Z.Z.'s Song
from the album "Crystal Planet" (1998)
by Joe Satriani

transcription by Dave Gruska (gruskada@hotmail.com)

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.