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BOSTON RAIN MELODY

Steve Vai

Q=69

4/4

Gtr I

|---------|-------16----16----------14--------|

|---------|-----------------------------------|

|---------|-15s16----16----16-15-15----15-----|

|---------|-------------------------------18\-|

|---------|-----------------------------------|

|-----11--------------------------------------------------|

|---7----9-(9)-(9)b10==(9)r(9)p(7)------------------------|

|-9---------8--(8)b9===(8)r(8)p=6---3-(3)b4==(3)r(3)------|

|----------------------------------------------------4-6--|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|----------<7>-------------<5>-----<5>-|

|--0---<7>-------------<5>-----<5>-----|

|--------------------------------------|

|-(6)--(6)-----6-(6)s4-(4)-------------|

|--------------------------------------|

\0.5____/

|-----------------<7>---------------------------------||

|-------------<7>-----<7>-(<7>)---(<7>)-(<7>)-(<7>)---||

|-----------------------------------------------------||

|----------6----------(4)--(4)-----(4)---(4)----------||

|-4-(4)s6-(6)---------(4)--(4)-----(4)---(4)----------||

|-----------------------------------------------------||

Theme

E BMaj7sus4/E BMaj7sEs4/E

|------------------------0--|-(0)------------------|

|--------4---4-(4)\------0--|-(0)----4---4-(4)--0--|

|------------------------3--|-(3)---------------3--|

|-----/6---6----------2-(2)-|-(2)-/6---6--------2--|

|---------------------------|----------------------|

|-(0)---------------2-------|----------------------|

BMaj7sus4EE BMaj7sus4/E

|-----------------------0--|-(0)-------------------|

|--------4---4-(4)\-----0--|-(0)----4---4-(4)--0---|

|-----------------------3--|-(3)---------------3---|

|-----/6---6---------2-(2)-|-(2)-/6---6--------2---|

|--------------------------|-----------------------|

|-(0)----------------------|-----------------------|

E BMaj7sus4EE BMaj7sus4EE

|-----------------------0--|-(0)---------------------|

|--------4---4-(4)\-----0--|-(0)----4---4-(4)----0---|

|-----------------------3--|-(3)---------------3---3-|

|-----/6---6---------2-(2)-|-(2)-/6---6--------------|

|--------------------------|-------------------------|

|-(0)----------------------|-------------------------|

BMaj7sus4/E E BMaj7sus4/E

|------------------------------0--|-(0)-------------------------------|

|--------4---4-4-4---------0--(0)-|-(0)----4--4pb5r(4)-(4)s2-2\--0----|

|-(3)------------------3--(3)-(3)-|-(3)--------------------------3----|

|-----/6---6--------2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-/6----6pb7r(6)-(6)s4-4\--2----|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G#m7 A6 G#m7 A6

T T

|-------------------|-----------------0--|

|-----0---0-------2-|-----0---0-------0--|

|-------------------|-----------------6--|

|---4---4---4---4---|---4---4---4--------|

|-------------0-----|-------------(0)----|

|-4-----------------|-4------------------|

G#m7 A6 B9sus4

T T T

|-----------------------|---------------0--|

|-----0---0-0-0-------2-|---------------0--|

|-----------------------|-----6---6-----6--|

|---4---4-----------4---|---7---7---7---7--|

|---------------(0)-----|------------------|

|-4---------------------|-7-----------7----|

E BMaj7sus4/E BMaj7sus4/E

T T

|----------------------0--|-(0)------------------------------|

|------4---4-(4)\------0--|-(0)---4-/7-(7)s4-(4)s2-2-----0---|

|----------------------3--|-(3)------------------------3---3-|

|---/6---6----------2-(2)-|-(2)-6---/9-(9)s6-(6)s4-4---2-----|

|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-0---------------2-------|--0-----------------------2-------|

