Steve Vai Guitar Tabs - Crossroads
Intro
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-2-4-2--|-5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--|-measure--
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--------|-------------------------------------------------|--3x's----
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Ritard here in the 4th bar.
( Am )
-----|-----------------------8--12-8---------------------------------
-----|-------------------10-----------10-----------------------------
-2---|-------------5--9-------------------9--5-----------------------
-----|----------7-------------------------------7--------------------
-----|--------7------------------------------------5-----------------
-----|--5--8------------------------------------------8--------------
( E7 )
--------------------------7------------------------------------------
-----------------------9-----9---------------------------------------
-----------------7--9-----------9--7---------------------------------
-----------6--9-----------------------9--6---------------------------
-----5--7-----------------------------------7--5---------------------
--7------------------------------------------------------------------
( A7 )
-------------------------5-------------------------------------------
-------------------5--8-----8--5-------------------------------------
----------------6------------------6---------------------------------
----------5--7-------------------------7--5--------------------------
-------7--------------------------------------7----------------------
-5--9--------------------------------------------9-------------------
( Dm )
----------------------------10---13---10-----------------------------
-----------------------10-----------------10-------------------------
---------------7--10--------------------------10--7------------------
------------7----------------------------------------7---------------
-----5---8-----------------------------------------------------------
--5------------------------------------------------------10---8------
( G# dim7 )
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--------------------------9---12---9---------------------------------
----------------------10---------------10--7-------------------------
---------------9--12----------------------------9---6----------------
--------8--11-------------------------------------------8------------
-7--10------------------------------------------------------7--------
( Am )
----------------------------------------5-------8--------12----8---16
--------------------------------5-----------5-------10---------------
-----------------------5------------5--------------------------------
---------------7------------7----------------------------------------
------7------------7-------------------------------------------------
--5-------8----------------------------------------------------------
the G here at the end of the line (16) is a measure itself... 1 whole
note...
Am E7 Am
--------------------------------------17--15--13---------------------
-----13--17--13-------15--17--15--13--------------17--15--13---------
-14---------------16-------------------------------------------16----
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repeat measure
A Dm
------------------17--15--13--------------19--17--15-----------------
-----14---17--14--------------17--14--15--------------18--17--15-----
-14------------------------------------------------------------------
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G C
------------------------------------17--15---------------------------
--------15------18--17--15------------------18--17--15---------------
----16------16--------------16--17----------------------17--16-------
17-------------------------------------------------------------------
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F G#dim7 Adim
---------------------------------------------------------17----------
-----------------18--17--15--------------18------------------16------
-----14--17--14--------------17------16------19--17------------------
-15------------------------------18------------------19--------------
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E
----16-------14---------12---------10---------9--------7----5----4---
17-----17-15-----15--14-----14--12-----12--10----10--9---9-7--7-5---5
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-7--4-----0--7--4--------0--7--4--------0---7--4------0--------------
-------5------------5----------------5------------5------------------
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Repeat 1x
-7--4-----0--14--11------0--17--14------0--12--9------0--------------
-------5-------------12-------------15------------10-----------------
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Repeat 3x
-19--16------0--7--4-----0--17--14------0--5--2-----0----------------
---------17-----------5-------------15-----------3-------------------
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Repeat 1x
-22--19-------0---10--7------0---20---17-------0--8--5------0--------
----------20--------------8---------------18------------6-------------
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Repeat 1x
22--19--16------19--16-----------------------------------------------
------------18----------18----------18-------------------------------
----------------------------19--16------19----16---------------------
---------------------------------------------------18----------------
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19---16-------------16-----------------------------------------------
----------18---15-------18---15--------18---15------------15---------
----------------------------------17-------------17---14------17-14--
--------------------------------------------------------------------16
----------|----------|--------|-------------------12-----------------
----------|----------|--------|---------5----------------------------
-------2--|----------|--------|------------9-------------------------
-------2--|---2------|--------|------2-----------------14------------
-------0--|---2------|--------|---7----------------------------------
--17------|---0--0---|---0----|-----------------------------0--------
(1/2 notes) 1/4 dot 1/2
1/2 2/4 time 1/4- 1/8s rest of bar
--24---|-------------------------------------------------------------
-------|------------------------------------------9--10--12----------
-------|--------------------------------7--9--10---------------------
-------|-------------------6--7--9--10-------------------------------
-------|----------5--7--8--------------------------------------------
-------|-5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------
dot1/2 1/16ths again here...
1/4 rest
-----10--12--13--16--17--19--20--22---24---24---24------29-----------
-13------------------------------------------------------------------
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tricky here... the first 8 notes are 1/16ths...the next four are 1/8ths
ritard for the 1/8ths... then 29 ...(which is not available on most necks)
is played by fretting the string against the bridge position pick-up
on a Tele.. type guitar...(I cant get it on my Ibanez Sabre)
Steve Vai
This is the classic climactic solo from the movie "Crossroads"..enjoy!!
