Tab difficulty: intermediate
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Hello! My name is Paul Seah. Adeshvar, my friend has created this guitar tablature of Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers inspired by Adam Rafferty. Hope you enjoy! =D.
Standard Tuning
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ain't No Sunshine Guitar Fingerstyle Tabs'
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|----------1--
|----0--2-----
|-2-----------
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|-------------

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0-------------
---0h2-----2--
-----------2--
--------0-----
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---2-----0----
---2-----0----
0-------------
------0-----3-

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-0-----2----|
-0-----2----|
----0-------|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|----------1--
|----0--2-----
|-2-----------
|-------------
|-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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0-------------
---0h2-----2--
-----------2--
--------0-----
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Q Q Q Q
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---2-----0----
---2-----0----
0-------------
------0-----3-

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-0-----2--2--|
-0-----2--2--|
----0--------|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|-1---1--3S5S3
|-2---2-------
|-------------
|---0---------
|-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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--3-------3-3-
--0-------0-0-
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--3--3-3------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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1-------------
---2p0--2-----
--------3-----
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--------1--1-0

Q Q Q
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--1h3p1-------
--2------2p0--
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-----|
-----|
0h2--|
-----|
-----|
-----|
PM
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|----2-----2--
|----2-----2--
|-0-----0-----
|-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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--------------
---0-----0--2-
---0-----0--2-
------------0-
0-----3-------

Q Q Q Q
|-------------
|-------------
|-------0--0h=
|-0h=2--------
|-------------
|-------------

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---1--0-------
2--------0h=2-
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PM PM PM
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|---1--1------
|---2----2----
|---2------2--
|-0-----------
|-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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------------1-
--0-----0---2-
--0---0-----2-
0---------0---
----3---------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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--1---1--3S5S3
2-2---2------0
2-------------
----0---------
-------------3

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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-------3-3-1--
-------0-0----
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--3-3---------

Q
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2p0-2-----|
----3-----|
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----1-1-0-|
PM PM
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|-1h3p1-------
|-2-----2p0-0h
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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------1-1-----
2-----2-2-----
------2-2-----
---0----------
-----------0--

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
-----------|--
---------1-|--
0-----0--2-|-8
0-----0--2-|-9
---------0-|--
---3-------|--

Q Q Q Q Q
-----------8-7
----8-10------
S=9-----------
S10-----------
---------0----
-------------0

h8p7-------|
-----8h10--|
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PM PM
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|------8------
|---10---10---
|----9------9-
|---10--------
|-0-----------
|-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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----0---------
----0-----<
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-0-----3------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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<5>----10--
<5>-----9--
5>--------10--
-----0----0---
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Q Q Q
------10h12p10
--10-10--12---
---9--9-------
--10-10-------
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----------10-1
-------------1
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--0--0-0------

0---8-|
2-12--10-|
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------|
------|
PM PM
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-5p3h5-------
|-------------
|-----2---2---
|-----0-0-----
|-------------
|-----1-----1-

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
----8h10p8--5S
---10-------5S
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--------------
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0-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
3--3S5-----5-5
3--3S5-----5-5
-----------5-5
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--------0-----
--------------

Q Q Q
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-----0-----0--
-----0-----0--
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--0-----3-----

--||------|
1-||o-----|
2-||--0-2-|
2-||------|
0-||o---0-|
--||--3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-0-2-0-2-0-2-
|-------------
|---0---0---0-
|-3---3---3---

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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-------3------
-0-2-0---0-2-0
-------0------
---0-------0--
-3---3---3---3

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
----||--------
---o||--------
-2--||--------
----||--------
-0-o||--------
----||-3-5-3-5

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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-3-5-3-5-3-5-3

Q Q Q Q Q
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-5------------
---3-5-3-5-3-5

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-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-5-3-5-3-5-3-

Q Q Q Q Q Q
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----5---------
5-3---3-5-3---

lt;5>-|
lt;5>-|
lt;5>-|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-12--15-15--1
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
2-------------
---15-13-15p13
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Q Q
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--15-15b15.5-1
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5-13----------
-----14-12-12h
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14-|
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PM PM
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|----10-10----
|-----9--9----
|----10-10----
|-------------
|-0---------0-

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
------------|-
----------1-|-
-0-----0--2-|-
-0-----0--2-|-
----------0-|-
----3-------|-

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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10-10--\10--2S
-9--9---\9----
10-10--\10----
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Q Q Q
------||------
3-1---||o-----
----2-||----2-
------||----2-
------||o-0---
------||------

0-------------
1--3-3S5-3-3--
-------------5
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-------0---3--

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1.,2.,3.
PM PM PM|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
|-------------
|------1-3-3S5
|-0h2--2------
|------2------
|---0---------
|------------0

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
-3-3---3--\5--
-----5----\5--
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--------------
-----------0--
---3----------

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 
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3-3S5--3-3----
-----------5--
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--------------
----0----3----

Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
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-----3-1------
0h2--2-2--2p0h
-------2------
--0-----------
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----0-0--||-|
----1-1-o||-|
2---2-2--||-|
----2-2--||-|
--0-----o||-|
---------||-|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths