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The Power Of Bombos - Steve Vai
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Tabbed by: Will Long
Email: wlong3000@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
(4 bars of rests)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------3--4---3h4p3~---4-----|
A|---------------------3--------------3-------------3------------------------|
E|---------------------1--------------1-------------1------------------------|
( P.H. )
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------5-4~---5-4b5-5-4b5-5-4b5~-----------|
D|--3h4p3h2h1~-1/3-3h4p3-1/3-------3--6--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3-3~----------------------------------3---6----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(P.H.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-4---------5-4--------4-5--8h10--8~--8~---8----------8-10-8-------------|
D|-------6-3-6------6-3-6------------------------10-9-10----------10-9-10----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-10-8---------8-10-8---------8-10-8---------8-10-8-----------------------|
D|--------10-9-10--------10-9-10--------10-9-10--------10-9------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------11-10--8---8----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10-----------------------13--12~---13-12------------12--13~--12--------|
A|-11----11--8--8~---11~---14-------------------14--11--14-------------14----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12--14--12--------------12--16--12-----------|
G|------------------13~--11-13--------------13--11--13--------------13-------|
D|----------12--13-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--11--14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12--16--12----------------12--16--12--------------12--10/12---|
G|--11/13--13-------------13--11/13--13--------------13--11--13--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13--11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------13--11--9--8--9--11-------------------8--11--10~------8-10-9-----|
A|-------------------------------11~----8~---8-9--------------8-9--------8-9-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(dip and return w/ bar )
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------18-14----------|
G|---------------------------------13----13-15-13---17---17~--------14--13---|
D|--10-9~--10-12-13-12-13-15-13-15----15-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------13-9----------9-13-9----------9-13-9--------|
B|------------9--13--9----------------13-9-13----------13-9-13--------13-9---|
G|--11-10-12-------------12~-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
( P.H. )
e|-----9-------------------------------------------------------------8-------|
B|-13----13-9-8-6--------------------6--8--6--8---7-6--------6-8-6-8---9-8---|
G|------------------6~--5h6p6-6-5-6--------------------6-5-6-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
( dip ) (rest)
e|--------8-----------8----------8-----------8--------8-8~-------------------|
B|--6-8-9----9-8-6-4----9-8-6-8-9---9-8-6-8-4---9-8-9------6~----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(P.M. (P.H.)) (rest) (P.M. ) ( rest )
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3---2b3~------------------2--3~-2--------------------------------|
E|--1---4----------------------1--4------------3--4~-------------------------|
(P.M. ) (Fall w/ bar, add harmonics)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------5--4~----------|
D|-------------------------3--3~--------------------3br4--6----------6p5h6~--|
A|---------3-2-3-2~----3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--1--4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------/3~------------/13------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------14-13----13-14-13~-----------------|
G|-------------4---5----------------------------13-------------13-12-13-12---|
D|----3---6------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10------------------------8-10-10~---9br10------------------------------|
D|-------12--11~---------8-10--------------------11-10------10---------------|
A|-----------------8-11--------------------------------11-------11---10br11--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(rest) (P.M. (fall w/ bar) (fall w/bar))
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--10~---8-------8h10p8----------------3--2-----------------3--2-------|
E|---------------9---------------------1---------------------1---------------|
(P.M. (lower pitch 1 whole step w/ bar then return)) (P.M. )
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3---------------------------------------------------------6--5~h6---|
E|---1-------1/1-------------------------------------------4---7------------|
(P.M. ) Tap
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6~--4h6p4h6p4~------16~-------------------------------|
A|------------6--5--6--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----4---7------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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