Weather Report
Birdland Bass Tab
BIRDLAND (Bassline)
As recorded by Weather Report
(From the 1977 Album HEAVY WEATHER)
Music by Joe Zawinul
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Zawinul - Synth Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Joe Zawinul - Synth Bass'
Gtr III (E A D G) - 'Jaco Pastorius - Fretless Bass'
Q=158
4/4
Gtrs I, II
W H Q +E E +W H Q E E
|----------||----------------|------------|-------------|
|----------||o---------------|------------|-----------5-|
|----------||o-2----3--(3)-5-|-(5)--------|-2----3--5---|
|----------||----------------|------------|-------------|
+W H Q. E +W H Q E E
|-------------||-------------|------------|-------------|
|-(5)--------o||-------------|------------|-----------5-|
|------------o||-2----3----5-|-(5)--------|-2----3--5---|
|-------------||-------------|------------|-------------|
+W H Q. E
|-------------------||------------------------------|
|-(5)---------------||------------------------------|
|-------------------||-2------------------3-------5-|
|-------------------||------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~ ~~~
| H Q E E E E E a E Q E E
|-------------14b15-||---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-|
|-------------------||------------------------14----|
|-------------------||------------------------------|
|-------------------||------------------------------|
+W H Q E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-|
|--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
|~~~~~~
| +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------|
|-------14----------------|---------------14-12-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
+W H Q. E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(5)---------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2------------------3-------5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| E Q. +Q E E E E E a E Q E E
|-----12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-|
|-------------------------|------------------------14----|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
+W H Q E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-|
|--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
|~~~~~~
| +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------|
|-------14----------------|---------------14-12-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
+W H Q. E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(5)---------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2------------------3-------5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| E Q. +Q E E E E E a E Q E E
|-----12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-|
|-------------------------|------------------------14----|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
+W H Q E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-|
|--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
|~~~~~~
| +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------|
|-------14----------------|---------------14-12-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
+W H Q. E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(5)---------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2------------------3-------5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| E Q. +Q E E E E E a E Q E E
|-----12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-|
|-------------------------|------------------------14----|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
+W H Q E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-|
|--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
|~~~~~~
| +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------|
|-------14----------------|---------------14-12-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
+H Q E E +H H W W
|------------------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-(5)----------------5---||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------------------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------3-||-(3)-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|
| E a Q. +Q E E +H +E Q E +H E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|------------------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------------------------||-----------------|--------------0-|-(0)-------------|
|-----13h14----(14)------||------------0--1-|-(1)------1-3---|-----------0---3-|
|----------------------3-||-(3)----(3)------|----------------|-------3---------|
Gtr III
+H E E E E +E E E E +Q E E E E H. E E E E E E E E
|----------------|---------0-(0)------|-------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----0-2------------|---0-1-------|-----------------|
|-(3)------0-1-2-|-(2)--------------3-|-------------|-------0---1---2-|
|----------------|--------------------|-------------|---3-------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E Q. +Q. E +H +Q +E. S
|-----------------||-----------------------|
|--------------17-||-(17)----(17)--(17)-17-|
|---3----(3)------||-----------------------|
|-----------------||-----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(17)-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
H H W W
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-17s===12s===|=7------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| H H H Q.. S +H H
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|--5----------|-5-----------5-|-(5)---------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------3----|-3-----3-------|--------3----|
Gtrs I, II
H H E E +Q H E E +Q H E E Q Q Q
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5---------|-5-5-(5)-------|-5-5-(5)-------|-5-5----------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|------3----|----------3----|-3--------3----|-----3--3--3--|
E E Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-----------|-5-5-----5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-5-----5------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------3-3-(3)--|-----3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3-3----3-3-|
Gtr III
W H Q E E +E Q. +H +H +Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------4----(4)----|-(4)----(4)--(4)s5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------2-|-(2)-(2)---(2)----|-(2)----(2)--(2)s3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-3-----3---|------------------|-------------------|
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Q Q +H +H +Q. E +E Q. +H +H +Q E E
|--5----5---(5)----|-(5)----(5)-----|------7----(7)----|-(7)----(7)----9-|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)--(3)--(3)----|-(3)----(3)---5-|-(5)-(5)---(5)----|-(5)----(5)--0-7-|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
~~~
+Q. E +Q +Q +H +Q. E +W +H +Q Q
|-(9)s==5-(5)--(5)--|-(5)----(5)---0-||-(0)--------|-(0)----(0)--0--|
|-------------------|----------------||------------|----------------|
