Author/Artist: Steve Vai Title: Bad Horsie Album: Alien Love Secrets transcribed by: Twisted_Riffer e-mail: twisted_riffer_25@yahoo.com The foollow are the standard symbols used in creating tablature: h = Hammer On p = Pull Of b = Bend String Up r = Release Bend / = Slide Up \ = Slide Down v = Vibarto * = Trill (ex. 8*10) t = Right Handed Tap (ex. t10) x = Muted Note or Rake ^ = Pitched Harmonic (ex. 12^) pm = Palm Mute < = dive down > = dive up tunning: i just play in d tunning (d,a,d,g,b,e) it sound ok when i play it this is half of the song about up to 1:41 sec......... like most tabs i have tabbed out the intro dive E|-(7)>><---------------------------(5)<<>-| B|-(7)>><---------------------------(5)<<>-| G|-(7)>><---------------------------(5)<<>-| D|--------0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0--------| A|--------0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0--------| D|--------0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0--------| -------------------------|-----22-----22-------------------------------| -------------------------|-3/22----22----22-20-20-20-20----------------| -------------------------|---------------------------------------------| -0-0-x-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-x-0-|------------------------------20\1-----------| -0-0-x-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-x-0-|------------------------------20\1-----------| -0-0-x-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-x-0-|------------------------------20\1-----------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-7\1-0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0--0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-1\5-| |-7\1-0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0--0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-1\5-| |-7\1-0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0--0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-1\5-| -----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------------- -----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------------- -----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------------- -5-6-5-0-3-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---|-6-5-0-3-0-|-7-9--7-10v----|---------------------- -5/6-5-0-3-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---|-6\5-0-3-0-|-7\9--7\10v----|---------------------- -5/6-5-0-3-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---|-6\5-0-3-0-|-7-9--7\10v----|---------------------- PM......... -----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------------- -----------|---------------|-----------|-10\12--10\12v-|---------------------- -----------|---------------|-----------|--9\11---9\13v-|---------------------- -5/6-5-0-3-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---|-6/5-0-3-0-|---------------|---------------------- -5/6-5-0-3-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---|-6/5-0-3-0-|---------------|---------------------- -5-6-5-0-3-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---|-6/5-0-3-0-|---------------|---------------------- PM......... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0-0-(3)-----------------------------------| -0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0-0-(3)-----------------------------------| -0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0-0--0-0-x-x-0-0-(3)-----------------------------------| This riff above is played twice between each solo fill. -10--10------------------|----------------------------|----------------------- ---------10--------------|--------10------------------|----------------------- -------------10----------|------------12------10v-----|----------------------- -----------------12v-----|-10h12----------12----------|----------------------- -------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------- -------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------- use a wah pedal people on the 7th harmonic play around with your whammy bar till you get it to sound like a horse ----------------------------------------------|----------------------- -----------------------------------------(7)--|----------------------- ----------------------------------------------|----------------------- -5---5b--5--3-5--3-------3--------------------|----------------------- -----------------------5--3---5--5v-----------|----------------------- ----------------------------------------------|----------------------- also use a wah here two --------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- -13b--13b--10-------------|-12br----------------------|----------------------- ---------------10---------|-----------------10v-------|----------------------- -------------------12v----|-----------12--------------|----------------------- --------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- --------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- Wah Wah --------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- --------------------------|-13b-----------------------|----------------------- --------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- --------------10----------|---------------------------|----------------------- -6^/8^--10-8-----8-9-10-8-|---------------------------|----------------------- --------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- This riff above is all harmonics. ---------------------------10-13-|--------------|-------------------17-20---|- ---------------------10-13-------|--------------|-------------18-20---------|- ---------------10-12-------------|---------3-5--|-------17-19---------------|- ---------10-12-------------------|-----3-5------|-17-19---------------------|- ---10-12-------------------------|-3-5----------|---------------------------|- -0-------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|- that is all i got FOR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! any questions or comments(no you suck comments) or corrections e-mail me at twisted_riffer_25@yahoo.com and spell it the way you see it