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Vai Steve - In My Dreams With You guitar tab

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"In My Dreams with You"

by Steve Vai

From the Album: Sex and Religion

Tabbed by Adam Rice

Howdy y'all! This is one of my favorite Steve Vai songs, so I decided

to sit down and figure out how to play as much as possible. Some of the

orchestration of the synths and guitars gets quite complex, but I did my best

to figure out how to play the tune! I didn't use any special tabbing software

to create this, I just made a few bars and then copied and pasted, so hopefully

it will still work for everyone.

This song is fairly simple to play with the exception of most of the

pick scrapes; primarily, those found in the intro. Keep in mind this is my

interpretation, and that there are tons of ways to get equivalent pitches

all over the neck. Feel free to send your comments to me at:

adamrice@musician.org

a few notes on my notation:

X = scratch with fret hand palm or pick

\ = slide towards bridge

/ = slide towards nut

P.H. = Pinch Harmonic

P.M. = Palm Muting

~~~~ = vibrato

V = sweep pick (high to low strings)

22b(24)b(22) = bend to 24th fret, release to original pitch

p = pull off

h = hammer on

"In My Dreams with You"

by Steve Vai

Tab by Adam Rice

there is some weird harmonist effect on this and it pans left and right

until about :20

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-o-----------------------------|--------------------------------o-|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|--5--5--5--5----------------------|

A |-o-----------------------------|--------------------------------o-|

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|

D |--X1\--------------------------|

A |--------X2\------X3\-----------|

E |-------------------------------|

this is tricky...mute the strings with your fret hand, and then

use the side of your pick and scratch diagonally across the strings

as notated (it takes a bit of practice and LOTS of precision, be

patient):

X1-right behind neck humbucker, X2-over first coil of neck humbucker

X3-start behind neck humbucker and go towards bridge humbucker

(this is a cool effect, and if you fiddle with it, you'll find

all sorts of weird harmonic noises between the end of your neck and

your bridge pickup...enjoy)

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

A |-2\----------------------------|--X4\(5)--------------------------|

E |---\---------------------------|----------------------------------|

\ whammy down to about E X4-start around the 17th fret and

slide using the side of the pick

(with the pick at about a 30 degree

angle from the strings). Apply

enough pressure so you can hear

the notes you scratch across on

the fingerboard.

E |-------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------|

A |-------------------------------|

E |--15/21---19\17---15\13--------|

*use edge of pick to slide from note to note. Apply LOTS pf pressure

so you can hear the notes you scratch across! You must be very

accurate with your scratches:) //

//\\ //

E |-------------------------------|---11//--\\//---------------------|

B |----------X--------------------|---12/-------------X\-------------|

G |--------x----------------------|-------------------X\-------------|

D |------6\-----------------------|-------------------X\-------------|

A |----X---\----------------------|-------------------X\-------------|

E |--X------\---------------------|----------------------------------|

P.H. whammy down to E *whammy up 1 whole step, then

release 1/2 step, then up

1 1/2 steps. (2 steps above orig.)

*then slide with palm toward nut

Verse:

E |---7------------7-----7--------|--5--------------5------5-----(5)-|

B |-o-7------7-----7-----7--------|--5------5-------5------5-----(5)-|

G |---8---------------------------|--6-------------------------------|

D |---9---------------------------|--7-------------------------------|

A |-o-9---------------------------|--7-------------------------------|

E |---7---------------------------|--5-------------------------------|

1., 3.

E |---9------9---9---9---(9)------|--5--------------------------------|

B |---9------9---9---9---(9)------|--5------5-------5------5----(5)-o-|

G |---9---------------------------|--6------6-------6------6----(6)---|

D |--11---------------------------|--7--------------------------------|

A |--11---------------------------|--7------------------------------o-|

E |---9---------------------------|--5--------------------------------|

2., 4. fill 1

E |--5----------------------------||---------------------------------|

B |--5----------------------------||---------------------------------|

G |--6----------------------------||---------------------------------|

D |--7----------------------------||---------------------------------|

A |--7--------------5\4-----------||---4\----------------------------|

E |--5--0----2----5-------4---0---||-----\---------------------------|

P.M....................| whammy down to B

Pre-Chorus:

E |----------------9--------------|---------------0------------------|

B |-o--------------9--------------|---------------2------------------|

G |-------------------------------|--1------------1------------------|

D |---9---------------------------|----------------------------------|

A |-o-9---------------------------|--4-------------------------------|

E |---7---------------------------|----------------------------------|

1.

E |--------------9----------------|-----0-0--------------------------|

B |--------------9----------------|-----0-0------------------------o-|

G |-------------------------------|-----4-4--------------------------|

D |--9----------------------------|--2--2-2--------------------------|

A |--9----------------------------|--2--2--------------------------o-|

E |--7----------------------------|--0--0-----(4)--5--5--4--0--------|

2.

E |--------------------(0)--------|----------------------------------|

B |--------------------(0)--------|----------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-2----------2------------------|--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4------|

A |-2----------2------------------|--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4------|

E |-0----------0------------------|--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------|

P.M...................|

Chorus:

E |-------------------------------|---------0------------------------|

B |-o-----------------------------|--------------0-------------------|

G |---4--------4----8----4---6----|---6---------------6--------------|

D |---4---4-----------------------|---7------------------------------|

A |-o-2---------------------------|---7------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|---5------------------------------|

V...

E |-------------------------------|--------------------0-------------|

B |-------------------------------|---------------------0----------o-|

G |--------9-----8/9--------------|--6---------(6)-------6-----------|

D |-----6-----6-------------------|--7-----(7)-----------------------|

A |--4----------------------------|--7-----------------------------o-|

E |-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------|

Bridge:

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |--0----------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |--4\0--------------------------|-(16\4)---------------------------|

D |--4\0--------------------------|-(18\6)---------------------------|

A |--2----------------------------|--19\7----------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|--19\7----------------------------|

*slide with pick

I'm not sure if this is right, but

it's something like this

-I use the notes not in ( )

E |-------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------|

A |-------------------------------|

E |--19\---19\----19\-------------|

*slide down with fret hand followed by slide down with pick hand,

followed by slide down with fret hand again

Return to verse riff

Then Pre-chorus riff

Then chorus riff

Solo (2:46)

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|--------------7b(8)b(7.5)b(9)b(7)-|

G |-/18\--------------------------|--------------7b(8)b(7.5)b(9)b(7)-|

D |---------/12\------------------|----------------------------------|

A |---------/12\------------------|-/5~~~----------------------------|

E |---------/12\------------------|----------------------------------|

*slide down while P.H.

pushing whammy bar *vibrato with bar

down

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |--7/8--------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-------9----6/7-6--------------|--5\------------------------------|

A |-------------------5--4b(5)--2-|--5\------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|--5\------------------------------|

P.H..... *whammy down as sliding towards nut

E |-/16-22p16-----22p16-----------|--22p16--------22p16---22p16------|

B |-----------21---------21-------|---------21-----------------------|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

A |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E |--21b(22)b(21)p16--21b(22)~~---|-----------19-19------------------|

B |-------------------------------|--22b(24)---------22b(24)~~~------|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

A |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

P.H.

E |-------------------------------|

B |--x\0--------------------------|

G |--x\0--h4----4----4----4----4--|

D |--x\0--h4----4----4----4----4--|

A |-------h2----2----2----2----2--|

E |-------------------------------|

Interlude:

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-o-----------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |---4------4--------------X--X--|--2------2-----------X----X-------|

D |---4------4--------------X--X--|--2------2-----------X----X-------|

A |-o-2------2--------------------|--0------0------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |--2------2---------------------|--7-------------------------------|

A |--2------2---------------------|--7-------------------------------|

E |--0------0---------------0--4--|--5------------5--7--5--4---------|

P.M... P.M.......

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |-4------4-----------X---X------|--6-------6-----------------------|

D |-4------4-----------X---X------|--6-------6-----------------------|

A |-2------2----------------------|--4-------4---------6/7\6---------|

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

1.

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|--------------------------------o-|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |--2-----2----------------------|--7------7------------------------|

A |--2-----2----------------------|--7------7----------------------o-|

E |--0-----0--------------0---4---|--5------5-----------4----0-------|

P.M... P.M...

2.

E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D |-7---------7-------------------|----------------------------------|

A |-7---------7-------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|

E |-5---------5-------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----|

Then to Chorus riff

Questions, errors, comments, contructive criticism...send to me at:

adamrice@musician.org

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