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For the Love of God Guitar Tablature
Author/Artist: Steve Vai 
Title: For the Love of God 
Transcribed by: Stefan V. Danilla Enei 
Tablature Notation: 
H= hammer on 
P= pull off 
PM= palm muting 
AH= artificial harmonic
PH= pinch harmonic 
NH= natural harmonic 
BF= bar flutter 
/= Slide up 
= Slide down 
PS= pick slide 
//= Tremolo picking (pick as fast as possible) 
*= Trill (i.e. 12*13*12 means trill between 12 and 13 fret) 

---------|----------|-----1210-7--|-------------|--------|------------------- 
-------10|-10/12----|-------------8|-1012--1510|------10|-10/12------------- 
-----7---|----------|--------------|-------------|----7---|------------------- 
-7/9-----|----------|--------------|-------------|7/9-----|------------------- 
---------|----------|--------------|-------------|--------|------------------- 
---------|----------|--------------|-------------|--------|------------------- 
 Part A.   Neck pickup (w/dist.) 

-1210-7--|------------|---------|---------|-1210-7--|----------------------- 
---------8|-10/12-15p10|-------10|-10/12---|---------8|-10/12--1510---------- 
----------|------------|-----7---|---------|----------|----------------------- 
----------|------------|-7/9-----|---------|----------|----------------------- 
----------|------------|---------|---------|----------|----------------------- 
----------|------------|---------|---------|----------|----------------------- 
  

-1210-7--|------------------|---------------|-------------------------------- 
---------8|-10/12-12-1210-10|-10--5/8-7----|-------------------------------- 
----------|------------------|------------9-7|-7/9------------9-------------- 
----------|------------------|---------------|-------------------------------- 
----------|------------------|---------------|-------------------------------- 
----------|------------------|---------------|-------------------------------- 
  

---------|-------|-10b12r10-7--|--------------|---------|--------------------- 
-------10|-10b12v|------------8|-10b12v-15-10|-------10|-10b12--------------- 
-----7---|-------|-------------|--------------|-----7---|--------------------- 
-7/9-----|-------|-------------|--------------|-7/9-----|--------------------- 
---------|-------|-------------|--------------|---------|--------------------- 
---------|-------|-------------|--------------|---------|--------------------- 
 Bridge Pickup 

----10b12r10b12r10-7--|--------10------------|-------------------------------- 
---------------------8|-10b12v----10b8r10--15p10-----10b12--12-12r10-10p8----- 
----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------- 
-7v-------------------|----------------------|----0--------------------------- 
-7v-------------------|----------------------|----0--------------------------- 
----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------- 
 PM         slowly                 w/bar          PM hold bend (HB) 

----------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------------------- 
-10----b----12vv|-vvv-----15b17r15-12|----1510-10v|-vv---15b17-15-12------- 
----------------|--------------------|-15----------|------0-------------12---- 
----------------|-----0--------------|-------------|-------------------------- 
----------------|-----0--------------|-------------|-------------------------- 
----------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------------------- 
 PH, bend slowly      PM                  PH    PH 

-----------------------|------------------|---------|------------------------- 
-----------------------|---------5/8p7----|---------|-----------------10/15--- 
-14b16-16-16--r14-14-14|-14v---------9-7|-7/9--12-|-7-------12--4/--------- 
-----------------------|-------0----------|------12-|-7----x-12------------- 
-----------------------|------------------|---------|------x----------------- 
-----------------------|------------------|---------|------------------------- 
  HB      PH      PH PH  PH                      NH   NH 

----------------------|-12/15-------|---------------------|------------------ 
-1512-1210-108-8/12|--------3-3/15|1512-1210-108-8/12|-12-----------/15- 
----------------------|--------------|*-----*--------------|----7/97/97----- 
----------------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------ 
----------------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------ 
----------------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------ 
 Part B                               *= -1 w/bar 

--------------------|-------------------|-------|----------------------------- 
-151210-10/12-108/12--108/12/-155p3|3/5p3-3|-3--------------------------- 
--------------------|-------------------|-------|------------------0---------- 
--------------------|-------------------|-------|----------------------------- 
--------------------|-------------------|-------|----------------------------- 
--------------------|-------------------|-------|----------------------------- 
                                                  -3 w/bar slowly PM 

------------------|-----------------------|-1312-10-10/12-128|-8v-----p0---- 
-15b17r15-15/1715|-15/1715-12h13p12108|-1312-10-10/12-128|-8v--/12p0---- 
------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------- 
------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------- 
------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------- 
------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------- 
  

