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Vista Grande bass tab by Steve Morse

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Transcription comments: I think most of this is pretty close, except the
  very last bar which is completely wrong. The two-hand tapping sections
  have suggestions for which hand taps which note, but I don't think I
  play it with the same hands Dave LaRue does ;-)

1. The third-fret harmonics (bar 2 and again near the end) are played
  right above the 3rd fret (the metal thing, not the space between metal
  things); the actual pitches are A and E (don't play the harmonic between
  the 2nd and 3rd frets).
2. Watch those right hand parts in bars 4-7: The first three notes in
  bar 4 (and the first three in bar 6) are fretted with the left hand;
  the rest is done with the RH (tap-slide-slide-pulloff-tap-slide).
  Transcription 🏷Legend is at the end of the tab.
3. The artificial harmonic in the eighth LINE is most easily played (for
  me, anyway) above the 25th fret (just past the 24th fret) on a 24 fret
  neck; it could equally be played at the sixth fret.
4. Watch those tapped 7th fret harmonics (3 natural, 1 artificial) in the
  last-line-but-five.
5. And for Pete's sake, let those notes ring. Think bar-chord.

Vista Grande  By: Steve Morse


Heavy chorus throughout


  H s E   E  s +h s s s s  H q   E E h g e  E E g e+h
+--------+-------------------+-------+-----4-12/14\+-12-4-6/7---+
|4:-R-R-----|------------5H7-|-5-----|-------------|------------|
|4:---------|--------5H7-----|---7\X-|---5---------|------------|
+-----------+-------------------+-------+-3-----------+------------+
    ................         .......R.........P.R.....


 E E h g e  E E g e+h  E E e+h  E E e+h  E E e+h  E E e+h
+-----5-12/14\+-12-5-8/9---+-------13---+---------+------11---+----------+
|-------------|------------|*-----------|---------|---12------|---------*|
|---5---------|------------|*---14------|---------|-----------|---------*|
+-3-----------+------------+--0---------+-0-0-0---+-0---------+-0-0-0----+
 .......R.........P.R.....  .................... ....................


  s s s s s s e+q s E  s s s s s s e+q s s s s  s s s s s s e+q s s s s
+------------9------------+---------5---------------+-----2P0-0---------------+
|*--------10----------5H7-|-------7-------------2-5-|---0-------0---------2-5-|
|*---10--------10---------|---7-------7-----3-5-----|-----------------3-5-----|
+--8----8---------8-------+-5---5-------5-----------+-3-----------3-----------+
  ...................   ................
 s s s s s s Q q  E E e+h  E E q s s q   E E e+h  E E e+q s s e
+-----2P0-0--------+------13---+---------------+------11---+---------------+
|---0-------0-----*|-----------|---------------|---12------|---------------|
|-----------------*|---14------|-----------7\X-|-----------|-------------7-|
+-3-----------3-7--+-0---------+-0-0-0-7H9-----+-0---------+-0-0-0---7H9---+
        |  ..................     ....................
        2
        second time


 E E e+h  E E q s s q   E E h e  e s e s e+h
+------13---+---------------+------11----+----19----19------+
|-----------|---------------|---12----18-|-19----18----16---|
|---14------|-----------7\X-|------------|------------------|
+-0---------+-0-0-0-7H9-----+-0----------+------------------+
 ..................     ..............................


  s s s s s s e+q s E  s s s s s s e+q s s s s  s s s s s s e+q s s s s
+------------9------------+---------5---------------+-----2P0-0---------------+
|*--------10----------5H7-|-------7-------------2-5-|---0-------0---------2-5-|
|*---10--------10---------|---7-------7-----3-5-----|-----------------3-5-----|
+--8----8---------8-------+-5---5-------5-----------+-3-----------3-----------+
  ...................   ................


 s s s s s s Q q  E E e+h  q e e+h  e e e e e e e e  E E g e+h  w
+-----2P0-0--------+------13---+---------+-----9-8-----4-3-+-----------+---+
|---0-------0-----*|-----------|---R-----|---6-------------|-----5H6---|-7-|
|-----------------*|---14------|---------|-4---------4-----|---6-------|-5-|
+-3-----------3-7--+-0---------+-0---0---+---------2-------+-4---------+---+
        |  ..........
        2
        second time


             * (or for basses with < 24 frets)
             |
 e e e e+q s s e  Q  e +h  w  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 8
+-----------------+---1---+---+------9--------------------7--------+
|-7-------------2-|-----------|-R-|*---9---7H9-12-7-----7---9---7---9-*|
|---7-5-0---2-4---|-----------|---|*-7--------------9-7---7-------9---*|
+-----------------+-0---------+---+------------------------------------+
          ..A...........  L R R L  R P R L L L R L L R R


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 4
+-----------------14------12------10--------+
|*--------10---------10-8----10-7----8-7---*|
|*-10---7----8---------------------------8-*|
+-----8--------10---------------------------+
  R L L R L L R L L R L L R L L L


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
+----------12-------10----------------10----7----+
|----12-------10-------10-12-10----------12---10-|
|-10----10-------12-------------10-12------------|
+------------------------------------------------+
  L R L R L R L L R L L R L R L L


