The Spoken and the Unspoken Lyrics

As recorded by Andy Timmons
(From the 1999 Album THE SPOKEN AND THE UNSPOKEN)
Words and Music by Andy Timmons
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Q=54
Gtr I
Q E a S S S S Q E E
|-----------------7-9S10---------|
| Gtr II
| S S S S +H.
PM-|
+E E E a S S S S E. +T a +T +T +Q
|-(8)---------------------6-8pb10==(8)-(8)r-(8)b10r(8)-(8)--|
| S S E +H.
Q E a S S S S Q S S E
|---------------------------10-8S10-|
|-----------------7-9S10------------|
| S S S S +H.
PM-| ~
Q E a S S S S E. +T a +T +T Q
|-----------------------6-6pb8==(6)-(6)r-(6)b8==(6)r6--|
| S S E +H.
Q. a S S a E S E S a S S
| S S S S +H.
Q E S S E E S S S a S
|-15-----(15)---15S11-11-11-------------|
| S S E +Q H
+Q. X X T S a E S E S S S
|----------------------------------10-11-13S15-|
| S S S S +H.
E E E. S E E S E.
|-(15)---(15)-------15S17---(17)---17S=18--|
| S S S S +Q S S S S +Q
Q E S S Q +S E S
|-17b18-----------------15--(15)----------|
| S S S S +Q H
Q S +S S E. S E S S S
|-16b18--16pb18==(16)r14-13----14-------------|
|---------------------------------13-15S17-17-|
| H H
+Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|-(17)-----15h17----------17---15---15-|
| H Q S S S S
+S S a E +E a E E E Q E
| E Q. H
Q. S S S +Q E S Q S +S S E. S E S E
|-16b18---------15-(15)-----------|-16b18--16b18r(16)-14-13----14----------|
|---------15h17----------17b19r15-|-------------------------------13-15S17-|
| H H H H
+E Q S X X T E S E S S S
|-(17)------15h17----------17-15-15S14-|
| H H
Q +S S +T T S Q S S T T T S
|-14--(14)-14b15-(14)---8h10----------------------|
| W
a E S a Q S +S Q S +S S S
|-8-10-13-8-10---(13)b17----8b10-(8)-8-----|
Q E +E S S S a E. S S S
|-5b8r=5b8-(5)---------------------|
T T T T T a E. S T +T S a S T +T S T +T S T +T S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------9S17b19==(17)-17r16-|
|--------------------------------------------------------10-12b14-(12)---------------------|
|---5p3------------------------10-10-12-14b15-(14)-----------------------------------|
|-------------5-3-5--/8-12b12.5-(12)-------------------------------------------------------|
Q E. E. S S S T +T +T T T T T T
|-12b14r=12b14r======5---b8==(7)-(7)r5---7---5-|
E. E S S S +S S S E. S S
|--------10-12S7-(7)-/(19)-------------------|
+S S T T S +S a S S S S S S +S S E S S S
|-----------------------------------------17b18-(17)-17-17-15p13-15b17--|
|-(14)-14---------------------14S15h17h19-------------------------------|
|---------17p15-17-(17)-15-17-------------------------------------------|
S S +S S +S S +S E S +S S S T T T T a T +E S S S S S S
|---13b15-(13)-15-(15)-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12b13-(12)-14-----------------------------------------------------10----|
|------------------------------------10b10.5-(10)-12-------------------------------10-12----12-|
|----------------------------------------------------10-10p8----10-8-10-(10)-x-/12-------------|
S +S S E. S S S S T +T S S E.
|----------------------------10-13b15----15b17-(15)----15pb17r13--|
|-12b15-(12)-12b14-10--12b14--------------------------------------|
E. E. S S S +Q E S Q E S E. S E S S S
|-16b18-16b18-------15-(15)-----------|-16b18--16pb18r14-13----14-------------|
|-------------15h17----------17b19r15-|---------------------------13-15S17-17-|
| Gtr II
| H H H H
+Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|-(17)-----15h17----------17---15---15-|
| H Q S S S S
+S S a E S T +T S S S S E S S a S S a S S S +E
|------16--------x-11b13-(11)---11-9p8-8pb10r===========================|
| E Q. H
E. E S S S +T T +T Q E S
|-16b18-16pb18-------15-(15)-15pb18r(15)-15-----------|
| H H
Q E S E. S E S S S
|-16b18--16pb18r14-13----(14)-------------|
|-----------------------------13-15S17-17-|
| H H
+Q E. X X T E S S S S S S
|-(17)-----15h17----------17S15-15S14-14-|
| H H
+E. T +T S S S a Q T +T S S E
|-(14)-12b14-(12)-----------------12b14-(12)----------|
| W
E S T T +Q a S +S S S S S a S S S S S S
|--------------18b20-(18)--17-17pb18==(17)r===================================|
|-18-18pb20r16-----------------------------18p16S13---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------15-14-14pb15r14S10p8------|
| W
E E E E E +T T T T E a T T E S S a S
| H H
+S S S S S S E T +T S S S. +S. S E. S
|----------------------------------13-17b18-(17)-17-17\---|
|-------------8-x-10-15b17-(15)-------------------------x-|
| W
S S a S S +S S S S S S Q E E
|-----4-5-4-(4)-/(16)----14-16S17------------|
| W
S S E +S S S S S S S. +S. +T T +T +E. S
|----------------------13-18b20==(18)-(18)-18r(18)-(18)-x-|
S S a S S +S S S S S S Q S S S S
|---------------------------------19--17-15-17Sx--|
|-----4-5-4-(4)-/(16)----14-16S17-----------------|
S S E +S S S S S S S. +S. +T T +T +E. S
|----------------------13-18b20==(18)-(18)-18r(18)-(18)-x-|
S S S E. a S S a E S E S S S
E S S +S S +S E S E S S S S S S
|-------------------17b18==(17)r17---15-------15-------------------|
|-(15)-15-(15)--------------------------18b20----18-------15-------|
|--15------15--(15)---------------------------------17b19----17-15-|
| H H
a T T T T X X +E S S S S E S E S S S
|-12-14S12p10---------------10-x----9-10-12-------------|
|-------------12-10h12-(12)------12---------------------|
| W
E S S E S S E E E E E. E S S S S +Q S +S S
|-------------------------------|-18b20-18pb20---------17-(17)-----------------|
|-15-15-15-15----15S18-18-18-18-|----------------18h20----------20b22==(20)r18-|
| W H H
Q S +S S E. S E S S S
|-18b20--18pb20==(18)r16-15----16-------------|
|---------------------------------16-18S20-20-|
| H H
+Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|-(20)-----18h20----------20---18---18-|
| H Q S S S S
+S S a E S S S S S S S +S S S a S S a S S Q
|-(18)----18-20--x-18b20----18-16p15-15b17r(15)----------------------------|
| E Q. H
E. E S S S S +Q S +S S
|-18b20-18pb20---------17-(17)-----------------|
|----------------18h20----------20b22==(20)r18-|
| H H
Q S +S S E. S E S S S +Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|-18b20--18pb20==(18)r16-15----16-------------|----------------17-18-17-15-13-13S12-|
|---------------------------------16-18S20-20-|-(20)-----18h20----------------------|
| H H W
E. S E S E E E E S
| W
Q E E +E E +E S S a E E E a Q E E E E Q Wx2
|-18b20--18pb20r15pb16==(15)r15pb16==(15)r=================|======================|========*|
| W W Wx2
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