Tender Surrender Lyrics

TENDER SURRENDER
As recorded by Steve Vai
(From the 1994 Album ALIEN LOVE SECRETS)
Music by Steve Vai
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr1 clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr2 dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Organ'
Expressivo Q=66
Em7N.C.
Gtr I
E e e e E E S S S S
|-------8--10--12-------/12s10s8---||
|-------5---7---9--------/9s=7s5-5-||
S E. +E +S S T T S S S a S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E
|-8s10----(10)--(10)\---------5---5h7-------|---------12s=10s8---/10------------|
|---------------------------------5h7-5-----|----------------------------7s=12--|
|-5s=7-----(7)---(7)\-----------5-------5h7-|------/9-(9)s=7s5-5s==7------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-5--------------------------5s=10--|
Em Em7 Em7N.C.
Q +S S E S S S S a S S E e e e e e e S S S S
|----------------8-------8--------|-8-----8--10--12-------/12s10s8-8-|
|----------------------7-7h9p7----|-9-----5---7---9--------/9s=7s5-5-|
S E. +E +S S S S S S +S E.
|-8s10----(10)--(10)\----0-------------------|
|-----------------------/4s2p0-2-(2)-0tr2h===|
|-5s=7-----(7)---(7)\------------------------|
E. S S S E E. S E E
|--------12s=10s8--/10------------|
|-2------------------------7s=11--|
|-----/9-(9)s=7s5---/7------------|
|------------------------5-5s==9--|
Em Em7 N.C.
S +S +S S +Q E s S S S S S e S S S S S S S S E S S S S
|---------------------------/12--10---/11s10-7-8-|------------------------------|
|-11b12==(11)r(11)s9-(9)----/11---9-7-/10s=9-7-7-|-9----9-9s7s4-4-4s7---7s4-4s5-|
|--9b10===(9)r=(9)s7-(7)-------------------------|------7-7s5s2-2-2s5---5s2-2---|
aj7
Q +E. S S S Q E E S S S S e E E e e
|-0----(0)-------0------0--|--------10-10s8-8--/12s=10--8-----|
|-5----(5)---5-------------|---------7--7s5-5---/9s==7--5-----|
S E. +E +E E S S S a S S S S
|-10s12----(12)--(12)\-----------8h10-8-8s12---|
|--7s=9-----(9)---(9)\------------------7------|
Em9 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e
|-(12)-------9s7s4-4-4s7-----7s4-4--||
|----------7-7s5s2-2-2s5---5-5s2-2--||
E E E +Q S E S S S S S Q E S S E T T S T T S. T S
|----0-------------12-----/12-10-------|----------10s8----3-----10s8----8----|
|-7----------------12--10-/12----12-11-|-10--------7s5-----------7s5----5----|
e E S S E e +E S S S S E
|---------------------------<12>-----------------|
|-/12--8-10----------------------<12>------------|
|-------------9-12--(12)--------------<12>-------|
|--/9--5--7--------------------------------<12>--|
E. S S S S T T S T T s S Q E. S S S e E E E S S
|--------------------10s11s10----------|--------------------------0------|
|-----------------------------/12s10---|----12-12-14-15--/17\-----0------|
|----/7---7-8---10----7s=8s=7----------|-----------------------------2-2-|
|------------------------------/9s=7---|-----9--9-11-12--/14\------------|
+E S S E E E E S S +S S S S
T +T +T T Q. T S. S S S T S T S
|-14b15==(14)r(14)s12s14-------/17--14-12-10---7-5s7-|
|------------------------------/15--12-10--8---5-3s5-|
|-11b12==(11)r(11)s=9s11-------/14--11--9--7---4-2s4-|
|------------------------------/14---------------2s4-|
Esus2 N.C.
PM
S S S a S S S S S a +E S T +T S S S S
|-5-----------------------15b17-(15)----15pb17r(15)-12----------||
S E. +E. S S T T s S Q
|-12s14----(14)---12h14p12-------------|
a a a S S S S +E S S T +T T T S S S S S S S S
|-------12-13-14-12-(12)--------14pb16r(14)p12----12-13-14-----------14-12-|
S S a S S +Q a +S +S S S S S e
|-------14s12-10-(10)---12b13==(12)r(12)-10----10-11-12--|
D/E N.C. Am7
S E. a a T S S. s E. S E. +S S S S S +H E S T T
|-7--------15pb17====15--15-15----15-15r==(15)-|-12-------------------------------------|
|-7------x-------------------------------------|----14-/15-14-(14)------------12h14b16==|
S E. +S S S T +T +E T S. E S S
|--15------------------8b9==(8)r(8)--------------|
|-(14)-14----(14)----7-7b9==(7)r(7)-------7------|
|------------------------------------9s7--7--5---|
PM
S S S S +E E S S S S +E S S
D Em N.C.
