Crossroads Theme Chords & Tabs
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==========Crossroads 1 ===============
>From frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com ()
Repost from a year ago, I think:
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The series I have been posting on the sweep picking
technique is coming along, and I will have another addition to it
shortly. But I thought you all might enjoy this too. This
is from the movie "Crossroads" and is the sequence that Eugene
uses at the end of the film to defeat Stevie Vie. It's entitled
"Eugenes trick bag" and if you give it some patient effort, you'll
see that there are some really good arppegio ideas here, though Steve
plays this with finger picking, I have adapted it for my sweep style
in as many places as posible. You should try the same, it's great practice
O'k, lets do it!
the opening measure begins on the second 1/4 of the 4th beat.
All notes in this passage are 1/16th's unless otherwise noted.
--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------
--------|-------------------------------------------------|-repeat---
-2-4-2--|-5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--|-measure--
--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------
--------|-------------------------------------------------|--3x's----
--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------
Ritard here in the 4th bar.
( Am )
-----|-----------------------8--12-8---------------------------------
-----|-------------------10-----------10-----------------------------
-2---|-------------5--9-------------------9--5-----------------------
-----|----------7-------------------------------7--------------------
-----|--------7------------------------------------5-----------------
-----|--5--8------------------------------------------8--------------
( E7 )
--------------------------7------------------------------------------
-----------------------9-----9---------------------------------------
-----------------7--9-----------9--7---------------------------------
-----------6--9-----------------------9--6---------------------------
-----5--7-----------------------------------7--5---------------------
--7------------------------------------------------------------------
( A7 )
-------------------------5-------------------------------------------
-------------------5--8-----8--5-------------------------------------
----------------6------------------6---------------------------------
----------5--7-------------------------7--5--------------------------
-------7--------------------------------------7----------------------
-5--9--------------------------------------------9-------------------
( Dm )
----------------------------10---13---10-----------------------------
-----------------------10-----------------10-------------------------
---------------7--10--------------------------10--7------------------
------------7----------------------------------------7---------------
-----5---8-----------------------------------------------------------
--5------------------------------------------------------10---8------
( G# dim7 )
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------9---12---9---------------------------------
----------------------10---------------10--7-------------------------
---------------9--12----------------------------9---6----------------
--------8--11-------------------------------------------8------------
-7--10------------------------------------------------------7--------
( Am )
----------------------------------------5-------8--------12----8---16
--------------------------------5-----------5-------10---------------
-----------------------5------------5--------------------------------
---------------7------------7----------------------------------------
------7------------7-------------------------------------------------
--5-------8----------------------------------------------------------
the G here at the end of the line (16) is a measure itself... 1 whole
note...
Am E7 Am
--------------------------------------17--15--13---------------------
-----13--17--13-------15--17--15--13--------------17--15--13---------
-14---------------16-------------------------------------------16----
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
repeat measure
A Dm
------------------17--15--13--------------19--17--15-----------------
-----14---17--14--------------17--14--15--------------18--17--15-----
-14------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
G C
------------------------------------17--15---------------------------
--------15------18--17--15------------------18--17--15---------------
----16------16--------------16--17----------------------17--16-------
17-------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
F G#dim7 Adim
---------------------------------------------------------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 1x
-7--4-----0--14--11------0--17--14------0--12--9------0--------------
-------5-------------12-------------15------------10-----------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat 3x
-19--16------0--7--4-----0--17--14------0--5--2-----0----------------
---------17-----------5-------------15-----------3-------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat 1x
-22--19-------0---10--7------0---20---17-------0--8--5------0--------
----------20--------------8---------------18------------6------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat 1x
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_soundtrack/crossroads_theme_tab.html ]
----------|----------|--------|-------------------12-----------------
----------|----------|--------|---------5----------------------------
-------2--|----------|--------|------------9-------------------------
-------2--|---2------|--------|------2-----------------14------------
-------0--|---2------|--------|---7----------------------------------
--17------|---0--0---|---0----|-----------------------------0--------
(1/2 notes) 1/4 dot 1/2
1/2 2/4 time 1/4- 1/8s rest of bar
--24---|-------------------------------------------------------------
-------|------------------------------------------9--10--12----------
-------|--------------------------------7--9--10---------------------
-------|-------------------6--7--9--10-------------------------------
-------|----------5--7--8--------------------------------------------
-------|-5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------
dot1/2 1/16ths again here...
1/4 rest
-----10--12--13--16--17--19--20--22---24---24---24------29-----------
-13------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
tricky here... the first 8 notes are 1/16ths...the next four are 1/8ths
ritard for the 1/8ths... then 29 ...(which is not available on most necks)
is played by fretting the string against the bridge position pick-up
on a Tele.. type guitar...(I cant get it on my Ibanez Sabre)
Till next time...
Good luck .. and good pickin'..
peterl@lsuc.on.ca
Peter J. Lauda
[ please.. any e-mail should be sent to the lsuc address as my xenitec
is restricted to certain times..thanx! ]
_________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton..O/30 MX NOVICE | The next time you're looking for another
Slow #62. I'll get there! | thrill, try putting some tabasco sauce
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com | on your toilet paper! 8-()
|
That's my own opinion you're | I plan ahead... That way, we don't have
knocking, not TI's. | to do anything "right now".
