Steve Vai - Tender Surrender Tab

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My favourite Vai song. The solo isn't very hard to play when youget the idea. The ending is super cool. Steve does this "Thunder
Effect" thingy, and it sounds great!

                        TENDER SURRENDER by Steve Vai


  E                 10                                     5h7p5        
  B      8  10  12      /  12  \  10  \  8       8  /  10         5     
  G   9             7                                                   
  D      5  7   9       /  9   \  7   \  5  5    5  /  7                
  A   7                                                                 
  E                                                                     


  E                                                                   
  B      5 7                    12  \  10  8    10                    
  G      5h7  5                                     7  /  12    9     
  D   5          5h7        /9      \  7   5  5/7                     
  A                     5                           5  /  10    7     
  E                                                                   


  E            10  7                                         /  12      
  B            8            8            8     8  10  12                
  G                   7     7            7  9                /  9       
  D                      7  7h9p7        9     5  7   9                 
  A                                10       7                           
  E      0  0                                                           

                                  Vibrate with bar trill

  E                                      0                            
  B   12  \  10  \  8  8    8  /  10     0                     12     
  G                                      4\2p0  0h2    2              
  D   9   \  7   \  5  5    5  /  7 ~~~                    /9         
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E                                               12  10                
  B   \  10  8    10                              12  10     11  10     
  G                      7  /  11    11 ^  11  9  11  9   7  10  9      
  D   \  7   5  5/7                                       7             
  A                   5  5  /  9     9 ^   9   7                        
  E                                                                     


  E                                                                   
  B   7  8                                          0                 
  G   7  7    9  9  9  \  7  \  4  4  7  7  \  4    5                 
  D           9                                     5  5              
  A              7  7  \  5  \  2  2  5  5  \  2    3                 
  E                                                                   

    pick near bridge

  E   0                                                               
  B      0     0       10  10  \  8  8  12  \  10  8       10  /      
  G         5       7                                 7               
  D                    7   7   \  5  5  9   \  7   5       7   /      
  A                 5                                 5               
  E                                                                   


  E       7h10p7                   14                                   
  B   12          8h10  8  8/12    12                                   
  G               7        9              9  \  7  \  4  4  7  \  4     
  D   9                    7                                            
  A                                    7  7  \  5  \  2  2  5  \  2     
  E                                                                     


  E              0                                                    
  B           0     12      12  10                10  \  8  3         
  G   4    5        12  10  12  10                          2h0       
  D        7        12  10  12      12  11    10  7   \  5            
  A   2    5                        12  11    10                      
  E                                                                   

                                          Harmonics.

  E                                       12                          
  B   10  \  8  8    12  8  10                12                      
  G                             9  12             12        /  7      
  D   7   \  5  5    9   5  7                         12              
  A                             7  10                       /  5      
  E                                                                   


  E             10  /  11  \  10                                   0    
  B                               12  \  10    12  12  14  15  17  0    
  G   7  8  10  7   /  8   \  7                                         
  D                               9   \  7     9   9   11  12  14       
  A   5  6  8                                                           
  E                                                                     


  E                              17  15  14  12    14^   14  12  /    
  B              12  12  14  15                                       
  G   2  2    2                  14  12  11  9     11 ^  11  9   /    
  D              9   9   11  12                                       
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E   14  17  14  12  10  7  5  /  7                                    
  B       15  12  10  8   5  3  /  5    5                         15    
  G   11  14  11  9   7   4  2  /  4    4                 12            
  D       14                 2  /  4    4         12  14                
  A                                        12h14              14        
  E                                                                     

                                             very quietly

  E                                                                   
  B   ^  15^  15p12                                                   
  G                  14  12        12/14~~~  12h14p12                 
  D                          14                        14p12          
  A                                                                   
  E                                                             x     


  E                                                                       
  B                                                                       
  G         12  13  14  12~~~          14^  14p12      12  13  14         
  D      x                     14  12              14              12     
  A   x                                                                   
  E                                                                       


  E                                                                     
  B   /15  12            12                                             
  G            14  12    12                                             
  D                      12                                             
  A                          14\12  10~~~  12^  12  10      10  11      
  E                                                     12              


  E                                                                   
  B         7        15^  15^  15^  15^  15^    12                    
  G         7     x                                 14  15  14        
  D         7  x                                                      
  A   12    7                                                         
  E                                                                   


