Arrangement by: 

 
  Jeff Fiorentino

             Performed by: 

  Jeff Fiorentino (guitars), Mick (bass)

Transcribed by: 

  Erica Reese with notes by Jeff Fiorentino

             Song Engineered by: 

  Mick the Mixer

This lesson's example track "Judge Vito" (a play on words with Judge Ito from the O.J. trial) was actually one that we had planned to include on the JFRocks "Vito Bratta-style Guitar Lesson Package" (available in our store).  The song and lesson was left off the product because we already had 6 tracks and very specific specialized lessons planned and picked out for it, and we felt that a 7th segment wouldn't have fit properly.  So that being the case "Judge Vito" ends up here as part 4 in our website based look at Vito Bratta and White Lion.

This lesson is a great example of writing an original track using elements of a guitar style.  Granted we do that often here on JFRocks.com but the Vito Bratta style is NOT and easy one to work with and incorporate into original materials.  That said, on the video lesson I'll walk you through the track and give you insights and tips into how the track is pieced together and where a lot of the fills and solo phrasing sections came from and came together..  With Vito Bratta in particular there's a certain way you need approach riffing and phrasing, and with any luck I'll be able to help you understand that a little bit, but I will say that if this guitar style interests you and you don't yet own a copy of our "Vito Bratta-style Guitar Lesson Package", I strongly encourage picking up a copy, it's far more of an in-depth look at the style than I can possibly offer here on the website.

Be sure as always to listen to the song example a couple times to get familiar with our track in order to get the most out of this lesson
and more importantly its jam tracks which hopefully you'll practice and record with.

      Dsus2/A                              D/F#  D6/F#                           Gm7                                  Bb/F                      A

E___________0______________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3____________________________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0_______7__________14~~__
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3_______________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8____8__7---12________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3____________________________________

Full Band enters here



      Dsus2/A                              D/F#  D6/F#                           Gm7                                     Bb/F               A

E___________0_________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3_______________________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0______7______14~~__
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3__________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_8__x_x_12_____
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_______________________________

      Dsus2/A                              D/F#  D6/F#                           Gm7                                  Dm/F         Dm sus4 D

E___________0___________________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3________________________8a.h-7_____________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0________7_________7---slide downward & away---___
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3____________7___7x__________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_________________________________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_________________________________________________

Verses 1 & 2

The verse part is pretty straight forward on this track, however you do need to let the notes ring out, so there is
some technique at play here so that the act of you fretting the individual notes doesn't cancel out anything already
ringing..  See video lesson for tips and also some embellishment ideas...

       D5           BbMaj7     Bm7        BbMaj7          D5            EbdimMaj7 E11       EbdimMaj7 

E______________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________
G______7_____7_____7_____7________7_____7_____7_____7__________
D____7_____7_____7_____7___7____7_____7_____7_____7___7________
A__5__________________________5_____6_____7_____6______________
E________6_____7_____6_________________________________________

       D5           BbMaj7     Bm7        BbMaj7             D5            EbdimMaj7 E11  Dm/F     Dm sus4 D

E______________________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________8a.h-7____________________
G______7_____7_____7_____7________7_____7__________7________7---slide downward & away---__
D____7_____7_____7_____7___7____7_____7__________7__7x_________________________
A__5__________________________5_____6_____0-2---8_______________________________
E________6_____7_____6_________________________________________________________

Bridges 1 & 2

The bridge part is more of a pre-chorus than a bridge..  Its made up of some chord hits with a fill. 
On the video lesson we'll discuss adding more fills to it and mess with a little bit..  What's tabbed below
is a literal translation of the bridge that's on the song mp3.

        B5                                           G5                                 D5                                  D sus4     D   D sus4  D

E____________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________8a.h____8a.h-7___
G__4___4_4_____4_____________________7__7_7_____7_7_______7x______7__
D__4___4_4_____4______5__5_5_____5___7__7_7_____7_7__________________
A__2___2_2__2x_2______5__5_5_____5___5__5_5__5x_5_5_5x_______________
E__________________0x_3__3_3__3x_3___________________________________

       B5                                            G5                                 A5               A sus4 A        A5       A sus4   A A sus4 A

E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________3-2____5_____3___2-3-2___
G__4___4_4_____4_____________________2____________2x____2x___2x_____2__
D__4___4_4_____4______5__5_5_____5___2_________________________________
A__2___2_2__2x_2______5__5_5_____5___0__0x_0x__________________________
E__________________0x_3__3_3__3x_3_____________________________________

Chorus #1

The chorus takes us back to the main theme riffing, with slight variation on arrangement.

 

E___________0______________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3____________________________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0_______7__________14~~__
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3_______________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8____8__7---12________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3____________________________________

E___________0___________________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3________________________8a.h-7_____________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0________7_________7---slide downward & away---___
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3____________7___7x__________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_________________________________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_________________________________________________

**From here we go back around to another verse and bridge, pretty much the same as the 1st time it came around.
Then into Chorus #2 which is tabbed below which leads us into the solo.