BMaj7sus4/E E BMaj7sus4/E

PM T

|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0---|

|------4-7--9--(9)b10r=(9)--(9)s7-----------|-----7s=9--(9)s7-4-(4)s2-2---------0-|

|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------3-----|

|---/6-6-9-11-(11)----(11)-(11)s9-9--9-9--9-|---9-9s11-(11)s9-6-(6)s4-4-----2-----|

|---------------------------------9h11-9h11-|-------------------------------------|

|-0-----------------------------------------|-0-------------------------(2)-------|

Guitar Break

E BMaj7sus4/E

|--14h=16--14\--------------9-(9)-(9)--(9)-(9)---0-|

|--14-(14)-14\--12-12----12----9--(9)--(9)-(9)---0-|

|---------------13p11----11-------11--(11)s=9----8-|

|---------------------14-----------------------9-9-|

|--------------------------------------------------|

E BMaj7sus4/E

PM------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------0--|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--8-(8)(8)-(8)s6-----------------------------1----|

|--8--9p=8--(8)s6-------6-(6)(6)-(6)s4-(4)--4------|

|-----------------9-7-6-6--7p=6--(6)s4-(4)---------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

E BMaj7sus4/E E BMaj7sus4/E

|---/18-(18)s14--14s16-(16)\-x---------------------|---0-0-0-----0-(0)-----0---|

|-------------------------------14-(14)s16-(16)s14-|---5h7p5-4---4-(4)---0---0-|

|---/20-(20)s16--16s18-(18)\-----------------------|-----------6p4s=6----3-----|

|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------2-----|

|-------------------------------14-(14)s16-(16)s14-|---------------------------|

|-0------------------------------------------------|-0-----------------2-------|

G#m7 A6 G#m7 A6

T ~ PM-| ~~~~ ~~

|----------------------------------|-----7p6-----^4-----|

|------------------------------4p0-|---------9p7-^0-----|

|------4---------6b7r(6)-6---6-----|-------------^6-----|

|---/x-4---------6b7r(6)---6-------|-/6----------^7-----|

|--------(6)-(4)-------------------|--------------------|

|-4--------------------------------|--------------------|

G#m7 A6

|----------18\-------------------16-14\----------------------|

|------x------------19\-----16\-----------12-(12)s14-(14)s12-|

|-15-(15)-(15)\---x-------x------13-11\----------------------|

|---------------x---16\-x---13\---------x-14-(14)s16-(16)s14-|

|-----------------------------------------12-(12)s14-(14)s12-|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

B9sus4

\1/

|----------------0--(0)--(0)---||

|-(0)--------0--(0)-(0)--(0)---||

|--------6--(6)-(6)-(6)--(6)---||

|-----7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--(7)---||

|------------------------------||

Guitar Solo

E BMaj7sus4/E

Gtr II

|-------------------------------------|

|---14p11--(11)-9---------------------|

|-----------------11p9--11-(11)s13----|

|----------------------------------11-|

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------11-(11)-----------------------------------------|

|-(11)--11h=13--13s11-(11)s9-11-(11)s13-----------------|

|---------------------------------------11-(11)s9-(9)---|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|---11s14-11---9h12-(12)-9-|-/11-----------------------------|

|--------------------------|---------------------------------|

|--------------------------|------\8-------------------------|

|--------------------------|----------\6---------------------|

|--------------------------|--------------4-(4)pb5r(4)p2-4---|

|--------------------------|---------------------------------|

\1___/ /1_____| |

|-----------------------------|---------------------7s9-14b16==(14)r-11-9h11--|

|-----------------5-7s9--(9)--|-(9)-(9)p7p5-7-7s9-----------------------------|

|---------------6-------------|-------------------6---------------------------|

|-------------4---------------|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------4-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|

|---2---(2)-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

T T T

|----9h11-16p11--(11)-9h11-16p11p9h11-16p11-(11)--|

|--9----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/

|----9h11-16p11p9--------------------------------------------------------|

|--9--------------11-16p11-(11)-12-9-9-----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------11-11---8-8---------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------11-11p==9---------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------11p9----|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~ PM|

|----------------------------|

|-8-9p8p6---6---6h8----------|

|-8-------9---9-----6p4-(6)--|

|----------------------------|

/2.5___|

~~~

|------------4---------4-------------------------------|

|--------------4-7-6b7---7p4---------------------------|

|--6b8==(6)r-----------------[6]-(6)----(6)-6p4--------|

|-----------------------------------------------6-(6)--|

|------------------------------------------------------|

