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Steve Vai - Knappsack
Steve Vai - Knappsack
Knappsack
By Steve Vai
A
Fast q = 168
D5 Ab/Db C Bm
*Gtr. 1 (dist.)
3
3
/ 0
f
w/ ambient delay
5 3
7 7 5 4
7 7 6 5
0 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2
0
*Gtr. 1 sounds all notes with fret hand only throughout, until final measure.
Bb μ
1/2 1/2
3 3 5 2 5 2 0
3 4 6 6 6 4 0
7 4 4 4 2 0
1 5 3 0
A7 Bb A7
5 0 0 3 3 5 0 3 5 0 6 5 6 5 3 0 5 0 0 3 3 5 0 3
Gmaj9 A7 Gm7/A Gm7/Bb
1
9 10 5 3 3 5 5 3 0 4 5 0 0 3 3 5 0 3 9 10 5 9 10 5 12 0
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A7 Bb7#11 μ
8va
*Harm.
** w/ bar
5 5
5 5
5 5
5 5
12 13 15 13 12 13 12 10 12 13 12 10 12 10 9 12 6
*Place index finger at 5th fret
and pluck with ring finger. -6
**Depress bar with fret hand.
B
A
loco
/0
steady gliss.
w/ bar
***
0
4 6 6 7 6 4 6 0 6 9
0 0 7
0 0
0 0 19
-6
***Pluck with fret-hand thumb.
Bbmaj7 Gm9
Abmaj7 A
1
1
3 3
w/ wah
15
13
12 12 12 3 9 9 10 9 6
10 10
8
Bbmaj7
11 11 11
9 6 6 9 12 10 0
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Gm(add9) Db/G Abmaj7
2 1
3 3
grad. bend
1
11 13 13 9 8 8 10 11 10 8 10 10 11 13 11 10
13
10
C
Fsus2
21
3
3
wah off
11 13 15 13 11 13 13 15 15 13 15 13 11 11
Abmaj7sus2 Dbmaj7
10 10 11 13
11 13 13 20
18
Cm/Bb Abmaj7
1
1/4
11 13 15 15 13 11
11 13 15 15 13 11
8 8 10 12 13 12 13 15
10 10 12 13
Fm Dbmaj7
3
1/2
11
13 12 10 8
13 12 10 10
13 11 10 8 8 10 10
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Cm7 F Abmaj7
8va
grad. bend
1
18 15 15 16 16 18
9 9 11 13 13 16
10
Gm7 Emaj7sus2
8va
loco
3
15 15 16 16 18 19 14 14 18 16 11 11 15 11 11 9 7
16 14 16 14 12 14 11
3
A A7
Gtr. 1
3
0 8 10 8 8 0 10 11
0
4
V
mp
let ring throughout
w/ delay, set for quarter-note regeneration
Gtr. 3 (piezo acous.)
0
0
0
mp
let ring throughout
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Bbmaj7/A
3 5 3
5 10 11 5 10 11 10 5 6 8 6 5 6 8 8 6 8 6 5 6 8 6 5
7 3
VI
Gm/A
3
3 3
1/2
9 9 7 6 10 12
8 11 12 8 7 12
10 8 5 10
III
V
III
3 3 3 3
10 11 13 10 10 11 13 10 12 15 10 11 13 10 13 15 14 13 15 17 15 17 20 17
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A
3 3 3 3 3
17 17 18 17 14 17 17 18 17 18 14 17 17 18 17 18 14 17 14 11 15 11 10 11 10 11
V
E
Em7
3
8 11 8 11 8 10 4 5
7 9 6 7 9 7 6 7 7 6 7 9 7 6 7 11 11 7
0
V
3
Em(maj7)
3
6 7 9 7 6
9 7 5 7 9 7 5
9 7 5 7 9 7
9 8 5 9 3 3 3 6 7 9 7 6 7 7 6 7
0 3
0
3
6
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3
11 12 14 12 11
8 12 8 11 12 14 12 11
8 11 8 9 11 12 11
5 9 5 7 8 9
6 7 9 7 6 7 7 6 7
9
3
3 3
Cmaj7
1 3
3
14 10 14 10 14 17
12 10 12 12 12 12 12
11 11 11 11 11 11
9 9 9
3
Am9
17 14
1/2
15
16 16 11 11 11 9
14
7 9
7 8 10 7 8 10
0
0
0 3
0
0 3
7
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1
1 4 1 3
12 14 15
12 13 15
9 11 12 11 12 11 12 14
9 10 12
