Rubina TAB'd by Robert Scott - rscott@acxiom.com Rubina from Not Of This Earth Tab copied by Robert Scott from the book "Best of Joe Satriani" Here is the excerpt about the song: The opening harmonics in this gentle song have an almost massless, ether-like feel to them. Joe keeps this two-guitar tex- ture going until the end, supported by druns and assorted hand percussion instruments. The melody, which enters at 0:48, is an easy,G major-based line that employs Latin-sound- ing syncopation. At bar 9 he plays a second theme, which he then harmonizes in the 4ths and 3rds--again evoking a Latin mood. Note there is an absence of electric guitar techniques-- no bends or bar work, only subtle vibrato. At 2:02, Joe shifts gears, timbrally speaking, and brings in a distorted guitar. The techniques change, too, as Joe goies more "electric." Now there's harmonics, bar work, palm mutes, more pronounced vibrato, and bends. He goes all out at 2:51, unleashing a cascade of slurred notes in rapid, caden- za-like rhythms. Of cthe 39 notes picked in that first bar, only four are picked with the right hand. Joe's playing throughout this song represents--on one level--a progression of tech- niqes. He begins with conventional guitar techniques, ones that could be played on an acoustic or classical. After the dou- ble bar, he moves to standard electric-guitar techniques-- bends, bar work, palm mutes. Finally, at 2:51 he progresses to the modern electric-guitar techniques that include long slurred passages and irregular tuplet groupings. Make note of the tunings, there are 5 guitars used Harm................................... 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