• Song:

    The Riddle

  • Artist:

    Steve Vai

  • Album:

    The Infinite Steve Vai:...

Steve Vai
The Riddle

Guitar - 7 string tuned to BEADGBE

An awkward song to tab I must admit and not easy to play.
I think I'm right in saying it's the fastest recorded guitar song (Steve hits 20.8 nps!)
Good Luck!


                                                      
E||---------------------------|----------------------|
B||--11~-----------11h--12h11h|--9~-------9/5--------|
G||---------------------------|----------------------|
D||---------------------------|----------------------|
A||---------------------------|----------------------|
E||---------------------------|----------------------|
B||---------------------------|----------------------|


                                      
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---19/7-7-7/9/11-11----11-11--9/11/9h|
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--7h9h7/5h7h5/4-5-7h5h4h-5h4h0-0h4h2-2---2/0/|
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--11--11-11-11h12/14-14~---14-14h12h14h12/11-12-|
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--14------------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------9------------------|----------------------------|
-----13/11-9-9-9---8/6------------|----------------------------|
-------------9---9-----8/4--------|----------------------------|
---------------------------2-4r---|---2---------2--------------|
----------------------------------|-----4-4-4/6---4-4r--2--2~--|
----------------------------------|----------------------------|


                                                          
--------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|--12r--------9----------------|
--------------------------|---------------11/13b-13b11-9-|
--------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------------|
----7--0--2----4-0-2------|------------------------------|


                                                     
------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------|---------------------------|
----9----9b-------9-8---|--8-8h6r-------------------|
------11----------------|----------8/6h4-6r-----4---|
------------------------|-------------------------6-|
------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------|---------------------------|


                             
----------------------------|
-------------7-11-11b-9~----|
-----------8----------------|
-------4/6------------------|
--6r------------------------|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|


                                                               
------------------------------------------------------------0-|
------------------------------------------------------------0-|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--11h14h11h14h11h14h11h14h11h14h11h14h11h14h11/13-------------|
--------------------------------------------------14----------|
-------------------------------------------------------12/----|
--------------------------------------------------------------|


                                 
--------9-----------------------|
---12~----11--------------------|
-------------11-----------------|
----------------11/8------------|
---------------------9----------|
-----------------------9-6~--4/-|
--------------------------------|


                                                 
---------------------------------15-15-17-17-19-|
---11-11-12-12-14-14-15-15-17-17-15-15-17-17-19-|
---11-11-13-13-15-15-16-16-18-18----------------|
------------------------------------------------|
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--19--19-19----19-19--24b---24b---|-----------------------------------------|
--19--19-19-23-19-19--------------|---------13/16-13------------------------|
----------------------------------|------13----------15-13-15-17-15---------|
----------------------------------|---13------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-----------------------------------x-16/-|
----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


                                                                              
-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
----------13-16-13----------13-13--------------|-----------------9-7---------|
-------13----------15-13-15-------13/17-17~-17/|--6-5-------6-5------8-6--5/-|
----12-----------------------------------------|-------6-4-------6-4---------|
--0--------------------------------------------|---------------------6-4--3/-|
-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


                           
------------------------9h|
--------------------------|
--6/5---------------------|
--------------------------|
--4/3---------------------|
------4-2-0--0-2----------|
--------------------------|


                                                                             
--6-9h4h6-11h8h4------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------11h7h5h4h7-11h7h5h4----------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------6-11h6h5~--11h6-11h6-11h6-11h6h5~--5h6-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                                
------4h6-11h8/6h4-9h4h8-11h8h4-9h4h6-11h6h4h6----------------------------------
--4h6------------------------------------------11h7h5h4h5h7-11h7h5h4------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------11h6h5-----
----------------------------------------------------------------------------11h6
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----------11----14h11h9---------------------------------------------------------
--14h11h9---------------14h11h9h11h9h11-14h11h9-13~11h9---------------14h11h9---
-------------11-----------------------------------------13h11h9---------------13
----------------------------------------------------------------13h11-----------
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----11h14-20h16h11-18h11h14-20h14h11-21h11h14h16-20h16h11-14/21b----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--8/----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------21------|
------------------------------------------------------------------21b---0-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                      
--------------------0-----|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
-----------------11-------|--------------------------|
-----------4~-------------|-----------4-2------------|
--0----2--------------14/-|--7/-0--2--------4-2------|
--------------------------|----------------------4r--|


