G3 1996 Tab by Steve Vai

G3 1996 tab 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

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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		        1996 G3 SOLO - STEVE VAI
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Tabbed by: Sam, 2guitargod4
Email: sam.rocks.123@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

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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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~-------/14--13-14/16\11--11h13h16p13p11-------------------------|
D|-7~----------------------------------------14p11-------------------|
A|-5~---------------------------------------------14p11\9\7--9-7-9~--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   SWEEPING PART
e|-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12--14p10-------------------10h14p10---|
B|---10--------10--------10------------12---------------12-----------|
G|-11--------11--------11----------------11-----------11-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------12-------12---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------14p9h14-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------10h14\12p7--------------------------|
B|-12---------------12----------10------------------------|
G|---11-----------11--------------9-----------------------|
D|-----12-------12-----------------10---------------------|
A|-------14p9h14---------------------12-10-9h10p9\7\5/7~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

    Tremolo pick===================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/17~--17-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-------------------15---|
G|----------------------------------------------17-16-14-17-16-14------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ================================================================
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-16-14--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------|
D|--------------------13-------13-12----13-12-10--10-8-7---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-8-10---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        PM__________________________

   ======================
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------/15~---|
G|-----------------9-10-12--------|
D|-7-8-10--9-10-12----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
   ____________________|

   0:22 - bluesy part
   gradual.                                    whammy
e|----------------------2----2----2----2-----------------------|
B|---------------------2----2----2----2------------------------|
G|-2b(4)b(4)b(4)b4~-4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6---6p4p2-4p2h4p2-2-3-4---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
              dive
e|-----2----2--------2-----------|
B|----2----2---------------------|
G|-4b6--4b6---------4b6---r4p2-4----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

[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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14-16p14-16p13-16p14-16p11-16p13-16p9-16p11-16p8-16p9-16p6-16p8-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p1-16p2-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t    t     t    t     t    t     t
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p8-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p9-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p11-16p2-16p13-16p2-16p14-16p2-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   slower grad.
   t     t    t     t    t     t          t
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-etc.--16p14\\\2h4p2----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------4p2---------2/4-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------4p2p0h2h4----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  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---------|
B|-16p4-16p5-16p4-16p5-16p7-16p5-16p7-16p9-16p7-16p9-16p10|-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

   t          t       t          t       t         t        t
e|------------16p12p9------------16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9------|
B|-16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10-------|-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

   t          t       t        t       t         t        t
e|------------16p12p9-16p14p9--16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9--------|
B|-16p10p9h10--------------------------16p10p9h10-------|-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

                                                   QUICK FILL
                                                   0:46
   t         t        t         t         t        t
e|-----------16p9h12-16s17p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16p12p10p9h10p9-----|
B|-16p10p9h10-------------------16p10p9h10-------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

 QUICK FILL CON.|0:47
   t             t    t    t   t     t    t    t   t     t    t   t   t
e|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16p12p10p9s7|-16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7----16p7--|
G|-------------|-----------16p9----------------16p9---------------16p9------|
D|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

                                   0:50
   t    t    t   t    t    t       t    t    t       t    t    t
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-16p9-16p7----16p7--16p9-16p7s5|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9-16p4h5---|
G|----------16p9-----------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                                                    0:52
   t    t    t       t    t          t        t     t       t
e|------------------------------------------------|-16p4p2p0-----------|
B|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9p7p5s4-16p7p5p4-----|---------16p4p2p0---|
G|--------------------------------------------16p6|--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

                                      0:54 - makes funny face
   t       t       t        t         t    t      t    t      t    t
e|-16p4p2p0--------16p4p2p0---------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------16p4p2p0---------16p4p2p0|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6---|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

                    FILL LEADING INTO LEGATO PART ---------|
   t   t            t        t      t       t     t
e|----------------|-16p4p2p0------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------16p4p2p0----------------------------------------|
G|-16p2-16p4b6////|-----------------16p4p2p0--------------------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------------16p4p2----------------4/6/7/9---|
A|----------------|-------------------------------16p4p2p0h2/4/6/7----------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

  LEGATO PART - starts at 0:57
                     whammy                    whammy              whammy
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------11~~~~-p9----------------------------------------------|
D|-9/11-9-----9h11-9----------11p9-----------9-h11~~~~-11p9-----------------|
A|--------11-9--------------------11p9\7/9/11--------------11\9\7/9h11~~~~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------FEEDBACK EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------|
D|-----------11p9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-p9\7/9h11------11p9\7/9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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