Joe Satriani - Dreaming #11 guitar tab
Dreaming #11
performed by Joe Satriani
tabbed by Kevin Aparicio (GuitaRock@aol.com)
legend:
' bend
p pull off to next note
h hammer on to next note
~ vibrato
this was a hard one to tab out, bceuase I didn't know where the hell to start.
But the booklet from Time Machine said that the opening was minor seconds, so
from there I came up with this for the song. There are many guitars (13 to be
exact) in this song, but I will tab the ones I know. Hope you enjoy.
E|--12-12-11--11--9---9---7---7-|---7---7---9---9--11-12-12-----|
B|--16-14-14--12--12-11---11--9-|--11---9---12--11-14-14-16-----|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------||
B|----------------------------|----------------------------*-||
G|--9---9---8---8-6---6-4-4---|--4--4-6---6--8---8---9--9----||
D|--13--11--11--9-9---8-8-6---|--8--6-9---8--11--9---13-11---||
A|----------------------------|----------------------------*-||
E|----------------------------|------------------------------||
after you break your fingers with the intro, the easier parts are next to
come. the rhythm is done by one guitar and an allen wrench. you hit the pickup
for a "thump" sound and then hit a choked chord for the "chickik" sound and
you have the rhythm for the song.
the second guitar doing sparse work is a clean guitar playing these two chords
in the background.
E|--X--2--X--2----X--2----X--|-----2----2-----2--|
B|--X--5--X--5----X--5----X--|-----5----5-----5--|
G|--X--3--X--3----X--4----X--|-----4----4-----3--|
D|---------------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------|
there is a cool little bassline that is played on a guitar
E|------------------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------7-9-----7---|------------9------|
E|--6'p4p2------0---------------|---0-0-2-----------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------||
B|------------------------------|-----------------*-||
G|------------------------------|---------------11--||
D|------------------------------|-------------------||
A|------------------7-9-----7---|------------9----*-||
E|--6'p4p2------0---------------|---4-4-2-----------||
the melody comes in. this is what I have so far. There are random artificial
harmonics, but if you can do them well, you'll be able to put them in the
spots i indicated. they are marked with (AH) next to them. try to use the
twangiest pickup you have, because the tone is quite twangy and nasal, and it
makes the artificial harmonics easier to get. Repeat the melody in octaves for
the higher registers of the song.
E|-----|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
B|-----|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
G|-----|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
D|-----|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
A|-7-9-|-9~~-7---9-9--11'--|-------7-9(AH)-|-9-11'(AH)-9(AH)-9(AH)-|
E|-----|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
Next come some interesting guitar parts. The first one is a bunch of hammer
ons and pull offs performed by what sounds like two guitars. The second are
all inversions of a G diminished 7 chord (ain't that a BEAUTIFUL chord). The
third is random sliding up the B string with whammy dives.
well, thats all I have for now. I will tab the three special parts in the song
once I finish them. I'll end this tab with the ending to Dreaming #11, which
is performed by two guitars. The first guitar part is done using tape speed,
but I like to try and play things without the use of such luxuries (ask The
Guitarist 2000, he knows that all too well). Hell, I can play the backwards
guitar solo in Ice 9 forwards. One does this:
Think train rhythm to help with the strums. For the sound, try to mute the
strings by the first fret for that thunderous sound. repeat as many times as
needed, because it fades out.
E|--X-----X----X--X-X-X-X-X-X--|
B|--X-----X----X--X-X-X-X-X-X--|
G|--X-----X----X--X-X-X-X-X-X--|
D|--X-----X----X--X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--X-----X----X--X-X-X-X-X-X--|
E|--X-----X----X--X-X-X-X-X-X--|
the second guitar does the toot-toot of the train. Play this with chorus and a
twangy tone and make sure to have random harmonics in it. For the toot-toot,
use your whammy bar while sustaining to notes.
E|---18--18--------18--18--*-||
B|---18--18--------18--18--*-||
well, like I said, I'll have the other parts once I get them done. See ya
then!
Kevin