  E        15                       10                                
  B                      15                8   8                      
  G   ~~~      12h14^        14         7  7^  7       7              
  D                                               9\7  7  5           
  A                                                          5        
  E                                                                   


  E                                                                     
  B         7  8           7                7                           
  G         7  9           7  9             7     9          14  14     
  D   9     7  9     9     7  9       9     7  9  9      14  14  14     
  A   7        7     7           7    7  9     7  7  14                 
  E   0              0           0    0                                 


  E                                                                   
  B      14                           12            12                
  G      14  12        12       7  9  12    7  9    12    7  9        
  D   ^  14  12        12\      7  7  12\   7  9    12\   7  7  14    
  A              14             7  7        7  7          7  7  14    
  E                          0           0             0              


  E                                                                     
  B                                                                     
  G     14^  14^  14^  14^  14^  14^  14^  14^  14^  14^  14^  14^      
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E                              12         12                          
  B                         15^      15p12      12                      
  G   14^p12      12/14~~~                          14^p12    14^       
  D           14                                                        
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E                                                                       
  B                                               12       12p10          
  G   14  12h14~~~  12     9h12  11^p9      9h11      11^         12      
  D                                     12                                
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E             12                                                      
  B                                                                     
  G   p11p10        11^p9      9  11  11^  11  11^  11^  11^  11^       
  D                        12                                           
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     

        switch to bridge pickup

  E              12  12   12   12                               10    
  B              12  12   12   12                           12^p10    
  G   11  12^        12^  12^  12^  12^p9      9h12p9~~~              
  D                                        12                         
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E                            12h15p12                                 
  B   h12h13p12p10      10h13            13       13p12p10      13      
  G                 12                       0              12          
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E                                                                       
  B   p12p10      10         12     10p8p7h8h10p8p7                       
  G           12      12  9      9                   9p7  9               
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       

    pinch harmonic

  E                                  15^  15^  15^  15  14  12  15      
  B                                                                     
  G   ^  9^p7                                                           
  D            9\7  5                                                   
  A                    7  5    7~~~                                     
  E                                                                     


  E   14  12    14  14                                                  
  B                     15  12                                          
  G                             14  12      11                          
  D                                     14      12  12                  
  A                                                     14  14  12      
  E                                                                     


  E                                                             12      
  B                                                   10h12h13          
  G                                             9h12                    
  D                                     7h9h10                          
  A   14  10\7    12/14          7  10                                  
  E                      10\7h8                                         


  E   h15p12           /19  17    20^  19h20  17  20      20      20    
  B           13  12                                  17                
  G                                                           17        
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E                                                                     
  B       19           20^  20  19p18p17  20\15  17\12  15\10  12\8     
  G                                                                     
  D   17                                                                
  A           17~~~                                                     
  E                                                                     

    Sweeps

  E         7  10          9  12                12  15                  
  B      8             10                   12                  15      
  G   9            11                   12                  16          
  D                                 14                  14              
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E   14  17      15  18          16  19          17  20          16      
  B           16              17              18              17          
  G                       18              19              18              
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E   19          17  20          21          17    22^          22     
  B           18              19          18                 20         
  G       19              20          19                 21             
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     

                                                            with wah

  E   ^  20  20\19  19\17  17~~~  15h17  h19p15  15\10  10~~~           
  B                                                                     
  G                                                                     
  D                                                            9/15     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E       13/17      17    17^~~~  17  15h17p15\12  15p12               
  B              15                                        13\5h6p5     
  G   14                                                                
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E                                                                     
  B                                                                     
  G   7p5  5  7p5p4                                        t     7      
  D                  7p3h5h7p5p3                      7h9  15p9         
  A                               7p3    2h3/6p5h6/8                    
  E                                                                     


  E                          t                                          
  B        t           8h10  16p10~~~    12  14  15  15^                
  G   h10  16p10p8h10                                                   
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                       0\            

    drop pitch to B with bar

  E                                                                       
  B            12p0h14p0h14p0h15p0h15p0/22p0h22p0h22p0  22  20p0h19p0     
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       

                                     pinch harmonic

  E                          14^p12  14~~~  12h14p12  t                 
  B   h19p0h19  17p0h17p0                             17p12             
  G                                                          11h12      
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     

