Above is the tab for the first 18 measures. In this lesson, we stop at the end of measure 16. I based the above tab off some powertab files I found online and modified a couple parts to suit my tastes. I didn't change any notes, just decided to play them elsewhere.
These opening measures are played with the neck pickup and feature slides throughout. In the next measures, Vai repeats the melody, but switches to bridge pickup and executes bends in place of slides.
There is certainly nothing difficult about this song's melody. The audio clip for this lesson is from a recording I made of the song. I suggest you listen to Vai's recording. You can find it on Rhapsody
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In a future guitar lesson, we will go over some of the other more challenging parts. For now, master the melody and play it with conviction.
Later,
Brian