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never gonna give you up guitar fingerstyle

Rick Astley
Version1TuningD2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Readable tablature for never gonna give you up guitar fingerstyle by Rick Astley

Tuning: D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 100 BPM
Rhythm |r1/4-r1/4-r1/4-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------6--------|
B3  |---------------5----7---------7---|
G3  |----------------------------------|
D3  |----------------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------------|
D2  |----------------------------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4 · tempo 100 BPM
Rhythm |1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |6----6----5---5---3--------3----6----3---|
B3  |7----7----7---5---5---5------------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------------------|
A2  |-----------------------------------------|
D2  |-----------------------------------------|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |5----5----5---1---1----0----3---1----3----1----3---|
B3  |5----5----5---2---2--------------------------------|
G3  |---------------------------------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------------------------|
D2  |---------------------------------------------------|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/4-1/8|
E4  |6---3---5---5----3-----------|
B3  |3-------5---5---------5---5--|
G3  |3----------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------|
A2  |-----------------------------|
D2  |-----------------------------|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/2-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |1---1-------------6--------|
B3  |2---2---5----7---------7---|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------|
D2  |---------------------------|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |6----6----5---5---3--------3----6----3---|
B3  |7----7----7---5---5---5------------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------------------|
A2  |-----------------------------------------|
D2  |-----------------------------------------|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |5----5----5---6---6----8----6-------------6--------|
B3  |5----5----5---5---5-------------5----7---------7---|
G3  |---------------------------------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------------------------|
D2  |---------------------------------------------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/4-1/8|
E4  |6---3---5---5----3-----------|
B3  |3-------5---5---------5---5--|
G3  |3----------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------|
A2  |-----------------------------|
D2  |-----------------------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/2-r1/4|
E4  |1---1-------|
B3  |2---2-------|
G3  |------------|
D3  |------------|
A2  |------------|
D2  |------------|
AlphaTex source notation
\title "Nylon Guitar"
\tempo 100
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 D2
\instrument 24
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\ts 4 4 :4 r r r :16 5.2 7.2 6.1 7.2 |
\tempo 100 :8 (5.1 6.1 7.2) {d} :16 (5.1 6.1 7.2) :8 (7.2 6.1 5.1) (3.1 5.1 5.2) :4 (5.2 5.1 3.1) :16 5.2 3.1 6.1 3.1 |
:8 (3.1 5.1 5.2) {d} :16 (3.1 5.1 5.2) :8 (3.1 5.1 5.2) (1.1 1.1 2.2) :16 (1.1 1.1 2.2) 0.1 :8 3.1 :16 1.1 3.1 1.1 3.1 |
:4 (3.2 6.1 3.3) :8 3.1 (5.1 5.2) :16 (5.1 5.2) 3.1 :4 5.2 :8 5.2 |
:4 (3.1 1.1 2.2) :2 (2.2 3.1 1.1) :16 5.2 7.2 6.1 7.2 |
:8 (5.1 6.1 7.2) {d} :16 (5.1 6.1 7.2) :8 (7.2 6.1 5.1) (3.1 5.1 5.2) :4 (5.2 5.1 3.1) :16 5.2 3.1 6.1 3.1 |
:8 (3.1 5.1 5.2) {d} :16 (8.1 5.1 5.2) :8 (8.1 5.1 5.2) (5.1 6.1 5.2) :16 (5.1 6.1 5.2) 8.1 :8 6.1 :16 5.2 7.2 6.1 7.2 |
:4 (3.2 6.1 3.3) :8 3.1 (5.1 5.2) :16 (5.1 5.2) 3.1 :4 5.2 :8 5.2 |
:4 (3.1 1.1 2.2) :2 (2.2 3.1 1.1) :4 r

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