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From sdoyal@erols.com Fri May 16 08:31:42 1997
Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 21:54:35 -0400
From: Samuel Doyal <sdoyal@erols.com>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Tab: Erotic Nightmares by Steve Vai

Tabbed by Doyal
sdoyal@erols.com      Mail me, I may have some more done soon.

Steve Vai
Erotic Nightmares
>From Passion and Warfare 1991

This is a really cool song.
Probably in A dorian (I have read that he likes that mode a lot) or 
e aeolian natural minor

Intro riffing
   A5                               D5  
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G--2---------2----------2--------2---7---2---    repeat many times
D--2---------2----------2--------2---7---2---
A--0---------0----------0--------0---5---0---  
E-----3-2-3----3-2-3-0----3*-2-3-------------
     PM----|   PM-----|  harm      


play with it, it's a general sketch

Chording, then the lead guitar starts  (br=bend + release)

   G5 D5                        descending tapping thingie (just guessing)
e----------15b--15b-------------t12p8-t10p8-t10p8p7p5-t8p7p5h3------
B--3--3----------------12b-12b--------------------------------------
G--0--2-------------------------------------------------------------
D--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3----------------------------------------------------------------

It's a rought guide, so play with it till it sounds good