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Intro The intro is the only part of this
song that uses a capo. Little Fighter itself is done with a
transtrem system and is usually transcribed in the open position, but to
match the CD pitch a capo is needed on the 2nd fret.
What I've done here is only used the capo for the
intro, and kept the main song in the pitch of F# but riffed it out with no
capo.
 Frets indicated in the
tabs below are what they are. If it says 4th fret, I mean the 4th
fret. However because of the capo, all open strings "0" assume the
capo is on the 2nd fret. If you're confused (as many are by capos)
please be sure to watch the video lesson for a quick explanation of what I
mean.
* I went with a Jazz feel with this.
It's a little more a mix of Pink Floyd and Dire Straits than it is Vito,
but I thought it sounded cool, and it's a great Embellishment example for
the Little Fighter intro I think.
B5/F# F#
B/F# F#5
B5/F# F#
2_______________________________________________________________________________
2_C______________________4__0___________________________________________________
2_A___4__3~__________________________________4__3~_____________________________
2_P___4__4~_____________ 4__4____________0-4__4__4~_____________________________
2_O_____________________________________________________________________________
2____________0_0_0_0_0________0_0_0_0_0_____________0_0_0_0__0_0_0_0__0_0_0_0___
B5/F# F#
B/F# F#5
B5/F# F#
2_____________________________________________________________________________
2_C______________________4__0_________________________________________________
2_A___4__3~______________________________________4_4_3~______________________
2_P___4__4~_____________ 4__4____________0-4_4--6__4_4_4~______________________
2_O___________________________________________________________________________
2____________0_0_0_0_0________0_0_0_0_0___________________0_0_0_0__0_0_0_0____
F#m
F#5
2____________________________________________0___
2_C__________0_______________________________0___
2_A________0_____________________________________
2_P__0-4__4__*let
ring____________4--6_0______4--6______
2_O________________________________4--6___________
2_________________0_0_0_0_0______________________
Main Song
Main theme riff (version 1) - REMOVE YOUR CAPO -
NO CAPO ON THIS PART
This is a really
embellished version of the Little Fighter main riff. It's hard to
embellish on perfect riffs. The Little Fighter main theme riff itself
is awesome. I tried to not mess with awesome too much here. I
just added a new off beat to part of it, and made it walk a little more.
Be sure to add some
semi-harmonic to the notes in this riff. See video for help of course.
F#m
E______________________________________2_________
B______________________________________2_________
G________________________________________________
D__4______________________________4______________
A__________4_______1___2________4___2____________
E_____2_2_____2_2____2_____2---6___________2______
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D__4____________________________________4____
A__________4_______2_______4__________4______
E_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2-4---6_____2__
E______________________________________2_________
B______________________________________2_________
G________________________________________________
D__4______________________________4______________
A__________4_______1___2________4___2____________
E_____2_2_____2_2____2_____2---6___________2______
B
E_____________________________
B__________________4__________
G__________________4__________
D__4_______________4__________
A__________4_______2__________
E_____2_2_____2_2_____________
Main
song kick in - Verse - Main theme riff (version 2)
This may sound to most like
the same riff that's done above as a stand alone,
but actually it's a little different. This
is for a couple reasons, not the least of which being making the riff a bit more
vocal friendly.
Granted we don't put vocals on
our stuff here, however that's more of a time issue than anything else.
The truth is my lessons are all about me teaching you how to be a knowledgeable
musician. Knowing how to arrange a song, or re-write a riff to suit vocals
is one of the skills I teach here, and it's a skill you need to have. You
won't be of much good to anyone in the music industry, or as a local studio
player in your hometown if you don't know how to work around vocalists.
F#
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G______________________________________4_____
D__4______________________________4____4_____
A__________4_______1___2________4___4____2___
E_____2_2_____2_2____2_____2---6______________
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D__4____________________________________4____
A__________4_______2_______4__________4______
E_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2-4---6_____2__
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G______________________________________4_____
D__4______________________________4____4_____
A__________4_______1___2________4___4____2___
E_____2_2_____2_2____2_____2---6______________
6x
= a palm muted note
C#5
C# sus4
C#
E_________________________________________________________
B___________________________7_____7-6_____________________
G__________________6______________6___6___________________
D__4_______________6____6x____6x________6___>into
the bridge___
A__________4_______4______________________________________
E_____2_2_____2_2_________________________________________
Bridge #1
Basically what's going on
here is the breaking up of chords into riffed out arpeggios. But a lot
of players do that. To keep it sounding "Vito", the best thing to do is to
make the notes sing. Treat them like vocal lines rather than some sort of
arpeggio repeating pattern. Also whether it's indicated in the tabs or not
be sure to add in some artificial harmonics in random places. Usually with
Vito the 2nd string notes are great to add some harmonic scream to as you riff
along...
