PIG

As recorded by Steve Vai

(From the 1993 Album SEX & RELIGION)
Transcribed by Khashoggi Words by
Music by

Guitar I & II in standard tuning: E-A-D-G-B-e

A Intro Guitar III is Harmonizer one octave up: E-A-D-G-B-e

Fast Rock P = 145 Guitar IV is Harmonizer major third up:

G#-D#-B-F#-C#-g#

I 44
N.C.
1
R
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV P VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Gtr I ff
6* 1 6*

T
A
B (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
* pick notes /w left hand and use whammy bar /w right

4
I
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V }
6* 6*

T
A
B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
sl.
* pick notes /w left hand and use whammy bar /w right

E5 N.C. G5 N.C. `
G5 F5

I VV V
V eV V fV V VV V e e VV
6

V V V VV
V V V gV V
[[[[[[[[[[[ FullM
A.H.

T
A 0
9 0
B
0
7
sl.
5
H
7
5 6 7
G b (7)
0
5
3 0 4
2
4
4
2
sl.
3
1

1993 Sy Vy Music (ASCAP)

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B Verse I

c
E5 N.C. B11
V V V V
8
I V VV
V eV V fV V V V V gV V
V V V V
Gtr I [[[[[[[[[ M
2 1/2 *
let ring
0
T 0
A 8
9 17 (17) 7
B 7 5 6 7 (7)
0 5 7 17 7
sl. sl.
H sl.

I k V V V k
u
Gtr II 1M
1/2

T
A
B 19 (19)

`
sl.
* push string off of
N.C. E5 D5 *Amaj7+5 N.C.

V t eV V gggVVV
I gt t gt t e V e V V V VV V
eV V V V
V
11

N.H.

T 6
A [5] 8 6 0
[5] [4] [4] 8 7 6 7 2
B [4] 6 6 5
6 (6) 1
* bass plays root

b` `
sl.

gV gV V V V V V V V
F 7 13 9 N.C.
V V V e V V VgV
14
I gV V V V u 3 3 86 gV V 78 V V e V V f V V VgV 3 V 3 V 3
VV VV VV
gV V
let ring let ring
10 10 10 7 0 0 6 0 0
T 14 14 14 14 14(14) 7
A 0 6 4 4 0 3 0 4 0 0
0 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0
B 4
2 0
sl. sl. P P sl. P P P P P P P P P

B B`
C Verse II

gVVe f VV VV gVV
Gmaj7+11 Gmaj7+11+5 A7+11 A

gWW gV V V gV gV V gV g V f V V V
18
I 44 gV V Vg V V V V gV gV
V V V
let ring let ring let ring
2 2 0
T 0 2 4 2 4 4 16 15 14
A 4 0 6 16 15 14
4 5 16 15 14
B 0
3 14 5
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A`maj9 Gmaj7 Fmaj7+5/Fb Gmaj7

eV eV V VV }V V V V V V V V
22
I V V V gV V V gV V V
eV V V V V gV V V V V
let ring let ring let ring let ring
6 0
T 4 3 2 3
A 0 0 2 0
5 4 3 4
B 5 5
4 4 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 3 3 0
P P P P

D Pre-Chorus
` `
E 5/A G5/A ` ` `
E 5/A G5 A 5 G5` ` `
E 5/A G5/A ` ` `
E 5/A

I ee VV VV VV VV 78 e VV VV VVe e VV VV 44 ee VV VV VV VV
e
26

gV V eV V V V V eV V V V V gV V eV V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 7 7 8 7 7
8 5 8 8 5 6 5 8 5 8
B 6 6 6 6 6

` ` b b b `
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
G5 A 5 B 5 D 5/E G5/E D 5/EF5 D 5/E G5 A 5 G5 F5

I 78 ee VV VV VVe e VV VV 44 gVV VV VV VV gV V VVe e VV VV

g gV V
29

eV V V V V V VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 7 8 7 7 7 8 7
8 5 6 5 8 5 8 8 5 6 5
B 6 6 6 3 6 3

b b b ` `
4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
D 5/E G5/E D 5/E F5 D 5/E G5 A 5 G5 F° G°

VV VV e e VV VV 13 ck ck k c
I ggVV VV VV gV V
gV V 16 V VV ee ee VVV
32
VV V
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 7 7 8 7
8 5 8 8 5 6 5 3 3 4
B 6 6 3 6 2 2 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

F° b
F ° G° F ° b F° ` B° C° B° B`° E Chorus
E° F°
E5 G° N.C.

c c l k c ck
I V k keegVV e VV ee VV VV VV V e V
ee VV VV VV ee e VV
V
V VV VV e V 44 VV
V V V e VV V V V eV V fV
35

VV gV V V V V V V V
[[
A.H.

T
A 3 4 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 9 10 9 8 9
B 2
1
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
3
2
8
7
9
8
8
7
7
6 0
7
sl.
5
H
7
5 6 7
G b
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A`5 G5 N.C. G`5 F5 E5 N.C. F5 D5 E` C D` B` A N.C.

VV VV V e e VVV f VV e e VVV f VV fgVV V

39
I V e VV V V e V V V V eV V V V V V N
e V V gV V V eV V V V V
V V V V
[[ M
Full
A.H.

T 8 5 6 3 2
A 0 (0) 10 7 8 5 6 3 2 3
0 9 10 7 8 5 6 3 2
B
0
6
4
sl.
5
3 0 4
2
4
4
2
sl.
3
1 0
7
sl.
5
H
7
5 6
A b (6)
sl.
0 (0)
sl.

E5 N.C. G5 E5 N.C.

P eV V V
I eV f VV V V z VV
V V V eV V fV V V V V V eV V fV
42

V V V V
[[[[[[[[ 7 1 1/2
[[[
A.H. A.H. A.H.

T
5 (x) 15 (15)
A 9 9
B
0
7
sl.
5
H
7
5 6 7
G b (7)
0
5
3
G
0
7
sl.
5
H
7
5 6 7
G b
F Verse III

V V V c
B11 N.C.

V V V gV V V t t
45
I V gt t t gt
V
[[[ M
2 1/2*
let ring N.H.
0
T 0 [5]
A 8 [5]
17 (17) 7 [5] [4]
B [4]
17 7
sl.
sl.

V V V
I k u k
Gtr II 1M
1/2

T
A
B 19 (19)
sl.

`
* push string off G Bridge
E5 D5 Amaj7+5 N.C. N.C.

eV V gV 22 V
I e V e V V V VV gg VV V V V V V V e V V gV V f V
eV V V V
48

V V
T 6 5
A 8 6 0 4 3
8 7 6 7 2 3 0 4 3
B 6 6 5
6 (6) 1 3 3
sl.

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V V V V
51
I V V eV V V V fV V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V
gV V gV
0
T 5 5 0 6
A 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 7
0 3 5 3 0 3 5 8
B 5 5 8
4 3 4
sl.

V V gV e V V f V V gV e V V f V V V V V V V gV e V V f V
54
I V gV V f V gV V V V gV V V e V
V V V
T 5 4 5 4 6 0 5 4
A 6 5 6 5 7 6 5
5 6 5 6 5 6
B 0 0 5 0 5 6

V V
G°

V gV V V V V k j k
5 5
I V V V V eV V e VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV
V V V V V gV V V
57
u
7 0
T 0 2 2
A 0 0
7 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
sl.

N.C.

I e VV VV VV j V gV V V gV V f V V V gV V gV V f V V V e V V V e V gV
5
60
fV
V V V V V
T 9
A 6 5 6 5 8 10
5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 9 8
B 4 4 4
3 3 3 0 0
sl.

`
e V V VggVV
F° G°

gV V V V V V ck ck k c
eV V V eV V 13
63
I V gV V V gV V f V V V 16 V V ee e VV
V VV VV eV
8 11 14
T 9 9 12 12 14
A 6 5 8 10 (10) 10
5 5 6 6 9 8 3 3 4
B 2 2 3
0 1 1 2
sl. sl.

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F° F° b G° F°b F° E° F° G° ` B° C° B° B`°

c k k c l k c c k
I VV VV VV e VV
VV eegVV e VVV ee VV VV VV ee VV VV VV e V
ee e VV
66

V gV V V V V V V V V V eV
T
A 3 4 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 9 10 9 8
B 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 2 3 8 9 8 7
1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 7 8 7 6

H Chorus
E5 N.C. `
A 5 G5 `
G 5 F5 E5 N.C.

69
I 44 VV
V e V V f V V e V V V e V V V V VV
V eV V
V V V V
V e V V V gV V e V V V V V V
[[[[[[[ M
Full
A.H. A.H.

T
A 0 (0)
9 0 9
B
0
7
sl.
5 7
5 6 7
b (7)
0
6
4
5
3 0 4
2
4
4
2
3
1 0
7
sl.
5 7
5 6
b (6)
sl.
0

` C D` B` A N.C.
H G sl. sl. H A

F5 D5 E E5 N.C. G5

VV V e e VVV f VV e VV f VV gV V P eV V
I V V e V V f VV N V f VV V V z
V V V eV V fV V V
72

V V V V
[[[[[[[[ 7 1 1/2
A.H. A.H.

