For the love of god

Steve Vai
Words by Steve Vai

Moderate h = 100

I H I
Steve Vai plays this on an early prototype of the Ibanez Universe 7-string, but doesn't use the 7th string (as for most of Passion and Warfare)

BA B A B B B B BB BB A
I
B B
3

: 44 RP R R R R R RP R R R R B BP
3

>P P P P P P P> P
1

P P P P P
3 3 3

"# "! (
"! "! "# ) "! "# "& "!
c (
( *

I H H
B B B BA B A B B B B GB B A B RR B B B B
I
3 3

B B B
3

P> P P P P P >P P
5

P P P P P P P P P P P P
"# "! (
"! "! "# ) "! "# "& "! "!
( (
( * ( *

I H I
BA B A B B B B BB BB A A B B B B B B B BR B B B
>P P P P P P >P P P P >P P >P P P> P
10

P P P P
"# "! ( "# "! (
"! "# ) "! "# "& "! ) "! "# "# "# "! "!

I ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I H
gradually increase the width of the vibra

I H
B B Q B B DB B B R BI B B B BA B
3

BA B B
>P
15

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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full

,"!- & ) ( "! "! ,"!- ,"!-

* ( ( * (
( *

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 ZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZ H
B B B B B B UA B B IZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
=
3 3 3

C R B B B CC P P P P
3

P P C P P
3
19

P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
full
?@ ?
full Harm. full
?
"! (
,"!- + ) "! "& "! "! + "!
+ ( +
( *

H ZZZZZ
gradual bend, and then vibrato

GB BBB B B BB BB BB B ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
3

B H B R IB B B U
BB P P BB P P
23

P P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
? ?@? ? ZZZZZ ? ?@ ?
Harm.

full full full full

P.M. P.M. full full full

"! "! "! ( "!

,"!- ) "! "! "& "! "! "! ) "!
!
( !
(
-1

ZZZZZ H H ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Slide, then hit the same harmonic
let the harmonic
on the 10th
ringfret
out
I
U R IB B B B UUU B B B B B B B B SU U U U
3

B CC
P P BB P P
27

P P P P P P P P P P P P

ZZZZZ ?@ ? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ? ? ? ?
Harm.

@
P.M. full full Harm. P.M. full full full full

"& "# "& "! "! ,"!- ,"!- ! "& + "& "#
"# "% ! + "# "% "% "% "% "% "%
!
!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
H
U I
B B DB B B B A B
P BB >
31

P P P P P P P
Harm. P.M. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
& ) (
,"%- ,!- * ( ( *
,!-

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 ZZZZZZ
pick scrape

B
TT BDDBBFF BBDBBDF BF BBDDBBFF BBDDBBFF BB BBDBF BDBF B B B B BBBBBBBB
B DBF BDBF BDBDF BF BBDBF BDBF B B B
P DBF BDBF B BDDBBFF BBDDBBFF BBDBBDF BF B P
33

P P P P P P
B
ZZZZZZ
! "! "& "& "# "# "! "! ) ) "#

#* #) #( #' #& #% #$ ## #" #! "* ") "( "' "& "% "$ "# "" "! * ) ( ' & % $ # " !
#* #) #( #' #& #% #$ ## #" #! "* ") "( "' "& "% "$ "# "" "! * ) ( ' & % $ # " !

I H
Push the whammy bar instead of repicking on the notes in parenthesis

BB BB B BB B BBBBBBBB B B B B B GB B B B
35
RR B B B B B B Q
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
"# & $ $ $ "& ,"&- "# ,"#- "! "! ) ) "# "# "& "& "# "!"! "# "! )
( * ( * (

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
dive right at the end of the note

B Q BBB BB B BB BB A
I
A B B
A B BB
P > P P P P P B
39

P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ P.M. ?
full
?
full

"# "! ) "# "& & $ $ & $ $ "& "& "&

-1 !
-2

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZ
BB B B BB B BB BB BB BB BB BH B AA BB BB B B B A DB B B DB B B B B B B B B
43 B B B
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZ
?@ ?@ ZZZZZZZZZZZZ ? @?
@
full 1/2 full full
P.M.
"$ "# "! "! "# ) ) ) ! "& "%
"& "# "# "! ) "$ "# "! "! "# ) ) ) ,)- "# ! "&
"% "" "" "# "" "# "" "# "" "#

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 I don't really know what he's doing here, maybe a

B B B DB B B BI B B B B.
3
3

BBBB B
3

DBP B B B P B B B B BP B
B C B B B
P B GP P
3

>P
47

P P P P
BP
"* "( "&
"* "( "* "* "& "& #% ,+- "!
(
"% "# ( *
"% * ( * ( * "! * ( * ,*- "( !
!

ZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZ Dive until you reach the second note Use the whamm

H
B B BBBB B B B B
3

B BBBU U U U BQ Q B
3 3 3

50

CP C HGB B
P P P P P P P P P P P P P C P P
ZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZ
? ??? ? ? ?@? ? ?
Harm.

full full full full full full full full full full

"! "! "! "! "! "! + "& "& "# "& ,"!- "!
+ "% ,"%- "# "% (
( *
+

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
H
B B B B B B BB B B B B B B B F B DB
3

A B B B DB
3

Q
P P CC
54

P P P P P P P P P P
? ? ? ? ?
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
?
@ ? @?
2 2

@
full full full full full full

"# "&
"! "& "& "# "& "# "$ "#
"% "% ,"%- "# "% + "& "& "% "$
+

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ
Dive

H H I B BBBB B B B
B B. DB. B B B F B B B B B B B B B B
3
3

B
>P > P P P P B P
57

P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ? full
?
full
?
full ZZZZZZ
"$ "# "& "& "# "& "&
"# "% "& "& "% "# "# "# "% "# ,"#- "# ! "% ,"%- "#
"% "%

-1
-2

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 ZZZZZZ H
A B B BB B B BB BB B B B B GB B B B B B U U U
3 3 3

B B
>P P >P
60

P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZ ? ? ? ? ?
Harm.

@ @ @ @ @
full full full full full

"# "% "# "* "% "# "% "# ,"#- "# "% "# "# ,"#- ,"#- "% "% "%
"% "# "! "% "%

I I ZZZZ
B B B B B B DB B B B B B B B B BB BB
3

BP P A P P H
3

B B
3 3

B B P P P
63

P P P P P BB
? ZZZZ
@
full P.M.

"% "# "% "# "# ""

"% "% "# "# "% "# "#
"# "! "% "# "% "# "! "# "# ,#-
"# "! ,!-

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
turn on your wah pedal right here

H
B BBB B B A B B B BBBB A B B B DA
3

B BB
CC
P> P P P
66

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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@ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
1 1/2 1 1/2
full full full full full

"( "( "( "( ,"(- ,"(- ,"(- "( "& + "* "* "(
+ #! #! "& "& #! "* "* "( "&

ZZZZZZZZZZI
wah

B B B B B
BB A BB B B B B B B
3

B DB B B BBB B B D
3 3

71

P P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZ ? @ ?
1/2 1/2 full
?
"! "# "% "& "( "* #!
"& "( "( ,"(- "& "# "# "% ,"%- ,"%- ,"%- "# "# "#
"% "%

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 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZZZ
Wah off Pick scrape, but kinda weird. Listen to the recording
Rake to understand what he's doing here Again, push the whammy bar on the notes in parenthesis

I
A B B B B B BBBBBBBBA
B DB B BDB J
B DBDB DB B Q C C
C P
74

P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
?
full
?
full
@? @
full
ZZZZZZZZZZZ
#! #! "( ,"(- "( "& "( ,"(- ,"(- ,"(- ,"(- ,"(- ,"(- "&
+ "(
+
,#"-,")-,"&-,"%-,"$-,"!-,)- ,'- ,%- ,#- +

ZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Whammy bar madness

BB B BB B BB B BBB I H
B B Q B B B B B
3

BRQ BBB
P B P
77

P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
"& "( ,"(- "& "( ,"(- "& "( "& "# "&
"' "% "# * "% "# "% "# "% "# "%
! "(

Wah on again

W
BW BW DBW BW BW BW B B B B B
DB
80 B B BW BW
P P P P P P P P
full
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full
?@
full

W W W
"#
W
"% "&
W W
"(
W
"*
W
## #% #% #% #%

W
"# "& ,"*-
"# "# "%

B B B B B B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B B B GB B B B B B B B
3

