Big Bad Moon Lyrics

As recorded by Joe Satriani
(From the 1989 Album FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM)
Words and Music by Joe Satriani
E5(type 2) 0 2 2 x x x
A5x 0 2 2 x x
C5x 3 5 5 x x
D5x 5 7 7 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani - Rhythm clean electric'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani - Rhythm (Gtr. I) w/dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani - Lead w/dist'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani - Lead w/dist & Slide'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Satriani - Lead w/dist & Slide'
Q=144
Gtr I Gtr II
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q. E +Q Q +E Q. W
|-Scrape Riff --|
(8=s8)
Gtrs II, III
PM PM PM PM
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
PM PM PM PM
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
PM PM PM
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
|----2---2-(2)-2---2-|-(2)-2---x-0--2p0-|
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
Rhy Fig 2 x7
Gtr II
E Q. +E E Q W W Q Q E E E E
| Gtr III
| W +W +H. +E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------x-|-xs=x\-------------||
|-2---------------|-(2)--------|-(2)------(2)----x-|-xs=x\--x\---------||
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 1 x8
Gtr IV
E E E E E E Q E E
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-12h14p12----12h14p12----12h=14p12----12h14p12----|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E. S S S
|-12h=14p12----12h14p12----12h14p12----12--12-----|
S S S S S S S S S E S S a S E E E
|---12----------12h13p12s10-12-----12p------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14-12h14p==12-|
E +Q E E E +Q E E E E E E E +Q E E
|-14b17==(14)r---9s11------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------()--7s9-----|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q +E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--7-------------------------------12---11-|-12-11s10s11-12-11s10s11-12--11s10s11-12-11s10s11-|
|-------b9---7b9---b9===(7)r---------|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12--11s10s11-12-11s10s11-12-11s10s11-12-11s10s11--|
S S S S S S S S S T T E S S S S S T T +S S S
|----12----12----------------15p12--------15p12----12h14p12-(12)-12----|
S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E
|------------12----------12-----------------17tr20b19===|
|--15p=12-------15p12-------15p12h14----x---------------|
+H +Q +Q +Q +E E E E Q
|-(17tr20)r======(17tr20)b19====(17tr20)r==|=(17tr20)b19====(17tr20)r-------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------5s16-x\---|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------5s16-x\---|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x2
Q E E Q E E +W
HH
+HHH
+W +W
+W +W
| PM PM PM PM
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----2---2-(2)-2---2-|-----2---2-0--2px-|
|-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|
w/Rhy Fig 3
+W +Q Q H
Gtrs I, II
Rhy Fig 3 x6
Gtr IV
W W W
|-29s=============|=19s========|=10s========|
|-29s=============|=19s========|=10s========|
|-29s=============|=19s========|=10s========|
| Gtr III
| H H +W +W
| E Q. +H +W +W
| Gtr II
| E Q. +Q Q +W +W
H E Q E
|--3s========================1---------0---------0---||
|--3s========================1---------0-------------||
|--3s========================1---------0-------------||
| \1____/2____\2
| E +E +E +E +E E Q
| \3.5______________________/1____\1
| H +E +Q +E +E
Harmonica Solo
Gtr II
PM----------------------| PM----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM----------------------| PM----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2---5--7--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr IV
H Q E E H. E E +H E E E +Q
|--------------/17s||=16s============17-17-|-(17)-------17s16-/17-(17)--|
|--------------/17s||=16s============17----|------------17s16-----------|
| Gtr II
| PM----|
| E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-Rhy Fig 4 end Rhy Fig 4-|
w/Rhy Fig 4 x2
E E E S S E e E E +H a E E E E E
|-15s17s15s17s15------17--------|-----------------------x\-16-17s|
|----------------/17-----/17-14-|-(14)-------(14)s17\------16-17s|
H. E E +Q Q Q Q
|-16s============17-17-|-(17)--------/19--/19---|
|-16s============17----|--------17---/19--/19---|
Q E E E E E E +Q +E E a +E +E E a E E