~~~~ PM| PM----|

|---------------------------------------|

|-(6)h7p6p4-----------------------------|

|-----------7-6-(6)h7p6p4-6-4-[6]-(6)---|

|---------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------14h16h17h19-(19)p18p17p16p14-(14)-(14)/-----|

|--------------------------------------------------14h16h17---------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------13h14h16------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------9-/11h13h14-/13h14h16---------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------7-/9h11h12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-7h9h11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

\1/ \1/

|--------------------------------------------------|

|-12p==9---------9-(9)h11h14p11----------11--------|

|--------11p9h11----------------13p11h13----13p11--|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--11p9-------------11h14-/16p12--------------11h14-\12p9-----------5h9p5-----------|

|-------11p9-/11h13--------------15p13-\11h13-------------11p9-\6h8-------8p6-9-/11-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------16h19-16p12----------12h18p12----------12h16p12----12-----------------|

|----11h14p11--------------12-/16h17-------------16p12h16----------16p12-------------16----[16]b17r(16)p14-|

|-13----------13p11-/13h15-----------------------------------------------15--------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-16h17p16p12h16h17p16p12h16h17p16p12h16h17p16p12h16h17-\11-(11)p9------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------11p9----\6p4-----------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------11------6p4-------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6p4p2-------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4p2---|

\1/ \1/

|--19---16----------16-16---18-21-18----------18--------|

|----------19-17-19------------------21-19-21----21p19--|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-21b23==(21)r-18-20b21==(20)r-18-16-14-16-18-16-14-16p12-|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T T

|-/16p12-16p14-16p12-16p14-16p12-16p11-16p12-16p14-16p12-(12)\-19s=|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-21-18----------/20-17----------/19-16----------/18-15----------/17-14----------/16-13----------/15-12----------/14-11----------|

|-------20--------------19--------------18--------------17--------------16--------------15--------------14--------------13-------|

|----------18--------------17--------------16--------------15--------------14--------------13--------------12--------------11----|

|-------------18--------------17--------------16--------------15--------------14--------------13--------------12--------------11-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~~~~~~~~ ~~

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------19b21==19r(19)-16-------|---------------------------------|

|-16b18===16r(16)-------------------18p16-|---------------16h18-18b20-16----|

|-----------------------------------------|-18-(18)p16----------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|------------18-------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------------------16-------16-------16--------------------------|

|-21b24==(21)r(21)-19p16----19p16----19b21----19p16--------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------18p16--------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------18p16--------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------\16----|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------19-|

|-17-16b17==(16)r(16)-14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------17-16b17==(16)r(16)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------16-14-13b14==(13)r(13)-11---------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------14p13p11h13h14-\13p11p9---------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12p11p9h11h12p11p9--------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-\7--|

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

|-11-16p12-16p12-16p12-16p11-16p12-16p11-16p12-16p11-16p12-16-/14-16p11-16p11-16p11-16p11-16-/14-16p11-16p11-16p11-16p9-16-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T

|-/14-16p11-16p11-16p11-16p9-16-/14-16p11-16p11-16p11-16p9--------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------16p12-16p11-16p9-16p11-16p9-16-/14-16p11-16p11-16p11-16p9-16-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

|----------------------------------16p9-16p11-16p12-16p11-16p9----------------------------------------------------|

|-/14-16p12-16p11-16p9-16p11-16p12-----------------------------16p12-16p11-16p9-16p7-16p9-16p7----------------16p=|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16p9-16p8-16p6-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T T T ~

