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Joe Satriani
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Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:53:18 -0700 (PDT)

From: Yuri Zhukov <badhorsie9@yahoo.com>

Subject: s/satriani_joe/back_to_shalla-bal.tab

?Back to Shalla-Bal? by Joe Satriani

from the ?Flying in a Blue Dream? Album

tabbed by Yuri Zhukov

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---|
|-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---|
|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---|

The ?growling? part, all with whammy bar:

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|------------------ph-----|

|-0(2)(0)(1)(0)(2)-2-(5)--|

main melody 1, w/ wah:

|-------------------------------|
|-ph------------ph--------------|
|-9(11)-7-------7(7.5)(7)-------|
|---------9-7-9-----------7-9~~-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-7--------------|----------------------|
|--10----9~~-7-7-|-ph-------------------|
|----11----------|-9(11)(9)(11)-7-------|
|------9---------|----------------9-7---|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------------------ph-ph-ph---|
|---------------2(4)--4--4--4--?|
|-------ph-0-0-----------------?|
|-7-5-7-7-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|

melody 2:

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------4(5)(4)-2--slow bend--|
|-0-4-7-------------3(4)~~~~--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------9-11(12)(11)-9------------|
|-7-11----------------10(11)~~~--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------4(5)(4)-2--slow bend--|
|-0-4-7-------------3(4)~~~~--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------7(7.5)-4------4-7(7.5)-4~~~--|
|------------------4-6----------------|
|------9------------------------------|
|-7-11--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------9-11(12)(11)-9------------|
|-7-11----------------10(11)~~~--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------12~~--|
|------11-13(13.5)(13)-11--------------|
|-9-13--------------------12(13)-------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------12~~--|
|------12-14(15)(14)-12--------------|
|-9-13------------------12(13)-------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-4(6)-6-6-4(6)-6-6~~---|
|-5(7)-7-7-5(7)-7-7~~---|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-7(9)--9--9--7(9)--9--9~~~--|

|-9(11)-11-11-9(11)-11-11~~--|

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

|-10(12)-12-12-10(12)-12-12~~---|

|-12(14)-14-14-12(14)-14-14~~---|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|-12(14)-14-14-12(14)-14-14~~--|

|-14(16)-16-16-14(16)-16-16~~--|

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

solo:

|-19(21)-19(21)-19(21)-19(21)(19)|-21^16^21^16^14-19^16^14-----|

|--------------------------------|------------------------16---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------18-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-------------------|-21^19^16^14^21^19^16^19^21^19^16^14^-|
-21^19^16^14-21^19-|--------------------------------------|
-------------------|--------------------------------------|
-------------------|--------------------------------------|
-------------------|--------------------------------------|
-------------------|--------------------------------------|

-21^19^16^14^21^19^16^14^16-18-19^18^16^14^16^18^19^18^16^14|

------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|

|-18^16^14^16^18^19^18^16^14^16^14^12^11^14-12-11-|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|-14(16)(14)(17)(pull off fretboard)-|

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------(very very fast)------------------------------|

|-ph-15-16-181615181615181615181615181615181615181615181615-|

|-14--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------(elevens not ones)------|

|-181615181615181615\131313\111111/131313\111111\-

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------ph--17(19)--14^12-------------------------|
-99119\8898\6686\4----------------13^11--------------------|
---------------------------------------14^11^14^11^9--9----|
----------------------------------------------------11-9^7^|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-4--|
|-------------------ph-------------------|

|-9^7^9^7^9^7^9(11)-7(9)(7)(9)(7)(9)-----|

|----------------------------------------|

t t t t t

|-15-7^10-15-7^10-15-7^10-15-7^10-15-7^10-|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

t t t t t

|-14-5^10-14-5^10-14-5^10-14-5^10-14-5^10-|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

t t t t t

|-17-9^12-17-9^12-17-9^12-17-9^12-17-9^12-|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

t t t t t

|-16-7^12-16-7^12-16-7^12-16-7^12-16-7^12-|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

t t t t t

|-19-10^15-19-10^15-19-10^15-19-10^15-19-10^15-|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

t t t t t

|-17-10^14-17-10^14-17-10^14-17-10^14-17-10^14-|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-19^0^17^0^16^0^14^0^12^10^0^10^9^0^9^7^0^7^5^0^5^4^0^4^2^0-|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4^2^4^0^2^0------------------------|
|------------3^2^3^0^2^0^9^7^5^3^2^0-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|
|-ph-----18-19-19~~~--|
|-10------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

back to main theme:

|-------------------------------|
|-ph------------ph--------------|
|-9(11)-7-------7(7.5)(7)-------|
|---------9-7-9-----------7-9~~-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-7--------------|----------------------|
|--10----9~~-7-7-|-ph-------------------|
|----11----------|-9(11)(9)(11)-7-------|
|------9---------|----------------9-7---|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------------------ph-ph-ph---|
|---------------2(4)--4--4--4--?|
|-------ph-0-0-----------------?|
|-7-5-7-7-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|

melody 2 w/ ad lib:

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------4(5)(4)-2--slow bend--|
|-0-4-7-------------3(4)~~~~--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------9-11(12)(11)-9------------|
|-7-11----------------10(11)~~~--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------4(5)(4)-2--slow bend--|
|-0-4-7-------------3(4)~~~~--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------7(7.5)-4------4-7(7.5)-4~~~--|
|------------------4-6----------------|
|------9------------------------------|
|-7-11--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------9-|
|------9-11(12)(11)-9------------|
|-7-11----------------10(11)~~~--|
|--------------------------------|
|-10(12)(11)-7-5----------------|
|----------------7--------------|
|-----------------9(11)-0-7~~~--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------9-11(12)(11)-9------------|
|-7-11----------------10(11)~~~--|
|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-7-7-|
|-10-10-5---7^9^7^9^7---------|
|-11-11-4-4-7^9^7^9^7---------|
|---------------------9-------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

solo 2:

t t t t t t

|--------------------------------------|
|-9-3^5-9-3^5-9-3^5-9-3^5-9-3^5-9-3^5--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

t t t t t t

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-9-3^5^7-9-3^5^7-9-3^5^7-9-3^5^7-9-3^5^7-9-3^5^7-|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

t t t t t t

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

t t t t t t

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-10-4^5^9-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-10^9-4^7-|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-11^10-5^7-11^10-5^7-11^10-5^7-11^10-5^7-11^10-5^7-11^10-5^7-9-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------10|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

tremolo picking

|-16/////////////-17/////////////-16///-14///-12///-10///-|

|-15/////////////-X-/////////////-------------------------|

|-16/////////////-16/////////////-16///-14///-13///-11///-|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-8-7--|
|-5-4-3--|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|-4(6)-6-6-4(6)-6-6~~---|
|-5(7)-7-7-5(7)-7-7~~---|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-7(9)--9--9--7(9)--9--9~~~--|

|-9(11)-11-11-9(11)-11-11~~--|

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

|-10(12)-12-12-10(12)-12-12~~---|

|-12(14)-14-14-12(14)-14-14~~---|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|-12(14)-14-14-12(14)-14-14~~--|

|-14(16)-16-16-14(16)-16-16~~--|

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--------------------------12-17-19~~~----------------|
|-17(19)^15^17^15----12-15-------------------10-12~~~-|
|-----------------14--------------------9(11)---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

tab key:

t=tap

ph=pinch harmonic

^=legato

x(y)=bend note "x" to pitch "y"

/=slide up

\=slide down

~=vibrato

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