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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Vai - Rhythm clean electric'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Vai - Lead w/distortion'
Intro
Q=124
6/4
Gtr I
W. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------||-10--8-8-------8-6-5-5-------|-6--5-5-3-3-5-3--1-1---------|
|---------------||---------10-10---------7-7s5-|---------------------3-3-2---|
|---------------||--8--------------7-----------|-5------------3--------------|
|---------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
H. H Q H. H.
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|-3-|
e s s s q q q q q h e e e e e e e e
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|---------------1--------|-1--------------------||
|-2-3p2p0----0-----0-----|-0--------------------||
|---------3--------------|-3--------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------3--|------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
gtr ii
pm| pm pm----| pm----|
e e e e e e h. e e e e e e h +e e e e e e e e h q
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-(5)---5-----5-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5h=7--7-7---5-5-------|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5----(5)s3-|-3-(3)---3-----3----(3)---|
|-----------------------|-5h=7--7-8-7-5-5----(5)s3-|-3h=5--5-5---3-3----(3)---|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------1----|
pm----| pm pm
e e e e e e h. e e e e e e h e e
|-----------------------|--------------------8---|
|-----------------------|---------5------------8-|
|-----------------------|-5-(5)---5-----5--------|
|-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-------|-5h=7--7-7---5-5--------|
|-3h=5--5-6-5-3-3-------|------------------------|
|-------------1-1-------|------------------------|
pm|
e e e e e e q +e e e e
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-(5)---------4--(4)------------|
|-5-(5)-5-5-5---5--(5)------------|
|-5h=7--7-8-7-5-5--(5)-5-[7]s[5]--|
|---------------------------------|
pm pm pm pm~
e e e e e e h. e e e s +s +e e q s s e q
|-----------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------3-----2-------|-3--------------------5-----------||
|-3-(3)---3-----3-------|-3--------------------3-----------||
|-3h=5--5-5---3-3-------|-3h5-5-5b6==(5)r(5)-3-3-----------||
|---------------1-------|-------------------------5s3-1-1--||
pm pm pm
e e e e e e q q q e e e e e e q +e e e e
|------------------------|----------------------3-3-3-|
|------------------------|----------------------3-3-3-|
|------------------0-----|----------------------------|
|-2h=3--3-3---2-3-----3--|-0h=2--2-2---3-2--(2)-------|
|-1-(1)-1-1---1-1--------|-3-(3)-3-3---3-3--(3)-------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
pm pm
e e e e e e e e e e a q
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------------------0------|
|-2h=3--3-3-x-2-3-3s5---5s3--|
|-1-(1)-1-1-x-1-1------------|
|----------------------------|
pm
|-3-|
e e e q e e s s s q q
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-------------------------0--|
|-0h=2----2--3-2h3p2-0-------|
|-3-(3)-3-3------------3-----|
|----------------------------|
pm pm
e e e e e e q a q q e e e e e e q e e e e
|------------------------|------------------3s5-5s3-|
|------------------------|------------------3s5-5s3-|
|----------------3s5s=3--|--------------------------|
|-5s3---3-x-2-3--3s5s=3--|-0h=2----2---3-2----------|
|-3s1-1-1-x-1-1--1s3s=1--|-3-(3)-3-3---3-3----------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
pm pm| pm pm pm|
e e e e e e q q q e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e a e e q
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------3s5s3---|-----------------4s5s3s5--|
|------------------0-----|-----------2----2s4s2p0-|-----------2-----2s4s2s4--|
|-2h=3----3-x-2-3-----3--|-----3---3--------------|-----3---3-----------------|
|-1-(1)-1-1-x-1-1--------|---3---0----------------|---3---0-------------------|
|------------------------|-1-----------3----------|-1-----------3-3-----------|
pm pm pm|
e e e e e e q a e e q q e e q e e e e e e
|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
|----------------3s5s3----|--------1------------1---|
|-----------2----2s4s2p0--|-(0)------0------0-----0-|
|-----3---3---------------|---------------2---------|
|---3---0-----------------|------3------0-----------|
|-1-----------3-----------|--1----------------------|
h. e a +s +s e e e e
|-3--------------------------------10----|
|-3---------15b16==(15)r(15)s12p10----10-|
|-0--------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------|
pm pm|
a e e a q e e e e s s e e e
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------12--------------10-----------------------|
|-12s14----14s12--10-------10-(10)(10)(10)-------|
|--------------------14--------14h=15p=14--12-10-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
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pm---|
e e e e e e q e e q
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------13-13-13---||
|----9------------14--12-12-12---||
|-9-10-9-------10-----12-12-12---||
|--------12-10--------------------||
|---------------------------------||
e e e e e e q +e e e e
|--------------------------------15----|
|-13-(13)-13-13---13-13--(13)-------13-|
|-12h=14--14-14---12-12--(12)-12-------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
pm------| pm pm
e e e e e e q +e e e e e e e e e e q +e e e e
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------13----|
|---------------------------------------|-10h=11-----11------10--(10)-------13-|
|-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12--(12)----------|-10-(10)----10------10--(10)----------|
|-12h=14--14-15-14-12-12--(12)-12-14s12-|-10h=12--12-12---10-10--(10)-10-------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
pm--------------| ~~~~
e e e e e e e s s e s +s +q
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------10---------------------------|
|-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------|
|-10h=12--12-13-12-10-10---------------------------|
|------------------------12s10s8-10b12==(10)r(10)--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
pm------| pm------------|
e e e e e e q +e e e e e e e e e e q s s e s s e
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-13-(13)----13------13--(13)-18s15s13-|---------------------------------------------|
|-12h=14--14-14---12-12--(12)-17s14s12-|-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12----------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-12h=14--14-15-14-12-12--14s12-10-12s14-12---|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
pm pm t
e e e e e e q h
|----------------------------------|
|-10h=11-----11------10--10(22)----|
|-10-(10)----10------10--10(22)----|
|-10h=12--12-12---10-10--10(22)----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
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e e e s +s +e e e s s s s a e q
|---------------------------------------------------||
|-10h=11-----11-(11)--(11)-10-----------------------||
|-10-(10)-10-10-(10)--(10)-10-10--------------------||
|-10h=12--12-12-(12)--(12)-10-10--------------------||
|--------------------------------12s10-8s10---------||
|-------------------------------------------12s8-8--||
pm pm
e e e e e e q a q q e e e e e e q +e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------8---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------8---|
|-9h10--10-10---9-10--10s12--10--|--7h==9---9--9---10--9---(9)------9-|
|-8-(8)--8--8---8--8---8s10---8--|-10-(10)-10-10---10-10--(10)-10-----|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
pm-----|
e e e e e e e e q e e
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9h10--10-10---9-10-10s12s=10------|
|-8-(8)--8--8---8--8--8s10s==8h10---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
pm pm
|3-|
e e e q e e s s s q q a a e e e e e e e e q e e
|--------------------------------8--|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------8--|------------------------------------------|
|--7h==9---9--9--10-9h10p9-7--------|-----12s10-10-10b10.5---9-10-10s14--10----|
|-10-(10)-10-10--------------10-----|-----10s=8--8--8b8.5----8--8--8s12---8h10-|
|-----------------------------------|---x--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-x----------------------------------------|
pm|
e e e e e e e e e e q a a e e e q e e e e e q
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----13s11-11-11--11-11-11s18-18------|
|--7h==9---9--9---12-12-10--9-10--9--|-----12s10-10-10---9-10-10s17-17------|
|-10-(10)-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10--|-----10s=8--8--8---8--8--8s15-15------|
|------------------------------------|---x----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-x-------------------------------17--|
e e e a e e e q a q e e
|-------------------------10s12--10s8-|
|------------------10-----10s12--10s8-|
|------10-------10--------------------|
|---10--------------------------------|
|-8-------10s12-------10--------------|
|-------------------------------------|
e e e a e e e e e a a a e e a q
|-------------------------------10s12s10-10s12---|
|---------------10--------------10s12s10-10s12---|
|------10----------10-----------------------------|
|---10------------------------x-------------------|
|-8-------10s12----12s10----x---------------------|
|------------------------10-----------------------|
e e e a e e e q a q e e
|-------------------------10s12--10s8-|
|------------------10-----10s12--10s8-|
|------10-------10--------------------|
|---10--------------------------------|
|-8-------10s12-------10--------------|
|-------------------------------------|
3/4
q e e q a q e e e e q q e e
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------10---------------10-------|-------------------|
|----------10---------------10----|------------|
|----10---------------10-------10-|----------------|
|-8------------10s12--------------|-10----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
6/4
PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------19s17s15-------13----------------|
|------------15h17----17-15s13----13-|
|------------------------------16----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
PM|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-16p14----14-------14-------------------|
|-------17----17-15-14h15p14-------------|
|----------------------------17-15-14s12-|
|----------------------------------------|
T T T T T
E E E Q E Q E E E E Q +E Q E +Q +E E E E
|-------10---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------10------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12-------|-7--(7)-----------------------------------------|
|----12--------12s10--10-------|-7--(7)-----------------------------------------|
|-10---------------8-----8s7s5-|-5--(5)--------7(19)-(7)--(7)-------7(19)-------|
|------------------------------|--------5(17)-----------------5(17)-------8(20)-|
T T T T T T
E E E E E E +H.
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------5(17)--------------||
|-------------------5(17)-------5(17)-(5)----||
|-7(19)-------7(19)--------------------------||
|-------5(19)--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
1/
H. H +Q +W.
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|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------()--|-()------------|
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| Gtr I
| E E E E Q +H. W.
|----------3---(3)------------|-^--1--------------|
|----------3---(3)------------|-^--1--------------|
|--------0--------------------|-^--3--------------|
|------0----------------------|-^--3--------------|
|----2------------------------|-^--1--------------|
|-3---------------------------|-^--1--------------|
/0.5 1/ 1
H. Q +E +E +Q +W. +Q Q Q +H.
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|---------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|---------------()----|
|---------------()-()---()--|-()------------|-()---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
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| E E E E Q +H. W. E E E E Q +H.
|----------1--(1)-----------------------|-^-3--------------|--------------1----(1)-----|
|----------1--(1)-----------------------|-^-0--------------|--------------1----(1)-----|
|--------2------------------------------|-^-0--------------|-----------3---------------|
|------3--------------------------------|-^-0--------------|---------3-----------------|
|----3----------------------------------|-^-2--------------|-------1-------------------|
|-1-------------------------------------|-^-3--------------|---1-----------------------|