                                pinch harmonipull up & down with bar

  E                                                                   
  B   t                                                               
  G   14p7h9  t               2^    2                                 
  D           14p7h9  t                                               
  A                   14p7\5                                          
  E                                                                   

    I didn't tab the pull offs and hammer on's

  E   15  17  15  17  15  17  15  17  19  15  15  17  15  19  15  17      
  B                                                                       
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E   15  19  15  17  15\12  15  12  15  12  14  12  15  12  17  12       
  B                                                                       
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E   15  12  14  12  15  12  17  12  15  12  14  15  12\   10  12       
  B                                                                     
  G                                                                     
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E   10  14  10  12  10  14  10  12  10  14  10  12  10  14  10  12      
  B                                                                       
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E   10  14  10  12  10  14  10  7  10  7      7  10  7  10  7  7        
  B                                         10                      10    
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E                                                             3       
  B   8  7  8  10  8  7  8  7  8\5  7  5\4  5  7  5  4\   3h5h7     7    
  G                                                                     
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E              3           3             3             3h7p5p3          
  B   p5p3  5h7     7p5p3h7     7p5p3h5h7     7p5p3h5h7           7p3     
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       

                                                        t

  E         3h5h7p5p3          3h5h7p5p3           3h5h7  10p7p5p3  t     
  B   h5h7             7p3h5h7h3          7p3h5h7                   10    
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       

                  whammy bar frenzy

  E       t                      20^  20^  20^  20^\   20^    20      
  B   p7  10p7p5                                20     20     20      
  G               7//\\ / \ / \                                        
  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E   ^  21^  22^  22^    15h19p15      15h19p15h19p15      15  19      
  B      21   22   22               19                  19              
  G                                                                     
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E   15h19p15      15h19p15h19p15      15  19\15p12      12              
  B             19                  19                15      15p12h15    
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E   12              12                12                              
  B       15p12  15^      15p12    15^      15p12h15p12      12         
  G                                                      15      15     
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E                                                                       
  B            12h14p12                                                   
  G   p14  15            15  12  15p12  9h12p9h12  12\9  7                
  D                                                         9  7  5       
  A                                                                  7    
  E                                                                       


  E                 7h10p7              8h12p8          10h14p10        
  B                         8p7     10          10  10            12    
  G                                                                     
  D   5                                                                 
  A      7  7~~~                                                        
  E                                                                     


  E            10/12h15p12              14  17p14         15  19p15       
  B   p10  12               13  12  15             15/17                  
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       


  E               15\   15p12      14h17p14      15h19p15      17h20     
  B   17  15  17              15            17            19            
  G                                                                     
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     


  E   p17      19h22p19      19  22^                        10          
  B        21            20                      8  10  12      /       
  G                                           9             7           
  D                                              5  7   9       /       
  A                                           7                         
  E                                   22\                               


  E                                10p7                               
  B   12  \  10  \  8    8  /  10        8     8    8                 
  G                                         9  7h9  7                 
  D   9   \  7   \  5    5  /  7                       9  7           
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E                                                   0        2      
  B       12\10     8/10                                 3     3      
  G                          7    11      9  9  \  4        2  0      
  D   /9     7   7                                                    
  A                       5       9 \7\5  7  7  \  2                  
  E                                                                   

    with wah

  E                                                                   
  B   12  15  10  10  12  10  8    12  10  10  8  7                   
  G                                                  9  7~~~    4     
  D   9   12  7                                                       
  A                                                                   
  E                                                                   


  E                                                                     
  B                                                                     
  G   7  9~~~  4  9  9  12  11~~~  9  11  7  9    4~~~  2  7\           
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     

    dip with bar

  E                                                                     
  B                                                                     
  G   4  7  9  12  11  9  11  7  9  4  2\   7\                           
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  E                                                                     

    Rattle strings against pickups press bar down and release slowly

  E                                                                   
  B                                                                   
  G                                0                                  
  D                                2                                  
  A                                2                                  
  E                                0                                  


                                                          t   
      5h8    Hammeron           (8)    Ghost              6    Tap
                                       Note                   
      5p8    Pulloff                                          


                                                           p  
      5/8    Slide Up            x     Dead                7   Pop
                                       Note             s     
      5\8    Slide Down                                 5      Slap


                                   Repeat                 
      5~~~   Vibrato        *    *                    5^    Bend
                            *    *                         
                                                          