                                                        
--------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------x-x-|
--------------------------|------------4/6-------------|
-----2----2------2--------|----------------------------|
-------4~---4-4~---4-4r---|---0--0-2-------4h0--2------|


                                                     
---------------------------|-------------------x----|
---------------------------|------------------------|
--------6/8-8-8-----8/9-8--|--6/-9--9/-6-6~---------|
--x---6--------------------|------------------------|
--------4/6-6-6-----6/7-6--|--4/-7--7/-4-4~---------|
------4--------------------|------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------|


                                       
------------------------11/-18--18~---|
---------------------9----------------|
------------------8-------------------|
--------------------------------------|
-----------4/-11----------------------|
--------2-----------------------------|
--2--0--------------------------------|


                                                         
--18/---16/-20-17---------------------------------------|
------------------20-17---------------------------------|
------------------------19-17---------------------------|
------------------------------19-17---------------------|
------------------------------------19/17h15------------|
---------------------------------------------17-17-14---|
--------------------------------------------------------|


                                                           
----------------------------|-----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------11----11-11/13-11--|----------------------4---4--|
----------------------------|-----13-11--9-11/-6---4-6-4--|
---------9-----9--9/-11-9---|-----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------------|


                                                   
---------------------------|----------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|
---4-----------------4/6---|--8--4--4/6-----------|
---4-4-------------1-------|----------------------|
-------7---7-6/-2----2/4---|--6--2--2/4-----------|
---------------------------|----------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------|


                                                                          
--19-----------------11-----9----------|---------------------------------|
-----19--------------12-----9----------|---------------------------------|
--------18----20/-11-13---9-9---8------|------15/13-13--13-----11-----11-|
-----------16-18/-11-13---9-9---9---9--|------13/11-11--11-----9------9--|
--------------------------------11--9--|------11/9--9---9--9-7-7------7--|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                                            
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--------9------16/15-------9--|--12---12-12----------------|
--11----9------16/15----9--9--|-------11-11----------------|
--9-----9------14/13----9-----|--9-------11----------------|
--7-----11-11-----------------|----------------6-----------|
------------------------------|------------------4-0-2-----|
------------------------------|----------------------------|


                                                    
------0-----------------|-------------0------------|
------0-----------------|-------------0------------|
------8---4-4-4/6-------|------8---6--6/8-----8/13-|
------------------------|--------------------------|
------6---2-2-2/4-------|------6---4--4/6-----6/11-|
--0---------------------|--0-----------------------|
------------------------|--------------------------|


                                                                         
------------------------------------|--------0--------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------0--------------------------|
-----11/13--9--9/11--11-11/13-13/15-|--------15/16--13--15--15--16--18--|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----9/-11--7--7/9---9--9/-11-11/13-|----7---13/14--11--13--13--14--16--|
---------------0--------------------|--0-0-0-0----------0---------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


                                                        
------------------------------|------------------------|
----------------19------------|------------------------|
--20---18---20-------18---20/-|--16---16---18----------|
----------------16------------|------------------------|
--18---16---18-------16---18/-|--14---14---16----------|
------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------|


                                                                
----------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------19----------|----------------------------------|
--20---18---20-------20-----|--18--18--18--18-18--18--18-------|
----------------16----------|----------------------------------|
--18---16---18-------18-----|--16--16--16--16-16--16--16-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------------|


                                                  
----------------------|--------------------------|
--9b----------9r--10--|--9h7---------------------|
----------------------|------9-9-9---------9-9-9-|
----------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|--------------------------|


