Warm Regards (guitar part) Steve Vai ~~~~~~~~~~~~ transcribed by Frode A. K. Thorkildsen ****************************************************************************** Notation Legend: b=bend; r=release; h=hammer on; p=pull off; t=tapping /=slide up; \= slide down; V..=upstroke; ^=downstroke P.M.=Palm Muting; A.H.=Artificial Harmonic; ¨=yank whammy bar rapidly down and then up ****************************************************************************** light distorted tone (neck pickup) e|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--------- B|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--------- G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--------- D|-12/14~~--14-14/15\14--12/|14\9-9\5/9~~-|-\8-12/14-14-14-14b15(14)|-12-12-12 A|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--------- E|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--------- e---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| B---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| G---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| D-12---12/14\10-|-12-12-12/14\10--5/7\5-|-12-12/14-14b15(14)-12\10-----------| A---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------13/15~~---| E---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------ B|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------ G|----------------------------------|------16b17~~-14------|------------------ D|-12-12-12-14-14b15/(17)b19(17)p15-|-17~~------------17-15|-14b15(14)\12~~--- A|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------ E|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------ Distortion (neck pickup) e--------||---------12-12h13p12----|----------------------|------------------- B--------||-5/15b17-------------15/|17--------------------|------15b17~~-17--- G-----*--||------------------------|---16-16\12/16-b17(16)|p15--x------------- D-\10-10-||------------------------|----------------------|----x-------------- A--------||------------------------|----------------------|---x--------------- E--------||------------------------|----------------------|------------------- *sul ponticello (pick near bridge) e-----------|-----------------------15----------|----------------------------| B-17b18(17)-|-15-15-15-15--15/17\13-----13------|8/15-15-15/17\13------------| G-----------|-------------------------12----12~~|-----------------12/14\12~~-| D-----------|-----------------------------10----|----------------------------| A-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| E-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|-8/15-15-17-17b18(17)-15----------|-8/15-15-15-17-17b18~~--20b22(20)p18----| G|------------------------17-15/17~~|-----------------------x----------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------x-----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| e|------15/20-18p17--------|-----------------17------------------------------| B|-20~~------------20-18-17|17b18(17)\15-15------15\13-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------14-------14-------------------| D|-------------------------|--------------------------12----12\10------------| A|-------------------------|------------------------------10------10\5-3/5---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------8-----------| P.M. e|------||--x-x-x-x-x--3/|20-19------------------------|---------------------| B|------||--x-x-x-x-x----|------0---19b20~~-20-20h22-20|-17b19(17)-15-17\15--| G|------||---------------|--------0--------------------|---------------------| D|------||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| A|-3~~--||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| E|------||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--*----------------- B|p13--19b20~~-20-20/22p20-|-19h20p19h20-19h20b22-20b22~~|-b24(22)p20-19b20~~- G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------- D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------- A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------- E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------- *pre-bend trill~~~~ P.M. e----(19h20)p19----|---------------------------/17---/19--|-21b22(21)-21-19h21 B-20---------------|---------------7-/10--/15-----15----17|------------------- G------------------|-------------7------9----14-----------|------------------- D------------------|---------4/7--------------------------|------------------- A------------------|---2h5/7------------------------------|------------------- E---------------17\|-0------------------------------------|------------------- e-p19---12h14p12-|----------------------------------------------||------------ B-----12---------|-15b17~~17r(15)h17p15\14----------------------||------------ G----------------|------------------------h16-14--12h14p12\11---||------------ D----------------|-------------------------------------------12/||14~~-------- A----------------|----------------------------------------------||------------ E----------------|----------------------------------------------||------------ ^... (downstroke) e--------------------------9-|9/17-14-17-14--------------------12-/19-17------ B-----8-10/12-10~~--0h7h10---|-------------15----------------12--------------- G----7-----------------------|---------------16------------12----------------- D---9------------------------|-----------------14\12-----12------------------- A-10-------------------------|-------------------------14--------------------- E----------------------------|-----------------------15----------------------- ^.... V..... ^........... e-0h10|h14p12p10-0h10h14-0h10h14p12p10-0h14h15p14\12--|12h15p12h15p12-------- B-----|---------------------------------------------15|--------------15-14h15 G-----|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------- D-----|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------- A-----|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------- E-----|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------- t e------15/17p15------------------------------------------------10h14|17p14p10- B--14h15--------14h15p14h17p14--14h17p14h17p14--14h17p14--10h13-----|--------- G14---------------------------14--------------14--------------------|--------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------- t