Written by Steve Vai
Noise B2 Rake PM B1 Rake
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-------------------7--5h7~~~---------5-----------|----------4~~~--|-------------
------------7---------------------x-----7--7~~~--|------7---------|------x------
-------6/7-----7---------------x-----------------|---7------------|---x---------
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PH B2 B2 RB Harm WB Rake
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-7-----5h7--5\2--2~~~--|------------5----\2p0---5------5-----|---------x--------
-----------------------|-----7--7----------------------------|------x-----------
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WB 2 FlutPull up 5 B1 PH B2 Rb
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-10-------------------|--10/13\10--10/12\8--8~~~--------------------------------
-----9-/14------------|---------------------------9--9---9--x--x---7------------
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Har tremelo up & Pulling string off neck
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-----------------------9--0---------|/12--13p12--12-----------------------------
~~~--7\2--4h5p4---------------------|-------------------------------------------
-----------------9------------------|-------------------------------------------
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B Wb U2
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Sweep Sweep B2
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-------------------17--20/22---19---------------------19---22--22------20--17---
---------------17----------------19----------------19---------------------------
-----------19------------------------19---------21------------------------------
-------19--------------------------------19--22---------------------------------
17-h-20-------------------------------------------------------------------------
WB Bend up and down 2 and 3
--------------------------------------|---20~~~-------------20-17--17/19--------
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19--17--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
--------19--17------------------------|-----------------------------------------
----------------19--17\12--14--2------|-----------------------------------------
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B2 RB2
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17h20p17-----------|----------------18------18--17--15--17--18------------18----
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15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------
----18--17--15h17p15------15---------------------------------------------|------
----------------------17------17--15--15--17--15------15-----------------|------
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B1 RB1 B2 T T T
----------7--9/-14--------|--9h12p9h12---19p12h14p12h14p12---19p9---19p9h12-----
-------7------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
4/6/8---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
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T T T
p9---19p9h12p9---19p9h12p9---19p9h12p9~~~--|------------------------------------
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----------------12h13p12------12----------------------12--13--15--12h15p12------
13--12--13--15------------15------15--13--12--13--15----------------------------
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p0--13--13--13h17p13p0--15--15--15h19p15p0--17--17--17h20p17p0-19--19--19-------
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B2 WB Harm WB U3 PM B2 RB2 PH
19---22--------17p15p12------12---------------------|---------------------------
-------------------------15------15/17---17-~~~-----|---------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------|---0--0--3-----------------
Harm WB U3 WB3 WB7
-------------------------------3h5--7--5/7--------------------------------------
------------------------3h5h6----------------5--------------------------5-------
-----------------2h4h6----------------------------------------------------------
----------2h4h5-----------------------------------------------------------------
---2h3h5------------------------------------------------------------------------
0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WB WB5 Ph WB U5 Wb5
-------11h12p11p9---------------|-------------------------------------|---------
-9-----------------12p11p9--11--|--9---11------9----------------------|---------
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WBU9 WBU5 WB5
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-14---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
---------13---------13--------|-------------------------------------------------
------------------------6/13--|--13/16--16\15/16--16--18--18\16--18--18~~~------
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|--17p15p14--17p15p14---------------------------------------------19p17p16------
|----------------------17p15p14-------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------18p16p14---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------18p16p14-----------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------18p16p14\12----------------
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Pre Bend H
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19p17p16---------------|--18-----|-----22-22~~~-22-|---0-----------0------------
----------19p18p16~~~--|--18~~~--|-----------------|---2------------------------
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H H H H H H H H Rake......
