Crystal Planet by Joe Satriani from the album Crystal Planet
TAB'd by Frank A. Taylor - mork@sonic.net
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The full TAB!

Thanks for all the contributions! 

- Frank

Crystal Planet (Intro)

Whole intro (next two bars) repeated 4 times

Repeat first bar three times
      H  P  P          H  P      
E|--2--3--2--0--2----2--3--0--2----3--5--|
B|--0-----------0----0--------0----0--0--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|--2--3--2--2--------5----------7--|
B|--0--------0-----3----------5-----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------/7--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Next 4 bars played twice

      H  P  P           H  P  P
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--|
D|--4--5--4--2---4----4--5--4--2---4----5---2--|
A|--2------------2----2------------2----2------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


      H  P  P           H  P  P
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--|
D|--4--5--4--2---4----4--5--4--2---4----5---2--|
A|--2------------2----2------------2----2------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


      H  P  P           H  P  P
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--|
D|--4--5--4--2---4----4--5--4--2---4----5---2--|
A|--2------------2----2------------2----2------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

      H  P  P
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--4--5--4--2---4----4/7--7--2--2--|
A|--2------------2----2/5--5--0--0--|
E|----------------------------------|


    Harm.-------------------------------------------]
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--X----X---X---X----X---X---X----X---X---X----X---X---|
D|--X----X---X---X----X---X---X----X---X---X----X---X---|
A|--12---12--12--12---12--12--12---12--12--12---12--12--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


    Harm.---------------------]
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--X----X---X---X----X---X---X----------------------|
D|--X----X---X---X----X---X---X-----0----------------|
A|--12---12--12--12---12--12--12----0-----------0----|
E|--12-----------12-----------12----0----15/---------|


              ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--14>(15)--(15)---|---------14>(15)>(14)----12--|
G|------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------------------|
              ^Re-pick bent note

    ~~~~~~           ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|--14------12---12--------|---------------10--|
G|-------------------------|-----------11------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|


                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~                 P
E|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|--10/12---12---12----|--------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------11>(12)>(11)--9--|
D|---------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------|

      ~~~~~~       ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|--------------------|----------|
B|--------------------|----------|
G|--9/7--------7---7--|--(7)-----|
D|--------------------|----------|
A|--------------------|----------|
E|--------------------|----------|


              ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--14>(15)--(15)---|---------14>(15)>(14)----14--|
G|------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------------------|
              ^Re-pick bent note

    ~~~   ~~~
E|--------------14--|--(14)>(15)>(14)-------------|
B|--14----12--------|-------------------------10--|
G|------------------|--------------------11-------|
D|------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------------------|
                        ^Lil bend on the fretted note:)

            H     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|--------------------|--(12)---------------------|
B|--12---10--12-------|-------------14>(15)>(14)--|
G|--------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|

         ~~~~~~                ~~~~~~
E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|--12-----------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------/7--|--7--------------7/--|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

    ~~~~~                 ~~~~~~
E|--------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------|--13>(15)----------13>(15)>(13)--|
G|--11------12--|---------------------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------------------|


    ~~~~~                                ~~~~~~
E|--------------|--13>(14)------13>(14)>(13)-----|
B|--11------12--|--------------------------------|
G|--------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------------------------|

     ~~~~~~
E|--(13)------14--|--20>(21)------20>(21)--|
B|----------------|------------------------|
G|----------------|------------------------|
D|----------------|------------------------|
A|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

    ~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~
E|--20--------20>(21)--|--(21)----------|
B|---------------------|----------------|
G|---------------------|----------------|
D|---------------------|----------------|
A|---------------------|----------------|
E|---------------------|----------------|
                           ^Re-pick this bent note

E|--21>(22)----|--(21)------21>(22)>(21)---19--|
B|-------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------------------|


    ~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|--21------19----19--------|--(19)--------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------19----22--|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|--19-----------------|-----------21----21>(22)>(21)--|
B|--------22>(24)------|--(22)-------------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------------|


E|--19------|--(19)-----------------|
B|----------|-----------------------|
G|----------|-----------------------|
D|----------|------------/9----9----|
A|----------|-----------------------|
E|----------|-----------------------|


This next part can be tricky to play. I've seen the notes on the
A string written in TAB to be picked but I find that difficult and
awkward and prefer this way:) You do a left hand hammer on, to the
notes on the A string and on the last note in this first bar (the 15th
fret E string) making 16 notes perfectly in the bar.
Basically concentrate on the open E string rhythm, its constant and easier
to get a grip on, practice it by itself with the music if you like, just
playing the open notes until you get it! (if you really want to pick each
note then go for it!) - Frank


Repeat next two bars three times
      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H   H
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------14--------14--------14--------14--------17------|
E|--0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--15-----15--|


      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H   H
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------14--------14--------14--------14--------12------|
E|--0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--10-----10--|


      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H   H
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------14--------14--------14--------14--------17------|
E|--0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--15-----15--|


      H  H      H  H      H  H
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------14--------14--------14/-------------------|
E|--0--12-----0--12-----0--12----------X/-----------|
                                       ^Pick slide


         sh             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------15---------|--(15)----------------15>(16)--|
G|-------14>(15)----|--(14)-------------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--0---------------|-------------------------------|


               P                   P                ~~~~~~
E|--12----------------------------------------------------|
B|------12--15--12------12--------------------------------|
G|------------------14------15--14--12------14------12----|
D|--------------------------------------14------14--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


     ~~~~~~         P        ~~~~~~             P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(12)---------------------------------------------12------|
D|-----------12--14--12------12------14--12--14--12------14--|
A|-----------------------14----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


                                             sh
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15----15---------15-------------15--|
G|--14>(15)--------14>(15)--------14>(15)----14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


