Die to Live Steve Vai
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1995 Album ALIEN LOVE SECRETS)
Transcribed by Adrian Wong
Words by - Music by Steve Vai
Arranged by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Intro
Q=128
[7/4] Gtr I
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E Q E Q Q +E E E E E Q
|---------------0-----------|----------------------0-----------| |------2-(2)------0---------|------2-----------------0---------| |------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|------2-------------------2s4-/4--| |----2-2-(2)----------2-----|----2-2---------------------------| |-0-------------------------|-0---------()-------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------|
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E
|---------------0-------------| |------2-(2)------0-----------| |------2-(2)--------2---2s4---| |----2-2-(2)----------2-------| |-0---------------------------| |-----------------------------|
PM|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|----------------------------|| |------2--------2h3p2--------|| |------2--------------4-2-2--|| |----2-2---------------------|| |-0----------------------|| |----------------------------||
[-] PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|---------------0-----------|-----------------------------| |------2-(2)------0---------|------2--------2h3p2-3s7-\5--| |------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|------2----------------------| |----2-2-(2)----------2-----|----2-2----------------------| |-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E
|---------------0-----------| |------2-(2)------0---------| |------2-(2)--------2---2s4-| |----2-2-(2)----------2-----| |-0-------------------------| |---------------------------|
Q E Q Q E E S S S S E Q Q E E +H E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|---------------0------------| |------2--------2h3-2h3p2p0------|------2-(2)------0----------| |------2--------------------2-2--|----2-2-(2)--------2---2s4--| |----2-2-------------------------|-0-----------------0-0------| |-0--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|------0---------------------| |------2---------------------| |----2----------2-4-2-2s9-9--| |-0--------------------------| |------------------------| |----------------------------|
PM|
Q E Q +Q E E E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------| |------2--(2)--2h3p2---------|------2--------2-5-2--------| |------2--(2)--------4-4-4s6-|------2--------------4s2-2--| |----2-2--(2)----------------|----2-2---------------------| |-0--------------------------|-0----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q +E Q +Q E E E E E E E Q. Q Q +E E E E E E E
|--------------------0---------|-------------------------------------------| |--------3--(3)--------1-------|------2------------------------------| |--------0--(0)----------0-----|------2------------------------------------| |----------------5s3-------2p0-|------2---------------------------------------| |-3--(3)-----------------------|-0---------()----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Q +E Q +Q E Q +Q E E
|--------0--(0)-------------------| |--------1--(1)--12-10--(10)------| |--------0--(0)--12-10--(10)--9s7-| |----------------12-10--(10)------| |-3--(3)----------------------7s5-| |-1--(1)--------------------------|
[-]
Q E Q +Q Q E E E Q [4/4] Q +E Q +E Q
|-----------------------------||------------------| |-------2--(2)----------------||--------3--(3)-2--| |-9\----2--(2)----------------||------------------| |-------2--(2)--4b5r=4p2---0--||------------------| |-7\--0------------------4----||------------------| |-----------------------------||-3--(3)-----------|
Q +E E Q Q Q +E Q +E Q
|----------------|---------------0----| |----------------|--------2--(2)------| |-4--(4)-2-4s=6--|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|-2--(2)-------------|
Q E E E E E E Q +E Q +E Q Q +E E E E Q Q E E +Q E E
|----------------|------------------|----------3-5-3--|-----------------| |-0--------------|------------------|-1--(1)---1-3-1--|------9-(9)--7-9-| |------2-4s2-2-2-|--------2--(2)-0--|----------0---0--|------9-(9)--7-9-| |----------------|------------------|----------3-5-3--|------9-(9)--7-9-| |----------------|------------------|-----------------|-2--7------------| |----2-----------|-1--(1)-----------|--------1--------|-0---------------|
E +E Q Q Q Q +E E +E E +E E H +E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------0-0-|| |-9----(9)-7--9-----|--------12-(12)-10-(10)-9s|=7----(7)-7-5-5-|| |-9b10r(9)-7--9-----|--------11-(11)--9--(9)-9s|=7----(7)-7-----|| |-9----(9)-7--9-----|--------13-(13)-11-(11)-9s|=7----(7)-7-----|| |-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|| |----------------7--|-0--(0)-------------------|----------------||
[7/4] PM
Q E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q
|-----------------0-----------|-----------------0----------| |------14--17p12----0---------|------12--10h17----0--------| |---------------------2---2s4-|---------------------2s4-4--| |----2------------------2-----|----2-----------------------| |-0---------------------------|-0--------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q E Q E S S E E E E E E E
|----9-9--12-12s14s12-0-------------| |-----------------------0-----------| |----6-6---9--9s11s=9-----6h9h11p9--| |-2---------------------------------| |-0-----------------------4h7h=9p7--| |-----------------------------------|
Q Q E E E E E E S +S E Q Q +E Q E Q E E E E Q
