Tab is a map for the hands. Six lines are the six guitar strings. A number tells you which fret to press on that string.
This is the fast lead solo. The important thing this time: the solo is played up high on the neck, around the twelfth fret. The numbers are big, mostly eleven to fifteen, because your hand is way up near the body of the guitar.
The line climbs even higher for the fast run near 3 minutes 30 seconds, where it reaches the highest notes on the guitar, then dips back down and climbs again.
The full lead solo, 3:14 to 4:05, transcribed in its true register and fingered up in the twelfth position where it is actually played.
Download Guitar Pro file (.gp) single Lead Guitar track, standard tuning, 21 bars, opens in Guitar Pro 7 or 8
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The isolated lead track gives the pitch and time of every note. A dynamic-programming pass then assigns a string and fret to each note, minimizing hand travel while pulling the hand toward the twelfth position and penalizing any drop into open position. That keeps the solo where a player really holds it, high on the neck in the twelfth position.
| Time | Note | String | Fret |
|---|---|---|---|
| 193.53s | C3 | E | 8 |
| 193.81s | D3 | E | 10 |
| 193.96s | E3 | E | 12 |
| 194.20s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 194.35s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 194.54s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 194.65s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 194.80s | B3 | A | 14 |
| 194.97s | C#4 | A | 16 |
| 195.14s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 195.32s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 195.52s | D3 | E | 10 |
| 195.90s | C#3 | E | 9 |
| 196.03s | E3 | E | 12 |
| 196.18s | D#3 | E | 11 |
| 196.61s | E3 | E | 12 |
| 196.83s | F3 | E | 13 |
| 196.89s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 197.01s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 197.23s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 197.30s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 197.47s | B3 | A | 14 |
| 197.70s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 197.78s | E4 | G | 9 |
| 198.10s | B3 | D | 9 |
| 198.21s | C#3 | E | 9 |
| 198.29s | C3 | E | 8 |
| 198.86s | C3 | E | 8 |
| 198.98s | C#3 | E | 9 |
| 199.18s | D3 | E | 10 |
| 199.26s | C#3 | E | 9 |
| 199.51s | B3 | D | 9 |
| 199.66s | E4 | G | 9 |
| 199.84s | B3 | D | 9 |
| 200.03s | E3 | E | 12 |
| 201.28s | D3 | E | 10 |
| 201.48s | D#3 | E | 11 |
| 201.57s | D3 | E | 10 |
| 201.72s | A4 | B | 10 |
| 201.96s | G#4 | B | 9 |
| 202.32s | E4 | G | 9 |
| 202.49s | B3 | D | 9 |
| 202.79s | C4 | D | 10 |
| 202.92s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 203.18s | G#3 | A | 11 |
| 203.32s | F#3 | A | 9 |
| 203.51s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 204.90s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 205.04s | D5 | B | 15 |
| 205.20s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 205.46s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 205.63s | C5 | B | 13 |
| 205.70s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 205.87s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 206.20s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 206.99s | A#4 | B | 11 |
| 207.05s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 207.57s | G5 | e | 15 |
| 207.71s | F#5 | e | 14 |
| 207.88s | D5 | B | 15 |
| 208.10s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 208.22s | G4 | G | 12 |
| 208.37s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 208.51s | G4 | G | 12 |
| 208.65s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 208.82s | G4 | G | 12 |
| 208.92s | A#4 | B | 11 |
| 208.99s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 209.75s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 209.88s | D5 | B | 15 |
| 210.06s | A5 | e | 17 |
| 210.26s | B5 | e | 19 |
| 210.38s | G#5 | e | 16 |
| 210.62s | G5 | e | 15 |
| 210.97s | F#5 | e | 14 |
| 211.21s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 211.39s | A#4 | G | 15 |
| 211.47s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 211.96s | G5 | e | 15 |
| 212.34s | F#5 | e | 14 |
| 212.68s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 213.02s | D5 | e | 10 |
| 213.37s | A#4 | B | 11 |
| 213.70s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 213.83s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 214.00s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 214.17s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 214.44s | D5 | e | 10 |
| 214.59s | D#5 | e | 11 |
| 214.65s | D5 | e | 10 |
| 215.23s | D5 | e | 10 |
| 215.37s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 215.55s | G5 | e | 15 |
| 215.81s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 216.44s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 216.84s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 217.01s | D5 | e | 10 |
| 217.30s | A4 | B | 10 |
| 217.53s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 217.67s | D#5 | e | 11 |
| 217.81s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 218.03s | G4 | G | 12 |
| 218.32s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 218.47s | F#4 | D | 16 |
| 218.61s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 218.82s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 219.04s | B3 | A | 14 |
| 219.19s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 219.29s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 219.68s | F#4 | D | 16 |
| 220.03s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 220.35s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 220.41s | A4 | B | 10 |
| 220.57s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 221.00s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 221.20s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 221.34s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 221.48s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 221.71s | D5 | B | 15 |
| 221.83s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 222.33s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 222.66s | B4 | B | 12 |
| 222.78s | D5 | e | 10 |
| 222.91s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 223.02s | F#5 | e | 14 |
| 223.18s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 223.33s | G5 | e | 15 |
| 223.47s | F#5 | e | 14 |
| 223.70s | D5 | e | 10 |
| 224.01s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 224.16s | G4 | G | 12 |
| 224.71s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 226.50s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 226.55s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 226.63s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 226.76s | F4 | G | 10 |
| 226.89s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 227.28s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 227.51s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 227.95s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 228.07s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 228.13s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 228.19s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 228.52s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 228.67s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 228.85s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 229.21s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 229.66s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 230.90s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 231.10s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 231.36s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 231.75s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 232.50s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 232.88s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 233.00s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 233.17s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 234.52s | E3 | E | 12 |
| 234.81s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 234.99s | G3 | E | 15 |
| 235.05s | G#3 | E | 16 |
| 235.19s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 235.68s | A4 | G | 14 |
| 236.35s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 237.06s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 237.70s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 238.49s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 238.67s | C4 | D | 10 |
| 238.85s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 239.23s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 239.53s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 239.65s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 239.80s | D#4 | D | 13 |
| 239.87s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 240.10s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 240.59s | E5 | e | 12 |
| 241.14s | C#5 | B | 14 |
| 241.25s | E4 | D | 14 |
| 241.40s | G#3 | A | 11 |
| 241.53s | F#3 | A | 9 |
| 241.86s | D3 | E | 10 |
| 242.57s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 242.85s | F#4 | G | 11 |
| 243.07s | D4 | D | 12 |
| 243.61s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 243.74s | A#3 | A | 13 |
| 243.85s | F#3 | E | 14 |
| 244.00s | E3 | E | 12 |
| 244.10s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 244.20s | F#3 | A | 9 |
| 244.55s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 244.69s | A3 | A | 12 |
| 244.89s | C#4 | D | 11 |
| 245.21s | E4 | G | 9 |
| 245.56s | F#4 | G | 11 |
This is the full solo, 3:14 to 4:05, in its real register. Companion to the stem player where the isolated lead lives, so you can check it by ear.