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Song
Song: The Animal
Artist: Steve Vai
Album: Passion & Warfare
Tabbed by: Shmeegle
Tuning: Standard
E
B
G
D
A
E
Tab symbols:
h=hammer on
p=pull off
b=bend
r=return from bend
T=tap(written above tapped note)
(5)=Pinch harmonic on the 5th fret
[5]=natural harmonic
/=slide up
\=slide down
>/=whammy bar up
<\=whammy bar down
///=tremelo pick
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What a song. One of my favourite Vai tunes by far.
I was sittin down playin guitar one night and i said.
i cant find any tab for that song, and i wanna learn it.
so i sat next to my stereo for an hour with my guitar
and figured it out for you lovely people. Aren't you lucky.
Course theres a few bugs, and i'm missing bits, but anywhere
theres somethin missing, i have times put over the next part
so you can pick it up easy. i hope it's all good
Enjoy
Shmeegle
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Intro:(after Drums)
(with pitch shifter)
E/----------------------------------------| B/----------------------------------------| G/----------------------------------------| D/----------------------(5)-2-------------| A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---| E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-| E/-----------------------------------| B/-----------------------------------| G/-----------------------------------| D/-----------------------(5)-2-------| A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---| E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-| E/---------------------------------| B/---------------------------------| G/-------(5)brbrbr-2---------------| D/-5-2---------------5-----5-------| A/----5-3--------------3-----(3)br-| E/-----------------------5---------| E/------------------------------| B/------------------------------| G/------------------------------| D/--------------------(5)-2-----| A/------3-(5)brbrbr-3------5-3--| E/-3--5--5-----------5--------5-|
Part 1:
E/----------------------------
B/-10/15\10/15\10/15\10/15\10-
G/----------------------------| D/----------------------------| A/----------------------------| E/----------------------------| E/---------------------------------------------| B/-13b-13p10----13p10--------------------------| G/----------12b------12b-10-12-10-10-(12)-(10--| D/---------------------------------------------| A/---------------------------------------------| E/---------------------------------------------| E/----------------------------------| B/----------------------------------|
G/-(12)-12p10-10-(10)-\12\5-(4)-(3)-|
D/----------------------------------| A/----------------------------------| E/----------------------------------| E/------------------------------| B/------------------------------| G/--------------------(5)br(5)~-|
D/-(12)\5-(4)brbrbr-------------|
A/-----------------3------------| E/------------------5-----------| E/------------------------------------------------------------| B/-\12b-12b-15p12p10-12b-12b--15p10-12b-12b-12b-12p10---------| G/---------------------------------------------------12/15\12-| D/------------------------------------------------------------| A/------------------------------------------------------------| E/------------------------------------------------------------| E/--------------------------------------------------------| B/--------------------------------------------------------| G/-12/14\12brbrbrbrbrbrbrbr-10----10-12-10---------(12----|br D/----------------------------12-----------12-10-12-------| A/--------------------------------------------------------| E/--------------------------------------------------------|
E/-------
B/-15b-
G/-----
D/-----
A/-------| E/-------|
back to intro
E/----------------------------------------| B/----------------------------------------| G/----------------------------------------| D/----------------------(5)-2-------------| A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---| E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-| E/-----------------------------------| B/-----------------------------------| G/-----------------------------------| D/-----------------------(5)-2-------| A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---| E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-|
Then into part 2
E/-22-20-22--22p20-20p19-20p19-20b--|
B/----------------------------------| G/----------------------------------| D/----------------------------------| A/----------------------------------| E/----------------------------------|
(1:12)
E/-------10---------10---------10---------10---------------| B/---------13p10------13p10------13p10-------13p10---------| G/----12b--------12b--------12b--------12b---------12p10---| D/------------------------------------------------------12-| A/---------------------------------------------------------| E/---------------------------------------------------------|
E/-13>/15-13>/15-13>/15<\13>/15--13>/17<\13-13>/17<\13-13>/17<\13>/17-|
B/--------------------------------------------------------------------| G/--------------------------------------------------------------------| D/--------------------------------------------------------------------| A/--------------------------------------------------------------------| E/--------------------------------------------------------------------| E/---------|
B/-14b-14b-|
G/----
D/----
A/---
E/---
(1:25)
T T
E/-7h8h10-15p10p8p7------------------------| B/-----------------15p10p8p7h8h10-15b-15b--| G/-----------------------------------------| D/-----------------------------------------| A/-----------------------------------------| E/-----------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B/-13p5h6h8p6p5---------------------------------------------------------------------| G/-------------12p7p5p4h12p4h5h7----------------------------------------------------| D/------------------------------12p7p5p4h12p4h5h7-----------------------------------| A/-----------------------------------------------12p7p5p3h12p7p5p3------------------| E/----------------------------------------------------------------12p7p5p3h12p7p5p3-|
back to intro again
E/----------------------------------------| B/----------------------------------------| G/----------------------------------------| D/----------------------(5)-2-------------| A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---| E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-| E/-----------------------------------| B/-----------------------------------| G/-----------------------------------| D/-----------------------(5)-2-------| A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---| E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-| E/---------------------------------| B/---------------------------------| G/-------(5)brbrbr-2---------------| D/-5-2---------------5-----5-------| A/----5-3--------------3-----(3)br-| E/-----------------------5---------| E/--------------------------------| B/--------------------------------| G/--------------------------------| D/--------------------(5)-2-(5)bb-| A/------3-(5)brbrbr-3-------------| E/-3--5--5-----------5------------|