|-(7)s==3-(3)--(3)--|-(3)----(3)-----||------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------||------------|----------------|
+W +Q. E E E E E Q Q +Q. E Q E E +Q Q
|-(0)--------|-(0)-------------|----0--(0)-----|-------------4--|
|------------|-----------------|---------------|-2--------------|
|------------|-----------------|---------------|------2-(2)-----|
|------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------0-|----0-----------|
+W +W +W +E E E E E E E E
|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)-0-------------||
|------------|------------|------------|-------2-----3-----||
|------------|------------|------------|-------------------||
|------------|------------|------------|---------0h1---2-2-||
E E a Q H W Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---0-15s16-------|----------|----16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s=|
|-----14s15-------|----------|----15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s=|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------------------------------|
|-3---------------|----------|-----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s|
|-15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S H. +W
|-16s15s16s15-0-------|-(0)----|
|-15s14s15s14---------|--------|
|---------------------|--------|
|---------------------|--------|
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s|
|-15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
H +Q. E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-16----(16)---0-||-(0)------------|-----------------|
|-15----(15)-----||---------2------|-----------------|
|----------------||------2-------2-|-(2)--3--4-------|
|----------------||----------------|--------------2--|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0-|
|---------2-2-------|---------------0-|-------2------|---------0------|
|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---4-----|----2-------3-|-(3)--4---------|
|---------------x-4-|-----------------|-3------------|----------------|
|3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E
|-5-5-5-----------------|-5---------------|----------------|
|-------7-5-------------|---7---2---0-----|---------2------|
|-----------7-5-3-0-----|-----------------|------2-------2-|
|-------------------3p0-|---------------3-|-(3)------------|
+Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---0-4----------|
|----------------|---------2-2-------|---------------0-|---------2------|
|-(2)--3--4------|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---4-----|-------2------3-|
|--------------x-|---------------x-3-|-----------------|-3--------------|
+Q Q q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E q E E
|----------------|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5---------------|--------4--------|
|---------0----0-|-----------------|---7---2---0-----|----------2----0-|
|-(3)--4---------|-----------------|-----------------|------2----------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-(3)-------------|
+Q Q q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q E +Q Q Q E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-(0)------------|---------2-2-------|-----------0----|---------2----0-|
|------4--3------|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3--------|------2---------|
|--------------2-|---------------4-3-|--------------3-|-(3)------------|
+Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|----------------|---------2-2-------|-----------0-----||-------5-------5---|
|-(5)--4--3----2-|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---------||-------------------|
|----------------|---------------4-3-|---------------3-||-(3)-3---3-3-3---3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||o-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---o||-----5-------5---|-----5-------5----|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||--3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3--||-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-||-(0)-----------|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---||------4--3--2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3-----||---------------|
Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q
|------------0-|-(0)-----------|--------------|---------------|
|-1--0---------|------4--3--2--|-1--0-------5-|-(5)--4--3--2--|
|-------4--3---|---------------|-------4--3---|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------3-|-(3)-----------|
1.,2.,3. 4.
Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E 4x Q Q Q E E
|------------0-||--(0)-----------|------------0--||--------------|
|-1--0---------||o------4--3--2--|-1--0---------o||-1--0---------|
|-------4--3---||o---------------|-------4--3---o||-------4--3---|
|--------------||----------------|---------------||------------3-|
Q H. +W +W +W
|----0-------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-3----------|------------|------------|--------|
~~ ~~~
|------3------|
+W +Q Q a Q Q E E
|-(0)--------||-(0)-14b15==14r14-12-----12-|
|------------||----------------------14----|
|------------||----------------------------|
|------------||----------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~
|-----3------|
+Q Q Q E E Q Q a Q Q E E
|-(12)-----12--14-14b14.5-|---14b15==14r14-12--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------14-12-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|3-|
E Q. +Q Q E a E E a E S E. Q E
|---12----(12)-----|-14b15==14r14-14b15==14r14---12-----12-|
|------------------|---------------------------------14----|
|------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
+Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r--14--12----------|
|-------14----------------|----------------14-12---|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
W H Q. E
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|-2---------------3--------5-|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~
| |-----3------| |--3---|
| E E Q +Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|---14b15==14r14-12-----12---|
|-------------------|--------------------14------|
|---13h14--(14)-----|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
+W H Q E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------5-|
|--(5)--------------------|---2-----------3---5----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~
| +Q Q Q E E +Q a Q Q E E
|-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)--14r14--12--------|
|-------14----------------|------------------14-12-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
+W H Q. E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(10)---------------------|-2---------------------3-------5-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
| E Q. +Q E E E E a E a E Q E E
|------12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14-14r14-12------12-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------14----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
