Orianthi – Highly Strung (Guitar Tab)
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Song Structure
Main Riff
Verse I
Chorus I
Main Riff (only played once, the last 2 parts of it)
Verse II
Chorus II
Solo I
Solo II
Solo III
Solo IV
[Bridge]
Chorus III
Main Riff (played twice but it's the last 2 parts repeated and no chords at the end)
Ending
Main Riff
Orianthi (right channel)
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------55-------------------------| D|---------3-----------55----------3--------------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-33--5---3h5---5-5-3--------| E|---5-------------5---------5-------------5-3-3~-|
Vai (left channel)
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---------3-----------------------3-------------------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-----5---3h5---5-3---------------| E|---5-------------5---------5-----------5-3-1h3~-1h3~-|
Orianthi (right channel)
e|------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------6----| G|---------------------55----------------------7--| D|---------3-----------55----------3---3h5/7------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-33--5---3h5---5------------| E|---5-------------5---------5--------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------6----| G|---------------------------------------------7--| D|---------3-----------------------3---3h5/7------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-----5---3h5---5------------| E|---5-------------5---------5--------------------|
Orianthi (right channel)
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------55-----------------------------| D|---------3-----------55----------3------------------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-33--5---3h5---5-5---3----------| E|---5-------------5---------5-----------5---5-3-3-3~-|
Vai (left channel)
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------3-----------------------3-----------------------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-----5---3h5---5-5---3---------------| E|---5-------------5---------5-----------5---5-3-1h3~-1h3~-|
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------6-----| G|---------------------55----------------------7~~-| D|---------3-----------55----------3---3h5/7-------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-33--5---3h5---5-------------| E|---5-------------5---------5---------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------6-----| G|---------------------------------------------7/--| D|---------3-----------------------3---3h5/7-------| A|-5---3h5---5-5-3---3-----5---3h5---5-------------| E|---5-------------5---------5---------------------|
Both
e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-5-5-3-| A|-5-5-3-| E|-3-3-1-|
[Verse I]
(0:23)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-9^-6-6---6-8-6-9^-----------------| G|--------5--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------9^-6-6------------| G|--------------------------7-5--------| D|------------------------------7-5----| A|----------------------------------5--| E|-------------------------------------|
(0:27)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|---------------------------------------| B|--/15----------13----------------------| G|------14-12-14----14~------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|---------------------17^*-13---------13----| B|-----------------------------15-13------15-| G|-----------------------------------14------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
(0:31)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-9-------------10-------------------| D|---10-12-10-12----------------------| A|-----------------12-----------------| E|------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------8---------------| G|-----------------------9-10-9-7----7-| D|--------------------------------10---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
(0:35)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-------------------8-12----12-15-17^~-------------| B|-----------6-8--10------13------------------------| G|--------/7----------------------------------------| D|----3-5-------------------------------------------| A|-/5-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|--------------------8-12-15/17-20p18p17-20p18p17-20~-| B|-------------6-8-10----------------------------------| G|-----------7-----------------------------------------| D|-------3-5-------------------------------------------| A|-----5-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus I]
(0:44)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-9/10-9----11/12-11----------7/8-7-------------------| A|--------10----------12----12-------8-10/12-10-8---10-| E|-----------------------12-----------------------8----|
Vai (left channel)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12/13-12-----14/15-14------------------------------------------| G|----------12-----------14----14--14/15-14-----------------------| D|--------------------------14--------------15-17/19-17-15----17--| A|---------------------------------------------------------15-----| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:52)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-16/17-16----18/19-18--------21-22-21/22-21----| D|----------17----------19-/21----------------22-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|--------------------------17-18/-/17-15------| B|-/17-15----17/18-17---------------------17---| G|--------16----------18/19--------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
(0:59)
(both playing the same thing here, only Vai adds the ghost note)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13h15-15-13h15-15-13h15-15-15^~-15h17-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-17^~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------(22)--| B|-18h20-20-18h20-20-18h20-20-20^~-20h22-22-20h22-22-20h22-22-22^~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse II]
(1:17)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|---------------------------------------------| B|-15^-15-13-----------------------------------| G|-----------14-12-10-12~~---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-------------------------^17p15-15-13----^13~-| B|--------------------------------------15------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
(1:21)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-18^-17-15----18^-------------------------------------| G|-----------17----------17----17~----------------------| D|-----------------19-17----19--------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|--------------------------------15^-15^-15^-15-13----| B|--------------------------------------------------15-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(1:25)
(There is a pick scratch here on both guitars that I'm not tabbing
first one scratches up the fretboard, second goes down it, both on
the first string.)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|---------(scratch)----------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|----------------------------(scratch)---------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
(1:28)
(there is a ton of tremolo on both ends during this part)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-5h7p5---5h7p5---7h8p7---7h8p7---9h10p9----9h10p9----| A|-------8-------8-------9-------9--------12--------12-| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-8h10p8---8h10p8---10h11p10----10h11p10----12h13p12----12h13p12----| G|--------8--------8----------12----------12----------14----------14-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:30)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-9-10-10-13-10-12-12-14-12-14-14-15-15-17---| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--12-13-13-15-13-15-15-17-15-17-17-18-18-20-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
(1:33)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-19-21-21-22-21-22-21-21-21h22~-------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-17-19-19-20-19-20-19-19-19h20~-------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
[Chorus II]
(need a 24 fret guitar to play Vai's part here)
(1:37)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-12/13-12----14/15-14--------------------------------| G|----------12----------14-14/16-14~-(14)/15-14^-14----| D|--------------------------------------------------15-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-19/20-19----21/22-21-17-17h19-17-(17)/18-18-17----| B|----------20------------------------------------18-| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
(1:42)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------17-16----18/19-18----------21~-22-22-21-----| D|-17/19-17-15----17--------17----------19-19/21--------------22~-| A|-------------15-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-------------------19/20-19-----21/22-21----------24~-24^-24------| B|-20/22-20-18----20----------20~----------22-22/24------------24^~-| G|-------------17---------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:50)
(both play this part, identical to the first chorus ending)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13h15-15-13h15-15-13h15-15-15^~-15h17-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-17^~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------(22)--| B|-18h20-20-18h20-20-18h20-20-20^~-20h22-22-20h22-22-20h22-22-22^~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo I]
(Vai repeats that one part during the whole solo)
Orianthi (right channel)
(2:00)
e|---------------------------/12-12-------10-10---------| B|-12~-10h12p10----12---------------12-12-------10-10/p-| G|--------------12----9-/(2)----------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
(2:05)
e|--------------------------------------| B|-10^-10-8-----8^----------------------| G|----------9-7-7^-(9)------------------| D|---------------------7/9-7-5-----5----| A|-----------------------------7-5---7~-| E|--------------------------------------|
(2:07)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----X5-X5-X5-X7-X8-8-7~--5---7/9~-| A|-X7------------------------7------| E|----------------------------------|
(2:10)
e|------------------------| B|--------------------5---| G|----5---5---5-7-5-7---7-| D|-X7---7---7-------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
(2:12)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-/9^-/11^-/12^-/14^-/16^-16^-16^~~--| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---------------7-| D|---7---5---7-----| A|-5---5---5---5---| E|-----------------|
[Solo II]
(Orianthi repeats that one part during the whole solo)
Vai (left channel)
(2:16)
e|-------------------------13^----| B|-14^-14-13-15~~-15-13-15-----15-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
(2:20)
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-13h15p13h15-13-15-13-12~-/12-13-12---------------------| G|------------------------------------13-13-15-12^~~/10~~-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(2:24)
e|--------------------------------------| B|-11^/12~-11-------------11------------| G|------------12-10-10-12----12-10-12^~-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
(2:26)
e|----------------------------------------| B|-13-11---------------13-11--------------| G|-------12-10-10h12~--------12-10-10h12~-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
(2:28)
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-(12)/------------------------------------------| D|-------9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
(2:29)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-10-8-10p8h10p8-8/10-8-10-8----------| E|----------------------------10-8/10~-|
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-----0-----0-| D|-----5-----3-| A|-5-5---5-5---| E|-------------|
[Solo III]
(Vai repeats that one part during the whole solo)
Orianthi (right channel)
(2:32)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------15--------| G|--------------------------------------14-16-17-16-14-14/16----16/14~-| D|-----------------14-16^17v16-14-16-17--------------------------------| A|-7-9-10-9~-7/14~-----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:37)