                                                               
----------------------------------|---------------------------|
--14--14-14--12--14--12--14/7--5--|--5h7-----7h5-7r--5-7---5--|
----------------------------------|----------------------7----|
----------------------------------|---------------------------|
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----------------------------------|---------------------------|
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----5--------------|----------7r--5-----|------------------|------------------|
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---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
------12-11--9----9h11-----|---------------------|------12-11--9----9h11-----|
------------------------9--|--8------------------|------------------------9--|
---------------------------|------11-------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|


                                                                             
-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
-------------------------|------12-11--9----9h11------|---------------------|
--8----------8-----------|------------------------11/-|--8------------------|
-------9--------11-------|----------------------------|-----11--------------|
---------11--------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|


                                                                       
------12-11--9----9/11------|----------------------|------------------|
------12-11--9----9/11--12--|--12/14---------------|------------------|
------------------------11--|--11/13---------------|------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
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--------16-19-----------|----------------17--|--13b-----------------0--|
--17--------------------|--------------------|--------------17b--------|
------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|--------------------|----------14-------------|
------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|


                                                                               
------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
--15~-----------15------|----------------------------|----17b---------17r--15-|
--14~-----------14r--12-|--14-12~--------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------14b---|------------------------|
------------------------|---------------12-10--------|------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|


                                                                          
--------------------12------------------------|------17b-------17b17r-15-|
--17-15----17-15/12----12---------------------|--------------------------|
--------16----------------14--14--14--12-14~--|--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|


                                                                         
--17b---17h15-------------|-------19b----------|----19b-19r-------------|
--------------17~---------|--------------------|--------------------0-0-|
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|


                                            
--------12---------------------------------|
--15b------15-14-19/14---------------------|
------------------------16-15-15/19-19/15--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|


                                              
---------------------------------------------|
----------14h15h14---------------------------|
----15-16----------16-15-13------------------|
----------------------------14/12------------|
----------------------------------14/16/-11--|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|


                                                                                
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---------------14h15----14----------------14h16----14h15h17-14h15h14----14------
------13h15-16-------16----16-15-13-15h16-------16-------------------16----16-15
---16---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------|
--14----14--------------------------------------------------|
-----16----16-15h13-13h11-11h9-7h9h7-7h9-6------------------|
-------------------------------------------9-8h6------------|
-------------------------------------------------7-5/9------|
--------------------------------------------------------9~--|
------------------------------------------------------------|


                                        
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---7/9h-7---------9---11-9----------11/|
----------10h8-------------12----------|
---------------9--------------11~------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|


                                                          
---------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------17-19~-17-|
--13h11-------13/15h13-------15/17h15--------------------|
--------14-------------16-------------18-----------------|
-----------13-------------15-------------17-17-----------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                             
-------------------------------------------|--------------------5-----------|
--19----17b-17--15b-15--13b-13--11b-10--9b-|--9--7b-7--5b-5--7----5-7/-5----|
-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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--17-16-16h17h16-17--------16h17h16-------------|
--------------------16--17----------17-16~---17-|
------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------------------------------|
--16-------------------------------------------------------|
-----17/12--11h12h11----11h12h11----11-11h12h11----11----8-|
---------------------12----------12-------------12---------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------16---------|
--12-11-----11-12-14-14/16-14-------16~--11-|
---------13-------------------16------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|


                                                 
--14-14-14h16h14-12-14/17/-14-14-14/11----------|
---------------------------------------10~------|
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--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-15-15-14-14-12-12-14-14-
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--17-17-14-14-14-14-19-19-14-14-14-14-21-21-14-14-14-14-22-22-22-22-14-14-23-23-
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--23b---23-19--19-17------------------|----------------------------------------|
---------------------19--19-17-16--16-|--14------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----16--16-14-13-----------------------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------14-13----------------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------14-12-11-9/6---|
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-------5-----7------7---------|-------------------11b---|----------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
----5----4--------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
-----------5---5--------------|--10--------10/-9--------|--11------------13/---|
------------------6---5-------|-------------------------|----------------------|
------------------------8-6-5-|-------------------------|----------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|


                                                                   
--3-----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
------6-3-----------------|--14----------------|------------------|
----3-----5-6-------------|--------------------|------------------|
--------------7--7--------|--------------------|------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
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