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The Song We Were Singing by Paul Mccartney
The Song We Were Singing
Tuning: Standard
Chords (Chorus)
e-B-G-D-A-D
Cadd9 3-3-0-x-3-x
G/B 3-3-0-0-2-x
G 3-3-0-0-x-3
D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2
D/A 2-3-2-0-0-x
Arpeggio INTRO/VERSES
6/8
D6 Em F#m (add4) Em
e|------------|------------|
B|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|
G|--2-----0---|--2-----0---|
D|0-----2-----|4-----2-----|
A|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|
INTRO
VERSE
D6 Em F#m (add4)
For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
Em D6 Em F#m (add4) Em
And discuss all the vast intricacies of life
D6 Em F#m (add4)
We could jaw through the night
Em
Talk about a range of subjects,
D6 Em F#m (add4) Em D6/9
anything you like, oh yeah e|------0-----|
B|----0-------|
G|--2---------|
D|0-----------|
CHORUS
Cadd9 G/B D
But we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D
Yeah we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B G D
At any particular time
VERSE
D6 Em F#m (add4)
Take a sip, see the world through a glass
Em D6 Em F#m (add4) Em
And speculate about the cosmic solution
D6 Em F#m (add4)
To the sound, blue guitars, caught up in a
Em D6 Em
philosophical discussion, oh yeah e|------------|
B|--0---------|
G|-2----2-----|
D|4---2-0-----|
CHORUS
Cadd9 G/B D
But we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D
Yeah we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D | Cadd9 G/B | G D |
At any particular time
INTERLUDE
| D6 Em | F#m (add4) Em |
VERSE
D6 Em F#m (add4)
For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
Em D6 Em F#m (add4) Em
And discuss all the vast intricacies of life
D6 Em F#m (add4)
Yeah, we could jaw through the night
Em
Talk about a range of subjects,
D6 Em
anything you like, e|------------|
B|--0---------|
G|-2----2-----|
D|4---2-0-----|
CHORUS
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
But we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
Yeah we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B G D
At any particular time
SOLEÓ
| Cadd9 G/B | G D |
| Cadd9 G/B | G D |
(Yeah, we always came back)
VERSE
D6 Em F#m (add4)
Take a sip, see the world through a glass
Em D6 Em F#m (add4) Em
And speculate about the cosmic solution
D6 Em F#m (add4)
To the sound, blue guitars, caught up in a
Em D6 Em F#m (add4) Em
philosophical discussion, oh yeah
INTERLUDE
D6 D
e|------------|------------|
B|----0-----0-|----3-----3-|
G|--2-----2---|--2-----2---|
D|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|
CHORUS
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
But we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
Yeah we always came back to the songs we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
SOLO
| Cadd9 G/B | D/A D | G D/F# |
(Yeah)
| Cadd9 G/B | G D/F# |
CODA
Cadd9 G/B G D/F#
We always came back
Cadd9 G/B (freely)
To the songs we were singing D|------2-----|
A|--0-3-0-----|
E|3-----------|
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version 2
/----------------------------------------------|
/--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
/-----2--------2--------2--------2--------2----|
/--0--------2--------4--------2--------0-------|
/----------------------------------------------|
/----------------------------------------------|
Osv, and the last time(First verse):
/--------------------0-|
/--------0--------0----|
/-----2--------2-------|
/--2--------0----------|
/----------------------|
/----------------------|
On the second verse you play this in stead at the end:
/-------------------------------------------|
/--------0------0------0--------3-----------|
/-----2------2------2--------2-------2------|
/--2------0------0--------0-------0---------|
/-------------------------------------------|
/-------------------------------------------|
Then chords:
"Always..." - C (Two strokes)
"... back..." - G (Two strokes)
"... songs.." - D (Four strokes)
"Any..."C (Two strokes)
"... -ticular.." - G (Two strokes)
"... time..." - D (Four strokes)
"Always..." - C (Two strokes)
"... back..." - G (Two strokes)
"... songs.." - D (Four strokes)
"Any..."C (Two strokes)
"... -ticular.." - G (Two strokes)
"... time..." - D (special)
I don't think Paul plays it like this, but I thought it was getting plain,
and added this on the last D:
/--3--3--2--|
/--3--3--3--|
/--2--2--2--|
/-----------|
/-----------|
/-----------|
Last stroke long.
FOR A WHILE, WE COULD SIT, SMOKE A PIPE,
AND DISCUSS ALL THE VAST INTRICACIES OF LIFE.
WE COULD JAW THROUGH THE NIGHT,
TALK ABOUT A RANGE OF SUBJECTS, ANYTHING YOU LIKE, OH YEAH.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
TAKE A SIP, SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A GLASS
AND SPECULATE ABOUT THE COSMIC SOLUTION.
TO THE SOUND, BLUE GUITARS,
CAUGHT UP IN A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION, OH YEAH.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
FOR A WHILE, WE COULD SIT, SMOKE A PIPE,
AND DISCUSS ALL THE VAST INTRICACIES OF LIFE.
