Crossroads Theme

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==========Crossroads 1 ===============

>From frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com ()

Repost from a year ago, I think:

=========================================================================

The series I have been posting on the sweep picking

technique is coming along, and I will have another addition to it

shortly. But I thought you all might enjoy this too. This

is from the movie "Crossroads" and is the sequence that Eugene

uses at the end of the film to defeat Stevie Vie. It's entitled

"Eugenes trick bag" and if you give it some patient effort, you'll

see that there are some really good arppegio ideas here, though Steve

plays this with finger picking, I have adapted it for my sweep style

in as many places as posible. You should try the same, it's great practice

O'k, lets do it!

the opening measure begins on the second 1/4 of the 4th beat.

All notes in this passage are 1/16th's unless otherwise noted.

--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------

--------|-------------------------------------------------|-repeat---

-2-4-2--|-5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--|-measure--
--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------
--------|-------------------------------------------------|--3x's----
--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------

Ritard here in the 4th bar.

( Am )

-----|-----------------------8--12-8---------------------------------
-----|-------------------10-----------10-----------------------------
-2---|-------------5--9-------------------9--5-----------------------
-----|----------7-------------------------------7--------------------
-----|--------7------------------------------------5-----------------
-----|--5--8------------------------------------------8--------------

( E7 )

--------------------------7------------------------------------------
-----------------------9-----9---------------------------------------
-----------------7--9-----------9--7---------------------------------
-----------6--9-----------------------9--6---------------------------
-----5--7-----------------------------------7--5---------------------
--7------------------------------------------------------------------

( A7 )

-------------------------5-------------------------------------------
-------------------5--8-----8--5-------------------------------------
----------------6------------------6---------------------------------
----------5--7-------------------------7--5--------------------------
-------7--------------------------------------7----------------------
-5--9--------------------------------------------9-------------------

( Dm )

----------------------------10---13---10-----------------------------
-----------------------10-----------------10-------------------------
---------------7--10--------------------------10--7------------------
------------7----------------------------------------7---------------
-----5---8-----------------------------------------------------------
--5------------------------------------------------------10---8------

( G# dim7 )

---------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------9---12---9---------------------------------
----------------------10---------------10--7-------------------------
---------------9--12----------------------------9---6----------------
--------8--11-------------------------------------------8------------
-7--10------------------------------------------------------7--------

( Am )

----------------------------------------5-------8--------12----8---16
--------------------------------5-----------5-------10---------------
-----------------------5------------5--------------------------------
---------------7------------7----------------------------------------
------7------------7-------------------------------------------------
--5-------8----------------------------------------------------------

the G here at the end of the line (16) is a measure itself... 1 whole

note...

Am E7 Am

--------------------------------------17--15--13---------------------
-----13--17--13-------15--17--15--13--------------17--15--13---------
-14---------------16-------------------------------------------16----

---------------------------------------------------------------------

repeat measure

A Dm

------------------17--15--13--------------19--17--15-----------------
-----14---17--14--------------17--14--15--------------18--17--15-----
-14------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

G C

------------------------------------17--15---------------------------
--------15------18--17--15------------------18--17--15---------------
----16------16--------------16--17----------------------17--16-------

17-------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

F G#dim7 Adim

---------------------------------------------------------17----------
-----------------18--17--15--------------18------------------16------
-----14--17--14--------------17------16------19--17------------------
-15------------------------------18------------------19--------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

----16-------14---------12---------10---------9--------7----5----4---
17-----17-15-----15--14-----14--12-----12--10----10--9---9-7--7-5---5

---------------------------------------------------------------------

-7--4-----0--7--4--------0--7--4--------0---7--4------0--------------
-------5------------5----------------5------------5------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat 1x

-7--4-----0--14--11------0--17--14------0--12--9------0--------------
-------5-------------12-------------15------------10-----------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat 3x

-19--16------0--7--4-----0--17--14------0--5--2-----0----------------
---------17-----------5-------------15-----------3-------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat 1x

-22--19-------0---10--7------0---20---17-------0--8--5------0--------
----------20--------------8---------------18------------6------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat 1x

22--19--16------19--16-----------------------------------------------
------------18----------18----------18-------------------------------
----------------------------19--16------19----16---------------------
---------------------------------------------------18----------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

19---16-------------16-----------------------------------------------
----------18---15-------18---15--------18---15------------15---------
----------------------------------17-------------17---14------17-14--

--------------------------------------------------------------------16

----------|----------|--------|-------------------12-----------------
----------|----------|--------|---------5----------------------------
-------2--|----------|--------|------------9-------------------------
-------2--|---2------|--------|------2-----------------14------------
-------0--|---2------|--------|---7----------------------------------
--17------|---0--0---|---0----|-----------------------------0--------

(1/2 notes) 1/4 dot 1/2

1/2 2/4 time 1/4- 1/8s rest of bar

--24---|-------------------------------------------------------------
-------|------------------------------------------9--10--12----------
-------|--------------------------------7--9--10---------------------
-------|-------------------6--7--9--10-------------------------------
-------|----------5--7--8--------------------------------------------
-------|-5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------

dot1/2 1/16ths again here...

1/4 rest

-----10--12--13--16--17--19--20--22---24---24---24------29-----------
-13------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

tricky here... the first 8 notes are 1/16ths...the next four are 1/8ths

ritard for the 1/8ths... then 29 ...(which is not available on most necks)

is played by fretting the string against the bridge position pick-up

on a Tele.. type guitar...(I cant get it on my Ibanez Sabre)

Till next time...

