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THE RIDDLE

Steve Vai

D/A

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Q=72

4/4

Gtr I

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

|-11--------11h==12p11p|=9------(9)s5-----|

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

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

|--19s=7-7-7h9s11-11-(11)---11-11--9h11p9s===|

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

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

|-7h9p7s5h7p5s4-5-7p5p4-(4)h5p4p0-(0)-0h4p2-2-(2)-(2)s|

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

~~~~

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

|-11--11-11-11h12s14-14-(14)---14-14p12h14p12s11-12--|

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

|-14-----------------------------------------|

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

|----13s11p9-9-9---8p6-----------------------|

|------------9---9-----8s4-------------------|

|--------------------------2-[4]b6==(4)r(4)--|

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

| Gtr II

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

Eadd9

PM--| PM ~ PM PM--|

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

|-(4)-2---------2--------------------------|------------------------------|

|-------4-4-4s6---4-4b6==(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2---|-(2)--------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|-----4s7-0--2----4-0-2--------|

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

|------------------------------------------|-------------------------1----|

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

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

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

|-12b14==(12)--(12)b14===(12)r=(12)-(12)p9-------------------------|

|------------------------------------------11s13b16==(13)-13rs11-9-|

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

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

|-(1)--------------------------------(1)----1----------1-------1---|

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

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

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

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

/2.5___/

PM| ~~~ ~~~ PM

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

|-(9)--9----[9]b11==(9)b13==(9)r=(9)b11==(9)b13==(9)r(9)-[9]-[8]--|--8--8p6-----(6)-(6)-------------------------------------------|

|--------11-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------8s[6]p4-[6]b8==(6)b9==(6)r(6)-(6)--4------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E6sus4 EMaj7add6

~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~

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

|-----------------------7-11-11b14-(11)s9-(9)---|-----------------------------------0-|

|---------------------8-------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------4s6---------------------------|-11tr14-----(11)s13------------------|

|-[6]b9==(6)r(6)--------------------------------|--------------------14---------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------12\----------|

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

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

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

|--------------------------6--------------------|-----------------------------------8-|

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

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

~~~~ PM ~~~

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

|--(0)-12b14-(12)----11---------------------------|

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

|--------------------------11s8-------------------|

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

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

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

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

|--(8)--------------------------------------------|

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

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

G Eadd9add11

|--------------------------------15-15-17-17-19-|--19--19-19----19-19--24b26---24b26====(24)r\--||

|--11-11-12-12-14-14-15-15-17-17-15-15-17-17-19-|--19--19-19-23-19-19--21b23---21b23====(21)r\--||

|--11-11-13-13-15-15-16-16-18-18----------------|-----------------------------------------------||

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

| Gtr III

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

|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------17b19---17b19====(17)r\--||

|-----------------------------------------------|--11--11-13-15-13-11---------------------------||

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

N.C.

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

|------------13s16-13----------------------------------|

|---------13----------15-13-15-15s17-15--(15)----------|

|---11s13----------------------------------------------|

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

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

~~~~~~~~

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

|------------13-16-13------------[13]-[13]----------------|

|---------13----------15-[13]-15-----------13s17-17--(17)-|

|---11s12-------------------------------------------------|

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

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

~~~ ~~~~~~~ T

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

|-----------------------------9-7---------|----------------------------------|

|-[6]-[5]---------[6]-[5]-(5)-----8-6--5s=|=6s5------------------------------|

|----------6-[4]--------------6-4---------|----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------6-4--3s=|=4s3------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|-----4-2-0--0-<2>-(<2>)-----------|

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

F#/EG#/E F#/C# F#/C#

T T T T T ~~~ ~

|--6---9p6p4-11p8p4----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------11p7p5p4h7-11p7p5p4--------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------6h11p6p=5------(5)-11p6-11p=6-11p==6--11p6p5-----5h6--|

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

| Gtr II

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

|-11s=13------------13--------------------------11s=13--------------11----(11)-----------------|

|-11s=13----------------------------------------11s=13--------------11----(11)-----------------|

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

F#/C# G#/Eb F#/C# G#/Eb

T T T T T T T T T T T

|------4h6-11p=8s6p4-9p4h8-11p8p4-9p4h6-11p6p4h6--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-4h6--------------------------------------------11p=7p5p4h=5h7-11p7p5p4--------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------11p6p5-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------11p6--11p=6p4-----------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11p6p4s3b4==(3)r(3)b4-(3)---|

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

|-----11s=====13------------------------------------11s====13-------------------13---(13)---------------------------------|

|-----11s=====13------------------------------------11s====13-------------------------------------------------------------|

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

F#5/C# G#/Eb F#/C#G#/Eb F#5/C#

T T T T ~~ T T T T T T ~

|---------11-----14p11p9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-14p11p9----------------14p11p9h11p9h11-14p11p9h13--11p9---------------14p11p=9---------------------------|

|------------h11------------------------------------------13p11p9----------------13p=11p=9s8--13p9-13p9p8--|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------13p11------------------------------------|

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

|-------------------13-------------------------------11s==13-----------------------------------------------|

|-11s=====13--------13-------------------------------11s==13------------------11----(11)-------------------|

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

T T T T T

|---------11h14-20p16p11-18p11h14-20p14p11-21p11h14h16-20p16p11-14-21b23-(21)----------------|

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

|-(8)/------------------------------------