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Crossroads Duel Guitar Tablature
CROSSROADS DUEL
(BUTLER'S BAG, HEADCUTTIN' DUEL & EUGENE'S TRICK BAG)
As recorded by Steve Vai & Ry Cooder
(From the 2002 Album THE ELUSIVE LIGHT AND SOUND VOL. 1)

accompanying full Duel audio file can be downloaded from the Audio Files link in the RELATED PAGES box below 
Music by Steve Vai & Ry Cooder
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jack Butler - Steve Vai (standard tuning)'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Jack Butler - Steve Vai (drop D tuning)'
Gtr III (D A D F# A D) - 'Eugene (Ralph Macchio) - Ry Cooder (open D Tuning w/slide)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Eugene (Ralph Macchio) - Steve Vai (Standard tuning)'

Butler's Bag
  Q=200                                    Q
 4/4
  Gtr I
           PM--------|
  H    S S S S S S S S   S E. H       E  E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|------2p0-------------|-------------------|
|----------2-5-2-0-----|-------------------|
|------------------2-2-|-------------------|
|----------------------|-5-3--3b4=====3r-x-|


 .=150
 12/8
                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q       +H          +H.         +Q    +Q     Q   H.
|-------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
|-15b16===(15)b17=====(15)------|-(15)--(15)r-----17-----|
|-14b15===(14)b16=====(14)------|-(14)--(14)r-----16-----|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|


                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   a       H.       +Q.    +Q.      +Q.    +Q     a      +E   +Q.    E   E E
|----------0--------(0)----(0)---|--(0)--------------------------------------|
|---------17-------(17)---(17)---|-(17)--------------------------------------|
|-16b17==(16)------(16)---(16)---|-(16)---(16)r--16b17==(16)-(16)r-----------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------/19---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


   a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E
|-------------17-------------17-------------17-------------17-------------17-------------17-|
|-20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   a      +E    E  a      +E    E  a      +E    E  E  S  S  E  S  S E  E
|--------------17--------------17--------------17-21-21p19-17-21p17p0-16-|
|-20b22==(20)r----20b22==(20)r----20b22==(20)r---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   E  E  a      +E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-16----18b20==(18)r----------------------------|
|----19--------------19-17s15----17s15-14-12----|
|-----------------------------16-------------14p|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  Q   +E       Q     E  Q     E  Q     E  Q     E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-13----14p13--------------------------|-------h16------h14------h18------h13--|
|----14-------16p14-12p11--------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12s14--(14)-|-/14p------12p------16p------11p-------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


   Q     E Q     E  Q.   Q.     Q    E   Q   E  Q   E  Q   E
|-----------------------------|----[17]p14-------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|------h14-----h11-13----7----|-------------16-16p=14-14--14p|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-12p------9p------11----5----|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|


                      ~~~~~~~~~~
   Q   E   Q     E   +Q.    +Q   E
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
|-13-------------------------------||
|-----16-[14]--[12]h(12)---(12)----||
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||


                     1.5
  Q    E  Q   E  Q   E    Q    E
|--------------------------------|
|--------15-----14--15-----------|
|----/16-16--15-15--16-------/16-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


                    /1
   Q.    Q   E  E  +S    +S   E  Q   E   Q    E  Q   E  Q   E Q    E
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-15----14--15-15-(15)--(15)-14-14--15-|--------15-----14h=15---------|
|-16----15--16-16------------15-15--16-|----/16-16--15-----16----/16--|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|


                        1.5
   Q   E  Q   E  Q.    +Q      E   Q    E    Q   E  Q   E Q   E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-15--15-14--15-15----(15)----15-|---------h20-----19--20-------|
|-----16-15--16-16----(16)-------|----/18p------18-18--------18-|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|


                1.5/         1.5
    Q    E  Q   E      +Q.    Q.
|------------------------------------|
|-h20------19--20-----(20)---20------|
|-(18)--18---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


   Q   Q   a  Q   a      +Q     Q   Q     a  Q   E  Q   a  E  +H     Q
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-17--15-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------12h14--12b13==(12)r----------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------14--12--|---------------12h14-(14)-------|
|--------------------------------------|-14p12--10-10-------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


