Call It Sleep Lyrics

As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1984 Album FLEX-ABLE)
Music by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Vai - Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Vai - Distortion'
Slowly Q=52
Gtr II
W
Gtr I
E S a a a S S E S E E a e e E
|-^5---------5-7s9---10s12-9s10-9-5s||
W +W
W +E. a a a S S E S E e a e e E
|-7--------|-(7)-------5-7s9---10s12-9s10-9-5s=|
W +W
S.T S S S E. +H Q a a a E +E E E e e e
|-7h8p7---7-7--(7)----|-----------7b8r(7)p5---3-5-3-|
W +W
\0.5___/ \1/
S S +S S S H. +Q E E +E S. +T +e S S T S +T
|---5pb6r(5)-3---3-------|-(3)----5pb6r(5)p3-----(3)-(3)--------------|
|--------------5---------|---------------------------------5h7p5-(5)h=|
W +W
E +S S S a E S E +Q +S +E. +Q a a Q e S S S Q
|-6-(6)-4-2-4s6-4-4-(4)--(4)-(4)-|-(4)--4s3s2--4-6p4s2s6--|
W
E S a a a S S E S E e a e e e
|-^5---------5-7s9---10-/22-9s10-9-5s==|
W
E S S S S S S S S S S S E S
|-7h9p7---7-9s10s====12p====9h12s=====14p====12h14s====17-----|
+W W
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \1/ \2 \1.5___/
+E S a a S E E E E S a a S E e E +Q +Q +Q S a a +S +T +S T
|-(17)--------5h7s====9s====10s====12---------9b10---9------|--------------------8-----(8)-(8)-(8)p5-|
|-----------x-------------------------------x----------9b11-|-(9)--(9)--(9)----x---------------------|
+W
\7 \1.5___/ \0.5
T T T T T T T T T T T E. S a a a +S +E +E +E
|--7p4----------------------------8-----(8)-(8)-(8)---(8)-|
|----------7p5s3h5p3--------------------------------------|
|--------------------5s3p0--------------------------------|
W
|------10:6-------| |3|
S S S S S S S S S e.. a E Q +E. S.
|---5s6------------------------------|
|-------7s5p3------------------------|
|-------------5p3s2-3---3s5----------|
|---------------------------7-(7)-3s=|
W
E a T T S e a S S S +Q S. T T S. T T
|-----------10-13-10s12------------------------------|
|-----12-------------------12-(12)--10h12-10s9--10p9s|
W
E. +S +Q +E. +S E. s
|-8b9-(8)-(8)--(8)-(8)\----6-|
+W W
Gtr III
S S S S S S +T S. +S S +Q +Q E S S E Q +Q.. +S
|----2-3-2-------------------------------|-^5--------17b19==(17)----(17)r\-||
|----------4-2-(2)s===8--(8)s4-(4)--(4)--|-^6------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
W
a Q S +S +S +S S S +S +E S S E
|---17b19--17pb19r(17)b19==(17)r(17)-17-17b21==(17)-(17)-17-17-17-|
+W
+Q a E +T +S. +S S S +S S T T T T S S
|-(17)r----17pb21==(17)r(17)b21==(17)-17-17r(17)p14----14-------------|
|--------x------------------------------------------16----16p14s13s11-|
W
S E S a E. S S S S Q S S
|----12-14-14s==16p12-14----12-14--12s9-|
+W
T T T T E +S S S S S S S S E +E. T T
|-------10--------------12s10s8-10s12s10----10-(10)-10s9-|
|--9h12----9-12b14-(12)------------------12--------------|
W
T T T a T S T T T T T T T T T T T S.X X S T +T +S T T a S S
|----12----9s11s9p7------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------9p7s6------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7s5p4------------------------------4p2s4h==5---|
|-------------------------------7-5-4s2s4s5s4s2p0-(0)--(0)-2-------------|
+W
E. X X X X T T T T T T T T T Q +S. T S X X X X
|---------------4-6-7s9---9-7---9--(9)s7-------13-------|
W
S T T S S +E T T T T S +T +T T T T S +S +S +S S
|-15---------------------14-15-17-14-17b19==(17)r(17)p15----15---------------------------|
|----15-------17b19-(17)---------------------------------17----17-(17)b19==(17)r(17)p15--|
+W
E E E +T +S. +S T S S E T T S T T T T T T
|-17s19s====20---(20)--(20)b22-(20)\----13----13b15==13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13r-|
W
T
S S +T +T T T T S T +S T T T T T T +X X T T S S S T T S T
|---------------------------12----13b15-(13)-15----------15---------------------------------------|
|---------------------11------------------------18-17-18----17b18r(17)p15----15-------------------|
|-12-12(19)-(12)-(12)----12----10-----------------------------------------17----17s5p3------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-3s2------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3s===|
+W
Q S T T +T S T S a T T +T T S E S T T
|---------------5---5-5h6-5-(5)-------------|
|---------5-(5)---------------------7p5-7p5h|
W
S S Q +S S S E. S T T S S T T
|-6s====4s2--(2)s16s14s13--11----11s9-9----9s==|
+W
E. a S E a E +Q.. T T
|-11--11h13p9-9s11-(11)---------|
W
\1.5/ \1.5 \7_______/0______\7
Q +E. +T +T +S E +E S +S S
|-16b18===(16)-(16)----(16)---(16)-16r--(16)-0---(0)----||
W
E S S S +E +E E a S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17pb19==17-17-17-(17)r(17)-17b19---17b19r(17)p14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-12-12-14-16----14h=|
+HH
S.. S S S S S S S S S S T T. S S T T T T T T T T T T X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X T T
|---------------------------------------13--14-16-14-14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17b19=====|
|------------------------13-------13-16-----------------16-16-14s3s16-16-14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
W
+S. T T T T T +S. +X X E +S. +T T T T T E T +S.
