Time: The Beginning Megadeth
TIME: THE BEGINNING
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1999 Album RISK)
Transcribed by Mental Goat
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, & Bud Prager
[Em]0 2 2 0 0 0
[Cmaj7]x 3 5 5 0 0
[Bsus4]x 2 4 4 0 0
[E5]0 2 2 x x x
[C5]x 3 5 5 x x
[B5]x 2 4 4 x x
[A5]x 0 2 2 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steel String'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Intro Verse
Slowly Q=66
[Em]
[4/4] Gtr I
W E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtrs II, IV
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W A E. s H +E S S
|----------|---------------------------------------| |----------|---------------------------------------| |----------|---------------------------------------| |----------|---------------------------------------| |----------|-10h12----10-10------------(10)---9h10-| |----------|---------------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
E. S Q +S S E +Q
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-12s==10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)------| |-------------------------0--(0)------|
[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~ ~
E. S Q +S S E +E S S E S S H +S S S S
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-12----10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)---9h10-|-9-(9)s7-7-----------(7)--------| |-----------0------(0)--0--0--(0)--------|-------------------------0h7h10-|
[Em]E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
\0.5/
~~ ~~ ~~~~~~
E. S H +E E E. S Q E E E S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------10-10-----------(10)-------|-12----10-10---------(10)\---7\-2-2s7-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Em]E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~ ~~ ~ ~
E. S H +E S S E. S Q +E E Q
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-7--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------10-10-----------(10)---9-10-|-9s==7-7-----(7)---(7)s2-----| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[Cmaj7]E S S E S S S S E E S S [Cmaj7]E S S E S S S S E [B] S [A]S [G]S [F#]S
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/ / / / / / x / / / x x / / / / / / x / / o o o o
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4-4-------|-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4------------| |---5---------5---x-4-4-4-------|---5---------5---x-4-4------------| |-3---------------x-2-2-2-------|-3---------------x-2-2--2--0------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------3--2-|
|
| Gtrs II, IV
| Q Q S S E S S E Q E. S S S E +E E
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-5--------5----------4-4-4-4---|-5--------5----5------------------| |-5--------5----------x-x-x-x---|-x--------x----x-----9-(9)--------| |-3--------3------4s6-6-6-6-6---|-7--------7----7-7s9-9-(9)---9\---| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------0-|---------------------------------0--------| |---------------------------0---|-------------------------------0----------| |-------------------------0-----|----------------------------0-------------| |-----7-----5-----7-----5-------|-----7-----5------7------5----------------| |---7-----7-----7-----7---------|---7-----7-----7-------7------------------| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----------|-0-----0-----0-------0--------------------|
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| Gtrs II, IV
| ~
| W E E Q +E E E. S
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------12------(12)\--| |-------------------------------|---------------------------12------(12)\--| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-7---7s==2-------(2)----------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Verse
[Em]Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr III
Q H. Q H.
|----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |-2-----0--------------------|-2-----0------------------| |-2--------------------------|-2------------------------| |-2--------------------------|-2------------------------| |-0--------------------------|-0------------------------|
[Em]E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtrs II, IV
W H E E E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------9s==7s10-9---| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| Q H. +H. Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-----0--------------------|-(0)------------------------| |-2--------------------------|----------------------------| |-2--------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--------------------------|----------------------------|
[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +S E. H +Q +E. S S +E. +E S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-(9)-----(9)-7------(7)-------------|-(7)-----(7)---(7)\---------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------5b6-(5)---(5)-(5)s3-|
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| Q H. +H. Q
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--2-------0-------------------------|-(0)------------------------------------| |--2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--0---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chorus
Gtrs II, IV
W H Q E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------8s=| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
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| Gtrs I, III
| 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 E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0------| |-------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0--------| |-----2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1----------| |---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2--|
~~
H H H Q E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------x---| |----------------------------------|-------------------------x---| |-11-------------------------------|-------------------------x---| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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| 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 E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-----| |--------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0-------| |------2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1---------| |----2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2-----------| |--0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2-|
~ ~~
Q +E E H
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-9-------(9)---0---12---------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------0-| |-------0---------0--------0-----0---| |-----2---------4--------5-----2-----| |---2---------4--------5-------------| |-0--------0---------0-------0-------|
~~
E E Q E. S +E. S
|---------------------------------------------| |-------------12------------------------------| |-(12)\----------------7------7b8-(7)---(7)s==| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------------| |-----------0--------0--------0---------------| |---------0--------0--------0-----------------| |-------2--------2--------1-------------------| |---3----------0-------2----------------------| |----------------------------------3--2-------|
Q. E H +H H
|----------------------------------|-()---------------------------| |----------------------------------|-()---------------------------| |-11-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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| 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 E E
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------0-|------------0-------0-------0-----| |---------0-------0----------0-----0---|----------0-------0-------0-------| |-------2-------4----------5-----2-----|--------2-------2-------1---------| |-----2-------4----------5-------------|----3---------0-------2-----------| |--0--------0---------0--------0-------|------------------------------3-2-|