-17v-14---------------|-------------------------------|19-17-15--------------- 
--------15------------|-------------------------------|---------19-17-19------ 
-----------1411*12*11|-------------------------------|----------------------- 
----------------------|-14p12-------------------------|----------------------- 
----------------------|-------149h7h9p7h9h10p97/9/17|----------------------- 
----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------- 
  

---------|-------------------10----------------------------------------------- 
-19p15-15b20x-------------7-------------------------------------------------- 
-------*****-----------7/9---------------------------------------------------- 
---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------|--------0p3/-------------------------------------------------------- 
---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Pull up bar till strings frets out 

 

-------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------- 
--------10b12----10-10-10-10-10/15-15b17r15vv-15b17-12-12-----------|------15- 
-------------------------------|--------------------------14b16-r15|-14b16--- 
-------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------- 
-------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------- 
-------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------- 
 Part C       HB       PH PH PH 

------------|-----------------|-------------12------------15------------------ 
-------10b15|r10-10--b12b15r10|-10b12-15b17----15p12--------15---------------- 
-----7-*********-----*********|----------------------14b16----r14p12---------- 
---9--------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------- 
-x----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------- 
------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------- 
       w/bar     AH  w/bar                               HB 

-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------- 
------------12h13p12---------|----------13p12---------------------|----------- 
-14b16vv-15----------15-14-13|-12-14-15-------15p14p12----12-12h14|12vv-14--- 
-----------------------------|-------------------------14---------|----------- 
-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------- 
-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------- 
                                                                       w/bar 

--------12--------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
-15b17v----15p12-15b17--------17r15-------|----------------------------------- 
-----------------------14b16--16r14-12----|-12v------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------14v|-----14-12------------------------- 
------------------------------------------|-----------1412-10---------------- 
------------------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
                 HB     HB 

------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------- 
------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------- 
-1914p12----14-12b14r12|-12----14-12b14r12-14-1614-1614-1614p12--14------- 
----------14------------|----14------------------------------|-----14--------- 
------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------- 
------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------- 
                                               PH PH PH PH PH PH 

---------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------- 
---------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----0--- 
-12b14-14r12-1211---------------------|---------------------------|-----0--- 
-------------------14p12---------------|-12/14-12------------------|-----*---- 
-------------------------1412p10------|----------14-12------------|--12----- 
----------------------------------12p10|----------------1412-10-12|12-------- 
 PH                                                                 *=w/bar 

-17b19-17-17-17-17vv|-17-19r17p15|19b21b22-r1917------|---------|------------ 
--------------------|------------|----------**----20-20|-15-15h20|19-19-1715- 
--------------------|------------|---------------------|---------|------------ 
--------------------|------------|---------------------|---------|------------ 
--------------------|------------|---------------------|---------|------------ 
--------------------|------------|---------------------|---------|------------ 
  HB                              w/bar    -3 w/bar 

---------------------|---------------------|--------10-12-14-15-17/19/22------ 
-15/17-17-17-171512|-12/14b15vv-12-12---|-----12--------------------------- 
---------------------|-------------------14|r14------------------------------- 
---------------------|-------------------**|---------------------------------- 
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------- 
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------- 
                                      2- w/bar 

-22vv--|----------17b19-r17-b15-|-17-17-17-17-17-17p15---|15h17-15h17-15h17--- 
-------|--------x----------****-|----**-**-**-**-**----17|*****-*****-*****--- 
------x|-0----x-----------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
------x|----x-------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
-------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
-------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
            Rake         -2 w/bar    **=-1 w bar          *****= bar flutter 

--------------------------|--------------------|-------------12-14-15-17------ 
-p15----------------------|---------------12h15|--------12-14//-//-//-//------ 
-----16-14-12------9/14p12|14-12-14-12-14------|12-12-14//-//----------------- 
--------------0/17--------|--------------------|------//---------------------- 
-*****-*****--*****-*****-*****-*****-*****-***|------------------------------ 
--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------ 
  BF     BF     BF    BF   BF     BF   BF    BF  //=tremolo picking 

-19-22-24-24b26-24b26-24b26----|--------------------------------------------- 
-//-//-----------------------/19|--------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------- 
                                   The next part is very, VERY fast... 

