Song: The Animal
Artist: Steve Vai
Album: Passion & Warfare
Tabbed by: Shmeegle
Tuning: Standard
E
B
G
D
A
E
Tab symbols:
h=hammer on
p=pull off
B=bend
r=return from bend
T=tap(written above tapped note)
(5)=Pinch harmonic on the 5th fret
[5]=natural harmonic
/=slide up
\=slide down
>/=whammy bar up
<\=whammy bar down
///=tremelo pick
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What a song. One of my favourite Vai tunes by far.
I was sittin down playin guitar one night and i said.
i cant find any tab for that song, and i wanna learn it.
so i sat next to my stereo for an hour with my guitar
and figured it out for you lovely people. Aren't you lucky.
Course theres a few bugs, and i'm missing bits, but anywhere
theres somethin missing, i have times put over the next part
so you can pick it up easy. i hope it's all good
Enjoy
Shmeegle
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Intro:(after Drums)
(with pitch shifter)
E/----------------------------------------|
B/----------------------------------------|
G/----------------------------------------|
D/----------------------(5)-2-------------|
A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---|
E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-|
E/-----------------------------------|
B/-----------------------------------|
G/-----------------------------------|
D/-----------------------(5)-2-------|
A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---|
E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-|
E/---------------------------------|
B/---------------------------------|
G/-------(5)brbrbr-2---------------|
D/-5-2---------------5-----5-------|
A/----5-3--------------3-----(3)br-|
E/-----------------------5---------|
E/------------------------------|
B/------------------------------|
G/------------------------------|
D/--------------------(5)-2-----|
A/------3-(5)brbrbr-3------5-3--|
E/-3--5--5-----------5--------5-|
Part 1:
E/----------------------------
B/-10/15\10/15\10/15\10/15\10-
G/----------------------------|
D/----------------------------|
A/----------------------------|
E/----------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------|
B/-13b-13p10----13p10--------------------------|
G/----------12b------12b-10-12-10-10-(12)-(10--|
D/---------------------------------------------|
A/---------------------------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------|
B/----------------------------------|
G/-(12)-12p10-10-(10)-\12\5-(4)-(3)-|
D/----------------------------------|
A/----------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------|
E/------------------------------|
B/------------------------------|
G/--------------------(5)br(5)~-|
D/-(12)\5-(4)brbrbr-------------|
A/-----------------3------------|
E/------------------5-----------|
E/------------------------------------------------------------|
B/-\12b-12b-15p12p10-12b-12b--15p10-12b-12b-12b-12p10---------|
G/---------------------------------------------------12/15\12-|
D/------------------------------------------------------------|
A/------------------------------------------------------------|
E/------------------------------------------------------------|
E/--------------------------------------------------------|
B/--------------------------------------------------------|
G/-12/14\12brbrbrbrbrbrbrbr-10----10-12-10---------(12----|br
D/----------------------------12-----------12-10-12-------|
A/--------------------------------------------------------|
E/--------------------------------------------------------|
E/-------
B/-15b-
G/-----
D/-----
A/-------|
E/-------|
back to intro
E/----------------------------------------|
B/----------------------------------------|
G/----------------------------------------|
D/----------------------(5)-2-------------|
A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---|
E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-|
E/-----------------------------------|
B/-----------------------------------|
G/-----------------------------------|
D/-----------------------(5)-2-------|
A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---|
E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-|
Then into part 2
E/-22-20-22--22p20-20p19-20p19-20b--|
B/----------------------------------|
G/----------------------------------|
D/----------------------------------|
A/----------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------|
(1:12)
E/-------10---------10---------10---------10---------------|
B/---------13p10------13p10------13p10-------13p10---------|
G/----12b--------12b--------12b--------12b---------12p10---|
D/------------------------------------------------------12-|
A/---------------------------------------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------------------|
E/-13>/15-13>/15-13>/15<\13>/15--13>/17<\13-13>/17<\13-13>/17<\13>/17-|
B/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/---------|
B/-14b-14b-|
G/----
D/----
A/---
E/---
(1:25)
T T
E/-7h8h10-15p10p8p7------------------------|
B/-----------------15p10p8p7h8h10-15b-15b--|
G/-----------------------------------------|
D/-----------------------------------------|
A/-----------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B/-13p5h6h8p6p5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G/-------------12p7p5p4h12p4h5h7----------------------------------------------------|
D/------------------------------12p7p5p4h12p4h5h7-----------------------------------|
A/-----------------------------------------------12p7p5p3h12p7p5p3------------------|
E/----------------------------------------------------------------12p7p5p3h12p7p5p3-|
back to intro again
E/----------------------------------------|
B/----------------------------------------|
G/----------------------------------------|
D/----------------------(5)-2-------------|
A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3-------5-3-5--5p3---|
E/-3--5---5------------5----------------5-|
E/-----------------------------------|
B/-----------------------------------|
G/-----------------------------------|
D/-----------------------(5)-2-------|
A/------3--(5)brbrbr-3---------5-3---|
E/-3--5---5------------5-----------5-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/steve_vai/the_animal_tab.html ]
E/---------------------------------|
B/---------------------------------|
G/-------(5)brbrbr-2---------------|
D/-5-2---------------5-----5-------|
A/----5-3--------------3-----(3)br-|
E/-----------------------5---------|
E/--------------------------------|