t t t t t t e------------10h14-17p14-17p14p10---------10h14-19p14-17p14-15p14-17p14p10---- B-17p13p10h13--------------------h13p10h13--------------------------------h13- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- t t t t t e----------------------------------------------10-----|-----10-----------10--- B-p10h13-19p13-17p10-19p13-17p10-19p13p10h13b15--13p10|13b15--13p10-13b15--13- G-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------- D-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------- A-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------- e----------10---------------------13---------------------------|-------------- B-p10-13b15--13p10--10-13p10--------13p10-13b15~~-13p10--------|---12b13(12)-- G-----------------12--------12b14-----------------------12\11~~|--x----------- D--------------------------------------------------------------|-x------------ A--------------------------------------------------------------|x------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------- V... e----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------- B-10-------------------------|---------------------------------|--20b22~~----- G----12-11-------------------|-------9-9-/14-12-11\9-9/11\9-7~~|-x------------ D----------10----------------|---7-7---------------------------|x------------- A-------------12-10\9~~-\5~~-|-5-------------------------------|-------------- E----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------- e-15--------------------------------------------------------|----------------- B---19p17---------------------------------------------------|----------------- G--------19p16h17p16h17p17----------------------------------|----------------- D-------------------------19p16h17p16h17p17-----------------|----------------- A------------------------------------------19\17-12h14\10-10|9~~-10p9-10p9-10- E-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------- e-------|------------------------------------------10-10-------15-15-------17- B-------|------------------------------12-12-------------12-12-------15-15---- G-------|------------------12-12-------------12-12---------------------------- D-------|----9-9-12-12-9-9-------12-12---------------------------------------- A-/12~~\|-10------------------------------------------------------------------ E-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------- (bridge pickup) (¨=whammy) e-17-------19-19------||------------15*------------|-------------------------- B----15-15-------15-15||15b17~~-------17¨b18¨b17---|-15/17-------------------- G---------------------||---------------------------|-------16-16\12-12/16~~--- D---------------------||---------------------------|-------------------------- A---------------------||---------------------------|-------------------------- E---------------------||---------------------------|-------------------------- *bent from 15th fret (w/wah) e----------------|--3---------------------3----------------|------------------ B----------------|----3-5b6r5--5p3---------5p3-5b6~~-------|------------------ G-\12/16~~-15~~\-|----------------0-5b7~~-------------5h7p5|3h5p3-----/7-5/14- D----------------|-----------------------------------------|------5h8--------- A----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------ E----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------ P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. e-----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- B-----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- G-\5~~------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- D------\5----------*----|-------------------------------|--------------------- A---------8-\3-----3--3-|-3~~-3/5-5--5/7\3--1-----------|---5-7-----7b8r7-5\3- E--------------8--------|---------------------1--3b5r3~~|/8-----6------------- *A.H. pitch G e---------|------------------------3---|-7b8~~-8-10-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12--- B---------|----------------6--/5-------|-------------------------------------- G---------|--------5---3---------0---0-|-------------------------------------- D-------*-|----3-----5---5---5---------|-------------------------------------- A-2b3(2)\-|-/5---5---------------------|-------------------------------------- E---------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------- *Dive whammy gradually e-10b12r10p8-|-10~~--/13p10-------------------------------------------------|| B------------|-------------h13p10-------------------------------------------|| G------------|-------------------h12p10-------------------------------------|| D------------|-------------------------h12p10-------------------------------|| A------------|-------------------------------h12p10~~--8h10p8\7h8p7~~-------|| E------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|| e|--------12-17p12|-15~~-p12------------12-/17-------|-15--15------------17-- B|------13--------|-------------------12------15-\13-|-------13--------15---- G|----14----------|-----------------12---------------|---------12----14------ D|--12------------|---------------12-----------------|----------------------- A|----------------|-------------14-------------------|----------------------- E|----------------|-----------15---------------------|----------------------- ^....... ^........... V..... ^..... P.M. on 6th string..................... e-17------------17-p12-15-12-----------------|-------------------------------- B---15--------15------------13---------------|-------------------------------- G-----14----14----------------14-------------|-------------------------------- D-------12----------------------12\10--10\9--|9\7--7\5-5\3-3\2--3p2h3p2------- A--------------------------------------------|--------------------------5\3--- E------------------------------------13----12|--10---8---6-------------------- V....... ^..... V..... e------------|-------------|| B------------|-------------|| G------------|-------------|| D------------|-------------|| A-3/5\3-p2h3-|-2/3~~-------|| E------------|-------------||