You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 1980 Album BACK IN BLACK)
Tabber: niall_acdc
G5/D
x x 0 0 3 3 G5/DVII
x x x 7 8 x D5
x x x 7 10 x G
3 x 0 0 0 x
C
x 3 2 0 1 x G5
3 x 0 0 3 x G5/E
x x 2 0 3 x Em7/C
x 3 2 0 3 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Angus Young Lead w/Dist.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Malcolm Young Rhythm w/Dist.'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=126
G5/D D5 G5/DVII D5 D5 D5
4/4
Gtr I
H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +Q. E E E E E
|-3------(3)--
|-3------(3)--
|-0------(0)--
|-0------(0)--
|-------------
|-------------
------|-------
---10-|-(10)-8
----7-|--(7)-7
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
-------------|
-8---8-7-----|
---7-----7---|
-----------0-|
-------------|
-------------|
--------------
-3------------
-2-------2----
-0-------3b3.5
--------------
--------------
---|----------
-3-|-(3)------
-2-|-(2)------
-0-|-(0)---3s4
---|----------
---|----------
-------|
-3-----|
-2-----|
---3-0-|
-------|
-------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E E
|-3-----------
|-3-----------
|-0-----------
|-0--0-0--0--0
|-------------
|-------------
E E +E E
------|-------
---10-|-(10)-8
----7-|--(7)-7
-0----|-------
------|-------
------|-------
E E E E E E
-------------|
-8---8-7-----|
-7-7-----7---|
-----------0-|
-------------|
-------------|
H. E
--------------
-3------------
-2-------2----
-0-------3b3.5
--------------
--------------
E +Q. E E
---|----------
-3-|-(3)------
-2-|-(2)------
-0-|-(0)---3s4
---|----------
---|----------
E E E
-------|
-3-----|
-2-----|
---3-0-|
-------|
-------|
G5/D
H +Q.
|-3------(3)--
|-3------(3)--
|-0------(0)--
|-0------(0)--
|-------------
|-------------
G5/DVII D
E +E E
------|-------
---10-|-(10)-8
----7-|--(7)-7
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
5
E E E E E E
-------------|
-8---8-7-----|
---7-----7---|
-----------0-|
-------------|
-------------|
D5
W +H
----------|---
-3--------|-(3
-2--------|-(2
-0--------|-(0
----------|---
----------|---
. Q
----------|
)---------|
)---------|
)---------|
----------|
----------|
|
| Q E E E E
|-3-----------
|-3-----------
|-0-----------
|-0--0-0--0--0
|-------------
|-------------
E E +E E
------|-------
---10-|-(10)-8
----7-|--(7)-7
-0----|-------
------|-------
------|-------
E E E E E E
-------------|
-8---8-7-----|
-7-7-----7---|
-----------0-|
-------------|
-------------|
W +H
----------|---
-3--------|-(3
-2--------|-(2
-0--------|-(0
----------|---
----------|---
. Q
----------|
)---------|
)---------|
)---------|
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Pre and 1st
G
Q H E
||------------
||o-0---------
||--0---------
||--0---------
||o-----------
||--3---------
Verse
C G C
E +E E q q
--|-----------
1-|-(1)-1-0--1
0-|-(0)-0-0--0
2-|-(2)-2-0--2
3-|-(3)-3----3
--|-------3---
G D5
E E +Q H
------|-------
--0-3-|-(3)---
--0-2-|-(2)---
--0-0-|-(0)---
------|-------
--3---|-------
G
E E +E
--------|-----
------0-|-(0)-
------0-|-(0)-
------0-|-(0)-
--------|-----
------3-|-(3)-
D5 G
E q q q 4
-------------|
0-3--0--3---o|
0-2--0--2----|
0-0--0--0----|
------------o|
3----3-------|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
G C
Gtrs I, II
Q H E E
|-------------
|-0---------1-
|-0---------0-
|-0---------2-
|-----------3-
|-3-----------
G C
+E E q q
|-------------
|-(1)-1-0--1--
|-(0)-0-0--0--
|-(2)-2-0--2--
|-(3)-3----3--
|-------3-----
G D5
E E +Q H
----|---------
0-3-|-(3)-----
0-2-|-(2)-----
0-0-|-(0)-----
----|---------
3---|---------
G
E E +E E
------|-------
----0-|-(0)-0-
----0-|-(0)-0-
----0-|-(0)-0-
------|-------
----3-|-(3)-3-
D5 G D5
q q q
---------|
3--0--3--|
2--0--2--|
0--0--0--|
---------|
---3-----|
G C
Q H E E
|-------------
|-0---------1-
|-0---------0-
|-0---------2-
|-----------3-
|-3-----------
G C
+E E q q
|-------------
|-(1)-1-0--1--
|-(0)-0-0--0--
|-(2)-2-0--2--
|-(3)-3----3--
|-------3-----
G D5
E E +Q Q
----|---------
0-3-|-(3)--3--
0-2-|-(2)--2--
0-0-|-(0)--0--
----|---------
3---|---------
E E E E +Q
--------|-----
3-3-3-3-|-(3)-
2-2-2-2-|-(2)-
0-0-0-0-|-(0)-
--------|-----
--------|-----
Q Q Q
----------|
-3--3--3--|
-2--2--2--|
-0--0--0--|
----------|
----------|
Chorus
G5
Q Q +E
||------------
||o----3--(3)-
||-----0--(0)-
||-----0--(0)-
||o-----------
||--3--3--(3)-
E E E +E E
------|-------
------|-------
------|-----0-
------|-------
