"Vital Transformation" from the LP "The Inner Mounting Flame" recorded by Mahavishnu 
John McLaughlin and The Mahavishnu Orchestra, combines a wicked picked fierce attack on 
electric guitar played with the trademark TUTTI ensemble, and a wild solo by McLaughlin. 
 Here the terrific pentatonic rifficism [A], breaks into bent-note, dropping
 phrases [B] which in turn goes into the ascending Whole-tone scale (loco 
section) on a series of dissonant chords,  with piano parts here, given in 
guitar Tab,which remind me of George Van Eps Harmonic Mechanisms for guitar!
 (See MEL BAY site.)

http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/MclaughlinBook/vital1.JPG
From ~Pages Of Fire~: Mahavishnu Orchestra scores.
 ? |,--- ;-  ,--- ;-  ,--- ;- | = Meter 
 !  1/4  1/8 1/4  1/8 1/4  1/8    9/8
~ :-,,,,;      ^ Guitar After 7 bar (9/8) !nitro-drum intro...
                                             "/[A]       Play pattern (2x12)=24  \"
E|B \C  |,-------,-------,-------,-------;---|,-------,-------,-------,-------;---|E
B|i /o  |------------------k2++--------------|------------------k2++--------------|B
G|l \b  |----------------------k2++----------|----------------------k2++----------|G
D|l /h  |------k2K4k4K2k4++--------k4K2k4----|------k2K4k4K2k4++--------k4K2k4----|D
A|y \a  |--------------------------------K2k4|--------------------------------K2k4|A
E|! /m  |;---;---;---;---;---;---;---;---;---|K2++++--;---;---;---;---;---;---;---|E
~                                            "\                                   /"
                                              BASS GUITAR Sim repeats from above
G|......|------------------------------------|------------------k6++k2++----------|G
D|......|------------------------------------|------k2K4k4K2k4++--------k4K2k4----|D
A|......|------------------------------------|--------------------------------K2k4|A
E|......|;---;---;---;---;---;---;---;---;---|K2++++--;---;---;---;---;---;---;---|E
~                                            "\ [A]                               /"

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~[B] Begin Page 39

  [B1]              [B2]               [B3]
~`H/|Bend           'W/|Bend           'W/|Bend           `~
E|K16+++K16+++------|K14+++K14+++------|K15+++K14+++------|E
B|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|B
G|------------K16+++|------------K14+++|------------K14+++|G
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|D
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|A
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|E
~`                  '                  '                  `~
 KEYBOARD CHORDS X Guitar
~`                  '                  '                  `~
E|Z5++++++++++++++++|Z4++++++++++++++z3|++++++++++++++++++|E
B|Z6++++++++++++++++|Z5++++++++++++++z3|++++++++++++++++++|B
G|Z5++++++++++++++++|Z4++++++++++++++z4|++++++++++++++++++|G
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|D
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|A
E|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|E
~`                  '                  '                  `~

BASS GUITAR _______________________________________________
~`9/8               '                  '                  `~
G|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|G
D|--------k5K4------|----------k6------|----------k5K4----|D
A|K4++++++----k6k4--|--------K4--K6----|--------K5----k5K3|A
E|----------------K3|K2++++++------k6K5|++++++++----------|E
~`                  '                  '                  `~
 _______________________________________________________________
/_______________________________________________________________\

[B4]                [B5]               [B6]               [B7]
                                       loco Whole tone melody... 
~`H/|Bend           'W/|Bend to 'E'    '                  '                  `~
E|K11+++K11+++------|K10+++++++++++++++|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|E
B|,---;-,---;-,---;-|------------------|----------K4++----|----------K6++----|B
G|------------K12+++|------------------|K4++++K6++----k6k4|K6++++K8++----k8k6|G
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D
A|------------------|------------------|,---,---,---,---;-|,---,---,---,---;-|A
E|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|------------------|------------------|E
~`                  '                 '                  '                  `~
 KEYBOARD CHORDS X Guitar
                    [at OWn risk... :-)]
~`9/8               '                  '                  '                  `~
E|------------------|Z7++++++++z7++++++|,---;-,---;-,---;-|Z1++++++++++++++++|E
B|Z6++++++++++++++++|Z10+++++++z10+++++|Z4++++++++++++++++|Z2++++++++++++++++|B
G|Z7++++++++++++++++|Z9++++++++z9++++++|Z4++++++++++++++++|Z3++++++++++++++++|G
D|Z8++++++++++++++++|Z11+++++++z10+++++|Z4++++++++++++++++|Z4++++++-?k3++k2--|D
A|,---;-,---;-,---;-|(Z10)+++++(z9++++)|--------k3----"+--|--------K3------k4|A
E|K6k5++++++++++++++|,---;-,---;-,---;-|K1++++++--"+++--"+|++++++++----------|E
~`                  '                  '                  '                  `~