+W H Q E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------5---|
|--(5)--------------------|---2---------3---5------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|
| +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r--12--12----------|
|-------14----------------|----------------14-12---|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
+H H W W W
|---------------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-(5)-----------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E Q. +Q E E +H E Q E +H E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----12----(12)------||---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------||---------------|--------------0-|-(0)-------------|
|---------------------||----------0--1-|-(1)------1-3---|-----------0---3-|
|-------------------3-||-(3)-----------|----------------|-------3---------|
Gtr III
+H E E E E +E E E E +Q. E E E Q +H +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|---------0-(0)-----|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----0-2-----------|---0-1--(1)----|-(1)---------------|
|-(3)------0-1-2-|-(2)-------------3-|---------------|---------0---1---2-|
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----3-------------|
Gtr II
W H E E E E
|----------------||----------------10-|
|----------------||----------10-12----|
|----------------||-------------------|
|----------------||-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E Q. +Q. E +W
|----------------||-------------------|
|----------------||-------------------|
|---3----(3)-----||-------------------|
|--------------3-||-(3)---------------|
+Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-(10)-----------------|-------------------10-|
|-------12---10-----10-|------10-----10-12----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|
| +W +W
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|--(3)-----------------|-(3)------------------|
+Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|-(10)----------------|-----------------10-|-(10)------------------|
|-------12---10-----9-|----9------10-12----|-------12---10------10-|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|
| +H E E E E Q H. +H +Q E E
|---------------------|----4---------------|--(4)-------(4)------5-|
|---------------0-----|--------------------|---------------------5-|
|-------------3---0---|-2------------------|------------------0--3-|
|--(3)--------------0-|--------------------|-----------------------|
Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|---------------------10-|-(10)----------------||
|------10-------10-12----|-------12---10-------||
|------------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------|---------------------||
|
| +Q Q +H +Q. E E E E E
|-(5)---5---(5)----------|--(5)--------------0-||
|-(5)--------------------|---------------0-----||
|-(3)--------------------|-------------3---0---||
|------------------------|---------------------||
W W
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|
| +Q Q q E E +E E E E Q E a E
|-(0)------------|-----4-5------------|
|---------2------|--------------------|
|------2-------2-|-(2)-----3-4----0h2-|
|----------------|--------------------|
Gtr III
|-3-|
+Q E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q q q E e
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0---|
|----------2-2---------|---------------0-|-------2------|---------0--------|
|-(2)----2-------x-----|-0-2---3---4-----|----2-------3-|-(3)--4-----------|
|------------------4-3-|-----------------|-3------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q q E E +E E Q Q E E
|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-------------0-|-(0)------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---7---2---0-----|---------2------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------2-------2-|-(2)-2-3--4------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------x-|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q q Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0---|
|---------2-2---------|---------------0-|-------2------|---------0--------|
|-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---4-----|----2-------3-|-(3)--4-----------|
|-----------------4-3-|-----------------|-3------------|------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +Q q q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-5--------------------|-5-------------0-|-(0)------------|-----------------|
|---7-5----------------|---7---2---0-----|---------2----0-|-(0)-------------|
|-------7-5------------|-----------------|------2---------|------4--3-------|
|-----------7-5-3-0----|-----------------|----------------|--------------2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|---------------0-||--(0)------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------0-----||o---------2----0-|-(0)------------|
|-2-2---2---------|-0-2---3---------||o------2---------|------4--3------|
|---------0-0---0-|-----------------||-----------------|--------------3-|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------0--||
|---------2-2---------|-----------0-----o||
|-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---------o||
|-----------------4-3-|------------------||
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-||--(0)-0---4---------|-------------------|
|-||o-----------2-----0-|-(0)-0-------------|
|-||o-------2-----------|-------4--3-3------|
|-||--------------0-----|----------------x--|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------0-|
|---------2-2---------|-----------0-----|
|-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---------|
|-----------------4-3-|-----------------|
+Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-(0)------------|-----7---------5-------|
|---------2----0-|-(0)-------------------|
|------2---------|-------4-(0)-3---------|
|----------------|-------------------x---|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E 3x +Q Q Q E E
|---------------------|---------------0--||-(0)-------------|
|---------2-2---------|-----------0-----o||---------2----0--|
|-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---------o||------2----------|
|-----------------4-3-|------------------||-----------------|
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(0)-0------------|---------2-2-------|---------------------------------|
|-------4--3-3-----|-2-2---2-----------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-5-5-|
|----------------2-|---------------3-0-|---------------------------------|
Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------0-*|
|-------2----0-|-(0)-0-----------|---------2-2-------|-----------0-----*|
|----2---------|-------4--5------|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---------*|
|-3------------|---------------x-|---------------3-4-|-----------------*|
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