|-/19---17s13------14-/14----|------------------------------------------|
|-/19---------/14---------14-|-(14)---(14)-x---12-(12)-(12)s14-14s12s14-|
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
w/Rhy Fig 4 x3
a E E E a E +Q E E a Q E E +Q E a E
|-------------12s13-(13)---------|--------------------------------|
|-14s12s14-14--------------14s12-|-14s12S===14----------14--14s12-|
~~~~~~~~~ T
+Q Q a Q a E E +Q. +E +E E S S S S
|-------------12s13----12s13----|---------------------------17s=15----17s|
|-(12)---14------------------14-|-(14)-----(14(21))-(14)s19--------17----|
|-------17-----------17-17s|=16s=17-17-17s16-17-20s=17-22--|
|-16s17----17s16s=17----17s|=16s=17----17s16---------------|
+H +Q. E a Q a Q a Q a Q
|-(22)-------(22)s====23-|-22s24----22s24---22s24-------22s24----||
| Gtr III
| W H E a E Q
|------------------------|--------------------------xsx----------||
|------------------------|--------------------------xsx-----x\---||
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q
Guitar Solo
w/Rhy Fig 1 x8
a H.. E +H +H
|-22s24-----------------24-|-(24)-------(24)\--------|
| Q E E +Q E E +Q Q Q Q
Q Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-2-2p==0-2-2p==0---------0p---------|------------------------------------|
|-2-2p==0-2-2p==0--2--2p==0--2-2p==0-|--2--2p==0-2-2p==0-2-3p2p0-2-3p2p0--|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E E +E E E E +E E E E E
|------------------------------0--|-(0)-0------0--(0)-0-0-0-15b17-|
S S S s S S S S S S S S S E S S T T T S T
|-12h=15p12----12h15p12----12h==15p12----12----12----17p15p12----17p=|
|-------------12:8--------------| |---------------13:8-----------------|
S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p12------17p15p12----17p15p12----17p=15p12----17p15p12----17p15p12----17-|
T
|--------------12:8---------------| |-----------------13:8------------------|
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(17)p15p12-15-17p15p12-15-17p15p12----17p15p12----17p15p12---15-17-18p==17p15p12--|
T T T T T T T T T T
|---------------------15:8----------------------| |--------------------16:8---------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S E S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S E S T T
|-19p17-19p15p==12-18p17-18p==17p15p12-19p==17p15p12-18p=17-18p17p15p12-19p17h19-17p15p12-21p17p15p12-|
S S a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T a E.
E Q. +Q E E +Q Q +E E E E E
|------22b24======(22)r---22b24-22b24==|=(22)r---22pb24====(22)r-x\---------|
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 1 x2
W +E e E E E E E E
|------------------|-()-12-12p0------11p0-|
E E +H. +H. Q
PM----------------------| PM----------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-2---2---2---2---|-2---2-------0---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2-------0----o||
|-Rhy Fig 5 end Rhy Fig 5-|
Gtr IV
W W
|-24s============|==15s===================|
|-24s============|==15s===================|
|-24s============|==15s===================|
| Gtr III
| E Q. H +Q. +E +H
W H.. E
|---9s=========|==5\----------------------|
|---9s=========|==5\----------------------|
|---9s=========|==5\----------------------|
| +W E Q. H
|--h7----------|-(7)--------------()---|
W +Q Q Q Q
W +W +H. +Q
| \1.5___/
| +W +W +H. +E a +Q
a +H. a +Q
| \2.5_____/1___\1
| H a +Q Q
|------9p=======0---(0)---------------||
|Gtrs V, VI
| H Q E E
|---------------------------------14s=||
|---------------------------------15s=||
w/Rhy Fig 1 x6
Gtrs V, VI
W Q Q Q E E
||--13s================|=14----12--------------|
||o-14s================|=15----14---15--/14-12-|
||o--------------------|-----------------------|
||-Riff A
+W +H +Q E E 3x
|----------------------|---------------------14s===||
|-(12)-----------------|-(12)-------(12)\----15s==o||
|----------------------|--------------------------o||
end Riff A-|
w/Riff A
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
|-Rhy Fig 6
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
end Rhy Fig 6-|
Rhy Fig 6 + Riff A both x3
w/Rhy Fig 6
W Q Q Q E E
|-13s================|=14----12--------------|
|-14s================|=15----14---15--/14-12-|
|--------------------|------------16--/14s12-|
+W +H. a E e
|----------------------|---------------12s10-14-||
|-(12)-----------------|-(12)----------15s12-15-||
Gtrs II, III
Scrape Riff
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H