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Ok, this is from the movie 'Crossroads'. In wich Steve Vai played. This part was actually recorded by Steve Vai. If you watch the movie closely, you can see that the guy who's playing this part is just playing it slowly but they sped it up. Anyways, it's the duel between Jack Butler and Eugene, after Jack Butler though he won, Eugene counter-plays a terrific part, which is tabbed below. It's pretty hard, but, good luck! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -2-4-2-5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This first part is played very fast, it's all 32'nd notes. -------------------------8--12-8--------------------------------- --------------------10-------------10----------------------------- --------------5--9----------------------9--5----------------------- -----------7------------------------------------7-------------------- --------7------------------------------------------5----------------- -5--8--------------------------------------------------8-------------- This is a basic A minor Arpeggio. -----------------------------7------------------------------------------ --------------------------9-----9--------------------------------------- -------------------7--9------------9--7--------------------------------- ------------6--9--------------------------9--6--------------------------- -----5--7----------------------------------------7--5--------------------- --7----------------------------------------------------------------------- E7 Arpeggio. ------------------------------5------------------------------------------- -----------------------5--8-----8--5------------------------------------- ------------------6----------------------6--------------------------------- -----------5--7-----------------------------7--5-------------------------- --------7------------------------------------------7---------------------- -5--9-------------------------------------------------9------------------- A7 Arpeggio -------------------------------10---13---10----------------------------- -------------------------10--------------------10------------------------- ----------------7--10------------------------------10--7------------------ ------------7------------------------------------------------7--------------- -----5--8--------------------------------------------------------------------- --5--------------------------------------------------------------10---8------ D Minor Arpeggio ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------9---12---9--------------------------------- --------------------------10----------------10--7------------------------- ------------------9--12-----------------------------9---6---------------- ---------8--11----------------------------------------------8------------ -7--10---------------------------------------------------------7-------- G# Diminished7 Arpeggio -------------------------------------------5--------8---------12----8---16 ---------------------------------5-------------5--------10---------------- -----------------------5--------------5------------------------------------- ---------------7------------7---------------------------------------------- ------7------------7------------------------------------------------------ --5-------8------------------------------------------------------------------ This is an A Minor Arpeggio, only played differntly. ------------------------------------------------17--15--13------------------------ ------13--17--13-------15--17--15--13-----------------17--15--13--------- -14-----------------16-------------------------------------------------------16---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat this. -----------------------17--15--13----------------19--17--15----------------- ------14---17--14-----------------17--14--15----------------18--17--15----- -14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------17--15--------------------------- ---------15-------18--17--15------------------------18--17--15--------------- -----16------16------------------16--17-----------------------------17--16------- 17----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------17---------- ---------------------18--17--15--------------18---------------------16------ ------14--17--14----------------17-----16------19--17------------------ -15-----------------------------------18---------------------19-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----16----------14----------12----------10-----------9--------7---------5---------4--- 17-----17-15-----15--14-----14--12-----12--10----10--9---9---7----7---5-----5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -7--4-----0--7--4-----0--7--4-------0---7--4------0-------------- --------5------------5--------------5---------------5------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat Once. -7--4-----0--14--11------0--17--14------0--12--9------0-------------- --------5---------------12---------------15-------------10----------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play this four times. -19--16------0--7--4-----0--17--14------0--5--2-----0---------------- -----------17------------5----------------15-----------3------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat Once -22--19-------0---10--7------0---20---17-------0--8--5------0-------- ------------20---------------8------------------18--------------6------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat Once 22--19--16------19--16----------------------------------------------- ----------------18----------18----------18------------------------------- ---------------------------------19--16------19------16--------------------- ----------------------------------------------------18---------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19---16-------------16--------------------------------------------------------- -----------18---15-------18---15--------18---15------------15-------------- ----------------------------------------17-------------17---14------17-14---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 -------------------------------------------------------12------------24----- ---------------------------------------------5------------------------------ -------2-------------------------------------------9------------------------- -------2--------2-----------------------2-----------------14------------ -------0--------2-----------------7---------------------------------------- --17-----------0--0------0-------------------------------------0-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------9--10--12-------------- ----------------------6--7--9--10------------------------------- -----------5--7--8-------------------------------------------- 5--7--8----------------------------------------------------- ------10--12--13--16--17--19--20--22---24---24---24------29----------- -13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ok, this part is tricky. First of all, the 24's are to be bended a little more each time. Then, the 29, you can't play this on most necks. you gotta play it by fretting the string against the bridge position pick-up on a Telecaster guitar, or a guitar like it.
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