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From: Christian Walder Subject: v/vai_steve/bangkok.tab Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:40:29 +1000 "Bangkok" by Steve Vai (final cadenza section only) Transcribed by Christian Walder. Hammer/pull ^ Don't pick ( ) Vibrato ~~~~ Downstroke D Upstroke U Loosely. B 1/2 ~~~~ * e--------18-------(18)^16------------(13)-^7^9^11^13--^7^9^11^13------- b--------------------------19-16--------------------------------------- g--/16----------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- *-(silent r.h. tap) ~~~~~~ e-(13)^7^9^11^13-(13)^11^9^7--------13\9-8^7---/11-11-11--------------- b----------------------------12-12------------------------------------- g---------------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- (sweep picking) ~~~~~D D D B 1/2 U D D D U U D D D U ~~~~~ e----------------13-------(13)----------13-18^13----------13----------- b--/16--------16---------------16----16----------16----16----16-------- g----------16---------------------16----------------16----------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- [repeat...........]x5 D D D U D D D U U e-------13-----------13-18^13------------13-18^13^18^13---------------- b----16----16-----16----------16------16------------------------------- g-16-----------16------------------16---------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------13-19^13^19^13-------13-18^13^18^13-------13-19^13^19^13------- a----16-------------------16-------------------16---------------------- g-16-------------------16-------------------16------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------18-21^18------ b----20----------20--- g-18------------------ Diminished pattern d--------------------- a--------------------- d--------------------- The diminished pattern is repeated one fret down on the sixth repeat. It continues chromatically down in this way until the highest note reaches 13th fret, high E string. This tope note then spells out these frets really quickly:- 14,13,14,13,14,15,16,17,18. Then, F Phrygian-dominant e---14^18^14-13^18^14-------------------------------------------------- b---------------------14^18^14-13^14^13-------------------------------- g---------------------------------------15^17^15-14^15^14-------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------------------- This part is hard suss out... F# Major e---------------------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------------------- g---------------------------------------------------------------------- d--16-15-14------------------------------------------------------------ a-----------15-13-12-15-13-12-------------------13-14-16-13-14-16------ d----------------------------14-13-12-13-14-16------------------------- e----------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------- g----------------------------------------------- Etc. d-----------13-15-16-16-15-13------------------- a--13-14-16-------------------16-14-13-13-14-16- d----------------------------------------------- Visit MY webpage where you can hear my playing and stuff: http://student.uq.edu.au/~s348858/