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/ Steve Vai / Flex-Able (1984) / 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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