Ebm/Bb
C#/G# C#5/G# B/F# B
B add 11
E________________________________0_______
B________7_______6____________ 4___4_____
G______8_________6___6--4____4_4_____4___
D__0_8______0_6____x_6--4__0_4___________
A_______________________________________
E_______________________________________
Ebm/Bb
C#/G# C#5/G# B/F#
E5/B B B5/F#
E_________________________________0_________
B________7_______6________________0__4______
G______8_________6___6--4______4_____ 4__4___
D__0_8______0_6____x_6--4__0_0_4________ 4___
A___________________________________________
E___________________________________________
Ebm/Bb
C#/G# C#5/G# B/F#
B B5/F# Bb5
B5 Bb5
B5 Bb5
B5 C#5
E__________________________________________________________________________
B________7_______6________________4________________________________________
G______8_________6___6--4______4__ 4__4--___3_4_3_4_3_4_--6~--________________
D__0_8______0_6____x_6--4__0_0_4_____ 4--___3_4_3_4_3_4_--6~--___>into
the chorus__
A__________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________
Chorus #1
The chorus part is really
just a power chord based version of the bridge with a slight variation on vibe
and feel...
F#5
C# C#
sus4
C#
E____________________________________________
B____________________6______7______7-6_______
G____________________6________________6_____
D___4_4______________6______________________
A___4_4___4_4_4_4_4__4__4x_____4x___________
E___2_2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
Ebm/Bb
C#/G# C#5/G# B/F#
E5/B B B5/F#
E_________________________________0_________
B________7________________________0__4______
G______8_________6___6--4______4_____ 4__4___
D__0_8______0_6__6_x_6--4__0_0_4________ 4___
A___________________________________________
E___________________________________________
F#5
C# C#
sus4
C#/G#
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6________________6_____
D____4______________6________________6_0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4__4x_____4x___________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
Ebm/Bb
C#/G# C#5/G# B/F#
E______________________________________
B________7_______6_____________________
G______8_________6_____6--4____4--______
D__0_8______0_6__6_x_x_6--4__0_4--______
A______________________________________
E______________________________________
F#5
C# C#
sus4
C#
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6________________6_____
D____4______________6__________________0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4__4x_____4x___________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
Ebm/Bb
C#/G# C#5/G# B/F#
E5/B B
E________________________________0_______
B________7_______6_______________0_ 4____
G______8____________6--4______4_____4____
D__0_8______0_6_____6--4__0_0_4__________
A_______________________________________
E_______________________________________
F#5
C# C#
sus4
C#
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6________________6_____
D____4______________6__________________0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4__4x_____4x___________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
Ebm/Bb
C#/G# C#5/G# B/F#
E_______________________________________________
B________7_______6______________________________
G______8_________6_____6--4____4--_______________
D__0_8______0_6__6_x_x_6--4__0_4--____>into
verse 2__
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________
Verse #2 (Main theme riff version 3)
Similar to the 1st verse,
but with some slight variations, especially around the transition to the bridge
part...
E______________________________________2______
B______________________________________2______
G_____________________________________________
D__4______________________________4___________
A__________4_______1___2________4___4_____2___
E_____2_2_____2_2____2_____2---6_______________
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D__4____________________________________4____
A__________4_______2_______4__________4______
E_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2-4---6_____2__
E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D__4____________________8___6___4___3___3___
A__________4_______4---9___8___6___4___4_____
E_____2_2_____2_2___________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________6--up stroke & slide downward--_______________________
G__________________________________6--up stroke & slide downward--_______________________
D__4_______________________________6--up stroke & slide downward--_______________________
A__________4_______2_______4_4---6______________________________>into
bridge #2___
E_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2___________________________________________________
Bridge #2
Simply random variations
on what was done in bridge #1
E_______________________________0____________
B_______________________________0_ __________
G___8_8__8______6_____6--4_____4___4_________
D___8_8__8____6_6_____6--4_____4___4_________
A___6_6__6_0x_4____4x______2x_______________
E____________________________________________
E_____________________________________________
B________7__________6___________7_4-5-4________
G___________________________4__________4______
D__4---8_____8_8---6_____6_6__4_________________
A_____________________________________________
E_____________________________________________
E_____________________________________0_______
B________7__________6_______6---4___4__0_4_____
G__________________________________4____4_____
D__4---8_____8_8---6_____6_4_______4_4____4_____
A_____________________________________________
E_____________________________________________
Bb5
B5 Bb5
B5 Bb5
B5 C#5
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D___3_4_3_4_3_4__6____>into chorus_____________
A___1_2_1_2_1_2__4_________________________
E__________________________________________
Chorus #2
Same as chorus #1 but
with slight variations in the riffing...
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6________________6_____
D____4______________6__________________0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4__4x_____4x___________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
E_____________________________________
B_______7_______6_____________________
G_______________6______6--4_____4______
D__4---8___8_8_6___6_6__6--4__0__4______
A_____________________________________
E_____________________________________
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6________________6_____
D____4______________6__6x____6x______6_0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4______________________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
E______________________________________________________
B____7________6________________________________________
G____8_______________6--4_____4~---_____________________
D__8____8_8_6___6_6__6--4__0__4~---____Into
pre-solo interlude__
A______________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________
Pre-solo interlude
Not unlike VH and other bands
from the 80's White Lion often took their solos in new directions.
This was usually done by creating a new chord pattern or riff under the solo.
This is the case here and with Little Fighter. The key stays the same but
the chords change up a bit.
This whole part is simply here
to gear everyone up for the solo. Sort of a calm before the storm.
It also ties the solos chord pattern to the rest of the song too. It's
best when songwriting to not have your audience fall off a cliff into your solo.
It's great to take leads in new directions, but it'll be far more dramatic if
you walk your audience to it rather than thrown them into it. White Lion
and Vito Bratta were masters at doing this with their solos...
Guitar 1 = Black Tabs Main Guitar part and is semi
clean with a single coil pickup.
Guitar 2= Blue Tabs Secondary part and uses the
Distortion Pedal but still with a single coil pickup for a lighter tone.
Guitar 1:
C#5 A Maj7
G# sus4 A Maj7
C#5
A Maj7 G# sus4
A Maj7
E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G______6______6______6______6____________6_______6_______6______6______
D____6______6______6______6___6________6_______6_______6______6___6____
A__4______0_____________0____________4_______0______________0__________
E________________4__________________________________4__________________
Eb5
B Maj7 Bb
sus4 B Maj7
Eb5
B Maj7 Bb
sus4 B Maj7
E_________________________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________________________
G_______8________8________8________8___________8________8________8________8_______________
D_____8________8________8________8___8_______8________8________8________8___8_____>into
solo_
A___6______________________________________6______________________________________________
E___________7________6________7____________________7________6________7____________________
Guitar 2:
Distorted guitar - Right speaker
E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G___6__6____6__6____6__6___6__6___________
D___6__7____6__7____6__7___6__7___________
A_________________________________________
E_________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________________________
G___8_8_8__8_8_8_8_8___8_8_8__8_8_8_8_8___8_8_8__8_8_8_8_8____8_8_8__8_8_8_8_8___________
D___8_8_8__9_9_9_9_9___8_8_8__9_9_9_9_9___8_8_8__9_9_9_9_9____8_8_8__9_9_9_9_9____>into
solo_
A________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________
Solo
This solo is fairly tricky.
Not so much because it's fast, it's not really all that fast per say...
It's tricky because it makes no sense in tabs, and to make matters worse as
usual with Vito's style notes come out of nowhere and seem to just happen..
Vito Bratta uses taps
differently than Edward does. (see this lesson's notes page
for more on this topic)
I'm going to demo this solo on
the video for you, and I'm really going to break down the techniques for you..
This isn't about me doing a bunch of taps and saying whoo hooo look what I can
do.. It's really about me showing you how to do them so that you can
expand your tap technique beyond just triplets and sextuplets. Vito is
very musical with his taps, so that being said the guitar is played more like a
piano.
I often talk about string
control.. Never is it more important than when attempting some White Lion
sounding thing. There is only 1 Vito Bratta, and thank god he came around,
because I know his techniques gave me countless ideas beyond Van Halen on how to
use taps creatively in solos and rhythmic fills or riffs...
Notes
in parenthesis ( ) are to be tapped. An h before it h( )
means it's a tap harmonic. Notes in italic are never picked. See
video for help with these tabs and techniques...
F#
D
E________________________________________________________18^1/2>release_18-14________________
B____________________11a.h______11__11-14-11____________11_________________________________
G__________________x_____11_______________11_______11____________________(18)-7~~_h(14)__
D_________________x_Rake____11_______________11__________________________________________
A_______________________________________________9_______________________________________
E__-pick slide-_-pick slide-______________________________________________________________________
E
E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G__(14)-13---11__(13)---(11)-9__(21)~~~~~_____
D_________________________________________
A_________________________________________
E_________________________________________
F#
E____________________________________________14____16____18____19_18_16-14_____
B_____________11-13-11_________14-16-14___________14____14____14_
14______________
G__6-8-6______________13-11____________16-15_____________________________________
D_______9-8____________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________
*
Tap with the side of your pick
D
E________________________________________________________________
B__(19)-15__(19)-15__(19)-15__(19)-15__(19)-15__(19)-15__(19)-15__(19)-15_
G________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________
B__(17)-14__(17)-14__(17)-14__(17)-14__(17)-14__(17)-14__
G_________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________
*Move the fretted note
randomly, sliding it around as you tap... see video...
