Liberty by Steve Vai As tabbed by Ollie B. From the album Sound Theories Steve Vai Track 1 Q E E. E. Q E Q. Q. E E||-------|------------------------|-----------------------| B||-------|------------------------|-----------------------| G||-------|------------------------|-----------------------| D||-------|------------------------|-----------------------| A||-------|--7----Ls--2---7---6----|--7--9------11------7--| E||-------|------------------------|-----------------------| S E. Q E Q. Q. E. E. Q. -------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------|--13------14---16---16------| -------------------------|----------------------------| ---L-11---9----2--2------|----------------------------| -------------------------|----------------------------| E E. E. Q. E. S E. Q. E. E T S ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| -----14---13---11------13---|----14---14------13---14--13-11-| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| Q. E. E. Q. E E. E. Q E E. H. Q ---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------| --9------11---13---13------|-----11---9---11----4--4---|--L------------7s--| ---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------| PH NH tr Q. E. E. Q. E E. E. H ----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ----------------------------|-----------------------------------| --13------14---16---16------|--16s--14---13---11(13)--------| ----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ----------------------------|-----------------------------------| PH PH S E. Q. E. E T S Q. E. E. Q. --------------------------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------| ---L-14---14b------14---13--13-11-|--9------11---13---13------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------| 3 3 3 S S S. E. E. Q S S. S S Q E H ---------------------------------------|--------------------| ---------------------------------------|--------------------| --13-15-13-11---9---11----14s-16-16-11-|--L----9--11--------| ---------------------------------------|--------------------| ---------------------------------------|--------------------| ---------------------------------------|--------------------| E. S. S. Q. T Q. E. S. S. Q. E. S. S. Q. E. ------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| ------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| --16---16-18-18------L-L------|--14---14-16-16------|--13---13-14-14-----14| ------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| ------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| ------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| E E. E T. T. T. T. T. T. T T T T T T T T T ------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------19-| --13--13---21--20-18-16-14-13-14-16-14-16-18-20-18-20-21----| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q S S. E -----------------------------------19----------21-19-----L-21-21b--| --------19-21----19-21-22-19-21-22----19-21-22---------------------| --20-21-------21---------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| H E. E. E. E. E H. ---L--------21---19---17---|--L---19--21b------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------| E. E T T Q S E E. E. Q S E Q. --19---17--19-17-15-----L-17--18b---|--L---17-----L-16--18b------| ------------------------------------|--L-------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| S S S S S S Q. Q Q. E. E. Q. --17-15-14-12-11-9-7------L----|----------------------------| -------------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------------|--13------14---16---16------| -------------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------------|----------------------------| E E. E. Q. E. S E. Q. E. E T S ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| -----14---13---11------13---|----14---14------13---14--13-11-| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| Q. E. E. Q. E Q. E. E S S S ---------------------------|------------------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------12-14-16-| --9------11---13---13------|-----11------9----L---L--L----| ---------------------------|------------------------------| ---------------------------|------------------------------| ---------------------------|------------------------------| S S S S S Q. T T Q Q. E S E. Q. --------------------------------------|--------------|------------------| --17-16-14-16-17-19b------19-17-19----|--17------19--|---L-21---21------| --------------------------------------|--------------|------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------|------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------|------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------|------------------| E Q. Q. S S S S S S S S S H --------------|----------|------------------------------| ---L--19------|--17------|--0-2-4-5-4-5-4-2-2b-0--------| --------------|----------|------------------------------| --------------|----------|------------------------------| --------------|----------|------------------------------| --------------|----------|------------------------------| Q. E S E. Q. ------------------------------| --17------19---L-21---21------| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S --------------------------------------------------| ---L--19------19-17-16-17-16-14-16-14-12-14-12-10-| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| PH |--3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S -------------------------------------------------| --12b----10-9-10-9-7-9-7-5-7-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-0-2-| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| PH PH |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3-| |--3--| |--3--| |---3---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ---------------------------------------------------------------| --0-2-4-2-4-5-4-5-7-5-7-9-7-9-10-9-10-12-14-15-17-19-21-23-| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| \2 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q ------------------------------------------------------------| --21-19-17-19-17-15-17-15-14-15-14-12-14-12-10-12-10-9-0----| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| E. 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H E S ----------------------------|----|| --24s---19s---21---------L--|--9-|| ----------------------------|--6-|| ----------------------------|--6-|| ----------------------------|----|| ----------------------------|----|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole H - half Q - quarter E - 8th S - 16th T - 32nd X - 64th . - note dotted |-n-| - n-tuplets Tablature Legend ---------------- L - tied note x - dead note g - grace note (n) - ghost note > - accentuded note NH - natural harmonic AH - artificial harmonic TH - tapped harmonic SH - semi harmonic PH - pitch harmonic h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend br - bendRelease pb - preBend pbr - preBendRelease brb - bendReleaseBend \n/ - tremolo bar dip \n - tremolo bar dive -/n - tremolo bar Release up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip /n - tremolo bar return -\n - tremolo bar Release down S - shift slide s - legato slide / - slide into from below or out of upwards \ - slide into from above or out of downwards ~ - vibrato W - wide vibrato tr - trill TP - tremolo picking T - tapping S - slap P - pop < - fade in ^ - brush up v - brush down