THIS IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STEVE VAI 1996 G3 SOLO This took me forever to tab out. My name is Sam and I am 13 years old and someday i want to be able to play like, if not better than steve vai. He is my idol and this solo is amazing. There are so many comments on youtube of people saying wow i wish i could play this so i made a tab for everyone. This is close to perfect, about 95%, apart from the big sweeps near the start, i couldnt figure them out properly. the coolest part is the tapping and i dont know how to tab out the whammy bar parts like \2.5 and that so i just wrote whammy above the notes. Look it up on youtube "Steve Vai 1996 G3 solo". Its Amazing. Please Rate and comment. Ive also added the time's (0:37) to make it esier to understand. Cheers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 G3 SOLO - STEVE VAI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Sam, 2guitargod4 Email: sam.rocks.123@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Tuning (EADGBe) ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend | t tap | PM palm mute | s legato slide ************************************ t e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7~-------/14--13-14/16\11--11h13h16p13p11-------------------------| D|-7~----------------------------------------14p11-------------------| A|-5~---------------------------------------------14p11\9\7--9-7-9~--| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| SWEEPING PART e|-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12--14p10-------------------10h14p10---| B|---10--------10--------10------------12---------------12-----------| G|-11--------11--------11----------------11-----------11-------------| D|-----------------------------------------12-------12---------------| A|-------------------------------------------14p9h14-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------10h14\12p7--------------------------| B|-12---------------12----------10------------------------| G|---11-----------11--------------9-----------------------| D|-----12-------12-----------------10---------------------| A|-------14p9h14---------------------12-10-9h10p9\7\5/7~--| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Tremolo pick=================================================== e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-/17~--17-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-------------------15---| G|----------------------------------------------17-16-14-17-16-14------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| ================================================================ e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-17-16-14--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------| D|--------------------13-------13-12----13-12-10--10-8-7---------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-8-10---| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| PM__________________________ ====================== e|--------------------------------| B|-------------------------/15~---| G|-----------------9-10-12--------| D|-7-8-10--9-10-12----------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| ____________________| 0:22 - bluesy part gradual. whammy e|----------------------2----2----2----2-----------------------| B|---------------------2----2----2----2------------------------| G|-2b(4)b(4)b(4)b4~-4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6---6p4p2-4p2h4p2-2-3-4---| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| dive e|-----2----2--------2-----------| B|----2----2---------------------| G|-4b6--4b6---------4b6---r4p2-4----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| [WARNING] EXTREME SPEED TAPPING AHEAD Tapping part 1 - legato Begins at 0:28 t t t t t t t t t t t t e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16p14-16p14-16p13-16p14-16p11-16p13-16p9-16p11-16p8-16p9-16p6-16p8-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| t t t t t t t t t t t t e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p1-16p2-16p4-16p6-16p4-16p2-16p4--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| t t t t t t t t t t t t t t e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16p8-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p9-16p4-16p2-16p4-16p11-16p2-16p13-16p2-16p14-16p2-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| slower grad. t t t t t t t e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-16p14-16p2-etc.--16p14\\\2h4p2----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------4p2---------2/4-| A|--------------------------------------------------------4p2p0h2h4----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Tapping part 2 - I broke this one down into sections separated by lines so it is confusing Begins at 0:39 t t t t t t t t t t t t e|--------------------------------------------------------|-16p12p9---------| B|-16p4-16p5-16p4-16p5-16p7-16p5-16p7-16p9-16p7-16p9-16p10|-----------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| t t t t t t t e|------------16p12p9------------16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9------| B|-16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10---------16p10p9h10-------|-----------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| t t t t t t t e|------------16p12p9-16p14p9--16p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16s17p12p9--------| B|-16p10p9h10--------------------------16p10p9h10-------|-------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| QUICK FILL 0:46 t t t t t t e|-----------16p9h12-16s17p12p9-----------16p9h12|-16p12p10p9h10p9-----| B|-16p10p9h10-------------------16p10p9h10-------|---------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| QUICK FILL CON.|0:47 t t t t t t t t t t t t t e|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-16p12p10p9s7|-16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7-----16p7--16p9-16p7----16p7--| G|-------------|-----------16p9----------------16p9---------------16p9------| D|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------| 0:50 t t t t t t t t t t t t e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-16p9-16p7----16p7--16p9-16p7s5|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9-16p4h5---| G|----------16p9-----------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 0:52 t t t t t t t t t e|------------------------------------------------|-16p4p2p0-----------| B|-16p9-16p9-16p4h5--16p9-16p9p7p5s4-16p7p5p4-----|---------16p4p2p0---| G|--------------------------------------------16p6|--------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|--------------------| A|------------------------------------------------|--------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|--------------------| 0:54 - makes funny face t t t t t t t t t t e|-16p4p2p0--------16p4p2p0---------|---------------------------------------| B|---------16p4p2p0---------16p4p2p0|---------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6-16p2-16p4b6---| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| FILL LEADING INTO LEGATO PART ---------| t t t t t t t e|----------------|-16p4p2p0------------------------------------------------| B|----------------|---------16p4p2p0----------------------------------------| G|-16p2-16p4b6////|-----------------16p4p2p0--------------------------------| D|----------------|-------------------------16p4p2----------------4/6/7/9---| A|----------------|-------------------------------16p4p2p0h2/4/6/7----------| E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------| LEGATO PART - starts at 0:57 whammy whammy whammy e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------11~~~~-p9----------------------------------------------| D|-9/11-9-----9h11-9----------11p9-----------9-h11~~~~-11p9-----------------| A|--------11-9--------------------11p9\7/9/11--------------11\9\7/9h11~~~~--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------FEEDBACK EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------| D|-----------11p9-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-p9\7/9h11------11p9\7/9~~~~~~--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| and there you go. i hope u guys have fun with this tab, its a sweet solo. Long live Vai please remember to rate and comment