To Bid You Farewell (Guitar)
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Song: To Bid You Farewell
Artist: Opeth
Album: Morningrise (2023 Abbey Road Remaster)
Written by: Mikael Åkerfeldt, Peter Lindgren
Transcribed by: Jonas Svarholt
E‑mail: jonas.svarholt@viapori.fi
0:00 [Intro]
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
D|-------4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-----|
A|-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-------|
E|---0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------|
0:13 [Band enters]
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
Em(add9) Em(add9) Gmaj7 Gmaj7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0---------------0---------|
G|-----------0---------------0--------------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0---|
D|-------4-----4---4-----4-----4---4------4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-----|
A|-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2----4/5---------------5-----------------|
E|---0---------------0----------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-------------------------------7-4----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
Em D Em(add9)
e|------------------------------------------------2---|
B|--------------8-7-----------------------------0-----|
G|------------9-----------------------------0---------|
D|----------9-----------------------2p0---4---4-------|
A|---7-9-10-----------------------------2-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---8------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--------------------------------------------|
A|---------10-9\7-5-----------------7\5---------7/9---|
E|--------------------------------------7-------------|
1:06 [B-minor riff]
Fingerpicking – Mikael:
e|--------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B|-----------3/5-2-------------------7-----7-----5--------------|
G|-------4--------------(2)----------7---------------6------6---|
D|-----4---4---------------(2)--------------------------4-------|
A|---2-------------------------------5-----------4--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------8p7------------------------|
G|---7-----------------------------9-----9-7-9/11-11------------|
D|-------------9-7----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Fingerpicking – Mikael:
e|------------------------------------------------------0-------|
B|-----------3/5-2-------------------7----8----5----------------|
G|-------4--------------(2)----------7-------------6------6-----|
D|-----4---4---------------(2)------------------------4---------|
A|---2-------------------------------5---------4----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------8p7------------------------|
G|---7-----------------------------9-----9-7-9/11-11------------|
D|-------------9-7----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
1:31 [B-minor Riff II]
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------3---5-------------------------------------------|
G|---4------4---6------4/6\2--------------------------(2)---|
D|-------------------------------------2h4-5p4-2------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-------------------------------2h3------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7----------6------6/7\6---------4---4------------------|
D|-------------------------------4/5---5---7-5p4------------|
A|------------------------------------------------7---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------3---5-------------------------------------------|
G|---4------4---6------4/6\2--------------------------(2)---|
D|-------------------------------------2h4-5p4-2------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-------------------------------2h3------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---5-----------------5--------------------------------|
G|----------7---6------6/7-----------4---4------------------|
D|-------------------------------4/5---5---7-5p4------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------7----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
1:57 [B-minor riff]
Fingerpicking – Mikael:
e|---------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B|-----------3/5-2------------------7------7------5--------------|
G|-------4--------------(2)---------7-----------------6------6---|
D|-----4---4---------------(2)---------------------------4-------|
A|---2------------------------------5-------------4--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------8p7--------------------------|
G|---7----------------------------9-----9-7-9/11-11--------------|
D|-------------9-7-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Fingerpicking – Mikael:
e|---------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B|-----------3/5-2------------------7------8------5--------------|
G|-------4--------------(2)---------7-----------------6------6---|
D|-----4---4---------------(2)---------------------------4-------|
A|---2------------------------------5-------------4--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------8p7--------------------------|
G|---7----------------------------9-----9-7-9/11-11--------------|
D|-------------9-7-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2:22 [B-minor riff]
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------5-----------------------------------------------|
G|---4------6------4/6\2------------------------------(2)---|
