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From: "Leszek Zulikowski" 
Subject: v/vai_steve/the_crying_machine.tab
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 12:36:46 PST


                                STEVE VAI
                              The Crying Machine



from  : Wojciech KOKALSKI (POLAND,GDAŃSK)

  ~ - vibrate
  b - bend
  h - hammer on
  p - pull off
  / - slade
  \ - slade  

   
                                       ~~~~
E----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12------------------------
B----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12------------------------
G----14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b-----\-----------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                                                                      

                               ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--10b--10----\----10-10-10-8-7-7h8-7-------------
G----------------------------------------------------------9-\---------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
 

                                                                       
                               ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--10b--10----\----10-10-10-12-13-12-12\16-16\----
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------



                               ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--10b--10----\----10-10-10-7h8p7-----------------
G------------------------------------------------------9-9\11/7\9/4----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------



                             * 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---10b--10b--10--8-10--12--12b(12)--10----10-10-10-12-13-12-12\16-----
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

* Pre-bend and relase: bend the note up Strike it and relase the bend 
back to the original note.




             ~~~~       hp*         ~~~~   ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------11---------------------
B---12--10--9-----12-(11 12)11-----------12-------14--11--9--11--7----
G------------------------------11-------------------------------------
D---------------------------------11----------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

* Trill: very rapidly alternate between the notes indicated 
by hammering on and pulling off. 

                       ~~~~
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B------14--17--16----------17-21p19p17--19----------------------------
G-----------------16--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------16-----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        

 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---22b--22b--22b--22-20-22---22b--22-22--22-20-19h20-19--17----------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------



E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---21--23--19--21--16-------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                      ~~~~
E---------------------19-20p19-------------19-20-19--19/22-22\24-24\---
B---22b--22b--22-20-22---------22--22-22-22----------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------


                                ~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------0---------------------------------0-------2h3p2p0h2-----
D-----2------0---2-----2----0-----------2------0---2-------------------
A-----2--1h2-----------2-1h2------------2--1h2-------------------------
E---0----------------0---------3-------0--------------0----------------


E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------0-------------------------------------------------------
D-----2------0---2-----2-----------------------------------------------
A-----2--1h2-----------2-----------------------------------------------
E---0----------------0---------3-2-3-1---------------------------------



E----------------------------------------------7----8----10------------
B---------------------------------------8------7----8----10------------
G--------------0--------------------7-9---9----9b---8b---12b-----------
D-----2------0---2----0h2---5h7---9------------------------------------
A-----2--1h2-----------------------------------------------------------
E---0------------------------------------------------------------------

Damn.

I think it's cool. Isn't it?

That's enough for now. 'haven't got time for more.

I hope you enjoy.

*****************************************************************************

The Cryng Machine-Steve "GOD" Vai

Intro
  b  b  b  b  b  b  b
|12-12-12-12-12-12-12|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|15-15-15-15-15-15-15|---b------b-----------------------b-----------b------b---------slow-------|
|--------------------|-14/16--14/16----14--12--14----14/16--14---12/14--12/14----12-11-12-11-9--|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                

00:11sec                                                                                
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---b------b---------------------b-------------b--10-10-12-13-12---/16-16h--|
|-14/16--14/16---14--12--14----14/16--14-----12/14--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                

00:20sec                                                                            slides   
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---b------b----------------------b-----------b------b--------fast----------------------------|
|-14/16--14/16----14--12--14----14/16--14---12/14--12/14--12-11-12-11-9----9/11/9--7/9--------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                

00:28sec                  
|----------------------------------b---------------------------------------------|
|---b------b-----------------12-12/14/12--------b----10-10-12-13-13-----/16-16---|
|-14/16--14/16----14--12--14-------------14---12/14------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                


00:37sec                                                                                              00:50 sec.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------12---11~12~11~12~11~12----------------b------------------------------b-----------|
|-16-14-13-11-11/13--13------------------------11-----/16---18/20-18---15-13-15-11--11/18--20/22--20--16-|
|-------------------------------------------------11-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       

    			  Oitave Part
00:51sec                  00:56sec                                               
	         b           b      b		       b	   b	 b
|-------b------13/15--13-|-17/19--17/19--17--15--17--17/19--17---15/17-15/17--15-14-15-14-12---14/12--10/12----|
|-----16/17--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



1:05sec
    b      b			  b	     b			    b
|-17/19--17/19--17--15--17---19-19/21-17---15/17--17-17-19-20-19--22/23-------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------



1:15   G		G		G	       G  With wha wha	   G		      G
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------8----------------8---------------8--------------8-------------------8------------------8----------|
|------7----------------7---------------7--------------7-------------------7------------------7----------|
|------5-------5--------5---------------5-------5------5-----7$-5---7$-----5---------5--------5----------|
|------------5---7-------------7--------------5---7-------5-------7---------------5---7------------------|
|---0----3-7----------0----5-7---3$---0---3-7--------0------------------0-----3-7---------0------3-2-5-1-|



1:28sec					    1:32sec
     G								      Solo
|--------------------------------------------|---7-------9------10--|-------------------------------
|----8---------------------------------8-5---|-10/12---12/14---13/15|--------------------------------
|----7-----------------------------7-9-------|---b-------b-------b--|-------------------
|----5-------5------------5-7--7-9-----------|----------------------|-----------------------
|----------5---7------5-7--------------------|-B String bending till|-----------------
|-0----3-7-----------------------------------|-note E string--------|----------------



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