H +E. S E. S W
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-10----------(10)-(10)s12--12s|=14-----------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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| Q +E S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--0--(0)-------0--------------|------------------------------0-| |--1--(1)-------3--------------|----------------------------0---| |--0--(0)-------0--------------|--------------------------0-----| |--2--(2)-2s4---4--------------|------7-----5-----7-----5-------| |--0--(0)----------------------|----7-----7-----7-----7---------| |------------------------------|--0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~
E S S +E S S +S S S S E +S T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----/14-----------/14---------------------------------------|| |---------12-(12)-------12-(12)\-----12-14-14b15---(14)-14-12-|| |--------------------------------/14--------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------||
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| Gtrs I, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------------------0--------|| |------------------------------------------------0------------|| |-------------------------------------------0-----------------|| |-------7---------5----------7-----------5--------------------|| |---7----------7---------7------------7-----------------------|| |-0--------0----------0------------0--------------------------||
Verse
[Em]Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q H. +Q. E S S E +Q
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-15pb17-----(15)-------------------|-(15)--------------12-12-(12)-----| |-----------------------------------|-------------------12-12-(12)-----| |-----------------------------------|-------------------12-12-(12)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| Q H. E. S H.
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--7-----------5--------------------|---7----5-5-----------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~
Q +H. +Q +Q E E E E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------7---| |----------------------------------|-------------------9b11r==(9)-9b12-----| |-14------(14)---------------------|-(14)-----(14)-------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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| E. S H +E S S E. S H.
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--7----5---5------------(5)---4-5-|---4-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------7---7--------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~ ~~~
+W +Q Q S E. E S S
|------------------------------|----------------------------14-17--------| |-(7)--------------------------|-(7)------------17b19-17----------17b19==| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Q H. E. S H.
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--7------5--------------------|--7----5-5-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~
+Q +E E H
|---------------------------------------| |-(17)-----(17)r(17)--------------------| |----------------------16---------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
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| E. S H +E S S
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---7----5---5----------------(5)---4-5-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|--3--| |--3--|
+E. T T S S S S T T T S T T T S S S S S
|--------------------------14-17-14-----------------------------| |--------------15p14----------------17-15-17-15-----------------| |-(16)---12s14-------14h16----------------------16-15-14-12-14--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
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| E. S H.
|---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---4-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------7-----7-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Cmaj7] E S S E S S S S E E S S
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/ / / / / / x / / / x x
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-------5--------(5)----------5--x-4---4--4---------| |-----5---------------------5----x-4---4--4---------| |--3-----------------------------x-2---2--2---------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| \1/ \1/ \1/
| ~~~~
| E. +S +S +E. E Q E
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-12------(12)--(12)--(12)------11---(11)---(11)\---| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H H
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--5-----------------------------4------------------| |--x-----------------------------x------------------| |--3-----------------------------2------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
[Cmaj7]E S S E S S S S E [B]S [A]S [G]S [F#]S
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/ / / / / / x / / o o o o
S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4---------| |---5---------5---x-4-4---------| |-3---------------x-2-2-2-0-----| |---------------------------3-2-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-5--------5------4-------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
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| H H
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-5---------------4-------------| |-x---------------x-------------| |-3---------------2-------------| |-------------------------------|
Chorus
[E5]Gtr II[C5] [B5]
W H H
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[/] [/] [/]
Gtrs I, III
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 E E
||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------------0--------| ||--------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------------0----------| ||------2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------------1------------| ||o---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-----------2----------------| ||--0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------3--2---|
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| Gtr IV
| ~
| W H A A Q. +E
||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||o-5-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------2b4---------(2)--| ||----------------------------------|-------------------x------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------x--------------------| ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[E5]W [C5]H [B5]H
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[/] [/] [/]
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 E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-----o|| |-------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0--------|| |-----2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1----------|| |---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2-----------o|| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2--||
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| ~
| W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|| |-5-------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------||
[A5] W +H [B5]H +W
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[/] [/] [/] [/]
Q +E S S Q +E S S Q +E S S H +W
|-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)----------|--------*| |-!1--(1)-----!3--(3)-----|--5--(5)-----7----|-(7)----*| |-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)-----x----|-(x)----*| |-!2--(2)-2h4-!4--(4)-4h5-|--5--(5)-5h7-7----|-(7)----*| |-!0--(0)-----------------|-------------x----|-(x)----*| |-------------------------|-------------7----|-(7)----*|
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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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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