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==========Crossroads 1 ===============

>From [email protected] ()

Repost from a year ago, I think:
=========================================================================

	The series I have been posting on the sweep picking
technique is coming along, and I will have another addition to it
shortly. But I thought you all might enjoy this too.  This
is from the movie "Crossroads" and is the sequence that Eugene
uses at the end of the film to defeat Stevie Vie. It's entitled
"Eugenes trick bag" and if you give it some patient effort, you'll
see that there are some really good arppegio ideas here, though Steve
plays this with finger picking, I have adapted it for my sweep style
in as many places as posible. You should try the same, it's great practice

O'k, lets do it!
the opening measure begins on the second 1/4 of the 4th beat.
All notes in this passage are 1/16th's unless otherwise noted.

--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------
--------|-------------------------------------------------|-repeat---
-2-4-2--|-5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--|-measure--
--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------
--------|-------------------------------------------------|--3x's----
--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------
                     Ritard here in the 4th bar.

   (Chord diagramA minorAm)
-----|-----------------------8--12-8---------------------------------
-----|-------------------10-----------10-----------------------------
-2---|-------------5--9-------------------9--5-----------------------
-----|----------7-------------------------------7--------------------
-----|--------7------------------------------------5-----------------
-----|--5--8------------------------------------------8--------------

 (Chord diagramE7E7)
--------------------------7------------------------------------------
-----------------------9-----9---------------------------------------
-----------------7--9-----------9--7---------------------------------
-----------6--9-----------------------9--6---------------------------
-----5--7-----------------------------------7--5---------------------
--7------------------------------------------------------------------


 (Chord diagramA7A7)
-------------------------5-------------------------------------------
-------------------5--8-----8--5-------------------------------------
----------------6------------------6---------------------------------
----------5--7-------------------------7--5--------------------------
-------7--------------------------------------7----------------------
-5--9--------------------------------------------9-------------------

(Chord diagramDmDm)
----------------------------10---13---10-----------------------------
-----------------------10-----------------10-------------------------
---------------7--10--------------------------10--7------------------
------------7----------------------------------------7---------------
-----5---8-----------------------------------------------------------
--5------------------------------------------------------10---8------


 (Chord diagramG#G# dim7)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------9---12---9---------------------------------
----------------------10---------------10--7-------------------------
---------------9--12----------------------------9---6----------------
--------8--11-------------------------------------------8------------
-7--10------------------------------------------------------7--------


( Chord diagramA minorAm)
----------------------------------------5-------8--------12----8---16
--------------------------------5-----------5-------10---------------
-----------------------5------------5--------------------------------
---------------7------------7----------------------------------------
------7------------7-------------------------------------------------
--5-------8----------------------------------------------------------
the Chord diagramG+G here at the end of the line (16) is a measure itself... 1 whole
note...


Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramE7E7       Chord diagramA minorAm
--------------------------------------17--15--13---------------------
-----13--17--13-------15--17--15--13--------------17--15--13---------
-14---------------16-------------------------------------------16----
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
repeat measure

Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramDmDm
------------------17--15--13--------------19--17--15-----------------
-----14---17--14--------------17--14--15--------------18--17--15-----
-14------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramC majorC
------------------------------------17--15---------------------------
--------15------18--17--15------------------18--17--15---------------
----16------16--------------16--17----------------------17--16-------
17-------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------



Chord diagramFF                Chord diagramG#dim7G#dim7     Chord diagramAdimAdim
---------------------------------------------------------17----------
-----------------18--17--15--------------18------------------16------
-----14--17--14--------------17------16------19--17------------------
-15------------------------------18------------------19--------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


Chord diagramE MajorE

----16-------14---------12---------10---------9--------7----5----4---
17-----17-15-----15--14-----14--12-----12--10----10--9---9-7--7-5---5
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


-7--4-----0--7--4--------0--7--4--------0---7--4------0--------------
-------5------------5----------------5------------5------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat 1x


-7--4-----0--14--11------0--17--14------0--12--9------0--------------
-------5-------------12-------------15------------10-----------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat 3x

-19--16------0--7--4-----0--17--14------0--5--2-----0----------------
---------17-----------5-------------15-----------3-------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat 1x


-22--19-------0---10--7------0---20---17-------0--8--5------0--------
----------20--------------8---------------18------------6-------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat 1x



22--19--16------19--16-----------------------------------------------
------------18----------18----------18-------------------------------
----------------------------19--16------19----16---------------------
---------------------------------------------------18----------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


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


----------|----------|--------|-------------------12-----------------
----------|----------|--------|---------5----------------------------
-------2--|----------|--------|------------9-------------------------
-------2--|---2------|--------|------2-----------------14------------
-------0--|---2------|--------|---7----------------------------------
--17------|---0--0---|---0----|-----------------------------0--------

(1/2 notes) 1/4 dot  1/2
         1/2 2/4 time  1/4- 1/8s rest of bar


--24---|-------------------------------------------------------------
-------|------------------------------------------9--10--12----------
-------|--------------------------------7--9--10---------------------
-------|-------------------6--7--9--10-------------------------------
-------|----------5--7--8--------------------------------------------
-------|-5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------
dot1/2  1/16ths again here...
1/4 rest



-----10--12--13--16--17--19--20--22---24---24---24------29-----------
-13------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
tricky here... the first 8 notes are 1/16ths...the next four are 1/8ths
ritard for the 1/8ths... then 29 ...(which is not available on most necks)
is played by fretting the string against the bridge position pick-up
on a Tele.. type guitar...(I cant get it on my Ibanez Sabre)

Till next time...
Good luck .. and good pickin'..
[email protected]
Peter J. Lauda

[ please.. any e-mail should be sent to the lsuc address as my xenitec
is restricted to certain times..thanx! ]
_________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton..O/30 MX NOVICE | The next time you're looking for another
Slow #62. I'll get there!   | thrill, try putting some tabasco sauce
[email protected]  | on your toilet paper! 8-()
                |
 That's my own opinion you're | I plan ahead... That way, we don't have
 knocking, not TI's.     | to do anything "right now".
-------------------------------*-----------------------------------------


EUGENE'S TRICK BAG by Steve Vai
This is the classic climactic solo from the movie "Crossroads"..enjoy!!


Chord diagramA minorAm                    Chord diagramE7E7
 s s s s s ss s  s s s s s s  s s  s s s s ss s s sss s s ss s
------------5H8]{12P8-----------------------------------{7--------------|
-----------5----------10------------------------------9]--9-------------|
---------5---------------9------------------------7H9------9P7----------|
-------7-------------------10------------------6H9-------------9P6------|
-----7------------------------12}\-5-------5H7--------------------7P5}--|
[5H8---------------------------------8--[7------------------------------|


Chord diagramA7A7                Chord diagramDmDm
 s ss s s s s s s s s ss s s s  ss sss  s s s  s s s s s s s s
---------------{5-----------------------------10]H{13P10-----------------|
------------5H8]--8P5-----------------------10----------10---------------|
----------6-----------6---------------7/--10--------------10-------------|
------5H7--------------7P5-----------7----------------------12\-7--------|
----7----------------------7------5H8------------------------------------|
[5H9-------------------------9}-[5-------------------------------10-8}---|


Chord diagramG#dim7G#dim7                Chord diagramA minorAm
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  e e e ss ss ss ss s s s s s
--------------------------------------------------------{5---8-5-12-8/17|
-------------------12-------------------------------{5----5}------------|
--------------10-13--13-10----------------------{5----5}----------------|
----------9-12------------12-9--------------{7----7}--------------------|
-----8-11---------------------11-8-------7----7}------------------------|
7-10-------------------------------7---5---8----------------------------|
		^           \ ^ /
pick this section not hammeron    8th note triplet


  s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:---------------------------17-15-13-------------:| make sure to alternate
|:---13-17-13----15-18-15-13----------17-15-13----:| picking direction on
|:14----------16-------------------------------16-:| each stroke...up ,
|:------------------------------------------------:| down, up.etc
|:------------------------------------------------:|
|:------------------------------------------------:|
 1 1  4 1 2 1 4  1 1 4 2 1  4 2 1 3