Chorus #2

Please read the note above highlighted in Yellow, so you understand the arrangement as it's laid out in these lesson tabs.

 

E___________0_______________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3_____________________________________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0______7______14~~________________
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3________________________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_8__x_x_12___________________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_______________________________--random hand slide--__

                                                                                                                                       **D sus4 riff referred to in solo part 1's ending

E___________0___________________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3________________________8-7____10____8___8-7______
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0________7_______7x_____7x__7x____7---__
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3____________7___7x__________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_________________________________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_________________________________________________

SOLO - Part 1

The solo is divided into 2 parts.  Part 1 which is tabbed below is done at half time speed over the verse riff..
Part 2 is done over a unique chord pattern to the song.  There are a lot of techniques to cover in both parts
of this solo, it's not an easy lead by any means.  Part of any good lesson on the Vito Bratta guitar style is an
understanding of how to blend solo sections together, this is something I'll be talking to you about on the
video lesson as I walk you through these leads and techniques..

(x) = Notes in parenthesis are tapped

x h(x) = Tap harmonic.  The note in parenthesis is where the harmonic tapped, and the note to the left of the "h" is the fretted note

*x = A note with an *asterisk to the left of it indicates to sound the note with your finger, NOT the pick.

Half time feel

         D5 *basically played over the verse riff chord pattern at half tempo

E________________________________*12^1___(17)^1>slowly release bend holding the tap firmly> (17)___
B_  (19)^1/2>release bend_(19)-10-(15)~_______________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________

E__(12)-7-8_(12)-7-10__(12)-7-8_(12)-7-10______________________________________
B___________________________________(12)-7-10_(12)-7-8_(12)-7-10_____________
G_______________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________(12)x-7~~---_
A_______________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________

** While you're doing the trill and bringing the whammy bar up end your trill on the open 3rd string and dive bomb it downward with the whammy bar.
      as you're dive bombing the open 3rd string hover your index finger over the 2nd fret to create a natural harmonic.  2nd fret harmonics are not
      easy to get, however they become much easier to get as you slacken the string with the whammy bar which coincidentally is what you're doing
      during your dive bomb of the open 3rd string anyway..  see the video lesson for tips and demo..

                                                                                                                                                    D sus4 riff from Chorus #2's ending

E__________________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________________
G______________________<**begin with bar depress and trill while slowly releasing the bar<w.b 0-2-0<trill_0w.b dive*see text note above*>>2h>>>>__
D__________________________________________________________________________________________
A__(12)-0-7_(12)-7~~_________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________________

SOLO - Part 2

The second part of our solo is over a unique chord pattern to the song.  The chord names are written
above the tabs as they change and where the change.  Please don't just learn the solo..  Go deeper,
listen to the rhythm on the jam track, look at the pitches of the solo, see how they relate to the chord
changes..  This is where the real lesson lays..  It's not about the solo, it's about what's making the solo
tick.  Please remember that tip with every song you learn and every solo you yourself write..

                                           Bm                                                                                                                                                             G        

E_________________________________________________________________________________________
B_________8__10__10^1___(17)^1>>release tap bend> (17)-12~__(15)-13--12_(15)-12--13_(15)-12--quick slide--8~~____
G__2---7~_________________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                                                                              Bm

E____________________________________________________________________________________
B__(12)-10~___(12)-8~____(12)-10~_(12)-8~__(15)^1>release tap bend> (15)*hold________________________
G____________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________12~~*hammer on with left hand____
A____________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________

*Tricky tap sequence below:  Keep your index finger barred across the 7th fret 1st and 2nd strings for this one..  See video for help and demo..



E__7-9-(10)-7-9______7-9-(10)-7-9______7-9-(10)-7-9______7-9-(10)-7-9________
B____________(12)-7_________ _(12)-7__________ (12)-7__________ (12)-7___
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________

        B

E__7-9-(11)-7-9______7-9-(11)-7-9______7-9-(11)-7-9______7-9-(11)-7-9________
B____________(12)-7_________ _(12)-7__________ (12)-7__________ (12)-7___
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                  A

E_________________________________________________________
B__*16^slow bend^1_________*19^slow bend^1________________________
G_________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________(12)-0-7_(12)-7~~-----_
E_________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________(10)-5-(10)^1>release bend and pull off-5~--9_____
D_________________________(10)-5-7_(10)-5-7_(10)-5-7____________________________________
A__(10)-5-7_(10)-5-7_(10)-5-7___________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________

*The tapping below is a little more random on the mp3 than what's tabbed, but what's tabbed will do the trick and is easier to read for lesson purposes.