0-2-3-|-(3)---
------|-------
D5
E E +E E E E
--------------
3-------3---3-
------------2-
----------0-0-
--2-(2)-------
--------------
|
|
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+Q Q +E
|-------------
|-(3)--3--(3)-
|-(2)--2--(2)-
|-(0)--0--(0)-
|-------------
|-------------
E E E +E E
------|-------
------|-------
------|-----0-
------|-------
0-2-3-|-(3)---
------|-------
G5/E
E E +E E E E
--------------
3-3-(3)-3-----
--0-(0)-------
--------------
--2-(2)---2-0-
--------------
--||
-o||
--||
--||
-o||
--||
2nd Verse
G
Q H E
||------------
||o-0---------
||--0---------
||--0---------
||o-----------
||--3---------
C G G
E +E E q q
--|-----------
1-|-(1)-1-0--1
0-|-(0)-0-0--0
2-|-(2)-2-0--2
3-|-(3)-3----3
--|-------3---
5 G D5
E E +Q H
------|-------
--0-3-|-(3)---
--0-2-|-(2)---
--0-0-|-(0)---
------|-------
--3---|-------
G
E E +E
--------|-----
------0-|-(0)-
------0-|-(0)-
------0-|-(0)-
--------|-----
------3-|-(3)-
D5 G D5
E q q q 3
-------------|
0-3--0--3---o|
0-2--0--2----|
0-0--0--0----|
------------o|
3----3-------|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
G C
Q H E E
|-------------
|-0---------1-
|-0---------0-
|-0---------2-
|-----------3-
|-3-----------
G C
+E E q q
|-------------
|-(1)-1-0--1--
|-(0)-0-0--0--
|-(2)-2-0--2--
|-(3)-3----3--
|-------3-----
G D5
E E +Q Q
----|---------
0-3-|-(3)--3--
0-2-|-(2)--2--
0-0-|-(0)--0--
----|---------
3---|---------
E E E E +Q
--------|-----
3-3-3-3-|-(3)-
2-2-2-2-|-(2)-
0-0-0-0-|-(0)-
--------|-----
--------|-----
Q Q Q
----------|
-3--3--3--|
-2--2--2--|
-0--0--0--|
----------|
----------|
Chorus
G5
Q Q +E
||------------
||o----3--(3)-
||-----0--(0)-
||-----0--(0)-
||o-----------
||--3--3--(3)-
E E E +E E
------|-------
------|-------
------|-----0-
------|-------
0-2-3-|-(3)---
------|-------
D5
E E +E E E E
--------------
3-------3---3-
------------2-
----------0-0-
--2-(2)-------
--------------
|
|
|
|
|
|
+Q Q +E
|-------------
|-(3)--3--(3)-
|-(2)--2--(2)-
|-(0)--0--(0)-
|-------------
|-------------
E E E +E E
------|-------
------|-------
------|-----0-
------|-------
0-2-3-|-(3)---
------|-------
G5/E
E E +E E E E
--------------
3-3-(3)-3-----
--0-(0)-------
--------------
--2-(2)---2-0-
--------------
3x
--||
-o||
--||
--||
-o||
--||
G5
Q Q +E E
|-------------
|----3--(3)---
|----0--(0)---
|----0--(0)---
|-----------0-
|-3--3--(3)---
E E +E E E
----|---------
----|-------3-
----|-----0---
----|---------
2-3-|-(3)-----
----|---------
D5
E +E E E E
------------|-
------3---3-|-
----------2-|-
--------0-0-|-
2-(2)-------|-
------------|-
D
E E Q +E E E
2-2-2--(2)-2-2
3-3-3--(3)-3-3
2-2-2--(2)-2-2
0-0-0--(0)-0-0
--------------
--------------
E
-2-|
-3-|
-2-|
-0-|
---|
---|
G5
E E Q Q E
|-2---3--3--3-
|-3---3--3--3-
|-2---0--0--0-
|-0---0--0--0-
|-------------
|---3-3--3--3-
D
E +E E Q E
2-|-(2)-2-2--2
3-|-(3)-3-3--3
2-|-(2)-2-2--2
0-|-(0)-0-0--0
0-|-(0)-0-0--0
--|-----------
E E E +E E
-2-2-2-|-(2)-2
-3-3-3-|-(3)-3
-2-2-2-|-(2)-2
-0-0-0-|-(0)-0
-0-0-0-|-(0)-0
-------|------
Q E E E E
-2--2-2-2-2-|
-3--3-3-3-3-|
-2--2-2-2-2-|
-0--0-0-0-0-|
-0--0-0-0-0-|
------------|
Guitar Solo
G5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +E
|-------------
|-------------
|-5b7======(5)
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
C5
~~~~~~
+Q. E
----------|-3-
----------|---
-(5)r-----|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
G5/E
E E E +E E
--------------
3-6-----------
----5b7==(5)r5
--------------
--------------
--------------
D5
E E
-----|
-----|
-3---|
---5-|
-----|
-----|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q E
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-5-----------
|-3-----------
E E E Q
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
--------5-|---
--0---2-3-|---
----------|---
E E Q
--------------
----3---------
----0---------
--------------
----2---------
--------------
E E
-----|
---3-|
---2-|
---0-|
-----|
-----|
~~~
E +Q. E E
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|---------5-3-
|-5-(5)-------
|-------------
C5 G
~~~~~~~~
E E +Q E E
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
5-3-|-(3)-----
----|------6-3
5/E G5
Q E E
--------|
-3------|
-3------|
----5---|
------5-|
--------|
|
| H E E
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-----------0-
|-------------
E E Q E E
----|---------
----|--------3
----|--------0
--5-|---------
2-3-|--------2
----|---------
Q E E