        1/      1.5/       .5/
   Q   +E   Q   +E      Q   +E      Q   E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-14--(14)p12--(12)h===14--(14)p===12h=14-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


   .5/                     .5/
   E      E  E  E  E  E  Q   E      +Q    E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-14p====12h14-14p12h14-14--12-----(12)----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


                                                  1
   Q  E  E E E Q  E Q  E   Q   E  Q   E  +H      +Q
|-12--0-10-0-0-9--0-8--0-|-7--10-11--12-(12)----(12)--|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|


    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S
|-/19-16----------------------------------|
|--------17-15-14-------------------------|
|-----------------16-13-12----------------|
|--------------------------14-12p11-------|
|-----------------------------------14p11s|
|-----------------------------------------|


                                    1.5
                                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~
  Q  Q  Q   Q   E  E  E  E    Q.    Q.      a      +Q.    +Q    E
|--------------------14-17s|=22----22------22b24==(22)---(22)r--0-||
|-----------------15-------|--------------------------------------||
|--------------13----------|--------------------------------------||
|-------9S=14--------------|--------------------------------------||
|-7------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------||


 Headcuttin Duel
  Freely Q=146
 4/4
  Gtr II
        1.5/              7
  H    +H          +H     +H       E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7----(7)-------|-(7)----(7)----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7----(7)-------|-(7)----(7)----|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-x-|-0-0---x-0-0-x-x-|
|----------------|---------------|-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-|-0-0---x-0-0-x-x-|


                       1.5/      /1.5    7
  E E E E E E  Q      +H         +Q       +Q
|------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------<5>--|-(<5>)------(<5>)----(<5>)--|
|-------------<5>--|-(<5>)------(<5>)----(<5>)--|
|-0-0---0-0-0------|----------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0------|----------------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E  Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------x-|-------0-----<3>---|
|---------------x-|-------0-----<3>---|
|-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-------|
|-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-------0-0-------|


    1.5/
   +H         E  E  E  S  S     W            Q  Q  H      Wx4
|------------22----22-------|--20---------|-------------|--------||
|---------------22----22s20-|-(20)--------|-------------|--------||
|-(<3>)---------------------|-------------|-------------|--------||
|-(<3>)---------------------|-------------|-^0----------|--------||
|---------------------------|-------------|-^0----------|--------||
|---------------------------|-------------|-^0----------|--------||


  Gtr III
               ~~~~~~~~~~~~
   a  Q.    E  H       +H      +Q.    E
|-10S12----10s12----|-(12)----(12)-----|
|-10S12----10s12----|-(12)----(12)-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


                                 ~~~~~~~~
                        |--3--|
   a  Q   H.        Q   E  E  E  Q    Q
|-11s12s=10-------|-----------------------|
|-11s12s=10-------|----12s11--------------|
|-----------------|----------12-----------|
|-----------------|-------------12--(12)--|
|-----------------|------------------12---|
|-----------------|-----------------------|


    ~~~~
   +Q    Q   +Q.    E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E. S
|---------------------|------------x---|--------0-----|-------------------|
|-------------------0-|------------0---|--------0--0--|-5p0-0-------------|
|-------12--(12)---0-|----------------|--------------|---0---------------|
|-(12)--------------0-|----------------|-5--3p0-------|-------------5-----|
|-(12)----------------|--------x-x-----|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-0--x-----------|--------0--0--|-----0-0-0-0-------|


                                    ~
  Q  E E a E E  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    H    E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|------0------------|-------------|----------0--|----------------|
|---------------0---|-------------|----------0--|--------0-----0-|
|-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------0-------|
|-5--3-0------------|----------4--|-5----4p0----|--------0-------|
|-------------------|-------7-----|-5-----------|--------0-------|
|--------3s4p0-(0)--|-7--7--7-----|-5--------0--|-x--x-x---2s4---|


