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Liberty

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

Song

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LIBERTY by STEVE VAI.

TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM PASSION AND WARFARE

from Chris Wilkinson. Sheffield, England

This is the first piece of tab I have sent and I hope that the format used

corresponds to the norm. The piece is relatively easy to play apart from

the last section which does tend to go rather quickly.

Good luck with this brilliant piece of guitar music.

I dont know how many people access these tab sites so if you do happen to

download this please could you e-mail me to let me know. If I get a reasonable

response then I will post some more. If when you e-mail you let me know of

any songs you are after ( I mainly play Steve Vai, Joe satriani etc), I will

look at the list and try to post some. Please get in touch as I will try to

help anyone in the search for getting that song played correctly.

CHEERS!!!!! and enjoy it

love and peace!!

Chris

e-mail

ckwilkin@pine.shu.ac.uk

INTRO Main Theme

-|-------|--------|-------|------------------------------------------|----------|
-|-------|--------|-------|---------------------------9--10--12--12--|--12------|
-|--\49--|--8/11--/13/13--|------------------------------------------|----------|
-|-------|--------|-------|------------------------------------------|----------|
-|--7/7--|--/79---|1\711--|------------------------------------------|----------|
-|-------|--------|-------|------------------------------------------|----------|

w/bar

-------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------------------|----|
10--9--|------9--10--|--10--9------|---------9--9--10--9------9------------|----|
-------|--11---------|---------11--|--9--11---------------11---------------|----|
-------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------9--9-~~~--|----|
-------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------------------|----|
-------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------------------|----|

b2 rb2 b1 rb1 b2 rb2

----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
9--10--12---10--|---10--9------9--10---9--|---9-------------9-------------------|
----------------|----------11-------------|------11--9--11------11---11--9------|
----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|

bend only G string up by a full tone

------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
------------------|---12--14--14--|--------14-----|--10--12--12--|--------12----|
h11--11/13\11/13--|---14--16--16--|--------16~~~--|--12--14--14--|--------14----|
------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|

Fast

-----|--------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~--|--9---10--10--|--9---7--|--7---9/19--19--17--16---------------------------|
-----|--11--12--12--|--11--9--|--9---------------------16\14--------------------|
-----|--------------|---------|-------------------------------16--14\13h14------|
-----|--------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
-----|--------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------14-----|
-----------------------------------------------14h16p14------14--16--17---------|
---------------------13h14p13------13--14--16------------16---------------------|
p13------13--14--16------------16-----------------------------------------------|
-----16-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

b2 b2 b1 b2 b2 b1

h16p14------14--16--17--|---------------17---19---21--|--21---19---17--|--------|
--------17--------------|-----------------------------|----------------|--------|
------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|--------|
------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|--------|
------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|--------|
------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|--------|

b2 b2 b2 b1 b2 b1 b2 b1 b2 b2

16---17---19--19\|---17---16---14---16---17--17\|---16---14---17--|--16--14-----|
-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|

w/bar b2 b2 rb2

14-----------------------12------|---------------14--17--19--|---17---17--16----|
----16--14\12h14p12------12-~~~--|---------------------------|------------------|
---------------------14----------|---------------------------|------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

b1 b2 rb2

14--16--17---16--|--16--16--14--12--14--16---14---14--12/19--17--16-------------|
-----------------|---------------------------------------------------19--17-----|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|

rake b2 b2 rb2

-------------16---19--19--19--|---------------/12--14--16---14---14--|--12------|
---------17-------------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
16---18-----------------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------|

ph b2 b2 rb2

19-----------------------------12p11--9-------------14--16---14---14--|---------|
--------17----------------------------------12/-16--------------------|---------|
----16----------16----------------------------------------------------|---------|
------------14-----------14\9-----------------------------------------|---------|
--------------------12------------------------------------------------|---------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|

very fast

-16--16--16--17p16p14------14---------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------17------17--15--14--14--14--14--14h15p14------14---------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------16------16-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

ph

------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
14---16~~~--|--13--13--13--14p13p11------11-------------------------------------|
------------|------------------------14------14--12--11--11--11--11h12p11-------|
------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------9h10h12----|
----11------------------------------------------------------9h10h12-------------|
14------14--12p11h12p11---------11------------------h10h12----------------------|
----------------------------14------14--12\8h10h12------------------------------|

T T T b2

---------8h10h12h-17p12p10p8----------------------------------------------------|
8h10h12------------------------17p12p10p8---15p6h8p6\5h6h8p6p5------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------7p5h7---7-------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

ph w/bar

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p5h7p5\4h5h7p5p4----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------7p5/12\7\5h7p5\4h7p5p4----------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------7p5/7---7p5h7p5\3h7p5p3---------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------7p5\-0-------|

TABLATURE EXPLANATION

ph pinch harmonic

b2 bend up a whole tone(ie 2 frets)

b1 bend up a semi tone(ie 1 fret)

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----5h8---| Hammeron

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----5p8---| Pulloff

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----5/8---| Slide Up

----------|

----5\8---| Slide Down

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----5~~~--| Vibrato

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