Hill of the Skull

As recorded by Joe Satriani From the 1988 Album SURFING WITH THE ALIEN Music by Joe Satriani Transcribed by Joe Satriani E5 G5 D5 A5 0 2 2 x x x 3 5 5 x x x x 5 7 7 x x 5 7 7 x x x B5 B F5 F#5 7 x 4 4 x x 7 6 4 x x x 1 3 3 x x x 2 4 4 x x x E5(type 2) C5 G/B G/C 0 2 2 4 5 x x 3 5 5 x x x 2 5 4 x x x 3 5 4 x x E5(type 3) E7/Ab B5II F 0 2 2 4 x x 4 x 2 4 3 x x 2 4 4 x x 1 3 3 2 1 x E5VII E 0 7 9 9 x x 0 2 2 1 0 0 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani' Theme Slow Rock Q=60 EGGDAB5 4/4 Gtr I H H H H H H H H | | | | | | | | ////// Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~ H H Q. E H Q. E Q E E W |-------19----|-19----20-17----|-17----19\-15--------|-/19---------| |-17----------|----------------|---------------19-17-|-------------| |--------4----|--4-----5--2----|--2-----4------------|--/4---------| |--2----------|----------------|------------5---4--2-|-------------| |-------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------| 2 GUITARS EGGF5 H H H H | | | | //// \1____ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H H Q. E Q +Q |--------/19----|-19----20-17--(17)---| |-\17-----------|---------------------| |---------/4----|--4-----5--2---(2)---| |--\2-----------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------------| F#5A5 B5 B A5 H H H Q. E | | | | | //// | ~~ +E E E E Q. S S W |-(17)-x/-/18----17----/19-20-|-19-----------| |------x/-----19--------------|--------------| |--(2)-----/3-----2-----/4--5-|--4-----------| |------x/------4--------------|--------------| |------x/---------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------|--------------| G5 F5 E5(type 2) D5 H H H H | | | | /// \1_______/ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ +Q E a E Q. +E +E E E a E Q E S S |-(19)--19---22b24-17----(17)---|-(17)---15-15s19-\14--/17-15-14-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--(4)---4-4s=9-----------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------7-----(7)---|--(7)----5--5s=9--\4---/7--5--4-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| C5 G/A5B5 B Q. E H H H | | | | | ///// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W H H |--------------|-/22b24----22b23----| |-17-----------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--7-----------|--/7--------6-------| |--------------|--------------------| E5(type 3)E7/Ab A5 C5 H H H H | | | | //// ~~~~~~ ~~~~ H+EEE++aEaEE |-/22b24----(22)-----20b22-20-|-(20)----(20)---------19b20-19-| |----------------/17----------|--------------17s15------------| |--------------------/7-----5-|--(5)-----(5)-------4S=5-----4-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--/7--------(7)--/7----------|---------------7s=5------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| B5II C5 F B5II H H H H | | | | //// ~~~~ ~~ ++aEaEEH+aEEE |-(19)----(19)---------17b19-17-|-17----(17)--------15b17-15-| |--------------15s13------------|------------13s12-----------| |--(4)-----(4)-------2s=4-----2-|--2-----(2)-----------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------/7-----5-| |---------------5s=3------------|-------------3s=2-----------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| E5(type D5 C5 G/A5 H H Q. E H | | | | | //// ~~~~ ++EaEE++aEEE |-(15)----(15)/-------20b22-20-|-(20)-----(20)-------19b20-19-| |---------------\17------------|---------------19s17----------| |-------------------5s=7-----5-|--(5)------(5)--------5-----4-| |--(5)-----(5)-----------------|------------------------------| |----------------/7------------|------------------\7----------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| BBCD5 H H H H | | | | //// \2.5/ ~~~~ +H +E E a E E Q +Q +Q a E E |-(19)----(19)--------------|-----------------------------| |------------------17s19-17-|-17--(17)-----(17)--17s19-17-| |--(4)-----(4)-\16----------|-----------------------------| |-------------------2s=4--2-|--2---(2)------(2)---2s=4--2-| |---------------\2----------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| Trem. Bar FX H.=H Free Time Q=63 E5VII D5 C5 B5II E H H H H W | | | | | //// \2/ \1/ \1/ \2/ \2/ \7 \2.5/ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ +Q H E E +Q H E +E W |-------22b24----------------|-------22b24================||===========| |-(17)------------17b19-17---|-(17)-------------19---(19)-||-17--------| |----------------------------|----------------------------||-----------| |--(2)---7-------------------|----------------------------||-----------| |------------------9-----7---|--(7)---7----------9----(9)-||--7--------| |----------------------------|----------------------------||-----------| Gtr III \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/ |-------3-------| |----------3----------| |-------3-------| a a Q. +S +S +S +E +S +S +S +E +S +S +S |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |-----<2>------(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---------(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---(<2>)---: |---x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | Gtr IV | /2______________________\2.5____________________/ | Q E +E +E. +S +Q |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |----------<2>-(<2>)-------------------(<2>)-------------------(<2>)---------(<2>)---------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: \1____/0____\2.5__________| \1.5___/ \7____/0___ ~~~~~ |--3--| S S S E +E +E +E +E E +S +S |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------<2>--(<2>)---(<2>)-(<2>)-------(<2>)---<2>-(<2>)-(<2>)-| |--------x-----------------------------------------------------------| |------x-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | | /1__________\1 \4/ \7 | ~~~~~~~~~~ | E +Q +E S +S +Q. |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-<4>--------(<4>)---------(<4>)--<2>--(<2>)-(<2>)-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| \7 \1.5/ \1.5 \1/ \3.5____/3____________\7 E. +S E. +S E. +S +E +E +W |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |-<2>-----------(<2>)-<3>----(<3>)--<4>--(<4>)---(<4>)-(<4>)-:-(<4>)----*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| | | /1\ /2___\7 \2/ \7 | S +S +Q. Q +Q +W |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |------------------------------------------------------------:----------*| |--0---(0)--(0)----------------------0------------(0)--------:--(0)-----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths