"Flying In A Blue Dream" from "Flying In A Blue Dream' - by Joe Satriani TAB'd by Frank A. Taylor frank@lsds.com One of the best solo guitar peices you're ever likely to hear IMHO and also very hard to put into little squiggles on your computer screen so take this as my disclaimer and my I am Scum and so on because remember the notes you read here are just rough guides for your hands, always listen to the music and close your eyes and feel the feeling and then you can put you hands to use. Enjoy! - Frank You can get my latest TAB's and updates on my old ones at my web page - http://www.lsds.com/frank/guitar.html Notes The top guitar plays the one 'C' note for a long time but the guitar is cranked up to high volume and sustain and Joe seems to be moving abot physically in front of the amp creating different feedback notes as he moves, fading in and out. Very hard to get but give it a try. The approximate feedback pitches are below the top bar. The bottom guitar is tuned (from low to high) C F C F A C which is open F tuning. I've just put the intro chords but I'll add all the chords later if requested. Flying In A Blue Dream by Joe Satriani TAB'd by Frank A. Taylor - frank@lsds.com vibrato with trem bar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E|-------|---------|--------------------|---------| B|-------|---------|--------------------|---------| G|-------|---------|--------------------|---------| D|-------|---------|--------------------|---------| A|--3----|--(3)----|--(3)---------------|--(3)----| E|-------|---------|--------------------|---------| | C E C | | let ring-----------------] E|-------|---------|-----------7--7--7--|--7----| Repeat the last 2 bars B|-------|---------|-----------9--9--7--|--7----| 11 times. G|-------|---------|-----------9--9--7--|--7----| Call it Rhythm 1 D|-------|---------|--------7-----------|-------| A|-------|---------|-----7--------------|-------| E|-------|---------|--0-----------------|-------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| A|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----| E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| D G E C B G D C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| A|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----|--(3)----| E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| G C G C ~~~~ ~~~~~ E|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------- B|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------- G|--------7/(9)--9--9--|--9/(11)---11---11/(12)--|--12/(14)---12--|--(12)-- D|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------- A|--(3)----------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------- E|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ E--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------- B--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------- G--(12)--|--(12)----7/(9)---(9)/(11)---9/(11)--|--9/(11)---9/(11)--11/(12)-- D--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------- A--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------- E--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ E------|-------------|----------|--------------------------------|-------- B--12--|--(12)-------|----------|---------11/(13)--13---13/(15)--|--15---- G------|---------12--|--(12)----|--(12)--------------------------|-------- D------|-------------|----------|--------------------------------|-------- A------|-------------|----------|--------------------------------|-------- E------|-------------|----------|--------------------------------|-------- ~~~~~~ E-----------15--|--15------13---18--|--(18)-- B--16--16-------|-------------------|-------- G---------------|-------------------|-------- D---------------|-------------------|-------- A---------------|-------------------|-------- E---------------|-------------------|-------- P H P H P H P E--(18)--15--------------------------|--12--12/(14)--12/(14)--| B------------18--15------------------|------------------------| G--------------------17--15----------|------------------------| D----------------------------17--15--|------------------------| A------------------------------------|------------------------| E------------------------------------|------------------------| Put your right hand behind your left hand to damp strings. Those are non-picked hammer-ons. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E|--14---14---14/(15)--19--|--15--|--(15)----|--(15)----21--21--22--| B|-------------------------|------|----------|----------------------| G|-------------------------|------|----------|----------------------| D|-------------------------|------|----------|----------------------| A|-------------------------|------|----------|----------------------| E|-------------------------|------|----------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E|--22----|--(22)----22/(19)--19--20--|--20------(20)---|--(20)--|--(20)--| B|--------|---------------------------|-----------------|--------|--------| G|--------|---------------------------|-----------------|--------|--------| D|--------|---------------------------|-----------------|--------|--------| A|--------|---------------------------|-----------------|--------|--------| E|--------|---------------------------|-----------------|--------|--------| 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D--------------------------------------7--5--4--7------------------5--4--2--| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| H Harm ~~~~~ P H H H H P P E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------- B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------- G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------- D|--4--5--2---2---2----2>(4)>(2)-----------------|---------------------- A|-----------------------------------------------|-----2--3--5--3--2/3-- E|-----------------------------------5--2--3--4--|--5------------------- P P P P H P H H P P P P P P E--------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A--7--5--3-----------2--3--2--3--5--3--2/3---7--5--3-----------| E-----------5--3--2-----------------------------------5--3--2--| H H H P P H H P P H H H P P E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------4/5--7--9--7--5/4-- D|--------------------------2--4--5--7--5--4--5---7---------------------- A|--0--2--3--5--3--2--3--5----------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- P P H H P P H H H P P H H E----------------------|-------------------------------------------- B----------------------|--------------3--5---5--7/8--7--5--7--8/10-- G----------------4--5--|--7--5--4--5-------------------------------- D--7--5--4---5---------|-------------------------------------------- A----------------------|-------------------------------------------- E----------------------|-------------------------------------------- H H P P P P H H H H P P H H