|-----------------------0----------------|-------------------0----------| |----14b15r=14p12---------0--------------|--------14--17p12----0--------| |-----------------14h21------------------|-----------------------6h9-4--| |----------------------------------------|-0--(0)-----------------------| |-0-------------------------4b5r(4)p2p0--|------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Q +E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|--------12-12s10s14--14-14s15s14s10-14s12--| |--------12-12s10s14--14-14s15s14s10-14s12--| |-------------------------------------------| |-0--(0)------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
Q E E +E S S E E Q E E E S S
|-----------------------------0---------| |------14-(14)p12p10------------0-------| |--------------------11-13s9------------| |----2----------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------4p2p0-|
Q +E E +E Q E E E E E E E Q +E E +E Q E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|------------------------0----------| |--------------------14-14-12-14s12-10-|--------12-(12)-12--------1--------| |--------4-(4)p2--14-14-14-14-14s12-12-|--------12-(12)-12----------0------| |-2--(2)-4-(4)p2--14-------------------|--------12-(12)-12--5s3-------2-0--| |-0--(0)-------------------------------|--------10-(10)-10-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-8--(8)----------------------------|
Q +E Q Q +E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------| |--------2------------------------------| |--------2------------------------------------| |--------2---------------------------------------| |-0--(0)------()----------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
Q +E Q +Q E Q +Q E E [4/4] Q E E +E E Q
|--------0--(0)-------------------|------------------| |--------1--(1)--12-10--(10)------|---------------3--| |--------0--(0)--12-10--(10)--9s7-|-9\----2-(2)---2--| |----------------12-10--(10)------|-------2-(2)---2--| |-3--(3)----------------------7s5-|-7\--0-0-(0)-0----| |-1--(1)--------------------------|------------------|
+Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q +H. Q
|----------0------|-----0---------5--|-(5)---------|| |-(3)--3-----3----|-------0-(0)---3--|-(3)---------|| |-(2)----2--------|-------------2-0--|-(0)---------|| |-(2)-------------|---2-----------0--|-(0)---------|| |-----------------|------------------|-------------|| |--------------7p=|=2----------------|-------------||
[2/2]
|-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------| |-------------------------13-| |-------------------12-12----| |-------------10-10----------| |---------8-8----------------| |-----6-6--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W
|----------------------------| |-10-------------------------| |-10-------------------------| |-10-------------------------| |--8-------------------------| |--6-------------------------|
Q E +E Q S S E E Q. Q E S S
|--15---10-(10)-----------|------------------------| |----------------------13-|-15-17----17s=15-13h15h=| |--------------------x----|------------------------| |------------------x------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|
|
| +W W
|-------------------------|------------------------| |-(10)--------------------|--5---------------------| |-(10)--------------------|--5---------------------| |-(10)--------------------|--9---------------------| |--(8)--------------------|--7---------------------| |--(6)--------------------|--5---------------------|
~~~
|--3---| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E Q E Q Q E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------15----| |-17p=13----------13----------|----------16-15-13----------| |--------16-14h16----16p14----|--------x----------15----13s| |-----------------------------|------x---------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| +W W
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-(5)-------------------------|-8--------------------------| |-(5)-------------------------|-8--------------------------| |-(9)-------------------------|-8--------------------------| |-(7)-------------------------|-6--------------------------| |-(5)-------------------------|-4--------------------------| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E Q S S
|--------------------------------| |--------13----------11-8--------| |-12-----------------------7s5s==| |-----13----12-10----------------| |-----------------11-------------| |--------------------------------|
|
| +W
|--------------------------------| |-(8)----------------------------| |-(8)----------------------------| |-(8)----------------------------| |-(6)----------------------------| |-(4)----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
W +Q. E E +S S Q E E E E E E Q
|----------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------------------|---0h9h12-9s8------| |-7--------|-(7)-----5b6r(5)p3----|--------------10---| |----------|-------------------5--|-------------------| |----------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| W +W W
|-3--------|-(3)------------------|-3-----------------| |-3--------|-(3)------------------|-0-----------------| |-3--------|-(3)------------------|-4-----------------| |-7--------|-(7)------------------|-5-----------------| |-5--------|-(5)------------------|-4-----------------| |-3--------|-(3)------------------|-------------------|
~~~~
+E E E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S
|------10------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |-(10)----10s12s6----------|------------7h=9p0h7h9-| |------------------5p0-----|-0--7p0h5h7------------| |----------------------0h4-|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| +W W
