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From: Christian Walder <s348858@student.uq.edu.au>
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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