Crossroads Suite

Fried Chicken / Butler's Bag / Head Cuttin' Duel / Eugene's Trick Bag
Steve Vai
The Elusive Light And Sound Vol. 1
Words & Music by Steve Vai / Ry Cooder / William Kanengiser

h = 161 d

B ZZZZZZZZ
B B B B B FB B B B B B B B B B
B
Fried Chicken A

B FB L
DDDD 4 AA B L
: 4 B
1
3 3 3 3

ZZZZZZZZ
3

full
?@ full
? full
?
"% "( "( "* "( "& "( "( "( "* "( "& "( "& "%
"&
c "'
"%
"* "#
"*

B B B F B B B FB ZZZZZ
B

B F B DB B F B Q P
B B BH
4

ZZZZZ
3
3

"( "#
"( "& "#
"% "#
"% "#
"$ "# "!
"# (

Q B FB B B FA
C
11

L
?
full

)
( *
* *

B B B B Q B Q FB Q B Q FB B B U U FB A
hold bend and release

FB L L L L L
19

? ? ?
3
3

@ ZZZZZZZ
1½
fullP.H. full

"# "! "# "! ) "! ) "! "! ) "& "(

"#
-2

Copyright 1986 EMI Golden Torch Music / EMI Gold Horizon Music / Sy Vy Music
All Rights Reserved - International Copyright Secured Page 1/17
 B B B FB H ZZZZZ B B B B B B B
B F B GBH F B GB B BBB H B B FB
BB B
23

L B
B B B
3
3

!
ZZZZZ ?@
½

"# ! "' "% "!

"% "# "' * ' (
-1 "% "# "# "% "'
"$ "# "! ( "' ") !
! !
-3½
-3½ -1 -½ -½ -½

-6

B FB B B B U U B B B B U U U H B BBBBB
D
28

? ? ? ZZZ Z ? ? ?
3 3
P.H. P.H.

@
½ full full full full full

& "# "#

( ' ( ' % ' ( ' % # # "% "% "%

B FB B B DB B
B B FB B B B B
B ZZZ
B BA FB B
B F B BBB F B B B ZZZ P
35

L L 3
3 B B 3

ZZZ
3 3
3 3

? ? ZZZ
3

@
full full

"% "( ## "* "% "( "" *

"# "# "& #! "( "( "# "# "& "!
"% "% "' "" "" %
"# "% "* "% *

FB B B
9

B B B B B B FB B B B B B B B B
39 9

(
& & ( * * ( * "! * "!
& ( * & ( * (

B B B B F B DB B F B B B B F B B
B B B B FB B B B FB B B B
43
B BF B B B B F B B B B B B B 10 10
9
9
9
"! "# "% "# "% "& ") "& "( "* "& "( #! "(
"! "# "% "% "& "&
* "" * "" "#
* * ( * "" "# * "" "# "" "# "#
"!

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 B B B FB B B B B B B B A B E

45
11 P
? @ ? ZZ
full full

"* #" "( ## ## "* #" ## "* ## ## ##

52
34 P 44 34 P 44

Butler's Bag A
h = 120
B FB B B FB FB B
accel.

B F B B DB F B
58 DB F B B F B FB
free time / straight eights / /w wah-wah accel.

61
58 Q 34 L Q 44

?????
½ ½ ½ ½ full ? ????? ? ??
1½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½

"% "$ "# "" "! "* #! "* "' "& "$ "# "" "! *
"!
"#

h = 168
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ A
B

DF == BB HF = B DB B B/
a tempo=168 / /w triplet-feel

44 B FB B B B F B C L L
3 3
67

B DB F B F B =
3

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
? ? ? @ ? ZZZ Z ? ?
T

½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1½
P.M.

"& + "( "% "(

"& + "(
( & &
( ( &
( ' & $

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 B B B B/ B B F B B/
/3
B F A/
FB B/ B B/ F B B FB F B B B /

L B B
73

?? @
3

@ ? ? ?
T
T

@
1½ full full full full
T T T T T

"( ##
"% "# "& "( "&
"' "% "# "' "# "' * "' ( # "% "#

B F B/ F B B/ B B/ B B/ B F B B/ B F B B/ B B/ B B B ZZZZZZ B
B BBBBB Q
B B BBBBB L
77

?? ? ZZZZZZ
3

@
T

@
fullfull full
T T T T T T

"( ## "& ## "% ## "& ## "#

"& "* "& "* "% "* "#
"% "$ "% "$ "" "$ "$
"% ( ' %
( % #

B BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB B B B B B B BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB F BB BB BB
81
C C CC C C C CC C C C C CC C C
3 3 3
3
3 3 L
3 3 3 3 3 3
let ring
"# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "% "% "% "% "% "' "' "' "' "' "' "' "' "' "* "* "*
"# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# "# + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
"$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "% "% "% "% "% "' "' "' "' "' "' "' "' "' "* "* "*

