The Crying Machine Tab by Steve Vai


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From: "Leszek Zulikowski" 
Subject: v/vai_steve/the_crying_machine.tab
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 12:36:46 PST


                                STEVE VAI
                              The Crying Machine

from  : Wojciech KOKALSKI (POLAND,GDA?SK)

  ~ - vibrate
  b - bend
  h - hammer on
  p - pull off
  / - slade
  \ - slade


                                       ~~~~
E----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12------------------------|
B----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12------------------------|
G----14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b-----\-----------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--10b--10----\----10-10-10-8-7-7h8-7-------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------9-\---------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--10b--10----\----10-10-10-12-13-12-12\16-16\----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--10b--10----\----10-10-10-7h8p7-----------------|
G------------------------------------------------------9-9\11/7\9/4----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                             *
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--12--12b(12)--10----10-10-10-12-13-12-12\16-----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

* Pre-bend and relase: bend the note up Strike it and relase the bend
back to the original note.


             ~~~~       hp*         ~~~~   ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------11---------------------|
B---12--10--9-----12-(11 12)11-----------12-------14--11--9--11--7----|
G------------------------------11-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------11----------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

* Trill: very rapidly alternate between the notes indicated
by hammering on and pulling off.

                       ~~~~
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------14--17--16----------17-21p19p17--19----------------------------|
G-----------------16--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------16-----------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---22b--22b--22b--22-20-22---22b--22-22--22-20-19h20-19--17----------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---21--23--19--21--16-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                      ~~~~
E---------------------19-20p19-------------19-20-19--19/22-22\24-24\---|
B---22b--22b--22-20-22---------22--22-22-22----------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------0---------------------------------0-------2h3p2p0h2-----|
D-----2------0---2-----2----0-----------2------0---2-------------------|
A-----2--1h2-----------2-1h2------------2--1h2-------------------------|
E---0----------------0---------3-------0--------------0----------------|


E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D-----2------0---2-----2-----------------------------------------------|
A-----2--1h2-----------2-----------------------------------------------|
E---0----------------0---------3-2-3-1---------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------7----8----10------------|
B---------------------------------------8------7----8----10------------|
G--------------0--------------------7-9---9----9b---8b---12b-----------|
D-----2------0---2----0h2---5h7---9------------------------------------|
A-----2--1h2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E---0------------------------------------------------------------------|

Damn.

I think it's cool. Isn't it?

That's enough for now. 'haven't got time for more.

I hope you enjoy.