B/--------------------------------|
G/--------------------------------|
D/--------------------(5)-2-(5)bb-|
A/------3-(5)brbrbr-3-------------|
E/-3--5--5-----------5------------|
Bass solo
part 3 (2:0
E/--------------------------------------|
B/--------------------------------------|
G/-10---10---12b-10--12brbr-10-12-12b-b-|
D/---12---12-------12-------------------|
A/--------------------------------------|
E/--------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------------------|
B/-----------------------------------------------|
G/-10h12p10--------------------------------------|
D/-----------------------------------------------|
A/----------13-13/16\13-14\10-10/14\10-9-7/8\7-7-|
E/-----------------------------------------------|
E/------------------------------|
B/-15b-15-18-18-17-17-18-17-20b-|
G/------------------------------|
D/------------------------------|
A/------------------------------|
E/------------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------------|
B/-18-17-17-18-18-15-17-17b-\13-10\9/10/13\10\9/10\5-|
G/---------------------------------------------------|
D/---------------------------------------------------|
A/---------------------------------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------------|
E/-------------------|
B/-5-3-5-5-------[5]-|
G/------------[5]----|
D/---------[5]-------|
A/-------------------|
E/-------------------|
E/--------------------------------------|
B/-17------17-17b--20b-18-17h18p17-13---|
G/----17-14--------------------------14-|
D/--------------------------------------|
A/--------------------------------------|
E/--------------------------------------|
(2:34)
E/-22b-22-20-22-20-22-20-22-20-19-20-19-22-|
B/-----------------------------------------|
G/-----------------------------------------|
D/-----------------------------------------|
A/-----------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------------|
E/-20-19-22-20-19-22-20-19-22-20-19-\15-/19-|
B/------------------------------------------|
G/------------------------------------------|
D/------------------------------------------|
A/------------------------------------------|
E/------------------------------------------|
E/-19\17\15\12-12-12\10\8-10/12\10----------|
B/--------------------------------12/15\12--|
G/------------------------------------------|
D/------------------------------------------|
A/------------------------------------------|
E/------------------------------------------|
E/-----------|
B/-----------|
G/-12-\10-\8-|
D/-----------|
A/-----------|
E/-----------|
(2:44) (with wah pedal)
E/-------------------------------|
B/-10--13\/13\/15--/18\/18-\/20--|
G/-9---12\/12\/14--/17\/17-\/19--|
D/-------------------------------|
A/-------------------------------|
E/-------------------------------|
/////////////////////////////////
E/-15-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12
B/-----------------------------------------------------|
G/-----------------------------------------------------|
D/-----------------------------------------------------|
A/-----------------------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
E/-17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15-
B/----------------------------------|
G/----------------------------------|
D/----------------------------------|
A/----------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////
E/-----------------------------------------------------
B/-15-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12
G/-----------------------------------------------------|
D/-----------------------------------------------------|
A/-----------------------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------------------------|
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
E/---------------------------------------------|
B/-17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12---------------|
G/-------------------------------14p12h14p12---|
D/------------------------------------------14-|
A/---------------------------------------------|
E/---------------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////
E/----------------------------------------
B/-17-15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h17p12
G/----------------------------------------|
D/----------------------------------------|
A/----------------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////
E/--------------------------------------------------|
B/-h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h17-p15p14p12------|
G/--------------------------------------------14-12-|
D/--------------------------------------------------|
A/--------------------------------------------------|
E/--------------------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////////////
E/--------------------------------|
B/--------------------------------|
G/-14p12--12----------------------|
D/------14--14-12-14--------------|
A/------------------12-14---------|
E/-----------------------12/14\12-|
E/-15h16h18p16p15h18p16p15-----------------------------------------------------|
B/------------------------18p16p15h18p16p15------------------------------------|
G/-----------------------------------------17p15p14h17p15p14-------------------|
D/----------------------------------------------------------17p15p14h17p15p14--|
A/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B/--------------------------------------------------------------15h16h18b-18b-|
G/---------------------------------------------14h15h17p14h15h17--------------|
D/---------------------------14h15h17p14h15h17--------------------------------|
A/-17p15p14h17p15p14-14h15h17-------------------------------------------------|
E/----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/------------------|
B/-18\/18\/18\/20---|
G/-17\/17\/17\/19---|
D/------------------|
A/------------------|
E/------------------|
////////////////////
E/---------------------17>/\<17>/\<17>/\<17-|
B/-17>/\<17>/\<17>/\<17---------------------|
G/------------------------------------------|
D/------------------------------------------|
A/------------------------------------------|
E/------------------------------------------|
E/-19>/\<19>/\<19>/\<21>/\<21>/\<21---------|
B/------------------------------------------|
G/------------------------------------------|
D/------------------------------------------|
A/------------------------------------------|
E/------------------------------------------|
repeat intro
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