'For The Love Of God' by Vai Steve - Guitar Tutorial

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            For The Love of God
Steve Vai


Neck Pick up
||-----------------------|-------------------------------||---------------------|
||------------10--10/12--|--1715--12--8--10/12--15p10---||--1715--12--8-------|
||*--------7-------------|------------------------------*||---------------------|
||*---7/9----------------|------------------------------*||---------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------------------||---------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------------------||---------------------|


Bridge Pick UB2      B2   Rb2
------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
10/12--12--1210--10--7-------------|-----------10---10--|---15------15--12-----|
-------------------------9--7--7/9--|--------7-----------|----------------------|
------------------------------------|---7/9--------------|----------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|


b2                         B2      b2rb2b2rb2        B2
---------------|-------------------|-------------------------10-----------------|
8---10--15p10--|----------10---10--|---15--------12--8---10------10--15p10------|
---------------|-------7-----------|--------------------------------------------|
---------------|--7/9--------------|--------------------------------------------|
---------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
---------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|


B2       Rb2     Ph   B2     B2   Rb2         Ph      Ph      B2
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|---10--10---10--8---10----~~~---15------12-------15p10---10--|---15--15--------|
|--------------------------------------------14---------------|-----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|


B2   Hold bendrb2 Ph   Ph   Ph
------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------------------5/8p7-------------|--10/15--1512--1210----|
-14---14--14-------14---14---14~~~---------9--7--7/9--|-------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

--------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------|
108--8/12----------|/15--1512--1210--108--8/12--12-------------|--1512-----|
------------97--7--|-----------------------------------7/97/97--|------------|
--------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------|
--------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------|
--------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------|


B2   Rb2
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
10--10/12--108/12--108/12--------------|---15---15--15/1715--15/1715-------|
------------------------------97/97--7--|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Wb     Wb vib             Trill
---------------112--10--10/12--12---8--|---17-----14---------------------------|
12h13p12108--1312--10--10-12--12---8--|--------------15-----------------------|
----------------------------------------|------------------14-11h12------------|
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------14p12-----|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Wb UP
--------------------------------|--19--17--15-------------------------|---------|
--------------------------------|--------------19--17--19p15---15-----|---------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--7------|
149--7--9--7--9--10--97/9/17--|-------------------------------------|---------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------|


B2   Hold BendPh   Ph   Ph   B2   Rb2  B2               B2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------10---10---10--10---10---10---10---15---15---15--12-----------------------|
----7------------------------------------------------------14--12---14----------|
/9------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Wb Slow              B5   Rb5  up & down with Wb  B2              B2
--------|----------------------------------------------12--------------15-------|
-15-----|--------10---10---10----------------------15------15p12----------------|
--------|-----7----------------------------------------------------14-----------|
--------|--9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


B2   Rb2 B2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
15----------------12h13p12--------------------------13p12-----------------------|
-----14-p12---14------------15--14--13--12--14--15---------15p14p12------12-----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------14---------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Wb     B2                 B2   B2   Rb2
------------------|----------12-------------------------------------------------|
------------------|---15~~~------15p12---15-------------------------------------|
12h14--12--14p-0--|---------------------------14------12------12~~~-------------|
------------------|---------------------------------------14---------14--12-----|
------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|


B2   Rb2                B2   rb2      Ph
-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------|--1914p12------14---12------|--12------14---12---12--14---1614----|
-----------|------------14---------------|------14------------------------------|
1412--10--|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|


Ph      Ph                 B2   Rb2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-1614---1614p12------14---12------1211---------------------------------------|
-------------------14----------------------14p12-------------------14--12-------|
--------------------------------------------------1412p10----------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------12p10---------------|


Wb     B2   Hold Bend       Rb2        B3
-----------------------------------|---17---17--17--17~~~------17p15---19-------|
--------------------------------0--|--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------0--|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
14--12---------------------12------|--------------------------------------------|
--------1412--10--12--12----------|--------------------------------------------|



Rb3                                                                       B1
-19--19p17----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
------------20--20--|--15--15h20--19--19--1715--15/17--17--17--1512--12/------|
--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|


Wb                                                       B2   Rb2
-----------------10--12--14--15--17/19/22--22-----|---------------17---17p15----|
14--12-------12-----------------------------------|-----------x-----------------|
---------14------------------------------------x--|--0-----x--------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|-----x-----------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


Wb for next bit
17~~~---15----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------17~~~--15h17~~~--15h17~~~--15/1715~~~------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------16--14--12--------1412-----|
----------------------------------------------------------------0/17------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Stop Wb      Tremelo Pick
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------12-----|
--------------------------------12h15------------|---------------12--15---------|
14~~~--12--14~~~--12~~~--14~~~-------------------|---12--12--14-----------------|
-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|


Stop Tp  B2   B2   B2     Very Fast With Wah Wah
14--15--17--19---22--24---24---24---24|---14--14--14--14h19p14h19p14--14-------|
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

14------------------14--14h19p14--14--14h19p14--14--14h19p14--19----------------|
----19p15p14h15p14------------------------------------------------15h19p15------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----14--|----------14h19p14------14h19p14h19p14--19p14------------14h19p14-----|
p14------|------19------------19-------------------------17p15h17---------------|
---------|--18------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------19p14-------------|--13--------------13h19p13-------------13--19----|
17--15--17---------17--15-----|------17--13--17------------17--13h17------------|
---------------------------12/|-------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|



13-------------13--19p13-------------13--19p13--------------|--13h19p13---------|
----17--13h17-------------17--13h17-------------17--13--17--|------------17-----|
------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

------------------13h19p13-------------13h19p13----------------------13h19------|
13h17p13------17------------17--13h17------------17--13----------17-------------|
----------17---------------------------------------------16--16-----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

p13--------|--22p17-------------17--19--17-------------17--22p17----------------|
-----17p13/|---------20--17h20--------------20--17h20-------------20--17h20-----|
-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

17--19p17------17--22p17--------------17h19p17------17h22p17-------------17-----|
-----------20-------------20--17--20------------22------------20--17h20---------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

19p17--15p12--15p12-------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------12--15p12h15p12--------------------------12h15p12--12------|
--------------------------------------14p12h14p12------12h14--------------------|
---------------------------------------------------14---------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


BF
15p12--|--17p15------17--17p15------22p17---------------------22p17-------------|
-------|---------17-------------17---------20--17h22--20--17---------20---17----|
-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bf                      Bf   Bf              Bf   Bf
------------22p17-----------------------22p17-----------------------------------|
22--20--17---------20---17--22--20--17----------22---22--22--20p17---22---22----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bf   Bf               BF                               B2
17-------------------17---------------|--2212-------------------------12-------|
----20p17---22---22------20--17---22--|---------15p12--------------15-----------|
--------------------------------------|----------------14p12--------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------14----------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
15p12------------------------------------------------------|--12h13p12----------|
-------14p12---------12~~~---------------------------------|------------15------|
--------------14p12---------14p12--------------------------|--------------------|
-----------------------------------14p12p10----------------|--------------------|
---------------------------------------------12p10--10/12--|--------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
12-------------12h14p12------12-----------------12h14p12------12----------------|
----15p14--15------------15------15--14--12h14------------15------15--14--12----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


B2   Rb2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------12h14----------12------12h13p12-------12----------12h14p12------12------|
14--15---------12--15------15------------15-----------15------------15----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


B2      Rake
--------------------------------------||----------------||-------|--------------|
--------12------12h13p12--------------||---12-----------||---15--|------10------|
15--14------15------------15--16--14--||*------15--14--*||-------|---9----------|
--------------------------------------||*--------------*||-------|--------------|
--------------------------------------||----------------||-------|--------------|
--------------------------------------||----------------||-------|--------------|