E--7--8--10--8--7----------------------7--8--10--8--7--|--8--10-- B------------------10--8--7/8--10--12------------------|--------- G------------------------------------------------------|--------- D------------------------------------------------------|--------- A------------------------------------------------------|--------- E------------------------------------------------------|--------- T P T E--14/15/14/15/14/15/14--10--14/15/14--(14)/-------|-------------- B--------------------------------------------------|--13t>16t<13-- G--------------------------------------------------|-------------- D--------------------------------------------------|-------------- A--------------------------------------------------|-------------- E----------------------------------------------X/--|-------------- Tap and slide with the pick! H P P ~~~~ E--11------11--15--11--15--11/10------|-------------------------------| B------15-----------------------------|-------------------------------| G---------------------------------12/-|--/7-----------------7--8--10--| D-------------------------------------|------8--5---------------------| A-------------------------------------|------------6--8---------------| E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~~~ E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--10---(10)>(12)-----10>(12)>(10)/8/14/15--| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| + + + + + P H P H P H P H P H P H ~~~~~~ E|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------- G|--(15)--12--14--12--14--12--14--12--14--12--14--12--14t<13t>--|->(15)---- D|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------- ~~~~~ P P P P E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------ B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------ G--t<(14)---(14)--12------16--12--16--12----------16--|--(16)>(17)>(16)-- D---------------------16------------------16--12------|------------------ A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------ E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------ P P P E-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------- B-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------- G--12--16--14--12-------------------------------------|-------------------- D------------------12/4---5--7--5--4-----4------------|-------------------- A-------------------------------------7-----7--(7)>9--|--(9)>(7)--5--X--3-- E-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------- ^ 7th Fret prebent to 9th and let down slowly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harm. P.M. ~~~~ ~~~~ P.M.-] ~~~~ E-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------- B-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------- G-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------- D-----------|--------2.4t<~~~~~~~----------------|------------7---------- A--2>(3)----|--(2)-------------------10----9-----|--(9)---10-------9----- E-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------- ^Hit the harmonic and then dip the trem bar slightly while applying vibrato. P.M.-] P.M.-] P.M. E-------------------------------|------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------|------------------------------------------- G---------------------------8---|--8>(9)----9---12---11>(12)----12---X--16-- D------9----8>(8.5)--9---9------|------------------------------------------- A--10---------------------------|------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------|------------------------------------------- P.M.--------] E-----------------|-------------------15---X--14--14>(15)>(14)--15-- B-----------------|--------16>(17)---------------------------------- G--15>(16)----16--|--X--X------------------------------------------- D-----------------|------------------------------------------------- A-----------------|------------------------------------------------- E-----------------|------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~ E--17>(19)--|--(19)>(17)---15-----------------------------| B-----------|------------------17>(19)>(17)>(20)>(17)-----| G-----------|---------------------------------------------| D-----------|---------------------------------------------| A-----------|---------------------------------------------| E-----------|---------------------------------------------| H E|-----19--15----------19--15----------19--15----------19--|--15---------- B|--X----------19--15----------19--15----------19--15------|------19--15-- G|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------- H P E--19--15----------19--15----------19--15---------20>(22)--|--17--19------ B----------19--15----------19--15----------19--X-----------|----------20-- G----------------------------------------------------------|-------------- D----------------------------------------------------------|-------------- A----------------------------------------------------------|-------------- E----------------------------------------------------------|-------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E--17------------------------------|--------------------------------| B------19>(20)>(19)--(19)>20>(19)--|--(19)--------------------------| G----------------------------------|--------------------------------| D----------------------------------|-----------12/4---(4)>(5)---X/--| A----------------------------------|----------------------------X/--| E----------------------------------|--------------------------------| ^ Prebend and release P.M.--------------------------------------] E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------15--17--| D|-------------------------------------------15--17--18--18----------| A|-----------------------15--18--17--18--18--------------------------| E|--/16--16--16--16--18----------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ E|----------------------15--16--16--18--18------20>(22)--|--(20)---20--20-- B|--15--15--16--16--18-----------------------------------|----------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------- H + + P E--19>(20)>(19)--|--17-----------------------------|-------------------- B----------------|------20-------------------------|-------------------- G----------------|----------19>(21)>(19)---17--19--|--(19)--(19)--16---- D----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------- A----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------- E----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------- ^ Dip the trem bar 1 tone each time ~~~~~~~~~~ P P H H P P E-------------------------|---------------14--12--10/8--10--12--10--8/--| B-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| G----------19---------16--|--(16)---------------------------------------| D--17--16------16/14------|---------------------------------------------| A-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ^ Wide vibrato with trem bar H H P P H H P P H P P H H P P H P P H