  ~
  H    E E Q    Q   E  E Q  E E   W          E E  H.         +H      E E Q
|----------0--|-7--(7)---0------|----------|--------------|-------------------||
|----------0--|----------0------|----------|--------------|----------0--------||
|-------------|-----------------|----------|--------------|----------0--------||
|-5----4p3----|-----5-----------|-5--------|-3-0-12-------|-(12)----0--------||
|-5-----------|-----5-----------|-5--------|-----12-------|-(12)-------------||
|-5--------0--|-------------3-4-|-5--------|--------------|-------------------||


 Freely Throughout
  Gtr II                      Gtr III                     Gt
                                        ~~~~~~~~
   a      +H      +E    E E E     E  E  Q    E   +E   E E
|-----------------------------||------------12--(12)-----||
|-----------------------------||-11s10s12--(12)-(12)-0---||
|-12b14==(12)----(12)r-------||--------------------------||
|-------------------------x---||--------------------------||
|-----------------------------||--------------------------||
|-----------------------------||--------------------------||


 r II                               Gtr III
                       ~~~~                      ~~
  a a  a      +H      +Q    +E    E     a  E  E  Q   +E   E  E E
|-----------------------------------||-10-12S11S12--(12)-12-0----||
|-----13b15==(13)----(13)--(13)r---||-----------------------0----||
|---x-------------------------------||----------------------------||
|-x---------------------------------||-----0----------------------||
|-----------------------------------||-----0----------------------||
|-----------------------------------||----------------------------||


  Gtr II                                               Gt
   a       E   +S   S  E  S  S   Q        +E   +S    S
|------------------------------------------------------||
|---------13-------------------[15]b18===(15)-(15)r---||
|-12b14==(12)r(12)-10----12h14-------------------------||
|---------------------12-------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||


 r III                                  Gtr II
                               ~~~~
   a  E  E  a  E  Q   S   S    E   +E      E E  a      +E   +S   S  E  E      +E   +E
|----------------12---------------------||---0--------------------------------------------||
|-12S11----11S12-----12-(12)-(12)-(12)-||---x-20b22==(20)r(20)p18------------------------||
|-------12---------------12--(12)-(12)-||-------------------------19-19b22==(19)-(19)r--||
|-----------------------------12--(12)-||------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------||


  Gtr III                              Gtr II                                 Gt
                                                                   ~~
   a  S  S  a  Q   a  E  a  Q   +E   E     a       E   +S   S  Q   Q   +E   E
|-----------------11S12-12S14--(14)---||---------20--------------20--(20)---||
|-12S11----11S12-----------------------||-20b22==(20)r(20)p18-----------------||
|-------12-----------------------------||---------------------19--------------||
|------------------------------------0-||-------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------0-||-------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------||-------------------------------------||


 r III                        Gtr II
               ~~      ~~
   a  E  E  a  Q   Q   E  +E      Q       +Q        +Q    +S   +S   E
|-------12-12S15--19--24-(24)-||-22b24===(22)b25===(22)--(22)-(22)r----||
|-10S12----12S15--------------||---------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------||------------------------------------0--||
|-----------------------------||------------------------------------0--||
|----------------------0------||---------------------------------------||


  Gtr III            Gtr II
                           |--3--|
   a  Q   H     E  E    E  S  S  S  a      +Q     E    E  S  S  S   S
|-22s24h=27----24---||---------17-20b22==(20)--(20)r-19-20p17----/17-|
|--------------------||------18--------------------------------20-----|
|--------------------||---19------------------------------------------|
|------------------0-||--------------------------(0)------------------|
|---------0--------0-||-----------------------------------------------|
|---------0----------||-----------------------------------------------|


   a      +E   +S   S  S  E  S  S      +S   +S   S  S S  S  S
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20b22==(20)r(20)-18-20-18-10------------------------9s10------|
|------------------------------12b14==(12)r(12)p10-12------12---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


 2/4                       4/4
                         Gtr III
                               |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  +E   +E      E  S  S  S  a  Q   E  E  S  S  S  S
|------------------------||---------19-22S24--22-19-22-19----19-|
|------------------------||------20-----------------------22----|
|-10-12-10---------------||---20--------------------------------|
|----------12-(12)-(12)-||-------------------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------------------|


