Altitudes

Jason Becker
Perpetual Burn
Words & Music by Jason Becker
Standard tuning
= 52
H

1 2 3 4 5 6

3
od.guit.

½ ½ ½ ½
H

14 11 11 11 11 11 12 14
11 (11) 11 11

7 8 9

3 3 3
1½ 1¼ ½ ½

14 15 14
14 14 14 14 17 15 14 15 14 15 17 15 14 14 11
(X) 15 16 11 (11) 11 11
16

10

3
3
3

½ ½ ½ 1¼

11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 14

11

3
1½ full 1½ full full
½

14 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 17 15
18 16

12

3
14 15 17 14 15 14 15 14
15 17 14 15 17 14 15 17 17 15 14 15 17 14
15 16 15 12 14
16 14 12 14 16
16 12 14 16

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3
½ full ½ full

14 15 15 15
11 (11) 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12

15

full full full

17 17 17 X 19
15 15 15

16 17

3 6 5 3
½ ½ ½

12 14 12
19 17 15 14 19 17 15 14 19 15 12 11 11 12 11 14 18 14 (14)
12 12 11 (4) 11 11 11 11

18 19 20

3 3

¾ full full full ½

15 15 15 15 17 11 12 14 14 14 15 1414 (14) 14 14
12 12 12 X 12 12 15 15 15

sl. = 116
H
21 22 23 24

3
2
½ ½½
sl. H

14 14 (14) 14 18 14 18 18 7 7 4 5 5 (5)
7 6 7
9

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 P
P H P

25 26 27

3
½ ½
P
P H P
10 14 17 17 14
6 12 11 12 12 15 14
11 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11
12

H P

P
28 29 30 31

3 3 3
½ ½ ½
H P P
9 7 9 7
(14) 14 14 12 14 12 8 7 7
12 11 10 9 7 (7) 7 4 7
11 11 (11)

H P
H P P
32 33 34

3 3
½ full full
H H P P P

7 8
9 (9) 7 6 7 9 10 9 7 9 9 7 9 7 6 7 9 7 6
7
7 5 4
5

35 36 37

10
12 12
4 6 6 (6) 6 4 6 7 6 11 11
4 12
5

H P H H P P
38 6 6 6 3

H P H H P P

7 7 9 10 12 10 9 10 9
7 9 10 10 9 7 9 10 12 12 10 9 7

P H P H P

39

6 6
6 6
P H P H P
12 7 7 12 7 7 12 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
9 9
10 7 10

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 P sl. P
H P H

40

6 6 6 6
P H P P H
sl.
12 9 9 12 9 9 14 9 9 12 9 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9

P P H P H P
sl.
sl.
41

6 6 6 6
P P H P H P
sl. sl.
14 10 10 14 10 10 14 10 10 14 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11 11 11 11

P H P

42

6 6 6 6
P H P
19 14 14 19 14 14
15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16
16 16 16 16
17 14 17 17 14 17

P H P
H P H P
sl.

43

6 6 6 6
P H P H P H P
sl.
17 14 14 17 14 14 19 14 14 17 14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
14 14 14 14

H P
P H P H P

44

6 6 6 6
P H P H P H P
18 14 14 18 14 14 21 14 14 18 14 14
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
15 15 15 15

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 P H P

45

6 6 6 6
P H P
19 14 14 19 14 14
15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16
16 16 16 16
17 14 17 17 14 17

P P H P
H P H P H

46

6 6
P P H P H P H P H
19 14 14 19 14 10 15 10 10 14 10 10 13 10 10
15 15 15 12 12 12
16 16
16 16
17 14 17

P
H P H P H

47

6 6
6 6
P H P H P H
15 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12
12 12
14 10 14

P
H P H P

48

6 6 6
6
P H P H P
17 12 12 17 12 12 17 12
14 14 14 14 14
14 14 14 14
14 14 14
16 12 16 16

H P sl. P
H

49

6 6
6 6
H P H P
sl.
9 14 9 9 14 18 14
11 11 11 14
11 11 11 15
11 11 11 16
9 13 13 9 13

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 P
sl.

