Showing posts with label steve vai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label steve vai. Show all posts

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Steve Vai For The Love Of God Video

Hi Guys

This is Steve Vai performing for the love of god live.
Some great guitar techniques in this song.

Steve Vai - For the love of God Tab

Hey Guys

Thought I would put a tab up of this great song from Steve Vai.
Will find a video and post that if you havent heard this song before.

Some great guitar techniques in this song, its a great guitar performance, especially hearing him do it live!

Enjoy

For the love of God
Passion and Warfare 1990


Intro/First theme (Best played on neck pickup)

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10--10s12~----17s15--12-----------------15p10~---|
|-------7---------------------------12--14--14s16-----------|
|--7s9------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
*PLAY THIS PART TWICE ^^^*

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10--10s12~---17s15--12-----------------15p10~----|
|-------7--------------------------12--14--14s16------------|
|--7s9------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17s15--12---------------------------------------5s8--7-----------|
|-------------12--14--14s16~--16--16--16s14--14~-----------9--7--s9~|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Switch to bottom pick up)

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10--10b12~---15b17--12-----------------15p10~---|
|-------7--------------------------12--14--14b16-----------|
|--7s9-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10--10b12~--15b17r15--15b17--12----------15----10--15p10~|
|-----7----------------------------------12-14b16----14~----------|
|7s9--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15b17r15--12----------[15]p10--[10]~--|
|--14b16--14--12--[14]b16~----------------12--14------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15b17r15--12--------------------------------------5s8--7--------------|
|----------------12--14b16--[14]--[14]--[14]--[14]~----------9--7--7s9~--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Second theme (Switch back to neck pickup)
\1/ \1/
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--15s12--12s10--10s8--8s12--12s5~--3~--3s15--15s12--12s10--10s8--8s12--12-
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------15s12--12s10--10s8--8s12--10s8s12~--10s8s12~--15s5s3~-3h5--3~-
|-7s9s7s9s7~---------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------13s12--10--10s12--12s8--|
|--15b17--15~--15s17s15--15s17s15--12h13p12s10s8--13s12--10--10s12--12s8--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17~--14------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------15--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------14s11--11tr12--11-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14--12-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------14--10p7h9p7h9h10p9p7s10~--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--19--17--15-------------------------|
|--------------19--17--15~--(15)s17~--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

First theme rephrased (Switch to bottom pickup)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10--10b12--10-10-[10]--[10]-[10]--15b17r15b17r15--12------|
|-------7--------------------------------------------------------12--|
|--7s9---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
\2.5~ \1.5/ \1.5/
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------15~--------------10--10b12-10--10b15--10b15--10~--|
|--14b16r14--12-14b16----------------7-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7s9--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------12-----------------15-----------------------------------|
|--15b17------15p12--------------15--------------------12h13p12---|
|--------------------14b16~----------14b16r14-14~--15-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
\4~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------13--12-------------------------------------|
|--15--14--13--12--14--15----------15p14p12------12--12h14-12--14\~---|
|--------------------------------------------14-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




|---------12------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15b17------15p12--15b17--15------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------14b16r14--12--------12----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14~-------14--12--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14s12-10~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--\14--12------14--12b14r12~--12------14--12b14r12~----|
|-----------14---------------------14-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--14b16r14--[14]-[14]--14b16r[14]~--14s12--12------14b16~---|
|---------------------------------------------------14-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--11-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14--12----------------------12s14--12--------------------------|
|------------------14s12--10----------------------14--12------------------|
|-----------------------------12--10~---------------------14s12--10--12~--|

Bridge/pre solo

|--17b19~--17-17-17--17~--17~--17b19--17s15--17--19b22--19~--19p17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------20~--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\1~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15--15h20--19~--19--17s15--15s17--17~--15s12--12s14~--14s12--12--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------14-14~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Pick scrape)
|----------10--12--14--15--17s19s22--22~-------------|
|------12----------------------------------x\--------|
|--14--------------------------------------x\--------|
|------------------------------------------x\--------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

*Rattle whammy bar up and down repeatidly whilst picking notes*
|--17b19--17s15--17~--17~--17~--17~--17~--17~--17~--17s15--15--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------17~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|