   E  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-19s17----17-------------------------------|
|-------19----20S12p10-12-10----10-11S12-10-|
|----------------------------11-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


               ~~
   S  S  S  S  H     +E   E   Wx3
|----------12-12----(12)---|--------||
|----10----12-12----(12)-0-|--------||
|-11----11----------------0-|--------||
|--0-------12-12----(12)-0-|--------||
|---------------------------|--------||
|---------------------------|--------||


  Gtr I
  Q.    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
|------15-13h15p13----13----------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------15----15-13-12-|-13-12-15-12-13-12-13-12-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------14-12----------12-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------15-14-15----15-14-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-15p14-12-14-15-14-12----------------12-14-15-14-|
|----------------------15-14-12-14-15-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                                                                 Q.
                                                     2.5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    W
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------||
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------||
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------||
|-12----------------------------------------------|--------------||
|----15-14-12-------------------------------------|--------------||
|-------------15-13-12-13-15-13-12-13-12-10-12s10-|-[8]----------||


 =146
 12/8
   W.                   +Q.    +Q    +E   +Q    E  Q   E
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-13pb15=============|=(13)---(13)--(13)r(13)--12-13--12b13===|
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|


              ~~~~
   +H.       +H.         +Q.    +Q     E     +Q    E  Q   E
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(12)------(12)------|-(12)---(12)r--12b14r(12)--10-12p=10-|
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|


   Q.    Q.    Q.    Q   E
|-15----14----15----12s=10-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|


   E  E  E  Q   a      +E   +Q    E  Q.
|-13-10----10-----------------------------|
|-------13-----13b15==(13)r(13)p=12-13---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


                                      1/          .5/
   a  E  E  E  Q   E E  E E  Q.      +Q     E  Q   E      +H.
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10s12p10----12--10-9h10p9-------|------------------------------|
|----------12---------------12----|-(12)---10-12--10-----(10)----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|


                                              7
   Q   E  Q.    Q   E  Q   E    Q.    Q   E  +Q.   Q.
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12--12p10----12--12p10--14-|-12----14--12-(12)--------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|


   a  H.       +Q    E Q   E
|-15S17-------(17)--17----17---|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|


   Q       +E   +Q    E  Q   a      +H        +W.
|-20b22===(20)r(20)--19-20--19b20==(19)----|-(19)------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|


   +W.               +H.       +Q.    Q.
|-(19)------------|-(19)------(19)r---------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


   Q.   Q.    Q.   Q.      Q.   Q.    Q.   Q.
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-10--------------------|-----------------------|
|------------12---------|-10--------------------|
|-----------------------|------------12---------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|


                                  Gtr III
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     W           H.      Q.   Q   E
|----------------------|----------||-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------||-----------------12----|
|----------------------|----------||-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------||-----------------------|
|-10---------8---------|----------||-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------||-----------------------|


   +W.               Q.    E  Q   a  Q.    Q   E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-(12)------------|-12----12-11------------------|
|-----------------|--------------11s12-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------------12--12-|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|


    ~~~~
   +H.       +Q.    a  Q   E   H.      Q.   Q   E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------12--|
|------------------11s12-----|---------------------|
|-(12)------(12)----------12-|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|


   +W.               Q.    E  Q   a  Q.    Q   E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-(12)------------|-12----12-11------------------|
|-----------------|--------------11s12-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------------12--12-|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|


    ~~~~
   +H.       +Q.    a  Q   E   H.      Q.   Q   E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------12--|
|------------------11s12-----|---------------------|
|-(12)------(12)----------12-|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|


   +W.               Q.    E  Q   a  Q.    Q   E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-(12)------------|-12----12-11------------------|
|-----------------|--------------11s12-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------------12--12-|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|


    ~~~~
   +H.       +Q.   Q   E   W
|---------------------12-|------|
|---------------------12-|------|
|------------------------|------|
|-(12)------(12)---------|------|
|------------------------|------|
|------------------------|------|


