ORIENTAL MELODY
                           As recorded by Joe Satriani
                  (From the 2002 Album STRANGE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC)
 
Transcribed by Matt
Submitted by Matt
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Drop D'
 
INTRO
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0----|
|-15-15-17-17-17-17-11-9-11-9-11-9----|
|-------------------------------------|
 

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0---0--0----|
|-3-5-6-3--3-3-3-5---9--10--5----|
|--------------------------------|
 

play this part 4 times - joe uses some tremelo effect on a
very clean tone with chorus and some slap back delay.
(TIMING NOT INDICATED)
 
VERSE
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-3-5-5-5p3p0-3-5-5-5-3--------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0--0-0--0----|
 
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3-5-5-5p3p0-----------------------|
|-------------5-3-[5]---------------|
|----------------------0--0-0--0----|
 

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-3-5-5-5-3-0-5-3-5-3--------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---------------------0--0-0--0----|
 
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-3-5-5-5p3p0-0--------------------|
|---------------5-3h5--------------|
|---------------------0--0-0--0----|
 
 
 
Ok this part is really cool,
Joe uses like stereo pan and delay with staccato rhythm to
Give it that 'oriental' feeling. PLAY WITH ATTITUDE and
Even if u don't have delay it will u can still make it sound
Pretty cool. 
(Tip: pick the low e notes if u don't have delay - listen to song)
 
INTERLUDE                                                 
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-2h3-2h3-2h3-0-0h2-0h2-0h2------------------------|
|---------------------------4-------0h2-2-3S5-3----|
|-----------------------------0-1-4----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
 

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2h3-2h3-2h3-0-0h2--0h2-0h2-----------------------------|
|----------------------------4--------0h2-2-3S5-5S7-7----|
|------------------------------0-1--4--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
 

This is kind of the interlude to the chorus below,
 
CHORUS
                        ~~                     ~~    ~~
|-18b20-18-17-15-17-15---------------------15-15----------|
|----------------------15------------15-18-------18p15----|
|------------------------------17-17----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
 

                  ~~
|-18b20-18-17-15-17----|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
 

Ok that's the lead part, harmonized an octave above!
With synthesizer
 

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-4h5-4h5-4-2S4-2p0-----|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
 

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-5S7-4--------0----------|
|-----------0h3h5----5p3p0----|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
 

Ok the above part is played a few times with slight variations at
The same time as "the chorus", I'm pretty sure Joe saturates
The tone with some wah.
 
FILL
                  ~~
|-16-14-16-14-16-17----|
|----------------------|
|----------------------| <--this fill is played in the next part.
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
 
play this with a whammy bar to get the notes...
listen and you will hear it
 
ok then its just a simple solo and some repetition of the above. I really
think satch has slowed down since the extremist (sigh)
oh well at least it makes it easier for us guys to work it out right?
enjoy.
 

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