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Song
Blue Powder
Steve Vai
Noise B2 Rake PM B1 Rake
-------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------- -------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------- -------------------7--5h7~~~---------5-----------|----------4~~~--|------------- ------------7---------------------x-----7--7~~~--|------7---------|------x------ -------6/7-----7---------------x-----------------|---7------------|---x--------- -------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------
PH B2 B2 RB Harm WB Rake
-----------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------ -----------------------|-------------------------------------|------------10---- -7-----5h7--5\2--2~~~--|------------5----\2p0---5------5-----|---------x-------- -----------------------|-----7--7----------------------------|------x----------- -----------------------|--7----------------------------------|------------------ -----------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------
WB 2 FlutPull up 5 B1 PH B2 Rb
----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------- -10-------------------|--10/13\10--10/12\8--8~~~-------------------------------- -----9-/14------------|---------------------------9--9---9--x--x---7------------ ----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------
Har tremelo up & Pulling string off neck
--------------------7---------7~~~--|------------------------------------------- -----------------------9--0---------|/12--13p12--12----------------------------- ~~~--7\2--4h5p4---------------------|------------------------------------------- -----------------9------------------|------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------|------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
B Wb U2
-----------------------------------------------------|------------------|------- -----------------------------------------------------|---20---20~~~~~~--|------- -----------------------------------------------------|---19---19--------|------- -----------------------------------------------------|------------------|------- -----------------------------------------------------|------------------|------- -----------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------
Sweep Sweep B2
-------------------------------------------------------------------17----------- -------------------17--20/22---19---------------------19---22--22------20--17--- ---------------17----------------19----------------19--------------------------- -----------19------------------------19---------21------------------------------ -------19--------------------------------19--22--------------------------------- 17-h-20-------------------------------------------------------------------------
WB Bend up and down 2 and 3
--------------------------------------|---20~~~-------------20-17--17/19-------- --------------------------------------|-----------------------------------20---- 19--17--------------------------------|----------------------------------------- --------19--17------------------------|----------------------------------------- ----------------19--17\12--14--2------|----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------0--|-----------------------------------------
B2 RB2
-------------------|--6/18--16--15------15----------------------15h16p15-------- 17h20p17-----------|----------------18------18--17--15--17--18------------18---- -------------------|------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------|------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------|------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------|------------------------------------------------------------ 15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------ ----18--17--15h17p15------15---------------------------------------------|------ ----------------------17------17--15--15--17--15------15-----------------|------ --------------------------------------------------18------18--17--15~~~--|------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------|------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------|------
B1 RB1 B2 T T T
----------7--9/-14--------|--9h12p9h12---19p12h14p12h14p12---19p9---19p9h12----- -------7------------------|----------------------------------------------------- 4/6/8---------------------|----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------|----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------|----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
T T T
p9---19p9h12p9---19p9h12p9---19p9h12p9~~~--|------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------|------------------------------12---- -------------------------------------------|----------------------12--14-------- -------------------------------------------|--15--15--15--14--15---------------- -------------------------------------------|------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------|------------------------------------ ----------------12h13p12------12----------------------12--13--15--12h15p12------ 13--12--13--15------------15------15--13--12--13--15----------------------------
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p0--13--13--13h17p13p0--15--15--15h19p15p0--17--17--17h20p17p0-19--19--19-------
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B2 WB Harm WB U3 PM B2 RB2 PH
19---22--------17p15p12------12---------------------|--------------------------- -------------------------15------15/17---17-~~~-----|--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------|-------------5------4------ ----------------------------------------------------|---0--0--3-----------------
Harm WB U3 WB3 WB7
-------------------------------3h5--7--5/7-------------------------------------- ------------------------3h5h6----------------5--------------------------5-------
-----------------2h4h6----------------------------------------------------------
----------2h4h5-----------------------------------------------------------------
---2h3h5------------------------------------------------------------------------
0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WB WB5 Ph WB U5 Wb5
-------11h12p11p9---------------|-------------------------------------|--------- -9-----------------12p11p9--11--|--9---11------9----------------------|--------- --------------------------------|---------------------9---------6--6--|--------- --------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------- --------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------- --------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------
WBU9 WBU5 WB5
------------------------------|------------------------------------------------- -14---------------------------|------------------------------------------------- ---------13---------13--------|------------------------------------------------- ------------------------6/13--|--13/16--16\15/16--16--18--18\16--18--18~~~------ ------------------------------|------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------|------------------------------------------------- |--17p15p14--17p15p14---------------------------------------------19p17p16------ |----------------------17p15p14------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------18p16p14--------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------18p16p14----------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------18p16p14\12---------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre Bend H
-----------------------|--18-----|--20----------20-|---0--------0--------------- 19p17p16---------------|--18-----|-----22-22~~~-22-|---0-----------0------------ ----------19p18p16~~~--|--18~~~--|-----------------|---2------------------------ -----------------------|---------|-----------------|---2------------------5----- -----------------------|---------|-----------------|------------------3--------- -----------------------|---------|-----------------|----------------------------
H H H H H H H H Rake......
---------5----------------------7--|------------------19--19\15\10--7p5/19------ -----5----------------------7------|--------------17------17-13-8---5---17------ -5-----------5----------7----------|----------17----------17-12-7---5---17------ --------------------7--------------|------17------------------------5---17------ ----------------2------------------|--0----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
WBu1 Delayed
19--19---15~~~--|----------------------------------|---8--7------8--7----------- 17--17---12-----|------10--10--10------------------|---------10--------8--8----- 17--17---12-----|------10--10--10------10----------|---------------------------- 17--17---12-----|--14------12--10------10------12--|---------------------------- ----------------|------------------14------12--10--|---------------------------- ----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------
T T
-----8--12--15--12------12------12------12---------12--------------------------- h10-----15----------15------15------15------15p13------15--13--20p15--20p15-----
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----13h17p13--17--15--17--17--17--17--17--17--17/20-------------------14\|------ 13--------------------------------------------------20-10/16--13---------|------ ------------------------------------------------------------------14-----|------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------|------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------|------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------|------
Use Wb all TimeStop Wb Strange noise
-------10-------13--10--16--13--|----------------------------------------------- ----8--11--12---14--11--17--14--|---------------12--13--12------12--12--12------ -8-----11--12---14--11--17--14--|---11--12--13--------------13------------------ -9---------13-------------------|----------------------------------------------- --------------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Trill Bass Bit Wb Bass
-----------------------|-------------|-----------------------|------------------ h13------16/17--17/----|---15h17p15--|--2----------------12--|--2--------------- -----16------------15--|-------------|--2----------------12--|--2--------------- -----------------------|-------------|--2----------------12--|--2---------3----- -----------------------|-------------|--0--------------------|--0---------3----- -----------------------|-------------|---------------0-------|------------1-----
Bend Up and Hold T T T T Release bend Bass
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------|--2--------------- -2------------------19p2---17p2---16p2---14------------------|--2--------------- -------------------------------------------------------------|--2--------------- -------------------------------------------------------------|--0--------------- -------------------------------------------------------------|------------------
PM
------|-----3--3--|------------------------------------------------------------- ------|-----3--3--|--------5--5-6----------------------------------------------- ------|--5--5--5--|--------5--5-5----------------------------------------------- ------|--5--5--5--|--------5--5h7----------------------------------------------- ------|--3--3--3--|-----3----------8--7--5------------------------------7------- ------|-----------|--1----------------------8--5--5/7--7\2--2/7---7--8----------
B2 Rake
--------------------------11---12---------------17--12-------------------------- ------------------10--13--------------------12----------15---------------------- --------------11------------------------12------------------14---------16------- -------9--12------------------------13--------------------------12/14----------- 10--9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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19--14--------------------22--17--15-------------------------------------------- --------17--15------------------------19--17--15----------------------17--19---- -----------------------19-------------------------17--16--16--17--19------------
----------------14/17-----------------------------------------------------------
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B2 Hold bend Rb B
---17--19--20-19--20/-22~~~-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--22--0--|------------------- 20-------------------------------------------------------0--|------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------|------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------|------------16----- ------------------------------------------------------------|--14h15h17--------- ------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
B2
-----------------------------20----15-------------------------------------------
------------------19h20h22p20--/17-----19p17--18p17p15--------------------------
--------16h17h19----------------------------------------17p16p14--16h17\9h10----
h17h19--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Wb Rake
---------------------------|-----------12--15/22-------------------------------- -----------------------15--|-------13----------------20------15------12-----8--- p9p7-----------------------|---14----------------19-----16------12------9------- ------10p7-----------------|---------------------------------------------------- ------------7\5------------|---------------------------------------------------- -----------------8p5-------|----------------------------------------------------
B B Wb Wobble
------------5------7------|-20~~~--20-|--20p17---------------------------------- ------5--6-------------7--|-----------|-------20p17h20p17h20p17----------------- 4-------------------------|-----------|-------------------------19p17h19p17----- ---5-----------5----------|-----------|----------------------------------------- --------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------- --------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------
