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Originally Posted by Guitar Slim II
READ THIS (before you get your tattoo): These examples are all "improperly" scored for guitar. Sorry everyone. The notes may be accurate, but the formatting of the music is not correct...
The problem is stem directions. Bass notes are considered a separate "voice" and are written with stems down. The score should also show bass notes' full sustained duration.
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Strictly speaking, you're correct. This notation has kind of merged rhythm guitar and lead guitar on one stave (it could just be played by one guitar but I'm fairly sure the original is two). As such I think this reduction is acceptable for the purposes of a tattoo. If you were to separate the melody instrument from the arpeggios, it would be even more complicated.
But by all means prepare the notation as you think it should be. It's up to the OP, of course, if he wants to undergo the extra pain involved!
