Frank by Steve Vai #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# FRANK (Bassline) As recorded by Steve Vai (From the 1999 Album THE ULTRA ZONE) Transcribed by Frank Nijs Music by Steve Vai Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Simulated effects for Gtr II in guitar section' Gtr III (B E A D G) - 'Bass (5 string)' Intro Q=124 6/4 Gtr I Wx3 H. H E E H. +H E E |----------------||--------------19s17-|-17-------(17)----------| |----------------||--------------------|------------------3s2---| |----------------||--------------------|------------------------| |----------------||--------------------|------------------------| H +E E Q Q Q +H E E E E Q Q |---------------10s=12--|-(12)------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------------|| |-1----(1)----------10--|-(10)----10-10-10-10-10--10--|| |------------1----------|-----------------------------|| Main Theme H Q Q H H Q H. H Q Q H H Q H. |------5-----5----|-----------------|-------------------|---------------| |-----------------|-3-------5-------|-------------3-----|---------------| |-3-------3-------|-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------1--(1)----|---------1-----| Q. E q E E H H. Q. Q. |--------5--5---5----|-------------------| |------5------5------|---------5---------| |-3------------------|-3-----------------| |--------------------|-------------------| Q. E q H. H Q H Q |--------3----------|------3------------|| |------3----3-------|---------3---------|| |-1-----------------|-1-----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| Variation H Q H. Q Q Q Q. E Q H. H Q W. |-----------------|----5-----5----5s7\--|-----------------|-------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------| |-1-------1-------|-3-------------------|-1-------1-------|-3-----| |-----------------|---------------------|--------------1--|-------| H. H Q Q. +E Q Q E E Q |-----------------|-------------------------| |--------------3--|-------------------------| |-1-------1-------|-3----(3)\----3--5-7-7\--| |-----------------|-------------------------| E E Q Q H. Q. Q. Q E E E E |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|--------------5-3-2-0----| |-0h1----0--1-------|------0------------------| |-------------------|-1---------3-------------| Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |----------------5-3-|--------------5-3-2-0-| |------0-------------|------0---------------| |-1---------3--------|-1---------3----------| H. H. Q H H. |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----5-----------|| |---------0-------|-----------------|| |-1---------------|-3--(3)----------|| Main Theme W H a W H q Q. E E E H Q H E E |--------------|------5s7--------||---------5------5---|--------------------| |--------------|-----------------||------5-------5---5-|------5-------5s3---| |--------------|-----------------||-3------------------|-3------------------| |--------------|-----------------||--------------------|---------3----------| H. Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. q Q a E E Q |------------------|---------3--------------|--------5--5--(5)s7-7-9--| |------------------|-------3---3------------|-------------------------| |-1----------------|-1-1-1------------------|-3-3---------------------| |---------1--1--1--|-------------1---1-1-1--|-------------------------| E E E E E E H Q H. H. |---------------------|-----------------| |------------------5--|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-7s5---------|-1---------------| |-------------3-------|---------1-------| | | Gtr II | W W |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| H. q H |----------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------|| |--1-------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------1------------------------|| | | ~~~ | E E E S +S +E E E S S a E a E Q |----------------------------------------------------------|| |-10h=11-----11b13==(11)r(11)------------------------------|| |-10-(10)-10-10b12==(10)r(10)-10-10------------------------|| |-10h=12--12-12b14==(12)r(12)-10-10------------------------|| |-----------------------------------12s10-8s10-------------|| |----------------------------------------------10s8-[8]----|| Variation W. E E E e E E a Q E E Q |---------------|--------------10h12--10-9------| |---------------|---5---5---12-------------10\--| |-1-------------|-3---3-------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------------| Q. Q. H. H Q H. |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-1---------1-------|-3----3\--------| |-------------------|----------------| H. H. H E E H. |-----------------|------/5\---5\------| |-----------------|----------5---------| |-1-------1-------|-3------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| H Q Q H Q. Q. Q E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|--------------5-3-2-0----| |-1-------1-------|------0------------------| |-----------------|-1---------3-------------| 3/4 Q. Q. Q E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E H. H. H. |----------------------|----------------------|---------|---------|-------|| |--------------5-0-5-3-|--------------5-3-2-0-|---------|---------|-------|| |------0---------------|------0---------------|---------|-0-------|-------|| |-1---------3----------|-1---------3----------|-1-------|---------|-3-----|| Break 6/4 Gtr III Wx2 H. H. |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-3-------1-------| |----------------|-----------------| H E E Q E E E E Q E E +W |--------(11)----------11----|-12--12-14-(14)----|| |----------------12s14----12-|-------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------|| |-3--------------------------|-------------------|| Guitar Solo W +Q. E W Q Q W. |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|-1--------1-----|-----------------------------------------------| |-3--------(3)---5-|----------------|-1---------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | \1___ | W W H. Q +E +S +S +E +E |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------()-()b8==()r()-()-| |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------| W +Q. E H. H +Q W. |----------------------|--------------3----(3)s=|=1-----| |----------------------|------------------------|-------| |----------------------|---1--------------------|-------| |---3----------(3)-----|------------------------|-------| |----------------------|------------------------|-------| | | | | +W. +Q Q W W |----------------------|------------------------|-------| |----------------------|------------------------|-------| |----------------------|------------------------|-------| |-()----------------|-()------------------|-------| |----------------------|------------------------|-------| |----------------------|------------------------|-------| H. H +E +E W. |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------5------------------------(5)--(5)\-|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-3--------------------------------------------|----1--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | | \1_____________________\2_______________ | H. Q. +S +S +Q +E +Q. +E +E +H. |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------()b13==()r()------|-()-()---()-()-()------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| a Q. Q. Q. Q +E Q. E q Q Q Q |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |-14h==15-----14----12--------------|-------------------------5----------------------------| |-------------------------15--(15)\-|----------------------------------2---------2---------| |-----------------------------------|-3-------------------3--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------0--------------| | | | | +H. H. Q