From: Geoffrey.Thorpe@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Geoffrey Thorpe) Right finally got round to finishing the bloody-thing! Hope you like it, and anyone who spots any boobs in it, please follow-up to save others the worry that it's their fault. I've written it the way I fret it and play it, there may well be other more efficient, or more true to the original formats, I don't know and right now, I don't care (I wanna go home!). Enjoy! Midnight, by Joe Satriani ------------------------- Get a mega-clean tone, switch to the neck pick-up, a LITTLE compression sometimes helps too, but a nice subtle reverb really makes this work! The general technique for playing this piece, is that in each group of four notes, the two highest up the neck are tapped with the right hand (usually fingers 1 and 2). For PART A & C this involves the third and fourth notes of every four, in PART B, this involves the two notes playing simultaneously that are highest up the fret-board. As for the left hand, rules were made to be broken so I'll leave it up to you, but the THUMB is out!! PART A ................................................................... B minor G dim (well sort of) e------------ ----------- B-------12--- ------14--- G------------ x 4 ----------- x 4 D---------12- ----11--14- A-----9------ --10------- E--7--------- ----------- ................................................................... Repeat Bminor another 4 times ................................................................... F#minor(flat9) G dim e------14-------14--------12-------12--- B--------------------------------------- G--------14-------14--------12-------12- D----11-------11--------11-------11----- A--10-------10--------10-------10------- E-------------------------------------- ................................................................... Repeat Bminor another 4 times ................................................................... E minor B minor6 F#7 e-------12--- ----------- ----------- B------------ ------12--- ------11--- G---------12- x 4 ----9------ x 4 ----9------ x 4 D-----9------ --------12- --------11- A--7--------- --9-------- --9-------- E------------ ----------- ----------- ................................................................... REPEAT PART A again ................................................................... =================================================================== PART B ................................................................... E minor B major e--------------------- e--------------------- B------17---17-----17- B------16---16-----17- G--4------4------4---- G--4------4------4---- D------17---17-----17- repeat D------16---16-----17- repeat A--2------2------2---- A--2------2------2---- E--------------------- E--------------------- ................................................................... Repeat E minor twice and B major twice again. ................................................................... G minor D major e--------------------- e--------------------- B------20---20-----20- B------19---19-----19- G--7------7------7---- G--7------7------7---- D------20---20-----20- repeat D------19---19-----19- repeat A--5------5------5---- A--5------5------5---- E--------------------- E--------------------- ................................................................... Repeat G minor twice and D major twice again. ................................................................... A minor E major e------17---17-----17- e------16---16-----16- B--------------------- B--------------------- G--9---17-9-17---9-17- G--9---16-9-16---9-16- D--------------------- repeat D--------------------- repeat A--7------7------7---- A--7------7------7---- E--------------------- E--------------------- ................................................................... Repeat A minor twice and E major twice again. ................................................................... B minor F#7 (no 3) e-------19----19------19- e-------21----21------21- B------------------------ B------------------------ G--11---19-11-19---11-19- G--11---21-11-21---11-21- D------------------------ x 3 times D------------------------ A--9-------9-------9----- A--9-------9-------9----- E------------------------ E------------------------ ................................................................... F# major e-------18----18------18- B------------------------ G--11---18-11-18---11-18- D------------------------ x 4 times A--9-------9-------9----- E------------------------ ................................................................... G major 7 (1) G half diminished e------------------------ e------------------------ B-------12----12------12- B-------14----14------14- G--11------11------11---- G--11------11------11---- D-------12----12------12- repeat D-------14----14------14- repeat A--10------10------10---- A--10------10------10---- E------------------------ E------------------------ ................................................................... G major 7 (2) ?? G+7 (add 6) <-- a possibility e------------------------ e------------------------ B-------15----15------15- B-------17----17------17- G--11------11------11---- G--11------11------11---- D-------16----16------16- repeat D-------17----17------17- repeat A--10------10------10---- A--10------10------10---- E------------------------ E------------------------ ................................................................... F# 7 C major 7 e--------------------- e--------------------- B------11---11-----11- B------12---12-----12- G--9------9------9---- G--9------9------9---- D------11---11-----11- repeat D------12---12-----12- repeat A--9------9------9---- A--------------------- E--------------------- E--8------8------8---- ................................................................... Repeat F#7 twice again ................................................................... E minor 7 e--------------------- B------12---12-----12- G--7------7------7---- D------12---12-----12- repeat A--7------7------7---- E--------------------- ................................................................... Repeat F#7 twice again ................................................................... Repeat G major 7 (1) twice again ................................................................... B minor 6 e--------------------- B------12---12-----12- G--9------9------9---- D------12---12-----12- x 4 times A--9------9------9---- E--------------------- ................................................................... Repeat F#7 twice again slowing to a halt by the end. ................................................................... =================================================================== PART C, played with same technique as PART A ................................................................... B minor G half dim. E minor F#7 e-----------------------------------12------------------ B-------12------------14--------------------------11---- G---------------------------------9----12-------9------- PASSAGE C1 D----------12------11----14--------------------------11- A-----9---------10-------------7-------------9---------- E--7---------------------------------------------------- play this slowly and free time. ................................................................... F#7 E minor 7 G half dim. B minor e------------------------------------------------------ B-------11------------12------------14-----------12---- G-----9-------------9---------------------------------- PASSAGE C2 D----------11------------12------11----14-----------12- A--9-------------7------------10---------------9------- E-------------------------------------------7---------- play this pretty slow too! ................................................................... Play PASSAGE C1 and PASSAGE C2 together without a break and a little faster. ................................................................... Now go for broke playing C1 then C2 twice. ................................................................... E minor (#11) B major e-------12---- e-------11---- B------------- B------------- G----------12- G----------11- D-----8------- x 8 times D-----9------- x 8 times A------------- A------------- E--7---------- E--7---------- ................................................................... Repeat E minor (#11) 4 more times ................................................................... E diminished /B e-------15---- B------------- G----------15- D-----8------- repeat A------------- E--7---------- ................................................................... Repeat E minor (#11) twice more then play B major 6 more times, finishing then with a resounding Bass note B (E string, 7th fret) ................................................................... =================================================================== -- This was brought to you by: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Geoff Thorpe | "Well we can't have all of you!" - Flipper | | Victoria University | |