e S S +E S S S S S S S S S S
|------7-(7)--9---9--------14-14b15-14-12----|
|-9----7-(7)--9-9-9-----14-14-14b15-14-12----|
PM PM
E S S +E E E S S +E E
D5/E Em7 N.C.
Gtr II
PM
E S S +E E E S S S S s T T S S S S S S T S T +T T S
|-12\----7-(7)--9-----14-14pb14.5==14-14pb15==14---14pb15.5====14pb16==14-14-14-14---14-14r(14)-12----||
Guitar Solo
S E. +E e S a +E. T T T T T a +S +S S
|----------------x----15b17-(15)-----15p12----12---------------------|
|-12s14----(14)----------------------------------14b15==(14)r(14)p12-|
S S T S. +T T E T T a +S +T T T T T T E T T S S S
|-14b15-14-12h14--(14)-12---9h12-11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9h11----11b12--------12p11p9----|
PM ~~~~~~
T a +S. +T T T T S S S T s T T S. +s S T S E S
|----11b12==(11)r=(11)p9----9-11-11pb12-11-11pb12-11--11pb12---11pb14r=(11)-11pb14-11---12pb14---12b14==|
N.C.
+S S E +S S +E E +E T +X X S T T S
|-(12)----12--(12)-12-(12)---12--(12)---12r(12)p9----9h12-9-|
|-3--| |----------10:8-----------|
Q +E S S +E +S S T T T T T T T T T T T T
|---------------12b13==(12)r(12)p10h12h13p12p10----10h13----------13----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T S T T T T X X T T a +S. T a S S S S
|-13p12p10----13p12p10----10------12---\10p=8p7h8h10p8p7---------------------------------------|
|----------12----------12----12-9----9-------------------9p7-pb10r=()p==7----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9s7--5---------|
E S S +E. S S T S. +S S S S S S S
|------15b17==(15)--15-15---15r(15)-15-14-12-15-14-12-|
N.C.
S T T +S. T S. T S. T S. T S. T S. T S S
|-------------------------------------------14---14-12---14-10s7--|
a Q S. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S
|-------------------------------------9s12h13----------13-12--------|
|-------------------------7s9h10------------------------------------|
|-12s14--------------7-10-------------------------------------------|
|-------------10s7h8------------------------------------------------|
Q +S. +T S S T T T T T T T T E. +S
|-20b22======(20)r=(20)-19h20-17-20----20----20--------------------|
a +Q +S S T T S T S. T S. T S. T S. T T T S T T T S
|-20b22==(20)-----(20)r-20-19p18p17--20s15---17s12---15s10---12s8-----8----------10-------|
N.C.
X X X X S X X X X T X X S T T T S T T T S. X X X S. X X X S. X X S T T T
a +Q +S. X X a +E +S S S S S S E. T T
|-22b24==(22)----(22)r--------22b24==(22)r=(22)-20-20s19-19s17-17---15h17h|
S S S S Q +S a S S S S S. S. S
|-19p====15-15s10-10-----(10)-----------13S17--------17--|
|-------------------------------9s15---------------------|
a +Q +S S +S X X X X T T T T T T T T T X X X X T T T T T T S
|-17b19==(17)------(17)--17r=(17)--15h17p15s12-15p12----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------13s5h6p5-------------------------------|
T T T ~~
E. S S S S S S T T S X X X X T T T T T E
|-2h==3s6p5h6s8--------------------------------------|
\2____/ \2.5_____
T a +S. +E E E E a +Q. E
|---12---(12)-(12)--12--14--15-15b17==(15)r--------------|
|--------10:8---------| |--------9:8--------| |-------10:8--------|
+E. +S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S
|---------------12p==0h14p0h14p0h15p0h15s22p0h22p0h22p0h22p20p0h19p0h19p0h19p17p0h17p0-|
~~~~ T T T T
a +S +T T Q T T T a S T T T T T T T T T T S a +E
|-14b15==(14)r(14)p12-----12h14p12--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------11h12-14p7h9---------------2b4==(2)r-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------14p7s5-----------|
N.C.