*Rattle whammy bar up and down and hammer on notes with fretting hand*
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15h17~--15h17~--15h17~--15~---15---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------16p14p12-------9s14~--12--14~--12h14~|
|----------------------------------------------15~------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|TP====================================|
|------------------12--14--15--17--19--22--24b26--24b26--24b26~--------|
|----------12--15------------------------------------------------19\---|
|--12--14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo ( Uses some wah-wah here)

|--14-14-14-14-14h19p14h19p14-14-14----------14-14-14h19p14h19p14-14-14h19|
|-----------------------------------15h19p15------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--14-14-14h19p14-14-14----------14-------------14h19p14h19-------14-14--|
|-----------------------15h19p15----15h19----19-------------15h19--------|
|-----------------------------------------18-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--14h19p14h19p14----------14h19p14----------19p14-------------|
|-----------------15h19-15----------15-19-15-------19-15-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------12\---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


|--13-13-13-13-13h19p13h19-13----------13-19p13----------13-13h19p13--|
|-----------------------------13h17p13----------13h17p13--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------13h19p13----------13-13h19p13-------------13-------------13h19|
|--13h17p13----------13h17p13-------------13h17p13-13----13h17----17------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------17---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--13-13----------------------------13-13----------|
|--------13h17p13----13h17----17-13-------17-13----|
|-----------------17-------17----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


|---22p17----------17-19p17----------17-22p17----------17-19p17----------|
|---------20-17h20----------20-17h20----------20-17h20----------20-17h20-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17-22p17----------17-19p17----------17-22p17-19p17---------------------|
|-----------20-17h20----------20-17h20----------------20p17---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------22-20p18------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------19p15|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------17p15----17p15----17-17p15------|
|------------17-------17-------17----------17---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--17-15h17-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|--22p17-------------------22p17-------------------22p17------------------|
|--------20-17-20b22-20-17-------20-17-20b22-20-17-------20-17-20b22-20-17|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

( * = Whammy bar gargle ,face whammy bar away from you and tap the tip to make the notes gargle )

|--22p17-----------------22p17-----------22p17-----------22p17--|
|--------20-17-20*-20-17-------20-17-20*-------20-17-20*--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-17s15-------------------------12----------------------------------------|
|--------15p12------------15b17----15p12----------------------------------|
|--------------14p12---------------------14p12--------12------------------|
|--------------------14~-----------------------14p12-----14p12------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------14s12-10---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------12~|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--12h13p12----12----------12h14p12----12-------------12h14p12----12-------
|-----------15----15p14-15----------15----15-14-12h14----------15----15-14-
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------12h14-------12----12h13p12----12----------12h14p12-------12---|
|--12-14-15-------12-15----15----------15----15p14-15----------12-15----15|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|




|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------15-16-14--16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-6p15p14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16p15p14-16-15-14-16-15-15b17~-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------x\|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------x\|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------x\|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Second Solo

|------7-10p7-----------------7-10p7-----------------7-10p7-------------|
|----8--------10-10-10s8----8--------10-10-10s8----8--------12-12-12s8--|
|--9----------------------9----------------------9----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------7-10p7-----------------7-10p7-----------------7-10p7--------------|
|----8--------12-12-12s8----8--------15-15-15s8----8--------15-15-15s8---|
|--9----------------------9----------------------9-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------7-10p7-----------------7-10p7-----------------7-10p7-------------|
|----8--------17-17-17s8----8--------17-17-17s8----8--------19-19-19s8--|
|--9----------------------9----------------------9----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------7-10p7-----------------7-10p7s22p19-----------------|
|----8--------19-19-19s8----8--------------20-------20s8---|
|--9----------------------9-------------------21-----------|
|------------------------------------------------19--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

