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Giant Balls of Gold

Steve Vai
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Tab3

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

Song

|-----------------------|-----------------^0---||
|-----------------------|-----------------^0--o||
|-----------------------|-----------------^3---||
|-4-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-4-2-2---2-2---2-^4---||
|-4-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-4-2-2---2-2---2-^2--o||
|-2-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-2-0-0---0-0---0-^0---||
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------9-(9)------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------/11----------------11-9-|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-9-(9)s11-(11)s9-9----7-(7)s9-(9)--------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

|

|-------------------------------|------------------------------------^0---|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------^0---|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------^3---|
|-4-2-2------2-2-----2-2----2---|-4-------------2-2----2-----2-----2-^4---|
|-4-2-2------2-2-----2-2----2---|-4-------------2-2----2-----2-----2-^2---|
|-2-0-0------0-0-----0-0----0---|-2-------------0-0----0-----0-----0-^0---|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------9-(9)b11r(9)-(9)--------|-------------------------------|
|-------/11------------------------11-9-|-----9-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-/11---11s9----7-7s9-(9)-------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|

|---------------------------------------|---------------------------^0--|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------^0--|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------^3--|
|-4-2-2-----2-2-----------2---2-----2---|---4-2----2----2---2-----2-^4--|
|-4-2-2-----2-2-----------2---2-----2---|---4-2----2----2---2-----2-^2--|
|-2-0-0-----0-0-----------0---0-----0---|---2-0----0----0---0-----0-^0--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--------------11s13-(13)-------11-9-|
|-------/11--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-4-2-2------2-----2------2-2----2---|
|-4-2-2------2-----2------2-2----2---|
|-2-0-0------0-----0------0-0----0---|

S a S S E. S a S +H

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-11-(11)s13-11-11----9-(9)s11-(11)--------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|

|-------------------------------------^0---|
|-------------------------------------^0---|
|-------------------------------------^3---|
|--4----------2--2----2------2------2-^4---|
|--4----------2--2----2------2------2-^2---|
|--2----------0--0----0------0------0-^0---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14-12-|
|---------------13-(13)s16-(16)s13-(13)---------|
|-------/11-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-4-2-2-----2-2------------------2---2-----2----|
|-4-2-2-----2-2------------------2---2-----2----|
|-2-0-0-----0-0------------------0---0-----0----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-11-(11)s13-11-11----9-(9)s11---(11)--------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------10-(10)-------12-10-|
|-------/12------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-(10)s12-(12)s10-(10)---8-(8)s10-(10)---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|

|---------------10-(10)s12-12s10----12-10-|
|-------/12-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

|

|-------10--------------------------------------------------|
|-10s12----12s10-8-10-(10)pb12r(10)-8-10b12r10p8------------|
|------------------------------------------------9p7--------|
|----------------------------------------------------9p7----|
|--------------------------------------------------------9p=|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------9-(9)------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------/11----------------11-9-|-----------------------------------------|
|-7\-----------------------------|-9-(9)s11-(11)s9-9----7-(7)s9-(9)--------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--------------9-(9)s11-(11)s9----------|
|-------11-------------------------11-9-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-11s13-(13)s11-11---9---11-(11)s13-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-x\------------11s13----(13)-----11-9-|
|--------/11---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11s13-11-11---9---11-11h13p11-9-11-(11)-11h13p11--9-11-(11)-(11)--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|-------------------------------------9h12-|
|-----------------9-(9)s12-(12)s9----------|
|-(11)-------------------------------------|
|----------11------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|

|-14b16-14-14---12---14b16==(14)r------x\--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|

|--------9----9-11----11---------------------12----12------------14------------16----16h18-----|
|----/12---12------14----14-(14)s16-(16)--------16----16-(16)s17----17-(17)s19----19-------19--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------(0)---------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------(0)---------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------(3)---------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------------------(4)---------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------(2)---------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------(0)---------------------------------|
|-----18----18------------19----19----19-------------21----21----23----23-----x\----|
|-21-----21----21-(21)s23----23----23----23-(23)s24-----24----24-23b24-23b24--x\----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

| +W +W

|-(0)--------------------------------------------(0)-------------------------|
|-(0)--------------------------------------------(0)-------------------------|
|-(3)--------------------------------------------(3)-------------------------|
|-(4)--------------------------------------------(4)-------------------------|
|-(2)--------------------------------------------(2)-------------------------|
|-(0)--------------------------------------------(0)-------------------------|

