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From: Christian Walder 
 Subject: v/vai_steve/bangkok.tab
 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:40:29 +1000
       "Bangkok" by Steve Vai
 (final cadenza section only)
 Transcribed by Christian Walder.
 
 
     Hammer/pull  ^
     Don't pick  ( )
     Vibrato      ~~~~
     Downstroke   D
     Upstroke     U
 
 
 Loosely.
 
             B 1/2               ~~~~  *
 e--------18-------(18)^16------------(13)-^7^9^11^13--^7^9^11^13-------
 b--------------------------19-16---------------------------------------
 g--/16-----------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 a----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       *-(silent r.h. tap)  ~~~~~~
 e-(13)^7^9^11^13-(13)^11^9^7--------13\9-8^7---/11-11-11---------------
 b----------------------------12-12-------------------------------------
 g----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 a----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 (sweep picking)
 
       ~~~~~D  D  D  B 1/2      U  D  D  D   U    U  D  D  D  U ~~~~~
 e----------------13-------(13)----------13-18^13----------13-----------
 b--/16--------16---------------16----16----------16----16----16--------
 g----------16---------------------16----------------16-----------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 a----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
                [repeat...........]x5
   D  D  D  U   D  D  D  U     U
 e-------13-----------13-18^13------------13-18^13^18^13----------------
 b----16----16-----16----------16------16-------------------------------
 g-16-----------16------------------16----------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 a----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e-------13-19^13^19^13-------13-18^13^18^13-------13-19^13^19^13-------
 a----16-------------------16-------------------16----------------------
 g-16-------------------16-------------------16-------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 a----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e-------18-21^18------
 b----20----------20---
 g-18------------------   Diminished pattern
 d---------------------
 a---------------------
 d---------------------
 
 
 
 
 The diminished pattern is repeated one fret down on the sixth repeat.
 It continues chromatically down in this way until the highest note
 reaches 13th fret, high E string.  This tope note then spells out
 these frets really quickly:-
 
 14,13,14,13,14,15,16,17,18.
 
 Then, 
     F Phrygian-dominant
 e---14^18^14-13^18^14--------------------------------------------------
 b---------------------14^18^14-13^14^13--------------------------------
 g---------------------------------------15^17^15-14^15^14--------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 a----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 This part is hard suss out...  
                                       F# Major
 e----------------------------------------------------------------------
 b----------------------------------------------------------------------
 g----------------------------------------------------------------------
 d--16-15-14------------------------------------------------------------
 a-----------15-13-12-15-13-12-------------------13-14-16-13-14-16------
 d----------------------------14-13-12-13-14-16-------------------------
 
 e-----------------------------------------------
 b-----------------------------------------------
 g-----------------------------------------------   Etc.
 d-----------13-15-16-16-15-13-------------------
 a--13-14-16-------------------16-14-13-13-14-16-
 d-----------------------------------------------
 
 
 
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