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Steve Vai - Greenish-Blues
Steve Vai - Greenish-Blues
Greenish Blues
By Steve Vai
A
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Moderately q = 120 * =
Am7
Gtr. 1 (dist.)
mf
w/ bar
w/ ambient delay & reverb 1
5
7 7 7
-5 -11
w/ reverb
Gtr. 2 (clean)
2 4
0
* iq and iiiq denote even eighth notes. mp
let ring
2
3
3
3 5 9 3
w/ fingers
1 1/2
8 7 5 8 10 5 8
7 7 5 9 7 5 7 4 4 2 0
7 7 5 5 9 9 7 7 7 5 2 4
let ring
F#m7b5 G5
3
3
3 3
mp
w/ bar
7
3 3 3 8 8
5 7 9 7 5 4
4 4 4 5 5
7
-1
0
let ring let ring
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Am7
Gtr. 1
3
mf 3
3
w/ pick
7
8 10 10 9 10 10 10 12 8 10 8 5 8 5
7 7 9
7 9
Gtrs. 3 (slight dist.) & 4 (elec. sitar)
mf 3 3
Gtr. 2
let ring let ring
F#m7b5
rake
3
3 2
1/2
8 8 8 10 5 12 13
7 7 5 7 5 5 11 11 12 14
X
X
rake 3 2
let ring let ring
G5
2
2
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
mp mf
12
12 17 15 12
15 13 12 8 10 10
14 12 11 7 9
14 12 10 9 12 9
10
3
let ring let ring
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Am7
3
10
13 13 13 15 10 12 10 8 12 8 10 10 10 12 8
3
3
let ring
F#m11b5
3
8 7 7 5 7 5 5 11
3
let ring let ring
B
G Em7
3
5 3 3
f
10 12 10 10 12 10 12
11 8 9
11 9 8
10 9
3 3
0
let ring let ring
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Fmaj7
12 12
7 7 5 4 5 7 9 9
7 5 7 7
let ring
let ring
3
3
10 12 12 15 15 17 12
14 14 12 14 14 16 14
3
0
let ring
Bm11b5
3 3
f
1
17 15
14 14 14 12 14 16 16
3 3
let ring let ring
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Gtrs. 3 & 4 tacet
Em7 E7
8va
loco
-1/4
Gtr. 1
3
3
w/ bar
15
-1/4
17 19 11 16 16
16 15 13
15
Gtr. 3
3
Gtr. 4
3
Gtr. 2
0
let ring
μ Am7
Gtr. 1
2
3
3 mp
P.M.
13
15 13 12 15 13 11 10 8 7 7
7
7
Gtr. 2
let ring
slight mf
P.M. 1/4 1 1/2
7 7
7
7
5 5 7
5 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 3
let ring let ring
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G5
1/2 1/2
5 4 4
3 5 3 7 5 5 7 4 4 5 3
let ring let ring
Am(add9) Am7
-
3 4 5
3 grad. release
slight
P.M. 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1
6 6 7 7 6 5 5 7 5 6 5 7 5 6 5
5 7 5 7
7 7
7
0
0
3
let ring
F#m11b5
3
3 3 2
5
6
5
7
5
6 6 7 6 5 7 5 4
0 10 12 12 10
12 11 11 12
10 12 15
let ring let ring
G5 Am11
3 2
3
mp p mf
15 15 14 13 12 14 12 14
12 13 12 10 17 18 15 16 12 10
9
8
7 10 10 7
let ring let ring
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3 3
10 12 12 8 12 12 8 10
3
4
6
0
3 3
let ring
F#m7b5 G
4 2 3
1
let ring
* 1/2
1/2 1/2
5
4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4
3
*4th & 3rd strings are bent toward 6th string; 2nd string is bent toward 1st string.
let ring let ring
Am7
4
3
3
1/2
12 11
11 10
4 4 5 4 10 9
7 5 7 10 9
10 9 8
F#m7b5
5 4
4
5
11 12 14 14 13
10 11 13 14 13
8 9 11 12
7 9 10
7 8
let ring let ring
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G
3
4
4
4 3
12 15 17
12 13
13 12 12 14
12 11 10 12 14
12 11 10 9 10 12
0
let ring let ring
D
Am(add9) Am11
-7
4:3 3
mp mf w/ bar
-7
2 1/2
17 15 14 12
15 13 12
14 12 14 14 14 14
14 12
3
0 V
let ring
F#m7b5
w/ bar w/ bar
3
1 w/ bar
14 12 14 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 14 14 14 14
let ring
G5 Am(add9)
8va
loco
3
3
3
0 3 4 5 4 4 4 4
3
let ring let ring
8
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Am7
8va
-1 -1 -1 -1
3
3 w/ bar
-1 -1 -1 -1
19 19 19 19 19 19
5 X 5 4 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
5 X 5 4 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
5 X 5 4 16 17
4
V
3 3 3
let ring let ring
F#m7b5
8va
loco
3 3
3 3 3
* +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
15
0 12 14 14 16 14 0 12 14 14 16 16 14 0 12 14 14 16 16 14 14 14
*DigiTech Whammy DT pedal in fifth-up mode, activated w/ momentary switch. Cue-size notes represent fretted pitches while pedal is engaged.
let ring
G
8va 8va
loco
3
3
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
14 14 15 15 17 17 17
15 17 17 15 0 15 17 17 17 15 17 17
let ring
Am7
8va loco
7:6
3
15
3 3
14 9
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
0 12 15 15 12
13 13 15 13 12 13 15 13 12 0 8 10 10 8 8 7 8 10 10 8 8 7 7
7
let ring
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8va loco
5 3
/0
3
3 3
15
string
+3 1/2 noise
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
7
+3 1/2 w/ bar
7
0 15 17 15 12
5
17 17 15 15 12
14 14 7 7 5
5 X
5 5 3 X
3 2 0
slack
V
1
0
0
0 0
0
let ring let ring
F#m11b5
8va
5
3 3 3
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
+3 1/2
0 15 19 19 17 15 17 19 19 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 0 19 20
let ring
G5 Gsus2 Am(add9)
8va
loco
3 3 3
+3 1/2
1 grad. release w/ wah
1
20 20 20 20 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 7 7 5
4 5 5 8 8 8 8
0
0 0
3
Am7
/0
3
grad. bend
1 3 1/2
5 7
5 5 5 8 5 8 8 0
0 7 7 5 7 5
0
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F#m7b5 G
3
3
hold bend
10
grad. bend
9
1 1/2 T
T T
10 8 7
10 8 7
5 7 9 4 15 4
14 4
14
XII
let ring let ring
Am(add9)
/0
3
13 13 13 13 10 10
0 12 12 12 12 14
0 X
14 3 X
14 3
V 3 3
let ring
Am7 F#m11b5
3 3 3 3 3 2
3
w/ bar
2 1/2 1/2
10
13 15 15 13 15 13 10 10 12 12 10 10 17 17 15 17
14 7 14 14 12
-1
let ring let ring
3 3 3 3 3
14 9
w/ bar
15 13 15 13 12 13 12 10 12 13 15 13 12 12 13 12 10 12 10 8 10 8 7 8 10 8 7 7 8 7
12 14 7 9
-1
let ring let ring
11
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Am7
3
3 3
w/ bar
7 7 5 7 5 7 9
10 12 12 11 8
10 9
10
3
V 3
0
let ring
3
3
3
3 4 3
1 1/2
10 10 8
9 11 8 10 10 8
10 9 11 9
0 10 9
3
3 0
let ring
3
F#m7b5
5
0 2 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 4 2 4 2
4
let ring
G
3 3 3
grad. bend
1/2 T.H. 1
0 0
4 4 4 2 4 2 0
2 2 3 3 15 3
let ring
12
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Am7
3 3
grad. bend 5 grad. bend
1 *T 1 1
T T
7 14 14 7 7 5 0 7 15 15 5 0 7 14 14 7 7 5 0
*Tap with edge of pick, next 8 meas.
3 V
0
let ring let ring
3 3 3
grad.
grad. bend bend 7 grad. bend
7 grad. bend
1 1 1 1 1/2 1
T T T T
15 15 7 7 5 7 17 17 7 7 5 0 19 19 7 7 5 0 7 21 21 7 7 5 7
0 3
3
let ring
8va 8va 8va
8va
loco
loco loco
1
3 3 3
grad. bend
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
3
+3 1/2
1 1 1
T T T T
24 24 7 7 24 7 24 24 7 24 24 22 7 7 5 7
let ring let ring
G
8va
8va 8va 8va 8va
loco loco loco loco loco
4
3
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 string
1 1 1 1 2 grad. release 2 noise
T T T T T 1
19
22 22 7 5 7 22 22 7 5 7 22 22 7 5 7 22 22 7 5 7 22
19
7 7 7 7
X
X
XI
3
let ring
13
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Am(add9)
8va
7 7 7
T T T T T T T T T
10 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 10 14 15 14 10 12 14 12 14 12 10 15 14 10 12 17 12 17 12 10 15
0
let ring
8va
5 3 7 2
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
T T T T T
17 15 10 12 17 12 12 10 15 17 15 15 10 12 17 12 19 12 12 12
3 3
8va
loco
3 3 3 7
13
+3 1/2
T T T T T T
10 15 16 15 17 15 10
17 13 10 13 15 15 17 13 13 10
12 15 12 11 16
3
3
let ring
Am7
3 5
+3 1/2 +3 1/2 +3 1/2
1
T T T T
16 12 12 11 12 16 12 16 12 11 9 16 11 9 9 17
3
let ring
14
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F#m7b5
3 3 6
6
13
6
13
T
13
T T T T T
12
14 16 14 10
16 13 10
17 16 13 10 13 16 13 10
16 13 11
16 12
let ring
8va
6 7
7 6
T T T T T
10 14 16 14 10 13 16
10 13 16 13 10 13
10 13 16 13 10 13
11 13 16 13 11 13
11 12
let ring
G
8va
3 3 6
6 6
T T T T T
13 14 15 14 12 10 10 14 15 16 15 14 12
15 12 14 15 14 12 10 12 15 13
let ring
8va
6 6 5 6
T T T T
12 15 17 18 17 15 12 14 17 20 17 15 16
12 13 17 14 13 17 18 17 15 14 15
let ring
15
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F
Am7
4
8va loco
5 3 7
3 3
5
19 12
3 3
19 10
wah off
10 10
0 20 19 17 19 14 14 12 14 12 10 8
17 17 15 12 10 9
17 16 16 16 12 9
14 12 12 9
14
15
3
let ring let ring
3
3
5
6 2
3 3 6
12 11 7 7 7
7 9 12 10 8
7
7 10 9 12 8 7 5
7 9 5 4 5 7 5 4
7 5 4
9 9 5 3
10 5
let ring
8va
3
3 6
5 6
9
6 semi-P.H.
9 8 8
7 10 10 8 6 13 14 16
7 7 12 13 15
7 7 11 12 14
7 7 10 11 13
9 7 7 9 10 12
2 10
let ring
G
3
8va
3 loco
3 2
7 7
17
+3 1/2 w/ wah
16
T 1
T T T
17 17 19 17 15 14 5
19 17 15 14 15 17 19 17 15 14 15 15 15 5
18 16 14 12 4 8
let ring
16
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Am7
3
1/2 1/2 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4
1
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5
8 8 8 5
3
3 3
V
let ring
-1/2 -1/2 -1/2 -1/2
3
3
w/ bar w/ bar w/ bar w/ bar
1/2 1/2 -1/2 3/4 -1/2 3/4 -1/2 3/4 -1/2 3/4 1
1
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5
1 8 8 5
3 3
0
3
let ring let ring
F#m11b5 G
-1/2 -1/2 -1 -2 -1 -1
-1
4 2 3
w/ bar w/ bar 3
-1/2 -1/2 -1 -2 -1 -1
3
3
let ring let ring
-
Am7
3
w/ bar steady gliss.
w/ bar
1
1 1
10 12
13 10
12 5 12
19
19 0
-7 1/2
-6 slack
3
3 V 3
3
let ring let ring
17
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Am7 F#m11b5
8va
3
3
w/ bar *
w/ sustainer
+1/2 w/ bar
w/ bar
1
1 1 1
10 12 12 12
10 5 13 13
12 5 12 12 0 0
0 0
0
*Harmonics sound one octave higher
-6 slack -4
than written, next 4 meas.
3
V 3
0
3
let ring let ring
G5
Gtr. 1
loco
8va
3
8va
3
w/ bar
+1 3/4 string
noise
12
sustainer & wah off
15 17 17
12
13 13 13 0 3 12 17
12 12 0
X
X
-1 -3 1/2
Gtrs. 3 & 5 (dist.)
mf 3
Gtr. 2 3
let ring let ring
Am7
8va
3
3
16 17 17 17 19 15 15 17 15 12 19 15
17 20 20 20 22 17
3
3
let ring
18
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F#m7b5
loco
8va
3 3
w/ bar
1/2
3
2 14 15
17 15 15 13 15 13 13 13 19 19 19 0 15 17
0
0
0
-1
Gtr. 5
3 Gtr. 3
divisi
let ring let ring
G Em7
8va
3
3
1/2 1/2
17 19 20 22 22 22 18 18
19 20 22 24 24 24 24 7 5 17
Gtrs. 3 & 5
3
VII
let ring let ring
Fmaj7
loco
8va
3 3
mf f
19 20 19
17 15 13 12 13 15 17 17
14 12 14
Gtr. 3
Gtr. 5
divisi
let ring
19
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Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7#11
8va
loco
3
mf
1
18 19 19 22 22 24 19
14 14 12 14 14 16 14
Gtrs. 3 & 5
let ring
Bm11b5
3 3
f rit.
1 1
15 17
14 14 14 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16
rit.
3 3 3
let ring let ring
E7#9 Am(add9)
8va
loco
Gtr. 1
5
3
P.H.
16
mf
15
1/2
15 15 15 15
15 13
13
15 13 12
15 13 11 9 8 7 7
8va
Gtr. 3
Gtr. 5
divisi
Gtr. 2
let ring
20
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