|--(3)---------------------|-----------------------| |--(0)---------------------|-5---------------------| |--(4)---------------------|-5---------------------| |--(5)---------------------|-5---------------------| |--(4)---------------------|-5---------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|
Q S S S S S S E Q
|-----------------10s12s10-10--|
|-10h==12p0h10h12-10s12s10-10--|
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
|
| +W
|------------------------------| |-(5)--------------------------| |-(5)--------------------------| |-(5)--------------------------| |-(5)--------------------------| |------------------------------| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
Q +E E E E E E E E E
|-11--(11)-------11-14-17-14----14-| |-11--(11)----12-------------16----| |----------12----------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
|
| W
|--3-------------------------------| |--0-------------------------------| |--6-------------------------------| |--5-------------------------------| |--6-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~
|----3----|
E +S E +S E +S Q E. Q. +E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------||-17b19---(17)r16h17p16p====14----| |-16b19r(16)-16b19r(16)-16b19r(16)-16b19------||------------------------------17-| |---------------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------14--||---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------14--||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|
| +W H Q +Q
|-(3)-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-(0)-----------------------------------------||---------------7-------(7)-------| |-(6)-----------------------------------------||---------------7-------(7)-------| |-(5)-----------------------------------------||---------------7-------(7)-------| |-(6)-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------||--0------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E +E S S E E
|----------12----------------------------| |-15-12-15----12-14b15==(14)-14r12-------| |----------------------------------14-14-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
|
| W
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
E E E S +S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------12--------------------------|------------------------------| |-13--14----13pb14r(13)--------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------16--14-12-14-|-11b12-12-10b11-11-8b9-10-7-7-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Q. E +H W
|------------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------9----------(9)----------|------------------------------| |------------9----------(9)----------|------------------------------| |------------9----------(9)----------|------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------| |--0---------------------------------|------------------------------|
~
Q +T T S S S E E Q S S Q E E E E E
|----------------------------|-10------------12-------------| |-9b10r=(9)-7-------------7--|----10-12b14======12r12-10h12-| |-------------9p7-7--9s=7----|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Q. E +H W
|----------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------7---(7)------|------------------------------| |---------------7---(7)------|------------------------------| |---------------7---(7)------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-0--------------------------|------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|
| W
|-----------------------------------| |---9-------------------------------| |---9-------------------------------| |---9-------------------------------| |---7-------------------------------| |---0-------------------------------|
~~~ [7/4] PM
H. Q Q. Q Q +E E E E E E E
|--------------||----------------------0-----------| |--------------||------2-----------------0---------| |--------------||------2-------------------2---2s4-| |-----------||------2---------------------2-----| |----------14--||-0---------()-------------| |--------------||----------------------------------|
|
| +W W
|--------------||----------------------------------| |-(9)----------||----------------------------------| |-(9)----------||----------------------------------| |-(9)----------||----------------------------------| |-(7)----------||----------------------------------| |-(0)----------||----------------------------------|
Q. Q Q E E E E E Q
|---------------------------------| |------2--------3h12p10-10h17-17--| |------2--------------------------| |------2--------------------------| |-0---------------------------| |---------------------------------|
|
| W
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
\0.5 \0.5
Q E Q Q +E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E +E E S S S S E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |------2---------------14s12-12-10-12s14-|--------------------------------12p10h12p10p7-10-----| |------2---------------14s12-12-11-12s14-|---------------()--()-------------------9---| |----2-2---------------14s12-12-12-12s14-|-----------------------------------------------------| |-0---------()-------------------|-0-------------------------------------------0-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +E Q +E E E E E E E
|------2-(2)--------------10s=9--9--7--9--9--| |------0-(0)--------------12s10-10-10-10-10--| |-2------------------------------------------| |-0------------------------------------------| |--------------()--------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|---------------------------------| |------2----------12s10-10s17-17--| |----2-2--------------------------| |-0-------------9--9s=7--7s14-----| |-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|
\0.5/ |
PM
Q E Q E +Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q +E E +H.
