Freak Show Excess Steve Vai
---------------- 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 intro grrr... Intro |-----||------------------------------------------------|| |-----||------------------------------------------------|| |-----||*----------------------------------------------*|| |-----||*-2---2-x-2---2--------------2-x-2---2-x-x-x-x-*|| |-----||--0---0-x-0---0--------------0-x-0---0-x-x-x-x--|| |-14\-||----3-------3---0-3b-0-3-0-3-------3------------|| fig 1 ||---------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------7/-|-9h10p9s7h9p7--------------------------------|| ||-------------------8-|-8s10s7h8p7--------------------------|--------------------|--------------10-8-/12-10-10-10s8-6----------|| ||*------------6-7-9---|------------9-7-9s11p9-9-------------|-----------6-7-9----|------------------------------------9-7-7h9-*|| ||*-\7-5b6r5-7---------|-------------------------\9-7------7-|-7-5b6r5-7----------|--------------------------------------------*|| ||---------------------|------------------------------10-9---|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|| fig.2 PM--| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------15------------------|-----------------------------10-| |-12-[11b12r11]----10------------12-|-7-9-7s9s6h7p6-------------6----| |---------------------12-11trill----|---------------8-7-5-7--8-------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| ~~ |-----------------------------------|-12-[12]p10-12-10--------------------------------| |-15-[14b15r14]---------------------|------------------13-11----------13b14-11--------| |---------------15-14h15p14s12-14---|------------------------12-10-10----------12-----| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| repeat fig.1 x1 (no two bars) fig.2 x1 fig.3 T T T |-13h15p13-------------------------------------------------8h12h15p12p8h12h15p12p8h12h15p12p8-| |----------15p13-15p13----15s10-8s6-6s8s6-------------8-10------------------------------------| |----------------------14-----------------7-5---5s7h9-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------7-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-13p10h13p10----10----------------------------------| |-------------13----13-10----10----10----------------| |-------------------------12----12----12-10----------| |-------------------------------------------12-10----| |-------------------------------------------------13-| |----------------------------------------------------| end 1 PM-------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-------------------5------8-----| |-----------2---2-6------6-------| |--------2-----------------------| |----0-4-------------------------| |--0-----------------------------| fig.3 with end 2 end 2 |-------------7-7--9-9--20-20--20-20--20-20--10-10-10-10--10?-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10--10\--| |----------6---------------------------------10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10--10\--| |--------7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---0-4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| fig 4. clean |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----3p0-----5-------3p0-----5-|-----3p0-----5--------3p0-----5--| |-0h5-----0h4-----0h5-----0h4---|-0h5-----0h4-----0h1------0h4----| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| solo |-----------------------------------21-21s10-9-------------10----------| |--15s10--10s14-17s14-/17-15-14s17-------------11-10-11-10----11-10----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------12-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-18?--(18)------------------------18---(18)----------------------------------------------------------------| |----22b23p20----20-23p22h23p22-20----22s23p22p20-18-20-18-------------------------------------/15p14h15p14-| |-------------22-------------------------------------------21p19-19s22p21h22p21-19-21s19-18-19--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------14s17s15s(14)-----------------------------------------------14-15-| |-15-14-15----------------15-14-15-14-----------------------------14-15-------| |-------------------------------------17-14-----------------14-17-------------| |-------------------------------------------17-13----13--17-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------17--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-----------10----------10----------10----------11----------11----------11-------11-------| |----14b15r14-----13b15r13----14b15r14----13b15r13----15b16r15----14b16r14----15b16----15b16-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11-------------------11-14-15b17r15p14-11-14-11p10-[11p10]-------------10-------| |----14b16r14r14r14-14---------------------------------------13h14-14b15----13b14-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-------10-------------------------11s15h17-15s14-15-17-19b21r19-17-17b18r17b18r17-| |----13b14----13b14b16======r[14b16]--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |----------------------------------------15b17----------------15-17-16b17b18---| |-18r17-15-14-15-17-18b20-17-15-14-15-18-------18-15-14-15-18------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| fig 5. |----------------------------------------------------| |-18b21r18p17-18p17-18-18s21s18-18s21s18-18s21s18p17-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-18b22r18p17-18p17-18-18s22s18-18s22s18-18s22s18p17-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-18b20r18p17-18p17-18-18s20s18-18s20s18-18s20s18p17-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-18b22r18p17-18p17----------| |-------------------20-19b20-| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| T T T T T |-17h22p17p15h17h20p17p15h17h22p17p15h17h20p17p15h17h22p17p15h17-20b22r20b21-pb22p17--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20-18-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| T T T T T T T T T T |-15h17p15h20p18h20p18p15h17p15h20p18h20p18p15h17p15h20p18h20p18p17p15-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------20p19p17p15-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19p17p15p14-------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19p17p15p14-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19p16-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| fig.6 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-18b19r18?---------------18b20r18----------------17b18r17-----------------------------------| |----------19-17-19-17-------------19-17-19-17-------------19-17-19-17----17p14----------14--| |----------------------19----------------------19----------------------19-------18-15-18-----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-18b19r18?---------------18b20r18----------------20b22r20-18----18--------------------------| |----------19-17-19-17-------------19-17-19-17----------------19----19-17-19-17--------------| |----------------------19----------------------19-------------------------------19-17--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20-17--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-18b19r18?---------------18b20r18----------------17b18r17-----------------------------------| |----------19-17-19-17-------------19-17-19-17-------------19-17-19-17----17p14----------14--| |----------------------19----------------------19----------------------19-------18-15-18-----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-18b19r18?---------------18b20r18----------------20b22r20-18----18-------15b17r15--------15-------| |----------19-17-19-17-------------19-17-19-17----------------19----19-17----------17-14-----17-14-| |----------------------19----------------------19--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-13b15b13-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------14-12-14-12----12b14r12-----------------------------------------| |----------------------15----------15-12-15-12----12b14r12-----------------| |----------------------------------------------15-----------15-12-15-12----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------16-| |-----------------------------------13-| |----------------------13-------15-----| |----------13-------13-------12--------| |----12-15-------15-------12-----------| |-------------13-----------------------| |-15-----------------------------------| fig. 7 |------------------18-20-20b22-18----18-------|-----------------18-20-20b22-18----18---------| |--21b23--21-20-21----------------21----21-20-|-21b23--21-20-21----------------21----21-20---| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------18-20-20b22-18----18----18-20b22-18----18----18-20b22-18----18----18-21b23r21p18-| |-21b23--21-20-21----------------21----21-------------21----21-------------21----21----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |----18----18-21b23r21p18----18----18-21b23r21p18----18----18-21b23r21p18----18----18-23b25--| |-21----21----------------21----21----------------21----21----------------21----21-----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| fig.8A PM PM PM PM-| |-----||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----||-----9--------7-x-----9-----------x-----9--------7------------------| |-----||-----9--------7-x-----9-----------x-----9--------7------------------| |-----||-----7--------5-x-----7--5-5-4----x-----7--------5--5/7\5/7\5-------| |-13\-||-0-7----5-5-7-----0-7----------3----0-7----5-5-7--------------5-3-0-| Solo 2 with wah-wah /1\ /1 \1 /1 \1 /1 ~~~ \1 /1 \1/ \0.5 ~~~ |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------10--------10-13b15----| |---12---12---p10---12--p10---12===b13p10pb11-------12===p10-12-----b14r12-12----12--------------12-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /1 /1\ \0.5/ \0.5/ /1 \0.5 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15------15-----p12--14-------------p12h14-15===p14-12h14h15p14-12h14h15p14-12h14h15p14-12h14h15p14-12h14h15p14-12h14h15-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /0.5 ~~~ \\\ /0.5 \1 ~~~ ~~~ |-12----------h15\-|---------15-----------14--------/18s16-14h16p14s12-14-12p11---------------------| |------------------|-16---------16-----------14--------------------------------12p11?11======h12----| |------------------|------------------16---------------------------------------------------------13-| |------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | fig.8B PM PM PM PM-| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----9--------8-x-----9-----------x-----9--------8------------------|| ||-----9--------8-x-----9-----------x-----9--------8------------------|| ||-----7--------6-x-----7--6-6-3----x-----7--------6--6/7\6/7\6-------|| ||-0-7----6-6-8-----0-7----------3----0-7----6-6-8--------------6-3-0-|| |-/17h18p17p15----15-------15s11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------17----17p16-------14-12-14-12----14s10------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------14-------12p9-12-9?8s9s6-6---6s4s6s4-6s4-3-4p3-[4p3]-[4p3]-1-3p1h3p1-3p1--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |-1------------| |---4s3s4/-----| |-----------x\-| with fig8A \0.5 \0.5 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-7s9-8===s6-6-7s9p8s6?7s9p8s6-7s9p8s9s8s9s8s6--6-7s9-8s6s7--10-11-11s13-12=====s10-10h11-11s13p12\-10h11s13p12\-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| \0.5 T T T T |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10tr9h11b13--9pb10r9--| |-10h11-12s16-12====s10-10h12-13s18b19p12?