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Song
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF CHRISTIAN TERIA'S LOVER
(BY STEVE VAI)
(6)=C (3)=F
(5)=G (2)=A
(4)=C (1)=D
TAB EXPLAINED:
* P.H
|---6-------| |--7----|
WHAMMY PEDAL Pitch harmonic
|--5h7h5p4---| |-7~~~~--|
HAMMER ON Vibrate
& PULL OFF
N.H---------------| |--/7\6/12---| |-5-6-7-8---|
SLIDE UP & DOWN Natural Harmonic
) )(
|-6(7)--| |-6-(6)-|
BEND. BEND & RELEASE
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
|------------------------------P.H~~~------------------2-2---------------|
|-----0--7p5--3h5--0--7p5--3h5--3-----0--7p5--3h5--2\1-------0--7p5--3h5-|
|-18\-0--7p5--3h5--0--7p5--3h5--------0--7p5--3h5------------0--7p5--3h5-|
N.H--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4-3----------------------------|
|-------------P.H~~~--------------------4-3--------------------------------|
|-0--7p5--3h5--3-----0--7p5--3h5----4-3------------0--7p5--3h5--0--7p5-----|
|-0--7p5--3h5--------0--7p5--3h5--3----------------0--7p5--3h5--0--7p5-----|w/wah
Trem pick------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----/22~---------------17---19---14---12---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3h5------0--7p5--3h5------------------------0--7p5--3h5--0--7p5--3h5-----| |-3h5------0--7p5--3h5------------------------0--7p5--3h5--0--7p5--3h5-----| |-------------------------------6-------5------6-----3------------4-----| |---------------------------------7--------7-----7-----5----3--------5--| |--P.H----*------*--------------------------------------------2---------| |--)(----/12~~~-/12~~~--------------------------------------------------| |-3-(3)------------------------------5-------6-----3--------------------| |-----------------------------4--------------------------3------2-------|
*=WHAMMY PEDAL =(set to 20ct)
N.H---------------------| N.H-----------------------|
|------5-----4--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3----------5------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------*-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------/14----------------------------|
|-1-------0--------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
N.H--------------------| N.H---------------------| N.H--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------*------------------------------*-------------|
|--*---------------------------/14----------------------------/16------------|
|-/16------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12---|
----| N.H-------| N.H-------| N.H------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------*---------------*-----------------*------------------*--*--*--*--*-----|
|-----/11-------------/11---------------/16----------------/9-/9-/9-/9-/9~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12------12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12--------12-12-12-12----------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--*---*---*---*---*--------------|
|-/16-/16-/16-/16-/16~~~--0-------|
|-------------------------0--/18\-|
|-------------------------0--/18\-|*=whammy pedal set to (20ct)
* * * * *
|-2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5-5h7p5\4h5p4\2h4p2--0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*=whammy pedal set to (20ct)
* * * * *
|-p0h2p0h2p0h2--5h7p5\4h5p4-2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5--5h7p5h7p5h7-7h9p7h9p7h9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * *
|-9h10p9h10p9h10-10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*
|-10h12p10h12p9~~~~~~~----------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-----------------------------0-| |------------------------18\--0-|
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