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| h = hammer-on |
| p = pull-off |
| b = bend |
| r = release bend |
| xby = bend up from x to y |
| yrx = release bend from y to x |
| / = slide up |
| \ = slide down |
| x/y = slide up from x to y |
| y\x = slide down from y to x |
| x\\ = slide right down |
| x// = slide right up |
| ~ = vibrato |
| Pm... = palm mute (right hand) |
| () = notes in brackets are considerably less audible |
| v = down-stroke |
| ^ = up-stroke |
| ? = very fast repeated up and down strokes |
| FT = finger-tapping |
| PT = picktapping (plectrum) |
| ? = whammy bar use (W = Excessive whammy bar use) |
| x?y = whammy from x to y |
| * = hold note |
| H = harmonic |
| AH = artificial harmonic |
| NH = natural harmonic |
| V = violin effect (when playing a note, curl finger around volume |
| control and increase volume from quiet to loud) |
| < = volume swell (louder) |
| > = volume swell (softer) |
| = = hold bend/hammer-on/pull-off |
| x = dampen string (left hand) |
| NPU = Neck Pick-Ups (e.g.: /NPU\ = slide up to NPU and slide back down |
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Oriental Melody - Joe Satriani
Drop D tuning (DADGBE)
Guitar 1:
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|-15--15--17--17---17-0-0--11--9-11-9-11--9-x-x-x-x--3-5-|
|--0---0---0-----0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
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|-5/6--5--5p3-5-----/9--10--\5--5---5-x-|
|-0----0--0p0-0-0-0--0---0--------0-0-x-|
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|-15--15--17--17---17-0-0--11--9-11-9-11--9-x-x-x-x--3-5-|
|--0---0---0-----0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|---------------------------------------|
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|-5/6--5--5p3-5-----/9--10--\5----------|
|-0----0--0p0-0-0-0--0---0--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
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|-15--15--17--17---17-0-0--11--9-11-9-11--9-x-x-x-x--3-5-|
|--0---0---0-----0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
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|-5/6--5--5p3-5-----/9--10--\5--5---5-x-|
|-0----0--0p0-0-0-0--0---0--------0-0-x-|
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|-15--15--17--17---17-0-0--11--9-11-9-11--9-x-x-x-x--3-5-|
|--0---0---0-----0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
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|-5/6--5--5p3-5-----/9--10--\5----------|
|-0----0--0p0-0-0-0--0---0--------------|
Guitar 2 (With delay):
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-5-5-5-5p3p0-3-5b-3--------------3-5-5-5-5p3p0-(0)---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5p3-5----------|
|------------------------0---0--0------------------------------0----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5p3p0-0-3p0-3/5-\3b-----------3-5-5-5-5p3p0-(0)------|
|--------------------------------------------------------5p3-5-|
|-------------------------------0---0--------------------------|
Guitar 1: AH
|-17h18p17-18p17-15~-15h17p15--14~------14-15-17--17--17/=20-18~-17==h18=p17--15~-|
|----------------------------------15-16------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2:
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|------------------------------AH-------------------------------------------------|
|-7=h8=p7-8=p7--5~---7=h8=p7-5--4~----4-5-7--7---7/10----8~----7=h8=p7h-8p=7--5~--|
|---------------------------------5-6---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15--14-------14h15-17--17/20--20b22--20b22-20-|
|------------15h16---------------------------------|
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|-7-5\4----------4-5-7--7/10----12--12--12---------|
|--------6~--5h6-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------0/-12\\-|
(End delay)
Guitar 3:
|--------------18b20===r18-17-15--17----15=\10-----------------------13h15-|
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