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Blue Powder
Steve Vai
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BLUE POWDER (Bassline)
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1990 Album PASSION AND WARFARE)
Transcribed by Julien 777
Music by Steve Vai
Arranged by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Stu Hamm 1'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Stu Hamm 2'
Q=60 Q=120 Q=60
4/4 9/8 4/4
Gtr I
Wx20 Wx19 W Wx9
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|
|-------------|----------|-----|--------|
Q=120
Q E S E S S S S e S E s S S S s S E S e S E
|---------x---5h7-------5-|-x--5---------------------|
|-----------------0-5h7---|------7p5-5s7---------x---|
|-----------0-------------|--------------5h7-3h5-----|
|-------------------------|------------------------2-|
Q
G
~~~~~~~~~~~
H H +H H
|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|
|-0----3----|-(3)---------|
=120
tr II
T T T T T T T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------14-17-14----------------------14-17-14-----------|
|----14----19----------17----14----14----19----------19----14--|
|-12----19----------------17----12----19----------------17-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------14-19-14----------------------14-21-14-------|
|----14----19----------19----14----14----19----------21----|
|-12----19----------------17----12----19----------------17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
W H H
|----------|-----------|
|----------|-----------|
|-8--------|-8---------|
|----------|------3----|
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S e S e S S +S s s S s S S s S e S S S E
|-----x---x---x-5h7---------|-----5-x-5-x-5-----------------|
|---x---x---x-------5h7-----|---------------7p5-------------|
|-----------------------5h7-|-(7)---------------5h7-5h7-x-2-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Q=60
Gtr II
|3-| |-3-|
H +Q H +H Q +H W
|-------------|------------|------*|
|-------------|------------|------*|
|-3----(3)-3--|-(3)--3-(3)-|------*|
|-------------|------------|-1----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
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