Guitar Solo

4/4

Gtr I

|-14b16===(14)--14r(14)-12-(12)s11-------|

|----------------------------------12----|
|-------------------------------------11-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-(11)s13p9-----------------------------------|
|-----------11-9------------------------------|
|----------------11-9-7-7-7-(7)s9-(9)s6-(6)s4-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----6---6s8--6-4-4-(4)s11-(11)s8--|
|-------4---------------------------|
|-(4)-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---6---6s8-------11-8-8---/15-(15)s11-[11]--|
|-----4-----6-6------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------11-11-9-9-|
|-----------------------11-11-9-9-|-----------------9-9-----------|
|---------------8-8---------------|-------------8-8---------------|
|---------6-6-------9-9-----------|---------6-6-------------------|
|-----4-4-------------------------|-----4-4-----------------------|
|---2-----------------------------|---2---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-------12-12---------16-16---------19-|
|---6-----9-9---------13-13---------16-16------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------21-21-18----23-(23)-|
|-19-------23-23-19-19----------21---------|
|----20-20---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------14--------------------------------------------|

|---17b19====(17)r--------17-16-(16)b17==(16)r==(16)b17==(16)---(16)-|

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

|

|---------14------------14h==16-----------14h==16---------14--------------------------|
|-(16)r------16p==14h16---------14h15-------------16s==15----16p14b16==(14)-(14)r-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|-14-------14pb16r==(14)------------------------------------------------------14---------|
|----16p14---------------16p14b15.5r====(14)---(14)---------------------14h16----16p14---|
|---------------------------------------------------16p15pb16r(15)---16------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14pb16r(14)----------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------16p15pb16r(15)-13---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------16p==14-------------14h16-(16)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------16p14h16----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---17-16-17p==16-17p16-17p16-17p16-14-17p16---17p16---17p16-17p16-17p==16-14-17s19p16p14--|

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

|-16-17p16-17p16p14h16-17p16-17p16p14h16-17p16-17p16p14h16-17s19p16p14-16-17-(17)s19p16p14--|

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

|-19p16h17-19p17p16-19p16h17-19p17p16-19p16h17-19p17p16h17-19s21s19p17-(17)-17h19s21s19p17-(17)---19--|

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

|-23p19p17h19-23p==19p17h==19-23-(23)s24p19p17h19-23-(23)s24s23p19p==17h19-23s29p19p17---19-23s29s23p19-17-(17)--|

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

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19b20r(19)-20-(20)s17-15h17-17-----17-----15-(15)s12-(12)s15----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17---17p==15-17---17p==15-17p==15-17-----(17)-17-15-----15----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|

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

|-17s20---(20)s15---(15)s17---(17)s12---(12)s15---(15)s10---(10)s12-(12)s8-(8)s10-(10)s12-(12)s10-(10)s8-(8)s10---8-(8)s10--|

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

|

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

|-(10)s12-(12)s10-(10)s8-(8)s10-(10)s8-(8)s7---7-(7)s10-(10)s7-5----------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------7------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2---0---2s==4---4s==2---4s==5---5s==4s==7---/9---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/7---7s==9---7---/9---9s==7---9s==14s==13s==10s==9---7-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5s==3---5s==8---8---5---8s==12---12s==8s==12---15-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|

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

|-15---15s==12---15s==17---17s==15-----19---19s==17---22---22---22\-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|-x\-24p22-24p22-24p22-24p22-24p22p19-24p21-24p21-24p21p19-24p22-24p22-24p22p19-24p21-24p--|

|-x\---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| 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 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

|-21-24p19-24p18-24p21-24p19-24p21-24p18-24p21-24p19-24p21-24p18-23p21-24p19-23p21-24p18-23p21-24p--|