|-(17)r17p15-17-17-17b19==(17)r(17)p15-17b22==(17)r(17)p15----17-15s12-15b17-(15)-|
|----------------------------------------------------------16----------15b16-(15)-|
+W
\0.5/ \3.5______/ \7
+S. T E S T +T a S. +T S E. +E +T S.
|-(15)\-9-14s2p0-----(0)-------(2)-0-2--(2)-(2)----|
W
E S S S S S S S T S. +S +S +S S E S S
|-/9------10-12s14p==12----12-----------------------12-14p12s10-|
|----9s11---------------14----14b18==(14)-(14)r(14)-------------|
+W
S S S S E E E S S S S S +S. T T S T
|-12s14p12h14s17-14h17s19p17----19-19-(19)-19s3-3s12--|
W
S T T +S +S S S S S X X X X S E X X X X S E
|-15p====13h15b17==(15)r(15)p13-15s13-10-10-10-10-10s12s8-10-10-10-10s12-12-|
+W
T T T a S S S +S S T T S E S S E S a a X X X X
|-12-12-12-12s14-14-11-(11)p===9s7h9p7-5s7s==9-------x--------------|
|------------------------------------------------7s5----------------|
W
TP TP TP TP
E. X X X X X S E S E T T T T +T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------15----------------18b20-(18)----18-17-18----17p15-|
+W
/1\ \1____|
T T T T T T T T T T E. T +S. +S T T T T T T S T T
|-13-15-13-12-11----11----------11b13-11---(11)--(11)-11-------------------------|
W
E. S T E +S S S S S E S T T S a S
|--------------------12p10s====12-19s5--------------|
|----12p10s12---(12)-------------------7------------|
|-9--------------------------------------0h6s9-9s11s|
+W W
Gtr I
\5.5 / \7___/0______________________________________
E S S a Q H E S S a a a a E E E E e a E e E
|------------------------|--------------------5-7s9-10s12-9s10-9------||
|--9s6-4-----------|------------------x--------------------9s===||
W +W
W Q E E E E E E E E E E
W +W
a Q +S T T S S a E S Q. +H T T T E. E E
|-9s11------(11)h12p11-9-7-9s11-7-9----|-(9)----17h19p17----19\------|
W
PM|
S T T T s s s s a E S S a Q.
|---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13s15s10p8-8s10-------|
+W W
PM------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
S t t t s s Q +E E E S S S S S S Q. +E. S E E
|------------------------------------|----19----16----(16)-17p14---|
+W W
~~~ PM----|
S S E E S S +Q. +S S e E e e e e E E +E
|-12p====9---------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------12p====9-(9)---(9)\---|-5-----------------------------||
|------------------------------------|-6---------x---11pb13r(11)b13==||
W
+Q. +E +E +E a a S +E e e
|-(11)---(11)-(11)r(11)-----11b13==(11)-11-11r-|
+W
\2____|
E S S S E. S S S S +S E.
|----11b13==11-11r----11b13==11-11-11r--(11)----|
W +W
\2____/1.5____\2.5____\3.5____| \0.5/ \1 \1.5_________/0_________\1
S E S S +S +S +S +S E. S S E E E +E +E. +S E E Q
|---11b12==11-11r--(11)----(11)----(11)----(11)-----------------|-----------------------------------|
W
\1____\1.5___/0________\0.25/ \0.5____\2.5_____/2_______\3______/1___/0.5___
E S +S T +T E S +S E a +S S +E a +S
|--------------------------13p=====10-----(10)-----------------------------------|
|----------------10---(10)--------------------------------------------7---(7)p===|
|---------------------------------------------------12---(12)p0---(0)------------|
+W
\1___\3___/0______________\7 \7/
S +S E. S S S S +E S S S S S S E
|--5---(5)--10p==9-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------h12--(12)s10s8s7----------|
W +W
\4.5______/3.5__\7___| \7 | \4.5________/0_____
Q a a E e S +T T E E E e e e Q +S a +S E E e
|--------21s4--------------------------|----------------------------------x-|
|----x--------1-----(1)s2s====4s==16---|-14-13-11-9---(9)-----------x-x---x-|
W W W
e S a a a a S S E S S +S e a e e E +W a W
|-5-----------5-7s9---10-(10)-/22-9s10-9------|------------|---------*|
|-6---------x----------------------------9b11-|-(9)--------|---15----*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *