For the Love of God

Demonstration
Music by Steve Vai
Transcribed by Glen Morgan

*The following tab and notation relates to the example that Steve presents in this video lesson. Full song
transcriptions are available in the Steve Vai Passion & Warfare Songbook published by Hal Leonard.

= 80

0:52
Emadd9

0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
4 4 4
2 2
0 0

2:02
Fmaj7(#11) Amadd9

0 5
0 0 0 5
2 2 2 5
3 3 3 9
3 3 3 7
1 5

= 98
8:05
Distortion Emadd9

10 10 12 (12) 17 15 12
7 12
9

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Fmaj7(#11)

15 (15) 10 (10) (10) 10

14 16 7
9

Emadd9

10 12 (12) 17 15 12
12

Amadd9

15 (15) 10 (10) (10) 10

14 16 7
9

Emadd9

10 12 (12) 17 15 12
12

2/12
 Cmaj7

15 (15) 10 (10) (10) 17 15 12

14 16 12

Fmaj7(#11)

8 7
14 16 16 16 14 14 (14) (14) 9 7

Emadd9

7 9 (9)

9:09 Emadd9

full full

10 10 15 12
7 X 12
9 X

3/12
Fmaj7(#11)

full

15 (15) 10 (10) (10) (10) 10

14 7
9

Emadd9

3 3

full full fullfull

10 15 15 15 15 12
12

Amadd9 Emadd9

P.H. P.H.

full fullfull fullfull full

15 (15) 10 (10) 15 10 10 10 8 10 10 10
14

4/12
 11:28 Emadd9

full full

10 10 15 12
7 X 12
9 X

Fmaj7(#11)

full

15 (15) 10 (10) (10) (10) 10

14 7
9

Emadd9

full full full full

(10) 15 15 15 12
12

5/12
Amadd9

1
full fullfull

15 (15) 10 (10) 15 10 10 10 8
14

Emadd9

P.H. P.H. P.H.

fullfull full full full

10 10 10 10 15 15 12
12

Cmaj7

full full

15 (15) 10 (10) 15 12
14 X 12
X

6/12
Fmaj7(#11)

full full full

2 8 (8) 7
14 14 14 14 14 14 (14) 9 7

Emadd9

8 5

15
7 9 (9) X
0 (0) X
0 (0)

1 1 1 1

15 12 12 10 10 8 8 12 (12) 5 5 3 3

7/12
13:39
G

full full full

15 15 (15) (15) 15 (15) 15 12 (12)13 12

14 12 14

Fmaj9

8
12 14 12 10 10 12 (12) 8 8 (8)
12 14 12 10 10 12 (12) 8 8 (8)

Emadd9

3 3

full full

15 (15) 15 12
15
14 12 11
12 11
12 10 9 10 9 9 10 9 7 9 (9) (9)

8/12
 (pull back fully on trem, then dive all the way)

Dsus2

19 17 15
X 18 17 17 19 15 15 (15) 26
X
X
X X
X X

16:17

3 3
3

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.

full full full full full full

10 10 10 10 10 10 10
7
9

3 3

P.H.
2

full full full full full

12
10 X 15 15 12 15 (15)
X 14 (14) (14) 12 14

9/12
17:20

3
3

1 1 1

full full full full full full

10 (10) 10 (10) 10 (10)

7
9

= 90
17:35

2 1 1 1

full full full full

15 (15) (15) 12 (12) (12) 10 (10) (10) 8 (8) (8)

1 1

full full

7 (7) 5 (5)

10/12
17:47

3 3

2 1

full full full full full full

17 (17) 17 (17) 12 (12) 12 (12) 10

X
X

full full full

10 8 10 8 8 10 8 7
10 9 7 9 (9)

3
3 3

2 2 2
1 1

full full full

11/12
18:15

2 1
1 1

full full

9 (9)

12/12