Tag: Steve Vai

  • Viv Woman by Steve Vai

    This riff is from the song “Viv Woman” which is from Vai’s first solo album “Flex-able”. It’s a weird album, to say the least, but there’s some amazing guitar playing on it. This riff is no piece of cake to learn. You’ll have to do some serious work in order to play it up to…

  • Steve Vai

    Born in New York in 1960, acclaimed rock guitarist Steve Vai began playing guitar in his teens, when he studied under local guitar teacher Joe Satriani (now a famed solo musician). Steve Vai And Frank Zappa After high school, Vai studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, then moved to Los Angeles to…

  • “For The Love Of God” by Steve Vai

    Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate This is a track from Vai’s instrumental album Passion and Warfare. The first part of the song introduces the main theme which is repeated throughout the song. The first time the theme is played, it’s pretty much straight ahead. Each new time the theme is played, though, Vai kicks it up…

  • Bad Horsie by Steve Vai