----|------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------|------------|


 Outro
  Q=40
  E                    Esus4
 4/4
    <      < <  <         <
    .5/       .5/
                ~~~~~~
  S S      S S  Q      E. S  s s  s s
|-------------------------------------|
|--------------12----------------12-9-|
|---9-----11-9------------9-11-9------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


                        Q=60
  E                                          Esus4
         >                                      >
                2
     ~~~~~~~
   S E. +H     +S  E.    s  s  s  s s  s S S S +E. +E  E
|---------------------|----14----------------------------|
|----9--(9)----(9)----|-12-------12----------------------|
|-11------------------|-------11------11-----------------|
|---------------------|-------------9------9-------------|
|---------------------|------------------7---9-(9)-(9)---|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|


  Q=55                          Q=40
  E                             Esus4  E    Esus4  E    Esus4
   t  t  t  t t  t t t E.  a  s H      H    H      H    H
|----14------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-12-------12------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------11------11-------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------9------9---------------|-----------|-----------|
|------------------7---9--(9)s7------|-----------|-----------|
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|


  H.=H
  C#m       A                 E     F#m         B
   <     <    <                <     >  >  >  >  <    <
   2/                                                .5/
   Q     Q    S   a  S  a   e  Q     E  E  E  E  Q.   S      a   S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-16----12------------------------|-14-12--------------------------|
|-----------11-(11)s9-(9)s11-13--|-------14-13-11----9-----(9)s11-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  E                       A                E
                       >   <                <
   S.   a   T   a   e  Q   S   a  S  a   e  Q
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12--(12)s14-(14)s12---------------------------|
|---------------------13--11-(11)s9-(9)s11-13---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  A                B
 3/4
   <                <
                         1________
   S   a  S  a   e  q    E    +E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-11-(11)s9-(9)s11-13--11---(11)-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


                                                                E=60
  E
 4/4
    <                                                       >
            |                                                           1.5
    ~~~~~                                     ~~     T      T
   +Q..    +S  S.  a  T  a  T  a  S  a  T  a  S. T   S   a  S   +Q..   +S    H
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------*|
|-(11)----(11)-8--(8)s9-(9)s8-(8)s6-(6)s8-(8)s4----/11-(11)s8-|-(8)----(8)--------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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