The Reaper Tab by Steve Vai (Lick 1) (Lick 2) |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-------------------------------5------------------------------------| |-7b9--5-7-------5-7-5--------5b7---8-7-5-7-5-----5---6---7-5----------| |----------7-5-7-------7-6-5------------------7-5---7---7-----7-6-5----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| (Lick 3, Pinch Harmonics) ~ ~ |---------[7]-[8]------------5-----------------------------------------| |-----[8]------------------5---8-5-8-5-------5-------------------------| |-[9]------------------5-7-------------7-5-7---7-5---------------------| |-----------------7-/7-----------------------------7-5-*---------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| * = slide up and down the neck |--------------------------------------| |-----5----------------12b14-8S9S10----| |-7b9---7b9r=5-7-5---------------------| |------------------7-5-----------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Main Melody |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-10------9-----3----7------5----0--10S=9S==5S=12----24b26r*===| |-12b14--11b13--5b7--9b11---7b9--4-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| *Actually a pinched harmonic on the 12th fret, B string bent and released a whole step. The next part (the fast part) goes somewhat like this High E String: |--17 trill 20 -----||(t)22p17h20p17||---||(t)24p17h20p17|| The first of those 3 repeated licks involese tapping the 20th [8th] fret (I do it an octave lower on my strat 'cause i only have 21 frets) with your index finger (right hand) and pulling off to the 17th [5th] fret. Then, with your pinky of the left hand hammer-on to 20 [8] and pull off to 17 [5]. So, you are tapping and hammering on the same note. This allows u to get it faster than usual. Then you move your right hand up 2 frets and do that one 4-5 times and then move it up 2 more frets (just the right hand still) and do that only 1-2 times. Sorry for the long explination, but it's complicated. I'll work on finishing this later STEVE ROCKS! edge@wi.rr.com