• Song:

    Warm Regards

  • Artist:

    Steve Vai

  • Album:

    Original Album Classics

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

transcribed by Frode A. K. Thorkildsen 
Notation Legend:

b=bend; r=release; h=hammer on; p=pull off; t=tapping

/=slide up; \= slide down; V..=upstroke; ^=downstroke

P.M.=Palm Muting; A.H.=Artificial Harmonic;

?=yank whammy bar rapidly down and then up
******************************************************************************

  light distorted tone (neck pickup)
e|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
B|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
D|-12/14~~--14-14/15--12/|14\(b9)9/9~~-|-\8-12/14-14-14-14b15(14)|-12-12-12
A|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
E|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------


e---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
G---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
D-12---12/14-|-12-12-12/14--5/7-|-12-12/14-14b15(14)-12-----------|
A---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------13/15~~---|
E---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------
B|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------
G|----------------------------------|------16b17~~-14------|------------------
D|-12-12-12-14-14b15/(17)b19(17)p15-|-17~~------------17-15|-14b15(14)
~~---
A|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------
E|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------

            Distortion (neck pickup)
e--------||---------12-12h13p12----|----------------------|-------------------
B--------||-5/15b17-------------15/|17--------------------|------15b17~~-17---
G-----*--||------------------------|---16-16
/16-b17(16)|p15--x-------------
D--10-||------------------------|----------------------|----x--------------
A--------||------------------------|----------------------|---x---------------
E--------||------------------------|----------------------|-------------------
      *sul ponticello (pick near bridge)

e-----------|-----------------------15----------|----------------------------|
B-17b18(17)-|-15-15-15-15--15/17-----13------|8/15-15-15/17------------|
G-----------|-------------------------12----12~~|-----------------12/14
~~-|
D-----------|-----------------------------10----|----------------------------|
A-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|


e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-8/15-15-17-17b18(17)-15----------|-8/15-15-15-17-17b18~~--20b22(20)p18----|
G|------------------------17-15/17~~|-----------------------x----------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------x-----------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


e|------15/20-18p17--------|-----------------17------------------------------|
B|-20~~------------20-18-17|17b18(17)
-15------15-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------14-------14-------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------12----12------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------10------10-3/5---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------8-----------|

                                P.M.
e|------||--x-x-x-x-x--3/|20-1(b9)-----------------------|---------------------|
B|------||--x-x-x-x-x----|------0---19b20~~-20-20h22-20|-17b19(17)-15-17
--|
G|------||---------------|--------0--------------------|---------------------|
D|------||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
A|-3~~--||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
E|------||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|


e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--*-----------------
B|p13--19b20~~-20-20/22p20-|-19h20p19h20-19h20b22-20b22~~|-b24(22)p20-19b20~~-
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
                                                            *pre-bend
      trill~~~~      P.M.
e----(19h20)p1(b9)---|---------------------------/17---/1(b9)-|-21b22(21)-21-19h21
B-20---------------|---------------7-/10--/15-----15----17|-------------------
G------------------|-------------7------(b9)---14-----------|-------------------
D------------------|---------4/7--------------------------|-------------------
A------------------|---2h5/7------------------------------|-------------------
E---------------17\|-0------------------------------------|-------------------


e-p1(b9)--12h14p12-|----------------------------------------------||------------
B-----12---------|-15b17~~17r(15)h17p15----------------------||------------
G----------------|------------------------h16-14--12h14p12	---||------------
D----------------|-------------------------------------------12/||14~~--------
A----------------|----------------------------------------------||------------
E----------------|----------------------------------------------||------------
      ^... (downstroke)

e--------------------------(b9)|9/17-14-17-14--------------------12-/1(b9)17------
B-----8-10/12-10~~--0h7h10---|-------------15----------------12---------------
G----7-----------------------|---------------16------------12-----------------
D---(b9)-----------------------|-----------------14
-----12-------------------
A-10-------------------------|-------------------------14---------------------
E----------------------------|-----------------------15-----------------------
  ^....                                  V.....      ^...........

e-0h10|h14p12p10-0h10h14-0h10h14p12p10-0h14h15p14
--|12h15p12h15p12--------
B-----|---------------------------------------------15|--------------15-14h15
G-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
D-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
A-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
E-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------

