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The Dance - Fingerstyle(Tabs)

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	        Garth Brooks:  
The Dance - Fingerstyle

 
The Dance 
Fingerstyle 
By Tony Arata 
 
Gtr I Acoustic 
 
Tuning - E G D G B e  
 
  Moderately Q=115 
  G       C/G      G       C/G      G       D  C 
 4/4 
  Gtr I 
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E Q  Q 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|-------0-----1--|-------0-----1--|-------0-3--1---| 
|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0---0--0---| 
|---0-------2----|---0-------2----|---0-----4--2---| 
|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0--------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  H       H        H       H        H       Q  Q 
 
 
  G                                                   C 
  H    E Q  E     +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E  E E Q  E   +Q   E E E E E E 
|------3-5--7-||--(7)--------------|-----------0----|------------------| 
|-0-----------||o------------0-----|---------3----6-|-(6)--5-5---------| 
|-0-----------||---------0-------0-|-------0--------|------------5---5-| 
|-0-----------||---0---0-------0---|----0-----------|------5-------5---| 
|-------------||o----------0-------|-0--------------|--5-------5-------| 
|-------------||-------------------|----------------|------------------| 
  W                Q   Q   Q   Q     Q  H.             Q   Q   Q   Q 
 
 
                   D 
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q. 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|--------8-8-----|-8--7-7---------|----------1-----| 
|------5-------5-|----------7---7-|----2-2------2--| 
|----5-------5---|----7-------7---|-0------0-------| 
|-5------5-------|-7------7-------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  Q  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q    Q 
 
 
  G 
  Q  E E +H         E E E  E E Q  E   +Q   E E +H 
|-----------------|----------3-5--8-|-(8)--7-7-(7)-------| 
|-1--0-0-(0)------|---0-----------8-|-(8)----------8-----| 
|----0-0-(0)----0-|--------0-4-5--7-|-(7)--------------7-| 
|----0--------0---|-----0-----------|------0---------0---| 
|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|--0--------0--------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| 
  Q  Q    Q   E E   Q   H.             Q   Q    E  E E E 
 
 
                     C 
  Q  E E +E  Q.      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E 
|------------0-----|----------------|----------------| 
|------------------|-6--5-5---------|--------5-8-----| 
|------7-(7)-------|----------5---5-|------5-------5-| 
|----0-------------|----5-------5---|----5-------5---| 
|-0-------0-----0--|-5------5-------|-5------5-------| 
|------------------|----------------|----------------| 
  Q  Q    Q     Q    Q  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q   Q 
 
 
  D                                  Em 
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E  E E E    Q  E E +E  E E E 
|----------------|-----------------|-------------7-----| 
|-8--7-7---------|----------10-----|-10--8-8-(8)-------| 
|----------7---7-|------7--------7-|-----9-----------9-| 
|----7-------7---|----7--------7---|-----9---------9---| 
|-7------7-------|-7------7--------|-------------------| 
|----------------|-----------------|--0-------0--------| 
  Q  Q   Q   Q     Q  Q   Q    Q      Q  Q    Q    Q 
 
 
  D                     C 
   H       +E  Q.       Q  E E E E E E    E  Q  E +E  Q. 
|--------------7------|-8--------------|-12-10--8-(8)-7----| 
|-10------(10)--------|----------5-----|-------------------| 
|-------7-----------7-|------5-------5-|-12-11--9-(9)-7----| 
|-----7-----------7---|----5-------5---|-------------------| 
|--7--------7---------|-5------5-------|-------------------| 
|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| 
   Q  E E   Q     E E   Q  Q   Q   Q 
 
 
  D                                             Bm7 
   H       +E   Q.        E  Q   E +E  Q.       W 
|----------------------|---------7-(7)-8------|-7--------------| 
|-10------(10)-10------|-10-10----------------|----------7-----| 
|-------7------------7-|--------------------7-|------7-------7-| 
|-----7------------7---|-------7----------7---|----7-------7---| 
|--7--------7----------|--7---------7---------|----------------| 
|----------------------|----------------------|-7------7-------| 
   Q  E E   Q      E E    Q    Q    Q     E E   Q  E E E E E E 
 
