Steve Vai Hand On Heart (1) |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |----14---14-14-12-11-11>12|---12---12-12-11-9-9>11|----------9-11------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|-11-11-11------9-8>9>8----| |-11-----------------------|-11--------------------|------------------------11| |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |----------11>9------------| |----11>13------11>8>11----| REPEAT (1) |-9------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| (2) |---------------------------| |-17-16-14-14>16-12-12>14---| |---------------------------| 2 X |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| (3) |--------------6-6---|-----------7>6----|-------------6-6---8>9--9>11--11>12-| |------7-7-9-9-------|-----7-7-9-----7--|-----7-7-9-9-----7------------------| |--6-6---------------|-6-6--------------|-6-6--------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| -------- B Hold Note A E Hold note F#m e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| b|----12<14----14>12--11--11h12~~~~|----11<12----12~~p9--7h9h11~~~~| g|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| d|11-------------------------------|--9----------------------------| a|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G#m A E F#m e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| b|/7-7-7~--9-(9)/11----5~~--4h5h4------|0--(7)/9~~-9/11\9~--7\4/7~~| g|--------------------------------6~~~-|---------------------------| d|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| a|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| This is played three times with variations. The second time introduces the chords and the third time, percussion. I'm not sure of the accompanying chords but i've put what i think they are in to give you the impression. This is roughly the next part of the piece: e|---------------------------------|------------16------------------| b|14h16h17~-17-16-14-16~-12-12h14~~|14h16h17~-17---17-16~-12-12h14~~| g|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| d|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| a|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| b|--2-2--7-7--9-9--11-11~---------|--2-2--7-7--9-(9)h11h12-11-9-7---| g|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| d|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| a|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| (pick scrape) e|---------------------------------------------------| b|--2-2--7-7--9-9--11-11--(11)\7--14-16-17*~~~~--x\--| g|---------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| This is a build up to the 'solo' part which is much more complicated. I haven't figured this part out yet but if you want to try, to start you off, the first two notes are: e|--------| b|--12-11-| g|--------| d|--------| a|--------| e|--------|