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SQUEEZE PLAY
As recorded by Richie Kotzen
(From the 1989 Album RICHIE KOTZEN)
Transcribed by Peter Lidström Music by Richie Kotzen

A Intro Riff
b
gg
0:00 (F m7)

1
I g 98 V VVVVVVVVVV V VVVVVVVVVV
VVV V V VV VVV V V VV
Gtr I

T
A 4 0 6 0 7 0 4 0 6 0 4 0
B 2 0 2
4 0 2 4 5 7 5
0 0 2 0 2
4 0 2 4 5 4 5
0 0
P P P P P P P P P P

B Bridge 1
0:38 b
G m7 Amaj7

gggg 4 k V V V V V V V V
8va

3
I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
3
7 7 7 12 9 17 16
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 10 9 10
A 6 6
7
B

Gb m7
H H P H H H P H P P H P
E

gggg V P V V aP gV V V P V V V W V V
8va

5
I z u z u z
M
Full
O
1/2 \\\\\\\\\\\ 1/2
19 (19) 17 15 16 17 19 16 19
T
A
B

Gb m7
sl. P

gggg k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Amaj7

7
I
5
6
7 7 7 7 4
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5
A 6 6 11 8 4
7 6 4 6
B

b
H H P H H H P H P P H P P H
Bsus4 B C m7

V V V V V V V V VgV V V V W P
8va

V V V V V V V V V V V V VVV V
gggg V V V V VVVV VVVV VVV VVV VVV z
9
I 6 6
6 6 6
M\\\\\
6 6 6
Full
5 2 7 9 7 4 7 4 9 11 9 5 9 5 11 12 11 7 14 11 16 17 16 12 19 (19)
T 4 2 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 9 7 9 12 10 12 14 13 14
A
B
P PH HTP P PH P PH HTP P PH P PH HTP P PH P PH HTP P PH T

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SQUEEZE PLAY - Richie Kotzen Page 2 of 5

b
C Bridge 2
V V V
V V V V V V V V V
1:25 G m7 Amaj7

g g V V V V V V V V V V V V
12
Ig g k V V V V V V V V V V
6 6

7 7 7 17 12 9 17 12 9
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 10 9 10 10 9 10
A 6 6
7
B
H H P H H H P H TP P P H TP P P H

G m7b E

gggg V P V V aP gV V V aP gV l aP gV l V V
8va 8va 8va

z u z u z z V P
14
I u u z
\\\\\\\\\
M
Full
O M
Full
19 (19) 17 15 16 17 19 15 16 15 16
T 17 (17) (17)
A
B
sl. sl. sl.

b
g g V V VVVVV V
G m7 Amaj7

g k V V V V V V V V V V V
6
16
Ig V VVVVVV V VVVVVVVVVVV
6 6
6
7 7
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 10 5 7 5
A 6 6 2 4 6 4 2 8 4 9 4 6 4
7 4 9 4 6 4 2 4
B
H H P H H P H H P P P H P P P H P P P H P sl. H

V
Bsus4 B

g V V V
6 6 6
g VVV VVVVVVV VVVV V VVV VVV V
6
18
Igg V VV VV VV VVVV VVVVVV
6 6
6
T
A 14 11 8 13 16 13 9
9 7 11 9 11 14 11 7 13 16 13 9 11 14 11 7 9 11 9 6 11 14 11 7
B 9 7 11 9 9 7 7 6 9 7 9 14
TP P P HTP P P HTP P P TP P P H TP P P HTP P P HTP P P H H

D Pre-solo
b
gg
1:56 N.C.(F m)

I g 98 V VVVVVVVVVV V VVVVVVVVVV
V V
20

VVV V VV VVV V VV
T
A 4 0 6 0 7 0 4 0 6 0 4 0
B 2 0 2
4 0 2 4 5 7 5
0 0 2 0 2
4 0 2 4 5 4 5
0 0
P P P P P P P P
P P

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SQUEEZE PLAY - Richie Kotzen Page 3 of 5

b
V V V V V V V
N.C.(F m)

V
g g f V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
22
Ig V
10 14 12 17 14 12 9
T 8 12 10 15 9 7 12 12 10 14 10 10 10 10
A 7 11 9 14 9 9 11 9 11 11 11 9 9
12
B
T T T T T T P P P P P P
E Guitar Solo 1
2:06 Bsus4

W V V V
8va

g V W V V
24
I g 44 V P V
z
1/2 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 1/2
21
T 19 (19) (19) 17 15 14
A
B w/b
P P sl.