Rake                   Rake
7--10-----------------7--10------------------7--10------------------7--10-------|
-------8/108-----10---------8/108------10---------8/128------10---------8----|
---------------9----------------------9----------------------9------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Rake                   Rake                   Rake
---------------7--10------------------7--10------------------7--10--------------|
/128------10---------8/158------10---------8/158------10---------8/178------|
--------9----------------------9----------------------9-------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Rake                   Rake                   Rake                      Rake
--------7--10------------------7--10------------------7--10----------|----------|
----10---------8/178------10---------8/198------10---------8/198--|----------|
-9----------------------9----------------------9---------------------|---9------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|


Rake                Rake              Rake                Rake
----7--10/22---19--------------|----------7--10/22---19--------------|----------|
10-----------------20----------|------10-----------------20----------|----------|
-----------------------21------|---9-------------------------21------|---9------|
---------------------------19--|---------------------------------19--|----------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|


Rake                Rake              Rake
----7--10/22---19--------------|----------7--10/22---19-------------------------|
10-----------------20----------|------10-----------------20----------15---------|
-----------------------21------|---9-------------------------21-----------------|
---------------------------19--|---------------------------------19------14-----|
-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Rake                                           B2
--------14--1710---7----------------------------|---------------------7--------|
----15-----------------8-------------------------|--4--2/4--8/10---10-----10----|
16------------------------9-----94p2------------|------------------------------|
-----------------------------7---------4p2-------|------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------4p2--|------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B2
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
8--7h8p7-----------------------------------------------------|--15~~~--15p12----|
----------9p7--6h7p6h7/94---4~~~--7p5p3---------------------|------------------|
------------------------------------------7p5p3--------------|------------------|
-------------------------------------------------5p3/5--53--|------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|


Palm Mute all this bit
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
15--14p12--11------------------------------|------------------------------------|
---------------12--------------------------|------------------------------------|
-------------------12----------------------|------------------10p9--------------|
-----------------------1412--10--7--5--3--|---10--9--10--12--------12--10------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------9--------------9--10--12--10--9--10--12--14----|
------------9------9--9--10--12-----12--10--12----------------------------------|
p8--10--12-----12---------------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------12--13--12--13--15------|
11--12--11----------------------11--12------11--12--14--------------------------|
------------14--12--10--12--14----------14--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Stop PM         B2      Hold                     B2   Rb2         B2
------14h15--17------17---17--17--17--17--17--17---22-------------------22------|
/-17-------------------------------------------------------19-------22----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------20---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Wb                B2         Nh      B2   rb2            B2
p17----------------17---17~~~~~~------------------------------------------------|
---------------15--------------------------22---------19-----------22--22-------|
----------/16----------------------12--7------------------20---22------22-------|
-----------------------------------12--7----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pull on Bar                                                 Wb
----------|----------------12--14--15/22--22--22~~~--|--22---------19-----------|
----------|-----15~~~--12----------------------------|-----------------2017----|
----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|


B2   Rb2  B2   Wah on     Trill       Trill
12h17p12-----------------------------15h17--15---12h15--12----------------------|
-----------17---17---17---------17--------------------------12h15--12--15h17----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



B2
----15h17--17h19--19h22--22h24---21--|--2217--17--19--1915--15/17--1714------|
15-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

14--15--1512--12/14--1410--10/12--129--9--10--107--7--7/10--9~~~--|--9------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|

10--10/12--1210--12--12/14--14p12/14--15--15/17--17/19--19--19/22--|-----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|--15-------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|


Wb down5
-----------------------|--12/14--15/17--17~~~~~~--15h17p15--14h15--15--|--14----|
-------------------15--|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------|


Wb                 Wah
p12--12/14--14p12---------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------15p12/14--14~~~~~~~~~------18-----18--18---17--19--17--15----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


B2
-----------------------------19--|----------------------------------------------|
17--19------------14/1816-------|----------------------------------------------|
--------14/1816-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

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