\7___/4___/1.5______/ |
a +Q. +E a +S +E S E +S S
|-----------------------------------------0h15--(15)h25-|
|-b4==(2)b4======(2)r=0---(0)--(0)-------------------|
|-------------12:8---------------| |---------------13:8----------------| |------------11:8-------------|
Q T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-15tr17h======19p15h17p15h19p15h17p15h19p15h17p15s12h15p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14h15p12s==|
|---------------13:8----------------| |-----------11:8------------| |--------11:8----------| |----6----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T X X X X X X X X
|-10h12p10h14p10h12p10h14p10h12p10h14p10h12p10h14p10h12p10h14p10s7h10p7----7h10p7h10p7-7-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10---------------10p8p7h8h10p8p7h8p7h8s5h7p5s4h5h7p5p4s==|
|----------14:8-----------| |---------16:8----------| |---------14:8----------| |---------14:8----------|
T T T T T T T a S T T T T T +E T T T T T S T T T T S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-3h5h7---7p5p3-5h7---7p5p3h7-(7)----7p5p3h5h7---7p5p3h5h7---------7p3h5h7-----------7p3h5h7p3---------7p3h5h==|
Em7 N.C.
T T T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------12:8-----------| |-3-| |---3---| |-4:2--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S E E E E E E Q
|-7----------------10p7-10p7p5--------------------19s=22----------|
|------------------------------7p5h7s=11s=14s=17------------------|
a +Q a +E a +E a +E +E +E +S a +T +T +E
|-20b22==(20)r----20b22.5==(20)r-20b23==(20)r-20b22.5==(20)-(20)r=(20)----(20)-20b23==(20)r=(20)b22.5==(20)r=|
|---------------------------------------------20b22.5==(20)-(20)r=(20)----(20)-20b23==(20)r------------------|
+S a +S a +E +S E. +S S +Q +S S
|-(20)-20b22==(20)r-21b23==(21)b24===(21)r-22b24===(22)r-22b24==(22)----(22)r\-----|
|------20b22==(20)r-21b23==(21)b24===(21)r-22b24===(22)r-22b24==(22)----(22)r\-----|
|-------------12:8---------------| |-------------12:8---------------| |----------------11:8-----------------| |--3--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T a +T +E T T T a +S
|-15h19p15----15h19p15h19p15----15-19-15h19p15----15h19p15h19p15----15-19s15p12----12----------12--------------------------12--------------------|
|----------19----------------19----------------19----------------19-------------15----15p12h15----15p12-15b17==(15)-(15)r-----15p12-15b17==(15)--|
|-------------12:8---------------| |--------7--------| |-3--|
+S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S a S T T S T T T S. E
|-(15)r-----15p12h15p12----12----------12h14p12---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------15----15p14-15----------15-12-15p12-9h12p9h12-12s9--7---------------------|
|--------10:8---------| |----------10:8------------| |-----5-----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S
|-7h10p7--------8h12p8--------10h14p10----------10S12h15p12----------14-17p14-------15-19p15----------15\-|
|--------8p7S10--------10-/10----------12p10-12-------------13-12-15----------15S17----------17-15-17-----|
|-----------10:8-------------| |----------10:8------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T a +Q Q
|-15p12-----14h17p14-----15h19p15-----17h20p17----19h22p19----19-22b24==(22)r---------|
Em7 N.C.
Gtr I
E S S e e e e S S E
|-----------8--10--12------/12s10s8--||
|-----------5---7---9-------/9s=7s5--||
|-/12\--7Sx--------------------------||
H S S S S a S S S S
|-------------------9-7h=9--7-----|
+E. S S S e S E. S S e E S S E E Q +S S S S
|---------12s=10----8s10----------|-----------------------------3---|
|------------------------------7--|-11------/9--/9s=4-----(4)-----2-|
|-(7)--/9-(9)s=7-7----------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------5----|--9s=7s5-/7--/7s=2-----(2)-------|
N.C. Am7
S E. Q S E. E E H +E E E S S
D N.C.
S E. +E E E E Q +E E E S S
Q E S S S S E S S S S Q E E Q E E
E E E E E E E E E. +S E E +H
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+Q +Q Q Q H +Q +Q
| Gtr III
| W W
\2.5___/
a +H. +Q +H E e q
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q
W +H. Q
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths