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See Ya Next Year

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

Steve Vai - See Ya Next Year.

From "The Elusive Light and Sound"

This is a great little intermission piece, and it's just a fun thing to play. Steve Vai is a true legend.

PM~ - Palm Mute

~ - Vibrato

() - Guitar 2

h - Hammer on

p - Pull Off

b - Bend

r - Release

Riff 1:

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|7-------7-------|
D|--7-5-7---7-5-7-|   x3
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

PM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Riff 2:

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|7-------5-------|
D|--5-7-5---7-5-7-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

PM~~~ PM~~~

Note the Palm Muting Above.

Intro 1: (0:13)

E|-----------------------------12p10-----------------------(-12p10-)-|
B|-----------------------------12p10-----------------------(-12p10-)-|
G|--7-----7/----------------------------7-----7/---------------------|
D|--7-----7/-----7----4---/5------------7-----7/----7----5----4-4----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------10-------|
B|----------------10-------|
G|--7-----7/-------------7-|
D|--7-----7/-------------7-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

PM

Solo 1: (0:22)

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---------------8--7~-------------------10----------------8--7~--------|
G|-----9b11r9--7-----------7h9p7--9--7----------9b11r9--7------------9--7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------(9)-------------------|
B|-10------------9--------------------|
D|-----911r9--7--8--------------------|
G|------------------9\5--7/9\7--5--5--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Solo Interlude:

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
D|0-----0-----0----|
G|--3-5---2-3---0--|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Solo 2:

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---------------8--7~-------------------10----------------8--7---------|
G|-----9b11r9--7-----------7h9p7--9--7----------9b11r9--7--9--0--0---7--9--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Order: Riff 1

Riff 2

Riff 1

Riff 1 (no palm muting)

Intro 1

Solo 1

Solo Interlude

Solo 2

Suprising how much tab you can fit in to a 51 second piece! Any questions or comments,

please feel free to e-mail me at supergt50@hotmail.com

Tabbed by Minsk

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