Bangkok

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 From: Christian Walder  
  
   
 Subject: v/vai_steve/bangkok.tab 
 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:40:29 +1000 
  
       "Bangkok" by Steve Vai 
  
 (final cadenza section only) 
  
 Transcribed by Christian Walder. 
  
  
     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---------------------| 
  
  
 The diminished pattern is repeated one fret down on the sixth repeat. 
 It continues chromatically down in this way until the highest note 
 reaches 13th fret, high E string.  This tope note then spells out 
 these frets really quickly:- 
  
 14,13,14,13,14,15,16,17,18. 
  
 Then, 
     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-----------------------------------------------| 
  
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