• Song:

    The Audience Is Listening

  • Artist:

    Steve Vai

  • Album:

    3 CD Slipcase

THE AUDIENCE IS LISTENING
BY STEVE VAI

fast=133
      -3   -3  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|--0/7\--/\--/\--/\--/\--/\--/\--/\--/\--/\--/--------------
|------\/--\/--\/--\/--\/--\/--\/--\/--\/--\/---------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
slow slide up to 7 while pulling the whammy bar up and down.

|-----------------------3-----------------------------------
|-----------------7-----3-----------------------------------
|------2----5-----7-------------2-------2-------2----5------
|------2----5-------------------2-------2-------2----5------
|--3^0---/7---6-5---5\3---2-0---------------3^0---/7---6-5--
|-----------------------------3---3-2-1---0-----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|------------------5-----8-------5----------------------3---
|--7---------------5-----8-------5----------------7-----3---
|--7-----------------------------------2----5-----7---------
|--------------------------------------2----5---------------
|----5\3--2-0--5/6---6/7---5^6^7---3^0---/7---6-5---5\3-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|--------2----------------2----5-----7------
|--------2-------2--------2----5-----7------
|--2-0-----------2----3^0---/7---6-5---5\3--
|------3---3-2-1---0------------------------
|-------------------------------------------

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     P.H---|                               A.H----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|--5-(5)------------------------------------)(---------5----
|--------7---5^2-3--5^3------------3-(3)-5-7-(5)^3---x------ 
|-----------------------x-5~~--(x)-----------------x--------

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  P.H----| A.H  P.M---------|            A.H            P.M
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|--)(~~~~~-------------------------------)(-------5-5/7-----
|-5--5------7---5-3^0-5^3------------3--5--5^3----5-5/7-----
|--------------------------5-5~~~--x-----------5--3-3/5-0-0-


w/wah
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|--7/1919191919191919191919--21-21\19191919/2121--21222121--
|--7/1919191919191919191919--21-21\19191919/2121--21232323--
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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|-----------------------------------------------------------
|--212121\19--19-19-19-17-17-17\15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-12\-
|--212121\19--19-19-19-18-18-18\16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-13\-
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

                          A.H----|   A.H            P.M
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-10--------------------------------------------------------
|-11--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------)--------------------
|-----5---------------------)(--------5---------------------
|-------7-5-3-5^3-------3--5--5-3-------7-5-3^0-5^3-0-0-----
|-----------------5-5~~~----------5-x-----------------------


    T       T       T              T           T    T
|--14^7^10-14^7^10------------------------------------------
|------------------14p10^8^7^8^10-14^10^8^7-----------------
|-------------------------------------------9^14^9-14^9^7/9-
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

                  P.M---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------8----------
|--(9)~~~----------------------------------------7--9-------
|----------2-(2)-2-------2----------2--2---------5--9--2--2-
|----------2-(2)-2-------2----------2--2------------7--2--2-
|----------0-(0)-0---2---0--3--2----0--0----2----------0--0-
|------------------3-0-3-------0--3------3--0--3------------

  P.M------|               full
|------------3---------------------0----------0-------------
|------------3---------------)(-------)(---------)(---------
|------------0--------------2--2^0---2--2^0-----2--2^0------
|---------------0^2--2--2^0-----------------2----------2----
|---------------0^2--2--2^0---------------------------------
|----2------------------------------------------------------
|--3-0--3-x-------------------------------------------------

w/wah  full
|-------)(------------------------------(x)-----------------
|-----15-(15)--12-12-------------------------------------12-
|--------------------14-12-14^12~~~--12-----12--12-12-14----
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|-----------------------------------------------------------
|----------x---15-12------------------------------10-10\8---
|-12~~~------x-------14-12-14-12-12----------------9--9\7---
|-------14--------------------------14^12-14-14~~~-7--7\5---
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

    full
|----)(-----------------------------------------------------
|--15--15-12------------------------------------------------
|------------14-12-12^14~~~--12-----12--14-15-12-15-12------
|-------------------------------(14)-------------------14---
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

          full
|----------)(-----------------------------------------------
|--------15--15-12-----------------------------------7/15---
|------------------14-12-14--12-12--------------------------
|--14-12---------------------------14-12-14-(14)~~~\--------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

