The Sixteen Men of Tain

Allan Holdsworth
Transcribed by David Schwartz
A Tuning 1

3 .. . . 4 bw ww ww 3
&4 . 4 ww w w 4

3 4 bw 3
& 4 .. ww ww
5

. 4 ww w w 4

3 . 4 bw ww ww 3
9

& 4 .. 4 ww w w 4

b ww
B

& 43 .. 44 ww ww w
13

. #w w

j j
&
. # ## ww
ww

# # # ... # #.

17

#
J # # #

j j j
ww ..
& .
n # #. n
21

# w #.
w .
C
ww 3 4 bw
& ww 4 .. b
25

. 4 ww

3 4 bw
& ~~~~b . 4 .. ww
29

J . 4 ww w
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3 . 4 bw b ...
& .. b
33

4 .. 4 ww

3 4 ww ww 3
& b ... 4 ..
37

. 4 #w w 4

.. .
.
3 # .. # ... # # ... .. . # ..
Tuning 2

.
D

&4 #.

.. # ... # # ... .. ..
& #. #. # .. . # ...
45

# .

.. .
.. ..
. # ... .. . . .. .
& . .
49

.. . . 4 # www www
Repeat sections A-C for bass solo

... .. 43
& .. b ... .
53

4 # w w

3 . # .. 4 ww ww ww
57

& 4 . # . 4 w w w
. . w w w
Guitar solo
C #/B F #/E
E
E/C A/F

&

B/A D/B b F/E b G #/E

69

&
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B b/A b C #/A E b/D b F #/D

77

&

C #min(maj7)
85 16
&

A/G C/A b D/C F/D b

101

&

G/F B b/G b C #/B E/C

109

&

F #/E A/F B/A D/B b

117

&

16
A min(maj7)
125

&

F/E b G #/E B b/A b C #/A

141

&

E b/D b F #/D A/G C/A b

149

&

D/C F/D b G/F B b/G b

157

&
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16
F min(maj7)
165

&

C #/B E/C F #/E A/F

181

&

B/A D/B b F/E b G #/E

189

&

B b/A b C #/A E b/D b F #/D

197

&

A/G C/A b D/C

205

&

F/D b G/F B b/G b

211

&

b ww j
. # ## ww
# # # ...
F Tuning 1

w ww #
& #
J # #
j j j
. ww ..
& #. # n #
221

#

w
w


#.
.
j G

ww 3 .. . . 4 bw .. 43
Drum solo

ww ww
x7
& #. n w
225

w 4 . 4 ww w w

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b b www
Drum solo cont.

3 . 4 ww
231

&4 . . 4 #w

&
b. # ## ww
235

ww
J

j j j
. # # ww
# .. # #.
237

& # #. w
# w
j ww
H
3 4
& .. . w 4 ..
241

.. w . 4
J

4 3 4
& 4 b www ww ww 4 ..
245

w w . 4

4 w 3 4
& 4 b www ww w 4 ..
249

ww . 4
bw
.~~~~~~~~~~~b
4 . ~~ 3 4
& 4 b www ww J 4 ..
253

w . 4
w w
. # ... # # ... .
I Tuning 2

4 w ww 3 # .. # ..
& 4 # ww
257

w 4

.. .
. . # .. .. # ... # # ... ..
#. #.
261

&
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b. ..
.. . # ... b b ... b .. b. b ..
.
& # ..
265

# .

b b b ... . b.
b .. . b . ..
b ..
b b b ... b .. b b ..
b . 4
269

& 4

b. U
4 b b wwww www
w
ww 3 # 4 # # ww
273

&4 w 4 4
b .. w # w
J

Boss GP-10 (or similar modeler) settings:

Guitar Type - CLA ST (Strat model) R+C PU Select (Rear + Center)

Alt Tune: Tuning 1 - 12 string set to "User." Shift all strings up 7 semitones.
Tuning 2 - 12 string set to "User." Shift the high "E" and "G" strings down 12 semitones, all other strings normal tuning.