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I WOULD LOVE TO
BY STEVE VAI
Here is another Steve Vai transcription from Passion and Warfare. Thank you to
all the people who took time to e-mail me about the transcription of Liberty.
I have have tried to reply to all mail and anyone who has not yet heard back
soon will do. From the mail recieved this track was the one most people asked
for and so here it is for all to enjoy. If you enjoy this transcription then
e mail me to let me know. For a while I will not be available at my old e mail
address but I can be contacted by mailing to n.quincy@sheffield.ac.uk. please
put the subject of all mail as Chris Wilkinson so that I get it. I am still
taking votes on the next track to transcribe the leading one at the moment is
for the love of God but if you have a different request then let me know.
Anyway a few technical details about the song. This track is a lot
harder to play than liberty but should be within the reach of players with
a bit of ability and time to persevere. the song has numerous guitars on it
I have transcribed the main guitar throughout but in some parts there are 4
guitars all playing the melody so remember this when playing it.
A word or two of thanks must go to gse@ocsystems.com for BUCKET 'O TAB the
windows tab creation software which I used for this transcription. An excellent
piece of software available as shareware at nevada.edu in the directory
resources/dos_tab_utilities from the guitar archive. It is people producing
sharware like this that enable you to now have a copy of this song so give
them some credit.
Anyway once again I hope everyone enjoys the song and keeps on improving their
playing.
Cheers Chris Wilkinson Formely at ckwilkin@shu.ac.uk (can be contacted here
after 1st September 1995)
I WOULD LOVE TO
nh nh nh wb
||------------------|--------------------------------------7--------------------| ||------------------|--9--------7--------9--------9--------7--9-7--7------------| ||---<5>-<5>-<5>~~--|--9--------8--------9--------9--------8--9-7--7------------| ||------------------|--9--------9--------9--------9--------9--9-7--7------------| ||------------------|--7--------7--------7--------7--------7--7\5--5--5--5------| ||------------------|-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----------------------| --------5--------5--|----------3----------|-----------0--------|----------------| 5----------5--5-----|----------3--3-------|-----1--3-----1-----|----------------| 6-------------6-----|-------5--------5\---|--3-----2--------3--|--5-------------| 7-------------------|--7-5--5--------5-3--|--3--------------3--|--5--5--5--5----| 5--4/5--------------|--5\3--3-------------|--1-----------------|--3--3--3--3----| --------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------| ------------|--------------------------|--------------|-------------------------| ------------|--------------------------|-----7--5--7--|--7--5--9----------------| ------------|--2-----------2-----------|-----7--6--7--|--7--6--9----------------| 5--5--5--5--|--2--2--------2--2--------|-----7--7--7--|--7--7--9----------------| 3--3--3--3--|--0--0--------0--0--------|--------------|--------7----------------| ------------|--------3--0--------3--0--|--------------|-------------------------|
b2 rb
|-----------------|-----------|------------------------------------|------------| |--7--5--7--9--9--|-----------|--------7---------------------------|------------| |--7--6--7--9--9--|-----------|-----x------9---9p7--9--9~~~--7-----|------------| |--7--7--7--9--9--|-----------|--x------------------------------9--|-----6------| |-----------7--7--|-----------|------------------------------------|--9---------| |-----------------|--0--2--5--|------------------------------------|------------|
b1 b2 b1 rb b1 rb
----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| ----------------------|--7------7--9---9---9p7-----|----------------------------| -------------------4--|------9------------------9--|----------------------------| -6--6--4--2--4p2p0----|----------------------------|--------6---6---6--4--2-----| ------------------/2--|----------------------------|-----9----------------------| ----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
s s hold
---------|--7--10--10--10--10-\8--7--8--7h8p7----------17------/12--12/14-------| ---------|-------------------------------------8--10----------------------------| ------4--|--4-/7---7---7---7---5--4--5--------------------------9---9--11-------| 4p2p0----|----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----/2--|----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
s
10--|-5--5--7--9--5--5~~~-----|--9--9--12--12------------------|--10-/12--12----| ----|-------------------------|----------------11/13--11\9--9--|----------------| 7---|/2--2--4--6--2-----------|--6--6--9---9-------------------|--7---9---9-----| ----|-------------------------|----------------9--11--9--7--7--|----------------| ----|-------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------| ----|----------------------10\|--------------------------------|----------------|
s s b2
/15--15\13--|--13-\8--8-/10--10--12\10--10--|--10/12--12--|---------------------| ------------|-------------------------------|-------------|---------------17----| -12--12-10--|--10--5--5--7---7---9--7---7---|--7--9---9---|---------------------| ------------|-------------------------------|-------------|---------------------| ------------|-------------------------------|-------------|---------------------| ------------|-------------------------------|-------------|---------------------|
b2 rb ph b2 rb b2 b1 rb b2
14----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----| ----17---17---17p-15--17---15-------|--7--7---9---9p7-----------------10--|-----| ------------------------------------|------------------9--11p9p7----------|-----| ------------------------------------|-----------------------------9-------|-----| ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----| ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----|
tremelo
rake b2 tr tap with pick b1 b1
--------14-------14h16------16h-(17)-----------16--14------|--------------------| -----x-------17----------------------------------------17--|--7--9---9---9------| -16--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
b2 b2 rb
------------------------|--10--10--10-------------------------------------------| 9p7-----------------10--|--10------10---13---13-12--13--------12-13-12-8-10-----| -----9--11p9p7----------|---------------12---12p11--12--------11h12p11\7/9------| ----------------9-------|-------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
s s
-------|--12--12-14--10------------------|--14-/16--16-/19--19--|\14--16--|-----| 10-----|--12--12h14--10--10--12--14--10--|----------------------|---------|-----| 9------|-----------------7---9---11--7---|----------------------|---------|-----| --~~~--|---------------------------------|----------------------|---------|-----| -------|---------------------------------|----------------------|---------|-----| -------|---------------------------------|----------------------|---------|-----|
s
---14--16p14-\12--|/17/19-----19/22\20--|--20\15--15--17--17/19\17--17-----------| ------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------| 15--15\7--14/16--16--19--19--|\14--16--17p16p14--16--14--12--14~~~p12-----15----| -----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
s wb
-/20-----20-----24\22-----20\15--15--17--19--17-----21--19--17-22---------------| ------------------------------------------------20------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
wb ph b2 rb
-----------|--------------------9-------------------7---------------------------| -----------|-----------------------10-------------------------------------------| -----------|---------------------------11---7--7h9------9------9p7--------------| -----------|--------------------------------------------------------9-----------| -----------|-----------------------------------------------------------7--5-----| -----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
wb dive let ring
------5-----------|------21----------------------------------|--21--------------| ------5-----------|------------24----------24----------------|--------24--------| ------7-----------|------------------23----------23----------|-------------23---| ------7-----------|------------------------------------19----|------------------| ------5-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------| 7--7--7-\---------|------------------------------------------|------------------| ------------------------------|--21----------------------------------|--21------| ------24----------------------|------24--------24--------------------|----------| ----------23------------------|----------23----------23--------------|----------| ---------------19-------------|----------------------------19--------|----------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
b2 rb b2 rb
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 24----------24----------------------------|-------------------------------------| ----23----------23------------------------|-------------------------------------| --------------------19--------------------|-------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------|---7---7p5---------7------7p5--------| ---------------------------------------|--|------------7--5---------------------| -----------------------------------|--2h5p2p0-----0-----------2h5p2p0-----0-----| -----------------------------------|-----------5-----5--3--5-----------5--------| -----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| ~~~--------------5~~~--x-----------|--------------------------------------------| -----7--5--5--7-----------7--5~~~--|--------------------------------------------|
b1
---------2h5p2p0-----0--------------------------------------|-------------------| 5--2--5-----------5-----5--3h5p3p0-----0--5--3h5p3p0--------|-------------------| ------------------------------------4-----------------4--4--|-------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------|---7-----7p5-------| ------------------------------------------------------------|--------------7----|
b1 rb slow bend
------------------------------------------------------------|--14h17p14p0-------| ------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| ----7------5--------------5~~~--5--------7---7--------------|-------------------| 5-------------7--5--5--7-----------7--5---------------------|-------------------|
b2
12p0--------------14h17p14p0--12p0--------------14h17p14p0--12p0----------------| ------17--15--17--------------------17--15--17--------------------17--15--------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b1
17~~~--|--10h12p10p8--------------------------------|---------------------------| -------|--------------10--10~~~--8------8-----------|-----------------15--13----| -------|----------------------------11------11------|---------------------------| -------|----------------------------------------12--|---------------------------| -------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------| -------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
b2
----------------------------|----------22--22p19--------------------------------| h15p13p0--12h14p12----------|---17~~~-------------20--19\17----20p17------------| --------------------14--12--|-------------------------------19--------19-17p16--| ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------17p16-----------------17p14-----------------------------------------------| -17---------17--16\14--15---------15p14\12--------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------14--15p12----------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------14\12\10-12\10--10--------|
ph
------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------| ------------|-----17\13--13--13--17\12--12--17\11--17\8--|--17\7----------------| ------------|--------------------------------------------|--------9p7---7-------| ------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------| ------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------| ------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
b2 rb b2 rb
---------------17--17------17--15-----------17----------------------15----------| -----------------------------------17---17--17---17-----------------15----------| ~~~--7/17-----------------------------------------------16--16--14--16p14-------| -----------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
wb wb dive
-------15-------------------|---------------------------------------------------| -------15------13-----------|---------------------------------------------------| ----14h16-~~~--12-\---------|-----------14--16p14------14h16--17p16--17--14-----| 17-------------13-----------|14h16h17-------------17----------------------------| ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------17h19p17--------17--19--20p19-----------| ------------17h19p17------17--19--20--------------20---------------------22-----| 16--17--19------------19--------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
you know its when they look..............
---19--20--22--24~~~~~~---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------24---------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------x--------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------x--14-------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 7/9-----9/12--12p9--9\7--9--7h9p7p5~~~--|--12--------12/15\13--13\8--8--10------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
b1
-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------| 10/12\10--10~~~--|--7/9--9/12--12\9--9\7--9---9--9--7--9p7p5--5--|--------------| -----------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------| -----------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------| -----------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------| -----------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------13-----13--17--15-----13\8--8--10-----10/12-----10------12/14----| -------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------| ---12-----10--9--------9/12--12~~~--|--9\7--9--7--9p7p5~~~~~~--|--12--12--15----| ------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------| ------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------| ------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------| ------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| \13--13\8--8--10--10/12\10--------10\8--8~~~--|--7/9--9--9--9/12--12\9--9\7-----| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
fade begins
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| 9--10--9\7--7--9p7p5--5---5~~~--|--13--13--15--17--15--13\8--8--10--10/12-------| --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 12\10--8--12/14--14--12\10--9--9--12--12p9p7p5--9--|----------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
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