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G3 1996 by Steve Vai

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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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
		    1996 G3 SOLO - STEVE VAI
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: Sam, 2guitargod4
Email: [email protected]
************************************


| /  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

************************************

                  t
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7~-------/14--13-14/16\11--11h13h16p13p11-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7~----------------------------------------14p11-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5~---------------------------------------------14p11\9\7--9-7-9~--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  SWEEPING PART
e|-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12--14p10-------------------10h14p10---|
Chord diagramBB|---10--------10--------10------------12---------------12-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-11--------11--------11----------------11-----------11-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------12-------12---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------14p9h14-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------10h14\12p7--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12---------------12----------10------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---11-----------11--------------9-----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----12-------12-----------------10---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------14p9h14---------------------12-10-9h10p9\7\5/7~--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

  Tremolo pick===================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-/17~--17-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-------------------15---|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------17-16-14-17-16-14------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  ================================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-17-16-14--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------13-------13-12----13-12-10--10-8-7---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-8-10---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    PM__________________________

  ======================
e|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------/15~---|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------9-10-12--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-8-10--9-10-12----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|
  ____________________|

  0:22 - bluesy part
  gradual.                  whammy
e|----------------------2----2----2----2-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------2----2----2----2------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2b(4)b(4)b(4)b4~-4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6---6p4p2-4p2h4p2-2-3-4---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
       dive
e|-----2----2--------2-----------|
Chord diagramBB|----2----2---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4b6--4b6---------4b6---r4p2-4----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramE 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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-16p14-16p14-16p13-16p14-16p11-16p13-16p9-16p11-16p8-16p9-16p6-16p8-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  t  t  t  t  t  t  t  t  t  t  t  t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p1-16p2-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  t  t  t  t  t  t  t  t  t   t  t   t  t   t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-16p8-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p9-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p11-16p2-16p13-16p2-16p14-16p2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  slower grad.
  t   t  t   t  t   t     t
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-etc.--16p14\\\2h4p2----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------4p2---------2/4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------4p2p0h2h4----|
Chord diagramE 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---------|
Chord diagramBB|-16p4-16p5-16p4-16p5-16p7-16p5-16p7-16p9-16p7-16p9-16p10|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

  t     t    t     t    t     t    t
e|------------16p12p9------------16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9------|
Chord diagramBB|-16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

  t     t    t    t    t     t    t
e|------------16p12p9-16p14p9--16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9--------|
Chord diagramBB|-16p10p9h10--------------------------16p10p9h10-------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

                          QUICK FILL
                          0:46
  t     t    t     t     t    t
e|-----------16p9h12-16s17p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16p12p10p9h10p9-----|
Chord diagramBB|-16p10p9h10-------------------16p10p9h10-------|---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

 QUICK FILL CON.|0:47
  t       t  t  t  t   t  t  t  t   t  t  t  t
e|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-16p12p10p9s7|-16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7----16p7--|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-----------16p9----------------16p9---------------16p9------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

                  0:50
  t  t  t  t  t  t    t  t  t    t  t  t
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-16p9-16p7----16p7--16p9-16p7s5|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9-16p4h5---|
Chord diagramG+G|----------16p9-----------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                          0:52
  t  t  t    t  t     t    t   t    t
e|------------------------------------------------|-16p4p2p0-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9p7p5s4-16p7p5p4-----|---------16p4p2p0---|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------16p6|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

                   0:54 - makes funny face
  t    t    t    t     t  t   t  t   t  t
e|-16p4p2p0--------16p4p2p0---------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------16p4p2p0---------16p4p2p0|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

          FILL LEADING INTO LEGATO PART ---------|
  t  t      t    t   t    t   t
e|----------------|-16p4p2p0------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|---------16p4p2p0----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-16p2-16p4b6////|-----------------16p4p2p0--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-------------------------16p4p2----------------4/6/7/9---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-------------------------------16p4p2p0h2/4/6/7----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

 LEGATO PART - starts at 0:57
           whammy          whammy       whammy
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------11~~~~-p9----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9/11-9-----9h11-9----------11p9-----------9-h11~~~~-11p9-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------11-9--------------------11p9\7/9/11--------------11\9\7/9h11~~~~--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------FEEDBACK EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------11p9-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-p9\7/9h11------11p9\7/9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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