Bass solo
part 3 (2:0
E/--------------------------------------| B/--------------------------------------| G/-10---10---12b-10--12brbr-10-12-12b-b-| D/---12---12-------12-------------------| A/--------------------------------------| E/--------------------------------------| E/-----------------------------------------------| B/-----------------------------------------------| G/-10h12p10--------------------------------------| D/-----------------------------------------------| A/----------13-13/16\13-14\10-10/14\10-9-7/8\7-7-| E/-----------------------------------------------| E/------------------------------| B/-15b-15-18-18-17-17-18-17-20b-| G/------------------------------| D/------------------------------| A/------------------------------| E/------------------------------| E/---------------------------------------------------|
B/-18-17-17-18-18-15-17-17b-\13-10\9/10/13\10\9/10\5-|
G/---------------------------------------------------| D/---------------------------------------------------| A/---------------------------------------------------| E/---------------------------------------------------| E/-------------------| B/-5-3-5-5-------[5]-| G/------------[5]----| D/---------[5]-------| A/-------------------| E/-------------------| E/--------------------------------------| B/-17------17-17b--20b-18-17h18p17-13---| G/----17-14--------------------------14-| D/--------------------------------------| A/--------------------------------------| E/--------------------------------------|
(2:34)
E/-22b-22-20-22-20-22-20-22-20-19-20-19-22-| B/-----------------------------------------| G/-----------------------------------------| D/-----------------------------------------| A/-----------------------------------------| E/-----------------------------------------| E/-20-19-22-20-19-22-20-19-22-20-19-\15-/19-| B/------------------------------------------| G/------------------------------------------| D/------------------------------------------| A/------------------------------------------| E/------------------------------------------| E/-19\17\15\12-12-12\10\8-10/12\10----------| B/--------------------------------12/15\12--| G/------------------------------------------| D/------------------------------------------| A/------------------------------------------| E/------------------------------------------| E/-----------| B/-----------|
G/-12-\10-\8-|
D/-----------| A/-----------| E/-----------|
(2:44) (with wah pedal)
E/-------------------------------|
B/-10--13\/13\/15--/18\/18-\/20--|
G/-9---12\/12\/14--/17\/17-\/19--|
D/-------------------------------| A/-------------------------------| E/-------------------------------|
/////////////////////////////////
E/-15-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12
B/-----------------------------------------------------| G/-----------------------------------------------------| D/-----------------------------------------------------| A/-----------------------------------------------------| E/-----------------------------------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
E/-17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15-
B/----------------------------------| G/----------------------------------| D/----------------------------------| A/----------------------------------| E/----------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////
E/-----------------------------------------------------
B/-15-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12
G/-----------------------------------------------------| D/-----------------------------------------------------| A/-----------------------------------------------------| E/-----------------------------------------------------|
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
E/---------------------------------------------| B/-17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12---------------| G/-------------------------------14p12h14p12---| D/------------------------------------------14-| A/---------------------------------------------| E/---------------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////
E/----------------------------------------
B/-17-15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h17p12
G/----------------------------------------| D/----------------------------------------| A/----------------------------------------| E/----------------------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////
E/--------------------------------------------------|
B/-h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h17-p15p14p12------|
G/--------------------------------------------14-12-| D/--------------------------------------------------| A/--------------------------------------------------| E/--------------------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////////////
E/--------------------------------| B/--------------------------------| G/-14p12--12----------------------| D/------14--14-12-14--------------| A/------------------12-14---------| E/-----------------------12/14\12-| E/-15h16h18p16p15h18p16p15-----------------------------------------------------| B/------------------------18p16p15h18p16p15------------------------------------| G/-----------------------------------------17p15p14h17p15p14-------------------| D/----------------------------------------------------------17p15p14h17p15p14--| A/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B/--------------------------------------------------------------15h16h18b-18b-| G/---------------------------------------------14h15h17p14h15h17--------------| D/---------------------------14h15h17p14h15h17--------------------------------| A/-17p15p14h17p15p14-14h15h17-------------------------------------------------| E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E/------------------|
B/-18\/18\/18\/20---|
G/-17\/17\/17\/19---|
D/------------------| A/------------------| E/------------------|
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E/---------------------17>/\<17>/\<17>/\<17-| B/-17>/\<17>/\<17>/\<17---------------------| G/------------------------------------------| D/------------------------------------------| A/------------------------------------------| E/------------------------------------------|
E/-19>/\<19>/\<19>/\<21>/\<21>/\<21---------|
B/------------------------------------------| G/------------------------------------------| D/------------------------------------------| A/------------------------------------------| E/------------------------------------------|
repeat intro
END
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