Tabs
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Vocalise - Slash
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Tabbed by: Christopher Giuliano July 2009
I saw the performance live at the Les Paul Tribute. Simply Amazing! I've been scouring
net since November 08' and haven't found a single version yet..so i did it myself! This
was originally written by Sergei Rachmaninoff, a Russian Pianist in the early 20th century.
Tuning: Half Step
-Gb Major Scale
Clean
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6 5 6~ 3 5 6~ 5 3 5~ 1 3 5~ 3 1 3~ 1 3 1--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------4------4 3~ 1 3~ 4 3~ ---|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----3 6~ 8 6~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-/4-------------8(9)---7~ 5---7 8~---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Distortion
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-9 8 9--9 8 9~~--6 8 9~ -8 6 8~~--4 6 8~~~6 4 6~--2 4 6~---4 2 1~~ 1~ 2 1~~--|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------ 3---------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---1-4\6~-8-4~----------------------4----------------------------------------------|
BB|-/2-----------6(7)~~5~~-3-5 6~~--4-6---4-6 4\6-4-----------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------ 3p1-3p1-1(2)---2(3)-2(3)-2(3)~------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------ 3p1-1h3------ ---- -----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---6-8-9 8-11 8~ 8-9-11-9-8---8-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-6-------------------------11 11 9-11-9h11p9p8-11(13)-11 9-11-9h11p9p8-9-8~----|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--8-9h11\13 9 11 13\15 11 13 15 1616 15h16p15p13 15------------------------|
BB|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----16-14h16p14p13--------13----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------15(17)----15(17)-13------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------15-13------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x5 lick
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------13-16(18)-{16-14h16p14p13}---- 13---------------------------------|
G+G|-----13-15-----------------------------15----15-13-15-12[12h13]-------------------|
D MajorD|--15------------------------------------------------------------15----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x10 lick
e|-----------------16 18 18(20)-------{20p18p16}-20 21 (23)-------------------------|
BB|--------13h14-16h18---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12h13---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-21-20-21-20h21p20p18-18-16-18(20)-18(20)-18(20)--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--18-16-18-16-15----15----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------18---16--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------18-17-15-17-18-18(20)-18-17-15---15-20(22)(22)~---------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------18------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--20-18-17-15--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------18-17-15-13--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------16-15-13-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------16-15-13--------------------------------|
Clean
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|3 1 3 1 1-----------------555-666-88-6-5-6-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-5-3-5---------------|
D MajorD|-------3-3-1~------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-111-333-55-3-1-3~~-3-3-3-1-3-------111-333-\5-3p1h3--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------- -3-1-3~-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----1-----------------------------------------------------------1---------|
G+G|-1h3---1h3p1----------------------------------------------111-333--3p1h3~--|
D MajorD|-------------1-3p13p1-----------------------------111-333------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------3p13p1---------------333-444--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------3p1-1~~~--333-444-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------1------------------------------------------------|
G+G|3p1-------------------------1h3--- 3p1 3~ 3p1 ------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-- 3 1 3p1 -1----------- 1h3--------------------3~ 1 3p1------------------------|
A augmentedA|------ 3- 3p1h3-2(3)-1h3h4-------------------------- 3~----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------55555-33333-11111-00000----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2(3)-2(3)---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------1~~~----------------------------------------|
Distortion
e|----------------------------------------------------------------1-4-6-8-4~-----|
BB|--9-8-9~-6-8-9~-8-6-8~-4-6\8~-6-4-6~-2-4-6~- 4-2-1~---1~-2-1~~-2---------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------- 3~--------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
alternate picking fast
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6(7)-6~-5~-[6-8-9-11-13-\16-13-11-13-11/9-11-9-11-9]-------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------- -12-13---------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9-11-12-12(13)(13)(13)-12-12-11-13 13\15-13-15-16(18)---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x10 lick
e|--16-15-16-[15h16p15p13]-13-15-16(18)-16(18)-16-15-13--13-18(20) r18 16---|
BB|--------------------------------------------------16-----------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x6
e|-18(20)~~-18 16 18-16h18p16p15--------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------18p16h18- 18(20)x2----------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-14h16-16(18)r16~~-16---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------17-15h17p15p13 15p13\12-13-12\10------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x10 lick
e|------------------------------------- {15h16p15p13} 13~~-----------------------|
BB|--11(13)-11-9h11p9p8-----------------------------------9\11/9~~\---------------|
G+G|---------------------10 8----8h10-10~~-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------10---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
END!
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