Song: The Animal
Artist: Steve Vai
Album: Passion & Warfare
Tabbed by: Shmeegle
Tuning: Standard
E
B
G
D
A
E
Tab symbols:
h=hammer on
p=pull off
b=bend
r=return from bend
T=tap(written above tapped note)
(5)=Pinch harmonic on the 5th fret
[5]=natural harmonic
/=slide up
\=slide down
>/=whammy bar up
<\=whammy bar down
///=tremelo pick
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What a song. One of my favourite Vai tunes by far.
I was sittin down playin guitar one night and i said.
i cant find any tab for that song, and i wanna learn it.
so i sat next to my stereo for an hour with my guitar
and figured it out for you lovely people. Aren't you lucky.
Course theres a few bugs, and i'm missing bits, but anywhere
theres somethin missing, i have times put over the next part
so you can pick it up easy. i hope it's all good
Enjoy
Shmeegle-------------------------------------------Intro:(after Drums)(with pitch shifter)E/----------------------------------------|B/----------------------------------------|G/----------------------------------------|D/----------------------(5)-2-------------|A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---|E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-|
E/-----------------------------------|B/-----------------------------------|G/-----------------------------------|D/-----------------------(5)-2-------|A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---|E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-|
E/---------------------------------|B/---------------------------------|G/-------(5)brbrbr-2---------------|D/-5-2---------------5-----5-------|A/----5-3--------------3-----(3)br-|E/-----------------------5---------|
E/------------------------------|B/------------------------------|G/------------------------------|D/--------------------(5)-2-----|A/------3-(5)brbrbr-3------5-3--|E/-3--5--5-----------5--------5-|
Part 1:
E/----------------------------B/-10/15\10/15\10/15\10/15\10-G/----------------------------|D/----------------------------|A/----------------------------|E/----------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------|B/-13b-13p10----13p10--------------------------|G/----------12b------12b-10-12-10-10-(12)-(10--|D/---------------------------------------------|A/---------------------------------------------|E/---------------------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------|B/----------------------------------|G/-(12)-12p10-10-(10)-\12\5-(4)-(3)-|D/----------------------------------|A/----------------------------------|E/----------------------------------|
E/------------------------------|B/------------------------------|G/--------------------(5)br(5)~-|D/-(12)\5-(4)brbrbr-------------|A/-----------------3------------|E/------------------5-----------|
E/------------------------------------------------------------|B/-\12b-12b-15p12p10-12b-12b--15p10-12b-12b-12b-12p10---------|G/---------------------------------------------------12/15\12-|D/------------------------------------------------------------|A/------------------------------------------------------------|E/------------------------------------------------------------|
E/--------------------------------------------------------|B/--------------------------------------------------------|G/-12/14\12brbrbrbrbrbrbrbr-10----10-12-10---------(12----|brD/----------------------------12-----------12-10-12-------|A/--------------------------------------------------------|E/--------------------------------------------------------|
E/-------B/-15b-G/-----D/-----A/-------|E/-------|
back to introE/----------------------------------------|B/----------------------------------------|G/----------------------------------------|D/----------------------(5)-2-------------|A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---|E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-|
E/-----------------------------------|B/-----------------------------------|G/-----------------------------------|D/-----------------------(5)-2-------|A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---|E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-|
Then into part 2
E/-22-20-22--22p20-20p19-20p19-20b--|B/----------------------------------|G/----------------------------------|D/----------------------------------|A/----------------------------------|E/----------------------------------|
(1:12)E/-------10---------10---------10---------10---------------|B/---------13p10------13p10------13p10-------13p10---------|G/----12b--------12b--------12b--------12b---------12p10---|D/------------------------------------------------------12-|A/---------------------------------------------------------|E/---------------------------------------------------------|
E/-13>/15-13>/15-13>/15<\13>/15--13>/17<\13-13>/17<\13-13>/17<\13>/17-|B/--------------------------------------------------------------------|G/--------------------------------------------------------------------|D/--------------------------------------------------------------------|A/--------------------------------------------------------------------|E/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/---------|B/-14b-14b-|G/----D/----A/---E/---
(1:25) T TE/-7h8h10-15p10p8p7------------------------|B/-----------------15p10p8p7h8h10-15b-15b--|G/-----------------------------------------|D/-----------------------------------------|A/-----------------------------------------|E/-----------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T TE/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B/-13p5h6h8p6p5---------------------------------------------------------------------|G/-------------12p7p5p4h12p4h5h7----------------------------------------------------|D/------------------------------12p7p5p4h12p4h5h7-----------------------------------|A/-----------------------------------------------12p7p5p3h12p7p5p3------------------|E/----------------------------------------------------------------12p7p5p3h12p7p5p3-|
back to intro againE/----------------------------------------|B/----------------------------------------|G/----------------------------------------|D/----------------------(5)-2-------------|A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---|E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-|
E/-----------------------------------|B/-----------------------------------|G/-----------------------------------|D/-----------------------(5)-2-------|A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---|E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-|
E/---------------------------------|B/---------------------------------|G/-------(5)brbrbr-2---------------|D/-5-2---------------5-----5-------|A/----5-3--------------3-----(3)br-|E/-----------------------5---------|