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

T T T T T T T T T T T T T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T T T T T T T X X T T

|-19-23p21-24p18-23p21-24p19-23p21-24p18-23-24-21-23-24p19-23-24-21-23-24p18-23-24-21-24p19-23p21-24p18-23-24-21-24p----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2 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 X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X T X X S E.

|-18-23-24p21-23-24p19-23-24p21-23-24p18-23-24p21-23-24p19-23-24p21-23-24p18-23-24p21-23-24p19-23-24p21-23-24/-29--------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(E)

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

|-17p12p11p9h11h12-17p12p11p9------7h9h11h12-17p12p11p9h11h12-17p12p11p9------16-|

|-----------------------------11p9---------------------------------------11p9----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|(F#)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10h=|

|-19p=16p14p12h14h16-19p16p14p12----------12h14h16-19p16p14p12h14h16-19p16p14p12-----------|

|--------------------------------13p11h13----------------------------------------13p11-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|(G)

|-14p=10----------10h14p10----------------------10h14p10----------10h14p10---------------|
|--------12p11h12----------12p11----------11h12----------12p11h12----------12p11---------|
|--------------------------------13p11h13----------------------------------------13p11---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|(A)

|-11h=15p11----------11h15p11----------------------11h15p11----------11h15p11-------------|
|-----------13p12h13----------13p12----------12h13----------13p12h13----------13p12-------|
|-----------------------------------14p12h14----------------------------------------14p12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|(B)

|-12h=17p12----------12h17p12----------------------12h17p12---------12h17p12-------------|
|-----------13p12-------------13p12----------12h13----------13p12------------13p12-------|
|-----------------12----------------14p12h14----------------------x----------------14p12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(C#)

|-16h=19p16----------16h19p16----------------------16h19p16----------16h19p16-------------|
|-----------17p15h17----------17p15----------15h17----------17p15h17----------17p15-------|
|-----------------------------------17p16h17----------------------------------------17p16-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|(D)

|-16h=21p16----------16h21p16----------------------16h21p16----------16h21p16-------------|
|-----------19p17h19----------19p17----------17h19----------19p17h19----------19p17-------|
|-----------------------------------19p18h19----------------------------------------19p18-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(D#)

|-18h=22p18----------18h22p18----------------------18h22p18----------18h22p18--------|
|-----------21p19h21----------21p19----------19h21----------21p19h21----21p19--------|
|-----------------------------------21p19h21---------------------------------21p19---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-22b24======================|=(22)-------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|-(22)---------------------|-(22)r--------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------x\--|
|--------------------------|----------------------x\--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------9-(9)------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------/11----------------11-9-|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-9-(9)s11-(11)s9-9----7-(7)s9-(9)--------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------9-(9)s11---(11)s9---------|
|-------11--------------------------11-9-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|

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

|-11s13-(13)s11-11---9---9-(9)s13-(13)s11-11-(11)s13-13---|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------11s13----(13)-----11-9-|
|-(13)\-----/11---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-11-(11)s13-(13)s11-11---9h==11h13p==11p==9h==11---11-(11)-(11)--|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------9-(9)s12---(12)s9---------17-|
|------------------------------------/18----|
|-------11----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------19----19------------------------|
|-19b21==(19)---------19-----(19)r===(19)p17h19-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-(19)--(19)----(19)----(19)--(19)--(19)----(19)--(19)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-(19)-(19)--(19)----(19)----(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(19)-(19)--(19)----(19)----(19)--(19)--(19)----(19)--(19)--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------16---|
|-(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)---19-|
|--21---(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)--(21)------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------18--------18------18---18---------|
|-19s21------21------21--------21---------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-(18)------------18------------18------------18------|
|-(21)-19-(19)s21----19-(19)s21----19-(19)s21----21s==|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----19--------19----------------21------21------23-|
|-23------23------23---(23)s24------24--------24-24-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-23-23---23-23---23-23------|
|-24-24---24-24---24-24------|
|------------------------x\--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

sorry the tabs all messed up i will fix it later, the tab it right tho.... see ya.....

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