BF B BB BB BB FF BB BB BB B FB B B B B B B B B B
84
C C C C C C B Q 3 3 3

? ? ? ? ?
3
3 3
full full full full full

"* "* "* "* ## ## "( "( "( "( "( "(
+ + + + + + #! #! #! #! #!
"* "* "* "* ## ## %
-1½

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 FB B B B B B B B B/ B B B/ B B/ B DB B B B B B FB B B B B B
tap /w edge of pick
/

B B
86
3 3 B 3 3
3 3

? ? ? ?
3 3
6 6
full full ½ full
T T T T

"( "( "( #" "( #" "( "( #" "( #" "( ! "' "'
#! #! #! ! #" "* "* "( "& "( "& "%
"' "' "%

B B B B B B FB B B B B B B B B B FB UUBBBBB
88

B BBBB B B B B B B B B B FB Q L
3 3 L
?
3
P.H.

@
1½

"# "# "# "! "! "!

"$ "% "$ "" "' "% ") "$ "% "" "$ (
"% "% "# ""
"# "% "% "# "' "" "# * "" &
-½

ZZZZZZZZ B F B DB B B B F B DB B B B B B B DB B B B
B B U FU U
C

92
Q L Q L Q L
P.H.
ZZZZZZZZ let ring let ring
1½ 1½
* ( "& "% "& "& "% "& "& "& "& "% "&
* ( "' "& "& "' "' "' "& "' "' "' "' "& "'

F B DB B B B B B B F B B BB B B F B B B B B A B FB B FB
B FB
96
R Q L Q L 3

? ?
3
3
let ring let ring let ring ¼ ¼

"& "% "& "& #! "* #! #! "* "( #! "( "&

"& "' "' ") ") ") ") "% "#
"% "#

-½ -2½

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 B FB
B B B B B B B FB B B
H ZZZZZZF B B B F B B B B B B B FB B B B B B B
B F B BL B L L
100

ZZZZZZ
3 3
3 3 3 3

"# ! ! "! ! ! * ! ! ) ! !
"# "% ,"%- "# "% "% "# "% "% "# "% "% "# "% "% "#
"%
"# "!

-½ -1 -½ -½ -½

B B B FB B FA
B F B DB B B B
B FB
free time

L B B B FB B B
FB B B
3

24
104
44
B B
L
3
3
3 3
3
3
( "! "" "# "* "' "# "( ##
"& "% "# "& "*
"$ "# "$
"% "# "" * "%
"# (

-1 -½

ZZZ
FB
Head Cuttin' Duel A

108
P DDF F
ZZZ
full
?
##

B
117

64
126
44

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 54 P 44 24
C
135

44
144

h = 100
154

B F B B B B B B FB B B B B B B B B B
160 B B FB B B B B B B B B B B B B F B
9

"& "$ "& "$ "! "$ "! "!

"$ "# "$ "# "# "$ "# "$ "# "!
"# "! * "! "# "! * "! * * "! *
"# "# "!

D
h = 194

FB
F= B B B B B ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
B =
play /w triplet feel / Tempo=194

B B BF B B B B B B B B BF B B B B B B B B B U UF U U
L
161

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
P.H. ?
full
? @
full
?
½

"$ "$ "# "$ "#

* "! *
* "! "# "# "! *
"! "# "# "! "!
"$ "# "$ "$ "# "$ "# "! "# "! )

-2½

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 ZZZZZ
B B B BB B B B FB B B F B B F B B B B B B
B B FB B B B B B B B
rake

L L G
G L
166

ZZZZZ ? ? @
3 3

@
3 3
full full

"& "% "$ "# "! "$ "! "!

"# "! "# "! + "$ "$ "# "$ ) ' ) ' & ' &
+ ( (

ZZZZZZZZ
A B B DBB B F B B B B =
B B FB A
ZZZZ B F ZZZ
B BB B B BBA L L
BB L L
170

ZZZZ ZZZ ZZZZZZZZ full

?@ ?
½
@ ? ½

"( "( "( #! "* #! "*

"# "! "! #!
( & & ! "# "! "# "! "# "# #!
!
-2½

-6

= =
FB P B P FB P B P B P FB P
176

"!
"# "!
"# "! )

184

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 ZZZZZ B B B B B B ZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZ B B DB F B F B B ZZZ
A B = FB BA FA B
194 LQ Q L
ZZZZZ ? @
½ ZZZZZZZZZZZ ?
¼ ZZZZZ
"'
ZZZ
"* #! #! #! "* "( ") #! #! #! ") "(
"* "( "( "*

-6

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZ B FB BA
F

=ZZZZZZ FB BA FA A F B B ZZZZZZZZZZ
B A FB L F== ==
L
201

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZ ZZZZZ ?@
½ ZZZZZZZZZZ full
?@ ?
full

#! #!
") #! #! ") "( "$
"( "( "* "( "#

-1½

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
=
rake

= A B F ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
B A A B FB B FB B B
L L L
GG B B
209

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
3

? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ? @ ? @
@
1½ full full

"& "$ "& "$ "&

"& "& "$ "&
+ !
+ !

