a few notes on my notation:
X = scratch with fret hand palm or pick
\ = slide towards bridge
/ = slide towards nut
P.H. = Pinch Harmonic
P.M. = Palm Muting
~~~~ = vibrato
V = sweep pick (high to low strings)
22b(24)b(22) = bend to 24th fret, release to original pitch
p = pull off
h = hammer on
"In My Dreams with You"
by Steve Vai
there is some weird harmonist effect on this and it pans left and right
until about :20
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-o-----------------------------|--------------------------------o-|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|--5--5--5--5----------------------|A |-o-----------------------------|--------------------------------o-|E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|G |-------------------------------|D |--X1\--------------------------|A |--------X2\------X3\-----------|E |-------------------------------|
this is tricky...mute the strings with your fret hand, and then use the side of your pick and scratch diagonally across the strings as notated (it takes a bit of practice and LOTS of precision, be patient): X1-right behind neck humbucker, X2-over first coil of neck humbucker X3-start behind neck humbucker and go towards bridge humbucker (this is a cool effect, and if you fiddle with it, you'll find all sorts of weird harmonic noises between the end of your neck and your bridge pickup...enjoy)E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|A |-2\----------------------------|--X4\(5)--------------------------|E |---\---------------------------|----------------------------------|
\ whammy down to about E X4-start around the 17th fret and slide using the side of the pick (with the pick at about a 30 degree angle from the strings). Apply enough pressure so you can hear the notes you scratch across on the fingerboard.E |-------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|G |-------------------------------|D |-------------------------------|A |-------------------------------|E |--15/21---19\17---15\13--------|
*use edge of pick to slide from note to note. Apply LOTS pf pressure so you can hear the notes you scratch across! You must be very accurate with your scratches:) // //\\ //E |-------------------------------|---11//--\\//---------------------|B |----------X--------------------|---12/-------------X\-------------|G |--------x----------------------|-------------------X\-------------|D |------6\-----------------------|-------------------X\-------------|A |----X---\----------------------|-------------------X\-------------|E |--X------\---------------------|----------------------------------| P.H. whammy down to E *whammy up 1 whole step, then release 1/2 step, then up 1 1/2 steps. (2 steps above orig.) *then slide with palm toward nut
Verse: E |---7------------7-----7--------|--5--------------5------5-----(5)-|B |-o-7------7-----7-----7--------|--5------5-------5------5-----(5)-|G |---8---------------------------|--6-------------------------------|D |---9---------------------------|--7-------------------------------|A |-o-9---------------------------|--7-------------------------------|E |---7---------------------------|--5-------------------------------|
1., 3.E |---9------9---9---9---(9)------|--5--------------------------------|B |---9------9---9---9---(9)------|--5------5-------5------5----(5)-o-|G |---9---------------------------|--6------6-------6------6----(6)---|D |--11---------------------------|--7--------------------------------|A |--11---------------------------|--7------------------------------o-|E |---9---------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
2., 4. fill 1E |--5----------------------------||---------------------------------|B |--5----------------------------||---------------------------------|G |--6----------------------------||---------------------------------|D |--7----------------------------||---------------------------------|A |--7--------------5\4-----------||---4\----------------------------|E |--5--0----2----5-------4---0---||-----\---------------------------| P.M....................| whammy down to B
Pre-Chorus:E |----------------9--------------|---------------0------------------|B |-o--------------9--------------|---------------2------------------|G |-------------------------------|--1------------1------------------|D |---9---------------------------|----------------------------------|A |-o-9---------------------------|--4-------------------------------|E |---7---------------------------|----------------------------------|
1.E |--------------9----------------|-----0-0--------------------------|B |--------------9----------------|-----0-0------------------------o-|G |-------------------------------|-----4-4--------------------------|D |--9----------------------------|--2--2-2--------------------------|A |--9----------------------------|--2--2--------------------------o-|E |--7----------------------------|--0--0-----(4)--5--5--4--0--------|
2.E |--------------------(0)--------|----------------------------------|B |--------------------(0)--------|----------------------------------|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |-2----------2------------------|--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4------|A |-2----------2------------------|--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4------|E |-0----------0------------------|--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------| P.M...................|
Chorus:E |-------------------------------|---------0------------------------|B |-o-----------------------------|--------------0-------------------|G |---4--------4----8----4---6----|---6---------------6--------------|D |---4---4-----------------------|---7------------------------------|A |-o-2---------------------------|---7------------------------------|E |-------------------------------|---5------------------------------|
V...E |-------------------------------|--------------------0-------------|B |-------------------------------|---------------------0----------o-|G |--------9-----8/9--------------|--6---------(6)-------6-----------|D |-----6-----6-------------------|--7-----(7)-----------------------|A |--4----------------------------|--7-----------------------------o-|E |-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------|
Bridge:E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |--0----------------------------|----------------------------------|G |--4\0--------------------------|-(16\4)---------------------------|D |--4\0--------------------------|-(18\6)---------------------------|A |--2----------------------------|--19\7----------------------------|E |-------------------------------|--19\7----------------------------|
*slide with pick I'm not sure if this is right, but it's something like this -I use the notes not in ( )E |-------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|G |-------------------------------|D |-------------------------------|A |-------------------------------|E |--19\---19\----19\-------------| *slide down with fret hand followed by slide down with pick hand, followed by slide down with fret hand again
Return to verse riff
Then Pre-chorus riff
Then chorus riff
Solo (2:46)E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|--------------7b(8)b(7.5)b(9)b(7)-|G |-/18\--------------------------|--------------7b(8)b(7.5)b(9)b(7)-|D |---------/12\------------------|----------------------------------|A |---------/12\------------------|-/5~~~----------------------------|E |---------/12\------------------|----------------------------------|
*slide down while P.H. pushing whammy bar *vibrato with bar down E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|G |--7/8--------------------------|----------------------------------|D |-------9----6/7-6--------------|--5\------------------------------|A |-------------------5--4b(5)--2-|--5\------------------------------|E |-------------------------------|--5\------------------------------|
P.H..... *whammy down as sliding towards nutE |-/16-22p16-----22p16-----------|--22p16--------22p16---22p16------|B |-----------21---------21-------|---------21-----------------------|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|A |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |--21b(22)b(21)p16--21b(22)~~---|-----------19-19------------------|B |-------------------------------|--22b(24)---------22b(24)~~~------|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|A |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
P.H.E |-------------------------------|B |--x\0--------------------------|G |--x\0--h4----4----4----4----4--|D |--x\0--h4----4----4----4----4--|A |-------h2----2----2----2----2--|E |-------------------------------|
Interlude:E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-o-----------------------------|----------------------------------|G |---4------4--------------X--X--|--2------2-----------X----X-------|D |---4------4--------------X--X--|--2------2-----------X----X-------|A |-o-2------2--------------------|--0------0------------------------|E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |--2------2---------------------|--7-------------------------------|A |--2------2---------------------|--7-------------------------------|E |--0------0---------------0--4--|--5------------5--7--5--4---------|
P.M... P.M.......E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|G |-4------4-----------X---X------|--6-------6-----------------------|D |-4------4-----------X---X------|--6-------6-----------------------|A |-2------2----------------------|--4-------4---------6/7\6---------|E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1.E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|--------------------------------o-|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |--2-----2----------------------|--7------7------------------------|A |--2-----2----------------------|--7------7----------------------o-|E |--0-----0--------------0---4---|--5------5-----------4----0-------|
P.M... P.M... 2.E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|D |-7---------7-------------------|----------------------------------|A |-7---------7-------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|E |-5---------5-------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----|
Then to Chorus riff