50

6 6 6 6
P
sl.
14 17 22 17
15 19
14 19 19 18
16 19 19 19 19 19
17 21 17 21 21 16 19 19

51

7 7 7 7 7 7
7
15 17 15 15 17 19 20
14 16 14 14 16 18 18
14 16 14 14 16 17 17
14 16 17 17

52

7 7 7
7
15 17 19 17 15 17 19 20
14 16 18 16 14 16 18
14 16 17 16 14 16 17
16 17 16 14 16 17

53

7 7 7 3
15 17 15 17 15 15 17 19 17 19 17 15 17 19 21 17 19 21 22
19 20 19 17 19 19

H P H H P H
H
54 6 6 6 H

6
H P H H P H H H

7 9
7 7 9 11 9
7 7 9 10 10 9 7 9 10
7 9 10 10 9 7 9 10

6
55

6 6 6
12
11 11 11 11
12 12 11 9 11 12 12 11 9 11 11 9 9 11 9
10 9 10 10

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 sl.
6 6
56 6

6
sl.

11
9 11 11 9 9 11 9 11 9
10 9 10 10 10 9 10 9
10 9 10 9 7 3

6 6
57 6 6

2 4 6 7 6 4
2 4 5 7 5 4
2 2 4 5
2 3 5 5 3 2 3 5

6
58 6 6

9 7 6 9 7 6
9 7 5 9 7 5
7 5 4 9 7 5 9 7 5
9 7 5

59 6 6 6

7
7 7 9 11 11 9
7 7 9 10 10 9 7 9 10
7 9 10 10 9 7 9 10

60

6 6 6 6
12 12
12 12 14 15 15 14 12 14 15 14 15
11 12 14 14 12 11 12 14
11 12 14

61 6 6

6
6

7 11 9 7 9 11
7 9 11 7 9 11
7 9 10 7 9 10
7 9 10 7 9 10

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62 sl. 6 63 3 3

6 6
6
½
sl.
9 12 10 9 10 12 14 10
8 10 12 8 10 12 12
11
12 5 4 5 4 4 4
14 10 9 7 7
10 9 7

64 65 66

3
AH
½ ½

4 6 7 9 (9) X 7 6 7 3 4 6 <18> 6 <18> 4

4 4 9
7 (7) 5 4 5 5
7

67 68 69 70

3
full

17 17 15 14 14 15 14 12 (12) 14 12
12 14 15 15 12 12 12 15 12 15 12
4 (4) 11 12 14 14 14 11

H P H P P H P H P
P

71 72

P H P H P P H P H P
12 10 10 12 10 10 12 10 10 14 10 10 14 10 10 14 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11 11 11 11

P H P H P H P H P H P

73 74

3
P H P H P H P H P H P
12 10 10 12 10 10 12 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 10 9 9
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11 11 11 11

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 H P
H H P P H P
P sl.

75 76

P H H P P H P H P
sl.
14 10 10 19 14 14 19 14 14 19 15 19 22 15 15 19 15 15
12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
11 16 16 16

P H P P
sl.

77 78

P H P P
sl.
17 15 15 17 15 15 17 15 15 17 12 12 17 12 12 17 12 12
15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
14 14 14 14

H P
P H P H P H P
P H
79 80

3
P H P H P H P H P
P H
15 12 12 15 12 10 14 10 10 14 10 10 14 10 10
14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12
15 15 12 12 15 11 11
14 14
16

P H P H P P H P H P

81 82

P H P H P P H P H P
14 12 12 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 10 10 14 10 10 14 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11 11 11 11

P
P sl. H P
P sl.