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-14-12-14-14^-14v-12-------12~-----------------| D|---------------------14-12-----14-12----12-14~-| A|-------------------------------------14--------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
(2:41)
e|-18^1818^1818^1818^1818V1818V18V-18^-17-15-| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
(2:44)
e|---------19-----17-------------19-----17-------------19-----17-------------19-----17----| B|-1717-20----20-----20--1717-20----20-----20--1717-20----20-----20--1717-20----20-----20-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:46)
e|-------17---------------------------------------------------| B|-20-20----20-17-17----------------20------------------------| G|-------------------19-16-16-19/21---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------19^/17-------19----17~-| A|--------------------------------------------19-19----19-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---------------7-| D|---7---5---7-----| A|-5---5---5---5---| E|-----------------|
Solo IV
(Orianthi repeats that one part during the whole thing)
(This solo has a ton of tremolo acrobatics, as one would expect)
Vai (left channel)
(2:49)
e|--------------------------------------| B|------------------6~~6~6~6~6~6~-------| G|-7^v~-7^~-7^~-7^~--------------7~5~7~-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
(2:53)
e|-----13~------------------------------| B|-/15~---15~---------------------------| G|------------7~-5~---------------------| D|------------------8~-7~-5~------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
(2:55)
e|-13p10p8-13p10p8-15p10p8-15p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-15p10p8-15p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-10-13-10-8-10~-| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:59)
e|-13-11h13p11-11h13p11p10---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------13------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------/13-12-13-15-13--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------15-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------15-14-15-17-15-14-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------15~15~15~-|
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-----0-----0-| D|-----5-----3-| A|-5-5---5-5---| E|-------------|
[Bridge]
(These parts go back and forth like the verses)
(3:09)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-/10~--------------------------| B|-----12-10----10---------------| G|-----------12----11-9-7--------| D|------------------------9-7----| A|----------------------------5~-| E|-------------------------------|
(3:12)
Vai (left channel)
e|---------------------5-7-10~-| B|-----------8---5-7-8---------| G|---------7---7---------------| D|---5-7-9---------------------| A|-7~--------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
(3:14)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-/14~12-------------------------| B|--------13-12-10-7/8------------| G|---------------------7-5--------| D|-------------------------9-7----| A|-----------------------------9~-| E|--------------------------------|
(3:16)
Vai (left channel)
e|--------------7--------7-9-10-12-13~-| B|-------7-8-10---7-8-10---------------| G|---7-9-------------------------------| D|-9~----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
(3:18)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-13~10-------------10-------------------------------| B|-------13-11-11-13----13----------------------------| G|-------------------------/12-10--10-----------------| D|------------------------------------12-10-----------| A|------------------------------------------13-12-11~-| E|----------------------------------------------------|
(3:20)
Vai (left channel)
e|-------------------------------10-13-------10-13-15~-| B|-------------------------11-13-------13-11-----------| G|---------8-10-12-8-10-12-----------------------------| D|----8-10---------------------------------------------| A|-10~-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(3:22)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-15~-(15)p12-----------12------------------------| B|-------------15--13-15----15-13------------------| G|--------------------------------12-9-------------| D|-------------------------------------12-10-------| A|-------------------------------------------12-10-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
(3:24)
(These parts are played at the same time)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|---------------------8h10p8------------10h12p10-------------12h15p12-------------| B|-----8h10p8-----8/10--------10-8-10/13----------13-10-13/15----------15-13-15/17-| G|-7/9--------9-7------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15h17p15-------17/19~-| B|----------17-15--------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-12-------------12-15-12----------15-17-------------17-19-----------17-19-22-19-| B|----15-12-13-15----------14-15-17-------17-17-18-20--------20-17-20-------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----19-20-22-22-19-19-------19-22-| B|-20-------------------20-18-------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
[Chorus III]
(3:31)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-16/17-16----18/19-18--------20-21-20/21-20----| D|----------17----------19-/20----------------21-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|---------------------------17-18/-18-15----| B|-/17-15----17/18-17---------------------17-| G|--------16----------18-/19-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
[Ending]
(4:00)
Orianthi (right channel)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-15/-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Vai (left channel)
e|-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-13p10p8-17/-| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| (n) Ghost note
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