 
                       C                 D 
  Q   E E +E  Q.       H      +E  E Q    Q.     E  +E  Q. 
|-7------------------|-----------------|---------------7------| 
|----10-8-(8)-7------|-5------(5)-7p5--|-------10-(10)--------| 
|------------------7-|------5----------|-7------------------7-| 
|-----7----------7---|----5------------|-----7------------7---| 
|--------------------|-5-------5----5--|-7----------7---------| 
|-7--------7---------|-----------------|----------------------| 
  Q   Q    Q     E E   Q  E E  Q    Q    Q   Q      Q     E E 
 
 
  C                                    D 
  W                 E  Q  E +E  Q.      H       +E   Q. 
|-8--------------|-12-10--8-(8)-7----|----------------------| 
|----------5-----|-------------------|-10------(10)-10------| 
|------5-------5-|-12-11--9-(9)-7----|-------7------------7-| 
|----5-------5---|-------------------|-----7------------7---| 
|-5------5-------|-------------------|--7--------7----------| 
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
  Q  E E E E E E                        Q  E E   Q      E E 
 
 
                         Bm7 
   E  Q   E +E  Q.       W                Q   E E +E  Q. 
|---------7-(7)-8------|-7--------------|-7----------------| 
|-10-10----------------|----------7-----|-7--10-8-(8)-7----| 
|--------------------7-|------7-------7-|-7----------------| 
|-------7----------7---|----7-------7---|------------------| 
|--7---------7---------|----------------|------------------| 
|----------------------|-7------7-------|-7----------------| 
   Q    Q    Q     E E   Q  E E E E E E   W 
 
 
  C                   D                 G       C/G 
  H      +E  Q.       Q.   S S E Q.     W 
|-------------------|-----------------|-3--------------| 
|-5------(5)-5------|-7----8p7---7----|-------0-----1--| 
|------5----------5-|-7--------9------|-----0-------0--| 
|----5----------5---|-7---------------|---0-------2----| 
|-5-------5---------|-7---------------|-0-------0------| 
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| 
  Q  E E  Q     E E   W                 E E E E E E Q 
 
 
                                   1.              2. 
  G       C/G      G       D  C    G               G 
  W                E E E E Q  Q    H    E Q  E     W 
|-3--------------|---------------|------3-5--7--||------|| 
|-------0-----1--|-------0-3--1--|-0-----------o||-0----|| 
|-----0-------0--|-----0---0--0--|-0------------||-0----|| 
|---0-------2----|---0-----4--2--|-0------------||-0----|| 
|-0-------0------|-0-------------|-0-----------o||-0----|| 
|----------------|---------------|--------------||------|| 
  E E E E E E Q    H       Q  Q    W 
 
 
    Em                                 Cmaj7 
    E E E E +E  Q  E   E Q.   +H       E E E E +E  Q  E 
||------2-3-(3)-0--5-|-5-7----(7)----|-------3-(3)-5--0-| 
||o---0------------3-|-3-5----(5)----|-----0------------| 
||-------------------|---------------|---0--------------| 
||-------------------|---------------|------------------| 
||o------------------|---------------|-5----------------| 
||--0----------------|-0-------------|------------------| 
    W                  W               W 
 
 
                    Dsus2   D     D 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-------0-------0-|-3-----2-------0-|---------0-2-0---| 
|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3---------3-| 
|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2---2---------| 
|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------| 
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
  H       H         H       H         W 
 
 
  Em                                   Emadd9 
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E      W 
|-0-----3-----2---|-0---------------||-^0----*| 
|-----------------|--------0-----0-o||-^0----*| 
|-----0---0-----0-|------0-----0----||-^0----*| 
|---2-------2-----|----2-----2------||-^4----*| 
|-----------------|----------------o||-^4----*| 
|-0---------------|-0------0--------||-^0----*| 
  W                 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 
 
/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip 
  
  - 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

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