by Joe Satriani
transcription by Dave Gruska ([email protected])
This is a really beautiful solo electric guitar
piece by Joe dedicated to his son.
recommended effects: clean chorus, slight delay
phrase 1
e:-------------------------|------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------7~~~-7~~~----|
G:------------9~~~-8~~~----|-----------7~~~-6~~~----|
D:--------11--9~~~-9~~~----|--------9---------------|
A:-----9-------------------|-----7------------------|
E:--7----------------------|--5---------------------|
e:-------------------------|------------2~~---------|
B:-------------------------|------------0~~---------|
G:------------9~~~-8~~~----|---------4--4~~---------|
D:--------11--9~~~-9~~~----|---------------------9--|
A:-----9-------------------|-----5------------7-----|
E:--7----------------------|--3------------5--------|
e:-------------------------|------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------7~~~-7~~~----|
G:------------9~~~-8~~~----|-----------7~~~-6~~~----|
D:--------11--9~~~-9~~~----|--------9---------------|
A:-----9-------------------|-----7------------------|
E:--7----------------------|--5---------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
phrase 2 let ring (1st time)
e:------------2--5--7------------0------------------|
B:------------0--0--0------------0------------------|
G:---------4--4--4--4---------2---------------------|
D:-------------------------2------------------------| (repeat from phrase 1
A:-----5--------------------------------------------| to here 1st time only)
E:--3------------------2----------------------------|
phrase 2 (2nd time) phrase 2 (3rd time) phrase 2 (4th time)
e:---------------| ------------------| ----------------------|
B:---------------| ------------------| ----------------------|
G:-----------2---| ------------------| ---------2--4---------|
D:--------2------| --------2/4\2/4---| ---------------2--4---|
A:--2--4---------| --2--4------------| --2--4----------------|
E:---------------| ------------------| ----------------------|
repeat phrase 2 repeat phrase 2 repeat phrase 2
phrase 2 (5th time)
e:---------------|
B:---------------|
G:---------------|
D:--------9------|
A:-----7---------|
E:--5------------|
go to phrase 3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
phrase 3 (5x - fade out 5th time through)
e:-------------------------|------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------7~~~-7~~~----|
G:------------9~~~-8~~~----|-----------7~~~-6~~~----|
D:--------11--9~~~-9~~~----|--------9---------------|
A:-----9-------------------|-----7------------------|
E:--7----------------------|--5---------------------|
e:-------------------------|------------------------|
B:-------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------9~~~-8~~~----|------------------------|
D:--------11--9~~~-9~~~----|------------------------|
A:-----9-------------------|------------------------|
E:--7----------------------|--7---------------------|
let ring_____________
I've tried to represent the timing as accurately as possible,
but you may need to listen to the song to really get a feel
for how the song should be played.