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CROSSROADS DUEL
(BUTLER'S BAG, HEADCUTTIN' DUEL & EUGENE'S TRICK BAG)
As recorded by Steve Vai & Ry Cooder
(From the 2002 Album THE ELUSIVE LIGHT AND SOUND VOL. 1)

accompanying full Duel audio file can be downloaded from the Audio Files link in the 
RELATED PAGES box below 
Music by Steve Vai & Ry Cooder
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jack Butler - Steve Vai (standard tuning)'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Jack Butler - Steve Vai (drop D tuning)'
Gtr III (D A D F# A D) - 'Eugene (Ralph Macchio) - Ry Cooder (open D Tuning w/slide)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Eugene (Ralph Macchio) - Steve Vai (Standard tuning)'

Butler's Bag
  Q=200                                    Q
 4/4
  Gtr I
           PM--------|
  H    S S S S S S S S   S E. H       E  E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|------2p0-------------|-------------------|
|----------2-5-2-0-----|-------------------|
|------------------2-2-|-------------------|
|----------------------|-5-3--3b4=====3r-x-|


 .=150
 12/8
                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q       +H          +H.         +Q    +Q     Q   H.
|-------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
|-15b16===(15)b17=====(15)------|-(15)--(15)r-----17-----|
|-14b15===(14)b16=====(14)------|-(14)--(14)r-----16-----|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|


                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   a       H.       +Q.    +Q.      +Q.    +Q     a      +E   +Q.    E   E E
|----------0--------(0)----(0)---|--(0)--------------------------------------|
|---------17-------(17)---(17)---|-(17)--------------------------------------|
|-16b17==(16)------(16)---(16)---|-(16)---(16)r--16b17==(16)-(16)r-----------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------/19---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


   a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E  a     +E    E
|-------------17-------------17-------------17-------------17-------------17-------------17-|
|-20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----20b22=(20)r----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   a      +E    E  a      +E    E  a      +E    E  E  S  S  E  S  S E  E
|--------------17--------------17--------------17-21-21p19-17-21p17p0-16-|
|-20b22==(20)r----20b22==(20)r----20b22==(20)r---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   E  E  a      +E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-16----18b20==(18)r----------------------------|
|----19--------------19-17s15----17s15-14-12----|
|-----------------------------16-------------14p|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  Q   +E       Q     E  Q     E  Q     E  Q     E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-13----14p13--------------------------|-------h16------h14------h18------h13--|
|----14-------16p14-12p11--------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12s14--(14)-|-/14p------12p------16p------11p-------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


   Q     E Q     E  Q.   Q.     Q    E   Q   E  Q   E  Q   E
|-----------------------------|----[17]p14-------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|------h14-----h11-13----7----|-------------16-16p=14-14--14p|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-12p------9p------11----5----|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|


                      ~~~~~~~~~~
   Q   E   Q     E   +Q.    +Q   E
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
|-13-------------------------------||
|-----16-[14]--[12]h(12)---(12)----||
|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||


                     1.5
  Q    E  Q   E  Q   E    Q    E
|--------------------------------|
|--------15-----14--15-----------|
|----/16-16--15-15--16-------/16-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


                    /1
   Q.    Q   E  E  +S    +S   E  Q   E   Q    E  Q   E  Q   E Q    E
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-15----14--15-15-(15)--(15)-14-14--15-|--------15-----14h=15---------|
|-16----15--16-16------------15-15--16-|----/16-16--15-----16----/16--|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|


                        1.5
   Q   E  Q   E  Q.    +Q      E   Q    E    Q   E  Q   E Q   E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-15--15-14--15-15----(15)----15-|---------h20-----19--20-------|
|-----16-15--16-16----(16)-------|----/18p------18-18--------18-|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|


                1.5/         1.5
    Q    E  Q   E      +Q.    Q.
|------------------------------------|
|-h20------19--20-----(20)---20------|
|-(18)--18---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


   Q   Q   a  Q   a      +Q     Q   Q     a  Q   E  Q   a  E  +H     Q
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-17--15-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------12h14--12b13==(12)r----------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------14--12--|---------------12h14-(14)-------|
|--------------------------------------|-14p12--10-10-------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


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