While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
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Tuning: , E A D G B E
Band: The Beatles
Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Album: The Beatles (The White Album)
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
Guitar 1: Electric Lead (Played by Eric Clapton)
Guitar 2: Acoustic Rhythm (play chords noted above Guitar 1)
All Guitars in standard tuning (eBGDAE)
Chords:
Am Am7 D2/
E|--0----0----
B|--1----1----
G|--2----2----
D|--2----2----
A|--0----0----
E|-------3----
F# F G
0----1----3---
3----1----0---
2----2----0---
0----3----0---
0----3----2---
2----1----3---
D E A
-2----0----0--
-3----0----2--
-2----1----2--
-0----2----2--
------2----0--
------0-------
C#m F#m Bm
--4----2----2-
--5----2----3-
--6----2----4-
--6----4----4-
--4----4----2-
-------2------
C
---0--|
---1--|
---0--|
---2--|
---3--|
------|
*Note- For ease I will call D2/F# just D2
[Intro]
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(G) (D)
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(E)
---------0----
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------------2-
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-----0--------
------4--|
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---/4----|
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Verse 1:
(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--2--2--2--2
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"I look at you
(Am7)
--------0-----
------------1-
----2---------
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all, see the
(D2)
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--2-----------
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love, there th
(F)
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----------------2-----2--|
-------------3-----3-----|
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at's sleeping"
(Am) (G
E|------------
B|------------
G|----2-------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-----------3
"While my guit
) (D)
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-------0------
-------------0
---2----------
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ar gently weep
(E)
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---(10)b13-b13-b13r10--9-9-10\9---------|
---------------------------------9---9--|
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s"
(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|------2-----
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"I look at the
(Am7)
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floor, and I
(D2) (
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see it needs s
F)
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------------2-----2-----2--|
---------3-----3-----3-----|
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weeping"
(Am) (G
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"Still
) (C)
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my guitar gent
(E)
-----------------------5----------------------|
---------------------------8------------------|
-------7b9------7b9-----------7b9r7--5---b6---|
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ly weeps"
[Chorus 1]
(A) (C#
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"I don't whyy
m)
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--------2-/4--
----4---------
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y-hy--hy
(F#m)
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4--2---2--2---
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nobody
(C#m) (Bm)
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-----------2--4----------|
----2--2/4---------------|
------------------2---2--|
-------------------------|
told you "
(Bm)
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|----------4-
A|------------
E|------------
"How
--2-----------
-----3-----3--
--------4-----
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to unfold your
(E)
--2-------0-------9----7----4----2---0-----2--|
-----3--5-5-----------------------------------|
--------------7/9---7----4----2----1---1/2----|
----------------------------------------------|
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love"
(A) (C#
E|--0---------
B|--2---------
G|--2---------
D|--2---------
A|--0------4--
E|------------
"I don't know
m)
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-----5--------
---6-----6----
6-----------6-
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hoo-oo-oow
(F#m)
-------2------
----------2---
6-------------
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(C#m)
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Someone co
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--------5------5---|
------------6------|
-----6-------------|
--4----------------|
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ntrolled you"
(Bm)
E|--2---------
B|--3---------
G|--4---------
D|--4---------
A|--2---------
E|------------
"They b
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------------2-
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ought and soo
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------3-------
--4-----4---4-
4---4-----4---
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oooold y
(E)
--------------------12------------|
------/14--12----------12---------|
------/13--13---13--------11\9-9--|
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ou"
[Verse 2]
(Am)
E|-------5--5-
B|-------5--5-
G|-------5--5-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"I look at
(Am7)
-5------------
-5------------
-5------------
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the world, and
(D2)
---------0---0
---------1---1
---------2---2
---------3---3
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I noo tice i
(F)
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t's turning"
(Am) (G
E|------------
B|------------
G|--2---------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"While my
) (
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guitar gently
D) (E)
---------------------5----------8v---|
-------------------5----8/10---------|
-------------7-b9--------------------|
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weeps"
(Am)
E|------------
B|-------10---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"With every
(Am7)
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mistake, we m
(D2)
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ust surely be
(F)
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-------------------1--|
----------------2-----|
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learning"
Am G C
"Still my guitar gently weeps"
[Guitar solo]
(E)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--(14)b17r14
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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---12h14-b17--
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13-b14--15-b17
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--| go to the next line quick I
--| just separated them to make
--| sure Am always starts the lines
--|
(Am)
E|------------
B|--13--------
G|------14~~~-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(Am7)
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-------12h14-b
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(D
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17-14b17~~~---
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2) (F)
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17-14b17~~~---
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(Am) (G)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--------12h1
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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-------15-b17r
4-b17---------
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(D)
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15p13-15b17---
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-15-----------
----b17-r15--1
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(E)
-------|
5--13--|
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|--(15)b17
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--r---15b17--b
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17--|
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(Am)
E|----(15)b17r
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(Am7)
15----b17-----
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(D
----------15--
7--15b17------
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2)
