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G3 1996 Tabs

(ver. 1)
Steve Vai
THIS IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEVE VAI
1996 G3 SOLO

This took me forever to tab out.
My name is Sam and I am 13 years
old and someday i want to be able
to play like, if not better than
steve vai. He is my idol and this
solo is amazing. There are so many
saying wow i wish i could play
this so i made a tab for everyone.
This is close to perfect, about 95%,
apart from the big sweeps near the
start, i couldnt figure them out properly.
the coolest part is the tapping
and i dont know how to tab out
the whammy bar parts like \2.5
and that so i just wrote whammy
above the notes. Look it up on
Its Amazing. Please Rate and comment.
Ive also added the time's (0:37) to
make it esier to understand.
Cheers

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                        1996 G3 SOLO - STEVE VAI
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Tuning: Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| <3> harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| t   tap
| PM  palm mute
| s   legato slide

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                                    t
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~-------/14--13-14/16\11--11h13h16p13p11-------------------------|
D|-7~----------------------------------------14p11-------------------|
A|-5~---------------------------------------------14p11\9\7--9-7-9~--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   SWEEPING PART
e|-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12--14p10-------------------10h14p10---|
B|---10--------10--------10------------12---------------12-----------|
G|-11--------11--------11----------------11-----------11-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------12-------12---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------14p9h14-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------10h14\12p7--------------------------|
B|-12---------------12----------10------------------------|
G|---11-----------11--------------9-----------------------|
D|-----12-------12-----------------10---------------------|
A|-------14p9h14---------------------12-10-9h10p9\7\5/7~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

    Tremolo pick===================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/17~--17-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-------------------15---|
G|----------------------------------------------17-16-14-17-16-14------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ================================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-16-14--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------|
D|--------------------13-------13-12----13-12-10--10-8-7---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-8-10---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        PM__________________________

   ======================
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------/15~---|
G|-----------------9-10-12--------|
D|-7-8-10--9-10-12----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
   ____________________|

   0:22 - bluesy part
   gradual.                                    whammy
e|----------------------2----2----2----2-----------------------|
B|---------------------2----2----2----2------------------------|
G|-2b(4)b(4)b(4)b4~-4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6---6p4p2-4p2h4p2-2-3-4---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
              dive
e|-----2----2-<3>-------2-----------|
B|----2----2--<3>-------------------|
G|-4b6--4b6---------4b6---r4p2-4----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

   Tapping part 1 - legato
   Begins at 0:28
   t     t     t     t     t     t     t    t     t    t    t    t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14-16p14-16p13-16p14-16p11-16p13-16p9-16p11-16p8-16p9-16p6-16p8-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p1-16p2-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t     t    t     t    t     t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p8-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p9-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p11-16p2-16p13-16p2-16p14-16p2-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   slower grad.
   t     t    t     t    t     t          t
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-etc.--16p14\\\2h4p2----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------4p2---------2/4-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------4p2p0h2h4----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Tapping part 2 - I broke this one down into sections separated by lines   so it is 
confusing
   Begins at 0:39
   t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t     t    t   t      t
e|--------------------------------------------------------|-16p12p9---------|
B|-16p4-16p5-16p4-16p5-16p7-16p5-16p7-16p9-16p7-16p9-16p10|-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

   t          t       t          t       t         t        t
e|------------16p12p9------------16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9------|
B|-16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10-------|-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

   t          t       t        t       t         t        t
e|------------16p12p9-16p14p9--16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9--------|
B|-16p10p9h10--------------------------16p10p9h10-------|-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

                                                   QUICK FILL
                                                   0:46
   t         t        t         t         t        t
e|-----------16p9h12-16s17p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16p12p10p9h10p9-----|
B|-16p10p9h10-------------------16p10p9h10-------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

 QUICK FILL CON.|0:47
   t             t    t    t   t     t    t    t   t     t    t   t   t
e|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16p12p10p9s7|-16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7----16p7--|
G|-------------|-----------16p9----------------16p9---------------16p9------|
D|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

                                   0:50
   t    t    t   t    t    t       t    t    t       t    t    t
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-16p9-16p7----16p7--16p9-16p7s5|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9-16p4h5---|
G|----------16p9-----------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                                                    0:52
   t    t    t       t    t          t        t     t       t
e|------------------------------------------------|-16p4p2p0-----------|
B|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9p7p5s4-16p7p5p4-----|---------16p4p2p0---|
G|--------------------------------------------16p6|--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

                                      0:54 - makes funny face
   t       t       t        t         t    t      t    t      t    t
e|-16p4p2p0--------16p4p2p0---------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------16p4p2p0---------16p4p2p0|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6---|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

                    FILL LEADING INTO LEGATO PART ---------|
   t   t            t        t      t       t     t
e|----------------|-16p4p2p0------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------16p4p2p0----------------------------------------|
G|-16p2-16p4b6////|-----------------16p4p2p0--------------------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------------16p4p2----------------4/6/7/9---|
A|----------------|-------------------------------16p4p2p0h2/4/6/7----------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

  LEGATO PART - starts at 0:57
                     whammy                    whammy              whammy
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------11~~~~-p9----------------------------------------------|
D|-9/11-9-----9h11-9----------11p9-----------9-h11~~~~-11p9-----------------|
A|--------11-9--------------------11p9\7/9/11--------------11\9\7/9h11~~~~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------FEEDBACK EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------|
D|-----------11p9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-p9\7/9h11------11p9\7/9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

and there you go. i hope u guys have fun with this tab, its a sweet solo. Long live Vai
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