• Song:

    Blue Powder

  • Artist:

    Steve Vai

  • Album:

    Live at the Astoria Lon...

Noise             B2          Rake                  PM     B1        Rake       
-------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------
-------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------
-------------------7--5h7~~~---------5-----------|----------4~~~--|-------------
------------7---------------------x-----7--7~~~--|------7---------|------x------
-------6/7-----7---------------x-----------------|---7------------|---x---------
-------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------
                                                                                

PH B2                              B2  RB      Harm   WB           Rake         
-----------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------
-----------------------|-------------------------------------|------------10----
-7-----5h7--5--2~~~--|------------5----p0---5------5-----|---------x--------
-----------------------|-----7--7----------------------------|------x-----------
-----------------------|--7----------------------------------|------------------
-----------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------
                                                                                

WB 2    FlutPull up 5                                   B1        PH B2  Rb     
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------
-10-------------------|--10/13--10/12\8--8~~~--------------------------------
-----(b9)/14------------|---------------------------(b9)-(b9)--(b9)-x--x---7------------
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                             Har      tremelo up & Pulling string off neck                                          
--------------------7---------7~~~--|-------------------------------------------
-----------------------(b9)-0---------|/12--13p12--12-----------------------------
~~~--7--4h5p4---------------------|-------------------------------------------
-----------------(b9)-----------------|-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
                                                                                
							 B    Wb U2              
-----------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------
-----------------------------------------------------|---20---20~~~~~~--|-------
-----------------------------------------------------|---1(b9)--1(b9)-------|-------
-----------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------
-----------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------
-----------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------
                                                                                

    Sweep                   Sweep                          B2                   
-------------------------------------------------------------------17-----------
-------------------17--20/22---1(b9)--------------------1(b9)--22--22------20--17---
---------------17----------------1(b9)---------------1(b9)--------------------------
-----------1(b9)-----------------------1(b9)--------21------------------------------
-------1(b9)-------------------------------1(b9)-22---------------------------------
17-h-20-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                  WB     Bend up and down 2 and 3               
--------------------------------------|---20~~~-------------20-17--17/1(b9)-------
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------20----
1(b9)-17--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
--------1(b9)-17------------------------|-----------------------------------------
----------------1(b9)-17
--14--2------|-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------0--|-----------------------------------------
                                                                                

         B2 RB2                                                                 
-------------------|--6/18--16--15------15----------------------15h16p15--------
17h20p17-----------|----------------18------18--17--15--17--18------------18----
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------
----18--17--15h17p15------15---------------------------------------------|------
----------------------17------17--15--15--17--15------15-----------------|------
--------------------------------------------------18------18--17--15~~~--|------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------
                                                                                

               B1 RB1 B2                T                   T      T            
----------7--9/-14--------|--9h12p9h12---19p12h14p12h14p12---19p(b9)--19p9h12-----
-------7------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
4/6/8---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

    T           T           T                                                   
p(b9)--19p9h12p(b9)--19p9h12p(b9)--19p9h12p9~~~--|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------12----
-------------------------------------------|----------------------12--14--------
-------------------------------------------|--15--15--15--14--15----------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
----------------12h13p12------12----------------------12--13--15--12h15p12------
13--12--13--15------------15------15--13--12--13--15----------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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p0--13--13--13h17p13p0--15--15--15h19p15p0--17--17--17h20p17p0-1(b9)-1(b9)-1(b9)------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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    B2  WB                              Harm WB U3     PM        B2 RB2 PH      
1(b9)--22--------17p15p12------12---------------------|---------------------------
-------------------------15------15/17---17-~~~-----|---------------------------
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
----------------------------------------------------|-------------5------4------
----------------------------------------------------|---0--0--3-----------------
                                                                                

                                            Harm   WB U3     WB3    WB7         
-------------------------------3h5--7--5/7--------------------------------------
------------------------3h5h6----------------5--------------------------5-------
-----------------2h4h6----------------------------------------------------------
----------2h4h5-----------------------------------------------------------------
---2h3h5------------------------------------------------------------------------
0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

WB                                    WB5     Ph     WB U5  Wb5                 
-------11h12p11p(b9)--------------|-------------------------------------|---------
-(b9)----------------12p11p(b9)-11--|--(b9)--11------(b9)---------------------|---------
--------------------------------|---------------------(b9)--------6--6--|---------
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------
                                                                                

WBU9    WBU5 WB5                                                                
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
-14---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
---------13---------13--------|-------------------------------------------------
------------------------6/13--|--13/16--16
/16--16--18--18--18--18~~~------
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
|--17p15p14--17p15p14---------------------------------------------19p17p16------
|----------------------17p15p14-------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------18p16p14---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------18p16p14-----------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------18p16p14
----------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                                      Pre Bend           H      
-----------------------|--18-----|--20----------20-|---0--------0---------------
19p17p16---------------|--18-----|-----22-22~~~-22-|---0-----------0------------
----------19p18p16~~~--|--18~~~--|-----------------|---2------------------------
-----------------------|---------|-----------------|---2------------------5-----
-----------------------|---------|-----------------|------------------3---------
-----------------------|---------|-----------------|----------------------------
                                                                                

H   H   H   H      H   H   H   H         Rake......                             
---------5----------------------7--|------------------1(b9)-19
--7p5/1(b9)-----