-------------------------13tr12h14b16--12pb13r12------------------------| |-----------------------------------------13tr12h14b16--12pb14r12-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| T T T T T T T ~~~ |-11tr10h13b15-10pb11r10--14tr13h15b17-13pb14r13-17p15-17p15-19p17-19p17-20p19----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| with fig 8B ~~~ |-17pb19-----19r17p15----15----15-17-17b18p15----15-17b18p15----15-17-17b18p15----15-18b19r18p16----| |---------------------17----17----------------17-------------17----------------17----------------17-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ (with bar) ~~~ \\\ \0.5 |-18p16----18p16----18p16-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------17-------17-------17s14h16p14p12-14s12p11s9-12===============p9-------------------| * by the bar |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-14p12h14p12s11h12s11s9h11-9s11b12r11s9s11s9s11b12r11s9-9s11p9h11p9h11p9s8h9p8h9s11p9p8p9s6-8p6h8b9r8b9p6h8s6p4h6p4s3-3b4r3---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| fig 9. ~ |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-8-5----12-11-9----------------------------9-|-9-8-5---12-11-9-----9?8-9-------------------------------9--| |-------9----------13---------------------------|-------9---------13---------9\8-----------------------------| |----------------------10p9--10-7---------------|--------------------------------9/10-9-10\7p6---------------| |---------------------------------7h8-8-3s2p0---|----------------------------------------------7h8-8-3s2p0---| (Maybe a keyboard here) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------12-11-12------------------------------------------------| |-9-8-5---12-11-9--------------12\11-8h9-9-9--------------------------------9-| |-------9---------13-------------------------9\8------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------9h10-9-10-7\6----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------7h8-8-3s2p0----| |------------------------12-11-12------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------13\12-11h12-12-12------------------------------------------------| |-9-8-5---12-11-9-----------------------------------12\11-8h9-9-9--------------------------------9-| |-------9----------13---------------------------------------------9\8------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------9h10-9-10-7\6----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h8-8?3s2p0----| |---------------------19-18-19--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------20\19-16h17-17-13\12-11h12-12-12-----------------------------------------------| |-9-8-5---12-11-9-----------------------------------------------12\11-8h9-9-9-------------------------------9-| |-------9---------13----------------------------------------------------------9\8-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------9h10-9-10-7\6---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h8-8-3s2p0---| |--------------------------------12-11-8------| |--------------------12-11-8-------------12---| |-9-8-5---12-11-9------------11---------------| |-------9---------13--------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| fig.10 with sustain ~~~ |-12----------------12--------------------12----------------12-14----------------------([14])-| |----13-12-10-12-13----13-12-10-12-13-12-----13-12-10-12-13-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |-12-14-12-----------12-14-12----------12------14-12----------12-14-16------------------([16])-| |----------16-14--16----------16-14-16----16---------16-14-16----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-16p14----------16-20-16h20p16----------16----20p16----------16-20-16h20p16----------16-------| |-------17p15-17----------------19p17-19----19-------19p17-19----------------19p17-19----19----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------16p12----------12-16-12h16p12----------12-------| |----------------------------------------------------16-14-16----------------16-14-16----16----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-20p16-----------16-20p16---------16-20p16----------16-20p16----------16-| |-------19-17h19----------19-17h19----------19-17h19----------19-17h19----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |-------------------16p12----------12----------------------------------------| |-------------------------16-14-16----13p9------------9--13p9------------9---| |-------------------------------------------11--9--11---------11--9--11------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-21p16-21p16----21p16-21p16----21p16-21p16----21p16-21p16-----21p16----16-21p16-----16-21p16-----16-21p16-----| |-------------20-------------20-------------20--------------20-------20----------20-----------20------------20-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |-16-21p16----21p16---21p16----21p16----21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-21-16-22b24----------(24)| |----------20-------20------20-------20--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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