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EUGENE'S TRICK BAG by Steve Vai
This is the classic climactic solo from the movie "Crossroads"..enjoy!!
Am E7
s s s s s ss s s s s s s s s s s s s s ss s s sss s s ss s
------------5H8]{12P8-----------------------------------{7--------------|
-----------5----------10------------------------------9]--9-------------|
---------5---------------9------------------------7H9------9P7----------|
-------7-------------------10------------------6H9-------------9P6------|
-----7------------------------12}\-5-------5H7--------------------7P5}--|
[5H8---------------------------------8--[7------------------------------|
A7 Dm
s ss s s s s s s s s ss s s s ss sss s s s s s s s s s s s
---------------{5-----------------------------10]H{13P10-----------------|
------------5H8]--8P5-----------------------10----------10---------------|
----------6-----------6---------------7/--10--------------10-------------|
------5H7--------------7P5-----------7----------------------12\-7--------|
----7----------------------7------5H8------------------------------------|
[5H9-------------------------9}-[5-------------------------------10-8}---|
G#dim7 Am
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e e ss ss ss ss s s s s s
--------------------------------------------------------{5---8-5-12-8/17|
-------------------12-------------------------------{5----5}------------|
--------------10-13--13-10----------------------{5----5}----------------|
----------9-12------------12-9--------------{7----7}--------------------|
-----8-11---------------------11-8-------7----7}------------------------|
7-10-------------------------------7---5---8----------------------------|
^ \ ^ /
pick this section not hammeron 8th note triplet
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:---------------------------17-15-13-------------:| make sure to alternate
|:---13-17-13----15-18-15-13----------17-15-13----:| picking direction on
|:14----------16-------------------------------16-:| each stroke...up ,
|:------------------------------------------------:| down, up.etc
|:------------------------------------------------:|
|:------------------------------------------------:|
1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 3
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------17-15-13----------19-17-15-----------|
---14-17-14----------17-14-15----------18-17-15--|
14-----------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
1 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 1
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------13-12----------17-15-13--------------------|
---12-15-12-------15-12-13----------17-15-13-----------|
12-------------------------------------------16--------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 3
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
------------13-12-------------13----------17----------|
------------------15-13----12----15-13-------16-------|
---14-17-14-------------13-------------14-------------|
15----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 2
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
---16--------14-------12--------10--------9------7-----5-----4--|
17----17\15-----15\14-----14\12----12\-10---10\9---9\7---7\5---5| <---This
----------------------------------------------------------------| measure
----------------------------------------------------------------| is in 6/4
----------------------------------------------------------------| time!!
----------------------------------------------------------------|
2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 2
Section B]
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:-7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0--7P-4-----0------:| <-- picking
|:-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5---------:| down, pull off,
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| down, up
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| is MANDATORY
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| for this and all
|:-----------------------------------------------------:| of Section B to
D D U D D U D D U D D U sound fluid and
correct!!!
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x4
|:-7P-4---0--14P-11----0--17P-14----0---12P-9----0--------:|
|:------5-----------12-----------15-----------10----------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:-19P-16----0--7P-4---0-----17P-14----0--5P-2---0--------:| <-- octave
|:--------17---------5--------------15---------3----------:| skips..
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| keep hands
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| loose, dont
|:--------------------------------------------------------:| tense up!
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s x2
|:-22P-19----0--10P-7---0--20P-17----0--8P-5---0----------:|
|:--------20----------8-----------18---------6------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
|:--------------------------------------------------------:|
Section C]
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
22P19P16----19P16------{16---------------------------------| Another
---------18------{18------18-------18----------------------|<--diminished
--------------------19}-----19}-16----19-16----------------| scale run..
--------------------------------------------18-------------| notice the two
-----------------------------------------------------------| little sweep
-----------------------------------------------------------| pick upstrokes
which help to
make this run
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s fluid sounding.
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
19-16-------16---------------------------------------------|
------18-15----18-15----18-15-------15---------------------|
---------------------17-------17-14----17-14---------------|
---------------------------------------------16------------|
h h q h. q E E E E E E h. q
------|---------|------------12------|--24-----------------|
------|---------|-------5------------|---------------------|
----2-|---------|----------9---------|---------------------|
----2-|-2-------|-----2---------14---|---------------------|
----0-|-2-------|--7-----------------|---------------------|
-17---|-0---0---|------------------0-|---------------------|
^
trem picked
dotted half
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s q q
------------------------------------|---10H12H13-16-17-19-20-22-24|
-----------------------------9H10H12/13---------------------------|
----------------------7H9H10--------|-----------------------------|
-------------6H7H9/10---------------|-----------------------------|
-------5H7H8------------------------|-----------------------------|
-5H7H8------------------------------|-----------------------------|
rit.
w _________________________________________________________________
-0-----| KEY: D = down pick U = up pick []= down sweeppick
-2-----| {}= up sweeppick | |= bar |: :| = repeated bar
-2-----| H = hammeron P = pulloff
-2-----|
-0-----| Rythym: w = whole h = half q = quarter e = eighth
-------| s = sixteenth t = 32nd f = too fucking fast (64)
h. = dotted half q. = dotted quarter etc.
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TAB BY: Jonathan Lewis lewijc0@clem.mscd.edu
