Joe Satriani - Surfing with the alien
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Key to my TAB
Some of Joe's sounds are complex to describe in simple ascii characters. I've
tried to include all of them while trying to stop it from getting too complex
to follow. I hope I've succeeded. Please tell me if you think this system is
hard/easy to follow.
- Frank
You can get my latest TAB's and updates on my old ones at my web page -
http://www.sonic.net/mork/satriani.html
P - Pull-off: Place both fingers on the notes to be sounded. Strike the
first note and without picking, pull the finger off to sound the second
(lower) note.
H - Hammer-on: Strike the first (lower) note, then sound the higher note
with another finger by fretting it withot picking.
P.M.- Palm-Mute: The note is partially muted by the right hand lightly
touching the string(s) just before the bridge.
/ - Slide: Strike the first note and then slide the same fretted finger
up or down to the second note. Example: 2/4 is to slide from the 2nd
fret up to the 4th and the fourth fret note is played.
2/(4) is to slide from the 2nd fret up to the fourth fret, the 4th
fret is not played.
2/ means to slide from the 2nd fret up the neck of the guitar to an
indefinite point. 9/ means to slide from the 9th fret down also to
an indefinite point.
~~ - Vibrato: The string is vibrated by rapidly bending and releasing the
note with the left hand or tremolo bar.
X - Muffled strings: A percussive sound is produced by laying the left hand
across the strings withouu depressing them and striking them with the
right hand.
t - Tremolo bar: The pitch of the note or chord is dropped or raised a
specified number of steps using the tremolo bar.
Example: 7 t