Wb
----20~~~--|------------------------------------------------|------------------- -----------|--13\12\10p8------------------------------------|------------------- h19--------|--------------10h12\-7--7p5---------------------|------------------- -----------|-----------------------------7p5----------------|------------------- -----------|----------------------------------7\5p3---------|------------------- -----------|-----------------------------------------5p3p0--|-------------------
The next bit is high notes past thof the fretboard B5 Rb B2 Rb
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HarmB2 Flutter
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20---------------------------------------21------------------------------------- ---19--0---3----------17------17--19--17-----17--19--17--19--17----------------- --------------------------19-------------------------------------19--17--17-----
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B2
-----|--12------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -----|-------------12---------------------18--|--18p15-------------------------- -----|------------------------12--------------|---------18--17p16--------------- ~~~--|----------------------------12\10-------|--------------------17--16------- -----|-----------------12\10------------------|--------------------------------- -----|------12\10-----------------------------|---------------------------------
B2 Trill
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--------------10p9p7------------------------10------10-------------------------- 17\16\15\14-----------10p9-h10-----9/10/12------12------12\9\7/9\7p5/9\7\5------
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---------------------------------12--15--17/20p19p17--19----|------------------- -----------------------------13--------------------------0--|------------------- -------------------------14---------------------------------|------------------- \2p0----------10/12--15-------------------------------------|------------------- ----------12------------------------------------------------|------------------- ------13----------------------------------------------------|-------------------
As fast as you can T T T T T
--------------------17p15p14p12-------------------------------------------17---- ----------------------------------17p15p13p12--15---17p15p13p12-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------16p14---------
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T T T T T T
p15p14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------17p15p13p12h15---17p15p13p12----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------16p14p12-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------14p12p9-------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------14p12p10--------
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T T T T T T
-------------------------------------------15p12p10-----------------------------
--------------------------------15p12p10--------------15p10h13p10h12---15p12----
---------------------14p12p10---------------------------------------------------
-----------14p12p9--------------------------------------------------------------
14p12p10------------------------------------------------------------------------
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T T T T T
------------------------------------------------------------------------9h12----
p10h13/15---17p14---15---15p12p10---------------15p12p10--12p10----------------- ------------------------------------14p12--12--------------------12p10----------
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T T T T T T
p10p9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------8h10p8p7h8h10---15p10p8p7----------------------12p10p7-------------------
----------------------------------9---11p9---11p9p7------------9---11p9p7-------
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T T T T T T T T
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12p10p7--------------------------------------12p10p8----------------------------
----------11p9p7------------------11p9p7p5-------------11p9p7-------------------
-------------------12p9p7---9p5---------------------------------12p10p9---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------12----
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-------------------17-----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------15~~~--------------------------------------------------------
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p10p8---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------10p8h10------------------------------------------------------------------
================================================================================
== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==
================================================================================
---------- ----------
----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost Note
---------- ----------
----5p8--- Pulloff ----------
---------- ----------
----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead Note
---------- ----------
----5\8--- Slide Down ----------
---------- ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*||
---------- ||*----*||
---------- ||------||
Rhythm:
w = whole note W = dotted whole
h = half note H = dotted half
q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter
e = eighth note E = dotted eighth
s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth
^ = triplet
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== Created with a shareware version of the BUCKET 'O TAB ==
== tablature creation software for Windows ==
== For more information: ==
== email: gse@ocsystems.com ==
== US Mail: The Bucket, 3176-B5 Summit Square Dr., Oakton, VA 22124 ==
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