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DIE TO LIVE
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1995 Album ALIEN LOVE SECRETS)
Transcribed by Adrian Wong
Words by - Music by Steve Vai
Arranged by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Intro
Q=128
7/4
Gtr I
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E Q E Q Q +E E E E E Q
|---------------0-----------|----------------------0-----------|
|------2-(2)------0---------|------2-----------------0---------|
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|------2-------------------2s4-/4--|
|----2-2-(2)----------2-----|----2-2---------------------------|
|-0-------------------------|-0-------<12>--(<12>)-------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E
|---------------0-------------|
|------2-(2)------0-----------|
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4---|
|----2-2-(2)----------2-------|
|-0---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
PM|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|----------------------------||
|------2--------2h3p2--------||
|------2--------------4-2-2--||
|----2-2---------------------||
|-0-------<12>---------------||
|----------------------------||
-
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|---------------0-----------|-----------------------------|
|------2-(2)------0---------|------2--------2h3p2-3s7-\5--|
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|------2----------------------|
|----2-2-(2)----------2-----|----2-2----------------------|
|-0-------------------------|-0-------<12>----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E
|---------------0-----------|
|------2-(2)------0---------|
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|
|----2-2-(2)----------2-----|
|-0-------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Q E Q Q E E S S S S E Q Q E E +H E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|---------------0------------|
|------2--------2h3-2h3p2p0------|------2-(2)------0----------|
|------2--------------------2-2--|----2-2-(2)--------2---2s4--|
|----2-2-------------------------|-0-----------------0-0------|
|-0-------<12>-------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|------0---------------------|
|------2---------------------|
|----2----------2-4-2-2s9-9--|
|-0--------------------------|
|---------<12>---------------|
|----------------------------|
PM|
Q E Q +Q E E E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|------2--(2)--2h3p2---------|------2--------2-5-2--------|
|------2--(2)--------4-4-4s6-|------2--------------4s2-2--|
|----2-2--(2)----------------|----2-2---------------------|
|-0--------------------------|-0-------<12>---------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q +E Q +Q E E E E E E E Q. Q Q +E E E E E E E
|--------------------0---------|----------------------<5>---------------------|
|--------3--(3)--------1-------|------2-------------------<5>-<5>-----<5>-----|
|--------0--(0)----------0-----|------2-----------------------------------<5>-|
|----------------5s3-------2p0-|------2---------------------------------------|
|-3--(3)-----------------------|-0-------<12>--(<12>)-------------<3>---------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Q +E Q +Q E Q +Q E E
|--------0--(0)-------------------|
|--------1--(1)--12-10--(10)------|
|--------0--(0)--12-10--(10)--9s7-|
|----------------12-10--(10)------|
|-3--(3)----------------------7s5-|
|-1--(1)--------------------------|
-
4/4
Q E Q +Q Q E E E Q Q +E Q +E Q
|-----------------------------||------------------|
|-------2--(2)----------------||--------3--(3)-2--|
|-9\----2--(2)----------------||------------------|
|-------2--(2)--4b5r=4p2---0--||------------------|
|-7\--0------------------4----||------------------|
|-----------------------------||-3--(3)-----------|
Q +E E Q Q Q +E Q +E Q
|----------------|---------------0----|
|----------------|--------2--(2)------|
|-4--(4)-2-4s=6--|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-2--(2)-------------|
Q E E E E E E Q +E Q +E Q Q +E E E E Q Q E E +Q E E
|----------------|------------------|----------3-5-3--|-----------------|
|-0--------------|------------------|-1--(1)---1-3-1--|------9-(9)--7-9-|
|------2-4s2-2-2-|--------2--(2)-0--|----------0---0--|------9-(9)--7-9-|
|----------------|------------------|----------3-5-3--|------9-(9)--7-9-|
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-2--7------------|
|----2-----------|-1--(1)-----------|--------1--------|-0---------------|
E +E Q Q Q Q +E E +E E +E E H +E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------0-0-||
|-9----(9)-7--9-----|--------12-(12)-10-(10)-9s|=7----(7)-7-5-5-||
|-9b10r(9)-7--9-----|--------11-(11)--9--(9)-9s|=7----(7)-7-----||
|-9----(9)-7--9-----|--------13-(13)-11-(11)-9s|=7----(7)-7-----||
|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------||
|----------------7--|-0--(0)-------------------|----------------||
7/4
PM
Q E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q
|-----------------0-----------|-----------------0----------|
|------14--17p12----0---------|------12--10h17----0--------|
|---------------------2---2s4-|---------------------2s4-4--|
|----2------------------2-----|----2-----------------------|
|-0---------------------------|-0--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q E Q E S S E E E E E E E
|----9-9--12-12s14s12-0-------------|
|-----------------------0-----------|
|----6-6---9--9s11s=9-----6h9h11p9--|
|-2---------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------4h7h=9p7--|
|-----------------------------------|
Q Q E E E E E E S +S E Q Q +E Q E Q E E E E Q
|-----------------------0----------------|-------------------0----------|