S +S E Q +H +E +E |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |----()-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----b10==()r--b9===()-----()r()-| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| H E E H E E H q H E E |----------------------------5----------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------------------7-----|------0-------5-5-| |--3------------------------------------------------|------------------| |------------------------------------5--------------|-1-------3--------| |---------------------------------------------------|------------------| | | \1_______________| | E +S +S +Q Q +H +E E W |---------------------------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|------------------| |--()b9==()r()--------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------------()----()---|------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|------------------| Q. E E E Q E E Q H E E H E E |----------------------|------------------------------------7-7--| |--------6----------5--|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------|--5--------------------------6-5---------| |-4----4-----3--3-3----|-----------------------------------------| |----------3-----------|---------------------------4-------------| | | W E +S +S +Q W |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------|--()b8==()r()----------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| Q. E e E H E E |-------------------5--5-------------------------------4-(4)-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-3----------------------------------------2-----------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | E. S +Q E +S +S +Q +H |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |----b10==()r----()b6==()r()--()--------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| H. E E E E Q Q H e E H |--------------9---7-6------------------|---------------9----------------| |----------------------9---7------------|---6----------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------7-----------------------| |---0-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ | +H. +H +E +E +H. +E E H |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-()------()-------()-()b7==|=()-------()r-x/----------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------x/----------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------x/-\----| H q H Q H q Q E E E E |------7------------|------7-------------| |--------------(7)--|----------------7-6-| |-5-----------------|-5------------------| |---------5---------|---------5--5-5-----| |-------------------|--------------------| | | W W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| H q Q E E q |-------------------------------5----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------5--------------| |--3---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------3------------3-3----------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E +S +S E E E E +E +H +S +s |-b8==()r()-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------()b9==()-------()r()--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E q H Q |---------------------5---x-------------------------------------| |------------------------------3----------------5---------------| |--3-------3----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~ | E +S +S E E E +E +Q +H |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-b7==()r()------b14==()r()--()-----| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| e E Q W W |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |---3-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | | /0______\3.5__________/2.5____/2_________ | H +H. +E +S +S +Q +W E +S +S |-pb15=======()r=====()-()-()b14==|=()--()----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------()-()| |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| W W |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| | | \7_________________/6.5____/3.5_____________\7 | | +Q +W +E +S +S +Q +W +Q |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-()--()--------()-()---()---|-()--()--------()--|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|| Main Theme H Q Q H H Q Q. E Q H. H. H. H. |---------5--5----|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| |------5----------|---------5------5--|-----------------|---------------| |-3---------------|-3-----------------|-1---------------|-1-------------| |-----------------|-------------------|---------1-------|---------1-----| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| H Q Q E E Q Q. E Q H Q |-----------5--/7-7-9--|--------5----------| |------(5)-------------|------5----5----5--| |-3--------------------|-3-----------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| Q. E Q H. E E E E E E H. |--------3----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| |------3----3-------|-------------3-----| |-1-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| Variation H Q H. H E E Q E E Q |-----------------|----------5--7-7-9--| |-----------------|--------------------| |-1-------1-------|--------3-----------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-1------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q Q H. H. |------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|---------------| |-1--1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1--1--|---------------| |------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|-1-------------| Q Q E E H. H E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------5-3---------| |-------------------|--------5-----5-3-2---| |-1---------1-------|-3------------------3-| |---------1---------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| H E E H. Q. Q. Q E E E E |----------3-------|-------------------------| |--------3---------|--------------5-2--------| |-1----------------|------0-----------5-3----| |------------------|-1---------3-------------| |------------------|-------------------------| 3/4 Q. Q. Q E E Q Q. Q. Q E E E E H. H. H. |---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------|| |--------------5-3-5--|--------------5-3-2---|-----------------|-------|| |------0--------------|------0-------------5-|---------0-------|-------|| |-1---------3---------|-1---------3----------|-1---------------|-3-----|| |---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------|| Outro (Free Time) 6/4 Gtr II W W Q E E +E +E E +E +E E E +E |--------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------|--------------|-------()b6==()r--------------------------------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------------------pb7==()r()---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------()b9==| |--------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| \1____ +H E +E +Q +E E E +E |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------pb9==()r()--()----------------| |-()----()----()-()--()------()--| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| +Q. E +Q +E Q +E +Q |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------pb14===()r()--| |-()----()b14===()r---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| +Q Q Q +H. +W. +W H |-----------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------*| |-------------()--()b14=======|=(12)------------|-()-------------*| |-()--()--()--()b14-------|-(12)------------|-()-------------*| |---------------------()b14-------|-(12)------------|-()-------------*| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------*| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com