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b17r15--13h15b
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---15---------
17-----b17r15-
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F)
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(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--(14)b17r14
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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p12h14-b17--14
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b17---------12
------12h14---
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(G)
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-14--12p10-12-
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--10h12-10--|
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(C)
|-----------
|-----------
|---------12
|--12h14----
|-----------
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-----10h13--13
h14-----------
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(E)
-----10h12--12
/15-----------
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/15--15-b17--b
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17r15--b17--|
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[Chorus 2]
(A) (C#
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"I don't hoo-
m)
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--------2-/4--
----4---------
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oo-oow
(F#m)
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4--2---2--2---
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you were di
(C#m) (Bm)
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-----------2--4----------|
----2--2/4---------------|
------------------2---2--|
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verted "
(Bm)
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|----------4-
A|------------
E|------------
"You
--2-----------
-----3-----3--
--------4-----
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were perverted
(E)
--2-------0------0--0------0------4----2----0--|
-----3--5-5---5---------5----------------------|
------------------------------2/4---4----2-----|
-----------------------------------------------|
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too"
(A) (C#
E|--0---------
B|--2---------
G|--2---------
D|--2---------
A|--0------4--
E|------------
"I don't know
m)
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-----5--------
---6-----6----
6-----------6-
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hoo-oo-oow
(F#m)
-------2------
----------2---
6-------------
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(C#m)
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You were i
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--------5------5---|
------------6------|
-----6-------------|
--4----------------|
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nverted"
(Bm)
E|--2---------
B|--3---------
G|--4---------
D|--4---------
A|--2---------
E|------------
"No one
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----------3---
------4-----4-
----4---4-----
--2-----------
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alerted
(E)
-------------0------------12-------12-------12--|
--------(5)-------------------------------------|
--4----------------12/13------14~------14~------|
4-----------------------------------------------|
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you"
Verse 3:
(Am)
E|------------
B|-------10~--
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"I look at y
(Am7)
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ou all, see th
(D2)
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e love there t
(F)
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hat's sleeping
--0----------|
----1--------|
-------2--2--|
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"
(Am) (G)
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"While my gu
(D)
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itar gently we
(E)
------------------------------------------------|
--10-10--10b13--10b13--8--10-10---10p8----------|
----------------------------------------9p7--5--|
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eps"
(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--just play
D|--(there's n
A|------------
E|------------
"Look at yo
(Am7) (D2) (F)
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various random pickings on the strummed chords--|
othing much)------------------------------------|
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u all..."
(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|-----------2
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"Still my g
(G)
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uitar gently w
(C) (E)
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-----7b9----7b9----7b9~~~--|
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eeps"
Guitar Solo 2:
(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--7b9----7b9
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(Am7)
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----7b9----7b9
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(D2)
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----7b9----7b9
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(F)
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----7b9----7b9
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--|
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(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--7b9----7b9
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(G)
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----8b10----8b
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(D)
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10-------8----
-----9-----9--
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(E)
-----8b10---8-
-8------------
---9----------
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--5-----------
----5---------
-------7b9r7--
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5--|
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(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(Am7)
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-------5~-----
-5--7---------
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(D2)
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---5~--/------
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(F)
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13b15-----(13)
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b15r13b15r13--
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(Am)
E|------------
B|--13b15--r13
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(G)
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----10-/13-13-
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10-10-10-/13-1
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(C)
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3--/15--13--13
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(E)
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h15--15/17--17
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--17--|
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|--15-17--
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13b15r13-13---
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4--|
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(Am)
E|------------
B|------------
G|--(14)------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(Am7)
----15b17--b17
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(D2
-----------15b
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) (F)
17---------15-
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(15)b17-b17---
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(Am)
E|----15-b17-b
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(G)
17r15b17------
------------15
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------------15
b17------17---
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(C)
-17-15--17----
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------------|
5--15b17----|
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E|---------17-
B|--15b17-----
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(E)
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-15-15b17r15--
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13-15---------
-------12-14--
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[Fade]
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