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-9-16p7------16p7-----------------------------------------|

|--------16p9------16p9-16p8-16p6--------------------------|

|---------------------------------16p6-16p4-16p6-16p4--x\--|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------2-----2-------------|

|--5b7===(5)r---5p2---2h5-5-5pb7--|

|---------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------2h5p2-4b5r(4)-------2h5p2-4b5r(4)-------2h5p2-4b5r(4)-2-----------------|

|-----4-------------------4-------------------4-----------------4p2h4b6==(4)r---|

|-x-x-----------------x-x-----------------x-x-----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|-2b3===(2)r---4b6---------------|

|------------------4-------------|

|--------------------[4]b7==(4)--|

|--------------------------------|

~~~~~

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------5p0h4p0h7p0h5p0h9p0h7p0h11p0h9p0h12p0h11p0h14p0h12p0h16-(16)b19==(16)r---|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(4)r(4)\--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-x---------------16-21b23==(21)r---21b23r|

|----19b21==(19)r-------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-(21)-19-21-21b23==21-21-21-21-21-21r-21b23.5r(21)-19---------------|

|------------------------------------------------------21--/19p16h19-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-16h20-16--------------------16----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------19p17h19b21==(19)r----19p16----19p16----16h18b19r(18)p16-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------18-------18------------------18p16h18-(18)pb20r(18)-16-------18pb20r(18)-16------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18p16----------------18p16------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18p16-(16)-18\---|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr I

|---------------------------------------------------||

|-----16--(16)s14--12-(12)s10--9-(9)s4--------------||

|----------------------------------------8-(8)s4-4--||

|-16-(16)-(16)s14----------------------6------------||

|---------------------------------------------------||

Theme

E BMaj7sus4/E BMaj7sus4/E

\1/ \1/

T T

|---------------------0--|-(0)-----------------------------|

|-----4---4-(4)\------0--|-(0)----4---4-(4)\---0-(0)--(0)--|

|---------------------3--|-(3)-----------------3-(3)--(3)--|

|-------6----------2-(2)-|-(2)-/6---6----------2-(2)--(2)--|

|------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-(0)------------2-------|-------------------2-------------|

E BMaj7sus4/E BMaj7sus4/E

T ~~ T

|------------------------0--|-(0)-----------------------------0-(0)---||

|--------4---4-(4)\------0--|-(0)----4--4pb5r(4)-(4)s2-2\---0----0----||

|------------------------3--|-(3)---------------------------3---------||

|-----/6---6----------2-(2)-|-(2)-/6----6pb7r(6)-(6)s4-4\---2---------||

|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------||

|-(0)---------------2-------|-----------------------------2-----------||

Outro

E BMaj7sus4/E

|-(0)-------------------9-(9)(9)-(9)(9)-----------------|

|-(0)--11h=12--11----------9h11--11p=9---------------9--|

|------11-(11)----13s11------------------------13--(13)-|

|-----------------------------------------11--(11)-(11)-|

|---------------------------------------9-(9)--(9)--(9)-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

E BMaj7sus4/E

|------12s14-16p14-------------------------------<12>--|

|--(9)-12s14----14-14-16-14s16s14----------<12>-(<12>)-|

|-(13)-------------------13s15s13-11s13s11-(11)--(11)--|

|-(11)-------------------------------------------------|

|--(9)-------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|

E BMaj7sus4/E

|-12----12----------------12-------11-------------9----|

|-12h14----14-(14)s16-/16----16-14----14-12p11h12---12-|

|------------------------------------------------------|

H.=H

|-----------9--------------------|

|-11p9----9---9------11s9--------|

|------11-------11p9------9-11---|

|--------------------------------|

Free time Q=40

N.C.(E)

T T T T T T T

|-----------------------------2(14)-------:-6(18)--------:-----*|

|-----------------0(12)-------------4(16)-:--------------:-----*|

|-----------------------3(15)-------------:--------------:-----*|

|-----------4(16)-------------------------:--------------:-----*|

|-----7(19)-------------------------------:--------------:-----*|

|--0--------------------------------------:--------------:-----*|