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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 20:40:18 -0700
From: Roberto Morales 
Subject: s/satriani_joe/chords_of_life.tab

Author/Artist: Joe Satriani
Title: Chords Of Life
Album: Strange Beautiful Music
Transcribed by: Roberto C. Morales
Date: 19/jan/2003 19:30
Email: robertocesar23@hotmail.com                         
        
 
There are subtle differences in the main guitar because in the recording
this part is played with two guitars, but this way sounds almost exactly
like the album.    
This song is easier to play than it sounds/looks.
 

Background harp arr. for guitar
E|--------10-----------10------|--------10----------10-------|
B|-----11----11-----11----11---|-----11----11----11----11----|
G|--12----------12-------------|--10----------10-------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
                                           
E|-------10----------10------|-------10---------10------|
B|----11----11----11----11---|----11----11---11----11---|
G|--8----------8-------------|--8----------8------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|  
                                                          
Play four times then                               
E|--------15----------15------|--------15----------15------|
B|-----16----16----16----16---|-----15----15----15----15---|
G|--17----------17------------|--15----------15------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
                                                        
E|--------15----------15------|--------15----------15------|
B|-----14----14----14----14---|-----14----14----14----14---|
G|--14----------14------------|--14----------14------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
                                                      
E|--------17----------17------|--------17----------17------|
B|-----19----19----19----19---|-----19----19----19----19---|
G|--19----------19------------|--17----------17------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
                                                   
E|--------17----------17------|--------17----------17------|
B|-----19----19----19----19---|-----19----19----19----19---|
G|--15----------15------------|--14----------14------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
 
Main Guitar:
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--8--8--8/10--11--8-------------|
G|--3-3--3/5--7------5--5/7--7--|--------------------------------|
D|--5-5--5/7--8---5-------------|--8--8--8/10--12--8-------------|
A|-------------------3--3/5--5--|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------------|--------------------------------|
 
E|------------------------------|--------------10----------------|
B|------------------------------|--8--8--8/10------8-------------|
G|--3-3--3/5--7------5--5/7--7--|--------------10----------------|
D|--5-5--5/7--8---5-------------|--8--8--8/10------8-------------|
A|-------------------3--3/5--5--|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------------|--------------------------------|
 
E|------------8---------------9-|--------------------10----------|
B|-4----6--8--8----8--6--5---10-|--15-----------10---------------|
G|-5----7--8-------8--7--6------|------------11------------------|
D|------------------------------|--12-----12---------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
E|----------------14---|----------17----20^22--------------------|
B|-----------15--------|------19---------------------------------|
G|-------14------------|--19-------------------------------------|
D|---12----------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
 
 

Acoustic Guitar (4 times):
      Gm     F    D#   Dm   Cm  Dm   D#     F
E|--10-10----8---6-6---5---3-3---5---6-6----8-------------|
B|--11-11---10---8-8---6---4-4---6---8-8---10-------------|
G|--12-12---10---8-8---7---5-5---7---8-8---10-------------|
D|--12-12---10---8-8---7---5-5---7---8-8---10-------------|
A|--10-10----8---6-6---5---3-3---5---6-6----8-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 

Solo (w/wah):
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------------18^20|
G|---15-17^19-17-15-17-15-17-15-|---15-17^19-17-15-17-15-17-15-17-15-----|
D|17----------------------------|17--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------18^20\0--|
G|-----15-17^19-17-15-17-15-17-15-------15~~15~~----------------|
D|--17----------------------------17-15----------17-15----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----15-17^19-17-15-17-15-17-15-------15-|
D|-17----------------------------17-15----|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------18^20-|
G|----15-17^19-17-15-17-15-17-15-17-15-------|
D|-17----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 

E|-----------------------------18^20--18~~--15---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------18-15---------------------|
G|---15-17^19-17-15-17-15-17-15----------------------17^19^17-15-------15|
D|17-------------------------------------------------------------17-15---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15--|
G|-15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15--|
D|----------17----------17----------17----------17----------17-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|------15-------15-------15-------15--|----15-------15------15----------|
B|18^20----18^20----18^20----18^20----18^20----18^20---18^20----20^23^20-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-15----18----15-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----15----15----15-18-15----15----15----15----15--------------------|
G|-------------------------18----18----18----18----18-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15h18p15----15h18p15----15h18p15----15h18p15-----------------|
G|----------18----------18----------18----------18--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----18-17-15----17----15--------------------------------------|
D|-------------17----17----17-15--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------17-15-13----15----13-----------|
E|----------------------------------------15----15----15-13-----|
                         
*quick tapping with pick
E|------------------------------------15tr18--------20^23~~-----|
B|-----------------------------15tr18---------------------------|
G|----------------------15tr17----------------------------------|
D|---------------15tr17-----------------------------------------|
A|--------15tr17------------------------------------------------|
E|-15tr18-------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-20-22-18-22-17-22-18-22-20-22-18-22-17-22----22----22----22-20-22-17-|
B|-------------------------------------------20----19----20-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Outro:
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
G|17^19-15-17----15|17^19-15-17----15|---15-17------|--------------------|
D|------------17---|------------17---|17-------17-15|15-17-15------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------17-15-13---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------15|
 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------15---------------------------|
G|17^19-15-17------|17^19-15-17----15|15-17----17-15----17^19-15-17----15|
D|------------17-15|------------17---|---------------17-------------17---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
 
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------15-15---------------------15-|-15-----------------------|
D|----15-17-------17-15----15-17~~-------|----17-15------15---17----|
A|-17-------------------17---------------|----------17--------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|15--------15--------15--------15--------15---------15--------15h17--15-|
D|--17p15-----17p15-----17p15-----17p15-----17p15------17p15h17----------|
A|-------17--------17--------15--------15--------15----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-15------------15----------------------------------|
B|----18-15---15---18-15-------15--------------------|
G|---------17------------17^19----17-15----17--15-17-|
D|--------------------------------------17---17------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-------15------------------------|
B|-15-18----18-15----15----------15|
G|----------------17----15-17^19---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
E|-------15----------15-------------------|-------15---------------------|
B|-15-18----18-15-------------------------|-15-18----18-15----------15---|
G|----------------17----17-17^19-15-15-17-|----------------17-17^19------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
 
E|15-------------15-------15----18^20-18~~--15----------------------------
B|---18-15----15----18-15----18----------------18-15----15-18-15----------
G|---------17----------------------------------------17----------17-15----
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------17-
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
E---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G--17----15~~---|-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----17--------|---17-15---------------------------------------------|
A---------------|---------17-15-13----15----13------------------------|
E---------------|------------------15----15----15-13-15~~-------------|
 

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