D|-------------------------------------2h4-5p4-2------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-------------------------------2h3------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7------6------6/7\6-------------4---4------------------|
D|-------------------------------4/5---5---7-5p4------------|
A|------------------------------------------------7---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------3---5-------------------------------------------|
G|---4------4---6------4/6\2--------------------------(2)---|
D|-------------------------------------2h4-5p4-2------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-------------------------------2h3------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---5-----------------5--------------------------------|
G|----------7---6------6/7-----------4---4------------------|
D|-------------------------------4/5---5---7-5p4------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------7----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
2:35 [B-minor riff II]
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------3---5-------------------------------------------|
G|---4------4---6------4/6\2--------------------------(2)---|
D|-------------------------------------2h4-5p4-2------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-------------------------------2h3------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---5--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7---6------6/7\6---------4---4------------------|
D|-------------------------------4/5---5---7-5p4------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------7----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------3---5-------------------------------------------|
G|---4------4---6------4/6\2--------------------------(2)---|
D|-------------------------------------2h4-5p4-2------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-------------------------------2h3------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---5-----------------5--------------------------------|
G|----------7---6------6/7-----------4---4------------------|
D|-------------------------------4/5---5---7-5p4------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------7----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
2:48 [Break]
Classical guitar (Fingerpicked) – Mikael:
Dm(add9)
e|--------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-------------------------------------------------|
A|---5------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar (Fingerpicked) – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------14-14-14-14-14\12--12-12--10--9--9---9------------|
D|--------15-15-15-15-15\14--14-14--12--10-10--10-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
3:13 [Pre-verse] Mikael & Peter: 3:24 [Verse 1] "I am awaiting... the sunrise..."
Bbsus2 Gm Dm Dm Dm Dm Bbsus2 Gm
e|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------------------6----------6---|-------6----------6------------1--------------|
G|---------3---------3----------7----------7---|-------7----------7------------3----------3---|
D|-------3-----------5--------7----------7-----|-----7----------7------------3------------5---|
A|---0-1-----------5--------5----------5-------|---5----------5----------0-1------------5-----|
E|---------------3-----------------------------|--------------------------------------3-------|
3:39 Mikael (Classical) & Peter (Acoustic):
"Gazing modestly through the coldest morning.."
- Dm Dm Bbsus2 Gm Dm Dm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6------------6------------1-------------------------6------------6---|
G|-------7------------7------------3------------3------------7------------7---|
D|-----7------------7------------3--------------5----------7------------7-----|
A|---5------------5----------0-1--------------5----------5------------5-------|
E|-----------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
3:57 [Guitar solo] Electric guitar with delay (Mikael)
Dm Dm
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7--9--9b10br9-----8/9-------------------9h12--9--|
D|--5/7-------------------------10---7-----7/10-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Dm Dm
e|------5--8--5-------------------------------------------|
B|----6----------9/10--9/10-----------8--6--5/6\5---------|
G|--7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------6/7---6/7------------5--3--2/3\2---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
4:09 [Guitar solo] Electric guitar with delay (Peter)
Bbsus2 Gm
e|------------------------------------------10-------10-------10----------|
B|---------------------------------------10----13b15----13b15----13b15----|
G|---------10------10--12b14-------12b14----------------------------------|
D|--10h12------12---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm Dm
e|--13p10--------------13--15---------------------------------------------|
B|--------10---13--15----------13--------13\10---------------13-----------|
G|-----------------------------------14---------12----12b14------14br12---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:24 [Verse 2] Mikael & Peter:
"I stand motionless... In a parade of falling rain..."
Dm Dm Bbsus2 Gm
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6------------6------------1----------------|
G|-------7------------7------------3------------3---|
D|-----7------------7------------3--------------5---|
A|---5------------5----------0-1--------------5-----|
E|------------------------------------------3-------|
4:37 "Your voice I cannot hear... As I am falling again..."
