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Subject: TAB: Damn Good (Skyscraper - David Lee Roth) - Steve Vai
Tabbed & transcribed by Sayavongsa Rathasath
For this song,drop D tuning!
you must tune down 1 step your E-string!!
So,you obtain a D-string for the first string!!!
let ring....
s s
E---------|------0------|---------0----------------------|-
B---------|------1------|-------3---3---3-----1----------|-
G---------|------0------|-----0--------------------------|-
D---------|------2------|-2/4---------4---4\2-2----------|-
A-------5-|----0--------|------------------------------5-|-
D-0h5h7---|-0-----------|------------------------0h5h7---|-
let ring....
s s
E------0------|---------0----------------------|-
B------1------|-------3---3---3----------------|-
G------0------|-----0--------------------------|-
D------2------|-2/4---------4---4\2------------|-
A----0--------|------------------------------5-|-
D-0-----------|------------------------0h5h7---|-
let ring....
s s
E------0------|---------0----------------------|-
B------1------|-------3---3---3-----1----------|-
G------0------|-----0--------------------------|-
D------2------|-2/4---------4---4\2-2----------|-
A----0--------|------------------------------5-|-
D-0-----------|------------------------0h5h7---|-
let ring....
s s
E------0------|---------0----------------------|-
B------1------|-------3---3---3----------------|-
G------0------|-----0--------------------------|-
D------2------|-2/4---------4---4\2------------|-
A----0--------|------------------------------5-|-
D-0-----------|------------------------0h5h7---|-
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/vai_steve/damn_good_tab.html ]
let ring....... let ring.......
*
E----x--0------0-----|----3--0-----0------|-
B----3----3------3---|----3----3-----3----|-
G----5------5------5-|----5------5------5-|-
D----5---------------|----5---------------|-
A-0------------------|-3------------------|-
D--------------------|--------------------|-
let ring..........
E----3--3------------|----7-7--5-5--------|-
B----5----5-----5----|----8-8--7-7--------|-
G----5------5------5-|----9-9--7-7--------|-
D----3--------5------|----7----7-7--------|-
A----3---------------|--------------------|-
D-3------------------|-0------------------|-
let ring....... let ring....
*
E----x--0------0-----|----3--0-----0------|-
B----3----3------3---|----3----3-----3----|-
G----5------5------5-|----5------5------5-|-
D----5---------------|----5---------------|-
A-0------------------|-3------------------|-
D--------------------|--------------------|-
* play both the ghost note and the note on the B-string with the same finger (forefinger)
let ring.......... ** *** ** ***
E----3--3------------|--------------------|-------------|--
B----5----5-----5----|--------------------|-------------|--
G----5------5------5-|--------------------|-------------|--
D----3--------5------|--------------------|-------------|--
A----3---------------|-9/10------12\9-----9\7-5-----|-7\5-3----------|--
D-3------------------|------------------------------|----------------|--
** low to high
*** high to low
If you have any suggestions or corrections to do,e-mail me!!!!!
sayavongsa_ratha@yahoo.fr
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' - bend example:-15'-----`(15)
` - release bend release to original note
^ - bend and release
(2) - ghost note AH - Artificial Harmonic
X - percussive sound P - Pull-off
/ - slide up H - Hammer-on
\ - slide down trem. - tremolo (whammy) bar
~ - vibrato
.. - note held Note: Please read EVERYTHING above the staff
PM - palm muted as well as in it!!