Am E7
s s s s s ss s s s s s s s s s s s s s ss s s sss s s ss s
------------5H8]{12P8-----------------------------------{7--------------|
-----------5----------10------------------------------9]--9-------------|
---------5---------------9------------------------7H9------9P7----------|
-------7-------------------10------------------6H9-------------9P6------|
-----7------------------------12}-5-------5H7--------------------7P5}--|
[5H8---------------------------------8--[7------------------------------|
A7 Dm
s ss s s s s s s s s ss s s s ss sss s s s s s s s s s s s
---------------{5-----------------------------10]H{13P10-----------------|
------------5H8]--8P5-----------------------10----------10---------------|
----------6-----------6---------------7/--10--------------10-------------|
------5H7--------------7P5-----------7----------------------12-7--------|
----7----------------------7------5H8------------------------------------|
[5H9-------------------------9}-[5-------------------------------10-8}---|
G#dim7 Am
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e e ss ss ss ss s s s s s
--------------------------------------------------------{5---8-5-12-8/17|
-------------------12-------------------------------{5----5}------------|
--------------10-13--13-10----------------------{5----5}----------------|
----------9-12------------12-9--------------{7----7}--------------------|
-----8-11---------------------11-8-------7----7}------------------------|
7-10-------------------------------7---5---8----------------------------|
^ ^ /
pick this section not hammeron 8th note triplet
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:---------------------------17-15-13-------------:| make sure to alternate
|:---13-17-13----15-18-15-13----------17-15-13----:| picking direction on
|:14----------16-------------------------------16-:| each stroke...up ,
|:------------------------------------------------:| down, up.etc
|:------------------------------------------------:|
|:------------------------------------------------:|
1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 3
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------17-15-13----------19-17-15-----------|
---14-17-14----------17-14-15----------18-17-15--|
14-----------------------------------------------|
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1 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 1
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------13-12----------17-15-13--------------------|
---12-15-12-------15-12-13----------17-15-13-----------|
12-------------------------------------------16--------|
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1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 3
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------13-12-------------13----------17----------|
------------------15-13----12----15-13-------16-------|
---14-17-14-------------13-------------14-------------|
15----------------------------------------------------|
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2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 2
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
---16--------14-------12--------10--------9------7-----5-----4--|
17----1715-----1514-----1412----12-10---109---97---75---5| <---This
----------------------------------------------------------------| measure
----------------------------------------------------------------| is in 6/4
----------------------------------------------------------------| time!!
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2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 2
Section B]
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:-7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0------:| <-- picking
|:-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5---------:| down, pull off,
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| down, up
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| is MANDATORY
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| for this and all
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| of Section B to
D D U D D U D D U D D U sound fluid and
correct!!!
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x4
|:-7P-4---0--14P-11----0--17P-14----0---12P-9----0--------:|
|:------5-----------12-----------15-----------10----------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:-19P-16----0--7P-4---0-----17P-14----0--5P-2---0--------:| <-- octave
|:--------17---------5--------------15---------3----------:| skips..
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| keep hands
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| loose, dont
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| tense up!
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:-22P-19----0--10P-7---0--20P-17----0--8P-5---0----------:|
|:--------20----------8-----------18---------6------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
Section C]
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
22P19P16----19P16------{16---------------------------------| Another
---------18------{18------18-------18----------------------|<--diminished
--------------------19}-----19}-16----19-16----------------| scale run..
--------------------------------------------18-------------| notice the two
-----------------------------------------------------------| little sweep
-----------------------------------------------------------| pick upstrokes
which help to
make this run
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s fluid sounding.
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19-16-------16---------------------------------------------|
------18-15----18-15----18-15-------15---------------------|
---------------------17-------17-14----17-14---------------|
---------------------------------------------16------------|
h h q h. q e e e e e e h. q
------|---------|------------12------|--24-----------------|
------|---------|-------5------------|---------------------|
----2-|---------|----------9---------|---------------------|
----2-|-2-------|-----2---------14---|---------------------|
----0-|-2-------|--7-----------------|---------------------|
-17---|-0---0---|------------------0-|---------------------|
^
trem picked
dotted half
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s q q
------------------------------------|---10H12H13-16-17-19-20-22-24|
-----------------------------9H10H12/13---------------------------|
----------------------7H9H10--------|-----------------------------|
-------------6H7H9/10---------------|-----------------------------|
-------5H7H8------------------------|-----------------------------|
-5H7H8------------------------------|-----------------------------|