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Joe Satriani : "The mighty turtle head" Guitar tabs

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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 17:57:55 -0500
From: Joel 
Subject: TAB: the_mighty_turtle_head.tab by joe satriani

                "The Mighty Turtle Head" - Joe Satriani
                 from the album - "Time Machine
		 Transcribed by: Patrick Mabrey
		 Tabbed by: Shpank
This TAB transcription was created using TAB MASTER version 1.0.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro:
      h p p                                  h p p

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:2--4-5-4-2--4--2-----------------------------------------------------2~~~--|
A:------------------4--------------------2--4-5-4-2--4--2------------------4-|
E:---------------------0-----1--2--3--4--------------------4--3--2--0--------|





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------9~~~|
D:---2--4-5-4-2--4--2--------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------4-------------------2--4-5-4-2--4--2------------------|
E:------------------------0----1--2--3--4--------------------4--3--2--0------|





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:~-------------------------------------------------------------------------9|
D:-11---2--4-5-4-2--4--2-----------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------4-------------------2--4-5-4-2--4--2---------------|
E:---------------------------0----1--2--3--4--------------------4--3--2--0---|





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---11-\2--4-5-4-2--4--2----------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------4------------------2--4-5-4-2--4--2---------------|
E:----------------------------0---1--2--3--4--------------------4--3--2--0---|



                                                           Main melody.

e:--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
B:---------9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9---9---9------------|------------------|
G:---------9--9--9--9----9--11-11-11-11--11--9------------|------------------|
D:---9-----9--9--9--9----------9-------------9--11-----11-|-------11------9--|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E:---9--9-------------------------------------------------|-9--9-----9-9-----|



                   b(.5)       s

e:--------------------------------------------------------2------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------0--0--0--------------0------------|
G:---------------8-8b(9)----------------3--------------3-----3---------------|
D:11-------9-/11---------9--11-/x-------4-----------4----------------------11|
A:--------------------------------------4------------------------------------|
E:---7--7-------------------------0--2-----------------------------0--9--9---|



                                   b(.5)                    b(.5)       b(.5)
                                                (2nd time - fill 1)
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------11b(12)-11-----11--9--11--11b(12)----11b(12|
G:-----------------------8--9--11-11b(12)-11-----11--9--11--11b(12)----11b(12|
D:-----9--11-------9-/11------------------11-----11--------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--9--------7--7------------------------------------------------------------|



   r     b(.5) r                                                 b(.5)r

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-b(11)11b(12)b(11)-9-------------------------------------------------------|
G:-b(11)11b(12)b(11)-9----------------------------------------8--8b(9)b(8)---|
D:----------------------11---11-------11----9--11-------9-/11---------------9|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------9----9--9-----9--------7--7-----------------------|



                               p                                s
                                                        (2nd time - fill 2)
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------9---|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------8--9-11b(|
D:--11---9-8--------------------------------11----9--11-------9-/11----------|
A:------------9-7---9---7-9-7------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------9-7--9--9--9-----9--------7--7-----------------|



         b(1)          b(1)        b(1)            p           p   b(.25)

e:----9------------9-----------9----------9----9-12-9----9-------------------|
B:------12b(14)-----9-12b(14)---9-12b(14)---12--------12---9-12-9--------9---|
G:13)-------------------------------------------------------------11b(12)--12|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


           Melody 2.
        s                           s         s                 s

e:---------|--9---9-9-9--111111111111121212121214-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-|
B:---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-11-9-/x-|--6---6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8/9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13-|
D:---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



    s              s           s                 s                 s

e:16-17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:13/14-14-14-14-14/16-16-16-16\14-14-14-13-13-13\11-11-11-11-11-11/13-13-13-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



       s                s           s             s         s

e:16-16-14--121212-1111119--9--9-9-9-11-11-11111111121212121214-14-14-14-14-1|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:13-13\11--9-9-9--8-8-8\6--6--6-6-6/8--8--8-8-8-8/9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-1|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   s

e:4-16-16-16-16-16-16--14-14-14--14--14--1212121212-12----11-1111111111-12121|
B:--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0|
G:1/13-13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11--11--11--9-9-9-9-9--9-----8--8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                  s           s             s       s

e:212121212-1212-1214-14-14-14-1212-111111-9-7--7--7--9--9--9------9--9------|
B:-0-0-0-0--0---------0--0-----0-0--0-0-0-------------0--0--0------0--0------|
G:-9-9-9-9--9-9--9/11-11-11-11\9-9--8-8-8--6\4--4--4/-6--6--6------6--6------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-|