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
------5-|
------3-|
~
Q e E E a
|-------------
|-------------
|----[3]-----5
|-5-----------
|-------------
|-------------
Em7/C
~~~
E E E +E S
-------|------
---6-6-|-(6)--
s7-----|-----7
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
G5/E
~~~~~~
S E E +E E E
--------------
---8-8-(8)---8
s9---------9--
--------------
--------------
--------------
D
E
--------|
-10b12==|
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
|
| H E
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
E E E +Q.
-------|------
-----3-|-(3)--
-----0-|-(0)--
-----2-|-(2)--
-0-2-3-|-(3)--
-------|------
E +Q E
--------------
-----3-(3)----
-----0-(0)----
--------------
-----2-(2)---0
--------------
E
--2-----|
--3-----|
--2-----|
--0-----|
--------|
--------|
+E E E
|-------10----
|-(10)r----10b
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
~~~~
+E Q
--------------
12==(10)r-8---
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
C5
~~~~
+E E
-----------|--
(8)-11b13==|=(
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
G
+E E E E
--------------
11)r-10b12-8--
-------------9
--------------
--------------
--------------
5/E
~~~~~~~
Q E E
--------------
--8------18b20
-------9------
--------------
--------------
--------------
----|
====|
----|
----|
----|
----|
|
| +Q Q
|--(2)------2-
|--(3)------3-
|--(2)------2-
|--(0)------0-
|-------------
|-------------
E E
----------2---
----------3---
----------2---
----------0---
------------0-
--------------
E E
-----------|--
-----3-----|--
-----0-----|--
-----------|--
-2---3-----|--
-----------|--
+E E E E
--------------
(3)--------3-3
(0)---0------0
--------------
(3)----------2
--------------
+E E E E
--------------
-(3)-3--------
-(0)-0--------
--------------
-(2)-2-2--0---
--------------
----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
G5
~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +Q +
|-------------
|-18--(18)--(1
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
~~~~
E E E E
----15-------|
8)r----15-18-|
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E +E E
--------------
--------------
-17b19r(17)p15
--------------
--------------
--------------
E E E E
--------------
--------------
----17--15-17b
-17-----------
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--------------
D5
+E
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19==(17)r-|
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| Q Q +
|-------------
|-------3----(
|-------0----(
|-------0----(
|-------------
|--3----3----(
E E E E
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3)-----------|
0)-----------|
0)-----------|
-----0--2--3-|
3)-----------|
+E E E
--------------
-------------3
---------0----
--------------
-(3)----------
--------------
E +E E E
--------------
---------3----
--------------
------------0-
--2-(2)-------
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E
----------|
------3---|
------2---|
------0---|
----------|
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E E
|-------------
|-18----------
|-----17b19==(
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
+E E E
--------------
-----18-------
17)r----17b19=
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--------------
--------------
+E E E
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=(17)r-15----|
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----------17-|
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G5/
E E E E
--------------
-17--15-17-15-
-17--15-17-15-
--------------
--------------
--------------
E
+Q E E
-----------18b
(15)\---15----
(15)\---------
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20==|
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|
| +Q
|-------------
|-(3)---------
|-(2)---------
|-(0)---------
|-------------
|-------------
Q +E
--------------
-3------(3)---
-2------(2)---
-0------(0)---
--------------
--------------
E E E
-------------|
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-------------|
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---0----2--3-|
-------------|
+E E E E
--------------
---------3--3-
------0-----0-
--------------
-(3)--------2-
--------------
+E E E E
--------------
-(3)--3-------
-(0)----------
--------------
-(2)-----2--0-
--------------
----|
----|
----|
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G5
~~~~~~~~~
+Q +Q
|-(18)r=(18)--