FB B B B FB B B B
L B B B B B B FB B F B B B B B
B B FB B B
B B F B B B BH
3
215
3

3
B
?@
3

full
P.M. P.M.
#! "* #! #! "$ "$ "# "$ "# "# "! "# "! "! ) & ) & &
) ) &
( &
( &
& $
& $ !

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 Q P
H
219

-2

B FB B FB B B FA B A
229 DDDD B DB B F B F B B F B B B F B B B B
3

? ? @
3

? ? @
3 3

full full full full

"( "& "# "# "& "& "&

"& "& "# "# "# "& "&
"& "% "# "# "% "%
"%

FB A BB BB F B B BBBBBBA FB A A
B BB B B
234
3 3

A
3

? ? ?
@
2
1½ 2

"& "& "% "# "( "* "! * #% "* "* "* "* "* "*
"# "( "* "! * #! #!

-4
!
-1

DB F B B FB B B B DB
/w delay

241 DF F F
") "( "&
") "( "&
"( "&

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 A B ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
G

B A A
free time

B B FB B L
249
B P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
?
¼ ? @
full full
? ? @
full

"( "( "(

"%
"( "&
"( "%

B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
257

"& "( "& "& "* "& "& "( "& "( "& "& "* "& "& "( "& "( "& "& "* "& "& "( "& "#
"( "( "( "( "( "&

B B B B B B B B B B B B DB B B B B B DB B B F B B B U U
259 B B B B B B B U U B B B DB B

? ? ?
P.H. P.H.

@ @ @
full full 1½

"# "& "# "& "#

"& "& "# "& "# "& "# "# "& "# "& "# "#
"& "& "& "% "# "# "% "% "# "% "#
"% "% "# "% "# "% "#
"$ "!

ZZZZZZZZZZ
A B B B B B B DB B B B ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
B B B B BBBBBBBBU
harmonic between 8th and 9th fret

DU
==
262

ZZZZZZZZZZ
? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
?
@ @
1½
Harm. full P.H.
"* "( "* "* "( "( "' "' "( "(
1½ 1
"* "( "* "* "( "( "& "& "( "(
) ! "'
!

-6 -6

-6

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 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
B B B DB B B B B B B B BB B = B FB B B A
L L L L BB
267

L
3 3 3 3 3 B ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 3

3½

"' "% "% "$ "$ "" "" * * ( ! ( "! ( * (

!
!
!
-½ -½ -½ -½ -½
-6

DB B B B B B DB B B B B B B B DA
6 6

B DAAC == ==
5

DB
271

5
B B B = = = =
' ( * ( $
* ' ( * ( + !
* & ( * ( " !
* & ( ! ! !

-6

-6 -6

Eugene's Trick Bag A

h = 184
tempo= 184 this eugene's part (Vai played it!!)

F
277
P RBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

# % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % #

280
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B

& # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % #

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 h = 135
ZZZZZZZZ
rall.
rit.

282
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBB B
ZZZZZZZZ
& # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & # % # & #

ZZZZZZ B BBB
B

B B B B DB B B B B
tempo=135 Am E7

A P B B B BBB DB B
B BBBB
B B B B
285

B B
ZZZZZZ P.M. P.M.
& ) "# )
& "! * "# *
& * * *
( "! * "# "# *
( "# ( ( "" "" (
& ) ) ( "! "!

B B B B B B B B B B B B
A7 Dm

B B B B B B B B B B B B B
B B D
B B B B
288

B D
"! "$ "!
) "! ) "! "!
* * "! "!
& ( "" "" ( & "# "#
( ( ! "# "#
& * * "! "$ "$ "!

h = 100

BB DB = =
rall.

B
B B DB B B B B B B
Bdim

B B DB B BBBB B BBBBBB B
B B
290

B = =
let ring P.M. P.M. P.M.
"# ) "'
* "# * "! & "$ "!
"! "! ( *
* "# * ' ( "! ( "!
) "" ) ( (
( "! "! & ) !

