Chords for Steve Vai - The Audience Is Listening (Official HD Video)

Tempo:
132.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

E

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steve Vai - The Audience Is Listening (Official HD Video) chords
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[C#]
[N]
Now Stevie, now don't be nervous honey, [G#] okay?
I'm gonna go in and I'm gonna introduce you and then you're gonna come in with your guitar
and you're gonna play that nice, nice music you were telling [Fm] me about and while you're
doing that [N] I'll be sitting in the back of the room.
We'll have such a good time so don't you be nervous honey.
It'll relax everybody and we'll be so happy.
I'm gonna go now, I'll introduce you, okay?
Now you kids, all of you, calm down, that's good, okay?
Everyone in your own seats, that's good, okay.
Now little Stevie Vai is going to play a composition on the guitar.
He wrote it all by himself.
Okay Stevie, go and get your friends up, they can play with you.
That's Steve Vai, what a nice little boy.
I wrote this song for all my friends.
When I grow up I'm gonna be a famous rock and roll guitar player.
Love it.
Don't [D#] miss me when [G#] I'm in the bass, you know.
[N] Don't miss me when I'm in the bass.
Boss, it's not too loud.
[D] You're [C] getting [A] out of [F] control.
[Am] Boss, Stevie, [D] [G] you're not [A] having [G] [Am] [D] fun, [C] you're having [A] fun.
You're [F] gonna do [Em] something, you want me to play it [D] now?
[N]
Yes?
[Em] Yeah.
[D] [C#m]
[D] [A]
[E] [Em]
[E] [A]
[E] [N] [G]
[E] Stevie Vai.
[Em]
[E]
[G]
[E]
[Bm] I'm [F#m]
[G]
[E] [F]
[F#] sorry.
[G] [A] [D] Vai, [A] you're out of [D] your [Am] mind.
You [D] [G] [Am]
must be crazy.
[D] I'm telling [C#] you, if this [C] is my final workout, [D] you [Em] guys are gonna go with me. I'm sorry.
[D]
[E]
[G]
[E]
[D] [Gm]
[C#] [Bm] [F#m]
[G] [C]
[G]
[E]
[B]
[F] [C] [C#] [Fm] [C#m]
[G]
[C#m]
Stevie Vai.
Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai.
[F#m]
[N] Boss, [D]
[E]
[A] [E] [D]
[C#m] [D] [C#m]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] don't [B]
[N]
[D#]
[N]
[Bm] [B]
[Am] [G#] [F#]
[G] [A#]
[F] you think [E] I want [D] [G]
to see what is in this box?
[D] [Em]
[A#]
[Gm] Where [C#m] is this box from?
I don't know.
There's a [Em] lot of stuff.
It's not from Los Angeles, it's California.
You know what that [D] means.
I'm gonna be famous.
Famous.
I'll see you in jail, you're gonna be pissed.
Stop it.
You're all silly.
Come on boss.
[E]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
E
2311
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To learn Steve Vai - The Audience Is Listening chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Am, D, G, Am, G, A, G, D, C, A and F. Set your pace at 66 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 133. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now Stevie, now don't be nervous honey, [G#] okay?
I'm gonna go in and I'm gonna introduce you and then you're gonna come in with your guitar
and you're gonna play that nice, nice music you were telling [Fm] me about and while you're
doing that [N] I'll be sitting in the back of the room.
We'll have such a good time so don't you be nervous honey.
It'll relax everybody and we'll be so happy.
I'm gonna go now, I'll introduce you, okay? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now you kids, all of you, calm down, that's good, okay?
Everyone in your own seats, that's good, okay.
Now little Stevie Vai is going to play a composition on the guitar.
He wrote it all by himself.
Okay Stevie, go and get your friends up, they can play with you.
_ That's Steve Vai, what a nice little boy.
I wrote this song for all my friends.
When I grow up I'm gonna be a famous rock and roll guitar player.
Love it.
_ _ Don't [D#] miss me when [G#] I'm in the bass, you know.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ Don't miss me when I'm in the bass.
Boss, _ it's not too loud.
_ _ [D] You're [C] getting [A] out of [F] control.
[Am] Boss, Stevie, [D] [G] you're not [A] having _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] fun, [C] you're having [A] fun.
You're [F] gonna do [Em] something, you want me to play it [D] now?
[N] _ _
Yes?
[Em] Yeah. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [N] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] Stevie Vai.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ I'm _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F]
[F#] sorry.
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] Vai, [A] you're out of [D] your [Am] mind.
You [D] _ [G] _ [Am]
must be crazy.
_ _ [D] I'm telling [C#] you, if this [C] is my final workout, [D] you [Em] guys are gonna go with me. I'm sorry. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F] _ [C] _ [C#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Stevie Vai.
Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, Stevie Vai, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Stevie Vai.
_ [F#m]
[N] Boss, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ don't [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[F] you think [E] I want [D] _ [G] _ _
to see what is in this box? _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
[Gm] Where [C#m] is this box from?
I don't know.
There's a [Em] lot of stuff.
It's not from Los Angeles, it's California.
You know what that [D] means. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna be famous.
Famous.
I'll see you in jail, you're gonna be pissed.
Stop it.
You're all silly.
Come on boss.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Steve Vai.

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