Steve Vai

In 1974, Vai took guitar lessons from guitarist Joe Satriani, and played in numerous local bands. He has acknowledged the influence of many guitarists including Jeff Beck and fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Vai then attended the Berklee College of Music. Vai mailed Frank Zappa a transcription of Zappa's The Black Page, an instrumental song written for drums, along with a tape with some of Vai's guitar playing. Zappa was so impressed with the abilities of the young musician that he hired him in 1979 to do work transcribing several of his guitar solos, including many of those appearing on the Joe's Garage album and the Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar series. These transcriptions were published in...

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Album Sound Theories, Volume 1 - ''The Aching Hunger'' - 2007

Answers

Album Real Illusions: Reflections - 2005

Midway Creatures
Freak Show Excess
Glorious
Under It All
Yai Yai
Firewall
Dying For Your Love
Lotus Feet
Building The Church

Album The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology (CD 1) - 2004

Bad Horsie
Fire Garden Suite
The Riddle
The Attitude Song
The Silent Within
All About Eve
Blue Powder
Bangkok
The Animal
Die To Live
The Blood And Tears
Ya-Yo Gakk
Salamanders In The Sun
Liberty

Album The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology (CD 2) - 2004

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Shy Boy (feat. David Lee Roth)
Big Trouble
Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways)
Giant Balls Of Gold
Kittens Got Claws
Feathers
Whispering A Prayer
Essence

Album The Elusive Light and Sound Vol. 1 (Part 1) - 2002

Air Guitar Hell
Love Blood
Meet The Reaper
Celluloid Heroes
The Reaper
The Battle
Amazing Grace
Fried Chicken

Album The Elusive Light and Sound Vol. 1 (Part 3) - 2002

See Ya Next Year
Beer Beer
Loose Keg Sightings
Dead Heads
Initiation
How Hidge
Plug My Ass In
Still Running
Now We Run
Pins And Needles

Album The Elusive Light and Sound Vol. 1 (Part 2) - 2002

Hey Jack
Find The Meat
The Dark Hallway
Drive The Hell Out Of Here
Now We Run (Cue)
The Cause Heads
Welcome Pre-Frosh
The Reaper Rap
What!
The Dead Band Ends
Get The Hell Out Of Here
Final Guitar Solo

Album 7th Song: Enchanting Guitar Melodies Archives Vol. 1 - 2000

Christmas Time Is Here
Hand On Heart
Call It Sleep
Tender Surrender
The Wall Of Light
For The Love Of God
Touching Tougues
Windows To The Soul
Boston Rain Melody

Album The 7th Song: Enchanting Guitar Melodies - Archive - 2000

Melissa`s Garden
Burnin` Down The Mountain

Album The Ultra Zone - 1999

Asian Sky
Lucky Charms
Jibboom
The Ultra Zone
Here I Am
Frank
Fever Dream
Voodoo Acid
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Album Fire Garden - 1996

Warm Regards
Damn You
Little Alligator
Whookam
Genocide
Brother
Deepness
The Crying Machine
When I Was A Little Boy
Aching Hunger
Blowfish

Album Alien Love Secrets - 1995

The Boy From Seattle
Juice

Album Sex and Religion - 1993

Pig
Touching Tongues
Still My Bleeding Heart
Down Deep Into The Pain
Survive
Dirty Black Hole
In My Dreams With You
Rescue Me Or Bury Me
The Road To Mt. Calvary
State Of Grace
Sex and Religion
Here and Now

Album Passion and Warfare - 1990

Alien Water Kiss
The Audience Is Listening
Erotic Nightmares
Love Secrets
Sisters
I Would Love To

Album Flex-Able Leftovers - 1984

Bledsoe Bluvd
Little Pieces Of Seaweed
Details At 10
So Happy
Chronic Insomnia
The Beast Of Love
Natural Born Boy
The X-Equalibrium Dance
San Sebastian
Massacre

Other Steve Vai ringtones

Dyin` Day
Light Of The Moon
Eugene`s Trick Bag
Principessa
An Earth Dweller`s Return
Kill The Guy With The Ball - The God Eaters
Head-Cuttin` Duel
There`s Something Dead In Here
The Black Forest
Junkie
You Didn`t Break It
Blood And Glory
Lovers Are Crazy
The Power Of Bombos
Louisiana Swamp Skank
Babushka
Butler`s Bag
The Mysterious Murder Of Christian Tiera`s Lover
Greasy Kid`s Stuff
Ballerina
I`ll Be Around
Next Step Earth
Alive In An Ultra World
Viv Woman
Incantation
Fuck Yourself
Being With You (In Paris)
We`re Not Gonna Protest
Fire Garden Suite: Bull Whip - Pusa Road - Angel Food - Taurus Bulba
Don`t Sweat It
There`s A Fire In The House
The Ax Will Fall
I`m Your Secrets
Burning Rain
Bill`s Private Parts
K`m-Pee-Du-Wee
Devil`s Food
The Boy - Girl Song
Iberian Jewel
Little Green Men