10 9 10 12 10 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 10 12
Fmaj9
17 15 14
17 17 0 15 0 17 0 12 0 15 0 10 0
12 0 12 0 12 0 12 0
3
3
3
12 0 14 9 0 7 0 9 0
7 9 0 12 7 0 5 0
7 0
7 3
3
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A/F
1/2 1 1
5 2 5 2 0 2 2 3 2 0
4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2
3
3
D7sus2
1/2
9 10 7
3 2 0 2 2 2 2 7 8 5 5 0
V
V
B9
3
0
9
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3 3 3
13 14 11 12 14 14 16 14 12 14 12 10 12 10 9 10 9 7 9 7 5 7 5 4 5 7 5 4
6
3
C7sus2 μ
3
3
w/ wah
4
6 4
6 7 4 2
1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 3 1 3 5 1 3
Rhy. Fill 1 End Rhy. Fill 1
Gtrs. 2 & 3 tacet
Gtr. 1
1 1 3 1
3 3
3
3 1 3 5 3 4 6 5 6 8 5 6 5 6 8 6 8 10 6 8 8 6 8 10 6 8
10
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Gtrs. 2 & 3: w/ Rhy. Fills 1 & 1A
C11 μ
4 1 4
3
5 7 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 7 5 6 7 7 5 7 8
8 5 6 8 6 5 6 5 3 5 3
1 1
4 4
1/2
10
7 8 10 8 10 12 10 12 13 12 12 10 12 13 12 10 12 10 8 10 12 10 8 10 8 7 8 10
C#7sus4
4
3 3
wah off
9 7 9 7 6 7 9
8 7 8 7 5 8 7 5 7 5 3
6 8 8 6 6 8 6 4 4 6 8
6 6 7 6 4 6
E A/E E7sus4 A6/E C%
3
3 3
9 12 9 11 12 13 13 12 10
7 10 7 9 10 13 10
6 9 6 7 9
6 7
11
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C7 Cmaj13#11 B5
3
3
11 13 11 10
12 10 9 10 12 10 9
12 10 9 10 12 10 9
12 10 9
12 9 7
Eº7
1
1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1
3
3
2 3 5 3 5 6 5 6 8 6 8 9 8 9 11 9 11 13 11 13 14 13 14 16 14 15 17 15 17 18
G
μ
3 2
4 4
7 7 7
18 19 18 19 18 19 18 19 17 18 17 18 17 18 17 19 18 19 18 19 18 19 16 17 16 17 16 17 16
7 7
18 18 19 18 19 18 19 17 18 17 18 17 18 16 17 16 17 16 17 15 16 15 16 15 16 13
1 1
3 2 3 2
4
3 3 3
14 13 14 12 13 12 14 11 12 11 12 10 11 10 14 13 14 12 13 12 13 11 12 11 10 11 10
12
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3 7
2 2
4 3 3 1
3 3 3 3
14 13 14 12 13 12 13 11 12 11 10 11 9 10 9 8 9 7 9 7 9 6 9 6 9 5
3 3
3
3 5
steady gliss. 1/4
9 4 9 5 11 5 11 5 12 4 0 17 7 18 9 19 7 18 7
3 3 5
Cm7/G
8va
3
10 13 10 18
9 12 9 10 11 11 10
8 11 8 9 10
7 10 7 8 9
6 9 6 7 8
6 7
4
4
4
18 15 17 14 16 13 15 12 15 12 18
16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 16
15 17 14 16 13 15 12 14 12 14
Bb5 C/Bb C5
8va
2
7
15 18 8 10 11 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15
16 13 9 9 12 12
15 17 8 10 11 13
13
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Eb5
8va
3
15 15 15 15 15 15 18 18 18 18 18
13 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 16
12 12 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15
Fsus4 C5
8va
3
13 13 13 13 13 0 15 15 15 15 15
11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13
10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
8va
16 15 14 15 16 17 16 15 16 17
14 13 12 13 14 15 14 13 14 15 16
13 12 11 12 13 14 13 12 13 14 15
D Db C B Bb/G A Ab G/A A
8va
loco
6:5
15:16
*
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 12
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 10
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 9 9
38:39
12 14 10 12 12 10 12 14 17 17 12
10 12 8 10 10 8 10 12 15 15 10
11 7 9 9 7 9 11 14 14 9
14
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Em7 A/E Em9 A/E Em7
12 12 10 10 12 12 14 10 12 12
10 10 8 8 10 10 12 8 10 10
9 9 7 7 9 9 11 7 9 9 7
10 12 10 7 10 5 5 5 8 9 10
8 10 8 5 8 3 3 3 6 7 8
9 7 4 7 2 2 2 5 6 7 5
8 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 13 8
6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 6
6 7 8 5 6 7 8 9 10 5
Eb5
105:103
13 8 13 14 15 8 14 15 16 8 15
11 6 11 12 13 6 12 13 14 6 13
10 5 10 11 12 5 11 12 13 5 12
*
16 17 8 17 8 17 8 17 8 8
14 15 6 15 6 15 6 15 6 6
13 14 5 14 5 14 5 14 5 14 5
15
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μ
17 15 14 9 10 12 14 12 11 7 8 10
17 15 14 9 10 12 14 12 11 7 8 10
16 14 9 11 13 11 7 9
Gadd9/B μ
12 10 9 4 5 7 17 15 14
12 10 9 4 5 7 17 15 14
11 9 4 6 16 14
11
1/4
12 14 12 11 12 11 9 11 9 7 9 7 5 7 5 4 7 5 4
7 5 4
7 5 4
7 5 3
Free time
E5 μ
w/ bar (L.H.)
8vb
3rd & 5th strings sound sympathetically
-3 1/2
0
0 0
slack
__ =
H
3
Moderately q = 103
A Bbmaj7
loco
Gtr. 1
0 15 15
12 14 14 15 14 12 14 10 14 17 15 18
Gtr. 4 (piezo acous.)
0
0
3
3
mp let ring throughout Th.
16
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Gm7 Abmaj13
3
grad. bend 5
1
15 13 15 15 13 15
15 13 13
12 12 12
10
3
A Bbmaj7
8va
18
15 17 17 18 17 15 17 14 17 20 18
0
3
3
Th. Th.
Gm9 Abmaj13
loco
3 3 3 3
grad. bend
1
13 8 8 10 11 10 8 10 11 13 11 10
13
10
3 3
Th.
I
Fm7
*
3 3
5 3
11 13 15 13 11 13
12 12 12 12 12 10
8 10 10 10 10 10 8 6
*Played as even eighth notes.
3
Th.
17
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Gm7/Ab Dbmaj7#11
3 5 5 5
6 *
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
8 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5
6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
*Played as even eighth notes.
3
Th.
Abmaj7/Bb
5
1/4
12 0 12 0 12 12 12 12 8 8
10 10
10 10 10
3
Th.
Gm/Ab Fm
3
3
4
3 3 3 3
1/2
15 13 11
15 13 11
13 12 10
13 12 10
13 11 10 11 10 11 8 10
VIII
VI VIII
Th.
18
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Free time
Gm7 Emaj7sus2
1 4
1
4
1
4
1
4
loco
8va
3 3
15 16 18 19 19 18 16 18
19 14 19 19 16 16 17 17 14 14 16 17 12 12 14 16 11
3
p
1 1 1 1 1 4
4
1
4
4 4 4 4 4 4
1 1
1
1
3 3 3
rit.
9 12 12 9 11 12 9 11 12 9 11 12 9 7 12 12 7 12 12 7 14 14 5 16 16 4
4 11 12 6 5 8
rit.
1 4
1 1
Harm.
string strum w/ fingers
noise Th.
14 14
X
12
12
X
12
9 6 4 8 9 4
4 6 7 4
3 6 7 4 2 4 4 2 0
pp
19
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