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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:01:12 +0100
From: Frank Taylor 
Subject: TAB Speed Of Light by Joe Satriani

Hiya! I thought I'd TAb out some of this groovy tune since I go to see the
Satch here in Scotland in two days and I got Satch fever :) I only done up
to the solo but I will do the rest if anyone wants it but I thought I would
post this now since I have it done. Have a good time playing it!

Speed Of Light by Joe Satriani from `Time Machine`
TAB'd by Frank A. Taylor - mork@oceana.sdsc.edu


  Play 4 Times
     D5
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------3----------1--------|--5--------3-----------------|
G|o--------2----------0--------|--2--------0----------------o|
D|o----------------------------|----------------------------o|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 |   P.M.------------------------------------------------|   |
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|o----------------------------|----------------------------o|
D|o----------------------------|----------------------------o|
A|---5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5---|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


     D5
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---10------------12-------10--|-----7----------------------|
G|o--7-------------7--------7---|-----7----------9-----7-----|
D|o-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                              |                            |
 |  P.M.--------------------------------------------------|  |
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|o-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5---|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|


                                                      Harm---------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--10------------12-------10--|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-------------7--------7---|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------2.6--3.3--4--5--|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |                             |                                      |
 |  P.M.-------------------------------------------------|            |
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5---|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--10------------12-------10--|-----7----------------------|
G|--7-------------7--------7---|-----7----------9-----7-----|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                             |                            |
 |  P.M.-------------------------------------------------|  |
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5---|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|


    C5                           G5
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--13------------15----------|--12------------------------|
G|--12------------12----------|--12------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.------------------------------------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|


    D5
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|--------------7h10--
B|--10---------------12----10--|----7-------------------|--10----------------
G|--7----------------7-----7---|----7----------9-----7--|--7-----------------
D|-----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------
A|-----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------


E------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
B--10--|--------------------------|--10---------------12----10--|----7----
G--7---|--------------------------|--7----------------7-----7---|----7----
D------|----------2.6--3.3--4--5--|-----------------------------|---------
A------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
E------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------

              C5                           G5
E----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------|--13------------15----------|--15------------------------|
G--9----7--|--12------------12----------|--12------------------------|
D----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

 Riff A
    Am                           C
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--1~~~~~~~~-----3~~~~~~~~---|--5~~~~~~~~-----7~~~~~~~~---|
G|--2~~~~~~~~-----4~~~~~~~~---|--5~~~~~~~~-----7~~~~~~~~---|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.------------------------------------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|


                                                       End Riff A
    Em                                                  *
E|----------------------------|-------------------------0h-|
B|--8~~~~~~~~-----10~~~~~~~~--|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
G|--9~~~~~~~~-----11~~~~~~~~--|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.------------------------------------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|
*=1st Time though only


    **
    Am                           C
E|-h17p0--15p0----14p0--12p0--|--10p0--8p0-----7p0---5p0---|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.------------------------------------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|
E|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|----------------------------|
**=2nd Time play Fill 1, see below.


    Em
E|--3p0---2p0--------------0--|----------------------------|
B|----------------5p0---3-----|--3sl5----------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.-------------------|  |                            |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|-----2 > 3 > 2--0--0--------|


Fill 1
    Am                                                   C
E|--20p0--20p0--19p0--19p0----17p0--17p0--15p0--15p0--|--14p0--14p0----
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
 |                                                    |
 |  P.M.---------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
A|----------------------------------------------------|--3-----3-------
E|--5-----5-----5-----5-------5-----5-----5-----5-----|----------------


                                           Em
E--12p0--12p0----10p0--10p0--8p0---8p0--|--7p0--7p0--5p0--5p0----3p0--3p0----
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
                                        |
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
E--3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3----|--0----0----0----0------0----0------



E--2p0--2p0--|----------------------------|
B------------|--3sl5----------------------|
G------------|----------------------------|
D------------|----------------------------|
A------------|----------------------------|
E------------|----------------------------|
             |                            |
 -------|    |                            |
E------------|----------------------------|
B------------|----------------------------|
G------------|----------------------------|
D------------|----------------------------|
A------------|----------------------------|
E--0----0----|-----2 > 3 > 2--0--0--------|
End Fill 1


With Riff A
    ***
    Am                           C                            Em
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
B|-(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
A|----------------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|----------------
E|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|----------------------------|--0--0--0--0----
***=Continues for next 12 bars with vibrato

                                                  Am
E--------------|-------------------22--22--22--|--22sl20---20------19----19--|
B--~~~~~~~~~~--|-(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|-----------------------------|
G--------------|-------------------23--23--23--|--23sl21---21------19----19--|
D--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
               |                               
|                             |
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|   |
E--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-----|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5---|


    C                            G5
E|--19sl17---17~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--15sl17---15sl----10sl12---|
B|----------------------------|--15sl17---15sl----10sl12---|
G|--19sl17---17~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.------------------------------------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|


    D5
E|--12sl10--------------------|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|--12sl10--------------------|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.------------------------------------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------2----2--3--3--4--|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3-------------------|----------------------------|



E|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |                            |                            |
 |  P.M.------------------------------------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|



E|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|
B|-(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|
G|----------------------------o|
D|----------------------------o|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 |                             |
 |  P.M.-------------------|   |
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------o|
D|----------------------------o|
A|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5---|
E|-----------------------------|


     Bm                         1. 2. 3. |-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--0--------------------------|
B|--------------------3--------|-----------3-----------------|
G|o-----------0----------------|----------------------0-----o|
D|o--------4-------------------|-------------------------4--o|
A|---2-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 |   P.M.------------------------------------------------|   |
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|o----------------------------|----------------------------o|
D|o----------------------------|----------------------------o|
A|---2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2---|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


  4. |------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------|
B|-----------3----------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 |                            |
 |  P.M.-------------------|  |
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|
E|----------------------------|

Same notation applies as usual :)
mork@oceana.sdsc.edu

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