Bangkok

	  		Steve Vai - Bangkok 
 
    Hammer/pull  ^ 
    Don't pick  ( ) 
    Vibrato      ~~~~ 
    Downstroke   D 
    Upstroke     U 
 
Loosely. 
            B 1/2               ~~~~  * 
e--------18-------(18)^16------------(13)-^7^9^11^13--^7^9^11^13------- 
b--------------------------19-16--------------------------------------- 
g--/16----------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                      *-(silent r.h. tap)  ~~~~~~ 
e-(13)^7^9^11^13-(13)^11^9^7--------13\9-8^7---/11-11-11--------------- 
b----------------------------12-12------------------------------------- 
g---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
(sweep picking) 
 
      ~~~~~D  D  D  B 1/2      U  D  D  D   U    U  D  D  D  U ~~~~~ 
e----------------13-------(13)----------13-18^13----------13----------- 
b--/16--------16---------------16----16----------16----16----16-------- 
g----------16---------------------16----------------16----------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
               {repeat...........}x5 
  D  D  D  U   D  D  D  U     U 
e-------13-----------13-18^13------------13-18^13^18^13---------------- 
b----16----16-----16----------16------16------------------------------- 
g-16-----------16------------------16---------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e-------13-19^13^19^13-------13-18^13^18^13-------13-19^13^19^13------- 
a----16-------------------16-------------------16---------------------- 
g-16-------------------16-------------------16------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e-------18-21^18------ 
b----20----------20--- 
g-18------------------   Diminished pattern 
d--------------------- 
a--------------------- 
d--------------------- 
 
 
    F Phrygian-dominant 
e---14^18^14-13^18^14-------------------------------------------------- 
b---------------------14^18^14-13^14^13-------------------------------- 
g---------------------------------------15^17^15-14^15^14-------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
This part is hard suss out...   
                                      F# Major 
e---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
g---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d--16-15-14------------------------------------------------------------ 
a-----------15-13-12-15-13-12-------------------13-14-16-13-14-16------ 
d----------------------------14-13-12-13-14-16------------------------- 
 
e----------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------- 
g-----------------------------------------------   Etc. 
d-----------13-15-16-16-15-13------------------- 
a--13-14-16-------------------16-14-13-13-14-16- 
d----------------------------------------------- 
 
Enjoy!