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/ Steve Vai / The 7th Song: Enchanting Guitar Melodies - Archive (2000) / Call It Sleep bass tab

CALL IT SLEEP (Bassline)
                            As recorded by Steve Vai
                         (From the 1984 Album FLEX-ABLE)

Music by Steve Vai
Transcribed by zwilling99

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'

 Verse 1
  Slowly Q=52
  Badd11        Esus2                           Cmaj7add6add9+11
 4/4
  Gtr I
                         ~~~      ~~~~
  q  Q  H       Q   Q   +H       +H..       E   W          +W
|------------||----<9>--(9)----|-(9)----------|-9--------|-(9)----|
|------------||----<9>--(9)----|-(9)----------|----------|--------|
|------------||----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-7----------||-0-------(0)----|-(0)--------0s|=8--------|-(8)----|
                H       +H       +H..       E   W          +W


                                              Verse 2
  Bbadd6add9            Amaj7                  Badd11
             <
  W          W          W           W          q  Q  H
|-7--------|----------|-9--------|-14--------|------------||
|----------|-8--------|-7--------|-----------|------------||
|----------|----------|-0--------|-----------|------------||
|-6--------|----------|----------|-----------|-7----------||
  W                     W


  Esus2
  E   E  E  S  S  E.  S  S  E.   Q   Q   H
|---h16-13-16----13-----16-13--|----13--13----|
|-------------16-----16--------|----16--16----|
|------------------------------|--------------|
|-0----------------------------|-0------------|
  W                              W


  Cmaj7add6add9+11
                              |-3--|
  Q  H    +Q        H     +E  S S  S  E  E
|---------------|---------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------12-12\-|
|----3----(3)/--|-!10----(10)-----10--------|
|---------------|-!-8-----(8)---8-----------|


  Bbadd6add9                          Amaj7
  H    +E  E +S  E.   H.      a E E   a S E.  H     E. T T   W
|-------------------|-------------5-|-5s6-----6--------7h8h|=9----|
|-------------------|---------3s5---|----------------------|------|
|-1----(1)-------3--|-1-------------|-----0--(0)-----------|------|
|----------1-(1)----|---------------|----------------------|------|


               Guitar Solo
  Badd11        F#m7                                  Em7
  q  Q  H       H    e E E S S   Q  E S S e E E S S   Q..   S E E +S  S E
|------------||----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|------------||--------------6-|-4--x---------------|---------2-2-(2)-----|
|------------||------------4---|------4-------4s3s2-|-------2---------2---|
|-7----------||-2----2-2-------|--------4-2-2-------|-0-----------------3-|


                        Dmaj7add6add9+11
                                            |-3--|
  Q.   S T T  E e Q     H..       S S   Q  +E  E E  E S  T  T  E  T  T S
|------------11s9-----|---------------|----------9s11---12-13-14-13------|
|----------9------9\--|---------------|--------7----0---------------14---|
|--------7------------|-5-----------5-|-5--(5)---------------------------|
|-0-------------------|-----------5---|----------------------------------|
                                        H           H


  Cmaj7add6add9+11
                                     |-3-|
  Q  E S S e Q  S S   E. S E. S E. S E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----5-5-------5-5-----|
|-3------5-3-3----5-|-3-------3-3------3-2-|
|------3--------3---|----------------------|


  Bbmaj7add6add9+11
  Q  S E S e Q  S S   Q  E. S S S E  Q
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-1--1-1---1-1----3-|-1--1--1-1s3s5s15\----|
|--------1------1---|----------------------|


  Amaj7
      |-3--|
  Q  +E  E E Q  E S S   Q  S S S S E Q.
|---------------------|------9------------|
|----------7-7------7-|------7------------|
|--------7------7-7---|-------------------|
|-5--(5)--------------|-5--5-----5-5-5----|


  Badd11        F#m7
  q  Q  H       Q..   S e E +S  S S S
|------------||-------------------------|
|------------||---------4-4-(4)---------|
|------------||-------4---------4-------|
|-7----------||-2-----------------5s4---|


                    Em7
  Q..   S s E. Q    Q..   S e E +S  E.
|---------2-------|--------------------|
|-------4---------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------7-7-(7)----|
|-2---------------|-0-----7---------7\-|


                               Dmaj7add6add9+11
      |-3--|         |-3-|
  Q  +E  E E s E T T E E E   a Q..   S e Q  S S
|------------6-6-4s2-------|----------------------|
|----------4---------4-----|----------------------|
|--------2-------------2---|-4s5-------5-5----7---|
|-0--(0)-----------------2-|---------5------5-----|


