Hill of the Skull Joe Satriani
As recorded by Joe Satriani
From the 1988 Album SURFING WITH THE ALIEN
Music by Joe Satriani
Transcribed by Joe Satriani
0 2 [E5]2 x x x 3 5 [G5]5 x x x x 5 [D5]7 7 x x 5 7 [A5]7 x x x
7 x [B5]4 4 x x 7 6 4[B] x x x 1 3 [F5]3 x x x 2 4 [F#5]4 x x x
E5(type 2) C5 G/B G/C
0 2 2 4 5 x x 3 5 5 x x x 2 5 4 x x x 3 5 4 x x
E5(type 3) E7/Ab B5II F
0 2 2 4 x x 4 x 2 4 3 x x 2 4 4 x x 1 3 3 2 1 x
E5VII E
0 7 9 9 x x 0 2 2 1 0 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani'
Theme
Slow Rock Q=60
[E5] [G5] [G/C] [D5] [A5] [G5] [B5] [B]
[4/4] Gtr I
[B]| [B]| [B]| [B]| [B]| [B]| [B]| [B]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~
H H Q. E H Q. E Q E E W
|-------19----|-19----20-17----|-17----19\-15--------|-/19---------| |-17----------|----------------|---------------19-17-|-------------| |--------4----|--4-----5--2----|--2-----4------------|--/4---------| |--2----------|----------------|------------5---4--2-|-------------| |-------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------|
2 GUITARS
[E5] [G5] [G/C] [F5]
[B]| [B]| [B]| [B]|
[/] [/] [/] [/]
\1____
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H H Q. E Q +Q
|--------/19----|-19----20-17--(17)---| |-\17-----------|---------------------| |---------/4----|--4-----5--2---(2)---| |--\2-----------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------------|
[F#5] H [A5] H [B5] H [B]Q. [A5]E
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|
~~
+E E E E Q. S S W
|-(17)-x/-/18----17----/19-20-|-19-----------| |------x/-----19--------------|--------------| |--(2)-----/3-----2-----/4--5-|--4-----------| |------x/------4--------------|--------------| |------x/---------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------|--------------|
G5 F5 E5(type 2) D5
[B]| [B]| [B]| [B]|
[/] [/] [/] [/]
\1_______/
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
+Q E a E Q. +E +E E E a E Q E S S
|-(19)--19---22b24-17----(17)---|-(17)---15-15s19-\14--/17-15-14-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--(4)---4-4s=9-----------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------7-----(7)---|--(7)----5--5s=9--\4---/7--5--4-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[C5] Q. [G/A5]E H [B5] H [B] H
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W H H
|--------------|-/22b24----22b23----| |-17-----------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--7-----------|--/7--------6-------| |--------------|--------------------|
E5(type 3)E7/Ab A5 C5
[B]| [B]| [B]| [B]|
[/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~ ~~~~
[B] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [+E] [a] [E] [a] [E] [E]
|-/22b24----(22)-----20b22-20-|-(20)----(20)---------19b20-19-| |----------------/17----------|--------------17s15------------| |--------------------/7-----5-|--(5)-----(5)-------4S=5-----4-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--/7--------(7)--/7----------|---------------7s=5------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B5II C5 F B5II
[B]| [B]| [B]| [B]|
[/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~ ~~
[+B] [+E] [a] [E] [a] [E] [E] [B] [+E] [a] [E] [E] [E]
|-(19)----(19)---------17b19-17-|-17----(17)--------15b17-15-| |--------------15s13------------|------------13s12-----------| |--(4)-----(4)-------2s=4-----2-|--2-----(2)-----------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------/7-----5-| |---------------5s=3------------|-------------3s=2-----------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------|
E5(type D5 C5 G/A5
H H Q. E H
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~
[+B] [+E] [E] [a] [E] [E] [+B] [+E] [a] [E] [E] [E]
|-(15)----(15)/-------20b22-20-|-(20)-----(20)-------19b20-19-| |---------------\17------------|---------------19s17----------| |-------------------5s=7-----5-|--(5)------(5)--------5-----4-| |--(5)-----(5)-----------------|------------------------------| |----------------/7------------|------------------\7----------| |------------------------------|------------------------------|
[B5] [B] [C5] [D5]
[B]| [B]| [B]| [B]|
[/] [/] [/] [/]
\2.5/
~~~~
+H +E E a E E Q +Q +Q a E E
|-(19)----(19)--------------|-----------------------------| |------------------17s19-17-|-17--(17)-----(17)--17s19-17-| |--(4)-----(4)-\16----------|-----------------------------| |-------------------2s=4--2-|--2---(2)------(2)---2s=4--2-| |---------------\2----------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Trem. Bar FX
H.=H Free Time Q=63
E5VII D5 C5 B5II E
H H H H W
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
\2/ \1/ \1/ \2/ \2/ \7 \2.5/
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
+Q H E E +Q H E +E W
|-------22b24----------------|-------22b24================||===========| |-(17)------------17b19-17---|-(17)-------------19---(19)-||-17--------| |----------------------------|----------------------------||-----------| |--(2)---7-------------------|----------------------------||-----------| |------------------9-----7---|--(7)---7----------9----(9)-||--7--------| |----------------------------|----------------------------||-----------|
Gtr III
\1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/
|-------3-------| |----------3----------| |-------3-------|
a a Q. +S +S +S +E +S +S +S +E +S +S +S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |-----<2>------(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---------(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---: |---x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|
| Gtr IV
| /2______________________\2.5____________________/
| Q E +E +E. +S +Q
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |----------<2>-(<2>)-------------------(<2>)-------------------(<2>)---------(<2>)---------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
\1____/0____\2.5__________| \1.5___/ \7____/0___
~~~~~
|--3--|
S S S E +E +E +E +E E +S +S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------<2>--(<2>)---(<2>)-(<2>)-------(<2>)---<2>-(<2>)-(<2>)-| |--------x-----------------------------------------------------------| |------x-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| /1__________\1 \4/ \7
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E +Q +E S +S +Q.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-<4>--------(<4>)---------(<4>)--<2>--(<2>)-(<2>)-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
\7 \1.5/ \1.5 \1/ \3.5____/3____________\7
E. +S E. +S E. +S +E +E +W
|------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |-<2>-----------(<2>)-<3>----(<3>)--<4>--(<4>)---(<4>)-(<4>)-:-(<4>)----*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*|
|
| /1\ /2___\7 \2/ \7
| S +S +Q. Q +Q +W
|------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |--0---(0)--(0)----------------------0------------(0)--------:--(0)-----*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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