Steve Vai – Avalancha (Guitar Intro Tab)

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Here are the individual sections for this track, except the solo, as I do not have the patience to type it out. Steve plays this track on the 7 string neck of his funky Hydra guitar, so I have moved some notes up an octave to make it playable on a 6 string. After the first chorus, simply move it up an octave and play it again up to the doubled up arpeggio bit. The second time the verse and bridge to chorus are played, they are harmonized, but I have only tabbed out the underlying tune [Chorus]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------10s7--------------12s5---------7s5-------------------------|
D|-------12s10-----8-----------------------------8---------------12s14---------|
A|-----10-------------------------10--------------------------10---------------|
E|-8------------6-------------8--------------4------------8--------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------13-13----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------11-11----------------------|
G|--------12s7--------7s5---------------12-12-10-10----------------------------|
D|------8-----------8-------------10-10----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------s8-8----------------------------------------------|
E|---6-----------4-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge to Verse] - play this bit twice!

e|------------------------------13-13----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------11-11-------11-11-------------------------15-15----|
G|------------12-12-10-10-------------------10-10-12-12-------12-12----------|
D|------10-10-------------------------------------------10-10----------------|
A|--8-8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------20-20-----|
B|--------18-18-------18--|
G|--17-17-----------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

[Verse]

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------s10b11--10b11------10b11rb11--8--8----|
G|--12s--------------------------------------------10-|
D|--10s-----------------------------------------------|
A|--10s-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------13----------------------------------------------|
B|--8-11--13b15-13b15-------------15--11----10h11b13rp10s8-7-----8-10s1-3-3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Whammy up to 14 here                               whammy vibrato here
e|--14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15------13---15h19p15p13--15------13-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------14----12----14--b14----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                          Not too sure about this chord
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15b16r---13-----------13s15---------------8--11s3----------3-----------|
G|-----------------15b17------------15---10b12-----------0s2-----2-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge to Chorus]
                         \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/                   \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------15---14---15b18-------------------------18---17---18b21--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------15---------14----12b14r----------s12------15-------17---19----17b19--|
D|-------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b16--------15---14-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------17s11----------17---15b17-----------15---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----16---15---16s18--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|