#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the Song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# 10 Steve Vai Style Licks Transcription by Olivier Vieser : vieser@bluewin.ch --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEVE VAI STYLE LICKS – Runs, Tappings and Arpeggios --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Olivier Vieser Email: vieser@bluewin.ch Lick 1 (Down-Arpeggio) e|-20-17----------------------12—15-\--10-7-------------------------------| B|-------18----------------13---------------8-----------------------------| G|----------19---------14---------------------9---9--\-2------------------| D|-------------17-\-12--------------------------7-------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lick 2 (Up-Arpeggio) e|-------5-7-/-9-7-----------------9-/-15-12------------------------------| B|-----6-----------8------------10-----------13---------------------------| G|---7---------------9-------11-----------------14------------------------| D|-5-------------------7-/-9-----------------------12---------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lick 3 (Up-Run) e|----------------------15------------------------------------------------| B|----------------13-------13---------------------------------------------| G|----------12-------12---------------------------------------------------| D|---10--------10---------------------------------------------------------| A|------10----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-8----------------------------------------------------------------------| Lick 4 (Down-Run) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-14-12-11----11-------14-\-7-5-4---4------------------------------------| D|----------14----14-12------------7---7-5-/-7----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lick 5 (Chromatic Down-Run) e|-12-10-9----9-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------12---12-10-9-/-15-13-12----12----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------14----14-12-11-/-12-10-9----9----------| D|----------------------------------------------------------12---12-10-9-/| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-15-13-12----12---------------------------------------------------------| A|----------15----15-13-12---12-10-9----9---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------12---12-10-9-/-12--------------------| Lick 6 (Tapping-Run) e|-5-7-20-7-20-7-5--------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------5-7-20-7-20-7-5---------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------5-7-19-7-19-7-5-----------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------5-7-19-7-19-7-5-------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-7-20-7-20-7-5-\-3----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------5--------------------------------------------------| Lick 7 (Tapping-Run) e|-15-13-12-10-------------15-13-12-10-------------15-13-12-10------------| B|-------------15-13-12-10-------------15-13-12-10------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------15-13-12-10------------------------------------| B|-15-13-12-10-------------------------15-13-12-10------------------------| G|-------------14-12-10----------------------------14-12-10---------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------12------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lick 8 (Chromatic-Lick) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-13-12----------12-13-12---------------------------------------------| G|----------15-14-15----------15-14-15----etc.----------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lick 9 (Arpeggio,Up-Run) e|---------------4-7-/-12-9-11--------------------------------------------| B|-----------5-7---------------12-----------------------------------------| G|-------4-6----------------------11-9-\-8-9-8----------9-----------------| D|-4-/-6---------------------------------------9--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------9-/-11-------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lick 10 (Arpeggio-Line) e|-15-14--------------------------------------------------------12-14-16--| B|-------15-----------------------------------------7-9-/-12-14-----------| G|----------14-12-11-12-11------------------4-7-/-9-----------------------| D|-------------------------12-------------6-------------------------------| A|----------------------------12-10-9-\-7---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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