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A PIECE OF LIQUID
As recorded by Joe Satriani
(From the 1998 Album CRYSTAL PLANET)
Transcribed by Ben Max
Music by Joe Satriani and Z.Z. Satriani
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Slow Q=96
N.C.
4/4 2/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
Theme
$
N.C.(E)
4/4
Gtr I
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|-13--15-(15)-16-16s18--16-(16)-15-|-15s13-13-(13)----|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|-11--13-(13)-14-14s16--14-(14)-13-|-13s11-11-(11)----|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
(Em)
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|-12--14-(14)-16-16s19--16-(16)-14-|-14s12-12-(12)----|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|-10--12-(12)-14-14s17--14-(14)-12-|-12s10-10-(10)----|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
(A/E)
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|-14--16-(16)-18-18s21--18-(18)-16-|-16s14-14-(14)----|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
|-12--14-(14)-16-16s19--16-(16)-14-|-14s12-12-(12)----|
|----------------------------------|------------------|
(E)
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +Q +Q. E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-13--15-(15)-16-16s20--16-(16)-15-|-15s13-13-(13)--(13)-----|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-11--13-(13)-14-14s18--14-(14)-13-|-13s11-11-(11)--(11)-----|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
(E5)
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +E E E. S +E E
|-------------------------|-------------0----------|
|-------------------------|-----------0----0-(0)---|
|-4--5-(5)-8-8s9--8-(8)-5-|-5s4-4-(4)------------4-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-2--3-(3)-6-6s7--6-(6)-3-|-3s2-2-(2)--------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
(Eb5)
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +E E E. S +Q
|-------------------------|-------------0---------|
|-------------------------|-----------0----0-(0)--|
|-3--4-(4)-6-6s7--6-(6)-4-|-4s3-3-(3)-------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-1--2-(2)-4-4s5--4-(4)-2-|-2s1-1-(1)-------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
(A/C#)
~~~ ~~~
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +E E E. S +E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------0-----------|
|----------------------------------|---------------0----0-(0)----|
|-14--16-(16)-18-18s21--18-(18)-16-|-16s14-14-(14)------------14-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12--14-(14)-16-16s19--16-(16)-14-|-14s12-12-(12)---------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
(E)
~~~ ~~~
E. S +E E a E. S +E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-13--14-(14)-16-16s20--16-(16)-14-|
|----------------------------------|
|-11--12-(12)-14-14s18--14-(14)-12-|
|----------------------------------|
(B)
~~~ ~~~
S E S +E E E. S Q E. S +E E a E. S +E E
|-----------------0-------|----------------------------------|
|---------------0----0-0--|----------------------------------|
|-14s13-13-(13)-----------|-11--13-(13)-14-14s16--14-(14)-13-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-12s11-11-(11)-----------|--9--11-(11)-12-12s14--12-(12)-11-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
To Coda
E5
S E S +H. E. S +E E E. S +Q H E. S +E E
|--------------------|----------0----0-(0)--|------0--0-(0)---|
|--------------------|----0-(0)---0--0-(0)--|------0----------|
|-13s11-11-(11)------|-9--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|-11s=9--9--(9)------|-7--------------------|-7---------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Guitar Solo
Am
Gtr II
|--3--|
S S S S T T T T T +T T T T T S S S S +Q
|-5-------------5------------------------------------------|
|---8p==5-----5----8--5------------------------------------|
|---------7b9------------7b9r(7)p5---7-----5---------------|
|----------------------------------7---7------7p5----------|
|-------------------------------------------------7-(7)----|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S +S E. +E S S +S E.
|-------------8---(8)-----------------------------8-(8)----|
|-----------------------10---------------(10)--------------|
|-7h==9---9-------------------------------------9-------9--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
Asus2sus4
~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3----|
E E S S S +E +E. a a S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----0tr2----0h=2s====4-(4)--(4)---4h5p=4------4------|
|-------------------------------------------7----5s7--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S E. +E S S +S S S S
|---------7-(7)---------------------------------------|
|---10------------10--------(10)-------10-(10)--------|
|-7------------------------------7-------------7-7-7--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Am
~~~~~~
S E S +Q Q S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------5-7-|
|---7---7-(7)------------------7------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +S E. +E. S +S E.
|-------8-(8)-----------8--(8)--------|
|-------------10--(10)-10-(10)--------|
|-7h9-9------------------------9------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Asus2sus4
~~~
S S S S S S S S E e Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-4h5p=4h5--4------4s7---7--9----9--------|
|---------------7-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S E. +E S S +S S S S
|--------7-(7)----------------7-(7)-------|
|-----10-------10------(10)---------------|
|-7-------------------------7-------7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Am
PM|
|------5------| |--3--|
T T T T T e E S S S a a a E E E S S
|--------------12-17-------------17p12-x-------------------------|
|-----------13---------------------------x-----------------------|
|------14----------------------------------xs==9--7----------4---|
|---14---------------------------------------------------------7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +S E. +E S S +S E.