-14-14-14-14h19p14h19h14-14-14----------------14-14h19p14-14-14h19p14-14------ 
-------------------------------19-15p14h15-14--------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 w/ wah-wah , from now the end of the staff doesn't means end of the bar, the bars 

-14h19p14-19----------14|------14h19p14----14h19p14h19p14-19p14--------------- 
-------------15h19p14---|----19---------19----------------------17-15h17------ 
------------------------|-18-x------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------- 
 are notated like above 

-14h19p14----------19h14----------|13----------13-19p13---------13-19-13------ 
----------17-15-17-------17-15----|---17-13-17---------17-13h17----------17--- 
-------------------------------12/|------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------|------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------|------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------|------------------------------------------- 
  

-------13-19p13----------13-19p13---------|-13h19p13-------------------------- 
-13h17----------17-13h17----------17-13-17|----------17p13h17p13----17-------- 
------------------------------------------|----------------------17----------- 
------------------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
  

-13h19p13----------13h19p13---------------13h19p13-------|-22p17----------17-- 
----------17-13h17----------17-13------17----------17p13/|-------20-17h20----- 
---------------------------------16-16-------------------|-------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
  

-19-17----------17-88p17----------17-19p17----17-22p17----------17h19p17------ 
-------20-17h20----------20-17h20----------20----------20-17-20----------22--- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
  

-17h|22p17----------17-19h17-15p12-15p12-------------------------------------- 
----|------20-17h20----------------------12h15p12h15p12----------------------- 
----|---------------------------------------------------14p12h14p12----12h14-- 
----|---------------------------------------------------------------14-------- 
----|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
----|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  

-------------15p12|-17p15----17-17p15----22p17----------------22p17----------- 
-12h15p12-12------|-------17----------17-------20-17-22-20-17-------20-17-22-- 
------------------|----------------------------------*****-------------*****-- 
------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                     BF                BF 

-------22p17---------------|22p17----------------------17-------------17------ 
-20-17-------20-17-22-20-17|------22-22-22-20p17-22-22----20p17-22-22----20--- 
----------------*****------|------**-**-**-------**-**----------**-**--------- 
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------- 
                BF                BF BF BF       BF BF          BF BF 

------|22-12-------------------------12--------------------|----------------- 
-17-22|-------15p12------------15b17v----15p12--------------|----------------- 
----**|-------------14p12----0-----------------h14p12-------|12v-------------- 
------|-------------------14--------------------------h14p12|----14p12-------- 
------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------- 
------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------- 
    BF 

 

----------------------|------------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------|12h13p12----12----------12h14p12----12----------------- 
----------------------|---------15----15p14-15----------15----15-14-12p14----- 
----------------------|------------------------------------------------------- 
-1412p10-------------|------------------------------------------------------- 
----------12-10-10/12v|------------------------------------------------------- 
             PH 

----------------------------------------|------------------------------------- 
-12h14p12----12----------------12h14----|----12----12h13p12----12b14r12------- 
----------15----15-14-12-14-15-------h12|-15----12----------15----------15---- 
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------- 
  

----------------------------------------------|------------------------------- 
-12h14p12----12--------12----12h13p12---------|------------------------------- 
----------15----15-14v----15----------15-16-14|-16p15-14-16p15-14-16-15-14---- 
----------------------------------------------|------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------|------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------|------------------------------- 
  

---------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------ 
---------------------------------|-------------------|-15b17-----------12h15-- 
-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15|-------------------|------------------------ 
---------------------------------|-14-16-15----------|-------10-------------- 
---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------10----------- 
---------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------ 
                                  16 times very fast         PS 

----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------ 
-10-10-10p8-12h15-10-10-10p8-12h1512-12-128-12h1512-128-12h15|------------ 
----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------ 
----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------ 
----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------ 
----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------ 
  

------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------- 
---15-15-158-12h15-15-15-158-12h15/17-17-178-12h15/18-18-188-12h15|------- 
------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------- 
------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------- 
------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------- 
------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------- 
  

-----------------------------------|/22-19---------------7-10/22-19----------- 
-/19-19-197-12h15/19-19-197-12h15/------20-----208--10----------20--------- 
-----------------------------------|--------21--------9--------------21------- 
-----------------------------------|----------19-----------------------19----- 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------ 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------ 
                                        rake          rake        rake 

---------7-10|-/22-19--------------------7-10/22-19-----------------7-10/----- 
-208--10----|--------20-------208---10-----------20------208---10----|----- 
------9------|-----------21---------9----------------21---------9-------|----- 
-------------|--------------19-------------------------19---------------|----- 
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----- 
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----- 
     rake                           rake          rake          rake 

-------|/22-19-------------------14-1710-7-----------------|----------------- 
-------|------20-----1815-----15----------8----------------|----4-2/4-8/10b-- 
-------|--------21-----------16-------------9--94p2--------|----------------- 
-------|-----------19------14----------------7-------h4p2---|----------------- 
-------|--------------------------------------------------h4p2---------------- 
-------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------- 
 repeat      rake            rake         rake 