* Repeat 3 times ================*
|------7-10p7s22p19-----------------------7-10p7s22p19------------------|
|----8--------------20--------20s8------8--------------20-------20s15---|
|--9-------------------21-------------9-------------------21------------|
|-------------------------19---------------------------------19---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|




|--------------14-17p14-10p7-------------------------------|
|-----------15---------------8-----------------------------|
|--------14--------------------9----9s4--4--2--------------|
|-----16-------------------------7------------4--2---------|
|--17-----------------------------------------------2~-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


|---------7----------7-----------------------------------------------------
|--4-2s4-----10b12~----10-8-7h8p7------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------9p7--6-7-6--9s4--4b5--7p5p3--------------
|------------------------------------------------------------7p5p3---------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7p5p3----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------5~-

|--15b17--15b17r15--12-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------15---------------------------------|
|---------------------------14p12--11----------------------|
|--------------------------------------12------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12---------------|
|--------------------------------------------14s12-10~-0---|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------9----------9-10-12-10-9-10-2|
|-------------10-9---------------9----9-10-12---12-10-12------------------|
|--10-9-10-12------12-10-9-10-12---12-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------14-15--|
|-----------------------------------------------12-13-12-13-15-17--------|
|-----11-12-11----------------11-12----11-12-14--------------------------|
|--14----------14-12-10-12-14-------14-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\0.5
|--17b19~--17-17-17--17--17~--22b24r22--19-------------22p17--17--17~--|
|-------------------------------------------20--22b24------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
/1 /1
|----------17--17b19~--22b24r22b24r22--19-------------22--20s22--22--22---|
|------15----------------------------------20--22b24--22--20s22--22--22---|
|--16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\1
|---------12--14--15--22-22-22~--22--22--20--19---------12h17p12--|
|--15b17-----------------------------------------20s17------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|
|--17b19r17--17b19~--17b20r17~--17--17~----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|






|--15tr17--12tr15------------------15tr17--17tr19--19tr22--22tr24-22b24r22-
|------------------12tr15--15tr17-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--22--22s17--17s19--19s15--15s17--17s14--14-14-15s12--12s14--14s10--10s12|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--12s9--9s10--10s7--9s7--9s10--10s12--12s10--10-12-12-14-14s12--15s17--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17s19--19s22--22~---|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|

Outro

|---------12s14--15s17--17--15h17p15--14h15-15--15-15--14p12--12s14--14p12|
|--15b17------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------14--14--16--16--14---------14--|
|--15--12--14--14--14~----14----------------------14--16-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------19b21~-----|
|--\17--\19--17--15--17--19-------------14s18s16~-------------|
|----------------------------14s18s16~------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Another sweep picking video

Hey Guys

Heres another great example of sweeping picking, an awesome guitar technique.
Will try and get this blog set up properly soon, with a lot of guitar tabs, and lessons.

For now enjoy this guitar technique!! Sweep picking is great.


Saturday, January 9, 2010

Tender Surrener - Steve Vai

Now heres some great guitar techniques at there best.
Another great Steve Vai performance.

Enjoy!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Steve Vai I'm the hell outta here

Hey guys
Another great video to check out is this one of Steve Vai playing I'm The Hell Outta Here at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004.

If you're not a fan of Steve Vai, then you are missing out on some great guitar performances! The way this guy plays the guitar live is ridiculous! A maestro in many ways, a true master of the guitar.


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Where to start with the guitar?

Everyone is different when they pick up the guitar. Some people learn how to play straight away, and dont want to do anything else but play play play! Some people struggle and let it sit in the corner gathering dust, then pick it up, and then it goes to the corner again.

The main thing you should know about playing any type of instrument, is that its meant to be fun! But like anything else in life, if you want to get good at something, you need to practise, practise and practise more.

Even the guitar greats didnt just pick up the guitar and played some terrifying solo, they practise intensly, some even 12 plus hours a day.

If you want to be the best guitar player ever, you need to give up every other interest, and jst practise the guitar all the time, but I dont know about you, I play guitar for fun, yes I want to be able to play like Jimi Hendrix, or Steve Vai, but I know Im not going to get there unless I want to practise all the time, but at the moment 30 min to a couple of hours a day, is all I put into it.

So my first lesson for everyone is this, understand that youre not going to be a super star on the guitar unless youre willing to put the time and effort into it. It doesnt play itself, you need to learn everything you want to know about it. Start slow, lots of basic excercises, and work your way up to the level you wish to achieve.

The best thing about the guitar is that no-one knows everything! We all develop our own techniques, and no two people usually play the same.