 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------17-15-13----------19-17-15-----------|
---14-17-14----------17-14-15----------18-17-15--|
14-----------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
 1 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 1

 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------13-12----------17-15-13--------------------|
---12-15-12-------15-12-13----------17-15-13-----------|
12-------------------------------------------16--------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
 1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 3

 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------13-12-------------13----------17----------|
------------------15-13----12----15-13-------16-------|
---14-17-14-------------13-------------14-------------|
15----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 2

 s s s s  s s s s  s s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s s
---16--------14-------12--------10--------9------7-----5-----4--|
17----17\15-----15\14-----14\12----12\-10---10\9---9\7---7\5---5| <---This
----------------------------------------------------------------| measure
----------------------------------------------------------------| is in 6/4
----------------------------------------------------------------| time!!
----------------------------------------------------------------|
 2 1 2 2  1 2 3 1  3 3 1 3  2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 2


Section Chord diagramBB]

  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   x2
|:-7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0------:| <-- picking
|:-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5---------:| down, pull off,
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| down, up
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| is MANDATORY
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| for this and all
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| of Section Chord diagramBB to
  Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD MajorD U Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD MajorD U Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD MajorD U Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD MajorD U     sound fluid and
							 correct!!!

  s s s s  s  s s s  s  s s s  s s s s    x4
|:-7P-4---0--14P-11----0--17P-14----0---12P-9----0--------:|
|:------5-----------12-----------15-----------10----------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|


  s  s s s s s s s   s  s s s s s s s    x2
|:-19P-16----0--7P-4---0-----17P-14----0--5P-2---0--------:| <-- octave
|:--------17---------5--------------15---------3----------:| skips..
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| keep hands
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| loose, dont
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| tense up!
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|

  s  s s s  s s s s  s  s s s s s s s    x2
|:-22P-19----0--10P-7---0--20P-17----0--8P-5---0----------:|
|:--------20----------8-----------18---------6------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|


 Section Chord diagramC majorC]

 s s s s s s s s  s s s  s s s s s
22P19P16----19P16------{16---------------------------------|  Another
---------18------{18------18-------18----------------------|<--diminished
--------------------19}-----19}-16----19-16----------------| scale run..
--------------------------------------------18-------------| notice the two
-----------------------------------------------------------| little sweep
-----------------------------------------------------------| pick upstrokes
							   which help to
							   make this run
 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s       fluid sounding.
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
19-16-------16---------------------------------------------|
------18-15----18-15----18-15-------15---------------------|
---------------------17-------17-14----17-14---------------|
---------------------------------------------16------------|

 h h  q  h.  q  e e e e e e   h.   q
------|---------|------------12------|--24-----------------|
------|---------|-------5------------|---------------------|
----2-|---------|----------9---------|---------------------|
----2-|-2-------|-----2---------14---|---------------------|
----0-|-2-------|--7-----------------|---------------------|
-17---|-0---0---|------------------0-|---------------------|
	  ^
    trem picked
	dotted half
 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s s s s s s s s q q
------------------------------------|---10H12H13-16-17-19-20-22-24|
-----------------------------9H10H12/13---------------------------|
----------------------7H9H10--------|-----------------------------|
-------------6H7H9/10---------------|-----------------------------|
-------5H7H8------------------------|-----------------------------|
-5H7H8------------------------------|-----------------------------|
						  rit.
 w    _________________________________________________________________
-0-----| KEY:  Chord diagramD MajorD = down pick  U = up pick []= down sweeppick
-2-----|     {}= up sweeppick | |= bar |: :| = repeated bar
-2-----|     H = hammeron P = pulloff
-2-----|
-0-----| Rythym: w = whole  h = half q = quarter e = eighth
-------|     s = sixteenth t = 32nd  f = too fucking fast (64)
		 h. = dotted half q. = dotted quarter etc.
	 _________________________________________________________________
TAB BY: Jonathan Lewis [email protected]

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