                           Cmaj7add6add9+11
      |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|                                 |-3-|   |3-|
  Q  +E  E E E E E E E E   Q  E. S E Q  S S   E S S E. S E E E a E  Q
|----------7-6-4---------|------------------|-----------------------9\---|
|--------7-------7-------|------------------|-----5-5------5-------------|
|-5--(5)-----------7---5-|-3--3----3-3----5-|-3-3------3-3---------------|
|--------------------5---|-------3------3---|----------------5-6s8-(8)\--|


  Bmaj7add6add9+11
  Q  E +E   e Q  S S   E. S S S S S H
|-7------------------|--------3-----------|
|--------------------|------3-3-----------|
|------------------3-|-1--1-----1-1-1/----|
|-6--6-(6)\-6-6--1---|--------------------|


  Amaj7
  Q..    a  S  Q..    a  S     Q.   S  T  T  Q   Q
|-------------18-----------|--14----------------------|
|-------13s14--------10s11-|-(11)-----------11--------|
|-0------------------------|---0------11s12-----------|
|--------------------------|--------------------12\---|


  Badd11        Esus2
  q  Q  H       E.  S  E  E  +Q..    S
|------------||----------13-(13)-------|
|------------||-------16---------------|
|-7----------||----14------------------|
|------------||-0------------(0)----h7-|
                H            +Q..    S


                           Cmaj7add6add9+11
                                T
                 |--3--|
  Q..   a S Q.   S  S  S    H.           Q
|------------------------|-19--------------------|
|---------------------17-|-----------------------|
|-------6s7--------19----|--------------------5--|
|-0---------0------------|------8s=12--(12)p3----|
                            Q   Q   Q   +S  E S


                   Bbadd6add9
                                  |-3--|
  H     Q  E S S   H.      S  S  +S  S S
|------19--------|-7---------------------|
|------17--------|-----------10-(10)-8---|
|-3--------------|---------------------8-|
|------------4s5-|-6---------------------|


                     Amaj7
  Q..   S  Q   Q     H.      +S   a  S  S  S
|------------------|-------------------16-14--|
|---------10\------|-------------13s14--------|
|-------8------8\--|--------------------------|
|-6----------------|-5-------(5)--------------|


                          Badd11
   +Q..    S  +Q    Q     q  Q  H
|-(14)------------------|------------||
|---------14-(14)-------|------------||
|------------------14\--|-7----------||
|-----------------------|------------||


  Esus2                                 Cmaj7add6add9+11
            ~~~~~      ~~~~~
  Q   Q    +H         +H..          E   W
|----<9>--(<9>)----|--(9)-------------|-9----|
|----<9>--(<9>)----|-(<9>)------------|------|
|------------------|------------------|------|
|-0--------(0)-----|--(0)---------3s==|=8----|
  H        +H         +H.       S E.    W


                             Bbadd6add9
                                     |-3-|
  E  E   +S    E.  +H        H.      E E E
|-------------<7>-(<7>)----|-7-------------|
|--------------------------|---------------|
|---<7>-(<7>)--------------|-----------8---|
|-8------------------------|-6-----------8-|
  W


                    Amaj7
  H.      E  E    a  Q..    T  T  Q..    T  T
|--------------|------------------------12s13s==|
|-----------10-|-10s11-----12s13s14-------------|
|---------8----|-----0--------------------------|
|-6------------|--------------------------------|
                     W


              Badd11       Esus2
                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   W          q  Q  H      Q   H.         +W
|-14--------|------------|----<9>------|-(<9>)----*|
|-----------|------------|----<9>------|-(<9>)----*|
|-----------|------------|-------------|----------*|
|-----------|-7----------|-0-----------|--(0)-----*|
                           W              +W


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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Steve Vai albums
2005 Real Illusions: Reflections
2001 Alive in an Ultra World
2000 The 7th Song: Enchanting Guitar Melodies - Archive
1999 The Ultra Zone
1996 Fire Garden
1995 Alien Love Secrets
1993 Sex & Religion
1990 Passion and Warfare
1984 Flex-Able
The 7th Song: Enchanting Guitar Melodies - Archive tabs
01For the Love of God tabbass tab
03Windows to the Soul tabbass tab
05Tender Surrender tabbass tab
06Hand on Heart tabbass tab
08Call It Sleep tabbass tab
09Christmas Time Is Here tabbass tab
11Boston Rain Melody tabbass tab

 

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