E/--------------------------------|B/--------------------------------|G/--------------------------------|D/--------------------(5)-2-(5)bb-|A/------3-(5)brbrbr-3-------------|E/-3--5--5-----------5------------|
Bass solo
part 3 (2:0E/--------------------------------------|B/--------------------------------------|G/-10---10---12b-10--12brbr-10-12-12b-b-|D/---12---12-------12-------------------|A/--------------------------------------|E/--------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------------------|B/-----------------------------------------------|G/-10h12p10--------------------------------------|D/-----------------------------------------------|A/----------13-13/16\13-14\10-10/14\10-9-7/8\7-7-|E/-----------------------------------------------|
E/------------------------------|B/-15b-15-18-18-17-17-18-17-20b-|G/------------------------------|D/------------------------------|A/------------------------------|E/------------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------------|B/-18-17-17-18-18-15-17-17b-\13-10\9/10/13\10\9/10\5-|G/---------------------------------------------------|D/---------------------------------------------------|A/---------------------------------------------------|E/---------------------------------------------------|
E/-------------------|B/-5-3-5-5-------[5]-|G/------------[5]----|D/---------[5]-------|A/-------------------|E/-------------------|
E/--------------------------------------|B/-17------17-17b--20b-18-17h18p17-13---|G/----17-14--------------------------14-|D/--------------------------------------|A/--------------------------------------|E/--------------------------------------|
(2:34)E/-22b-22-20-22-20-22-20-22-20-19-20-19-22-|B/-----------------------------------------|G/-----------------------------------------|D/-----------------------------------------|A/-----------------------------------------|E/-----------------------------------------|
E/-20-19-22-20-19-22-20-19-22-20-19-\15-/19-|B/------------------------------------------|G/------------------------------------------|D/------------------------------------------|A/------------------------------------------|E/------------------------------------------|
E/-19\17\15\12-12-12\10\8-10/12\10----------|B/--------------------------------12/15\12--|G/------------------------------------------|D/------------------------------------------|A/------------------------------------------|E/------------------------------------------|
E/-----------|B/-----------|G/-12-\10-\8-|D/-----------|A/-----------|E/-----------|
(2:44) (with wah pedal)
E/-------------------------------|B/-10--13\/13\/15--/18\/18-\/20--|G/-9---12\/12\/14--/17\/17-\/19--|D/-------------------------------|A/-------------------------------|E/-------------------------------|
/////////////////////////////////E/-15-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12B/-----------------------------------------------------|G/-----------------------------------------------------|D/-----------------------------------------------------|A/-----------------------------------------------------|E/-----------------------------------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////E/-17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15-B/----------------------------------|G/----------------------------------|D/----------------------------------|A/----------------------------------|E/----------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////E/-----------------------------------------------------B/-15-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12G/-----------------------------------------------------|D/-----------------------------------------------------|A/-----------------------------------------------------|E/-----------------------------------------------------|
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////E/---------------------------------------------|B/-17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12---------------|G/-------------------------------14p12h14p12---|D/------------------------------------------14-|A/---------------------------------------------|E/---------------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////E/----------------------------------------B/-17-15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h17p12G/----------------------------------------|D/----------------------------------------|A/----------------------------------------|E/----------------------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////E/--------------------------------------------------|B/-h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h17-p15p14p12------|G/--------------------------------------------14-12-|D/--------------------------------------------------|A/--------------------------------------------------|E/--------------------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////////////E/--------------------------------|B/--------------------------------|G/-14p12--12----------------------|D/------14--14-12-14--------------|A/------------------12-14---------|E/-----------------------12/14\12-|
E/-15h16h18p16p15h18p16p15-----------------------------------------------------|B/------------------------18p16p15h18p16p15------------------------------------|G/-----------------------------------------17p15p14h17p15p14-------------------|D/----------------------------------------------------------17p15p14h17p15p14--|A/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B/--------------------------------------------------------------15h16h18b-18b-|G/---------------------------------------------14h15h17p14h15h17--------------|D/---------------------------14h15h17p14h15h17--------------------------------|A/-17p15p14h17p15p14-14h15h17-------------------------------------------------|E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/------------------|B/-18\/18\/18\/20---|G/-17\/17\/17\/19---|D/------------------|A/------------------|E/------------------|////////////////////
E/---------------------17>/\<17>/\<17>/\<17-|B/-17>/\<17>/\<17>/\<17---------------------|G/------------------------------------------|D/------------------------------------------|A/------------------------------------------|E/------------------------------------------|
E/-19>/\<19>/\<19>/\<21>/\<21>/\<21---------|B/------------------------------------------|G/------------------------------------------|D/------------------------------------------|A/------------------------------------------|E/------------------------------------------|
repeat intro
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