|--------------------8-(8)--------------------------8-(8)--------|
|--------------------------10----------------(10)----------------|
|-7h======9--------9------------------------------9-------9------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Asus2sus4
~~~~
S T T S S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------5--8p5------5--------|
|--------------------5h8-----------8------------|
|-4h5p4----4--5---7-----------------------------|
|--------7--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S E. +E S S +S S S S
|----------7-(7)--------------------------------|
|-------10-------10------(10)-----10-(10)-------|
|-7-----------------------------7---------7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Am
Q +S +S e S a +E. S S e
|-10b12========(10)r(10)p8------10pb11r(10)------8------10b12-|
|---------------------------------------------------10--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +S E. +E. S +S E.
|------------8--(8)--------------------------8--(8)-----------|
|--------------------10----(10)-------------10-(10)-----------|
|--7h====9-9-----------------------------------------9--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Asus2sus4
~~~~~~~
S E S +Q S S E Q
|-10-8----10-(10)-------8------------------|
|--------------------------10--------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E +E. S +S S E
|----------7--(7)---------------7-(7)------|
|------10---------10------------------10---|
|--7-----------------7-(7)-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Bsus4
~~~~~~~
Q a S S S S +Q a a S E S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8tr9-----(8)s=6s=8-9s11-(11)-----9h11p=9s=8-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E E S S +Q
|--------7-----(7)---------------7------(7)-----|
|--------7-----(7)---------------7------(7)-----|
|------9-----------9-9------9--9----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
S S S S +S S E +E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0-0------|
|--8s=6s4s6-(6)s4s2-(2)-2s4-----2p1--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| +E S S +S S E +E E E E
|-(7)-----7-(7)----------------------|
|-(7)-----7-(7)---------7-------7----|
|-------9-------9-9-(9)-----9--------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
B
E. a S +E E +E a E +E E E. a S +E E +S E S E S S
|--------------------------0h2-(2)---2-|--2--0h2-(2)---2-(2)---------4-5--|
|-0--------------------------0-(0)---0-|--0----0-(0)---0-(0)-0---0-0------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------2s4-(4)---<4>-(<4>)-------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E Q +S S E E. S +S S E +E S S E E
|--------7-(7)-7-----------------------|-11----7-(7)-7-----------7--------|
|--------7-(7)-7-------------------7---|---------------7-(7)---7---7------|
|-8--8------------8----8-------(8)---8-|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bsus4
|----3-----|
a E. a S +E E E a E. a S +E a E
|-5s7----7s9-(9)---11---12-12s14----14s16-(16)---16s17-|
|---0------0-(0)---------------0--------0--(0)-------0-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---0--0---0-(0)-0----0--------0--0-----0--(0)-0-----0-|
|---9--9---9-(9)-9----9--------9--9-----9--(9)-9-----9-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---7--7---7-(7)-7----7--------7--7-----7--(7)-7-----7-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
E a a S S Q a a S S S S S S S S
|-17-16h17p16s14-16------14h16p14s12-12-11-11s=12-14-14--|
|--0--------0-----0-------------0-----0--0--0------0--0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--------0--0-(0)-0-0--------0-----0--0-(0)--0--0-----|
|--9--------9--9-(9)-9-9--------9-----9--9-(9)--9--9-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------7--7-(7)-7-7--------7-----7--7-(7)--7--7-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
B
~~ ~~~~~
E. S +E E Q T T E. H +H
|-14----------------------------------|-17b19==============(17)r--------||
|--0----0-(0)---12-12-----12--12------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|
| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E. S +Q
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--0--0-0-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-(0)----0--0-|--0-----0-0-(0)-0-0-------0-(0)--||
|--8--8-8-(8)-8--8--8-8-8-(8)----8--8-|--8-----8-8-(8)-8-8---8----------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--6--6-6-(6)-6--6--6-6-6-(6)----6--6-|--6-----6-6-(6)-6-6---6----------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Outro
&
Amaj7 Am6/C E
Gtr I
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
||--4--4-(4)-4-4--4-(4)-4-|-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-|-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
||o-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-|-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
||--2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-|-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-|
||------------------------|-----------------------|-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E. S +E E E. S +E E
|-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)----||
|-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)---o||
|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)----||
|-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)----||
|-----------------------o||
|------------------------||
N.C.(E) (Emaj7)
~~~
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
|----------------------------------|------------------*|
|----------------------------------|------------------*|
|-13--15-(15)-16-16s18--16-(16)-15-|-15s13-13-(13)----*|
|----------------------------------|------------------*|
|-11--13-(13)-14-14s16--14-(14)-13-|-13s11-11-(11)----*|
|----------------------------------|------------------*|
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
- 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
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
