Groove or Die Lyrics

As recorded by Andy Timmons
(From the 1900 Album EAR X-TACY 2)
Music by Andy Timmons
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Q=240
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E W
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| W +W
H +Q Q W
| W +W
| W +W
Q +E E Q Q W
|-\12--(12)-11b12-(12)--9b11--|--9-----|
| W +W
| W +W
H +Q Q W
| W +W
| W +W
Q +E E Q Q Q +E E +H
|-\12--(12)-11b12-(12)--9b11--|---(9)--(9)----|
| W +W
Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +Q Q
|-/9--(9)-10-(10)--12--|-17b18--(17)-17b18-(17)--17--|
| W +W
Q Q Q Q Q Q W
| W +W
Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +H
|-\7--(7)-8-(8)--10--|-13b15--(13)-17b19-(17)----|
| W +W
| W +W
Q +E E +Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-5--(5)-7-(7)--8--|--7b8--(8)-7b8r7-----|
| W +W
+Q +E E +Q Q Q E E +E E Q
|-(9)----------------|-11b12--(12)-11-(11)---9--|
| W +W
Q +E E +Q Q W
| W +W
HH
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
| W +W
H +Q Q W
| W +W
| W +W
| W +W
| W +W
H +Q Q W
| W +W
| W +W
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
| Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
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