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GUITARS SUCK - BEGINING
As recorded by Bumblefoot
(From the 2001 Album 9.11)
Music by Ron Thal
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guit 1'
Bumble Fast Q=170
4/4
Gtr I
T T T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5----| |----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------------|
||--5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9h10p7---7h10h14p10p7h10h14-|
||------2--------------------7--------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16p12----12h16h19p16p12h16h19h21p17----17h21h24p21p17h21h24--|
|-------12----------------------------17-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p13----13h17h20p17p13h17h20h22p18----18h22h25p22p18h22h25-|
|-------13----------------------------18----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-24p20----20h24h29p24-20h24h29p28p24p19h24-28-/31---|
|-------22--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-29p24p21p19p17h27p21p19p17p15h25p19p17p15p13h22p13h15h17h19-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-27p22p19p17p15h25p19p17p15p13h24p17p15p13p12h20p12h13h15h17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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1.
T T T T
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-30p24p22p20p18----18h20h22h24h29p24p22p20p17----17h20h22h24-|
|----------------30----------------------------29-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |------3------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S T T Q
|-28-23-20-18-16----16-18-20-23-27-22-19-17-15-x-[24]---||
|----------------28------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------------------||
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|------------------------------------------------------o||
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2.
T T T T T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22p18p13h18h22h24p18p13h18h24p20p17p12h17h20h22p17p12h17h22-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-20p16p11h16h20h22p16p11h16h22p19p15p10------------|
|----------------------------------------12-18p17---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
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|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9p8-4---4h6h11p8p4h8h11-|
|-----2-------------------4-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|---5----| |----5-----| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------5-|
|---------------------------------------5---|
|-16p7---7h10h13p10p7h10h13h14--------5-----|
|------8----------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------7---------|
|-------------------------------5-----------|
T T T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12p11p7---7h11h14p11p7h11h14-|
|-----5----------------------7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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T T ~~
|-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|-13p10----10h13h16p13p10h13h16h17------|
|-------11------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------x---|
|-----------------------------------x--|
T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
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|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9-8p4---4h8-7p3---3h7s|
|-----2--------------------4----------3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
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|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9-8p4---4h8-7p3---3h7-|
|-----2--------------------4----------3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
T T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
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|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9-8p4---4h8-11p8p4h8h11p|
|-----2--------------------4-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T
|---5----| |----5-----| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------5-|
|----------------------------------------5---|
|-10p7---7h10-13p10p7h10h13-/14--------5-----|
|------8-----------------------------7-------|
|----------------------------------7---------|
|--------------------------------5-----------|
T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12-11p7---7h11-10p6---6h10-|
|-----5-----------------------7------------6------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12-11p7---7h11-10p6---6h10-|
|-----5-----------------------7------------6------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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6/4
T T T T T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12-11p7---7h11h14p11p7h11h14-13p10----10h13h16p13p10h13h16--|
|-----5-----------------------7---------------------------11-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T T T
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-/17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17-|
|-----21----20----19----18----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------21----20----19----18----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------22----21----20----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
4/4
T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|----21-------20-------19-------18-------17-------16-------15-------14----|----13-------12------11------10--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------21-------20-------19-------18-------17-------16-------15-------14-|-------13-------12------11------10-----------|
|-19-------18-------17-------16-------15-------14-------13-------12-------|-11-------10-------9-------8-------7---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------(0)----|
T T T T
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
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|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9h10p7---7h10h14p10p7h10h14-|
|-----2--------------------7--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-16p12----12h16h19p16p12h16h19h21p17----17h21h24p21p17h21h24-|
|-------12----------------------------17----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p13----13h17h20p17p13h17h20h22p18----18h22h25p22p18h22h25-|
|-------13----------------------------18----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-24p20----20h24h29p24-20h24h29p28p24p19h24-28-/31---|
|-------22--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-29p24p21p19p17h27p21p19p17p15h25p19p17p15p13h22p13h15h17h19-|
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T T T T
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-27p22p19p17p15h25p19p17p15p13h24p17p15p13p12h20p12h13h15h17-|
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T T T T T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22p18p13h18h22h24p18p13h18h24p20p17p12h17h20h22p17p12h17h22-|
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T T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-20p16p11h16h20h22p16p11h16h22p19p15p10------------|
|----------------------------------------12-18p17---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9p8-4---4h6h11p8p4h8h11-|
|-----2-------------------4-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
T T T T
|---5----| |----5-----| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------5-|
|---------------------------------------5---|
|-16p7---7h10h13p10p7h10h13h14--------5-----|
|------8----------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------7---------|
|-------------------------------5-----------|
T T T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12p11p7---7h11h14p11p7h11h14-|
|-----5----------------------7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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T T ~~
|-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|-13p10----10h13h16p13p10h13h16h17------|
|-------11------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------x---|
|-----------------------------------x--|
T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9-8p4---4h8-7p3---3h7s|
|-----2--------------------4----------3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9-8p4---4h8-7p3---3h7-|
|-----2--------------------4----------3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
T T T
|---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-5p2---2h5h9p5p2h5h9-8p4---4h8-11p8p4h8h11p|
|-----2--------------------4-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T
|---5----| |----5-----| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------5-|
|----------------------------------------x---|
|-10p7---7h10-13p10p7h10h13-/14--------5-----|
|------8-----------------------------x-------|
|----------------------------------x---------|
|--------------------------------5-----------|
T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12-11p7---7h11-10p6---6h10-|
|-----5-----------------------7------------6------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12-11p7---7h11-10p6---6h10-|
|-----5-----------------------7------------6------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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6/4
T T T T T T
|---5---| |---5----| |---5----| |----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8p5---5h8h12p8p5h8h12-11p7---7h11h14p11p7h11h14-13p10----10h13h16p13p10h13h16--|
|-----5-----------------------7---------------------------11-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
4/4
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-(17)------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|
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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
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