  Gtr I
                                                                ~~~~
   H.       +Q.    Q  E    a      +Q.     Q.    Q.    Q   E    +H.       +Q.      Q     E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-19-------(19)---20----|-20b22==(20)r---20----19----17-----|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------19-|-(19)------(19)-----19------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|  H.       +Q.    Q  E            Q.     Q.    Q.    Q   E    +H.       +Q    E  E  E  E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12-------(12)---14----|---------15p====14----12----11-----|-----------------11----------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------12-|-(12)------(12)-----12-------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------12-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|


    E  Q    Q    E   Q.     Q.      H.    +Q.    Q   E    a      +Q.     Q.    Q.    Q   E
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-18----(18)---20-----|-20b22==(20)r---20----18----17--------|
|--17-----------17--17----------|---------------------|--------------------------------19----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
|  +Q.     +Q    E  +Q    H         H.    +Q.    Q.               Q.     Q.    Q.    Q   E
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-12----(12)---14-----|---------15-----14----12----11--------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------12----|
|-(12)----(12)--10-(10)---------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|


                     7      /1
   +H.        Q.     Q.      H.            H     Q     H.       +Q.    Q  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-18-------(18)---20----|
|-(19)-------19----(19)---|-17------------17--------|-----------------------|
|--------------------0----|--0----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|  +H.       +Q.     Q.      E   Q  Q   E  H.          H.       +Q.    Q  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12-------(12)---14----|
|-(12)------(12)----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-12---------12-----------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|


                                                             1.5
   a      +Q.     Q.     Q.     Q   E    +H.       Q.    Q   E
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-20b22==(20)r---20-----18-----17-----|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------19-|-(19)------19----17--17----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|          Q.     Q   E  Q   E  Q   E    +H.       Q.    Q   E
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------12-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------12------------|---------------------------|
|----------------12------------12--12-|-(12)------12-------12----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|


               ~~~~~~~
   Q.    +Q    E  +E   +Q    Q   E
|--22----(22)--20-(20)-(20)--------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------x-----||
|-----------------------------x---x-||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|
| +H.              Q.        Q.
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-(12)-------------12---------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||


  Gtr II
                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                               ~~~~~~~~~
   a       H.       +H.         +H.       +H       Q     H.       +H.
|---------13-------(13)------|-(13)-------------------|--------------------|
|---------13-------(13)------|-(13)------(13)--------|-15-------(15)------|
|-12b14==(12)------(12)------|-(12)------(12)r-------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|


                     7
 ~~~~~~
   +H.       +Q.    +Q    E        +H.       +Q.    +Q    E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(15)------(15)---(15)--15b18==|=(15)------(15)r==(15)--13----|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|


    ~~~~          PM
   +H.       Q.   E E E    a      +H.       +Q.    +E   +E   E
|-----------------------|-15b17==(15)------(15)---(15)r(15)p13-|
|-(13)------13----------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------0-|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------0-----|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|


   a      +Q    +E   +Q    E  Q   E  +Q   E    a      +E   +E   E  Q   E  Q   E  Q   E
|-15b17==(15)--(15)r(15)--13-15-------------|-20b22==(20)r(20)p19-20--20s19--13-12--12-|
|--------------------------------15-(15)----|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


   +Q    E  Q   E  Q   E Q  E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   Q  E Q.   Q  H
|-(12)--12-10--12s10--10-8----|-8p5---5-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----8---8p5-5-----------|-------------------||
|-----------------------------|---------------7p5-------|-------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------7p5---|-------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------7S|=5--3--------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|------5----3--0----||


  Gtr III
                     ~~~~
   W.               +H.       H.
|-19-------------|-(19)------21-------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|


             ~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   H.       +H.         a  Q.    Q   E  +Q    E  +Q    E
|-22-------(22)------|-22s24----24--24-(24)--24-(24)--24---|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|


   Q.    Q   E  Q   E  +Q.       Q   E  Q.    Q   E  Q   a  E
|-24----20-----20-------------|-17--17-16----17--16-----------|
|-----------24-----24-(24)---|---------------------17--16S17-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|


   +Q.   Q   E  +Q    E  Q   E    Q   H     +Q    H
|------------------------------|-----12----(12)--12----|
|-(17)------12-(12)--11-10-----|-----------------12----|
|---------------------------10S|=12--------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|


   Q   a  Q   Q   a  Q   Q   Q     a  Q.    a  Q.    Q   E  Q.
|-12--11S12--12--11S12--12--12--|-11S12----11S12-----------------|
|-12--11S12--12--11S12--12--12--|-11S12----11S12-----------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------13--12-------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------12----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


   ~~~
   H.       Q  E  Q  E    Q   E  H     E   H
|----------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------|-12--11------------------||
|----------12----13----|------------------12-----||
|-12-------12----------|--------12--------12-----||
|----------------------|--------------12-(12)----||
|----------------------|-------------------------||


