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Tender Surrender by Steve Vai

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Verse:
        A               D               E
G|----------------|--------------|------------|------------|
D|----------------|--------------|------------|------------|     Play twice and pause after each
A|---0------0-----|---5-----5----|------------|------------|
E|----------------|--------------|---0--0-----|------0-----|
 
Pre-Chorus:
        C               D               E
G|--------------|--------------|-----------|------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-----------|------------|     Play once then pause
A|---3--3---3---|---5--5---5---|---7--7-7--|------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----0------|
 
Chorus - you can use passing notes here, but don't overshadow the guitar
        D               G          C            F               F#      B               E
G|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|--5--5----5---|------------|--3--3----3-|-----------|------------|--2-2-2-----|--7--7--7---|-------------|
E|--------------|---3--3--3--|------------|--1-1-1----|--2--2--2---|------------|------------|-----0-------|
 
Verse 2:
        A               D               E
G|----------------|--------------|------------|------------|
D|----------------|--------------|------------|------------|     Play once
A|---0------0-----|---5-----5----|------------|------------|
E|----------------|--------------|---0--0-----|------0-----|

A               D               E – SEVEN TIMES
G|----------------|--------------|-------------------|----------|
D|----------------|--------------|-------------------|----------|     Play the e bit seven times, make it
A|---0------0-----|---5-----5----|-----5-7----5--7---|----------|     more complex as you go to build it up
E|----------------|--------------|---0------0--------|------0---|
 
Verse:
        A               D               E
G|----------------|--------------|------------|------------|
D|----------------|--------------|------------|------------|     play once
A|---0------0-----|---5-----5----|------------|------------|
E|----------------|--------------|---0--0-----|------0-----|
 
Chorus - use octaves, passing notes whatever to make this one really nice
Then verse until end – make the verse more complex until the finish, then one chilled verse

Tender Surrender Bass Tab Info

Published: August 24, 2026

Last Updated: August 24, 2026