C
h = 147

B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
B B B B B B
tempo=147

294

"( "& "$ "( "& "$

"$ "( "$ "# "& "( "& "$ "( "& "$ "$ "( "$ "# "& "( "& "$ "( "& "$
"% "' "% "'

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 B DB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
296

"( "& "$ "* "( "& "$ "$ "# "( "& "$ "#
"% "( "% "( "% "& "( "& "# "& "# "& "# "$ "& "$ "#
"% "#

B B B B B B BDB B DB B DB B BDB B B
B BBB B DB B B B B B B BDB BDB DB B B B B B
BB B
298 B 24
"$ "# "! "$ "! "' "( "' "% "# "! * ( & %
"! "$ "! "# "! "# "$ ") "' "( "( "& "& "% "% "# "# "! "! * * ( ( & &
"! "% "*

44
301
B DB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % !
& & & & & & & &

B B FB B B FB
B DB B B DB DB B B
303 B
B DB B
B B DB B B DB DB B B B
B DB B
B
( % ! "% "" ! "( "% ! "# * ! ( % ! "% "" ! "( "% ! "# * !
& "# "& "! & "# "& "!

DB DB B B FB B DB B DB DB B B FB B DB B
B DB B B
305
B B B B B DB B B B B B B
( % ! "% "" ! "( "% ! "# * ! ( % ! "% "" ! "( "% ! "# * !
& "# "& "! & "# "& "!

B DB B B DB B B DB B B DB B
307 B B DB B B B B DB B B B B DB B B B B DB B B
"* "' ! ( % ! "( "% ! & # ! "* "' ! ( % ! "( "% ! & # !
"( & "& & "( & "& &

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 B B B B B B B B B B B B
B B
309
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
## "* ! "! ( ! #! "( ! ) & ! ## "* ! "! ( ! #! "( ! ) & !
#! ) ") ' #! ) ") '

h = 100
B B DB B B B B B B B
B B B B B DB B B DB B B B B B B B ZZZZ
free time

B BB BB DB A AA BB W
311

A B A
ZZZZ
## "* "* "' "' "$ "$ "! "! ( ( % % " "
#" ") "& "# * ' $ $
## "* "' "$ "! ( % % " # #
# #

W!
! #
!

h = 147
ZZZZZ
rall.

A B B . B.
B
rit.

B B B B BDB B
BB B B B B B DB BB
B B P
B B BDB B B 34
BBB
315

A B
ZZZZZ
! "# #% "! "# "$ "' "( "* #! ## #%
* "! "# "$
* * ( * "!
# ' ( * "!
( & ( )
! & ( )

D
h = 100 h = 144
ZZZZZZZZ
B B A B
Tempo=144 this is Jack's part (also played by Vai!!)

L B B B B B B B BBBBBB
24
319
44 Q P BB B B
ZZZZZZZZ
? ? ?
3

2½

??
1½
1½
½ ½

#% #% #% "( "& "$

"$ "( "$ "& "( "& "$ "( "& "$
"% "' "'
"%

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 B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
B B DB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
324

"( "& "$ "( "& "$ "* "( "&

"$ "( "$ "& "( "& "$ "( "& "$ "% "( "% "( "% "& ") "( "&
"% "' "' "%

B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
B B B
326
B B 34 B B B B Q
3
"( "& "$
"& ") "( "& "( "& "$ "$ ") "( "&
"' "' "' "( "' "% "% "( "%
"( "& "&

B B B B B B B B B DB B DB B B DB B DB B B B B B B B
44
328 B B B DB B B R
"( "' "% "# "# "!
"$ ") "( "& ") "& "' "( "( "& "& "% "% "% "# "#
"% "% "( "' "( "%
"& ")

78
330
B B DB B B B DB B B DB B B B B 44
B DB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
* * ( & % ( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % !
"# "! "! "! * * ( ( ( & & & &

DB DB B B FB B DB B
B DB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
332
B DB B B B B B B
( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % ! ( % ! "% "" ! "( "% ! "# * !
& & & & & "# "& "!

B DB BB B B
B DB B B DB DB BB
C B BC C C C C C C C C Q B B B DB B B B B B
BBB
334

full
? P.M.
( % ! "& "" ! "( "$ ! "# + + + + "( + +
& + + + + * "! "#
( * ""
' ( * "!
& ( )
& ( )

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 . B. DB. B. B
.
B B B B
24 B Q P B B B DB B B
34 44
B B DB B B B
B B
337

3
3
L BB
P.M.
) "! "# "$ "& "' "( #! !
* "! "#
( * "!
' ( * "!
& ( )
& ( )

B B . B.
B B B B A B
B BDB
High e-string breaks

BB L L
CC
34
340
3 44 Q Q P CCQ
? ?
? ? ?
2 2
1½
full ½

) "! "# "$ "' "( "* #! ## ## #% #% #% #% +

+ +
+ +

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