  Gtr I
   |--4:3---|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  Q   E  +Q    Q    E E
|-17p15p12-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------15-17p15p12----12-------------|-------12-15--15-(15)--15--10---|
|----------------------15----15p14p12----|-12-14---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------14-|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   a      +Q.    +Q     E  +Q    a      +E    Q.
|-15b17==(15)---(15)r--15-(15)--15b17==(15)r-15-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


   a      Q   +E   +Q.    H.
|-15b17==15--(15)r(15)---15------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


   /
   Q.    Q  E  Q.    Q.      Q.    Q  E  Q.   Q  E
|-------------14----12----|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------15s==14-----|
|-------------14----13----|-------------14s==13-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-12----14----------------|
|-10----12----------------|-------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E      +Q.    +Q    E
|-24p17---------------------------------|
|-------24-24-24-24b27==(24)r==(24)--18-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


                                     Gtr III
                                                     ~~~
  E  Q   +E   Q       +Q    +H           Q   Q   Q   H.
|------------------------------------||-14--14--14--14-----|
|---18--(18)-18b22===(18)--(18)r----||-14--14--14--14-----|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|


   a  Q   Q   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q   Q   Q
|-12S14--14--14--14--12------|-12--14------------------|
|-12S14--14--14--14------14--|-12------14--12------12--|
|----------------------------|-----------------14------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|


         ~~~
   E  E  Q.    +Q.    Q   E E
|--------------------14--14----|
|--------------------14--14----|
|-14---------------------------|
|----14-14----(14)-------------|
|-------14----(14)-------------|
|------------------------------|


   Q.    Q  E  Q   a  Q  Q     Q.    Q  E  Q   a  Q  Q
|-17----14----12--12S14-----|-17----14----12--12S14-----|
|-----------------12S14-----|-----------------12S14-----|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|


                                                |--2:3---|
   a  Q   E  Q   E  Q   E  Q   E    Q  E  Q  E  E  E  E  E
|-14S17--14-12--14-12-----12-----|--------------------------||
|------------------12--14-12--14-|-12----------12-14-12-----||
|--------------------------------|-------14-------------14--||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------||


 4/4
  Gtr I
   ~~                 ~~~~
   Q   Q   Q   Q      Q    Q    Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.     E  H
|-19--17--15--13--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|--17---15-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------17--15--|-14--------------|-------------------|
|-14--------------|-(14)--14----------|-----17--13------|-------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-------------17--|-15---------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|  W                 +Q    Q    H
|
| Gtr II
|  H       Q   Q      Q    Q    Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q    Q    Q   Q
|-------------18--|--17---15-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------18--17--|-15--------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----17--15--14--|-------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-17---15-----------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------17--15--|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   H
|-----------------|-----------------|-12--14--15--17--|-18--19----------||
|-----------------|-----12--14--15--|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------12--|-14--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----12--14------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-14--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|
|  H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------12--|-14--15--17--18--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-12--14--15------|-----------------||
|-----------------|---------12--14--|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-12--14----------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------14--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||


 Cadenza
  Gtr I
   a      +H      +E   E      +Q      +H       a      +Q    +Q
|-17b19==(17)r===(17)-17b19==(17)--|-(17)r----17b19==(17)r=(17)--|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|


