Bass Tab for 'I'm the Hell Outta Here' by Steve Vai as played by Billy Sheehan at the Crossroads
guitar festival put on by Eric Clapton. To people who use this: just don't take credit for my
work, u can play it whenever and wherever, but just don't post this somewhere unless u say that
I made this. Also, if u make improvements, additions, corrections, etc. and use my work as a
template please give me credit. If not…well I don't know what I'll do. I'll cry. This is what
I think it is, not necessarily what it is, blah, blah, blah, disclaimer stuff. O Yeah,
I'm skipping the part where they all play each others guitars, and going on to the next part
after the harmonics part.
Key for playing:
h- hammer on p- pull off
/- slide up - slide down
x- ghost note (#)- harmonic
Tapping(if necessary):
Ri- right index finger
Li- left index finger
Lm- left middle finger
Lr- left ring finger
Normal tuning: E A D G
INTRO
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------5-5-------5-3---------
A|---------------------------------------------------------5-3---
E|------3------3----------3-------3-3--------3-3----------------
CHORUS x2
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------1-3-1-
A|-------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1-1------1-3-------
E|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------1-4----------
POST-CHORUS
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-1/3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-1/3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-
G|----------------------------
D|-----------5-5------5-3-----
A|------------------------5-3-
E|---1/3-3-3-----3-3----------
VERSE
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------5---------------5---------------5---5-3----------------------5-
A|------------------------------------------------------5-3-------------------
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3-----33-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------4-33-3-3-3-3-3---
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------5----------------- 5555555----------------5--------------5-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--33-3-3-3-3-3----33-3-3-3-3-3-------------33-3-3-3-3-3----33-3-3-3-3-3---
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------5555555---------------5--------------5--------------5--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|33-3-3-3-3-3------------33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3-
PRE-CHORUS
G|-----------------7--------------7---------------7777777------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5----------5555555555555555-
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------
D|------------------
A|---0-5-0-7-0-8----
E|------------------
CHORUS x2
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------1-3-1-
A|-------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1-1------1-3-------
E|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------1-4----------
POST-CHORUS
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-1/3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-1/3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-
G|----------------------------
D|-----------5-5------5-3-----
A|------------------------5-3-
E|---1/3-3-3-----3-3----------
VERSE
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------5---------------5---------------5---5-3----------------------5-
A|------------------------------------------------------5-3-------------------
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3-----33-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------4-33-3-3-3-3-3---
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------5----------------- 5555555----------------5--------------5-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--33-3-3-3-3-3----33-3-3-3-3-3-------------33-3-3-3-3-3----33-3-3-3-3-3---
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------5555555---------------5--------------5--------------5--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|33-3-3-3-3-3------------33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3-
PRE-CHORUS
G|-----------------7--------------7---------------7777777------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5----------5555555555555555-
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------
D|------------------
A|---0-5-0-7-0-8----
E|------------------
EXTENDED CHORUS x3
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------1-3-1-
A|----------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1-1------1-3------
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------1-4---------
G|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1 (for a while, u can figure this out, its easy)
E|---3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------
PRE-CHORUS PLAYED AS POST-CHORUS/PRE-SOLO
G|-----------------7--------------7---------------7777777------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5----------5555555555555555-
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------
D|------------------
A|---0-5-0-7-0-8----
E|------------------
SOLO
Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr
G|---12-10-12-14-10-12-15-10-12-14-10-12
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr
G|---12-10-12-14-10-12-15-10-12-14-10-12
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr
G|---12-10-12-14-10-12-15-10-12-14-10-12
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr Ri Li Lr
G|---12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-12---------------- < Different from top three
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
For this part of the solo (the part above this paragraph) I find it easier to use tapping.
What you do is, put your left index finger (if you're right handed) on the 10th fret, and
hold it there. When you tap with your right index finger you should also pull off with
your right index finger causing the left index finger positioned on the 10th fret to sound.
When you have to use your left ring finger, don't actually tap with it but use like you would
for a hammer-on.
__RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm RiLiLm
G|10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-10-6-7-
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Same as before only left index finger stays on the 6th fret, and you use your left middle finger
like a hammer-on.
G|------------------------
D|---/12-10-8-10-8-7-8-7--
A|------------------------
E|------------------------
Slide up from anywhere on the D string to the 12th fret, and then go from there, no tapping.
G|---0-0-2-0-3-0-0-2-0-3/5 then hand slapping down the fingerboard
D|------------------------
A|------------------------
E|------------------------
This is when Billy taps his hand going lower on the fingerboard as he goes and then he comes
back up, all with his finger still on the 5th fret of the G-string. Watch for the timing.
G|---10/12-10/12-10/12-10/12-------------------10-12-10-12-10-12-10-
D|---------------------------10-12-10-12-10-12----------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---12/15-12-10----10-------------
D|---------------12----12-10-------
A|---------------------------13-10-
E|---------------------------------
The first slides from the 10th to the 12th fret on the G-string, are actually played as bends,
but are really hard if you don't have really loose strings. This last lick is what I think he
plays, but I'm not 100% sure. But if you don't like it you can basically play anything descending
a G blues scale and it'll sound good. After this the lead guitar (Steve Vai) takes a short gap
filling solo. Then its off to the harmonics.
HARMONICS
G|---(5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)-|--(7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7)--|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------(5) (5) (5) (5)-|------------------(7) (7) (7) (7)-|
D|---(5) (5) (5) (5)------------------|--(7) (7) (7) (7)-----------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---(5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)----(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)---------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---3-----3-
This is the part when (from right to left) Tony MacAlpine, Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Dave
Weiner line up and take turns plying harmonics. Watch the DVD for the timing when Billy goes.
(its not that hard to figure out because the cameras will go directly to Billy)
VERSE OR WHATEVER
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------5---------------5---------------5---5-3----------------------5-
A|------------------------------------------------------5-3-------------------
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3-----33-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------4-33-3-3-3-3-3---
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------5----------------- 5555555----------------5--------------5-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--33-3-3-3-3-3----33-3-3-3-3-3-------------33-3-3-3-3-3----33-3-3-3-3-3---
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------5555555---------------5--------------5--------------5--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|33-3-3-3-3-3------------33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3---33-3-3-3-3-3-
Basically this here (above) is after the harmonics and I think that the verse will fill it but
I don't know. (I'm doing this whole tab from memory of playing the song, I lost my recording of
it, and I haven't played it at a gig in a little over a year) If the verse doesn't fit you can
play anything in a G blues, but make it rock not swing.
PRE-CHORUS
G|-----------------7--------------7---------------7777777------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5-5----------5555555555555555-
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------
D|------------------
A|---0-5-0-7-0-8----
E|------------------
EXTENDED CHORUS x3
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------1-3-1-
A|----------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1-1------1-3------
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------1-4---------
G|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1 (for a while, u can figure this out, its easy)
E|---3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------
OUTRO
G|-------------------------
D|-------3-----------------
A|---5-3---5---------------
E|-----------3---3---3---3-
After the last G in the outro just do some crazy ending a rock song stuff and end the
song on G.
Well that's it, I hope u like it and I hope its all correct. If you want to make
suggestions for other songs I should tab, or if you think I did a crappy job and
should never tab another song in my life tell me.
My email is: psbassplayer@hotmail.com
O yeah I think I should also tell you that this is the first tab that I have
ever written so please be kind and thoughtful with your insults.