                                              full
|----------------------------------------------)(-----------
|--(12)--15--12--12\10-10~~~~~~-10/12/15\12--15--15-(15)~~~-
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------14-15-12-15-12------
|--12~~-14-12(x)(x)12~~~--14-12---12~~~----------------14~~-
|-------------------------------x---------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

    full
|----)(-----------------------------------------------------
|--15--15-12------------------------------------------------
|------------14-12-14-12------------------------------------
|------------------------14-12-14-(14)~~~--x~~~~~~/-----2---
|---------------------------------------------------3^0-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|-----------------3-----------------------------------------
|-----------7-----3-----------------------------------7-----
|-----5-----7------------------------------2----5-----7-----
|-----5--------------------2-------2-------2----5-----------
|--/7---6-5---5\3----2-0---2-------2---3^0---/7---6-5---5\3-
|------------------------3---3-2-1---0----------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|--3----------5-----8-------5-------------------------3-----
|--3----------5-----8-------5-------------------7-----3-----
|------------------------------------2----5-----7-----------
|-----------------------------7------2----5-----------------
|----2-0--5/6---6/7---5^6^7------3^0---/7---6-5---5\3---2-0-
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|-------------------------------------3----------5-----8----
|-------------------------------7-----3----------5-----8----
|----2-------2-------2----5-----7---------------------------
|----2-------2-------2----5---------------------------------
|----------------3^0---/7---6-5---5\3---2-0--5/6---6/7------
|--3---3-2-1---0--------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

                                      full         full
|--------5--------------------------------------------------
|--------5--------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|----------7----------------------------------------)(------
|--5^6^7---------5---------------------)(-------5--5--5~~---
|--------------x---7-5-3-5^3-------3--5-(5)^3-------------7-
|----------------------------5-5~~------------5-------------

                     N.H +5 -5 +5 -5
|-------------------------------------/15-(15)----12121212--
|-------------------------------------/15-(15)-12-12121212--
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------3/\/\/\/\/\/\------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-5--3^0-5^3--------3---------------------------------------
|------------5~~~-x-----------------------------------------


|-1212121212121212121212121212\101010/12-12\10-10/12-12\10--
|-1212121212121212121212121212\101010/12-12\10-10/12-12\10--
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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                       full
|-10/12-12\10/12-(12)\----------0-0--/10-10-10-12-11\10--17-
|-10/12-12\10/12-(12)\--)(------3/5--/10-10-10-12-11\10--15-
|----------------------2--2-0----------------------------14-
|-----------------------------2-----------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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|----)(-----------------------------------------------------
|--15--15~~-12--------------------------------12------------
|--------------14-12-12^14~~-12-x-12~~12~~-14----14-13-12---
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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|-----------------------------------------------------------
 
                     full                          N.H -5
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------)------------------------------------
|-----------------14-14--x--12------------------------------
|--14-14-(x)(x)(x)-------------14--12---14~~~14\x---5\------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

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                  full    ) (                full
|-------------------)----16-16----------------)(------------
|--17\15-12-15-17-17--17-------19^17^15-15--17--17--15^17---
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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|-----------------------14/17\14-14-14\12-12~~-10/14\10-/14-
|-(17)-15---------------12/15\12-12-12\10-10~~-12/15\12-/15-
|---------16\14--12-----11/14\11-11-11\9--9~~--11/14\11-/14-
|-------------------14--------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------

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     )(
|--14)(14~~~\-----------------------------------------------
|--15)(15~~~\----------------------------------------)------
|--14--14~~~\12~~~-14-12-(x)-12~~14-12-(x)-12~~-14-14-12-14-
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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|------)(---------------------------------------------------
|----15--15--12----------------------------------------12---
|---------------14-12-14-12----------------------------12---
|-14------------------------14^12-12^14^12------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
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|----------------16--16-16-16--16-(16)-------)(-------------
|-15-12-12-15-12---)(--------)(--------15--15--15--12-------
|-14-12-12-14-12-13--13-13-13--13-(13)----------------14-12-
|--------------------------------------12-------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-14-12-----------------------------------------------------
|-------14^12-14-(14)^12----------12-15^13---------13^16^14-
|------------------------14^12-14----------13^15^13---------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------


|------------------------------13~~~-----14\-----------------
|----13------------------------13----0^3-14\-2^5^2^0-2^5^2^0-
|------15-13----------16-14----------------------------------
|------------16-14----------16-------------------------------
|-15---------------16----------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------


|-------------------------------2^5^2^0----------------------
|-2^5^2^0-0^2^5^0-0-2^5^2^0^2^5-------0-2-2^5^2^0-5-2^5^2^0--
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  P.M--------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|-2^4^2^0---0^4^2^4^2^0---0----------------------------------
|---------4-------------4---4^2-2^4^2---2--------------------
|-------------------------------------4---4^2^4^2^0-0-0-0-0--
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------