-----5----------------------7------|--------------17------17-13-8---5---17------
-5-----------5----------7----------|----------17----------17-12-7---5---17------
--------------------7--------------|------17------------------------5---17------
----------------2------------------|--0-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
                                                                                

        WBu1                                          Delayed                   
1(b9)-1(b9)--15~~~--|----------------------------------|---8--7------8--7-----------
17--17---12-----|------10--10--10------------------|---------10--------8--8-----
17--17---12-----|------10--10--10------10----------|----------------------------
17--17---12-----|--14------12--10------10------12--|----------------------------
----------------|------------------14------12--10--|----------------------------
----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------
                                                                                

                                                               T      T         
-----8--12--15--12------12------12------12---------12---------------------------
h10-----15----------15------15------15------15p13------15--13--20p15--20p15-----
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----13h17p13--17--15--17--17--17--17--17--17--17/20-------------------14\|------
13--------------------------------------------------20-10/16--13---------|------
------------------------------------------------------------------14-----|------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------
                                                                                

Use Wb all TimeStop Wb             Strange noise                                
-------10-------13--10--16--13--|-----------------------------------------------
----8--11--12---14--11--17--14--|---------------12--13--12------12--12--12------
-8-----11--12---14--11--17--14--|---11--12--13--------------13------------------
-(b9)--------13-------------------|-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                          Trill            Bass Bit     Wb         Bass         
-----------------------|-------------|-----------------------|------------------
h13------16/17--17/----|---15h17p15--|--2----------------12--|--2---------------
-----16------------15--|-------------|--2----------------12--|--2---------------
-----------------------|-------------|--2----------------12--|--2---------3-----
-----------------------|-------------|--0--------------------|--0---------3-----
-----------------------|-------------|---------------0-------|------------1-----
                                                                                

Bend Up and Hold   T      T      T      T    Release bend          Bass         
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------|--2---------------
-2------------------19p2---17p2---16p2---14------------------|--2---------------
-------------------------------------------------------------|--2---------------
-------------------------------------------------------------|--0---------------
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------
                                                                                

                                                                 PM             
------|-----3--3--|-------------------------------------------------------------
------|-----3--3--|--------5--5-6-----------------------------------------------
------|--5--5--5--|--------5--5-5-----------------------------------------------
------|--5--5--5--|--------5--5h7-----------------------------------------------
------|--3--3--3--|-----3----------8--7--5------------------------------7-------
------|-----------|--1----------------------8--5--5/7--7--2/7---7--8----------
                                                                                

                              B2   Rake                                         
--------------------------11---12---------------17--12--------------------------
------------------10--13--------------------12----------15----------------------
--------------11------------------------12------------------14---------16-------
-------(b9)-12------------------------13--------------------------12/14-----------
10--(b9)--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
1(b9)-14--------------------22--17--15--------------------------------------------
--------17--15------------------------1(b9)-17--15----------------------17--1(b9)---
-----------------------1(b9)------------------------17--16--16--17--1(b9)-----------
----------------14/17-----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                    B2     Hold bend             Rb  B                          
---17--1(b9)-20-1(b9)-20/-22~~~-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--22--0--|-------------------
20-------------------------------------------------------0--|-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------|------------16-----
------------------------------------------------------------|--14h15h17---------
------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
                                                                                

                            B2                                                  
-----------------------------20----15-------------------------------------------
------------------19h20h22p20--/17-----19p17--18p17p15--------------------------
--------16h17h1(b9)---------------------------------------17p16p14--16h17\9h10----
h17h1(b9)-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                      Wb      Rake                                              
---------------------------|-----------12--15/22--------------------------------
-----------------------15--|-------13----------------20------15------12-----8---
p9p7-----------------------|---14----------------1(b9)----16------12------(b9)------
------10p7-----------------|----------------------------------------------------
------------7------------|----------------------------------------------------
-----------------8p5-------|----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                  B   B                  Wb Wobble                              
------------5------7------|-20~~~--20-|--20p17----------------------------------
------5--6-------------7--|-----------|-------20p17h20p17h20p17-----------------
4-------------------------|-----------|-------------------------19p17h19p17-----
---5-----------5----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                Wb                                              
----20~~~--|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
-----------|--13
p8------------------------------------|-------------------
h1(b9)-------|--------------10h12\-7--7p5---------------------|-------------------
-----------|-----------------------------7p5----------------|-------------------
-----------|----------------------------------7p3---------|-------------------
-----------|-----------------------------------------5p3p0--|-------------------
                                                                                

The next bit is high notes past thof the fretboard   B5  Rb  B2  Rb             
--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----
--------------------------------------------------|--20----------------20--|----
--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----
--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----
--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----
--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----
                                                                                

          HarmB2     Flutter                                                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20---------------------------------------21-------------------------------------
---1(b9)-0---3----------17------17--1(b9)-17-----17--1(b9)-17--1(b9)-17-----------------
--------------------------1(b9)------------------------------------1(b9)-17--17-----
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                                         B2                                     
-----|--12------------------------------------|---------------------------------
-----|-------------12---------------------18--|--18p15--------------------------
-----|------------------------12--------------|---------18--17p16---------------
~~~--|----------------------------12-------|--------------------17--16-------
-----|-----------------12------------------|---------------------------------
-----|------12-----------------------------|---------------------------------
                                                                                

