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;
¨=yank whammy bar rapidly down and then up
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light distorted tone (neck pickup)e|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------B|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------G|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------D|-12/14~~--14-14/15\14--12/|14\9-9\5/9~~-|-\8-12/14-14-14-14b15(14)|-12-12-12A|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------E|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------
e---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|B---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|G---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|D-12---12/14\10-|-12-12-12/14\10--5/7\5-|-12-12/14-14b15(14)-12\10-----------|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-----*--||------------------------|---16-16\12/16-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--15/17\13-----13------|8/15-15-15/17\13------------|G-----------|-------------------------12----12~~|-----------------12/14\12~~-|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------15\13-----------------------|G|-------------------------|-------------------14-------14-------------------|D|-------------------------|--------------------------12----12\10------------|A|-------------------------|------------------------------10------10\5-3/5---|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)-15-17\15--|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)-21-19h21B-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)h17p15\14----------------------||------------G----------------|------------------------h16-14--12h14p12\11---||------------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------------------------|-----------------14\12-----12-------------------A-10-------------------------|-------------------------14---------------------E----------------------------|-----------------------15----------------------- ^.... V..... ^...........
e-0h10|h14p12p10-0h10h14-0h10h14p12p10-0h14h15p14\12--|12h15p12h15p12--------B-----|---------------------------------------------15|--------------15-14h15G-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------D-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------A-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------E-----|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
te------15/17p15------------------------------------------------10h14|17p14p10-B--14h15--------14h15p14h17p14--14h17p14h17p14--14h17p14--10h13-----|---------G14---------------------------14--------------14--------------------|---------D-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------A-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------E-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
t t t t t t te------------10h14-17p14-17p14p10---------10h14-19p14-17p14-15p14-17p14p10----B-17p13p10h13--------------------h13p10h13--------------------------------h13-G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
t t t t te----------------------------------------------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-----------------------12\11~~|--x-----------D--------------------------------------------------------------|-x------------A--------------------------------------------------------------|x-------------E--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------- V...
e----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------B-10-------------------------|---------------------------------|--20b22~~-----G----12-11-------------------|-------9-9-/14-12-11\9-9/11\9-7~~|-x------------D----------10----------------|---7-7---------------------------|x-------------A-------------12-10\9~~-\5~~-|-5-------------------------------|--------------E----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
e-15--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------B---19p17---------------------------------------------------|-----------------G--------19p16h17p16h17p17----------------------------------|-----------------D-------------------------19p16h17p16h17p17-----------------|-----------------A------------------------------------------19\17-12h14\10-10|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) (¨=whammy)e-17-------19-19------||------------15*------------|--------------------------B----15-15-------15-15||15b17~~-------17¨b18¨b17---|-15/17--------------------G---------------------||---------------------------|-------16-16\12-12/16~~---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--5/7\3--1-----------|---5-7-----7b8r7-5\3-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~~--8h10p8\7h8p7~~-------||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----------------------12\10--10\9--|9\7--7\5-5\3-3\2--3p2h3p2-------A--------------------------------------------|--------------------------5\3---E------------------------------------13----12|--10---8---6-------------------- V....... ^..... V.....
e------------|-------------||B------------|-------------||G------------|-------------||D------------|-------------||A-3/5\3-p2h3-|-2/3~~-------||E------------|-------------||