                                             |--3--|
   a      +Q    +Q    a      +H        +Q    E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S
|-17b19==(17)r=(17)--17b19==(17)r===|=(17)--15h17p15----15-19-15----15---|
|-----------------------------------|----------------17----------17------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


      |--3--|
   E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-17-15h17p15----15h19p15----15-17-15h17p15----15h|
|-------------17----------17----------------17----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                                 |--3--|           |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T  S  S  S  T  T  T  S
|-19p15----15-17p15p12----12-15-12h15p12------------------------|
|-------17-------------15----------------15-12-15-12h15p12------|
|----------------------------------------------------------15---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


         |--3--|        |--3--|
   S  S  T  T  T  S  S  S  S  S  S  E   a       +E   +E   S  S
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-15-12h15p12----12-----------------------------------------|
|----------------15----15p14p12----12-[14]b16==(14)r(14)-------|
|-------------------------------14-----------------------14p12-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


   a      +S   +E   S  S  E  S   S       +S   +S   S  E  E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b16==(14)r(14)-12-------14-[14]b16==(14)r(14)-12-------|
|---------------------14-12--------------------------14-12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


            /0.5    7_______/
   a  E  E  Q       +H        W
|---------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------|----------|
|----------17------(17)-----|-0--------|
|---------------------------|-0--------|
|-14p12p10------------------|----------|
|---------------------------|----------|


   a      +Q.     S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-19b22==(19)r---19p17-19-9-17-17-16-15-17-17-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


           ~~~~~
   E      +Q    +S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----------------------------------------------|
|-19b21==(19)r=(19)-17-19-19-17-17-15-15-17-17-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


                       1.5/        2/        2.5/         2.5/      1.5/        /2
    E       +Q    +S   S      S  E  S    S  E  S        S  E S      S E S     S E. E E
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0---|
|-[16]b18==(16)r=(16)-14-----16-14-13---14-13-11-----|-13-11-9-----11-9-7-----9-7--7-0---|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


                                 1.5     /7
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                         |-3-|
  H    +H       Q  H     E E E   Q     Q  H
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-x--------------|-----------------|
|-7----(7)----|-7--7----10-7-9-|-7-----0--7------|
|-------------|----------------|-------0---------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|


  |--3--|
  S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-7h9p7----------------------------|
|-------9p6h7h9--------------------|
|---------------7-5h7h9p7----------|
|-------------------------4h5h7---|


                 7/          5/          1/    1.5___/
  Q  Q  E E Q    W            W            H      a     +H       W
|--------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------||
|----3--3------|------------|------------|---------------------|------||
|----3--3------|------------|------------|--------0-----(0)----|-0----||
|--------------|------------|------------|-0------0-----(0)----|-0----||
|---------2----|------------|------------|-0-------------------|------||
|-0---------0--|-0----------|-0----------|---------------------|------||


 Eugene's Trick Bag
  Q=192
 4/4
  Gtr IV
  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    5x
|----------------------||-------------------------------------||
|----------------------||o-----------------------------------o||
|--------2h4p2h5p2h4p2h||==5p2h4p2h5p2h4p2h5p2h4p2h5p2h4p2h===||
|----------------------||-------------------------------------||
|----------------------||o-----------------------------------o||
|----------------------||-------------------------------------||


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S E. +Q   Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|-5p2h4p2h5p2h4p2h5p2h4p2h5p2h4p2h|=5p2h4p2h5p2--(2)------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||


  Q=130
  S S S S S S  S S  S S  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S
|----------------8-12-8--------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------10--------10-----------|---------------9-12p9---------------|
|---------5-9--------------9-5-------|-----------7-9--------9p7-----------|
|-------7----------------------7-----|-------6-9----------------9-6-------|
|-----7------------------------------|---5-7------------------------7-5---|
|-5h8----------------------------5h8-|-7----------------------------------|


  S S S  S S  S S S  S S S  S S  S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------8-10-8---------------|
|---------------9--------9-------------|
|----------7-11------------11-7--------|
|-----7-10----------------------10-7---|
|-5-9--------------------------------9-|