             B2             Trill                                               
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------10p9p7------------------------10------10--------------------------
17
-----------10p(b9)h10-----9/10/12------12------12\9/9p5/9------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------12--15--17/20p19p17--1(b9)---|-------------------
-----------------------------13--------------------------0--|-------------------
-------------------------14---------------------------------|-------------------
p0----------10/12--15-------------------------------------|-------------------
----------12------------------------------------------------|-------------------
------13----------------------------------------------------|-------------------
                                                                                

As fast as you can T             T                 T             T       T      
--------------------17p15p14p12-------------------------------------------17----
----------------------------------17p15p13p12--15---17p15p13p12-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------16p14---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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           T                T             T          T         T          T     
p15p14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------17p15p13p12h15---17p15p13p12----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------16p14p12-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------14p12p(b9)------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------14p12p10--------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

          T         T          T          T          T                T         
-------------------------------------------15p12p10-----------------------------
--------------------------------15p12p10--------------15p10h13p10h12---15p12----
---------------------14p12p10---------------------------------------------------
-----------14p12p(b9)-------------------------------------------------------------
14p12p10------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

           T       T    T          T           T                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------9h12----
p10h13/15---17p14---15---15p12p10---------------15p12p10--12p10-----------------
------------------------------------14p12--12--------------------12p10----------
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                      T              T      T        T            T        T    
p10p(b9)--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------8h10p8p7h8h10---15p10p8p7----------------------12p10p7-------------------
----------------------------------(b9)--11p(b9)--11p9p7------------(b9)--11p9p7-------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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         T        T        T     T          T         T        T         T      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12p10p7--------------------------------------12p10p8----------------------------
----------11p9p7------------------11p9p7p5-------------11p9p7-------------------
-------------------12p9p7---9p5---------------------------------12p10p(b9)--------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------12----
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-------------------17-----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------15~~~--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------/16---------------------------------------------------------------
p10p8---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------10p8h10------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                



================================================================================
==                           TABLATURE EXPLANATION                            ==
================================================================================

----------                            ----------
----5h8--- Hammeron                   ----(8)--- Ghost Note
----------                            ----------
----5p8--- Pulloff                    ----------

----------                            ----------
----5/8--- Slide Up                   -----x---- Dead Note
----------                            ----------
----5\8--- Slide Down                 ----------

----------                            ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato                    ||*----*||
----------                            ||*----*||
----------                            ||------||

Rhythm:
  w = whole note            W = dotted whole
  h = half note             H = dotted half
  q = quarter note          Q = dotted quarter
  e = eighth note           E = dotted eighth
  s = sixteenth note        S = dotted sixteenth
  ^ = triplet
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