Steve Vai

Warm Regards (guitar part) Steve Vai
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transcribed by Frode A. K. Thorkildsen
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Notation Legend:
b=bend; r=release; h=hammer on; p=pull off; t=tapping
/=slide up; = slide down; V..=upstroke; ^=downstroke
P.M.=Palm Muting; A.H.=Artificial Harmonic;
Е=yank whammy bar rapidly down and then up
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light distorted tone (neck pickup)
e|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
B|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
D|-12/14~~--14-14/1514--12/|149-95/9~~-|-8-12/14-14-14-14b15(14)|-12-12-12
A|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
E|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
e---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
G---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
D-12---12/1410-|-12-12-12/1410--5/75-|-12-12/14-14b15(14)-1210-----------|
A---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------13/15~~---|
E---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------
B|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------
G|----------------------------------|------16b17~~-14------|------------------
D|-12-12-12-14-14b15/(17)b19(17)p15-|-17~~------------17-15|-14b15(14)12~~---
A|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------
E|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------
Distortion (neck pickup)
e--------||---------12-12h13p12----|----------------------|-------------------
B--------||-5/15b17-------------15/|17--------------------|------15b17~~-17---
G-----*--||------------------------|---16-1612/16-b17(16)|p15--x-------------
D-10-10-||------------------------|----------------------|----x--------------
A--------||------------------------|----------------------|---x---------------
E--------||------------------------|----------------------|-------------------
*sul ponticello (pick near bridge)
e-----------|-----------------------15----------|----------------------------|
B-17b18(17)-|-15-15-15-15--15/1713-----13------|8/15-15-15/1713------------|
G-----------|-------------------------12----12~~|-----------------12/1412~~-|
D-----------|-----------------------------10----|----------------------------|
A-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-8/15-15-17-17b18(17)-15----------|-8/15-15-15-17-17b18~~--20b22(20)p18----|
G|------------------------17-15/17~~|-----------------------x----------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------x-----------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|------15/20-18p17--------|-----------------17------------------------------|
B|-20~~------------20-18-17|17b18(17)15-15------1513-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------14-------14-------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------12----1210------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------10------105-3/5---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------8-----------|
P.M.
e|------||--x-x-x-x-x--3/|20-19------------------------|---------------------|
B|------||--x-x-x-x-x----|------0---19b20~~-20-20h22-20|-17b19(17)-15-1715--|
G|------||---------------|--------0--------------------|---------------------|
D|------||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
A|-3~~--||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
E|------||---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--*-----------------
B|p13--19b20~~-20-20/22p20-|-19h20p19h20-19h20b22-20b22~~|-b24(22)p20-19b20~~-
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------
*pre-bend
trill~~~~ P.M.
e----(19h20)p19----|---------------------------/17---/19--|-21b22(21)-21-19h21
B-20---------------|---------------7-/10--/15-----15----17|-------------------
G------------------|-------------7------9----14-----------|-------------------
D------------------|---------4/7--------------------------|-------------------
A------------------|---2h5/7------------------------------|-------------------
E---------------17|-0------------------------------------|-------------------
e-p19---12h14p12-|----------------------------------------------||------------
B-----12---------|-15b17~~17r(15)h17p1514----------------------||------------
G----------------|------------------------h16-14--12h14p1211---||------------
D----------------|-------------------------------------------12/||14~~--------
A----------------|----------------------------------------------||------------
E----------------|----------------------------------------------||------------
^... (downstroke)
e--------------------------9-|9/17-14-17-14--------------------12-/19-17------
B-----8-10/12-10~~--0h7h10---|-------------15----------------12---------------
G----7-----------------------|---------------16------------12-----------------
D---9------------------------|-----------------1412-----12-------------------
A-10-------------------------|-------------------------14---------------------
E----------------------------|-----------------------15-----------------------
^.... V..... ^...........