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
E E
18b20-17pb18r(
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
+E E E
17)p15-|-17---
-------|-----1
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
E E E +E
--15----------
7----18-(18)b2
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
D5
+E E E
--------------
0==(18)r-15-18
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-|
-|
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-|
-|
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|
| Q Q
|-------------
|---------3---
|---------0---
|---------0---
|-------------
|---3-----3---
+E E
--------------
(3)-----------
(0)-----------
(0)-----------
-------0------
(3)-----------
E E +E
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-2---3-|-(3)--
-------|------
E E E +E
--------------
---3----------
0-------------
--------------
------2--(2)--
--------------
E E E
--------------
-----3-------3
-------------2
----------0--0
--------------
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-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
E +E
|-------------
|-------------
|-17b19r(17)-1
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
~~~~~~~~~~~
E E +E +E
--------------
--------------
5-19-(19)-(19)
--------------
--------------
--------------
~~
E S S E
----------|---
----------|-20
\---19-21-|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
G5/E
~~~~~
E E E E
--------------
-----20-20-22b
--21----------
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--------------
--------------
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+E Q
-------------|
24r(22)-20---|
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|
| +Q
|-------------
|-(3)---------
|-(2)---------
|-(0)---------
|-------------
|-------------
Q +E E
--------------
3-----(3)-----
2-----(2)-----
0-----(0)-----
------------0-
--------------
E E +E
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
--2--3----|-(3
----------|---
E E E +E
--------------
------3--3-(3)
---0-----0-(0)
--------------
)--------2-(2)
--------------
E E E
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-----3-------|
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---------2-0-|
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Out-Chorus
G5
Gtrs I, II
Q Q +E
||------------
||o----3--(3)-
||-----0--(0)-
||-----0--(0)-
||o-----------
||--3--3--(3)-
E E E +E E
------|-------
------|-------
------|-----0-
------|-------
0-2-3-|-(3)---
------|-------
D5
E E +E E E E
--------------
3-------3---3-
------------2-
----------0-0-
--2-(2)-------
--------------
|
|
|
|
|
|
+Q Q +E
|-------------
|-(3)--3--(3)-
|-(2)--2--(2)-
|-(0)--0--(0)-
|-------------
|-------------
E E E +E E
------|-------
------|-------
------|-----0-
------|-------
0-2-3-|-(3)---
------|-------
G5/E
E E +E E E E
--------------
3-3-(3)-3-----
--0-(0)-------
--------------
--2-(2)---2-0-
--------------
3x
--||
-o||
--||
--||
-o||
--||
G5
Q Q +E E
|-------------
|----3--(3)---
|----0--(0)---
|----0--(0)---
|-----------0-
|-3--3--(3)---
E E +E E E
----|---------
----|-------3-
----|-----0---
----|---------
2-3-|-(3)-----
----|---------
D5
E +E E E E
------------|-
------3---3-|-
----------2-|-
--------0-0-|-
2-(2)-------|-
------------|-
+Q Q +E E
--------------
(3)--3--(3)---
(2)--2--(2)---
(0)--0--(0)---
------------0-
--------------
E E
----|
----|
----|
----|
2-3-|
----|
+E E E E +E
|-------------
|-------3-----
|-----0-------
|-------------
|-(3)-----2-(2
|-------------
D5
E E E +E
--------|-----
--3---3-|-(3)-
------2-|-(2)-
------0-|-(0)-
)---0---|-----
--------|-----
G5C5
E Q E E E E
-------------|
--3--3---3-3-|
--2--2---0-0-|
0-0--0-------|
-------0-2-3-|
-------------|
G5/E
+E E E E +Q
--------------
-(3)---3-3-(3)
-(0)-0---0-(0)
--------------
-(3)-----2-(2)
--------------
D5
E E
------|
----3-|
----2-|
----0-|
--0---|
------|
D5
E E E E E E
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|-------------
|-------------
E E E E E E
----|---------
3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
2-2-|-2-2-2-2-
0-0-|-0-0-0-0-
----|---------
----|---------
E E E E E E
--------|-----
3-3-3-3-|-3-3-
2-2-2-2-|-2-2-
0-0-0-0-|-0-0-
--------|-----
--------|-----
E E E E E E
------------*|
3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
2-2-2-2-2-2-*|
0-0-0-0-0-0-*|
------------*|
------------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths