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Genocide

Steve Vai
Tab

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

Song

Genocide

by Steve Vai

Tabbed & Transcribed by A.Budynek

Solo

E----------------------------------------------14-------------]

B-17b(19)-17b(19)--17-b(19)--17-b(19)-17b(19)-----17b(19)rb17-]

G-------------------------------------------------------------]

D-------------------------------------------------------------]

A-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

E----------------14-------------------------------------------]
B-p14-17-16b(17)----17----------17----------------------------]
G----------------------16-14~~--16b(18)rb16p14----16-14/*-----]
D----------------------------------------------16-------------]

A-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

*slides note till fret out

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

B----------------------------------------------------16b(17)--]

G--14---------------------------------------------------------]
D-----16-14---------------------------------------------------]
A-----------16-14\12p14b(15)rb14p12-14b(15)rb14p12------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

B-16b(17)rb16-------------------------------------------------]

G-------------16-14-16-14-16--14-------11h14p11-14b(16)p11----]

D--------------------------------16p14------------------------]

A-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

E--/14-19-14-14-14-19-14-14-19-19-14-14-14~~~~----------------]

B----------------------------------------------17~b(19)-------]

G-------------------------------------------------------------]

D-------------------------------------------------------------]

A-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

E--14----------14---------------------------------------------]
B-----17p14h17----17b(19)~~~~--17-14----------------14-16b(17)]
G------------------------------------17-16-14-16-17-----------]

D-------------------------------------------------------------]

A-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

B-p14---------------------------------------------------------]

G-----17-16-14-16-17-18-17-16-14----14-16-17-16-14----14~~~~~~]
D--------------------------------16----------------16---------]

A-------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------]

A

B E5 F#5

A

B E5 F#5

Chorus

F#5 F5 E5 E5 F5 F#5 8 times

E----------------------------------------------]

B----------------------------------------------]

G-9----------9---------------------------------]
D---11-9-9-9---11--9-8-9-11-11-11-11-9-8-------]
A----------------------------------------9-----]

E----------------------------------------------]

E---------------------------------------------------------------]

B---------------------------------------------------------------]

G-9----------9-11--11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------]
D---11-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------]

A---------------------------------------------------------------]

E---------------------------------------------------------------]

Chorus

F#5 B5 C#5

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|]
B|*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|]
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|]
A|*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|]

F#5

Any comments, corrections, contact me at daniel.budynek@hol.fr

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