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For the Love of God

Steve Vai
Tab
★4.7(119)

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Tab7

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Second Theme

G

E E E E E E E E a Q. E Q. E

e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-15s12-12s10-10s8-8s12-|-12s5s====3-3s====15-|
G|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|

|

| Gtr II

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|----------------3------|-------------------3-|
B|--------------3---3----|----------------3----|
G|-----------4---------4-|--------------4------|
D|--------5--------------|----5-------5--------|
A|-----5-----------------|------5---5----------|
E|--3--------------------|--------3------------|

Fmaj7sus2

\1/ \1/

E E E E E E E E E. S S S S S S E. +E E

e|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-15s==12-12s==10-10s8-8s12-|-12-------------------------/15--|
G|---------------------------|-----------7s9s7s9s7----(7)------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|--------------------0------|------------------------------0--|
B|------------------1---1----|-------------------------1-------|
G|---------------0---------0-|----------------------0----------|
D|----------3----------------|--3--------------3---------------|
A|-------3-------------------|-----3-------3-------------------|
E|--1------------------------|---------1-----------------------|

Em

E E E a E +Q E S S Q E S S E. S E E

e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-15s12s10-10s12-(12)-----10s8s|=12-----10s8s12s==15s5p3-|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|---------------------0--------|-----------------------0-|
B|------------------0----0------|---------------------0---|
G|--------------0-----------0---|----------------0--------|
D|--------2---------------------|--2-----------2----------|
A|-----2------------------------|----2----2---------------|
E|--0---------------------------|------0------------------|

Dsus2 D

\1.5

a Q. E H +H +Q E. S

e|--------------------|--------------------------|
B|-3s5------3--3------|-(3)-------(3)-----3------|
G|--------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|

|

| E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E

e|----------5-(5)-----|--------------------------|
B|----------5-(5)---5-|-----5--------------------|
G|--------7-----------|--7------7-------2----4---|
D|------7-------------|-------7----4------5------|
A|---5----------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|

G

H Q +S S S S +S S S S +Q E S S E E

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-15b17r======15---(15)-15s17s15-|-(15)-15s17s15-(15)---12h13p12s10s8-|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|----------------3---------------|----------------------------------3-|
B|--------------3-----3-----------|--------------------------------3---|
G|-----------4---------------4----|--------------------------4---------|
D|---------5----------------------|---5-------------------5------------|
A|-------5------------------------|----------5---------5---------------|
E|--3-----------------------------|-----------------3------------------|

Fmaj7sus2

~~~

E E E a E +E Q. +H +Q. S S

e|-13s12-10-10s12-(12)S8------|-(8)-------(8)--------(0)---|
B|-13s12-10-10s12-(12)S8------|-(8)-------(8)s====12p=0----|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|---------------------0------|--------------------0-------|
B|------------------1-----1---|-----------------1----------|
G|--------------0-----------0-|---------------0------------|
D|--------3-------------------|--3---------3---------------|
A|-----3----------------------|-----3---3------------------|
E|--1-------------------------|-------1--------------------|

Em

~~

|-3--|

H S S S S a Q +S S S S S T T E S S S E E. S

e|-17-------14----------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------15-------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------14s11-11tr12-11---|-(11)-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|------14-12-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------14-9-7-9-7-9-10-9-7-9----17-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-----------------0----------------|------------------------------0---------|
B|-----------0------------------0---|-----------------------0--------0-------|
G|--------0-----------------------0-|---------------------0-------------0----|
D|------2---------------------------|---------------2------------------------|
A|----2-----------------------------|----------2-----------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------|---0------------------------------------|

Dsus2 D5

/ |

|---3---| |---3---| |-3--|

E E E E E E a Q. E +S E. E E a Q Q Q

e|-19-17---15--------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------19-17---19-19p15------15-|-(15)-x------------10---------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------7------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------7s9--------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------0h3------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E W a a a a

e|-------------------------------------|---5------------------0-------|
B|------------------5--------5---------|---5--------------------0-----|
G|-------------7----------------7------|--------------------------0---|
D|-------7------------------------7----|----------------------------4-|
A|--5--------------------------------5-|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|

First Theme Rephrased

Emadd9

|--3---| |----3----| |---3----|

Q +E E E Q Q Q +Q S E S E S S E S S S

e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12===(10)-10-10-[10]-[10]-[10]-|-([10])r--15-15b17r15b17r15-15-12-12-------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------14b16r14-12-|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

\2.5_________|

~~~~~~~~~~

|-3--|

Q. E +H +H Q Q Q

e|-----------------------|------------------|
B|---------15-(15)-------|-(15)---------10--|
G|-14b16-----------------|------------7-----|
D|-----------------------|---------/9-------|
A|-----------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------|

Emadd9

|-----3-----|

E E +Q +Q E E E

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-[10]b12==[10]-(10)--(10)r--10b12-10b15-10r-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Amadd9

|--3--| |--3--|

Q E E S S S E S S T T S H S S S S E E E

e|----------------12-------------15----------------|-------------------------------|
B|-10b12----15b17----15p12----------15-------------|-------------12h13p12----------|
G|-------------------------14b16-------14b16r14p12-|-14b16----15----------15-14-13-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Emadd9

\4___|

   |--3--|

e E E E E S S S S e S S H +E S S +Q

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------13-12----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-14-15-------15p14p12----12-12h14-|--12----(12)-14p0---(0)--|
D|-------------------------14----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|

~~~~~ ~~~

|--3--|

Q. S S S S S E S E.

e|---------12-------------------------------|
B|-15b17------15p12-15b17==15----15r--------|
G|-------------------------14b16-14--12-----|
D|--------------------------------------14--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Cmaj7

H S S a E Q +Q. a E S S S S +E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-12--------------------|--------19s14-12----14-12b14==(12)-12r-|
D|-------14-12-----------|-----------------14--------------------|
A|-------------14s12-10--|-(10)----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

|--3--| |-3--| |-3--|

E E E E. S S E S E S E S

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----14-12b14r12-12-14-[16]s[14]-[16]s[14]-[16]s=|
D|----14---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

|3-| |3-| |3-| |3-|

S S S S Q E S E S a E S E S

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-[14]-12----14-[12]b14--12-11----------------------|
D|---------14-------------------14-12----------------|
A|------------------------------------14s12-10-------|
E|---------------------------------------------12-10-|

Emadd9

\5

|3-| |3-| |3-|

a H S E E S E S E Q. E Q. E

e|-------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------0--------|
G|-------------------------------|----------0--------|
D|-12s14----12-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------14-12-------------|-------12----------|
E|-------------------14s12-10-12-|-12----------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~

Q +E S S S E. +Q +H Q E E

e|-17b19===(17)-17-17---17--(17)--|-(17)----17--17rp15-|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------|

Fmaj7+11

E E +E S S E E Q +H. E S S

e|-19b22==19-(19)-19r19p17--------|---------------------|
B|-------------------------20-20--|-(20)------15-15h20--|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------|

Emadd9

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

H. E S S S E S +Q +Q E E

e|-------------------|----------------------------|
B|-19-------19-17s15-|-15s17-17-(17)--(17)s=15s12-|
G|-------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------|

Amadd9

\1_____________|

|---3---| |--3---| |--3--|

E. S +Q E. S E E E +E E E E E E E E E E

e|-----------------------------------|------------10-12-14-15-17S19s22--|
B|-12s14b15==(14)--14s12r-12---------|---------12-----------------------|
G|---------------------------14---14-|-(14)-14--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Emadd9

~~~~

|-3-|

H +Q Q E S S S Q +Q E E

e|-22----(22)------|---------17b19===(17)r=17s15-|
B|-----------------|-------x---------------------|
G|-------------x\--|-0---x-----------------------|
D|-------------x\--|---x-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|

Cmaj7

\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/

~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~

S S S S S S S S H S E. +Q S E. +E S S

e|-17-----17-----17-----17-----17-----17-----17s====15-------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------17----|-15-17--(17)--15-17--(17)-15-17---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

|--3--|

E S S E. S S E. a E E Q E E E E E E E

e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-15---------------------------|-------------------12h15-|
G|----16p14p12----------9s14p12-|-14--12---14-12-14-------|
D|--------------0S17------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|

Emadd9

TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP

E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E. S

e|-------------12-14-15-17-|-19-22-24-24b26-24b26--24b26\------|
B|-------12-15-------------|------------------------------/19--|
G|-12-14-------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Solo

Emadd9

|--3--|

S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T a T T T T T T T T

e|-14-14-14-14-19p14h19p14-14-14-14-------------14-14h19p14-14-14h19p14-14-14h19-14-14-------------14-|
B|----------------------------------15h19p15-14----------------------------------------15h19p15-14----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--3--|

S T T T T T T T T T T S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T E

e|-------14h19p14----14h19p14h19p14-19p14----------14h19p14----------19p14-----------|
B|----19----------19----------------------17-15h17----------17-15-17-------17-15-----|
G|-18----------------------------------------------------------------------------12/-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S. T

e|-13----------13-19p13----------13-19-13----------13-19p13----------13-19p13------------|
B|----17-13-17----------17-13h17----------17-13h17----------17-13h17----------17-13--17--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T T T T T +T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E

e|-13h19p13-------------------13h19p13-(13)----------13h19p13----------------13h19p13-------|
B|----------17-13h17p13----17---------------17-13h17----------17-13-------17----------17-13-|
G|----------------------17------------------------------------------16-16-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Emadd9

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

e|-22p17----------17-19-17----------17-22p17----------17-19p17----17-22p17----------17h19p17----17h==|
B|-------20-17h20----------20-17h20----------20-17h20----------20----------20-17-20----------22------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Emadd9

|------6-------|

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S S S

e|-22p17----------17-19p17-15p12-15p12--------------------------------------------------15p12-|
B|-------20-17h20----------------------12h15p12h15p12-----------------------12h15p12-12-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------14-12h14p12-----12h14-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------h14-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Amadd9

~~ ~~ ~~

   |--3--|

S S S T T T T T T T T S T T T T T T S T T T T T T S T T

e|-17p15----17-17p15----22p17----------------22p17----------------22p17-----------------|
B|-------17----------17-------20-17-22-20-17-------20-17-22-20-17-------20-17-22-20-17--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Amadd9

~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~

T T S S. T T T S S. T T T S S. T S S E

e|-22p17------------------------17--------------17----------|
B|-------22-22--22-20p17-22-22-----20p17-22-22-----20-17-22-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Emadd9

|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|

E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S

e|-22S12--------------------------12-------------------|
B|-------15p12--------------15b17----15p12-------------|
G|-------------14p12-----------------------14p12-------|
D|-------------------14---0----------------------14p12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Emadd9

~~~~~~

Q T S T T T S E Q E

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12--------------------------------|
D|-----14p12-------------------------|
A|-----------14s12p10----------------|
E|--------------------12-[10]-10s=12-|

Cmaj7

|--3--| |--3--|

T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h13p12----12----------12h14p12----12-------------12h14p12----12----------------12h14-----|
G|----------15----15p14-15----------15----15-14-12h14----------15----15-14-12-14-15-------12--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Cmaj7

~~

|--3--| |---3----| |--3--|

S S S T T T T S S S T T T T S S S E T T T T T T T T

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12----12h13p12----12-------------12h14p12----12-------12----12h13p12----------|
G|-15----15----------15----14b16r14-15----------15----15-14----15----------15-16-14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

+S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(14)-16p15-14-16p15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16p15-14-16p15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Emadd9

S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16p15-14-16p15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G

~~~~~

H Q. S S E S S E S S E S S E S S

e|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-15b17---------12h15-|-10-10-10s8-12h15-10-10-10s8-12h15-|
G|----------x\---------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------x\---------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------------|

Fmaj7sus2

E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S

e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12s8-12h15-12-12-12s8-12h15-|-15-15-15s8-12h15-15-15-15s8-12h15---|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Emadd9

E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17s8-12h15s17-17-17s8-12h15s|=19-19-19s7-12h15s19-19-19s7-12h15-|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--3--| |--3--|

S T T T S S E a a S S S S T T T S E a a S S

e|-22-19-------------------7-10s22-19-------------------7-10s|
B|-------20-------20-8---8------------20-------20-8---8------|
G|----------21---------9-----------------21---------9--------|
D|-------------19---------------------------19---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Dsus2

|--3--| |--3--|

S T T T S S E a a S S S S T T T S E a a S S

e|-22-19-------------------7-10s22-19-------------------7-10s===|
B|-------20-------20-8---8------------20-------20-8---8---------|
G|----------21---------9-----------------21---------9-----------|
D|-------------19---------------------------19------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Dsus2 D

|--3--| |--3--| |-3-|

S T T T S S S S T T T S S T T T S S E T T T T

e|-22-19-------------------------14-17-10-7-------------------|
B|-------20-------18s15-------15------------8-----------------|
G|----------21-------------16-----------------9---9-4-2-------|
D|-------------19-------14----------------------7-------4-2---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Fmaj7sus2

H +S S a S S a Q

e|----------------7-----------|
B|----------4-2s4---8s10b12===|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-2----(2)-------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Fmaj7sus2

|----6----|

+S S S S S T T S S S S S S E E S E. +Q S S S S S S S E S

e|-------7----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-(10)r---10-8-7h8p7-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------9p7-6-7-6-7s9s4-|---4b5==(4)r--------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------7p5p3-------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------7p5p3-------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------5p3s5-|

Em

\1__|

|---3----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|

a H. Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

e|--------------|-15b17----15b17r15-12----------|----------------------------|
B|--------------|----------------------15-------|----------------------------|
G|--------------|-------------------------14p12-|-11-------------------------|
D|--------------|-------------------------------|----12----------------------|
A|--------------|-------------------------------|-------12-------------------|
E|-5s3----------|-------------------------------|----------14s12-10-2-0---0--|

Dsus2

   PM-------------------------------------------------------|
     |--3--|  |-3--|            |-----6------| |------6------|

E S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------9----------9-10-|
A|------------10-9---------------9----9-9-10-12---12-10-12------|
E|-10-9-10-12------12-10-8-10-12---12---------------------------|

Dsus2

   PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |------6------|  |--3--|

S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14h15-17-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-13-15-17----------|
G|------------------11-12-11----------------11-12----11-12-14----------------------------|
D|-12-10-9-10-12-14----------14-12-10-12-14-------14-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Emadd9

|--3--|

Q. S S S Q E. S Q. E E E E E

e|-17b19====17-17-17-17--17--17-|-17r-----22b24r22-19----|
B|------------------------------|---------------------20-|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

\0.5_____/

|--3--|

Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q

e|---------22p17-------17-|-17-------------17-|
B|-22b24------------------|-------------15----|
G|------------------------|-------19-16-------|
D|------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|

Emadd9

~~~~~~

W +Q E. S S E. +S S S S

e|-17b19=========|=(17)r-----22b24r22b24==22--(22)r22-19----|
B|---------------|---------------------------------------20-|
G|---------------|--------x\--------------------------------|
D|---------------|--------x\--------------------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------------------|

Amadd9

/ \1 / \2.5 |

Q. E H +E E +E E E Q E

e|----------22-22----|-(22)-22--(22)------------------|
B|-22b24=======22----|-(22)-22--(22)------------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------[4]-[4]----4---|
D|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------|

Emadd9

|--3--|

H Q Q Q E S S +Q +H

e|----------12-14-15-|-22-22-22-(22)--(22)----|
B|-15b17-------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|

\1____/

|--3--| |--3--|

Q E E E E E E E E S S E S E. Q. E

e|-22----22-22-19-------12h17p12-|------------------------------------|
B|----------------20s17----------|-17b19r17-17b19-17b20r17--17----17--|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Fmaj7+11

             |------3------|        |------3------|

H Q Q Q Q Q Q H

e|-15tr17----12tr15---------------|-15tr17-17tr19-19tr22-22tr24----|
B|------------------12tr15-15tr17-|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Emadd9

S E. +E S S S S S S S S S S

e|-22pb26r22--(22)-22-22s17-17s19-19s15-15s17-17s=|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Emadd9

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

e|-14-14-15-15s12-12s14-14s10-10s12-12s9-9s10-10-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

~

     |-3--|        |---3----|         |---3----|

Q E E E H E E a E a Q E E a E a E. S

e|-7--7-7s10-9----|-9-10-10s12-12s10--10-12-12-14-14s12--14-|
B|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
   |-----3-----|

Q a Q a Q Q E E W W

e|-15-15s17-17s19-19--19s22-|-22--------|------|
B|--------------------------|-----------|------|
G|--------------------------|-----------|------|
D|--------------------------|-----------|------|
A|--------------------------|-----------|------|
E|--------------------------|-----------|------|

Very Freely

~~~ ~~

|--3--|

H E E E E H. +E S S S E S S Q Q S S S S

e|----------12s14-15s17-|-17-------(17)-15h17p15-|-14h15-15-15--15--14p12-12s14-|
B|-15b17----------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|

Q. S S Q. S S +W

e|-14p==12----------------|-------------|
B|---------15-12----14-14-|-(14)--------|
G|------------------------|-------------|
D|------------------------|-------------|
A|------------------------|-------------|
E|------------------------|-------------|

\1.5

|--3--|

H. Q E E E S S E E E E E

e|---------------|------14-14-16-16-14-------14-|
B|-14------------|---14----------------14-16----|
G|---------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

~~

E E S S S S Q E E E E S E E E S E E +H H

e|-----------------------------|----------------------19b21==|=(19)---------*|
B|---/17-/19-17-15-17-19-------|---------14s18s16------------|--------------*|
G|--------------------------14s|=18s16-----------------------|--------------*|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------*|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------*|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------*|

************************************

| x Dead note

| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| > Accented note

| b Bend

| pb Pre-bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

************************************

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