Architecture Of Aggression

Megadeth

Composição de: Dave Mustaine / Dave Ellefson

Tom:

Afinação:

This is the tab for Architecture of Aggression
Off the Album: Countdown to Countdown to Extinction
Tabbed by: John Mercer

This tab is complete, the whole song!
The timing is not be exact,
but it's the best I could do.
The solo timing is nowhere near exact,
listein to cd to get it.

Architecture of Aggression


Intro (play 2 times)

                  A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Pm-------------       Pm----     Pm---------------     
Pm-----------------

e---|----------------------------------|-----------------------------
B---|*---------------------------------|-----------------------------
G---|----------------------------------|-----------------------------
D---|----------------------------------|-----------------------------
A---|*-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-
E-0-|--2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-------
e|--------| 
B|-------*| 
G|--------| 
D|--------| 
A|0------*| 
E|--2-2-0-| 

Verse


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Born from the dark      in the black   cloak of night           To

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

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e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  envelope it's prey below     deliver to the light          To     e-

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  liminate   your enemy           hit them in their sleep  and when

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

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e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  all is won and lost  the spoils of war are yours to keep     Ow!

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

Chorus

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

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e-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
G--------------------------------4-4--|-------------------------------
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4----
A----------------------------0h2------|-------------------------------
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------
e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|--2-4----| 
E|2-----3--| 

  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture 
of aggression

e--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
B--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
G--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4---
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------
e|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|---2--4--------| 
E|2--------3-----| 

  E F#       F#G          A          G


e-----------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------| 
G-18b------------17-16-14-16h17p16-14-16h-| 
D-----------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------| 
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e-----------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------| 
G-----------------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------------| 
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5----| 
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3----| 

  E F#        G          A


e----------14----------------------------------------| 
B----------------17-14-18----------------------------| 
G-17-14-16----17----------16h17p16h17p16p14----------| 
D-------------------------------------------16----16-| 
A----------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------| 
                                                     | 

                                  Pm---------        |
                                                     |

e----------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------| 
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5--------| 
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2-----------| 

  E F#         G          A


e----------------------------------------| 
B-14----------16b--------16b-------------| 
G-------17----16b-------------16b--14----| 
D----16----16------16-14-----------------| 
A----------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------| 
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e----------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------4-----| 
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----3\-| 
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------| 

 E  F#

 Praise your Architecture of aggression  Ah!

e-----------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------| 
G---(14)\---------------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------| 
                                                | 

                                          Pick  |
                                          slide |

e-----------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------x\--| 
D-----------------------------------4-------x\--| 
A-5--------4-------2------4------2--4-----------| 
E-----4--------3------0------2---0--2-----------| 

Second Verse


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Ensuing power vacuum         as a toppled leader dies            His

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

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e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  body fuels the power fire     and the flames rise to the sky      One

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  side of his face a kiss       the other genocide                 Time

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

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e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  to pay with your ass          a world wide suicide

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

Chorus

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

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e-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
G--------------------------------4-4--|-------------------------------
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4----
A----------------------------0h2------|-------------------------------
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------
e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|--2-4----| 
E|2-----3--| 

  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture 
of aggression

e--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
B--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
G--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4---
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------
e|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|----------------| 
D|----------------| 
A|---2--4---------| 
E|2--------3------| 

Part after the 2nd Chorus


e------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B------------------------------|------------------------------| 
G-----4-------2------4-------2-|-----4-------2------4-------2-| 
D---------2-4------------2-4---|---------2-4------------2-4---| 
A-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------| 
E------------------------------|------------------------------| 

e------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B------------------------------|------------------------------| 
G-----4-------2------4-------2-|-----4-------2------4-------2-| 
D---------2-4------------2-4---|---------2-4------------2-4---| 
A-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------| 
E------------------------------|------------------------------|

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e-------------------| 
B-------------------| 
G-------------------| 
D-----4------4------| 
A-2/4----4/5--------| 
E---------------2-0-| 

Interlude: (play 4 times)

                                                        G F#F E

   Pm---------        Pm---------   Pm--------                   Pm-

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
e|| 

B*--------------------------------|---------------------8-7-6\5------*|
G---------------------------------|---------------------7-6-5\4-------
D---------------------------------|---------------------5-4-3\2-------
G|| 
D|| 

A*--------------------5-4-3-------|----------------------------------*|
E--2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)\-------5-2-0-|-2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)\-----------2-0--
E|| 