T 8 5 6 3 2
10 7 8 5 6 3 2 3 (3) 5 (x) 15
A 10 7 8 5 6 3 2 9
B
sl.
0
7
sl.
5
H
7
5 6 7
G b (7)
0
5
3
G

I Solo
E5 N.C. N.C.

eV
I VV j PR V3 PR V PR V PR V3 PR V
V eV V fV
75

V V V
A.H. * 1 1/2 5 1 1/2 5 1 1/2 5 1 1/2 5 1 1/2 5

T
(x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0
A 9
B
0
7
sl.
5
H
7
5 6 7
Gb * same as in the Intro: use left hand for whammy

R R 3 R R 3 R
78
I P V P V P VV P V P V V
VVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
1 1/2 5 1 1/2 7 4 1/21 1/2 5 1 1/2 5 1 1/2 6 6

T
(x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 0 x 0 x 0 0
A
B 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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R R3 R 3 R R3
3
R 3 R R3 R 3 R R3
81
I VVPVVPVVPVVPVVPVV PVVPVVPVVPVVPVVPVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
*3 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2 1/2 6 2
6
A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H.

T
0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
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I VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV V V V gVV V e V V V f V gVV V V VV V e V VV f V e V f V

N
V V V V V gV
84

6
[[[ [
P.M. A.H.

T 7 7 7 7
A 7 7 7 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 8 (8) 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9
B
7 7 7 7
7 9
H F b H H

V V V gVV V e V gV
I N V V V V e V f V V e V gV f V V f V V V V V V NV V V gVV V e V
V V V V V gV
87

VV V V
[[[ Gtrs I, III*
M
1/2
Gtr I
P.M. P.M. P.M. [[[
T 7 9 7 7 7
A 7 7 9 8 10 9 10 9 7 7 7
9 9 8 (8) 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 8
B 7 9 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
H P
* Guitar III is Harmonizer set to produce tones an octave

bP
P V
V V
V V
V V
V P
P V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V gV V V e V V f V gV V V gV gV
90
I l Pz V V V V Pz V V V V V V V V V V gV NV V V V V e V l e V f V V gV V
VVV
P.M. P.M. [[[
T 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 11 12 13 14
9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 9 10 11 12 13
A 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 12
B 5 7 9
7 7 7
sl. sl. H

VV V V V V
XV XV
93
I u k V V eV l gV V V e V V gV V
V eV V eV V V V
V gV V V V
P.M. [[[[[[ A.H. P.M. P.M. [[[[
Gtrs I, IV, V*

T 15
A 14 7 6 7 7 14 10 14 10
9 9 8 9 8 7 6 7 9
B
sl.
7
G sl.b sl.
7 6
sl.
5
6
6
5
sl.
4 (4) 7 7
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* Guitars IV & V are harmonizers set to

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V gV f V V gV f V gV f V gV f V gV f V gV V
produce

V VV P gV
96
I z u
V V V
Gtr I

T 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 5
(10) 14 10 14 10 (10) 14 10 14 10 14 10 7 9 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 9 7
B
7 7 7
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. P sl.

VV VV gVV VV VVV VV
V gVV VVV VVV
99
I V eV V V V V V
V V u u
Y [[[[[[[[[[[[ Y Y Y Y Y
T 9 10 10 9 9 10
A 4 7 7 9 10 10 9 9 10
7 8 7 (7) 7 9 10 10 9 9 10
B 0
7
sl.

J Outro
N.C.

VV gWW
102
I V W 46 VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
U
Y Y 6 1 1/2 *

T 10 9 3 3 3 3 3 3
A 10 9 2 2 2 2 2 2
10 9 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 2 2 2 2 2 2
0
sl.
* pitch shift is measured on the highest sounding

R
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV PP UU
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV PP UU
105

U
6 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2

T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (x) 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (x) 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (x) 2
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (x) 2
0

R c
I VVV VV VV VV VV VV PP WW VV VV VV VV 12
VV VV VV VV VV PP WW VV VV VV VV
109

V
1 1/2 2 1/2 3 1/2 /w ad lib fake pig grunts and

T 3 3 3 3 3 3 (x) 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 (x) 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 (x) 2
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 (x) 2

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