|----------------------0-----------|------------------------------| |------2-----------------0---------|------2-(2)--(2)--------------| |------2-------------------2---2s4-|------2-(2)--(2)-0-----(0)----| |----2-----------------------2-----|----2------------0-----(0)----| |-0--------()--------------|-0---------------0-----(0)----| |----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E S S E E E +E E +Q E E E E E E
|------------------0---------|-------------------------------------------------| |------3-(3)---------1-------|---------2-(2)-----------------------------| |------0-(0)-----------0-----|---------2-(2)-----------------------------------| |--------------5s3-------2-0-|-2h3p2---2-(2)--------------------------------------| |-3----3-(3)-----------------|-------0--------()-----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Q E E +Q. E E E Q E E
|------0-(0)----------------------| |------1-(1)---12-12s10-10--------| |------0-(0)---12-12s10-10--9s7---| |--------------12-12s10-10--------| |-3-------------------------7s5---| |-1--1----------------------------|
S S E E E +E E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------| |----------2-(2)----------------------12-10-12s10-| |-9s10s9---2-(2)--------------9s14b16-------------| |----------2-(2)----------------------------------| |-7s=8s7-0--------()----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
Q. +Q +Q +Q +E E E E E Q E E +Q E E E E E S S E E
|--0-------(0)---(0)---(0)---(0)---------|------0-(0)-----------------------12-----| |-10------(10)--(10)--(10)--(10)-1-------|------0-(0)-----15p14----------------12--| |-12b14---(12)--(12)--(12)--(12)---0-----|-2-----------14-------14----16s14--------| |------------------------------------2p0-|-2--2--------14----------14--------------| |----------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Q. E +E +Q E E E E E E E [4/4] E E E E Q Q +Q E E E E Q
|-------------------------0---------|------------0--|-(0)----0---0-----| |-------12-(12)-(12)--------1-------|-2-----2----2--|-(2)--5---5-------| |-------14-(14)-(14)----------0-----|-2-----2----2--|-(2)--------------| |-------14-(14)-(14)--5s3-------2p0-|-2-x---2----2--|-(2)--------------| |-----------------------------------|-----0------0--|-(0)--------------| |-13--------------------------------|---------------|--------------12--|
Q=100
E E E E +E E Q +Q. +S S Q Q Q. +S S +S S S E S S S
|---0--------------|---------------------||-0----(0)---------5-------------| |-----0------------|---------------------||-0----(0)-----------5-7-7p5-----| |-------2-(2)---2--|-(2)---(2)-----------||-2----(2)-7b9-(7)-----------7s==| |---------------0--|-(0)---(0)-----------||-2----(2)-----------------------| |------------------|--------------14-----||-0----(0)-----------------------| |-2-----------2-3--|-(3)---(3)S10-----0--||--------------------------------|
PM| PM--| ~~
|-3-| |-3-|
S S E T T S S S E E E E E E E Q E Q Q
|-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-11s9-9p=7p6-------------------|--------------------| |-------------9-7---------------|--------------------| |-----------------7-9s7-5-4-5-7s|=5s==9s=4----2s=12--| |-------------------------------|--------------------|
S S S S +Q +H E E Q H
|----------0-(0)--(0)----|-------------*| |----12------------------|-------------*| |-14----14---------------|-------------*| |------------------------|-x-x---------*| |------------------------|-x-----------*| |------------------------|-------------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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