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 3
+-----------12-------10----------------10----7-----+
|*-12----12----10-------10-12-10----------12---10-*|
|*----10----------12-------------10-12------------*|
+--------------------------------------------------+
  R L R R L R L L R L L R L R L L


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 4
+------9--------------------7--------+
|*---9---7H9-12-7-----7---9---7---9-*|
|*-7--------------9-7---7-------9---*|
+------------------------------------+
  L R R L  R P R L L L R L L R R


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 4
+-----------------14------12------10--------+
|*--------10---------10-8----10-7----8-7---*|
|*-10---7----8---------------------------8-*|
+-----8--------10---------------------------+
  R L L R L L R L L R L L R L L L


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
+----------12-------10----------------10----7----+
|----12-------10-------10-12-10----------12---10-|
|-10----10-------12-------------10-12------------|
+------------------------------------------------+
  L R L R L R L L R L L R L R L L


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 3 E E g e+h
+-----------12-------10----------------10----7-----+------12/13---+
|*-12----12----10-------10-12-10----------12---10-*|--------------|
|*----10----------12-------------10-12------------*|---14---------|
+--------------------------------------------------+-0------------+
  R L R R L R L L R L L R L R L L  ..............


 E E e+q s s e  E E e+h  E E e+q s s e  E E g e+h  E E e+q s s e
+---------------+------11---+---------------+------17/18---+---------------+
|---------------|---12------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------7-|-----------|-------------7-|---14---------|-------------7-|
+-0-0-0---7H9---+-0---------+-0-0-0---7H9---+-0------------+-0-0-0---7H9---+
 .........    ....................    .......................


 E E g e+h  E E e +h  s s s s s s e+q s E  s s s s s s e+q s s s s
+------18/19---+--------+------------9------------+---------5---------------+
|---16---------|-----------|*--------10----------5H7-|-------7-------------2-5-|
|--------------|-----------|*---10--------10---------|---7-------7-----3-5-----|
+-0------------+-0-0-------+--8----8---------8-------+-5---5-------5-----------+
 ............. ..........  ...................   ................


 s s s s s s e+q s s s s  s s s s s s Q q 4 E E e+h  E E e+h  E E e+h
+-----2P0-0---------------+-----2P0-0--------+------13---+---------+------11---+
|---0-------0---------2-5-|---0-------0-----*|-----------|---------|---12------|
|-----------------3-5-----|-----------------*|---14------|---------|-----------|
+-3-----------3-----------+-3-----------3-7--+-0---------+-0-0-0---+-0---------+
                     |  .................... ...........
                     2
                     last time


 E E e+q s s e  E E e+h  E E e+h  E E h e   E  E  e +h
+---------------+------13---+---------+------11--+----------------+
|---------------|-----------|---------|---12--------|-------------|
|-------------7-|---14------|---------|-------------|-------------|
+-0-0-0---7H9---+-0---------+-0-0-0---+-0-----------+---------2---+
 .........    .................... .........R.....R...R..A.R....


 s s s s s s s s h  s s s s s s s s h
+------12-------12-------12-+-------14-------14-------14-+
|---10-------10-------10----|----14-------14-------14----|
|---------------------------|-12-------14-------15-------|
+-8-------10-------12-------+----------------------------+
 .......................... ...........................


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
+--------12-------12-------12-------12----12----12--+
|*----12-------10-------14-------12----10----14----*|
|*-10-------10-------10-------10-------------------*|
+---------------------------------------------------+
  ................................................


 s s s s s s s s h  s s s s s s s s h
+------12-------12-------12-+-------14-------14-------14-+
|---10-------10-------10----|----14-------14-------14----|
|---------------------------|-12-------14-------15-------|
+-8-------10-------12-------+----------------------------+
 .......................... ...........................


  s s s s s s s s s E+q
+-------12-------12-------0-----+
|----12-------12----------------|
|-10-------14-------14-12-------|
+---------------------------3---+
 ..............................



  Created using the Bass Tab Creator
  by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
  (modified by Ken Barker ([email protected]))

   * = MUTE    ^ = BEND     = HARMONIC
   H = HAMMER ON R = REST  / (\) = SLIDE UP (DOWN) TO FRET
   P = PULL OFF  ~ = TRILL /X (\X) = SLIDE UP (DOWN) TO NOWHERE

  Note Duration (above tab)
   (Upper case for dotted notes)
   w = Whole   h = Half      q = Quarter    e = Eighth
   s = Sixteenth t = Thirty-Second x = Sixty-Fourth g = Grace Note
   + = TIE    ^ = TRIPLET

  Note Attack Technique (below tab)
   T = RH Thumb Slap   o = RH Pop
   R = RH Tap       P = RH Pulloff (after RH Tap)
   L = LH Tap       B = Both Hands Tap
   X = LH Slap      A = Artificial Harmonic
  ... = Sustain (Let notes ring)

    #
  +----+          +----+
  |*--*+ = MEASURE    |4:--| = TIME
  |*--*+  REPEATS    |4:--|  SIGNATURES
  +----+  (#=Num Repeats) +----+

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