YEAH, WE COULD JAW THROUGH THE NIGHT,
TALK ABOUT A RANGE OF SUBJECTS, ANYTHING YOU LIKE.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK.
TAKE A SIP, SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A GLASS
AND SPECULATE ABOUT THE COSMIC SOLUTION,
TO THE SOUND, BLUE GUITARS,
CAUGHT UP IN A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION, OH, YEAH.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONGS WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YES, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONGS WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH - YEAH - OH YEAH.
WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONGS WE WERE SINGING, MM-MM.
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version 3
Intro:[D D/E D/F# D/E] x2
D D/E D/F#
For a while we could sit, smoke a pipe
D/E D D/E D/F# D/E
and discuss all the vast intricacies of life.
D D/E
We could jaw through the night
D/F# D/E D D/E
talk about a range of subjects, anything you like.
D/F# D/E D
Oh yeah.
C G D
But we always came back to the song we were singing
C G D
at any particular time.
C G D
Yeah, we always came back to the song we were singing
C G D
at any particular time.
Take a sip, see the world through a glass
and speculate about the cosmic solution.
To the sound, blue guitars
caught in a philosophical discussion.
Oh yeah.
But we always came back...
For a while, we could sit,...
But we always came back...
Take a sip, see the world...
But we always came back...
We always came back to the song we were singing.
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version 4
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
G||-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
D||--0--------------2--------------|--4--------------2--------------|
A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--0--------------2--------------|--4--------------2--------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--0--------------2--------------|--4--------------2--------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--0--------------2--------------|--4--------------2--------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--0--------------2--------------|--4--------------2--------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--0--------------2--------------|--4--------------2--------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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C G
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|----3----| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q Q Q H Q E E E E Q E E E E
-----------------0--------||-0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|
------------0-------------||-1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|
-------2------------------||-0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--0-----------------------||-2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|
--------------------------||-3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|
--------------------------||------------------3----3--3--3--3--|
D C G
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|
--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|--1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|
------------------------------------|--3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|
------------------------------------|-------------------3----3--3--3--3--|
D C G
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|
--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|--1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|
------------------------------------|--3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|
------------------------------------|-------------------3----3--3--3--3--|
D C G
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|
--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|--1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|
------------------------------------|--3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|
------------------------------------|-------------------3----3--3--3--3--|
D
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |----3----| |----3----|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--||--------------------------------|
--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--||------------0--------------0----|
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--||-------2--------------0---------|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--||--0--------------2--------------|
------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--4--------------2--------------|--0--------------2--------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--4--------------2--------------|--0--------------2--------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--4--------------2--------------|--0--------------2--------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--4--------------2--------------|--0--------------2--------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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------------0--------------0----|------------0--------------0----|
-------2--------------0---------|-------2--------------0---------|
--4--------------2--------------|--0--------------2--------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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|----3----| |----3----| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
--------------------------------|-----------------0--------||
------------0--------------0----|------------0-------------||
-------2--------------0---------|-------2------------------||
--4--------------2--------------|--0-----------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------||
C G D
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
--0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|------------------------------------|
-------------------3----3--3--3--3--|------------------------------------|
C G D
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
--0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|------------------------------------|
-------------------3----3--3--3--3--|------------------------------------|
C G D
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
--0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|------------------------------------|
-------------------3----3--3--3--3--|------------------------------------|
C G D
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
--0----0--0--0--0--3----3--3--3--3--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--1----1--1--1--1--0----0--0--0--0--|--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
--2----2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
--3----3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--|------------------------------------|
-------------------3----3--3--3--3--|------------------------------------|
D D
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|--3-| |--3--| |--3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E W
--2----3--3--3--3--2----3--3--3--3--|--2-----------------||
--3----3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|--3-----------------||
--2----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--2----------------*||
--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--0----------------*||
------------------------------------|--------------------||
------------------------------------|--------------------||
FOR A WHILE, WE COULD SIT, SMOKE A PIPE,
AND DISCUSS ALL THE VAST INTRICACIES OF LIFE.
WE COULD JAW THROUGH THE NIGHT,
TALK ABOUT A RANGE OF SUBJECTS, ANYTHING YOU LIKE, OH YEAH.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
TAKE A SIP, SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A GLASS
AND SPECULATE ABOUT THE COSMIC SOLUTION.
TO THE SOUND, BLUE GUITARS,
CAUGHT UP IN A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION, OH YEAH.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
FOR A WHILE, WE COULD SIT, SMOKE A PIPE,
AND DISCUSS ALL THE VAST INTRICACIES OF LIFE.
YEAH, WE COULD JAW THROUGH THE NIGHT,
TALK ABOUT A RANGE OF SUBJECTS, ANYTHING YOU LIKE.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONG WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK.
TAKE A SIP, SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A GLASS
AND SPECULATE ABOUT THE COSMIC SOLUTION,
TO THE SOUND, BLUE GUITARS,
CAUGHT UP IN A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION, OH, YEAH.
BUT WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONGS WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YES, WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONGS WE WERE SINGING
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
YEAH - YEAH - OH YEAH.
WE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE SONGS WE WERE SINGING, MM-MM.
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
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