Die to Live Lyrics

As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1995 Album ALIEN LOVE SECRETS)
Words by - Music by Steve Vai
Arranged by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Q=128
Gtr I
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E Q E Q Q +E E E E E Q
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|------2-------------------2s4-/4--|
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4---|
PM|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|------2-(2)------0---------|------2--------2h3p2-3s7-\5--|
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|------2----------------------|
PM
Q E E +H E E E E E E
|------2-(2)--------2---2s4-|
Q E Q Q E E S S S S E Q Q E E +H E E E E E E
|------2--------2h3-2h3p2p0------|------2-(2)------0----------|
|------2--------------------2-2--|----2-2-(2)--------2---2s4--|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|----2----------2-4-2-2s9-9--|
PM|
Q E Q +Q E E E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|------2--(2)--2h3p2---------|------2--------2-5-2--------|
|------2--(2)--------4-4-4s6-|------2--------------4s2-2--|
Q +E Q +Q E E E E E E E Q. Q Q +E E E E E E E
|----------------5s3-------2p0-|------2---------------------------------------|
Q +E Q +Q E Q +Q E E
|--------0--(0)--12-10--(10)--9s7-|
|-3--(3)----------------------7s5-|
Q E Q +Q Q E E E Q Q +E Q +E Q
|-------2--(2)--4b5r=4p2---0--||------------------|
Q +E E Q Q Q +E Q +E Q
|-4--(4)-2-4s=6--|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q +E Q +E Q Q +E E E E Q Q E E +Q E E
|------2-4s2-2-2-|--------2--(2)-0--|----------0---0--|------9-(9)--7-9-|
E +E Q Q Q Q +E E +E E +E E H +E E E E
|-9----(9)-7--9-----|--------12-(12)-10-(10)-9s|=7----(7)-7-5-5-||
|-9b10r(9)-7--9-----|--------11-(11)--9--(9)-9s|=7----(7)-7-----||
|-9----(9)-7--9-----|--------13-(13)-11-(11)-9s|=7----(7)-7-----||
PM
Q E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q
|---------------------2---2s4-|---------------------2s4-4--|
Q E Q E S S E E E E E E E
|----9-9--12-12s14s12-0-------------|
|----6-6---9--9s11s=9-----6h9h11p9--|
|-0-----------------------4h7h=9p7--|
Q Q E E E E E E S +S E Q Q +E Q E Q E E E E Q
|----14b15r=14p12---------0--------------|--------14--17p12----0--------|
|-0-------------------------4b5r(4)p2p0--|------------------------------|
Q +E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|--------12-12s10s14--14-14s15s14s10-14s12--|
|--------12-12s10s14--14-14s15s14s10-14s12--|
Q E E +E S S E E Q E E E S S
|------14-(14)p12p10------------0-------|
|--------------------11-13s9------------|
Q +E E +E Q E E E E E E E Q +E E +E Q E E E E E E E
|--------------------14-14-12-14s12-10-|--------12-(12)-12--------1--------|
|--------4-(4)p2--14-14-14-14-14s12-12-|--------12-(12)-12----------0------|
|-2--(2)-4-(4)p2--14-------------------|--------12-(12)-12--5s3-------2-0--|
Q +E Q Q +E E E E E E E
Q +E Q +Q E Q +Q E E Q E E +E E Q
|--------0--(0)--12-10--(10)--9s7-|-9\----2-(2)---2--|
|-3--(3)----------------------7s5-|-7\--0-0-(0)-0----|
+Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q +H. Q
|--------------7p=|=2----------------|-------------||
Q E E E E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| W
Q E +E Q S S E E Q. Q E S S
|----------------------13-|-15-17----17s=15-13h15h=|
| +W W
E E E E E E Q E Q Q E S S E E E E E E
|-17p=13----------13----------|----------16-15-13----------|
|--------16-14h16----16p14----|--------x----------15----13s|
| +W W
E E E E E E E Q S S
|-12-----------------------7s5s==|
| +W
W +Q. E E +S S Q E E E E E E Q
|----------|----------------------|---0h9h12-9s8------|
|-7--------|-(7)-----5b6r(5)p3----|--------------10---|
| W +W W
+E E E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S
|-(10)----10s12s6----------|------------7h=9p0h7h9-|
| +W W
Q S S S S S S E Q
|-----------------10s12s10-10--|
|-10h==12p0h10h12-10s12s10-10--|
| +W
Q +E E E E E E E E E
| W
E +S E +S E +S Q E. Q. +E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------||-17b19---(17)r16h17p16p====14----|
|-16b19r(16)-16b19r(16)-16b19r(16)-16b19------||------------------------------17-|
| +W H Q +Q
E E E E E E +E S S E E
|-15-12-15----12-14b15==(14)-14r12-------|
| W
E E E S +S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-13--14----13pb14r(13)--------------|------------------------------|
| Q. E +H W
Q +T T S S S E E Q S S Q E E E E E
|-9b10r=(9)-7-------------7--|----10-12b14======12r12-10h12-|
|-------------9p7-7--9s=7----|------------------------------|
| Q. E +H W
| W
~~~ PM
H. Q Q. Q Q +E E E E E E E
|--------------||------2-------------------2---2s4-|
| +W W
Q. Q Q E E E E E Q
| W
Q E Q Q +E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E +E E S S S S E E E
|------2---------------14s12-12-10-12s14-|--------------------------------12p10h12p10p7-10-----|
|------2---------------14s12-12-11-12s14-|---------------()--()-------------------9---|
|----2-2---------------14s12-12-12-12s14-|-----------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +E Q +E E E E E E E
|------2-(2)--------------10s=9--9--7--9--9--|
|------0-(0)--------------12s10-10-10-10-10--|
Q E Q Q E E E E E Q
|------2----------12s10-10s17-17--|
|-0-------------9--9s=7--7s14-----|
PM
Q E Q E +Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q +E E +H.
|------2-------------------2---2s4-|------2-(2)--(2)-0-----(0)----|
Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E S S E E E +E E +Q E E E E E E
|--------------5s3-------2-0-|-2h3p2---2-(2)--------------------------------------|
Q E E +Q. E E E Q E E
|------1-(1)---12-12s10-10--------|
|------0-(0)---12-12s10-10--9s7---|
|--------------12-12s10-10--------|
|-3-------------------------7s5---|
S S E E E +E E +Q E E E E E E
|----------2-(2)----------------------12-10-12s10-|
|-9s10s9---2-(2)--------------9s14b16-------------|
|-7s=8s7-0--------()----------------------|
Q. +Q +Q +Q +E E E E E Q E E +Q E E E E E S S E E
|-10------(10)--(10)--(10)--(10)-1-------|------0-(0)-----15p14----------------12--|
|-12b14---(12)--(12)--(12)--(12)---0-----|-2-----------14-------14----16s14--------|
Q. E +E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q E E E E Q
|-------14-(14)-(14)--5s3-------2p0-|-2-x---2----2--|-(2)--------------|
Q=100
E E E E +E E Q +Q. +S S Q Q Q. +S S +S S S E S S S
|-----0------------|---------------------||-0----(0)-----------5-7-7p5-----|
|-------2-(2)---2--|-(2)---(2)-----------||-2----(2)-7b9-(7)-----------7s==|
|-2-----------2-3--|-(3)---(3)S10-----0--||--------------------------------|
PM| PM--| ~~
S S E T T S S S E E E E E E E Q E Q Q
|-11s9-9p=7p6-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------7-9s7-5-4-5-7s|=5s==9s=4----2s=12--|
S S S S +Q +H E E Q H
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