E
E_________________________________________________________________________
B__(17)-15_(17)-14_(17)-15_(17)-14_(15)-12_(15)-12_(15)-12_(14)-10_(14)-10_(14)-10___
G_________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________
A
E_____________________________5-9-5________________17-21-17__19_21_21^1/2~~__
B__10-5___________5___10-5_________5___14-17-14______________________________
G______7_6___6_7__________7-6_________________14___________________________
D__________7_______________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________
B
E_____14_12_14_____14_12_14________________(19)---(16)-14______________
B__12___________11_____________________________________(16)-14~~____
G_____________________________9^1 steady bend____________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
A
E________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________
G__13^1>release_13-11---9~___(13)---(11)-9__(11)^1/2>release_(11)-9~___
D________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________
B5
A6 sus2
G#m7
F#5
E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G__9_9---11__11---13______13_13---14__14---16_____
D_____________________________________________
A__7_7----9___9---11______11_11---12__12---14_____
E_____________________________________________
E
E________________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________________________
G__16_16---18---16---14---13---14---13________4_h(9)^1>*Bend
the 4th fret up and release the bend taking the harmonic with you_4~~__
D________________________________________________________________________________________
A__14_14---16---14---12---11---12---11___________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________
Post
solo riffing
I decided to do this like the
pre kick in, and not like the intro. Frankly I like the riff.
Not as much as I like the little fighter riff, but that one was already taken.
I didn't want to do the generic thing of going back into the intro. I did
add some bass hits to this section though to give it some additional drive over
what it has at the beginning of the song where it's a stand alone riff...
E______________________________________2_________
B______________________________________2_________
G________________________________________________
D__4______________________________4______________
A__________4_______1___2________4___2____________
E_____2_2_____2_2____2_____2---6___________2______
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D__4____________________________________4____
A__________4_______2_______4__________4______
E_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2-4---6_____2__
E______________________________________2_________
B______________________________________2_________
G________________________________________________
D__4______________________________4______________
A__________4_______1___2________4___2____________
E_____2_2_____2_2____2_____2---6___________2______
E_____________________________
B__________________4__________
G__________________4__________
D__4_______________4__________
A__________4_______2__________
E_____2_2_____2_2_____________
Final chorus and transition lead in
B5
A6
A5
E_____________________________
B_____________________________
G_____________________________
D__4_4_4_4___4_4_4___2________
A__2_2_2_2___0_0_0___0________
E_______________________4_____
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6______6______6__6_____
D____4______________6__6x_____6x_______0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4______________________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
E_________________________________0______
B_______7_______6_________________0______
G______________________6--4_____4____4--__
D__4---8___8_6_6___6_6__6--4__0__4____4--__
A________________________________________
E________________________________________
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6______6______6__6_____
D____4______________6__________________0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4__4x_____4x___________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2_________________________
E______________________________________0________
B______7___________6___________________0________
G___8__8________6__6________6-4_____4____4______
D___8__8__8_____6__6__6_6___6-4__0x_4____4______
A___6_____6_0___4_____4_4_______________________
E_______________________________________________
E___________________________________________
B___________________6______7______7-6_______
G___________________6________________6______
D____4______________6__6x_____6x_____6__0___
A____4___4_4_4_4_4__4_______________________
E____2___2_2_2_2_2__________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
B_______7_______6_______________________________________________________________________
G______________________6--4_____4_____6--4_____4~_______6--4_____4~_______6--4_____4~_____
D__4---8___8_6_6___6_6__6--4__0__4_____6--4__0__4~____0__6--4__0__4~____0__6--4__0__4~_____
A_______________________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________0____________________________________________________
E________________________
B____5-4___7_5_4-5-4______
G__4____4________________
D________________________
A________________________
E________________________
Final song ending riffing
This is an Embellishment on
what's going with the ending to Little Fighter.. This of course is my
version for our track here, and because there's no capo in play or transtrem as
the case may be, you'll need to be very quick to do this as there are no open
strings. But it's a great example of how Vito might turn a single note
riff into double stops. This is also a technique that we covered on the
Vito Bratta part 2 lesson by the way...
F#5
B5/F# F#5
E__2_______________2____________________2_____
B__2_______________2____________________2_____
G__________4______________6_______3---4________
D__________4______________4___________________
A_____________________________________________
E_____2_2_____2_2_____2_2____2_2______________
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