I Hope You Dance Lyrics
(Fingerstyle)
I Hope You Dance
Gtr I - Fingerstyle Acoustic
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Gtr I
E E E E +H E E E E +H Q. E +Q Q E E E E +E E E E
|------2----------|--------0-(0)----|------2-(2)--2S=|=4---4-------------|
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H H H
Q. E +E E Q E E E E +Q E E Q. E +E E Q H. Q
Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q Q. E +H H. Q
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
||o-0---------3-3---|-3--0----0-----|---------------3-|-3--0-----0-3--|
||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
W H H W H H
E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-0---------------|-2--0----4-4-|-4-2-2---2-4-5-4-|-4S=2----2-----||
W W W H H
$
E E E S S E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E S S E E E E
Q. E H H H Q. E H
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q E E E E
HHHHHH
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q. E +H Q. E +E E E E
W W Q. E +H Q. E +E Q.
Q. E +H H E E E E Q. S S E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-0----1-(1)----|-3------3-----o||-0----0-0-1-0-----|----0-----0--|
|------3-(3)----|-5------------o||----------3-------|-------------|
Q. E +H H H H H H H
Q Q Q Q H. E E Q. S S E E E E Q Q Q Q
H H H. Q H H H H
To Coda D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q H E E E E H E E E E W
HHHHHH
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
n> - 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 - E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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