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Tobacco Road by Steve Vai
Tobacco Road
Note - A.H - Artificial Harmonics or Pinch harmonics
- P.M - Palm Mute
- <12> - Natural Harmonics - Harm.
Listen to the recording first before attempting this song .
Steve uses alot of whammy bar pinch harmonics , bends etc .
Uhm!
A.H Trill
E|--------10----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------10------------------|-12b---------------------|----------------------------|
G|-12b------------12b--10------10-|-12b---------10----------|--------------x/--5-----5---|
D|-------------------------12-----|-----------------12p10---|-10h12p10-----x/--5-----5---|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------3---|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------3---|
Oh
P.M P.M P.M P.M P.M P.M
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-7/----x--x-----x--x------5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x------5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x------5---|
D|-7/----x--x-----x--x------5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x------5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x------5---|
A|-5/----x--x-----x--x------3---|-5/----x--x-----x--x------3---|-5/----x--x-----x--x------3---|
E|-5/----------5--------3---3---|-5/----------5--------3---3---|-5/----------5---------3--3---|
I was born In a dump
P.M P.M P.M P.M
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------10h13p10-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-7/--------------12---10/---5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----5--|
D|-7/-------------------------5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----5--|
A|-5/-------------------------3---|-5/----x--x-----x--x-----3---|-5/----x--x-----x--x-----3--|
E|--------------------------------|-5/----------5--------3--3---|-5/----------5--------3--3--|
mama died and my daddy got drunk Left me here to
P.M P.M P.M P.M A.H
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-7/--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x----5b--|----x--x-----x--x-------5--|
D|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----5---|-7/----x--x-----x--x--------|----x--x-----x--x-------5--|
A|-5/----x--x-----x--x-----3---|-5/----x--x-----x--x--------|----x--x-----x--x-------3--|
E|-5/----------3--------3--3---|-5/----------5--------6-----|----------5--------3----3--|
die or grow in the middle of Tobacco Road
P.M
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-7/----x-----5--5--5----5/-|--7/--------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-7/----x-----5--5--5----5/-|--7/--------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-5/----x-----3--3--3----3/-|--5/--------------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-5/-------4-------------3/-|--5/--------------------|---------------|---------------|
Growin up rusty shack
P.M P.M
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------x---5--|-7------x-----x-------5--|--7/5--5/7--7/10---5---|
D|-----------------x---5--|-7------x-----x-------5--|--7----------------5---|
A|-----------------x---3--|-5------x-----x-------3--|--5/3--3/5--5/8----3---|
E|---------------------3--|-5---------5-----3----3--|--5----------------3---|
all I had was hanging on my back Only you know
P.M P.M P.M P.M
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7/----x--x-----x--x------5/17-|-17-17--17---14-10---10/--|-7/----x--x-----x--x---------|
D|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----------|---------------------10/--|-7/----x--x-----x--x-----5/7-|
A|-5/----x--x-----x--x------3/15-|-15-15--15---12-8-----8/--|-5/----x--x-----x--x---------|
E|-5/----------4--------4--------|--------------------------|-------------5--------3--3/5-|
how I loathe this place called tobacco Road
A.H
E|----------------------|------------------------|--------------|----------------|
B|------8b--------------|------------------------|--------------|----------------|
G|------------------5---|-7/6--5/3--2p0----------|-0------------|----------------|
D|-7----------------5---|-7/6--5/3--2p0----------|-0------------|----------------|
A|-5----------------3---|-5----------------------|--------------|----------------|
E|-5----------------3---|-5----------------------|--------------|----------------|
But its home
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-10-10----10-10----10-10-----10-10-------|
G|-----9-9-9-10-10-10-11-11-11---|-12-12----12-12----12-12-----12-12-------|
D|-------------------------------|-12-12----12-12----12-12-----12-12-------|
A|-----7-7-7-8---8--8--9--9--9---|-10-10-10-------10-------10----------10--|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
ah! Heh Oo only Life I've ever
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----|--10-10-10-10-10----10-10------10/--|
G|--12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|--12-12-12-12-12----12-12------12/--|
D|--12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|--12-12-12-12-12----12-12------12/--|
A|--10-10-10-------10-------10-------10--|--10-10-10-------10-------10---10/--|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
known only
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-14/15-15-15-15-15-15--14/15-15-15-15-15-15-|-14/15-15-15-15-15-15--14/15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-13/14-14-14-14-14-14--13/14-14-14-14-14-14-|-13/14-14-14-14-14-14--13/14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-11/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11/12-12-12-12-12-12--11/12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
you know how I Love
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-14/15-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15------15------|-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-12-12-13-13-13-|
G|-13/14-14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14--14-----12---|-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-14-14-|
D|-11/12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---------12---|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Tobacco Road
A.H A.H
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------|------10------------------|
B|-13/15-15-15-13-13-13-12-12-12------------|-------------x--------|-12b-----10---------------|
G|-14/16-16-16-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-14-14---|-12-----12/0----------|------------12b--10----10-|
D|--------------0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|----------------------|--------------------12----|
A|------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
Ah Gonna leave get a job
Trem bar P.M Harm. trem bar
E|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--12b------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--12b-------------10---------|------------------5---|-7/------x--x--------------------5-|
D|----------------------12p10--|-0----------------5---|-7/------x--x--------------------5-|
A|-----------------------------|------------------3---|-5/------x--x--------------------3-|
