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Vanilla Guitar Tablature
Author/Artist: Gackt
Title: Vanilla
Album: Mars
Transcribed by: Yann
Email: [email protected]

Tuning:  CGCfad 
I'm not very sure about the tuning this time, but I found
out, that here again the CGCfad tuning suits best, 
especially during the solo. 

Anyways: Here it is! Gackt's probably most famous song, the amazing Vanilla. I don't give any guarantees,
I can only say,  it sounds fine when you play along the cd. And I did't pay much attention to note length, so it is necessary
that you listen to the recording to find the rythm out! Riffs are in order of their first appearance
Anyways: Have fun with it!!!

h = hammer on
p = pull off
v = vibrato
x = scratch (lift up left hand fingers a little and play on)
~ = let ring



   Lead 1    
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|------3-----------------------5--------------|-
-|-3h5--------3h5----------3h5--------3h5------|-
-|-----------------5v----------------------5v--|-


   Lead 2  
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|------3-----------------------5--x-5---5-5---|-
-|-3h5--------3h5----------3h5-----------------|-
-|-----------------5v--------------------------|-
        
                                                           
   Verse   
-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-
-|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-
-|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-|-
-|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
       
                                                        
   Lead 3   
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|------3------------------------5-5h7p5-3-5p3-|-
-|-3h5---------3h5----------3h5----------------|-
-|------------------5v-------------------------|-
         
                                                        
   Pre-Chorus   
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-
-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-
-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-4-4-4-4-|-
-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-

-|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-1-1-1-1-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-|-5------|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-5------|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-6------|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-7------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|-
                                                                       ~~~~~~ 
  
   Chorus 1        
-|----5----------------------------|----3---------------5------------|-
-|---7-----------------------------|---5---------------5-------------|-
-|--7------------------------------|--5---------------6--------------|-
-|-7-------------------------------|-5---------------7---------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~           

   Solo     
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-|------------------3--3-5-3--6-6--6--5--3--5---3-5---3-5---3-5-3----|-
-|-0---3------5-5-5------------------------------------------------0-|-
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-
                                                                  
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|-------15----------17----------18--17-13----|-
-|----14-14-------16-16-------17-17--17-12----|-
-|-12-------12-14-------14-15-----------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
                                                                              
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|------11------13------10--------------------|-
-|---10------10------10-10-10-----------------|-
-|-8-------8-------8-------10---7v------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
                                                                              
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|-14-----14-14-14----14--14-14---12--10--12--|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
-|--------------------------------------------|-
                                                                              
-|-------------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------10--|-
-|-10-12-10--10-------10-------10-------10--10-----|-
-|--------------12-------12-------12---------------|-
-|-----------------12-------12-------12------------|-
-|-------------------------------------------------|-
                                                                           
-|----------------------------------------------------|-
-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-6/11--|-
-|-10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----------|-
-|----------------------------------------------------|-
-|----------------------------------------------------|-
-|----------------------------------------------------|-
            
 
                                                                 
   Bridge 1
-|-1-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-
-|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-
-|-3-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|-
-|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
   
                                                              
   Bridge 2 
-|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-1-1-1-1-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-4-4-4-4-|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
           
                                                      
   Bridge 3 
-|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-1-1-1-1-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-5------|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-5------|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-6------|-
-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|-7------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|-
                                                                       ~~~~~~
 
   Chorus 2  
-|-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-6-6-6-6-|-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-|-
-|-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-|-
-|-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-|-
-|-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-


   Lead 4  
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|---------------------------------------------|-
-|------3-----------------------5--------------|-
-|-3h5--------3h5----------3h5-----------------|-
-|-----------------5v--------------------------|-
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                 

Song Structure

	|	Guitar 1	|	Guitar 2	|	Guitar 3	|
	|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
	|			|      *Slides*		|			|
	|      			|      			|      Lead 1  x2	|
	|      			|			|      Lead 2  x2	|
	|      Verse   x2	|	Verse	x2	|			|
        |    		 	|			| 	Lead 2 x2	|
	|      Verse   x2	| 	Verse   x2	|			|
	|   Pre-Chorus x1	|    Pre-Chorus x1	|			|
 	|     Chorus 1 x4	|      Chorus 1 x4   	|			|
	| 			|			| 	Lead 2 x2	|
	|      Verse   x2	| 	Verse   x2	|			|
	|   Pre-Chorus x1	|    Pre-Chorus x1	|			|
 	|     Chorus 1 x4	|      Chorus 1 x4   	|			|
	|   			|			|      *Scratches* 	|
	|			|			|         Solo		|	
	|     Bridge 1 x2	|      Bridge 1	x2	|  *some melody thingy* |
	|     Bridge 2 x2       |      Bridge 2 x2	|  *some melody thingy* |
	|     Chorus 1 x4       |      Chorus 1 x4	|			|
	|     Chorus 2 x4       |      Chorus 2 x4	|			|
	|			|			| 	Lead 2 x1	|
	|			|			| 	Lead 4 x1	|
	|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
	

Guitar 1+2  :  Clean, funky sound.
Guitar 3    :  Distorted. If you like add some Wah during the solo.

Of course, you can play it with one guitar as well. Just remove Guitar 2 and switch channels for the leads and solo.


Corrections are welcome, please use the subject "Gackt:VanillaTab" to eMail me. I will delete any mails with other titles without reading.. Spam, you know. 
If anyone finds out that 'melody thingy'during the bridge before I do, please send it to me! 
If you want to publish this tab elsewhere, please eMail me first and don't forget mentioning my name and eMail-Adress

Thanks to Angel-Bee for letting me see the live video. ^^