DB
82

P P P P
"% "% "% "% "* "% "* "% "% "% "% "% "* "% "% "% "* "%"% "* "% "% "%
"& "* "& "% "& "* "& "%

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 B B B B B B B B BBBB B B B B B B B B B B B B
3

DB DB
83 B
P P P P
"% "* "% "% "* "% "* "% "* "% "% "* "% "* "%
"* "* "( "& "( "( "& "( "( "&
") "#

B B B BB BB BB BB BB BB BB B BB BB BB BB B B B BB BB BB BB BB BB BB B BB BB BB BB BB BB
84

P P P P P P P P
"$ "$ "* "$ "$ "* "$ "$ "* "$ "$ "* "$ "$ "* "$ "$ "* "$ "$ "* "$ "$ "* "$
"( "$ "( "( "$ "( "( "$ "( "( "$ "( "( "$ "( "( "$ "( "$ "( "( "$ "( "( "$ "( "( "$
"( "' "'

B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
B B B B
86

P P P P
## "( "( "* "( "( ## "( "( "* "( "( ## "( "( "* "( "(
#! "( #! #! "( #! #! "( #! #! #! "( #! ##

B B B B B B B B B
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B DB B B B B
3 3

B
87
B
P P P P
## "( "( "* "( "& "# "& "# "& "#
#! "( #! "# "& "# "& "# "# "% "# "#
"% "# "% "# "# "%
"%

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 Turn your whammy bar backwards and hit it very quic&
ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZZZ
B B B BBBBBBBBB BBBBBBB BBBBBBB BB BBB B BBBB B BBBB B BB B B
3

88

P P P P P P P P
ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZZZ
"( "& "( "( "& ## "( ## "( ## "( ## "( "( "(
"( "( #! "( ## #! "( #! "( ## #! "( #! "( ## #! "( ## ## ## #! "( ## ## #! "( ## ## #! "( ##

B ZZZZZZ
3

B B B B B B B B B B B
3

B ZZZZZZZZZZ
3

B B B B B BB BB B H
>P B UP U P
90

P P P P P

## "#
full
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ZZZZZZ Harm.
ZZZZZZZZZZ
"& "# "& "& "#
"% "# ! "% "# "#
"% "% "# "% "#
"% "# "!
"# "! "!

B B B DB B B F B DB B DB B B B B F B B B B B B DB B B F B B B DB B B B
3 3

92

P P P P
"# "$ "# "# "# "% "# "# "# "% "# "# "# "%
"& "& "% "& "& "& "% "# "% "& "& "% "# "% "& "#

ZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Wah up on all the 14, down on the rest

DB B B B B B B B B B B BDB B B B BF B BDB BF B B B BF B B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDB
3 3 3

93

P P P P P P P P
?@
full ZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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"& "& "& "& "& "& "% "& "& "' "% "' "& "% "' "& "% "' "& "% "' "& "% "' "& "% "' "& "% "' "& "% "' "&

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 ZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
95 B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDB B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDBF B BDB
P P P P P P P P
ZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Pick scrape

B B DDBBFF BBDBF B BDBF B B B B BBB BBB BBB BB

DBF B BDBF BDDBBFF BB BDBF BDBF B
DBF BDBF BDDBBFF BB BDBF BDBF B
97

P P P BP DBF BDBF BDBBDF BF BB P P P P

? ? @
full full

"& "& "# "& "! "! "! ) "# "& "! "! "! ) "# "&

#$ ## #" #! "* ") "( "' "& "% "$ "# "" "! * ) ( ' & % $ # " !
#$ ## #" #! "* ") "( "' "& "% "$ "# "" "! * ) ( ' & % $ # " !