|----14b15r=14p12---------0--------------|--------14--17p12----0--------|
|-----------------14h21------------------|-----------------------6h9-4--|
|----------------------------------------|-0--(0)-----------------------|
|-0-------------------------4b5r(4)p2p0--|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Q +E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|--------12-12s10s14--14-14s15s14s10-14s12--|
|--------12-12s10s14--14-14s15s14s10-14s12--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0--(0)------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Q E E +E S S E E Q E E E S S
|-----------------------------0---------|
|------14-(14)p12p10------------0-------|
|--------------------11-13s9------------|
|----2----------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------4p2p0-|
Q +E E +E Q E E E E E E E Q +E E +E Q E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|------------------------0----------|
|--------------------14-14-12-14s12-10-|--------12-(12)-12--------1--------|
|--------4-(4)p2--14-14-14-14-14s12-12-|--------12-(12)-12----------0------|
|-2--(2)-4-(4)p2--14-------------------|--------12-(12)-12--5s3-------2-0--|
|-0--(0)-------------------------------|--------10-(10)-10-----------------|
|--------------------------------------|-8--(8)----------------------------|
Q +E Q Q +E E E E E E E
|------------------------<5>---------------------|
|--------2-------------------<5>-<5>-----<5>-----|
|--------2-----------------------------------<5>-|
|--------2---------------------------------------|
|-0--(0)----<12>--(<12>)-------------<3>---------|
|------------------------------------------------|
4/4
Q +E Q +Q E Q +Q E E Q E E +E E Q
|--------0--(0)-------------------|------------------|
|--------1--(1)--12-10--(10)------|---------------3--|
|--------0--(0)--12-10--(10)--9s7-|-9\----2-(2)---2--|
|----------------12-10--(10)------|-------2-(2)---2--|
|-3--(3)----------------------7s5-|-7\--0-0-(0)-0----|
|-1--(1)--------------------------|------------------|
+Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q +H. Q
|----------0------|-----0---------5--|-(5)---------||
|-(3)--3-----3----|-------0-(0)---3--|-(3)---------||
|-(2)----2--------|-------------2-0--|-(0)---------||
|-(2)-------------|---2-----------0--|-(0)---------||
|-----------------|------------------|-------------||
|--------------7p=|=2----------------|-------------||
2/2
|-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|
|-------------------------13-|
|-------------------12-12----|
|-------------10-10----------|
|---------8-8----------------|
|-----6-6--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W
|----------------------------|
|-10-------------------------|
|-10-------------------------|
|-10-------------------------|
|--8-------------------------|
|--6-------------------------|
Q E +E Q S S E E Q. Q E S S
|--15---10-(10)-----------|------------------------|
|----------------------13-|-15-17----17s=15-13h15h=|
|--------------------x----|------------------------|
|------------------x------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|
| +W W
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-(10)--------------------|--5---------------------|
|-(10)--------------------|--5---------------------|
|-(10)--------------------|--9---------------------|
|--(8)--------------------|--7---------------------|
|--(6)--------------------|--5---------------------|
~~~
|--3---| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E Q E Q Q E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------15----|
|-17p=13----------13----------|----------16-15-13----------|
|--------16-14h16----16p14----|--------x----------15----13s|
|-----------------------------|------x---------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| +W W
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------|-8--------------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------|-8--------------------------|
|-(9)-------------------------|-8--------------------------|
|-(7)-------------------------|-6--------------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------|-4--------------------------|
|--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E Q S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------13----------11-8--------|
|-12-----------------------7s5s==|
|-----13----12-10----------------|
|-----------------11-------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| +W
|--------------------------------|
|-(8)----------------------------|
|-(8)----------------------------|
|-(8)----------------------------|
|-(6)----------------------------|
|-(4)----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
W +Q. E E +S S Q E E E E E E Q
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|---0h9h12-9s8------|
|-7--------|-(7)-----5b6r(5)p3----|--------------10---|
|----------|-------------------5--|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| W +W W
|-3--------|-(3)------------------|-3-----------------|
|-3--------|-(3)------------------|-0-----------------|
|-3--------|-(3)------------------|-4-----------------|
|-7--------|-(7)------------------|-5-----------------|
|-5--------|-(5)------------------|-4-----------------|
|-3--------|-(3)------------------|-------------------|
~~~~
+E E E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S
|------10------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(10)----10s12s6----------|------------7h=9p0h7h9-|
|------------------5p0-----|-0--7p0h5h7------------|
|----------------------0h4-|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| +W W
|--(3)---------------------|-----------------------|
|--(0)---------------------|-5---------------------|
