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Subject: TAB:  Sailing Ships (Whitesnake - Slip of the Tongue) - Steve Vai
Tabbed & transcribed by Sayavongsa Rathasath

For this song,I play every verse and bridge with fingers but it must be enough
difficult for you,especially for the brigde!!!!!
I play the chorus with pick!
So good work!!!!!

Intro/verse

  Am                G                 C   G   Am7 G     Fsus2
|-------------0---|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------3-------|-3-----------6---|-5---3---1---0---|-1--------3/5----|
|-----2-----------|-----0-----------|---0---0---0---0-|-------0---------|
|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3---2---0-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-1---------------|

  G                 F     E           Am        Dadd4 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
|-3------3--------|-1-------0-------|---------------3-|---3-------------|
|------4---4------|---2-------1-----|-2-----------0---|-----0-----------|
|----5-------5\---|-----3-------2---|---------2/4-----|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|



  Am                G                 C   G   Am7 G     Fsus2
|-------------0---|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------3-------|-3-----------6---|-5---3---1---0---|-1--------3/5----|
|-----2-----------|-----0-----------|---0---0---0---0-|-------0---------|
|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3---2---0-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-1---------------|

  G                 F     E           Am        Dadd4   Am7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3------3--------|-1-------0-------|---------------3-|-----1-----------|
|------4---4------|---2-------1-----|-2-----------0---|-----------------|
|----5-------5\---|-----3-------2---|---------2/4-----|-4\2-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-1-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
                             


Bridge 
                   
  Dm        Dsus2   DmAdd6            C/D               F
|-1-------1-0-----|-1-------1-0-----|-1/3-----3---5---|-5---------5-----|
|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------5---5-----|---------6---6---|
|-----2---------2-|-----3---------3-|-----5-----------|-------5---------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  Bb                Csus4   C         G
|-1-------1-0-1---|-1-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3---------|----1------1-----|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----------|------0------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|


Chorus
                            
                    EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4 EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|  
|-----------------|-------4---4-2---|-----0-------0---|-------4---4-2---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----2-----------|---2-------4-----|-----2-----------|---2-------4-----|
|---------3-2-----|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|

  EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4 EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|
|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|  
|-------4---4-2---|-----0-------0---|-------4---4-2---|-----0-------0---|
|-----2-----------|---2-------4-----|-----2-----------|---2-------4-----|
|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|

  Am7sus2           C       Dadd4add6 Am7sus2           C       Dadd4add6
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---------------0-|---------0-------|---------------0-|
|-------0---0-----|-----0-------0---|-------0---0-----|-----0-------0---|
|-----2-------2---|---2-------4-----|-----2-------2---|---2-------4-----|
|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



  C                        D                          Asus2
|---------------------|-----------------------|-0---------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-0---------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-2---------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-2---------------|
|-3----------------------|-3/5----------------------|-0---------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|


Chorus 2
                            
                    EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4     EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------0-------|---------------|---------0-------|---------------|  
|-----------------|-------4---4-2---|-----0---------------|-------4---4-2---|-----0---------------|
|-----------------|-----2-----------|---2-------4---------|-----2-----------|---2-------4---------|
|---------3-2-----|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-----------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-----------|


  EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4     EmAdd9            G       Aadd2add4
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------0-------|---------------|---------0-------|---------------|  
|-------4---4-2---|-----0---------------|-------4---4-2---|-----0---------------|
|-----2-----------|---2-------4---------|-----2-----------|---2-------4---------|
|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-----------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-----------|


  Am7sus2           C       Dadd4add6     Am7sus2           C       Dadd4add6
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------0-------|------------------|---------0-------|------------------|
|-------0---0-----|-----0------------|-------0---0-----|-----0------------|
|-----2-------2---|---2-------4---------|-----2-------2---|---2-------4---------|
|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-----------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-----------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|




If you have any suggestions or corrections to do,e-mail me!!!!!
sayavongsa_ratha@yahoo.fr



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' - bend              example:-15'-----`(15)
` - release                   bend     release to original note
^ - bend and release                 
(2) - ghost note          - Artificial Harmonic
X - percussive sound     P - Pull-off
/ - slide up             h - Hammer-on
\ - slide down           trem. - tremolo (whammy) bar
~ - vibrato
.. - note held           Note: Please read EVERYTHING above the staff
PM - palm muted                as well as in it!!