83 84

P sl. P sl. P H P
16 13 13 19 16 16 22 19 19 21 17 17 17 12 12 17 12 12
15 15 18 18 21 17 14 14 14
16 19 18 14
19

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 P
85 86 sl. 3 87

3
full
P sl.
15 12 12 9 15 12
14 11 14 11 11 14 11 7 7 4
15 12 12 9 12 15 12 9 12
14 11 14 8 11
16 13 10
15 12 9 12

88 89
3

full full full full

7 7 9 7 7 4 7
6 4 6 4
6 4

Palm muting sl.

sl.
90 3 3 91
3

3 3 3
3
full full
sl. sl.

7 9 12 9 12 14 12 14
6 6 4 4 4 6 8
6 4 4 6 6
6 4 (4) 6

H
P

92 93

full ½ full
P H
14 14 11 13 12 11 19 18 19 16 (16) 16
(14) (14) (X)

94 95

3 3
full full full
full

16 18 19 21 21 22 12 12 12 10 9
(21) 10
11 7

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 P.m
3 3 3
96 3 3 3 97

6
7 4 2 4 5 7 5 4 5 4 4
5 4 4 2 4 5 4 (4) 2 4 5 7 7 5 4
5 2 5

6
98

3 3 5
5 7 5
4 6 4 6 4 4 6 7 6 4 6 7 7 6
4 5 7 7 4 7 5 7
5 7

99 100 101

3
3
1½
½
AH
9 12 9
7 0 7 7 7 7 7 12 10 10 10 10
6 (6) 4 4 <16> 4 9 9
11

H P H P
P

102 103
3 3

3 5 3
5 5
H P H P P
9 12 17 12 12 17 12 12 15 12
10 14 14 14 14 14
9 14 14 14 14 14 12
11 14 14 14 11
12 16 12 16 12 10 12 10
12

104

AH

9 11 12 11 9
9 11 12 11 9 9 11 12
9 <21> (9) 9 10 12 12 10 9 10 12

P H
P H
P H H
105

P H
P P H H H
10 14 12 14 12 12 14 12
10 12 14 15 14 12 12 14 15
11 9 11 12 14 12 11 11 12 14
14 12 11 12 14

11/14
106

3
¼

10 10 12 14 14 10 14 10 (10)
14 12 10 12 14

H P H P

107 108

3 3 6
3 6 3 5
½
H P H P
16 (16) 13 13 16 16 16 12 121712 12 17 12 12
15 15 14 14 14 14 14
16 13 16 14 14 14 14
14 14 14 14
16 12 16 161216

P H P H P H P

P
109

6 6
P H P H P H P
P
15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 15 12
14 14 14 14 14 14
15 12 12 15 15 12 15 15
14 14
16

110

5 6
5
12 15 12 19 15 15 21
14 14 14 17 17
15 12 12 15 15 18
14 14
16

6 6
111 6 6 3 112 6 6

7 7 9 10 12 10 9 10 9 10 10 12 13 15 13 12 13 12
7 9 10 10 9 7 9 10 12 12 10 9 10 12 13 13 12 10 12 13 15 15 13 12 10

= 126
113 114 115 116 117

3
½

14
12 14 15 14 12
11 11 14 12 12 (12) X 9 11 12

12/14
118 119 120 121 122

3
½

20
12 10 18 20 21 20 18 18 (18)
12 11 9 9 11 (11) 17 17

123 124 125 126 127 128

9 13 9 11
11 13 13 11 11 13 (13)
20 17 20 18 17 18 (18)

129 130

½ full

14
12 14 15 14
11 14 11

131 132 133

3
full full
full ¼

12 (12) 11 12 12 9 11 12

= 105
5
134 135

5
15 14 12
12 8 10 15 14 12
11 9 9 11 14 12 11
14 12 11
14 12 10

= 65
136 137 138 139 140

10 12
9 11 12 12 11 10
9 11 12
9 10 12
14 12 10 9 10 12

13/14
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