---------5----------------------7--|------------------19--19\15\10--7p5/19------
-----5----------------------7------|--------------17------17-13-8---5---17------
-5-----------5----------7----------|----------17----------17-12-7---5---17------
--------------------7--------------|------17------------------------5---17------
----------------2------------------|--0-----------------------------------------
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WBu1 Delayed
19--19---15~~~--|----------------------------------|---8--7------8--7-----------
17--17---12-----|------10--10--10------------------|---------10--------8--8-----
17--17---12-----|------10--10--10------10----------|----------------------------
17--17---12-----|--14------12--10------10------12--|----------------------------
----------------|------------------14------12--10--|----------------------------
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T T
-----8--12--15--12------12------12------12---------12---------------------------
h10-----15----------15------15------15------15p13------15--13--20p15--20p15-----
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----13h17p13--17--15--17--17--17--17--17--17--17/20-------------------14\|------
13--------------------------------------------------20-10/16--13---------|------
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Use Wb all TimeStop Wb Strange noise
-------10-------13--10--16--13--|-----------------------------------------------
----8--11--12---14--11--17--14--|---------------12--13--12------12--12--12------
-8-----11--12---14--11--17--14--|---11--12--13--------------13------------------
-9---------13-------------------|-----------------------------------------------
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Trill Bass Bit Wb Bass
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h13------16/17--17/----|---15h17p15--|--2----------------12--|--2---------------
-----16------------15--|-------------|--2----------------12--|--2---------------
-----------------------|-------------|--2----------------12--|--2---------3-----
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Bend Up and Hold T T T T Release bend Bass
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-2------------------19p2---17p2---16p2---14------------------|--2---------------
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PM
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------|-----3--3--|--------5--5-6-----------------------------------------------
------|--5--5--5--|--------5--5-5-----------------------------------------------
------|--5--5--5--|--------5--5h7-----------------------------------------------
------|--3--3--3--|-----3----------8--7--5------------------------------7-------
------|-----------|--1----------------------8--5--5/7--7\2--2/7---7--8----------
B2 Rake
--------------------------11---12---------------17--12--------------------------
------------------10--13--------------------12----------15----------------------
--------------11------------------------12------------------14---------16-------
-------9--12------------------------13--------------------------12/14-----------
10--9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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19--14--------------------22--17--15--------------------------------------------
--------17--15------------------------19--17--15----------------------17--19----
-----------------------19-------------------------17--16--16--17--19------------
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B2 Hold bend Rb B
---17--19--20-19--20/-22~~~-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--22--0--|-------------------
20-------------------------------------------------------0--|-------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------|------------16-----
------------------------------------------------------------|--14h15h17---------
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B2
-----------------------------20----15-------------------------------------------
------------------19h20h22p20--/17-----19p17--18p17p15--------------------------
--------16h17h19----------------------------------------17p16p14--16h17\9h10----
h17h19--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Wb Rake
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-----------------------15--|-------13----------------20------15------12-----8---
p9p7-----------------------|---14----------------19-----16------12------9-------
------10p7-----------------|----------------------------------------------------
------------7\5------------|----------------------------------------------------
-----------------8p5-------|----------------------------------------------------
B B Wb Wobble
------------5------7------|-20~~~--20-|--20p17----------------------------------
------5--6-------------7--|-----------|-------20p17h20p17h20p17-----------------
4-------------------------|-----------|-------------------------19p17h19p17-----
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Wb
----20~~~--|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
-----------|--13\12\10p8------------------------------------|-------------------
h19--------|--------------10h12\-7--7p5---------------------|-------------------
-----------|-----------------------------7p5----------------|-------------------
-----------|----------------------------------7\5p3---------|-------------------
-----------|-----------------------------------------5p3p0--|-------------------
The next bit is high notes past thof the fretboard B5 Rb B2 Rb
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HarmB2 Flutter
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---19--0---3----------17------17--19--17-----17--19--17--19--17-----------------
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B2
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-----|-------------12---------------------18--|--18p15--------------------------
-----|------------------------12--------------|---------18--17p16---------------
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-----|------12\10-----------------------------|---------------------------------
B2 Trill
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--------------10p9p7------------------------10------10--------------------------
17\16\15\14-----------10p9-h10-----9/10/12------12------12\9\7/9\7p5/9\7\5------
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---------------------------------12--15--17/20p19p17--19----|-------------------
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-------------------------14---------------------------------|-------------------
\2p0----------10/12--15-------------------------------------|-------------------
----------12------------------------------------------------|-------------------
------13----------------------------------------------------|-------------------
As fast as you can T T T T T
--------------------17p15p14p12-------------------------------------------17----
----------------------------------17p15p13p12--15---17p15p13p12-----------------
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T T T T T T
p15p14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------17p15p13p12h15---17p15p13p12----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------16p14p12-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------14p12p9-------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------14p12p10--------
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T T T T T T
-------------------------------------------15p12p10-----------------------------
--------------------------------15p12p10--------------15p10h13p10h12---15p12----
---------------------14p12p10---------------------------------------------------
-----------14p12p9--------------------------------------------------------------
14p12p10------------------------------------------------------------------------
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T T T T T
------------------------------------------------------------------------9h12----
p10h13/15---17p14---15---15p12p10---------------15p12p10--12p10-----------------
------------------------------------14p12--12--------------------12p10----------
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T T T T T T
p10p9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------8h10p8p7h8h10---15p10p8p7----------------------12p10p7-------------------
----------------------------------9---11p9---11p9p7------------9---11p9p7-------
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T T T T T T T T
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12p10p7--------------------------------------12p10p8----------------------------
----------11p9p7------------------11p9p7p5-------------11p9p7-------------------
-------------------12p9p7---9p5---------------------------------12p10p9---------
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p10p8---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------10p8h10------------------------------------------------------------------
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