China Lyrics

As recorded by Michael Angelo Batio
(From the 1998 Album TRADITION)
Music by Mike Batio
Arranged by Mike Batio
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Q=146
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E
+E E E Q E E Q E E E +E Q Q Q E E Q E
E E E E E E E E E S S E E W H
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM--|
| W H E E E E E E E E E E S S S E
W H 7x
||o-------------------------------o||
||o-------------------------------o||
| PM PM PM PM--|
| E E E E E E E E E E S S S E 7x
||o-------------------------------o||
||o---5---4---3-------3-2h3p2-----o||
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 S S S S S S S S
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PM|
S S S S S S W +E S S
|-21-19-18----------21b23--------(21)pb23--------|
Melody Theme
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E
|---7---6---5-(5)---4h5p4-2---|
Q Q Q H. +E S S E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E
|-2-4-4b6-2-------(2)-----|---7---6---5-(5)---4h5p4-----|
S S W +Q S S E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E
|-----------------------|---10---9---8-(8)---7h8p7------|
Q Q Q H. E S S
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E
|---10---9---8-(8)---7h8p7------|
S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S S E
|-12-10-------------------------------------17-16-14-17b19--(17)pb19----12-|
H. +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15b17------(15)pb17r=========|=12-15-14-13-12----12-------------------------------|
~~~~~~ PM---|
+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 Q. S S S
|-12----14----12b14-(12)pb14-(12)r-------------12-14-15-|
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 S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S E Q. 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 S S S S S S S S S S S H
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
~~ T T T T T T
Q 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 S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
S S E +E S S S E E +Q
+Q 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 S S H
| Gtr II
| H.. S S
W H 3x
||o------------------------------o||
||o------------------------------o||
| PM PM PM PM--|
| E E E E E E E E E E S S S E 3x
||o------------------------------o||
||o---5---4---3-------3-2h3p2----o||
W Q. S S
| PM PM PM PM--|
| E E E E E E E E E E S S S E
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E Q Q Q H. +E S S
|---7---6---5-(5)---4h5p4-2---|-2-4-4b6-2--------(2)-------|
| H W W H
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E S S W +Q S S
|---7---6---5-(5)---4h5p4-----|-4p2-------------------|
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E
|---10---9---8-(8)---7h8p7-------|
Q Q Q H. E S S E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E
|-----------------------------|---10---9---8-(8)---7h8p7------|
S S S S Q S S E H.
S S S S +H +E S S S
|-17-15----15b17-(15)pb17----(15)pb17r=========|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
~~ PM---|
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 Q. S S S
|-12----14----12b14-(12)pb14-(12)r-------------12-14-15-|
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 S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E Q. 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 S S S S S S S S S S S H
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T
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 S S S S S E S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S E +E S S S E E +Q
+Q 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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Major Section
H +E S S S E E
|-19----(19)-17h19p17-16-17--|
E E Q. E E E E E +E +H +E E
|----17-------------17-19-|-19b21r(19)-(19)b21----(19)-17-|
S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S T.X +T T. +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S T. S S S S S S S
|-16h17p16-(16)-14h16p14-(14)-12h14p12-(12)-10h12p10-(10)-9h10p9-(9)-7h9-|-(9)-7--(7)-5h7p5-(5)-4h5p4-(4)-2-0---0--2h4p2p0----------|
S S S S S S E S S S E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E
PM------------------|
H +E 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 S S S S S S
H +E a 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 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 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 S S S S S S S S S Q
+H +E S S S E E E Q E E E
|-(19)----(19)-17h19p17-|-16-17-19--------16-17-|
E E E E H +E E E Q Q E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T T T T
+E Q E +Q +H +E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(13)-14--16-(16)--|-(16)----(16)-14-13-14-|-13----------------------21p16p13----------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E H.
Minor Section
S S E H +E S S S S
|-14-17----17b19----(17)pb19----------14-|
| Gtr II
| S S E H +E E
|-14-16-17-16b17----(16)pb17-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+H +E S S S E E
|-(19)b21----(19)pb21-19h21p19-17-19-|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H.
S S S S +H +E S S S S
|-16-14----14b16-(14)pb16----(14)pb16-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14b16.5-12--11-12-14-12-11-12-11----11----------------|
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 S S S S S S S S S S S +E.
a +Q S S S E E E E E
|-16b17r(16)--14h16p14-12-14-16-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
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 S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| W H
S S S S S S W +Q
|-21-19-18----------21b23----------(21)pb23------|
| W Q. S S
W H 3x W Q. S S
||o-----------------------------o||--------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------o||--------------------------------|
| PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM PM--|
| E E E E E E E E E E S S S E 3x E E E E E E E E E E S S S E
||o-----------------------------o||--------------------------------|
||o---5---4---3-------3-2h3p2---o||---5---4---3--------3-2h3p2-----|
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E Q Q Q H. +E S S
|---7---6---5-(5)---4h5p4-2---|-2-4-4b6-2-------(2)-----|
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E S S W +Q S S
|---7---6---5-(5)---4h5p4-----|-4p2-------------------|
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E Q Q Q H. +E S S
|---10---9---8-(8)---7h8p7------|-------------------------------|
|-7----7---7---------------10-7-|-10-12-12b14r10-------(10)-5-6-|
E E E E E E +Q. S S S E E S S S S Q E E E Q +H
|---10---9---8-(8)---7h8p7------|----------------------14----------------|
|-7----7---7---------------10-7-|-12-10----------14-17----17b19--(17)----|
Polytonal Break
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 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 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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S