Steve Vai – Blue Powder (Bass Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# As recorded by Steve Vai (From the 1990 Album PASSION AND WARFARE) Transcribed by Julien 777 Music by Steve Vai Arranged by Steve Vai Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Stu Hamm 1' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Stu Hamm 2'
  Q=60        Q=120            Q=60
 4/4                      9/8   4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx20          Wx19       W     Wx9
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|

  Q=120
  Q     E S E S S S S e S   E  s S S S s S E S e S E
|---------x---5h7-------5-|-x--5---------------------|
|-----------------0-5h7---|------7p5-5s7---------x---|
|-----------0-------------|--------------5h7-3h5-----|
|-------------------------|------------------------2-|

                          Q
                          G
       ~~~~~~~~~~~
  H    H      +H     H
|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|
|-0----3----|-(3)---------|
=120 tr II T T T T T T T T T T |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------14-17-14----------------------14-17-14-----------|
|----14----19----------17----14----14----19----------19----14--|
|-12----19----------------17----12----19----------------17-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |---5----|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
|-------------14-19-14----------------------14-21-14-------|
|----14----19----------19----14----14----19----------21----|
|-12----19----------------17----12----19----------------17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

  W          H    H
|----------|-----------|
|----------|-----------|
|-8--------|-8---------|
|----------|------3----|

  Gtr I
  E S S S S S S S e S e S S   +S  s s S s S S s S e S S S E
|-----x---x---x-5h7---------|-----5-x-5-x-5-----------------|
|---x---x---x-------5h7-----|---------------7p5-------------|
|-----------------------5h7-|-(7)---------------5h7-5h7-x-2-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Q=60 Gtr II |3-| |-3-|
  H    +Q  H    +H   Q +H    W
|-------------|------------|------*|
|-------------|------------|------*|
|-3----(3)-3--|-(3)--3-(3)-|------*|
|-------------|------------|-1----*|
Duration Legend --------------- 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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths