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In this case it would look a bit strange to write :
 
B--------7b7.5--------
 
if you have to bend it up half a fret's worth.
Instead it's written as :
 
 
      bend up 1/4 tone
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------7b--------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
with instructions on how much to bend written above the note.
 
 
 
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***  2.4   SLIDES  ***
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The most common symbols used for slides are / for a slide
up and \ for a slide down.
 
You might also see 's' used to mean slide.
 
You don't always need separate symbols for 'up' and 'down' slides
since a line of TAB reading :
 
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------7/9-------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
is clearly a slide *up* from 7th to 9th fret. However you might 
also see things like these :
 
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------/7-9-7\---------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
where the exact start or finish of a slide is not given. Here you
have to know whether you're sliding up or down. In these cases use 
your judgement to choose the starting or finishing fret. The effect 
usually desired is to have a note 'swooping in' from a lower pitch 
or dropping suddenly in pitch as the note fades.
 
 
You could have a whole series of slides running together, like this
 
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------7/9/11\9\7\6\7--------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
which would mean you only strike the first note with the pick using
the sustain to produce the other notes.
 
 
 
 
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***  2.5   NOTE LENGTH INFORMATION  ***
***************************************
 
 
Occasionally you will find TAB which includes information on all
of the note lengths. There seems to be no particular 'standard'
way of doing this, but it usually involves a line of letters or
symbols above the TAB.
 
See below (Section 3.2 part 6) for more details.
 
If the explanation of the timing symbols is not given in the TAB
then you've got a problem !

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