E|-----------------------------|------------------3---|-5/------------<3>-<4>-<4>-<4>---3-|
with the help and the grace from above Save some money
P.M P.M A.H A.H
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-7/----x--x--x---------5-----|---------5-----------------|------------------------5---|
D|-7/----x--x--x---------5-----|--7-6h7-----7-6-5/3--------|------------------------5---|
A|-5/----x--x--x---------3-----|---------------------5--3--|-5-/--------------------3---|
E|-5/--------------3-----3-----|---------------------------|---------x--13/---------3---|
get rich I know bring it back to Tobacco Road
Harm. A.H Trem bar
E|------------------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-7------x--------x--x--5--5---|-2------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-7------x--------x--x--5--5---|--------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-5------x--------x--x--3--3---|--------------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-5---------4--------------3---|--------------------|---------------|---------------|
But it's home
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-10-10----10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-|
G|--x-----9-9-9-10-10-10-11-11-11---|-12-12----12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-|
D|--x-----9-9-9-10-10-10-11-11-11---|-12-12----12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-|
A|--x-----7-7-7-8---8-8---9--9--9---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
the only life I've ever
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
G|--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-|
D|--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
A|--/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
known Only
E|---------------------------10-----10-10----|------10----10-----10----10------------|
B|--/13-13-13-13-13-13---10--10-10--10-10-13-|-13b-----10----13b-----------13b--13b--|
G|--/14-14-14-14-14-14---12b----12b----------|----------------------12b--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
you know how I love
trem bar
E|-----------------------|-19b--17------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-13-----------------/--|---------18-17b-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-12b----------------/--|----------------19-17-16---14/--|10--9b--7----------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------10-9--7--------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------------|------------------8--7-5-|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
huh Tobacco Road
A.H
E|----------------------|-------10---------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------10-----------------|-12b----------------------|
G|-12-----/0------------|-12b----------12b--10----10---|-12b----------10----------|
D|----------------------|----------------------12------|------------------12p10---|
A|----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ha Ah Da Da Da
Guitar Solo
slow release trem bar
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------15b--|
B|-15b--15b--15b--15b----13---|--------------x-15b--15b-|----------13--------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
trill and slide
E|-13---15/8----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|------------10/8b--6------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-9h10p9h10p9-5/4h5p4h5/10p9h10p9-/14h15p14/--|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------20/3--|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
trem bar trem bar trem bar
E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-9h10p9h10/5p4h5p4/10p9h10p9h10-/15p14h15/10-|-10---15/12-12--/15--/10--/9--/12-|
D|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
trem bar trem bar trem bar
E|--------------------------------|-17-------------17----|-17---17---17-----17----|
B|--------------------------------|-20b------------20b---|-20b--20b--20-----20b---|
G|-14b----/10--/9---/7---/3-------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|-17------------------|-17-------x/----x/--13/20--|
B|-20b-----------------|-20b------x/---------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|
E|-19-17--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------20-19-17-19-20-19-17-19-17-----17-19-17----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------19----------19-17-16-----16-17---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------19---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------14-|
B|---------------------------------------------x----/--|-----------------15-----|
G|-16------------------------------------------x----/--|---------7---14---------|
D|----19-17-15-14-17-15-14---15-14-15----------x----/--|-----7------------------|
A|------------------------------------15---------------|-5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Bring that dynamite and a crane
trill
E|-20b--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------|-7------7/19-19/17--/---5h75-----|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|
D|------------------|-7------7/19-19/17--/------------|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|
A|------------------|-5-------------------------------|-5---------------------3---|
E|------------------|-5-------------------------------|-5---------------------3---|
Blow it up start all over again Build a town
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|-7----7/19--19/17--10-10--|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|
D|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|-7----7/19--19/17--10-10--|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|
A|-5---------------------3---|-5------------------8--8--|-5---------------------3---|
E|-5---------------------3---|-5------------------------|-5---------------------3---|
be proud to show in the name tobacco Road
trem bar
E|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|
G|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|-7-----/---0--------|--------------------|-------------|
D|-7------7/19--19/17----5---|-7-----/---0--------|-------x------------|-------------|
A|-5---------------------3---|-5-----/---0--------|--x-----------------|-------------|
E|-5---------------------3---|-5-----/---0--------|------------x-------|-------------|
Oh
I was born in a trunk
Mama died and my daddy got drunk
Left me here to die alone
In the middle of Tobacco Road
Growin' up, rusty shack
All I had was hangin' on my back
Only you know how I loathe
This place called Tobacco Road
But it's home
The only life I've ever known
Only you know how I loathe
Tobacco Road
Gonna leave, get a job
With the help and the grace from above
Save some money, get rich and old
Bring it back to Tobacco Road
But it's home
The only life I've ever known
Only you know how I loathe, huh
Tobacco Road, wow
Bring that dynamite and a crane
Blow it up, start all over again
Build a town be proud to show
In the name Tobacco Road
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