Tabs
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
comments on youtube of people
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
youtube "Steve Vai 1996 G3 solo".
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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Tabbed by: Sam, 2guitargod4
Email: [email protected]
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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
| t tap
| PM palm mute
| s legato slide
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t
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7~-------/14--13-14/16\11--11h13h16p13p11-------------------------|
D MajorD|-7~----------------------------------------14p11-------------------|
A augmentedA|-5~---------------------------------------------14p11\9\7--9-7-9~--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
SWEEPING PART
e|-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12--14p10-------------------10h14p10---|
BB|---10--------10--------10------------12---------------12-----------|
G+G|-11--------11--------11----------------11-----------11-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------12-------12---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------14p9h14-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------10h14\12p7--------------------------|
BB|-12---------------12----------10------------------------|
G+G|---11-----------11--------------9-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----12-------12-----------------10---------------------|
A augmentedA|-------14p9h14---------------------12-10-9h10p9\7\5/7~--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo pick===================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-/17~--17-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-------------------15---|
G+G|----------------------------------------------17-16-14-17-16-14------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
================================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-17-16-14--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------13-------13-12----13-12-10--10-8-7---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-8-10---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM__________________________
======================
e|--------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------/15~---|
G+G|-----------------9-10-12--------|
D MajorD|-7-8-10--9-10-12----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
____________________|
0:22 - bluesy part
gradual. whammy
e|----------------------2----2----2----2-----------------------|
BB|---------------------2----2----2----2------------------------|
G+G|-2b(4)b(4)b(4)b4~-4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6---6p4p2-4p2h4p2-2-3-4---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
dive
e|-----2----2--------2-----------|
BB|----2----2---------------------|
G+G|-4b6--4b6---------4b6---r4p2-4----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
[WARNING] EXTREME SPEED TAPPING AHEAD
Tapping part 1 - legato
Begins at 0:28
t t t t t t t t t t t t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-16p14-16p14-16p13-16p14-16p11-16p13-16p9-16p11-16p8-16p9-16p6-16p8-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
t t t t t t t t t t t t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p1-16p2-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-16p8-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p9-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p11-16p2-16p13-16p2-16p14-16p2-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
slower grad.
t t t t t t t
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-etc.--16p14\\\2h4p2----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------4p2---------2/4-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------4p2p0h2h4----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------|
BB|-16p4-16p5-16p4-16p5-16p7-16p5-16p7-16p9-16p7-16p9-16p10|-----------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
t t t t t t t
e|------------16p12p9------------16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9------|
BB|-16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10-------|-----------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
t t t t t t t
e|------------16p12p9-16p14p9--16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9--------|
BB|-16p10p9h10--------------------------16p10p9h10-------|-------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
QUICK FILL
0:46
t t t t t t
e|-----------16p9h12-16s17p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16p12p10p9h10p9-----|
BB|-16p10p9h10-------------------16p10p9h10-------|---------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
QUICK FILL CON.|0:47
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
e|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-16p12p10p9s7|-16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7----16p7--|
G+G|-------------|-----------16p9----------------16p9---------------16p9------|
D MajorD|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
0:50
t t t t t t t t t t t t
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
BB|-16p9-16p7----16p7--16p9-16p7s5|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9-16p4h5---|
G+G|----------16p9-----------------|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
0:52
t t t t t t t t t
e|------------------------------------------------|-16p4p2p0-----------|
BB|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9p7p5s4-16p7p5p4-----|---------16p4p2p0---|
G+G|--------------------------------------------16p6|--------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
0:54 - makes funny face
t t t t t t t t t t
e|-16p4p2p0--------16p4p2p0---------|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------16p4p2p0---------16p4p2p0|---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6---|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
FILL LEADING INTO LEGATO PART ---------|
t t t t t t t
e|----------------|-16p4p2p0------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------|---------16p4p2p0----------------------------------------|
G+G|-16p2-16p4b6////|-----------------16p4p2p0--------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------|-------------------------16p4p2----------------4/6/7/9---|
A augmentedA|----------------|-------------------------------16p4p2p0h2/4/6/7----------|
E MajorE|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
LEGATO PART - starts at 0:57
whammy whammy whammy
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------11~~~~-p9----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9/11-9-----9h11-9----------11p9-----------9-h11~~~~-11p9-----------------|
A augmentedA|--------11-9--------------------11p9\7/9/11--------------11\9\7/9h11~~~~--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------FEEDBACK EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------|
D MajorD|-----------11p9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-p9\7/9h11------11p9\7/9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and there you go. i hope u guys have fun with this tab, its a sweet solo. Long live Vai