V W V V V
Asus2

g V
26
Ig V V V V V
3/4 1/2

T
A 14 16 (16)
14
B 14 12
14
14
sl.

g
Ig U U U U
Bsus4 Asus2
28

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T
A
B (14) (14) (14)

F Funk Breakdown
2:22 G5 E5

g VV VV VV VV 6 VVVV V
32
I VV VV VV VV 4 VVVVVV V
V V V e V fV V
Gtr II M
1/2 M
1/2 \\\\\\\\\\\
T
A 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 7 9
7 9 5
B 10 10 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 5
7
7
5 7 3 0 6 7
7
0
sl. sl. P
sl.

g 6
I VV VV VV 4 VV VV V
V } } } VV VV V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. \\\\\\\\\\\
T
A 5 2
B 5
3
2
x x x 0 0 0
5 7
0 0 0
5 7
0 0 0
5 7
0 0
10
H H H

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G Guitar Solo 2

gg 4 k VVVVVVVV VVVVVVV c
2:27 Bm7

P VVV V
6 3

I 4 z VVVVVVVV V }
34

\\\\\
3 5
6
Gtr III
M
Full M
Full [[[[[[[
T
9 (9)
O (9) (9) 7 9 14 9 7 16 9 7
A 14 9 7 16 9 7 9 x
B 7 5 12 14 12 7 5
H TP P TP P TP P TP P P Tsl.Tsl.T P P

E9

V V V
8va

V gV V V V V W
g V V V V V V
36
Ig V V V V

1 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
17 14 17 21
T 15 12 15 17 17
A 14 13 13
12 16 14 12 14
B 12 14
P sl. sl.

G A B

gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
8va

V gV V V V
38
I V V
3
\\\\\\\\\\\\\ dive
w/b w/b
1 1/2
12 16 19
T 14 15
A 12 7 4 14 7 12 7 14 9 6 16 9 14 9 13
5 7 12
B
TP P TP TP TP P TP TP sl. sl.

b
H Flamenco Break

g V V V V lV V V V V lV V k 43 j V V V V
2:39 N.C.(F m)

I g V
V V
40
3

P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 11 11 11 11 9 7 6 7 6 12 11
7 12
B 9 7 5 10
sl.

g
Ig V V V V l V V V V V lV V k 43 j
Back to Verse

V V V V V V
3 V
Gtr II
P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 7 7 7 7 6 4 2 4 2
4 5 4
B 5 4 2
3
5
sl.

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SQUEEZE PLAY - Richie Kotzen Page 5 of 5

b
I Verse 3 Cool sequence
V V
V V V
(F m7)

ggg k V V V V V V V V V V V
42
I V V V V V V V V V W
[[[[[[[[[[[[
T 17 22
A 16 21 13 16 21 13 16
14 14 19 14 16
B 19 14 16 14
14 16 19 16 14 12 14
T TP H TP H H TP H TP H P H H TP P P H

J Bridge 3
b
V V V V
2:59 G m7 Amaj7

gggg k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
45
I V V V V V V V
6

7 7 7 17 12 9 17 16
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 10 9 10
A 6 6
7
B
H H P H H H P H P P P H T P

b G m7 E

gggg V P V V aP gV V V P V V
8va

z z u z V V P V V V V V
47
I u z
FullM O
1/2 1/2 [[[[[[[[[[[[[
19 (19) 17 15 16 17 19 16
T 17 19
A 16
B
sl. P

b
V V VV VVVVV
G m7 Amaj7

g g V VVVVVVV VVV V V
Igg k V V V V
5
49 VV VVV VVVVV
7
11
T 12 12
A 8 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 8 9 11 14 11 9 8
11 11 11 7 9 14 9 7 6 6
B 12 9
H H P H H H P H H HT P P P P H HT P P sl.

Bsus4 B

V
8va

gggg V V V V V V V W V V
51
I u u
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ \\\\\\\\\
flutter w/bar
1 1 1
19 (19) 16
T 19 14
A 16
16
B 14
P P

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