  S  S S S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S  S
|------------------10-13-10------------------|
|---------------10----------10---------------|
|----------7-10----------------10-7----------|
|--------7--------------------------7--------|
|------8------------------------------8------|
|-5h10----------------------------------10---|


  S  S S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S S  S
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12--------------------|
|----------------10-13----13-10--------------|
|-----------9h12----------------12-9---------|
|------8h11--------------------------11-8----|
|-7h10------------------------------------10-|


                          H.=H
          PM------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S  S
|-------------------5---8-5-12-8-16---|
|---------------5-----5---------------|
|-----------5-----5-------------------|
|-------7-----7-----------------------|
|---7-----7---------------------------|
|-5---8-------------------------------|


               Q=150
    H.      Q       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-(16)---------||-----------------------------17-15-13--------------||
|--------------||o----13-17-13----15-17-15-13----------17-15-13----o||
|--------------||--14----------16-------------------------------16--||
|--------------||---------------------------------------------------||
|--------------||o-------------------------------------------------o||
|---0----------||---------------------------------------------------||


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------17-15-13----------19-17-15----------|
|----14-17-14----------17-14-15----------18-17-15-|
|-14----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----------------------------17-15-13-------------|
|-------15----18-17-15----------------17-15-13----|
|----16----16----------16-17-------------------16-|
|-17----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------17----||
|-------------18-17-15----------18-15----------16s||
|----14-17-14----------17-13-16-------17-14-------||
|-15----------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||


 3/4
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----16-------14-------12-------10-----|
|-17----17s15----15s14----14s12----12s=|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


                               4/4
   S S  S S S S S S S S S S     S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----9------7-----5-----4---||--7-4---0-7-4---0-7-4---0-7-4---0--||
|-10---10s9---9s7---7s5---5-||o-----5-------5-------5-------5---o||
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------||o---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------||-----------------------------------||


    S S S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S S  S S  4x
||--7-4---0-14-11----0-17-14----0-12-9----0--||
||o-----5---------12---------15--------10---o||
||-------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------------||


       S  S  S S S S S S  S  S  S S S S S S
|-||--19-16----0-7-4---0-17-14----0-5-2---0--||
|-||o-------17-------5---------15-------3---o||
|-||-----------------------------------------||
|-||-----------------------------------------||
|-||o---------------------------------------o||
|-||-----------------------------------------||


     S  S  S S  S S S S  S  S  S S S S S S
||--22-19----0-10-7---0-20-17----0-8-5---0--||
||o-------20--------8---------18-------6---o||
||------------------------------------------||
||------------------------------------------||
||o----------------------------------------o||
||------------------------------------------||


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-22-19-------19-----------------------------------|
|-------21-18----21-18----21-18-------18-----------|
|----------------------19-------19-16----19-16-----|
|----------------------------------------------18--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    H     H
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-19-16-------16----------------------------------|--------2----|
|-------18-15----18-15----18-15-------15----------|--------2----|
|----------------------17-------17-14----17-14----|--------0----|
|----------------------------------------------16-|-17---------|


                                                                      H.=H
     PM----------------------------------------------|
     |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|   |----6----| |-3-| |--3---|  |-3--|
  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 E E E E   E  E  E E  E
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------24--|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------17----------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------9-----------------|
|-2--------------------------------------|---------------------/14----21-------|
|-2--------------------------------------|-------------7s2s7-------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-----|


  W          S S S S S S S S S  S S S  S S  S  S
|----------|-------------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------------------9-10-12-|
|----------|----------------------7-9-10---------|
|----------|-------------6s7-9-10----------------|
|----------|-------5-7-8-------------------------|
|----------|-5-7-8-------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----10-12-13-16-17-19-20-22-24-|
|-13----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|


                                       ~~~~~
   a      +Q    Q   a      +Q    Q     H.        Q
|-24b25==(24)r-----24b26==(24)r-----|-29b31---------*|
|-----------------------------------|---------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-18------------*|
|-----------------------------------|---------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-19------------*|
|-----------------------------------|---------------*|
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