~'9/8               '                  '                  '                  '~
G|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|G
D|------------------|------------------|----------K3++----|----------K3++k2--|D
A|K1----------------|------------------|--------K3----k3--|--------K3------k4|A
E|--k4++++++++++++++|K2+++++-k1++++++++|K1++++++--------k1|++++++++----------|E
~'                  '                  '                  '                  '~
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________\
Page 40
 [B8]               [B9]               [B10]              [B11]
~`                  '                  '                  '                  `~
E|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|E
B|----------k8++-/-/|----------k10+-/-/|----------K12+-/-/|----------K14+-/-/|B
G|K8++++K10+----"+k8|K10+++K12+----1210|K12+++K14+----1412|K14+++K16+----1614|G
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|A
E|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|E
~`                  '                  '                  '                  `~

 KEYBOARD X Guitar
~`(__Z_EbMa__)(____)'(__Z_GbMa7)_(____)'(__Z_GMa___)(____)'(Z_DMa7th*_)(____)`~
E|Z3++++++++++++++++|Z5++++++++++++++++|Z7++++++++++++++++|Z9++++++++++++++++|E
B|Z4++++++++++++++++|Z6++++++++++++++++|Z8++++++++++++++++|Z10+++++++++++++++|B
G|Z3++++++++++++++++|Z7++++++++++++++++|Z7++++++++++++++++|Z11+++++++++++++++|G
D|--------k7----K7--|Z8++++++++K7++k6--|,---;-,---;-,---;-|Z12+++++++++1110--|D
A|K0--------------"0|++++++++K7------k8|K4++++++--"4++--"-|^---------11-\/-12|A
E|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|--------k4----"---|K9++----"9--------|E
~`                  '                  '                  ',---;-,---;-,---;-`~
BASS GUITAR  part Under Construction
 [B8]               [B9]               [B10]              [B11]
~'9/8               '                  '                  '                  `~
G|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|----------K6++----|----------k6++K5--|G
D|----------K7++----|----------k7++k6k3|--------k6----"+--|--------K6------K7|D
A|--------k7+---k7--|--------K7--------|K4++++++--"4++--"4|++++++++--"4++----|A
E|K5++++++--------"+|++++++++----------|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|E
~'                  '                  '                  '                  `~
_____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________/
                                        
~`                  'W/| Bend to F#    '/"                '                "\`~
E|------------------|------------------|---DRUM BREAK-----|------------------|E
B|------k14K16+14---|K15+++++++++++++++|------------------|------------------|B
G|K16+++-------/--14|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|G
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-DRUM BREAK-------|A
E|,---;-,---;-,---;-|------------------|------------------|------------------|E
~`                  '                  '"                 '                 "`~
  __Keyboard X Guitar _____________
~`                  '                  '"                 '                 "`~
E|,---;-,---;-,---;-|Z2++++++++++++++++|__DRUM BREAK______|__________________|E
B|Z4++++++++++++++++|Z2++++++++++++++++|__________________|__________________|B
G|Z4++++++++++++++++|Z2++++++++++++++++|,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|G
D|Z4++++++++++++++++|Z3++++++++++++++++|__________________|__DRUM BREAK______|D
A|------------------|Z0++++++++++++++++|__________________|__________________|A
E|K1++++++----------|,---;-,---;-,---;-|__________________|__________________|E
~`                  '                  '"                 '                 "`~
[B12]   BASS Guitar [B13]                         
~'                  '           (.)    '"                '                "`~
G|-----------10K9-k6|------------------|_______Drum Break|_________________|G
D|--------k10-------|K7++++++++++++++++|_________________|Drum Break_______|D
A|K8++++++----------|------------------|_________________|_________________|A
E|,---;-,---;-,---,-|,---;-,---;-,---;-|_________________|_________________|E
~'                  '                  '"                                 "`~

~[C] page 41  
~`/"                                "\`~
G|,-------;---,-------;---,-------;---|G
D|---------------------------K2+++K4++|D
A|--------K0k0++k2++k2++k4+++---------|A
E|K2++++++:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-|E
~`"                                  "`~

 ____Repeat [A], [B] ............. as written ____
 Violin ad lib.................

 [D] Page 41 Continues
 Ensemble Riff on F#(
  Repeat and fade
~`"                                  "`~
G|K2++++++,---.-----------------------|G
D|,---.---K4++++k2++"+++----------k2++|D
A|--------:-:-:-:-:-:-:-k2++++K4++----|A
E|,-------;---,-------;---,-------;---|E
~`"                                  "`~
BASS GUITAR  part Vital Transformation
   
(For Bass guitar) Under Construction
~''                                    ''~
G|--------------------------------------|G
D|--------------------------------------|D
A|--------------------------------------|A
E|--------------------------------------|E
~''                                    ''~