Good luck .. and good pickin'..

peterl@lsuc.on.ca

Peter J. Lauda

[ please.. any e-mail should be sent to the lsuc address as my xenitec

is restricted to certain times..thanx! ]

_________________________________________________________________________

mark frampton..O/30 MX NOVICE | The next time you're looking for another

Slow #62. I'll get there! | thrill, try putting some tabasco sauce

frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com | on your toilet paper! 8-()

That's my own opinion you're | I plan ahead... That way, we don't have

knocking, not TI's. | to do anything "right now".

-------------------------------*-----------------------------------------

EUGENE'S TRICK BAG by Steve Vai

This is the classic climactic solo from the movie "Crossroads"..enjoy!!

Am E7

s s s s s ss s s s s s s s s s s s s s ss s s sss s s ss s

------------5H8]{12P8-----------------------------------{7--------------|
-----------5----------10------------------------------9]--9-------------|
---------5---------------9------------------------7H9------9P7----------|
-------7-------------------10------------------6H9-------------9P6------|
-----7------------------------12}\-5-------5H7--------------------7P5}--|
[5H8---------------------------------8--[7------------------------------|

A7 Dm

s ss s s s s s s s s ss s s s ss sss s s s s s s s s s s s

---------------{5-----------------------------10]H{13P10-----------------|
------------5H8]--8P5-----------------------10----------10---------------|
----------6-----------6---------------7/--10--------------10-------------|
------5H7--------------7P5-----------7----------------------12\-7--------|
----7----------------------7------5H8------------------------------------|
[5H9-------------------------9}-[5-------------------------------10-8}---|

G#dim7 Am

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e e ss ss ss ss s s s s s

--------------------------------------------------------{5---8-5-12-8/17|
-------------------12-------------------------------{5----5}------------|
--------------10-13--13-10----------------------{5----5}----------------|
----------9-12------------12-9--------------{7----7}--------------------|
-----8-11---------------------11-8-------7----7}------------------------|
7-10-------------------------------7---5---8----------------------------|

^ \ ^ /

pick this section not hammeron 8th note triplet

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2

|:---------------------------17-15-13-------------:| make sure to alternate
|:---13-17-13----15-18-15-13----------17-15-13----:| picking direction on
|:14----------16-------------------------------16-:| each  stroke...up ,

|:------------------------------------------------:| down, up.etc

|:------------------------------------------------:|
|:------------------------------------------------:|

1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 3

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

------------17-15-13----------19-17-15-----------|
---14-17-14----------17-14-15----------18-17-15--|
14-----------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|

1 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 1

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

------------13-12----------17-15-13--------------------|
---12-15-12-------15-12-13----------17-15-13-----------|
12-------------------------------------------16--------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|

1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 3

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

------------13-12-------------13----------17----------|
------------------15-13----12----15-13-------16-------|
---14-17-14-------------13-------------14-------------|
15----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|

2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 2

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

---16--------14-------12--------10--------9------7-----5-----4--|
17----17\15-----15\14-----14\12----12\-10---10\9---9\7---7\5---5| &lt;---This

----------------------------------------------------------------| measure

----------------------------------------------------------------| is in 6/4

----------------------------------------------------------------| time!!

----------------------------------------------------------------|

2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 2

Section B]

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2

|:-7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0------:| &lt;-- picking
|:-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5---------:| down, pull off,

|:-----------------------------------------------------:| down, up

|:-----------------------------------------------------:| is MANDATORY

|:-----------------------------------------------------:| for this and all

|:-----------------------------------------------------:| of Section B to

D D U D D U D D U D D U sound fluid and

correct!!!

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x4

|:-7P-4---0--14P-11----0--17P-14----0---12P-9----0--------:|
|:------5-----------12-----------15-----------10----------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2

|:-19P-16----0--7P-4---0-----17P-14----0--5P-2---0--------:| &lt;-- octave
|:--------17---------5--------------15---------3----------:|  skips..

|:--------------------------------------------------------:| keep hands

|:--------------------------------------------------------:| loose, dont

|:--------------------------------------------------------:| tense up!

|:--------------------------------------------------------:|

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2

|:-22P-19----0--10P-7---0--20P-17----0--8P-5---0----------:|
|:--------20----------8-----------18---------6------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|

Section C]

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

22P19P16----19P16------{16---------------------------------| Another

---------18------{18------18-------18----------------------|&lt;--diminished
--------------------19}-----19}-16----19-16----------------|  scale run..
--------------------------------------------18-------------|  notice the two

-----------------------------------------------------------| little sweep

-----------------------------------------------------------| pick upstrokes

which help to

make this run

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s fluid sounding.

-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
19-16-------16---------------------------------------------|
------18-15----18-15----18-15-------15---------------------|
---------------------17-------17-14----17-14---------------|
---------------------------------------------16------------|

h h q h. q e e e e e e h. q

------|---------|------------12------|--24-----------------|
------|---------|-------5------------|---------------------|
----2-|---------|----------9---------|---------------------|
----2-|-2-------|-----2---------14---|---------------------|
----0-|-2-------|--7-----------------|---------------------|
-17---|-0---0---|------------------0-|---------------------|

trem picked

dotted half

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s q q

------------------------------------|---10H12H13-16-17-19-20-22-24|
-----------------------------9H10H12/13---------------------------|
----------------------7H9H10--------|-----------------------------|
-------------6H7H9/10---------------|-----------------------------|
-------5H7H8------------------------|-----------------------------|
-5H7H8------------------------------|-----------------------------|

rit.

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-0-----| KEY: D = down pick U = up pick []= down sweeppick

-2-----| {}= up sweeppick | |= bar |: :| = repeated bar

-2-----| H = hammeron P = pulloff