Frank Lyrics

FRANK (Bassline)
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1999 Album THE ULTRA ZONE)
Music by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Simulated effects for Gtr II in guitar section'
Gtr III (B E A D G) - 'Bass (5 string)'
Q=124
Gtr I
Wx3 H. H E E H. +H E E
|----------------||--------------19s17-|-17-------(17)----------|
|----------------||--------------------|------------------3s2---|
H +E E Q Q Q +H E E E E Q Q
|---------------10s=12--|-(12)------------------------||
Main Theme
H Q Q H H Q H. H Q Q H H Q H.
Q. E q E E H H. Q. Q.
Q. E q H. H Q H Q
Variation
H Q H. Q Q Q Q. E Q H. H Q W.
|-----------------|----5-----5----5s7\--|-----------------|-------|
H. H Q Q. +E Q Q E E Q
E E Q Q H. Q. Q. Q E E E E
Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q E E E E
H. H. Q H H.
Main Theme
W H A W H q Q. E E E H Q H E E
|--------------|------5s7--------||---------5------5---|--------------------|
|--------------|-----------------||------5-------5---5-|------5-------5s3---|
H. Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. q Q A E E Q
|------------------|---------3--------------|--------5--5--(5)s7-7-9--|
E E E E E E H Q H. H.
|-3-3-3-3-7s5---------|-1---------------|
| Gtr II
| W W
H. q H
| E E E S +S +E E E S S A E A E Q
|-10h=11-----11b13==(11)r(11)------------------------------||
|-10-(10)-10-10b12==(10)r(10)-10-10------------------------||
|-10h=12--12-12b14==(12)r(12)-10-10------------------------||
|-----------------------------------12s10-8s10-------------||
|----------------------------------------------10s8-----||
Variation
W. E E E E E E A Q E E Q
Q. Q. H. H Q H.
H. H. H E E H.
H Q Q H Q. Q. Q E E E E
Q. Q. Q E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E H. H. H.
Break
Gtr III
Wx2 H. H.
H E E Q E E E E Q E E +W
|----------------12s14----12-|-------------------||
Guitar Solo
W +Q. E W Q Q W.
| Gtr II
| \1___
| W W H. Q +E +S +S +E +E
|------------------|----------------|-----------()-()b8==()r()-()-|
W +Q. E H. H +Q W.
|----------------------|--------------3----(3)s=|=1-----|
| +W. +Q Q W W
H. H +E +E W.
| \1_____________________\2_______________
| H. Q. +S +S +Q +E +Q. +E +E +H.
|------------()b13==()r()------|-()-()---()-()-()------|
a Q. Q. Q. Q +E Q. E q Q Q Q
|-14h==15-----14----12--------------|-------------------------5----------------------------|
| +H. H. Q S +S E Q +H +E +E
|-----------------------------------|-----b10==()r--b9===()-----()r()-|
H E E H E E H q H E E
| \1_______________|
| E +S +S +Q Q +H +E E W
|--()b9==()r()--------------------------|------------------|
Q. E E E Q E E Q H E E H E E
| W E +S +S +Q W
|----------------------|--()b8==()r()----------------|
Q. E E E H E E
| E. S +Q E +S +S +Q +H
|----b10==()r----()b6==()r()--()--------|
H. E E E E Q Q H E E H
| +H. +H +E +E +H. +E E H
|-()------()-------()-()b7==|=()-------()r-x/----------|
H q H Q H q Q E E E E
| W W
H q Q E E q
| E +S +S E E E E +E +H +S +s
|-b8==()r()-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------()b9==()-------()r()--|
E E E E q H Q
| E +S +S E E E +E +Q +H
|-b7==()r()------b14==()r()--()-----|
e E Q W W
| /0______\3.5__________/2.5____/2_________
| H +H. +E +S +S +Q +W E +S +S
|-pb15=======()r=====()-()-()b14==|=()--()----------------------------|
W W
| \7_________________/6.5____/3.5_____________\7 |
| +Q +W +E +S +S +Q +W +Q
Main Theme
H Q Q H H Q Q. E Q H. H. H. H.
H Q Q E E Q Q. E Q H Q
Q. E Q H. E E E E E E H.
Variation
H Q H. H E E Q E E Q
Q E E +E E E E Q Q H. H.
Q Q E E H. H E E E E E E E E
H E E H. Q. Q. Q E E E E
Q. Q. Q E E Q Q. Q. Q E E E E H. H. H.
Outro (Free Time)
Gtr II
W W Q E E +E +E E +E +E E E +E
|--------------|--------------|-------()b6==()r--------------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------------------pb7==()r()---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------()b9==|
\1____
+H E +E +Q +E E E +E
|-----------pb9==()r()--()----------------|
+Q. E +Q +E Q +E +Q
|----------------------------------pb14===()r()--|
|-()----()b14===()r---------------------------|
+Q Q Q +H. +W. +W H
|-------------()--()b14=======|=(12)------------|-()-------------*|
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