|--(4)---------------------|-5---------------------|
|--(5)---------------------|-5---------------------|
|--(4)---------------------|-5---------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
Q S S S S S S E Q
|-----------------10s12s10-10--|
|-10h==12p0h10h12-10s12s10-10--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
| +W
|------------------------------|
|-(5)--------------------------|
|-(5)--------------------------|
|-(5)--------------------------|
|-(5)--------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
Q +E E E E E E E E E
|-11--(11)-------11-14-17-14----14-|
|-11--(11)----12-------------16----|
|----------12----------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| W
|--3-------------------------------|
|--0-------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~
|----3----|
E +S E +S E +S Q E. Q. +E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------||-17b19---(17)r16h17p16p====14----|
|-16b19r(16)-16b19r(16)-16b19r(16)-16b19------||------------------------------17-|
|---------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14--||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14--||---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|
| +W H Q +Q
|-(3)-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-(0)-----------------------------------------||---------------7-------(7)-------|
|-(6)-----------------------------------------||---------------7-------(7)-------|
|-(5)-----------------------------------------||---------------7-------(7)-------|
|-(6)-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------||--0------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E +E S S E E
|----------12----------------------------|
|-15-12-15----12-14b15==(14)-14r12-------|
|----------------------------------14-14-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| W
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E E E S +S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------12--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-13--14----13pb14r(13)--------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------16--14-12-14-|-11b12-12-10b11-11-8b9-10-7-7-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Q. E +H W
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------9----------(9)----------|------------------------------|
|------------9----------(9)----------|------------------------------|
|------------9----------(9)----------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--0---------------------------------|------------------------------|
~
Q +T T S S S E E Q S S Q E E E E E
|----------------------------|-10------------12-------------|
|-9b10r=(9)-7-------------7--|----10-12b14======12r12-10h12-|
|-------------9p7-7--9s=7----|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Q. E +H W
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------7---(7)------|------------------------------|
|---------------7---(7)------|------------------------------|
|---------------7---(7)------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------|------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-<12>------------------------------|
|------<12>-------------------------|
|-----------<7>---------------------|
|---------------<7>-<5>-------------|
|-----------------------<4>-----<3>-|
|---------------------------<3>-----|
|
| W
|-----------------------------------|
|---9-------------------------------|
|---9-------------------------------|
|---9-------------------------------|
|---7-------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------|
7/4
~~~ PM
H. Q Q. Q Q +E E E E E E E
|--------------||----------------------0-----------|
|--------------||------2-----------------0---------|
|--------------||------2-------------------2---2s4-|
|-<2>----------||------2---------------------2-----|
|----------14--||-0-------<12>--(<12>)-------------|
|--------------||----------------------------------|
|
| +W W
|--------------||----------------------------------|
|-(9)----------||----------------------------------|
|-(9)----------||----------------------------------|
|-(9)----------||----------------------------------|
|-(7)----------||----------------------------------|
|-(0)----------||----------------------------------|
Q. Q Q E E E E E Q
|---------------------------------|
|------2--------3h12p10-10h17-17--|
|------2--------------------------|
|------2--------------------------|
|-0-------<12>--------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| W
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
\0.5 \0.5
Q E Q Q +E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E +E E S S S S E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------2---------------14s12-12-10-12s14-|--------------------------------12p10h12p10p7-10-----|
|------2---------------14s12-12-11-12s14-|--------------<5>-(<5>)--(<5>)-------------------9---|
|----2-2---------------14s12-12-12-12s14-|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------<12>--(<12>)-------------------|-0--<4>-<3>----------------------------------------0-|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +E Q +E E E E E E E
|------2-(2)--------------10s=9--9--7--9--9--|
|------0-(0)--------------12s10-10-10-10-10--|
|-2------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------|
|------------<12>--(<12>)--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|---------------------------------|
|------2----------12s10-10s17-17--|
|----2-2--------------------------|
|-0-------------9--9s=7--7s14-----|
|---------<12>--------------------|
|---------------------------------|
\0.5/ |
PM
Q E Q E +Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q +E E +H.
|----------------------0-----------|------------------------------|
|------2-----------------0---------|------2-(2)--(2)--------------|
|------2-------------------2---2s4-|------2-(2)--(2)-0-----(0)----|
|----2-----------------------2-----|----2------------0-----(0)----|
|-0-------<12>-(<12>)--------------|-0---------------0-----(0)----|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E S S E E E +E E +Q E E E E E E
|------------------0---------|----------------------------<5>---------------------|
|------3-(3)---------1-------|---------2-(2)------------------<5>-<5>-----<5>-----|
|------0-(0)-----------0-----|---------2-(2)----------------------------------<5>-|
|--------------5s3-------2-0-|-2h3p2---2-(2)--------------------------------------|
|-3----3-(3)-----------------|-------0-------<12>-(<12>)--------------<3>---------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Q E E +Q. E E E Q E E
|------0-(0)----------------------|
|------1-(1)---12-12s10-10--------|
|------0-(0)---12-12s10-10--9s7---|
|--------------12-12s10-10--------|
|-3-------------------------7s5---|
|-1--1----------------------------|
S S E E E +E E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-(2)----------------------12-10-12s10-|
|-9s10s9---2-(2)--------------9s14b16-------------|
|----------2-(2)----------------------------------|
|-7s=8s7-0-------<12>-(<12>)----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Q. +Q +Q +Q +E E E E E Q E E +Q E E E E E S S E E
|--0-------(0)---(0)---(0)---(0)---------|------0-(0)-----------------------12-----|
|-10------(10)--(10)--(10)--(10)-1-------|------0-(0)-----15p14----------------12--|
|-12b14---(12)--(12)--(12)--(12)---0-----|-2-----------14-------14----16s14--------|
|------------------------------------2p0-|-2--2--------14----------14--------------|
|----------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
4/4
Q. E +E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q E E E E Q
|-------------------------0---------|------------0--|-(0)----0---0-----|
|-------12-(12)-(12)--------1-------|-2-----2----2--|-(2)--5---5-------|
|-------14-(14)-(14)----------0-----|-2-----2----2--|-(2)--------------|
|-------14-(14)-(14)--5s3-------2p0-|-2-x---2----2--|-(2)--------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----0------0--|-(0)--------------|
|-13--------------------------------|---------------|--------------12--|
Q=100
E E E E +E E Q +Q. +S S Q Q Q. +S S +S S S E S S S
|---0--------------|---------------------||-0----(0)---------5-------------|
|-----0------------|---------------------||-0----(0)-----------5-7-7p5-----|
|-------2-(2)---2--|-(2)---(2)-----------||-2----(2)-7b9-(7)-----------7s==|
|---------------0--|-(0)---(0)-----------||-2----(2)-----------------------|
|------------------|--------------14-----||-0----(0)-----------------------|
|-2-----------2-3--|-(3)---(3)S10-----0--||--------------------------------|
PM| PM--| ~~
|-3-| |-3-|
S S E T T S S S E E E E E E E Q E Q Q
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-11s9-9p=7p6-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------9-7---------------|--------------------|
|-----------------7-9s7-5-4-5-7s|=5s==9s=4----2s=12--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
S S S S +Q +H E E Q H
|----------0-(0)--(0)----|-------------*|
|----12------------------|-------------*|
|-14----14---------------|-------------*|
|------------------------|-x-x---------*|
|------------------------|-x-----------*|
|------------------------|-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