     ~~~~~~~~
E|------------------------12------15>(17)>(18)--|
B|--(15)---------15>(17)------12----------------|
G|--(14)----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


                                         H   P
E|----15>(16)----12-----------12------12--14--12------|
B|-------------------15>(16)------15--------------15--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


               P               P   P   H ~~~~~~
E|--12------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12--15--12------------------------------------------|
G|------------------14------15--14--12--14-------------/16--|
D|----------------------14-----------------------13---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


                                   ~~~~~~
E|------17>(19)------(17)>18----|--17------17----17/------18--19--|
B|--15--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                      ~prebent 17th fret note


   P   P         P             P   H   P                   P
E|--18--15----19--15--18----19--15--18--15------15--18--19--18--15------|
B|------------------------------------------19----------------------19--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


               P
E|--15-------------------------------------------|
B|------19--17--15--19--17/16----16--17/----/15--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


            ~~~~~~          ~~~~~~
E|--12--------------12--------------12------|
B|------12--15----------12--15----------12--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


                                      ~~~~                 P                   
E|-----------12---------------12------------12------12--15--|
B|--15>(17)------12--15>(17)------12--15--------15----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


   P                   P                   P                ~~~~~~
E|--12------12------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15------12--15--12------12----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------14------15--14--12------14------12------|
D|----------------------------------------------14------14----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

                  P                                          Tap
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------16-(14)--|
D|--14--12------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------14/12--10------12------10>(10.5)--------------------------|
E|---------------------12------12-------------12--10--12--0-----------|

This tap is done by fretting the 14th fret G string whilst tapping the
pick on the 16th fret as fast as you can, kinda like vinrating your pick
on the fretboard! Another couple follow:

                      Tap                   Tap        Tap
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------------0-----|
G|--(16)--------------17-(14)--|--(17)------16-(14)----17-(14)--------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------X/-|
     ^ Tapping continued           ^ continued                 Pick Slide


        sh
E|------16>(17)>(16)--------------------------|
B|----------------------17>(18)>(17)----------|
G|----------------------------------------16--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


    ~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~            ~~~~~~~
E|---------------------------|------------------------12-------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------12--12-----------|
G|--17-------16/13-------14--|--12-------14--14>(16)--------------14>(16)--|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|



E|------12------12--12--------12------12-----------|
B|--12------15----------15--------15------15>(17)--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


          P                H   P                  P                  P
E|--12--------------------------------------12-----------------12---------|
B|-----15--12--15>(17)--12--15--12--15>(17)----15--12--15>(17)----15--12--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|---------------------------------|
B|--15>(17)---------(17)-----------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                     ^ Repick 

The next few parts are all repeats of what has came before so there's
no point in bloating the tab by including it twice, it's pretty obvious
you play the same stuff :) So here goes the outro! - Frank


Repeat next two bars eight times

      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H   H
E|--------14--------14--------14--------14--------17------|
B|--0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--15-----15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H      H  H   H
E|--------14--------14--------14--------14--------12------|
B|--0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--12-----0--10-----10--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P       P   P       P   P       P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--14--0---17--15--0---15--14--0---14--12--0---14--0---15--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P       P   P       P   P       P      P
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17--15--0---15--14--0---14--12--0---14--12--0---12--0--14--0--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

       H   P       H   P       P   P       P   P       P           P
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--14--0---14--15--0---17--15--0---15--14--0---14--12/10---12--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

   p   p       H   P       H   P       P       P       P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--0---12--14--0---12--14--0---12--0---10--0---12--0---10--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P       P   P       H   P       P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--10--0---14--12--0---15--14--0---15--17--0---15--0---14--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P       P   P       P   P       P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--14--0---14--12--0---12--10--0---15--14--0---17--0---14--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       p       p       P   P       P       P       P   P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--0---10--0---12--10--0---12--0---10--0---12--10--0---10--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P       P       P   P       P       P       P   P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--0---10--0---12--10--0---12--0---10--0---12--10--0---17--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P       P                P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19--17--0---17--15--0---15--14/12---12---14--12---14---12--12--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14--12--0---15--14--0---17--15--0---15--14--0---15--0---14--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P       P   P       P   P       P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17--15--0---15--14--0---14--12--0---12--10--0---12--0---10--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P       P   P       P   P       P       P
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--10--0---14--12--0---12--10--0---14--12--0---14--0---15--0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       P   P       P   P                       P
E|--------------------------17--15-----15---14--12---12/10---14--10--|
B|--17--15--0---15--14--0--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

       P
E|----------14--12---------------------12--10----10--9--|
B|--14--12-----------14--12---12--10--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


E|----9--7----10--9----12--10----14--12----15--14--|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


E|----17--15----19--17----19--17----19--17----19--19--|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Repeat next bar four times

E|--19--14----19--14----19--14----19--14----19--14--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


E|--15--14--12--17--15--14----------------------15--14--12--14--|
B|--------------------------17--15--14--15--14------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--12--12--------------------------12--10--0---10--9--0---9--7--|
B|----------14--12--0---12--10--0--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--0---10--9--0---12--10--0--------------------------9--7--0--|
B|-----------------------------12--10--0---10--8--0------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--7--0---10--8--0---8--7--0---7--5--0---5--3--0--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

      H  P  P
E|--2--3--2--0---2----|
B|--0------------0----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|


Wow, pretty amazing song - maybe my favourite on the cd! All the jamming at
the end where Jeff is positively thundering on the drums, Stu is rocking on
the bass and Joe is flying up his frets reminds me of Crossroads played live
by Eric Clapton with Cream, they're all in that groove!

So long for now, thank's for your emails - keep em coming! - 09/01/98

Frank - mork@sonic.net