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A-Z (artist name) of Guitar Tab
A    B    C    D    E    F
G    H    I    J    K    L
M    N    O    P    Q    R
S    T    U    V    W    X
Y    Z    0-9

################################################################ # The following is the author's own interpretation of the song # # to be used for studying or private use only. Downloaded from # # www.TabGuitarLessons.com. FREE GUITAR SOFTWARE + LOTS MORE! # # Home of the 60 minute fretboard memory technique. You'll # # memorise ALL the notes and positions on the fretboard in 60 # # minutes or less. visit www.TabGuitarLessons.com today. # ################################################################ From: Dennis Hussey Subject: TAB:by Transcribed by Dennis Hussey. Feel free to leave any comments, corrections, or complaints at hussey@ceatlabs.okstate.edu This is the final track of Joe Satriani's 'Surfing with an Alien' entitled Midnight. It would definitely help to have a copy of the song to play along with, as the Satch changes his tempo and intensity throughout the song. Satriani played this song by fretboard tapping with both hands. Some people suggest using a damper or handkerchief to prevent accidental pull-off noise, but I've found with careful muting this problem can be avoided. I like the sound best with a fairly strong reverb, and setting the chorus rate rather slow, and adding high depth. I don't have any other effects, but a delay could add an interesting flavor to the song. The notation is standard tablature, with the numbers above the tab indicating which fingers to tap the strings. The intro is a series of quadruplets in group in standard 4/4 time. Satch varies the tempo a bit, so allow a little flexibility. Make sure to hold the note down until the next note is struck, where the initial note is then released. This will take some practice. The body of the song taps chords in an odd time. I've found it is best to listen to the song, and try to isolate the beat of the taps. Again remember to hold the tapped notes until the next chord is ready to be struck. You can practice the rhythm by drumming your hands in your spare time. I am not familiar with drummer notation but the rhythm could be written as 1/16 1/16 1/8 1/16 1/16 1/8 1/16 1/16 1/8 1/16 1/16 1/8 1/16 1/16 1/8 1/16 1/16 1/8 where the fractions are eighth notes and sixteenth notes. I've also tried to help by spacing the chords appropriately. The outro is similar to the intro, but becomes more difficult with a wicked ascending tempo towards the the exiting measures. Have fun and eat your Wheaties before starting. You'll need 'em. All notes are tapped with fingers. Fingering notation: L1 = left index R1 = right index L4 = left pinky R4 = right pinky L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat three times L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat three times [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------12---------------------------------------------14-----------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------12------------------------------10------------14------------] [-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------] [--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat three times L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat ONE time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------12-------------------------------------------14-------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------12------------------------------10------------14------------] [-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------] [--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------] L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat ONE time L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat three times [---------------14-------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------12-------------------] [---------------------14-------------------------------------------------------] [--------10------------------------------------------------------12------------] [---9-----------------------------------------------9--------------------------] [----------------------------------------------7-------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat three times L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat three times [---------------12-------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------12-------------------] [---------------------12-----------------------------9-------------------------] [--------9------------------------------------------------------12-------------] [---7-------------------------------------------9------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat once L1 [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------11-------------------------------------------------------------] [--------9---------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------11-------------------------------------------------------] [---9-------------------------------------------9------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat three times L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat three times [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------12---------------------------------------------14-----------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------12------------------------------10------------14------------] [-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------] [--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat three times L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat ONE time [---------------------------------------------------------14-------------------] [------------12----------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------14----------] [------------------12------------------------------10--------------------------] [-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------] [--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat once L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat three time [------------12----------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------12-------------------------] [------------------12----------------------------------------------------------] [------10--------------------------------------------------12------------------] [--9----------------------------------------9----------------------------------] [---------------------------------------7--------------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat three times L1 L2 R2 R1 Repeat three times [---------------12-------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------12-------------------] [---------------------12-----------------------------9-------------------------] [--------9-------------------------------------------------------12------------] [---7-------------------------------------------9------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L1 L3 R2 R1 Repeat once L1 [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------11-------------------------------------------------------------] [--------9---------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------11-------------------------------------------------------] [---9-------------------------------------------9------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] End intro, Begin body. Start guitar and background clap simultaneously L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------] [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------] [--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------] [--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------] [--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------] [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------] [--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------] [--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------] [--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------] [--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------] [--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------] [--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------] [--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--9-----17-----9----------17----9----17---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] ***Tricky part L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [--------15----------------15---------15---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--9-----16-----9----------16----9----16---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--9-----17-----9----------17----9----17---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] ***Tricky part L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [--------15----------------15---------15---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--9-----16-----9----------16----9----16---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--11----20-----11---------20----11---20---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--9------------9----------------9---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [--------22----------------22---------22---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--11----22-----11---------22----11---22---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--9------------9----------------9---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L3 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat THREE times [--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--11----19-----11---------19----11---19---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--9------------9----------------9---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] End clapping rhythm L2 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------14----------------14---------14---------------------------------------] [--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------] [--------14----------------14---------14---------------------------------------] [--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] ***Tricky part L2 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------15----------------15---------15---------------------------------------] [--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------] [--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------] [--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------] [--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------] [--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L2 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L2 R2 L2 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--8------------8---------------8----------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L2 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L2 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--7------------7---------------7----------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--7------------7---------------7----------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L2 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L3 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L2 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat one time [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] L2 R2 L2 R2 L3 R2 L1 R1 L1 R1 L1 R1 Repeat three times while slowing the tempo gradually [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------] [--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] Outro, return to single note tapping. [----------------------------------------------------------12------------------] [-------------12----------------------14---------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------12---------9---] [------------------12-----------9----------14-----------9----------------------] [-------9------------------8----------------------7--------------------9-------] [--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------11-------------------12---------------------14------------------12-] [-------9----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----------------11---------7---------12----------9----------14----------------] [---9------------------7---------------------8-------------------------9-------] [------------------------------------------------------------------7-----------] Repeat previous two measures four times, increasing tempo with each repeat. Cadenza Repeat three times [------------12-------------------12-------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------12-------------------12--------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------] [---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------] Repeat three times [------------11-------------------11-------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------11-------------------11--------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------9--------------------9-------------------------------------------------] [---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------] Repeat one time [------------12-------------------12-------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------12-------------------12--------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------] [---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------] DO NOT REPEAT [------------15-------------------15-------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------15-------------------15--------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------] [---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------] DO NOT REPEAT [------------12-------------------12-------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------12-------------------12--------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------] [---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------] Repeat 2 1/2 times [------------11-------------------11-------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------11-------------------11--------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------9--------------------9-------------------------------------------------] [---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------] Merry Christmas Dennis Hussey 21 Dec 1995 Revised February 1, 1996 by Dennis Hussey ........................................................................... You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed. -Napoleon Hill