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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----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


                  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--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


   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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


   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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


  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-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


   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||
|-------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------------------||


  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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


   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---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


            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--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                  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-|
|----------------------------------------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------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


 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-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       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
  |---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---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
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


                  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--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


   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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


   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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


   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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


   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---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


            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--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                  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------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


 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-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   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
                                         ~~
   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
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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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