          F#m

E__________________(12)-7-8_(12)-7-10__(12)-10-8-7_(12)-7-8-10_(12)-10-8-7_(12)-7-8-10_(12)-10-8-7___
B__(12)-7-8_(12)-7-10_____________________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________

E_____________________________________
B__(12)-10-8-7_(12)-7-8-10_(12)-10-8-7~~____
G_____________________________________
D_____________________________________
A_____________________________________
E_____________________________________

**Remember and *asterisk before the note means it is sounded with your finger, not a pick..  It's a softer sound to do it that way and its' very Vito..


          E5

E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G__*4^slow bend^1___(7)^1>release tap bend slowly> (7)~_____
D_________________________________________
A_________________________________________
E_________________________________________

                                                                                                                                              G

E________(12)-7_______(12)-7--8_______(12)-8_______(12)-8_____________
B__(12)-5_______(12)-5________ _(12)-5_______(12)-5_______(12)-8~~____
G________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________

*The solo ending below is done totally with your fingers, no pick should touch the strings..


                                                                                                             A

E________________________________(17)-15~__*17^slow bend^1__(22)^1>slowly release tap bend to fade...___
B__(12)-10~___(13)-12~___(17)-15~__________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________

Post solo lead back riffing

Basically our main theme riff to lead us into the outro chorus.

E___________0___________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3_________________________________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0_______7__________14a.h scream~~__
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3____________________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8____8__7---12_____________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_________________________________________

E___________0___________________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3________________________8a.h-7_____________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0________7_________7---slide downward & away---___
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3____________7___7x______7---slide downward & away---___
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_________________________________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_________________________________________________

Outro Chorus #3 (technically)

The outro chorus is a single length chorus, basically chorus #3, with a unique final ending which is made up
of a rhythm guitar and lead..

E___________0_______________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3_____________________________________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0______7______14~~________________
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3________________________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_8__x_x_12___________________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_______________________________--random hand slide--__

E___________0___________________________________________________________________________
B_____________3_____3______0__________3________________________8a.h-7_____________________
G__2________________2____2____2_______3______3_2_0________7_________7---slide downward & away---___
D__0__0x_0x_________0__4________4_____3__0_3____________7___7x__________________________
A___________________x_________________5____________3---8_________________________________
E________________0x_2______________0x_3_________________________________________________

Final Ending

Guitars are color coded, Guitar 1 rhythm is in Black tabs, and the Guitar 2 lead part is in Blue tabs below it.

Guitar 1:  Rhythm - The x's in the tabs are muted accents on the open string they appear on.


       D5                                    Bbm/D                                   C              C sus4  C                A5         A sus4 A

E__________________________________________________________________________
B__3________3_______3________3_______5_______6a.h-5______________3-2_________
G__2______2_2_______3________3_______5_________________ 2__________2--______
D__0__x_x_0___x_x______x_x_x____x_x__5_________________ 2__________________
A_______________________________________3_3________3--__0__0_0_____________
E__________________________________________________________________________

       D5                                    Bbm/D                                   C              C sus4  C                A5           D/A                  D5/A

E__________________________________________________________________________
B__3________3_______3________3_______5_______6a.h-5_____________7________10__
G__2______2_2_______3________3_______5_________________ 2_____ 7________ 7___
D__0__x_x_0___x_x______x_x_x____x_x__5_________________ 2___7_ 7__7x_7x_ 7___
A_______________________________________3_3________3--__0___________________
E___________________________________________________________________________



The Song ends here ...  See guitar 2 leads for the final ending chord pattern below in the Blue tabs.

Guitar 2:  Tapped lead - Note the chord changes written above the tabs and how they correspond to the chord changes in guitar 1's part..
                There are of course no suspended 4ths etc but the main changes of D, Bb, C, A etc. are what you need to understand..  See video.


         D5

E__________________________________________________________
B__(22)-19-17-15__(22)-19-17-15__(22)-19-17-15__(22)-19-17-15________
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________

 

         Bbm/D

E__________________________________________________________
B__(18)-15-13-11__(18)-15-13-11__(18)-15-13-11__(18)-15-13-11________
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________



          C

E__________________________________________________________
B__(20)-17-15-13__(20)-17-15-13__(20)-17-15-13__(20)-17-15-13________
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________

          A5

E__________________________________________________
B__(22)-10-14_(22)-10-14_(22)-10-14_(22)-10-14_(22)-10-14__
G__________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________

*Second time around...

         D5

E__________________________________________________________
B__(22)-19-17-15__(22)-19-17-15__(22)-19-17-15__(22)-19-17-15________
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________

 

         Bbm/D

E__________________________________________________________
B__(18)-15-13-11__(18)-15-13-11__(18)-15-13-11__(18)-15-13-11________
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________




          C

E__________________________________________________________
B__(20)-17-15-13__(20)-17-15-13__(20)-17-15-13__(20)-17-15-13________
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________

          A5                                          D/A

E_________________________________________________________________
B__(22)-10-14_(22)-10-14_(22)-10-15_(22)-10-15_(22)-10-15---slide downward & away----__
G_________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________

End