                                                                     t
e------15/17p15------------------------------------------------10h14|17p14p10-
B--14h15--------14h15p14h17p14--14h17p14h17p14--14h17p14--10h13-----|---------
G14---------------------------14--------------14--------------------|---------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------


  t                t     t                      t     t     t     t
e------------10h14-17p14-17p14p10---------10h14-19p14-17p14-15p14-17p14p10----
B-17p13p10h13--------------------h13p10h13--------------------------------h13-
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

         t     t     t     t     t
e----------------------------------------------10-----|-----10-----------10---
B-p10h13-19p13-17p10-19p13-17p10-19p13p10h13b15--13p10|13b15--13p10-13b15--13-
G-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------


e----------10---------------------13---------------------------|--------------
B-p10-13b15--13p10--10-13p10--------13p10-13b15~~-13p10--------|---12b13(12)--
G-----------------12--------12b14-----------------------12	~~|--x-----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------|-x------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------|x-------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
                                  V...

e----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
B-10-------------------------|---------------------------------|--20b22~~-----
G----12-11-------------------|-------(b9)(b9)/14-12-11\(b9)9/11\(b9)7~~|-x------------
D----------10----------------|---7-7---------------------------|x-------------
A-------------12-10\9~~-~~-|-5-------------------------------|--------------
E----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------



e-15--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
B---19p17---------------------------------------------------|-----------------
G--------19p16h17p16h17p17----------------------------------|-----------------
D-------------------------19p16h17p16h17p17-----------------|-----------------
A------------------------------------------19-12h14-10|9~~-10p(b9)10p(b9)10-
E-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------


e-------|------------------------------------------10-10-------15-15-------17-
B-------|------------------------------12-12-------------12-12-------15-15----
G-------|------------------12-12-------------12-12----------------------------
D-------|----(b9)(b9)12-12-(b9)(b9)------12-12----------------------------------------
A-/12~~\|-10------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (bridge pickup)   (?=whammy)
e-17-------1(b9)1(b9)-----||------------15*------------|--------------------------
B----15-15-------15-15||15b17~~-------17?b18?b17---|-15/17--------------------
G---------------------||---------------------------|-------16-16
-12/16~~---
D---------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------
A---------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------
E---------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------
                                      *bent from 15th fret
    (w/wah)
e----------------|--3---------------------3----------------|------------------
B----------------|----3-5b6r5--5p3---------5p3-5b6~~-------|------------------
G-
/16~~-15~~\-|----------------0-5b7~~-------------5h7p5|3h5p3-----/7-5/14-
D----------------|-----------------------------------------|------5h8---------
A----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
E----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------

              P.M.               P.M.       P.M.                P.M.
e-----------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------
B-----------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------
G-~~------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------
D----------------*----|-------------------------------|---------------------
A---------8------3--3-|-3~~-3/5-5--5/7--1-----------|---5-7-----7b8r7-5-
E--------------8--------|---------------------1--3b5r3~~|/8-----6-------------
                   *A.H. pitch G

e---------|------------------------3---|-7b8~~-8-10-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12---
B---------|----------------6--/5-------|--------------------------------------
G---------|--------5---3---------0---0-|--------------------------------------
D-------*-|----3-----5---5---5---------|--------------------------------------
A-2b3(2)\-|-/5---5---------------------|--------------------------------------
E---------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
        *Dive whammy gradually

e-10b12r10p8-|-10~~--/13p10-------------------------------------------------||
B------------|-------------h13p10-------------------------------------------||
G------------|-------------------h12p10-------------------------------------||
D------------|-------------------------h12p10-------------------------------||
A------------|-------------------------------h12p10~~--8h10p8h8p7~~-------||
E------------|--------------------------------------------------------------||


e|--------12-17p12|-15~~-p12------------12-/17-------|-15--15------------17--
B|------13--------|-------------------12------15--|-------13--------15----
G|----14----------|-----------------12---------------|---------12----14------
D|--12------------|---------------12-----------------|-----------------------
A|----------------|-------------14-------------------|-----------------------
E|----------------|-----------15---------------------|-----------------------
    ^.......                  ^...........                 V.....    ^.....
                   P.M. on 6th string.....................
e-17------------17-p12-15-12-----------------|--------------------------------
B---15--------15------------13---------------|--------------------------------
G-----14----14----------------14-------------|--------------------------------
D-------12----------------------12--10\(b9)-|9--7-5-3--3p2h3p2-------
A--------------------------------------------|--------------------------5---
E------------------------------------13----12|--10---8---6--------------------
  V.......  ^.....        V.....

e------------|-------------||
B------------|-------------||
G------------|-------------||
D------------|-------------||
A-3/5-p2h3-|-2/3~~-------||
E------------|-------------||
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