E|--/7--8--10--8--7/5--7--8--7--5------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------8--7--5--7--8--7--5---------------------- G|------------------------------------------------------7/4--4--5--4--2--4-- D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- H P H H P P P.M. P.M. E--------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------ B--3--5--3-----|-----------------------------------------|------------------ G-----------5--|--X--0--2--4--2--0-----------------------|-----3---3-------- D--------------|--------------------0t<------------------|-----3---3-------- A--------------|-----------------------------------2-----|------------------ E--------------|--------------------------------------3--|--1----------3---- ^ Slow dive P.M. P.M. H ~~~~ E------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------| B--3-------3-------|--3---6-------3/5---5--|--5--6-------6-----------------| G--3-------3-------|--3---5---X---3/5---5--|--5------X---5---5---5---5-----| D--3-------3-------|--3---3---X---3/5---5--|--5------X---5---5-------------| A------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------| E------3-------3---|-----------------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E|--------------------------8--|--8-------10>(12)--10>(12)--8-------| B|-----------------------8-----|------------------------------------| G|--(5)---7>(8)--5---/9--------|------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------12--13--14--15--16--17--|--17>(18)--17>(18)--17>(18)-- B|--15>(16)--------------------------|----------------------------- G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------- D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------- A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------- E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ E----------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B--15>(16)>(15)--------|-----------------------------------------------| G----------------17----|--(17)--17----15----17--17--(14)>15>(14)>(15)--| D----------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A----------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E----------------------|-----------------------------------------------| ^ Pre bend, release and re-bend. sh sh ~~~~~~ ~~~~ E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|-----------------8---X--X--8-------| G|--14>(15)>(14)---17-------------------|------------/8---8---X--X--8-------| D|---------------------13---------------|------------/10---------------10---| A|--------------------------13>(15)-----|--13/0-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| Hand slide ~~~~~ ~~~~ E|----------------------8-----12--8------8--|------------------------------ B|------------10>(12)------8---------12-----|--11--8----------------------- G|------------------------------------------|---------10>(11)>(10)--------- D|--(10)---9--------------------------------|-----------------------10--8-- A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ sh~~~~~ E------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------- B------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------- G------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------- D--8---------8-----|------8-------8--8------8---8---10-------|--(10)/-- A--------10--------|--10------10--------10-------------------|--------- E------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------- H H P P H H P H E--X--15--15--17--18--17--15/13---15---12--13--15---13--12/10--13-- B------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------ H H P P H H P P H H P P E--10--12--13--12--10------|------------------------------------------------- B----------------------13--|--10--11--13--11--10----------------------------- G--------------------------|---------------------12--12--9--10--12--10--9/7-- D--------------------------|------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------|------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------|------------------------------------------------- H H P P H H H H sh E------------------------------------------------|----------------------| B------------------------------------------------|----------------------| G--9---7--9--10--9--7----------------------------|----------------------| D----------------------10---7--8--10---7--8--10--|----------------------| A------------------------------------------------|----------------------| E------------------------------------------------|--6>(8)-----------t<--| Enjoy! - Frank frank@lsds.com P - Pull-off: Place both fingers on the notes to be sounded. Strike the first note and without picking, pull the finger off to sound the second (lower) note. H - Hammer-on: Strike the first (lower) note, then sound the higher note with another finger by fretting it withot picking. P.M.- Palm-Mute: The note is partially muted by the right hand lightly touching the string(s) just before the bridge. / - Slide: Strike the first note and then slide the same fretted finger up or down to the second note. Example: 2/4 is to slide from the 2nd fret up to the 4th and the fourth fret note is played. 2/(4) is to slide from the 2nd fret up to the fourth fret, the 4th fret is not played. 2/ means to slide from the 2nd fret up the neck of the guitar to an indefinite point. 9/ means to slide from the 9th fret down also to an indefinite point. ~~ - Vibrato: The string is vibrated by rapidly bending and releasing the note with the left hand or tremolo bar. X - Muffled strings: A percussive sound is produced by laying the left hand across the strings withouu depressing them and striking them with the right hand. t - Tremolo bar: The pitch of the note or chord is dropped or raised a specified number of steps using the tremolo bar. Example: 7 t< 3 indicates to play the 7th fret and then lower the note to the same pitch as the note on the 3rd fret. 3 t< 0 would be a dive bomb. 5 t> 7 would be to raise the pitch to the 7th fret. sh - Semi-Harmonic: The note is fretted normally and a harmonic is produced by adding the edge of the thumb or the tip of the index finger on the right hand to the normal pick attack. High volume or distortion will allow for a greater variety of harmonics. harm - Natural harmonic: Strike the note while the left hand lightly touches the string over the fret indicated. T - Tapping: Hammer ('tap') the fret indicated with the right hand index or middle finger and pull off to the note fretted by the left hand. X>Y - Strike note X and bend up to Y. The string is hit when Y is reached. X>(Y) - Strike note X and bend up to Y. Example: 5>(7)>(5) indicates a bend from the 5th fret up to the 7th fret and then released back to the 5th. The string is only hit once. 3>(3.5)>(3) would indicate a blues bend and release which is a small very common bend. It's not a one fret bend but half of that. If you get confused, basically () notes aren't picked. rake - Drag the pick across the strings with a single downward or upward motion.