----|
|------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------2-2^5^2^0-2-5^2^0-0^2^5-2^5^2-----
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|-0---2^4^2-0^2^0--------------------------------------------
|-----------------0-5-2~~~-----------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------


|-------------------2^5^2^0----------------------------------
|-0^2^5-2^5^2-0^2^5---------5^2-5^2^0-0-0-0-0----------------
|---------------------------------------------2-2^0-0-2-2-2--
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------


|-----5-5-5^7^5----------------------------------------------
|---------------5^7-5^7^5\2-2-2-2^5^2\0-0-0-0----------------
|-4/6-----------------------------------------4^2^0-----0----
|---------------------------------------------------2^4------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------


|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|--4^2^4^2---0-----------------------------------------------
|----------4---4^2-4^2^0-0-----------------------------------
|--------------------------0--2-2-2-2^0^2-2-2-2^0-0-2-2-2----
|------------------------------------------------------------

  P.M--------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------2^0--
|-----------------------------------------------2^5^2^0------
|-------------------------------2-2/4\~~~~~~~~~--------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------
|--0-0-------------0-0-0-2-2-2-------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------|
|-----3^1-----5^7^5---6^4---8^6^4-9^7-5----10^8-11-12-7^11^9^7-
|---3-----4-5-------6-----8-----------5-10---------12----------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-4------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------


|-9^12^9-10^13^10-11^14^11-17\--/1717171717171717171717171717--
|-------------------------------/1919191919191919191919191919--
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
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|-17-17\16161616-14/16--16~~\------19^16^0----17^14^0----16^12^0-
|-19-19\17171717-15/17--17~~\--/17---------15---------14---------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                         P.H
|-----14^10^0----12^9^0----10^9^7--------------------------------
|--12---------10--------10--------10^9^7-------------------------
|----------------------------------------9^7^6-------------------
|----------------------------------------------9^7^6-9\4-4~~~~---
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
                                              w/bar
       full            full                   +1   +3   -2   -1
|-------)(-------------------------------------------------------
|------9-(9)^7---------)--)(-------------------------------------
|--------------9-7\6--6--6--6~~--------2-------------------------
|-(x)/--------------------------18\6\4---------------------------
|----------------------------------------4-5-4/\(4)/\(4)\/(4)\/--
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    full
     +1   -1     full            full                 )
|---------------------------------)(----------------17---17-15---
|-----------------)(------------10--10-8-8^10--------------------
|----------------4--2~~--2\7~~~---------------9~~~---------------
|----------------4--2~~------------------------------------------
|-(4)/\(4)\/---7-------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
          full  full                         w/bar
           )     )(          slow dive w/bar  -2  N.H  +3  -13
|--17/19-20----22--22-20-22--------22--------24\-----------------
|---------------------------22~~~~-22--------24\-----------------
|--------------------------------------------------5--/-----\----
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         w/bar
                                                        -2 1/2
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------0--------------/---
|-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------0---0---x~~~\-0\/----
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------0-------3--------------
|--------------4------4--4--4----------4---------3--------------
|--------------4------4--4--4--------------------1--------------
|--------------2------2--2--2--0--2--3--------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------

   full                                                 full
|---)(---------------------------------------------------)(-----
|-15--15-12----------------------------12---)~~~-------15--15---
|-----------14-12--14~~~-12--12-12--14----12--------------------
|------------------------------------------------14^12----------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------

                                           full
|-------------------------------------------)(--------------------
|-12--------------------------------------15--15-12---------------
|----14-12-14-14-12---------------------------------14-12-12^14~~-
|-------------------14-12-14----(14)\--14-------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------

           full
|--------------------------------)(-------------------------------
|------------)-----12----------15--15-12-14-12-14-----------------
|-12-12-12-12---14----12--------------------------14^12-14~~------
|------------------------14^12-------------------------------14~~-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------

         full              full                     full
|----------------------------)----------------------)---)---------
|---------)(---------------15---------------------15--15----------
|-------14--14^12-------12-14-(14)^12-------------14--14--14^12---
|-14~~~-----------14-14---------------14-14~~~~~~-----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------


|---------)---------------)-----------------------)--------------
|-------15--------------15----------------------15--12-----------
|-------14--14^12-------14-(14)(14)^12----------14----14^12------
|-14^12-----------14^12----------------14^12---------------14^12-
|--------------------------------------------14------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------


|---------)----------------------------------------------------
|-------15----)(-----------------------------------------------
|-------14--14-(14)^12-----------------------------------------
|---------------------14^12----------------12\----12-----------
|-14^12---------------------14^12\10-------12\----12-x\x/x\x/--
|------------------------------------12^10--------10-----------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
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