99
B BBB BBB BBB BB B BBB BBB BBB BB B BBB BBB BBB BB
P P P P P P P P P P P P
"# "# "# ) "# "& "# "# "# ) "# "& "& "& "& ) "# "& "& "& "& ) "# "& "( "( "( ) "# "& "( "( "( ) "# "&

Some sweeping here

B BB B B BB B
3 3

DB B B B B B B BB
B BB B BB B B BBB B B BBB
3 3

102 B
P P P P P P P P
## "* ( "! ## "* ( "!
"* "* "* ) "# "& "* "* "* ) "# "& #! #! ) ) #! #! ) )
#" * #" *
"* "*

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 B B
3 3

B B B B B B B B
B B B B B B
3 3

104 B B B B B B
P P P P
## "* ( "! ## "* ( "!
#! #! ) ) #! #! ) )
#" * #" *
"* "*

B BB
3

B DB B B B B
3

BB B B
3

B B BB B B B BB
B B BB
DB AP P BP B B
105

P P P P D P

## "* "% "( "! ( (

full
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#! ") "& "& ) "!
#" "' * * % # % %
"* "% ( % #
% #

B B B B DB B B B B DB B B B B
B A B
P P P B B B B B B B B B A P P BB
6 6
107

P P P P
3 3

P P P

(
?
1/2

,"!- "! ) ( ) (
* ( ' ( ' ( * % %
( & $ ,!-
( & $ ,!-
& $ & $

A BBBB
3
3

B B DB B
3

B B B B BBB
6 6

B B B B
6 6

B B B B B
3

B B H B B B B B B B B
3 3

P DB P B P DB P FB P
110

P P P P P D D P
P B B
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full full
P.M.
"& "& ,"&- "#
"&
"% "# ""
"# * * "!
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"% "# "! # ! & "! * "! "# "# "! ) "! "# "#

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 "YES !"

B B B B B B B B B B B BBBB
3

B B BBBB BDB
B B B B B B B
BB B BBB BB B B B B B BB B BB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B BH B B B B
3

B B B B
6 6

113 D
P P P P P P P P P P P P
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full full full fullfull
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full full
P.M. ? @
full

"% "& "( "( "( "( "( "( "( "( ,"(- ## ,##- "*
"# "$ "# "$ "& "( #!
"" "# "" "" "# "" "# "%
"# "! * "! "# "% "% "# "! "# "% "%
,"#-,"#-,"#-,"#-,"#-,"#- ,"#-,"#-,"#- ,"#-

Slightly dive, then release

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
H H I
B B B B B BH B B ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
B A B B B B BB BB BB BB
3 3 3 3 3

=
3

B
BP P B BP P B BP P B BP B P B =P P P P BP P A P P B B BP P B B P P
116

full
P.M. ? P.M. ?
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
full
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full full
?
full ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
## "( "( "( ,"(- ## "* ## ##
## "& #! ## ##
,"*- "'

-1

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I
ZZZZZZ
== BBB BA BB A B B B B B B
A GB DB B
3 3 3

=P P P P P > > P CC P P P
121

P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZ
P.M.
??@ ? @? ?
fullfull full full full ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ? @?
full full

,##- ( "# "% "& ## ## ## ,##- ,##- ,##- #! "* "# "( "#
,##- "& + #! "(
+

ZZZZZZZZZZ
H
BB BB B B BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
125

P P P P P P P P

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2

@ @
111/2
1/2 full
full full
"& "( "& "( "& "( "& "( "& "( "& "# "& "# "& "# "& "# "! "# "! "# "! "# ( "! ( "! ( "! ( "!
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 B B B B B B B B BB B BBBBBBBBBB
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB B B B B B B B
127

P P P P P P P P
?
full

"# "& "# "& "# "& "( "& "( "& "( "* "( "* "( "* ## "* ## "* ## "* ## "* ## "* ## "* ## "* ## ## ## ## ## "( "( "* "* "& "& "( "(

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
DB B B B B B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B B DA B B B B B B B B B DB B B B
3 3

129

P P P P P P P P P P P P
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ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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B BB BB B B B =
A B DB B B A B BBB
3 3 3 3 3 3

A
P B
>P P P P
132

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
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full full
?
full ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
"& "& "( "( "* "* #! #! #! "# "% "& "( "( ,"(- "& "( "&
"&
!

ZZZZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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He does something really weird here, I can't really&

DB BBA B B B B DB B B B B B B DB D= A A =
137

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
"% "& "& ,"&- "% "# "# "% "% "#
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 ZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
H
Fade out "Walking the fine line between pagan and christian"&

B DB B B B B H B B B =
H = =
DB B B
Q B
D
142
Q Q
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZ full
? @
"* ,"*- ,"*-
"( "* "( "& "( "* "% ") "'
"% ") "'

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