----------                ----------                --------

   4         Time                                             
   4         Signature                                        
----------                ----------                --------

Rhythm:
  w = whole note            W = dotted whole
  h = half note             H = dotted half
  q = quarter note          Q = dotted quarter
  e = eighth note           E = dotted eighth
  s = sixteenth note        S = dotted sixteenth
  t = 32nd note             T = dotted 32nd
  x = 64th note             X = dotted 64th
  ^ = triplet
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E 10	5h7p5
B 8 10 12 / 12 \ 10 \ 8	8 / 10 5
G 9 7
D 5 7 9 / 9 \ 7 \ 5 5	5 / 7
A 7
E
E
B 5 7	12 \ 10 8 10
G 5h7 5	7 / 12	9
D 5 5h7	/9 \ 7 5 5/7
A	5 5 / 10	7
E
E 10 7	/ 12
B 8 8	8 8 10 12
G 7 7	7 9 / 9
D 7 7h9p7	9 5 7 9
A 10	7
E 0 0
E	0
B 12 \ 10 \ 8 8	8 / 10 0	12
G	4\2p0 0h2	2
D 9 \ 7 \ 5 5	5 / 7 ~~~	/9
A
E
E	12 10
B \ 10 8 10	12 10 11 10
G 7 / 11	11 ^ 11 9 11 9 7 10 9
D \ 7 5 5/7	7
A 5 5 / 9	9 ^ 9 7
E
E
B 7 8		0
G 7 7	9 9 9 \ 7 \ 4 4 7 7 \ 4	5
D	9	5 5
A	7 7 \ 5 \ 2 2 5 5 \ 2	3
E
E 0
B 0 0	10 10 \ 8 8 12 \ 10 8	10 /
G 5	7 7
D	7 7 \ 5 5 9 \ 7 5	7 /
A	5 5
E
E 7h10p7	14
B 12 8h10 8 8/12	12
G 7 9	9 \ 7 \ 4 4 7 \ 4
D 9 7
A	7 7 \ 5 \ 2 2 5 \ 2
E
E	0
B	0 12 12 10	10 \ 8 3
G 4	5 12 10 12 10	2h0
D	7 12 10 12 12 11	10 7 \ 5
A 2	5 12 11	10
E
E	12
B 10 \ 8 8	12 8 10 12
G	9 12 12	/ 7
D 7 \ 5 5	9 5 7 12
A	7 10	/ 5
E
E 10 / 11 \ 10	0
B 12 \ 10	12 12 14 15 17 0
G 7 8 10 7 / 8 \ 7
D 9 \ 7	9 9 11 12 14
A 5 6 8
E
E	17 15 14 12	14^ 14 12 /
B	12 12 14 15
G 2 2	2 14 12 11 9	11 ^ 11 9 /
D	9 9 11 12
A
E
E 14 17 14 12 10 7 5 / 7
B 15 12 10 8 5 3 / 5	5 15
G 11 14 11 9 7 4 2 / 4	4 12
D 14 2 / 4	4 12 14
A	12h14 14
E
E
B 7 8 7	7
G 7 9 7 9	7 9 14 14
D 9 7 9 9 7 9	9 7 9 9 14 14 14
A 7 7 7 7	7 9 7 7 14
E 0 0 0	0
E
B 14	12	12
G 14 12	12 7 9 12 7 9	12 7 9
D ^ 14 12	12\ 7 7 12\ 7 9	12\ 7 7 14
A 14	7 7 7 7	7 7 14
E	0 0	0
E	12 12 12 12	10
B	12 12 12 12	12^p10
G 11 12^	12^ 12^ 12^ 12^p9 9h12p9~~~
D	12
A
E
E t	20^ 20^ 20^ 20^\ 20^	20
B p7 10p7p5	20 20	20
G 7//\\ / \ / \
D
A
E
E ^ 21^ 22^ 22^	15h19p15 15h19p15h19p15 15 19
B 21 22 22	19 19
G
D
A
E
E	10p7
B 12 \ 10 \ 8	8 / 10 8 8 8
G	9 7h9 7
D 9 \ 7 \ 5	5 / 7 9 7
A
E
E	0 2
B 12\10 8/10	3 3
G 7	11 9 9 \ 4 2 0
D /9 7 7
A 5	9 \7\5 7 7 \ 2
E