                                                   s                   s  s

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7--8--9--7--8--9--16\x-x-7---8-9-7-8-9--/15\--|

Between 2nd verse and solo:                                      (repeat)

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------x-x-x-2---3-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-2---3-4-2-3-4--
E-0---1-2-0-1-2-2-x-x-0---1-2-0-1-2------------------------------------------x


       Guitar Solo:
          b(1)       b(1)      b(1)         b(1)            b(1)         b(1)
                                                                            
e:----|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----|------------7---------10--------7-10------------7-10-------7-10-------|
G:----|---9b(11)-----9b(11)----9b(11)-------9b(11)----------9b(11)-------11b-|
D:----|--x--------------------------------------------------------------x----|
A:----|-x--------------------------------------------------------------x-----|
E:9-9-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|



                         p.h.    b(1)      b(1)      b(1)       b(1)      b(1)
  slow release
e:-----------------------------------2---------2----------2-5-2-----2-5-2---2|
B:-------------------------------------5-2---2---5-2----2-2-5-2-------5-2---2|
G:----------b(11)--9---9--9--9\--4b(6)-----4b(6)-----4b(6)------4b(6)-----4b(|
D:-------------------9-------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



          p p     p p p     p p p     p p p     p p p     p p p     p p p

e:-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-5---2-4-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-2-5-4-2-0-2-|
G:6)-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   p p     p p    s     b(.25)         b(1)

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:4-2-0-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------5-4-2--------------------14-16b(18)-----------------14--16-14------|
D:--------------4-/x---14b(15)--16-------------------14~~~-16-----------16~~~|
A:-------------------xx------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------xx------------------------------------------------------|



                   b(1)     b(1)     b(1)         b(1)           b(1)     p

e:-----------------------------------------------17b(19)------14--------17-14|
B:----------------------17-------17-17----------x---------------17b(19)------|
G:-------------14-16b(18)--16b(18)--16b(18)----------------------------------|
D:~~-14~~~~-16--------------------------------x------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



    b(1)     b(1)          b(1)      p   b(1)     b(1)      p       b(1)

e:-------14-------------14------14-17-14------14-------14-17-14----------14--|
B:-17b(19)--17b(19)-------17b(19)-------17b(19)--17b(19)--------17-17b(19)--1|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  b(1)            p    b(1)       b(1)   s    Backwards Guitar: (????????)

e:-----14----14-17-14-------14-0-19b(21--\-|-------------------------------|-|
B:7b(19)--17----------17b(19)--------------|-------------------------------|-|
G:-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-|
D:-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-|
A:-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-|
E:-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-|



  Fill 1.                             b(.5)               p.h.      Fill 2.

e:------------------------9---------------------------------------|----------|
B:-11--9--9--7--9--9---12---12----11-11b(12)-9--------------------|----------|
G:-11--9--9-----11-11----------11----11b(12)-9--------------------|----------|
D:-11-----9----------------------------------9-----11---9-11-11---|----9-/11-|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
E:----------------------------------------------9-----9---------7-|--7-------|



                                                            Ending.

e:-----------------------9-------9-------9------9---------|------------------|
B:----------9---9------9------12------12---9-12----12-----|------------------|
G:8-9-11b(12)-9-11b(13)----11------11------------------11-|------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|--------------9---|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-----|


                                                                        
                          (play 4 times)

e:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:--8-----7---------------5-----7---5---|----------------5-----7---5----|
E:7-----7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-------7-|----7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-------7--|

Notation:
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
p.h. - pinched marmonic
p.m. - palm mute
b - bend (number in () refers to degree and what fret it would be too.)
r - release ("     ")
x - rake or unknown point
~ - tremelo

Play through again with main and melody 2 and then to the ending. there 
is about a 4 or 5 measure pause for synthesizer, then play the ending.
any comments, e-mail me to: joel@mail.dmv.com. thanks......
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