Dm Dm Bbsus2 Gm
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6------------6------------1----------------|
G|-------7------------7------------3------------5---|
D|-----7------------7------------3--------------5---|
A|---5------------5----------0-1--------------5-----|
E|------------------------------------------3-------|
4:49 [Break riff reprise]
Classical guitar – Mikael:
Dm(add9)
e|--------0-----------------------------------------|
B|--------6-----------------------------------------|
G|--------7-----------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----------------------------------------|
A|---5----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar – Peter:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------14-14-14-14-14\12--12-12--10--9--9---9----|
D|--------15-15-15-15-15\14--14-14--12--10-10--10---|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
5:15 [Bass riff]
Classical guitar (Mikael):
Em
e|---0---|
B|---8---|
G|---9---|
D|---9---|
A|---7---|
E|-------|
5:40 [Auto-Wah] Electric guitar
Em Em Emadd9 Em
e|--------------------0------------------------------------------0---|
B|---0----------------0------------------------------------------0---|
G|---0----------------0-------------------------0----------------0---|
D|---2----------------2----------------------4------------------(2)--|
A|---2----------------2-------------------2--------------------------|
E|---0----------------0----------------0-----------------------------|
6:06 6:12 6:16 6:25
Clean guitar (with auto-wah) – Mikael:
e|---7---|---7---|---7---------------|----------7-------|
B|---8---|---8---|-----8---------8---|---8--------8-----|
G|---9---|---9---|-------9-------9---|---9----------9---|
D|---9---|---9---|---------------9---|---9--------------|
A|---7---|---7---|---------------7---|---7--------------|
E|-------|-------|-------------------|------------------|
Clean guitar (with tremolo arm) – Peter:
e|---0---|---0---|---------------0---|---0--------------|
B|---8---|---8---|---------------8---|---8--------------|
G|---9---|---9---|---------------9---|---9--------------|
D|---9---|---9---|---------------9---|---9--------------|
A|---7---|---7---|---------------7---|---7--------------|
E|-------|-------|-------------------|------------------|
6:29 [Build up] Acoustic guitar
e|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------7--7----------------------------|
B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7h8------8--8----------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7h9------9--9----------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7h9------9--9----------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------7--7----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric guitar: *Press tremolo arm ↓ (½ step), strum and release slowly*
e|------------------------*0*--------------------7----------------|
B|------------------------*8*----------------------8---8----------|
G|------------------------*9*------------------------9-----9------|
D|------------------------*9*----------------------------------9--|
A|------------------------*7*-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
7:07-7:50 [Climax riff]
"Devotion eludes... And in sadness I lumber..."
Distorted guitar - Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------------------7h9--7----------------------|
A|--2------------5h7----7-----5h7-------------7h9-5---5-5------5--|
E|--0----0-0-0-0----------0-0-----0-0------------------------7----|
Distorted guitar – (Peter):
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------9h10--10-----9h10----9h10-9--7h9------------7p5--|
E|--0----0-0-0-0----------0-0-----0-0-------------7---7-7---------|
Distorted guitar - Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-----7--2---2-2---2-2-2-2----|
A|--7---7------5h7--7-----5h7-------7--5--3--3---3-3---3-3-3-3----|
E|--------0-0---------0-0------0-0--------------------------------|
Distorted guitar – (Peter):
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5--4--2--2--LET RING----------|
A|--7---7-----9h10--10-----9h10-----7--5--3--3--LET RING----------|
E|--------0-0----------0-0------0-0-------------------------------|
7:51-8:01 [Climax turnover]
Distorted guitar - Mikael:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------PMPM---7--7-7-7--x-x--4-4-4----4-4-4--|
D|----------------------------------5-----7--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2---7--7-7-7--x-x--4-4-4----4-4-4--|
A|--7---7------5h7--7-----5h7-------7--5--3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2---5--5-5-5--x-x--2-2-2----2-2-2--|
E|--------0-0---------0-0------0-0-----------------------------0---0-0----------------------------------|
Distorted guitar – (Peter):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------4------------------------------------------4-4-4----4-4-4--|
D|-----------------------------------5--4--2--------7p5-4h5-4h5-4------------4h5-7---5-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--|
A|---7---7-----9h10--10-----9h10-----7--5--3---------------------------------------------2-2-2----2-2-2--|
E|---------0-0----------0-0------0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
