WINDOWS TO THE SOUL (Bassline)
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1999 Album THE ULTRA ZONE)
Words and Music by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Moderately Q=128
11/8
Gtr I
Wx8 H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q
|---------------||---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------||o----------7---------|----------7----------|
|---------------||o-0----(0)-----------|-0----(0)--------0---|
|---------------||---------------------|---------------------|
H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q E E 4x H +E E Q Q.
|--------------------|----------------------||--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------o||----------3---------|
|-5----(5)-5-------5-|---------------------o||--------------------|
|--------------------|-0----(0)-----0--5-5--||-3----(3)-----------|
H +E E Q. Q H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q Q
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------5---------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5----(5)--------5--|-2----(2)-2-------2-|-3----(3)-----3-----|
H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q H +E E Q Q E
|--------------------|--------------------|----------5---------|
|----------3---------|----------5---------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-3----(3)---------3-|
|-3----(3)-----------|-5----(5)--------5--|--------------------|
H +E E E Q E E H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q
|---------------------||---------------------|--------------------|
|-0----(0)-----0--5-5-||o----------7---------|----------7---------|
|---------------------||o-0----(0)-----------|-0----(0)--------0--|
|---------------------||---------------------|--------------------|
H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q E E 6x H +E E Q Q.
|--------------------|----------------------||-||----------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------o||-||o----------3----------|
|-5----(5)-5-------5-|---------------------o||-||o---------------------|
|--------------------|-0----(0)-----0--5-5--||-||--3----(3)------------|
H +E E Q. Q H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q Q
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------||
|----------5---------|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-5----(5)--------5--|-2----(2)-2-------2-|-3----(3)-----3------||
H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q H +E E Q Q E
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------3---------|----------5---------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-3----(3)-----------|-5----(5)--------5--|-2----(2)-2-------2-|
H +E E E Q Q H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------3---------|----------5---------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-3----(3)-----3-----|-3----(3)-----------|-5----(5)--------5--|
H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q E E Wx8
|----------5---------|---------------------|--------|
|--------------------|-0----(0)-----0--5-5-|--------|
|-3----(3)---------3-|---------------------|--------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------|
H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q H +E E Q Q E
||---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
||o----------7---------|----------7---------|-------------------|
||o-0----(0)-----------|-0----(0)--------0--|-5----(5)-5-------5|
||---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
H +E E E Q E E H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q
|----------------------||-||---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------o||-||o----------3---------|----------5----------|
|---------------------o||-||o--------------------|---------------------|
|-0----(0)-----0--5-5--||-||--3----(3)-----------|-5----(5)--------5---|
H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q Q H +E E Q Q.
|--------------------|---------------------||--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------o||----------3---------|
|--------------------|--------------------o||--------------------|
|-2----(2)-2-------2-|-3----(3)-----3------||-3----(3)-----------|
H +E E Q. Q H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q Q
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------5---------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5----(5)--------5--|-2----(2)-2-------2-|-3----(3)-----3-----|
H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q H +E E Q Q E
|--------------------|--------------------|----------5---------|
|----------3---------|----------5---------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-3----(3)---------3-|
|-3----(3)-----------|-5----(5)--------5--|--------------------|
H +E E E Q E E H +E E Q Q. H +E E Q. Q
|---------------------||---------------------|--------------------|
|-0----(0)-----0--5-5-||o----------7---------|----------7---------|
|---------------------||o-0----(0)-----------|-0----(0)--------0--|
|---------------------||---------------------|--------------------|
H +E E Q Q E H +E E E Q E E 4x Wx21
|--------------------|----------------------||---------*|
|--------------------|---------------------o||---------*|
|-5----(5)-5-------5-|---------------------o||---------*|
|--------------------|-0----(0)-----0--5-5--||---------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