  F#

         Bass and Drums only
           (someone speaking something here)

e----|--------------------------------------------| 
B----|--------------------------------------------| 
G----|--------------------------------------------| 
D----|--------------------------------------------| 
A-4--|--------------------------------------------| 
E-2--|--------------------------------------------| 

Solo:

  E F#       F#G          A          G

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e-----14------------14-------17b-14-----------| 
B-17b----17p14-17b----17p14---------17p14-17b-| 
G---------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------| 
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e---------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------| 
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5--------| 
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3--------| 

   E F#        G          A


e-------14----------------14---------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------| 
G--16h17----17p16p14-16h17----17p16p14-16h17-14-14--16h17p14-| 
D------------------------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 
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                                   Pm---------               |
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e------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5---------------| 
E--0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2------------------| 

  E F#       F#G          A          G
e-17----14----16----17----14----16-------14-------| 
B-------------------------------------------------| 
G----16----17----14----16----17----14-11----11-11-| 
D-------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------| 
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e-------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------| 
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5------------| 
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3------------| 

  E F#        G          A


e------12-12-----------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------| 
G-11\9-9--9\8b--6-5-6~~~~----------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------| 
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e----------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------4-----------------| 
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----3\-------------| 
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------------------| 

  E F#       F#G          A          G


e-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------13h14----------14-17h18h19p18-17-18-19-| 
G----------13h14----13h14h16-------16-14h16-------------------------| 
D-11h13h14-------16-------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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e-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5------------------------------| 
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3------------------------------| 

  E F#         G          A


E-19-14----------------------------------------| 
B-------17-14----------------------------------| 
G-------------16-14----------------------16-14-| 
D-------------------16-14----------14-16-------| 
A-------------------------16-14-16-------------| 
E----------------------------------------------| 
                                               | 

                                  Pm---------  |
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e----------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------| 
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5--| 
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2-----| 

  E F#       F#G          A          G


e-14-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B----14-------------18-14-------------17-14-------------16-19b-| 
G-------17p16p14----------17p16p14----------17p16p14-----------| 
D----------------16----------------16----------------16--------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------| 
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e--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5-------------------------| 
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3-------------------------| 

  E F#         G          A


E----------------------------------------------| 
B-19-18-17-------------------------------------| 
G----------18-17-16-17-18-18b------18-16-14----| 
D----------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------| 
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                                  Pm---------  |
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e----------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------| 
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--2-2-0-------| 
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------2-2-0-| 

Third Verse

 A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Born from the dark      in the black   cloak of night           To

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

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e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  envelope it's prey below     deliver to the light          To     e-

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  liminate   your enemy           hit them in their sleep  and when

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

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e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  all is won and lost  the spoils of war are yours to keep

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-----
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|0-| 

Outro Chorus

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

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e-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
G--------------------------------4-4--|-------------------------------
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4----
A----------------------------0h2------|-------------------------------
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------
e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|--2-4----| 
E|2-----3--| 

  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture 
of aggression

e--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
B--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
G--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4---
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------
e|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|---2--4--------| 
E|2--------3-----| 

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

e-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------
G--------------------------------4-4--|-------------------------------
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4----
A----------------------------0h2------|-------------------------------
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------
e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|--2-4----| 
E|2-----3--| 

                                       Bb

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  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies____________

e---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
B---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
G---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
D------4-4-------4-4-------4--------------3---|-----------------------
A-2/4-------4h5-------5h7-----7---4-------5---|-----------------------
E-----------------------------------------6---|-----------------------

                               E  F#

 Praise your Architecture of aggression

                   Pm---------

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G-7--------6----------------------------------------------------------
D----6---------5------------------------------------------------------
A-5--------4-------2------4-----2--4--------(4)\----------------------
E----4---------3------0------2--0--2--------(2)\----------------------
e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|--| 
E|--| 
  | 

                   Pm---------                                         
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e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G-7--------6----------------------------------------------------------
D-----6--------5------------------------------------------------------
A-5--------4-------2------4------2--4--------(4)\---------------------
E-----4--------3------0------2---0--2--------(2)\---------------------

Symbols used in this tab:

Pm: Palm Mute
b: Bend
h: Hammer
P: Pull-Off

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\: Slide Down
/: Slide Up
(): Ghost note
~: Vibrato
x: Muted String
x\: Pick Slide or Scrape

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