---|----7---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|- 
-12|-12---10-8-7h8p7----------------|-----------------------------|---------|- 
---|-----------------9p7-6p7h6p7/94|-4b5vvv----------------------|---------|- 
---|--------------------------------|--------7p5p3----------------|---------|- 
---|--------------------------------|--------------7p5p3----------|--------0|- 
---|--------------------------------|--------------------5p3/5-53|-3------0|- 
  

-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------- 
-15v-15b13-15p12---------|--------------------------|------------------------- 
-----****--------15-14p12|-11-----------------------|------------------------- 
-------------------------|----12--------------------|------------------------- 
-------------------------|-------12-----------------|-----------10p9---------- 
-------------------------|----------1412-12-2-0-5-5/10-9-10-12------12-10p8-- 
    -2 w/bar                                        wah-wah off and PM******* 

-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------|-----------------11-12-11--------------- 
----------------------9----------9-10|12-10-9-10-12-14----------14-12-10-12--- 
-------9----9-9-10-12---12-10-12-----|---------------------------------------- 
-10-12---12--------------------------|---------------------------------------- 
 **************************************************************************** 

----------------------------------------14h15-17|-17b19-17-17-17-17-17-17|---- 
----------------------12-13-12-13-15/17---------|------------------------|---- 
----11-12----11-12-14---------------------------|------------------------|---- 
-14-------14------------------------------------|------------------------|---- 
------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---- 
------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---- 
 *******************************|                  HB 

-17r-22b24-r22------|-------22p17-b16-|-r16--------------17|---17b19vv-----|-- 
---------------19---|-22b24-------***-|---------------15---|---------------|-- 
------------------20|-----------------|--------19/16------|-x-----------12|-- 
--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------12|-- 
--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-- 
--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-- 
                                  -1 w/bar                              NH 

 

------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------- 
----------22b24r22r22r22-19---|--------22-22-----|-b24r22----------|---------- 
-7--------**************----20|-22b24-----22-----|-b24r22---5------|---------- 
-7----x-----------------------|------------------|-******---0-4b9r4|---------- 
------x-----------------------|------------------|------------*****|---------- 
------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------- 
 NH   PS  w/bar                                    w/bar      w/bar 

--------------12-14-15/22-22-22-vvv-----|-22b21r22-19-------12h17p12|--------- 
-15b17vv---12---------|-----------------|-********----2017---------|--------- 
---------x------------|---------------0-|---------------------------|--------- 
----------------------|-------------0---|---------------------------|--------- 
----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|--------- 
----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|--------- 
                                    PM*|  w/bar 

----------------------|-15*17*15-12*15*12-----------------|15*17*15-17*19*17-- 
-17b19r17b19r20-17vv17|------------------12*15*12-15*17*15|------------------- 
-**************-------|-----------------------------------|------------------- 
----------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------- 
----------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------- 
----------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------- 
 w/bar          wah-wah on 

-19*22*19-22*24*22|-21b23-22-22-2217-17-19-1915-15/17-1714-14-15-1512----- 
------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------- 
------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------- 
------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------- 
------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------- 
------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------- 
  

-12/14-1410-10/12-129-9-10-107---7-7/10-9vv|-9-10-10/12-1210---12-12h14--- 
-------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------- 
-------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------- 
-------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------- 
-------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------- 
-------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------- 
  

-1412/14|-15-15/17-17/19-19-19/22|-----------|-------------------------|----- 
---------|------------------------|-----------|--------15b10--------b20-|----- 
---------|------------------------|-----------|--------*****-------****-|----- 
---------|------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|----- 
---------|------------------------|-----------|-10b0b2------------------|----- 
---------|------------------------|-----------|-******------------------|----- 
                                    ritardando  freely w/bar slowly 

-12/14---15/17|-17vvvvvv15h17p15|-14h15-15----vvvvv14p12-12/14|-14p12--------- 
--------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------- 
--------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------- 
--------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------- 
--------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------- 
--------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------- 
  

------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------|----- 
-15p12/14-14vvvvvvvvvvvvvv|-vvvvvvvvvb11|-18b14-r18-18b21-18b15b14b16b20|----- 
------------|-------------|----------***|-*****-***-*****-**************|----- 
------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------|----- 
------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------|----- 
------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------|----- 
                               -3  w/bar  w/bar w/a lot of ***ing bar 

--------------------------|-----------------------19|-b21--------------------- 
-/17-/19-17-15-17-19vvv---|---------14/1816--------|------------------------- 
------------------------14/18-16-------------------|------------------------- 
--------------------------|-------------------x-----|------------------------- 
--------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------- 
--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
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