e-0h10|h14p12p10-0h10h14-0h10h14p12p10-0h14h15p1412--|12h15p12h15p12--------
B-----|---------------------------------------------15|--------------15-14h15
G-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
D-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
A-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
E-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
t
e------15/17p15------------------------------------------------10h14|17p14p10-
B--14h15--------14h15p14h17p14--14h17p14h17p14--14h17p14--10h13-----|---------
G14---------------------------14--------------14--------------------|---------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
t t t t t t t
e------------10h14-17p14-17p14p10---------10h14-19p14-17p14-15p14-17p14p10----
B-17p13p10h13--------------------h13p10h13--------------------------------h13-
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
t t t t t
e----------------------------------------------10-----|-----10-----------10---
B-p10h13-19p13-17p10-19p13-17p10-19p13p10h13b15--13p10|13b15--13p10-13b15--13-
G-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
e----------10---------------------13---------------------------|--------------
B-p10-13b15--13p10--10-13p10--------13p10-13b15~~-13p10--------|---12b13(12)--
G-----------------12--------12b14-----------------------1211~~|--x-----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------|-x------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------|x-------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
V...
e----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
B-10-------------------------|---------------------------------|--20b22~~-----
G----12-11-------------------|-------9-9-/14-12-119-9/119-7~~|-x------------
D----------10----------------|---7-7---------------------------|x-------------
A-------------12-109~~-5~~-|-5-------------------------------|--------------
E----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
e-15--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
B---19p17---------------------------------------------------|-----------------
G--------19p16h17p16h17p17----------------------------------|-----------------
D-------------------------19p16h17p16h17p17-----------------|-----------------
A------------------------------------------1917-12h1410-10|9~~-10p9-10p9-10-
E-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
e-------|------------------------------------------10-10-------15-15-------17-
B-------|------------------------------12-12-------------12-12-------15-15----
G-------|------------------12-12-------------12-12----------------------------
D-------|----9-9-12-12-9-9-------12-12----------------------------------------
A-/12~~|-10------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
(bridge pickup) (Е=whammy)
e-17-------19-19------||------------15*------------|--------------------------
B----15-15-------15-15||15b17~~-------17Ев18Ев17---|-15/17--------------------
G---------------------||---------------------------|-------16-1612-12/16~~---
D---------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------
A---------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------
E---------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------
*bent from 15th fret
(w/wah)
e----------------|--3---------------------3----------------|------------------
B----------------|----3-5b6r5--5p3---------5p3-5b6~~-------|------------------
G-12/16~~-15~~-|----------------0-5b7~~-------------5h7p5|3h5p3-----/7-5/14-
D----------------|-----------------------------------------|------5h8---------
A----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
E----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
e-----------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------
B-----------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------
G-5~~------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------
D------5----------*----|-------------------------------|---------------------
A---------8-3-----3--3-|-3~~-3/5-5--5/73--1-----------|---5-7-----7b8r7-53-
E--------------8--------|---------------------1--3b5r3~~|/8-----6-------------
*A.H. pitch G
e---------|------------------------3---|-7b8~~-8-10-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12---
B---------|----------------6--/5-------|--------------------------------------
G---------|--------5---3---------0---0-|--------------------------------------
D-------*-|----3-----5---5---5---------|--------------------------------------
A-2b3(2)-|-/5---5---------------------|--------------------------------------
E---------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
*Dive whammy gradually
e-10b12r10p8-|-10~~--/13p10-------------------------------------------------||
B------------|-------------h13p10-------------------------------------------||
G------------|-------------------h12p10-------------------------------------||
D------------|-------------------------h12p10-------------------------------||
A------------|-------------------------------h12p10~~--8h10p87h8p7~~-------||
E------------|--------------------------------------------------------------||
e|--------12-17p12|-15~~-p12------------12-/17-------|-15--15------------17--
B|------13--------|-------------------12------15-13-|-------13--------15----
G|----14----------|-----------------12---------------|---------12----14------
D|--12------------|---------------12-----------------|-----------------------
A|----------------|-------------14-------------------|-----------------------
E|----------------|-----------15---------------------|-----------------------
^....... ^........... V..... ^.....
P.M. on 6th string.....................
e-17------------17-p12-15-12-----------------|--------------------------------
B---15--------15------------13---------------|--------------------------------
G-----14----14----------------14-------------|--------------------------------
D-------12----------------------1210--109--|97--75-53-32--3p2h3p2-------
A--------------------------------------------|--------------------------53---
E------------------------------------13----12|--10---8---6--------------------
V....... ^..... V.....
e------------|-------------||
B------------|-------------||
G------------|-------------||
D------------|-------------||
A-3/53-p2h3-|-2/3~~-------||
E------------|-------------||