8:02 [Guitar harmonies riff]
Distorted guitar - Mikael:
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4---|---------------------------------------------|
A|--6--7--7-7-------------------PM-PM------|--6--7--7-7----------------------------------|
E|-------------5------7h8-7\5---0-0-0------|-------------5------7h8-11-8-7-5-7-5-2----3--|
Distorted guitar - Peter:
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|--4--5--5-5--------------------------4---|--4--5--5-5--------------4h5p4---4---4----5--|
A|-------------3------0h2-3h5--------------|-------------3-------6h7-------7---7-4----5--|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------2----3--|
8:36 [Turnaround]
Distorted guitar - Mikael:
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4---|---------------------------------------------|
A|--6--7--7-7-------------------PM-PM------|--6--7--7-7----------------------------------|
E|-------------5------7h8-7\5---0-0-0------|-------------5------7h8-11-8-7-5-7-5-2----3--|
Classical guitar – Peter:
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|--4--5--5-5--------------------------4---|--4--5--5-5--------------4h5p4---4--------5--|
A|-------------3------0h2-3h5--------------|-------------3-------6h7-------7---7---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------0-------|
8:48 [Break II]
Classical guitar – Mikael:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------9-----------------|
D|---------------7--------------------10--------9----9--|
A|--5-----------------7-------8-------0-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted guitar – (Peter):
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-LET-RING------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
8:54 [Twin guitar harmony]
Distorted guitar – Mikael:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|------7-----------10---9-9----12---12-12\5-5/7-7\2-2-----2/3--|
A|--5-----7----8----0-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted guitar – Peter:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----5----------------9---9-9---9h10-7--7h9-7\--------------|
A|------------3---/7-7------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
9:16 [Twin guitar harmony turnaround]
Distorted guitar – Mikael:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|------7-----------10---9-9----12---12-12\5-5/7-7\2-2----------|
A|--5-----7----8----0-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted guitar – Peter:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----5----------------9---9-9-----9h10-7--LET RING----------|
A|--------------3--/7-7-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
9:24 [Twin guitar harmony]
Clean guitar (with delay) – Mikael:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7--------------9-9----12---12-12\5-5/7-7\2-2-----2/3---|
A|--5-----7---8------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------8--------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------9--------------------------------------------|
D|------7---------10---9-9----12---12-12\5-5/7-7\2-2-----2/3---|
A|--5-----7---8---0--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Clean guitar (with delay) – Peter:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----5-------------------9---9-9---9h10-7--7h9-7\---------|
A|---------------3----/7-7-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----5---------------------9---9-9---9h10-7--7h9-7\-------|
A|---------------3----/7-7-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
9:40 [Turnaround]
Clean guitar (with delay) – Mikael:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7--------------9-9----12---12-12\5-5/7-7\2-2-----2/3---|
A|--5-----7----8-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------8------------------------------------------|
Clean guitar (with delay) – Peter:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12---12-12---12/13--10---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----5----------------------9----9--9-----9/10--7----------|
A|------------3---/7-7-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
9:55-10:58 [Outro]
"We walked into the night... Am I to bid you farewell?..."
Classical guitar – Mikael:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5----5---------5-7-5\4------4----------------|
A|--5----7----7----5/7----------5----5-------------7--|
E|--0-----------------------------7--7------5------5--|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5----5---------5-7-5\4------4----------------|
A|--5----7----7----5/7----------5----5-------------7--|
E|--0-----------------------------7--7------5------5--|
Classical guitar – Peter:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-9p7-----------------------|
A|--5----7----7----5/7-10-------10p9-9---10-7---------|
E|--0----0----0---------------------------------10-8--|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-9p7-7h9-9h10--9-7---------|
A|--5----7----7----5/7-10-----------------------10-7--|
E|--0----0----0---------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
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