Chords of Life   Joe Satriani

 
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 \: slide down


 /: slide up


 (): bend up or down


 <>: natural harmonics


 ~~: vibrato


 


 This is my favourite song on his new album. I couldnt tab the solo because it is extremely


 fast. There are 3 guitars on this song: Joe Satriani lead, rhythm harmonics, and acoustic.


 


 Rhythm goes like this then like this then this


 for about 32 times: 8 times: 8 times:


 (rhythm 1) (rhythm 2) (rhythm 3)


 

 
 [---------<12>------] [-------<7>-----] [-------<5>-----]
 [-----<12>----<12>--] [----<7>---<7>--] [----<5>---<5>--]
 [-<12>--------------] [-<7>-----------] [-<5>-----------]
 [-------------------] [---------------] [---------------]
 [-------------------] [---------------] [---------------]
 [-------------------] [---------------] [---------------]

 


 


 Lead goes like this:


 (rhythm 1 starts)


 

 
 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------10----11------------]
 [----------------------------------------------12--12--------------12------]
 [-8--8--8/10--12------8--10---10/12-12-------------------------------------]
 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 [-------------------------------------------------------------------10------------]
 [-------------------------------------------------------------10------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------------------12--12--------------12------]
 [-8--8--8/10--10/12------8--8/10--10/12---12~~------------------------------------]
 [---------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 [---------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

 


 


 (rhythm 2 starts)


 

 
 [-------------8------------------9--------]
 [----------8--------8---------------------]
 [-8----10--------------10--9--------------]
 [-----------------------------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------]

 


 


 (rhythm 3 starts)


 

 
 [-10------------11---------------14---------------20(22)--------]
 [-----------7---------------10---------14-15-17-----------------]
 [-------7-8-----------10-12-------------------------------------]
 [---------------------------------------------------------------]
 [---------------------------------------------------------------]
 [---------------------------------------------------------------]

 


 


 Acoustic guitar:


 

 
 [-10-10-----8--6-6-----5--3-3-----5--6-6-----8------]
 [-11-11-----8--6-6-----6--4-4-----6--6-6-----8------]
 [-12-12-----10-8-8-----7--5-5-----7--8-8-----10-----]
 [-12-12-----10-8-8-----7--5-5-----7--8-8-----10-----] x 4
 [-10-10-----8--6-6-----5--3-3-----5--6-6-----8------]
 [-10-10-----8--6-6-----5--3-3-----5--6-6-----8------]

 


 


 Lead starts on when acoustic starts its second:


 

 
 [-----------------------------------------------------------]
 [-13(16)--11--13---------------13(16)--11--13-------13------]
 [-----------------12---10----------------------12-----------]
 [-----------------------------------------------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------------------------]
 *[-----------------------------------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------------]
 [-----------------------------------------------]
 [-10--8-8---10-8-10---10-8---10--8-10-8--8-10---]
 [-----------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------]
 [-13(16)--11--13-------13------]
 [-----------------12-----------]
 [------------------------------]
 [------------------------------]
 [------------------------------]
 *[--------------------------------------------]
 [--------------------------------------------]
 [--------------------------------------------]
 [--------------------------------------------]
 [-10---10-10--8----------------8-10-8-10-8---]
 [--------------------------------------------]