Steve Vai Eugenes Trick Bag the opening measure begins on the second 1/4 of the 4th beat. All notes in this passage are 1/16th's unless otherwise noted. --------|-------------------------------------------------|---------- --------|-------------------------------------------------|-repeat--- -2-4-2--|-5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--|-measure-- --------|-------------------------------------------------|---------- --------|-------------------------------------------------|--3x's---- --------|-------------------------------------------------|---------- Ritard here in the 4th bar. ( Am ) -----|-----------------------8--12-8--------------------------------- -----|-------------------10-----------10----------------------------- -2---|-------------5--9-------------------9--5----------------------- -----|----------7-------------------------------7-------------------- -----|--------7------------------------------------5----------------- -----|--5--8------------------------------------------8-------------- ( E7 ) --------------------------7------------------------------------------ -----------------------9-----9--------------------------------------- -----------------7--9-----------9--7--------------------------------- -----------6--9-----------------------9--6--------------------------- -----5--7-----------------------------------7--5--------------------- --7------------------------------------------------------------------ ( A7 ) -------------------------5------------------------------------------- -------------------5--8-----8--5------------------------------------- ----------------6------------------6--------------------------------- ----------5--7-------------------------7--5-------------------------- -------7--------------------------------------7---------------------- -5--9--------------------------------------------9------------------- ( Dm ) ----------------------------10---13---10----------------------------- -----------------------10-----------------10------------------------- ---------------7--10--------------------------10--7------------------ ------------7----------------------------------------7--------------- -----5---8----------------------------------------------------------- --5------------------------------------------------------10---8------ ( G# dim7 ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------9---12---9--------------------------------- ----------------------10---------------10--7------------------------- ---------------9--12----------------------------9---6---------------- --------8--11-------------------------------------------8------------ -7--10------------------------------------------------------7-------- ( Am ) ----------------------------------------5-------8--------12----8---16 --------------------------------5-----------5-------10--------------- -----------------------5------------5-------------------------------- ---------------7------------7---------------------------------------- ------7------------7------------------------------------------------- --5-------8---------------------------------------------------------- the G here at the end of the line (16) is a measure itself... 1 whole note... Am E7 Am --------------------------------------17--15--13--------------------- -----13--17--13-------15--17--15--13--------------17--15--13--------- -14---------------16-------------------------------------------16---- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- repeat measure A Dm ------------------17--15--13--------------19--17--15----------------- -----14---17--14--------------17--14--15--------------18--17--15----- -14------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- G C ------------------------------------17--15--------------------------- --------15------18--17--15------------------18--17--15--------------- ----16------16--------------16--17----------------------17--16------- 17------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- F G#dim7 Adim ---------------------------------------------------------17---------- -----------------18--17--15--------------18------------------16------ -----14--17--14--------------17------16------19--17------------------ -15------------------------------18------------------19-------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----16-------14---------12---------10---------9--------7----5----4--- 17-----17-15-----15--14-----14--12-----12--10----10--9---9-7--7-5---5 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -7--4-----0--7--4--------0--7--4--------0---7--4------0-------------- -------5------------5----------------5------------5------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat 1x -7--4-----0--14--11------0--17--14------0--12--9------0-------------- -------5-------------12-------------15------------10----------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat 3x -19--16------0--7--4-----0--17--14------0--5--2-----0---------------- ---------17-----------5-------------15-----------3------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat 1x -22--19-------0---10--7------0---20---17-------0--8--5------0-------- ----------20--------------8---------------18------------6------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat 1x 22--19--16------19--16----------------------------------------------- ------------18----------18----------18------------------------------- ----------------------------19--16------19----16--------------------- ---------------------------------------------------18---------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 19---16-------------16----------------------------------------------- ----------18---15-------18---15--------18---15------------15--------- ----------------------------------17-------------17---14------17-14-- --------------------------------------------------------------------16 ----------|----------|--------|-------------------12----------------- ----------|----------|--------|---------5---------------------------- -------2--|----------|--------|------------9------------------------- -------2--|---2------|--------|------2-----------------14------------ -------0--|---2------|--------|---7---------------------------------- --17------|---0--0---|---0----|-----------------------------0-------- (1/2 notes) 1/4 dot 1/2 1/2 2/4 time 1/4- 1/8s rest of bar --24---|------------------------------------------------------------- -------|------------------------------------------9--10--12---------- -------|--------------------------------7--9--10--------------------- -------|-------------------6--7--9--10------------------------------- -------|----------5--7--8-------------------------------------------- -------|-5--7--8----------------------------------------------------- dot1/2 1/16ths again here... 1/4 rest -----10--12--13--16--17--19--20--22---24---24---24------29----------- -13------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- tricky here... the first 8 notes are 1/16ths...the next four are 1/8ths ritard for the 1/8ths... then 29 ...(which is not available on most necks) is played by fretting the string against the bridge position pick-up on a Tele.. type guitar...(I cant get it on my Ibanez Sabre)