Can't Slow Down Lyrics

As recorded by Joe Satriani
(From the 1989 Album FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM)
Words and Music by Joe Satriani
Arranged by Joe Satriani
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm (L)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm (R)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar Harmonics'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Pick Slides'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Reverb'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Moderate Rock Q=138
Gtrs V, VI
H Q E E W +W
|-----------/10s=|===8---------|--(8)------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| <
| H Q E E W H +H
|-----------(29)s|=(10)--------|-(22)----(22)----|
|------------27s=|===8---------|--20-----(20)----|
| Gtr IV
| W W W
E a Q. +H +H. +Q
|--/3-(3)s5----(5)----|-(5)-------(5)----|
| E Q. +H W
|--24s====5----(5)----|------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| TP TP TP
| W Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|--xS=xS=x---------|
|---------------------|--xS=xS=x--12\----|
N.C.
Gtrs I, II, V
E S S +S S E +E Q E
||o-------------------------------|
||o--0----0--(0)-0--0--(0)--0---0-|
PM--------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S E S E S S +S S E +E E +S S E
N.C. A5
S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S E S S +S S E +E Q E
|-5p0-7p0-----------2-(2)-------|-11-0-12-(12)---14-(14)-17--14-|
|---------5h7p5p0-0-------0-0-0-|--0----0--(0)-0--0--(0)--0---0-|
E. S +S S E +E E +S S E
PM--------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S S E
S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-------------------------------o||-------------------------||
|-5p0-7p0-----------2-(2)--------||-5p0-7p0---------2-------||
|---------5h7p5p0-0-------0-0-0-o||---------5h7p5p0-0-------||
Verse I
E. S +E E +E Q E E S S +S S E +E E E E
||o-3--3-(3)-2-(2)------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------0-|-------------------------0-0-|
||----------------------|-------------------3b3.5-----|
E. S +E E +E Q E E S S +S S E +E E E E 4x
|-3--3-(3)-2-(2)------|-----------------------------o||
|-------------------0-|-------------------------0-0-o||
|---------------------|-------------------3b3.5------||
Chorus I
N.C.G5 F#5 E5 F#5
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
sssssssssssssssss
E S S +S S E +E E E E E. S +E E +E Q.
N.G5 F#5 E5 F#5
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
sssssssssssssssss
E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtrs I, II, III Gtr IV
TP
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
N.C.
Gtrs I, II, V
E S S +S S E +E Q E
PM--------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S E S E S S +S S E +E E +S S E
N.C. A5
S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S E S S +S S E +E Q E
|-5p0-7p0-----------2-(2)-------|-11-0-12-(12)---14-(14)-17--14-|
|---------5h7p5p0-0-------0-0-0-|--0----0--(0)-0--0--(0)--0---0-|
E. S +S S E +E E +S S E
PM--------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S S E S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-------------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-|-5p0-7p0---------2------|
|-------------0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------5h7p5p0-0------|
Verse II
E. S +E E +E Q E E S S +S S E +E E E E
||o-3--3-(3)-2-(2)------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------0-|-------------------------0-0-|
||----------------------|-------------------3b3.5-----|
E. S +E E +E Q E E S S +S S E +E E E E
|-3--3-(3)-2-(2)------|-----------------------------o||
|-------------------0-|-------------------------0-0-o||
|---------------------|-------------------3b3.5------||
Chorus II
N.C.G5 F#5 E5 F#5
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
sssssssssssssssss
E S S +S S E +E E E E E. S +E E +E Q. 3x
|--------------------------|-3--------------5-----o||
|-0---0-(0)---0-(0)---0----|----------0-(0)-------o||
N.C.G5 F#5 E5 F#5
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
sssssssssssssssss
Gtr IV
TP TP TP TP
E S S +S S E +E E E E Q Q Q Q
Guitar Solo
Gtr VI
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16h17p16p14------14-16--17p==16p14----14-16h=17p16p14----14-16-17p16p14----14-|
| Gtrs I, II
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16-17p16p14---------16--17p==16p14----14-16--17p16p14----14-16-17p16p14----14-|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtr VI
S S S S S S T T T T S S T T T T S S T T T T S S
|-17-19p17p14------14-16h=17p16p14--------------------------------------------|
|-------------17-------------------17-14-16h=17p16p14-16-14-16h17p16p14-------|
| Gtrs I, II
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
S S S S S S T T T T T T T T S S S T T T T T T T T S S
|-------------17p==14h16p=14p13h14h16p14p13s11h13p=11-11h13h14p13p11s9h11h13p9s8-11----|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
T T S +T T T T T T T T S T T S S S S S S T T T T T T T T
|-6h8h9-(9)-8p6s8--8h=9h11p8s6-8h9p=8p=6-----------------------6-|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T S
|-8h9p8p6-----6--8h=9p==8p6---6h=8h=9p8p6----------------------|
|---------9-----------------9-------------9-6h7h9p7p6s7-9-11---|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
T T T T S T T S S T T S T T T T S T S. T T T T T T
|-8h9h11p8s6h8h9p=8------------------6----------------------|
|--------------------9-6h7h9p=6h=7h9---7p6-6h==7h9p6s7h9h11-|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
S T T S S S S S S +S E. +S E S
|-6h7h9p6s4------------------------------|
|------------4s=2-4s6-(6)----------------|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtrs III, VI
E +E 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 S S S
|---------------5-2----2----2---2-------|----------2--5-2-1s=2----2-2-5-4-2s1-|
|-4b6-(4)-----------4-----5---5---5-4-2-|---2-4-5---------------5-------------|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E E S S +S S E +E E E E
S S S S S S T +T S S S S S S S S S S S
|-2-4-5p4p==2--4--4b5r(4)p2----2--------5p4p2---2-|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtrs IV, VI
~~~~~~~ TP
S S S S S S S S +E E E E
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtr VI
S S S S E S S S S S T T +S T T T S T T T S
|-5p2p0--------2p=0-2p0--7p=5p0-(0)-0-7p5p0-0-7p5p0--|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
S T T S +T T T T S T T S S T T +S T T T S T S T T
|-9p7p0-0-(0)-9p=7p=0-0-9p7p0-12p=9p0-(0)-0-12p9p0-0-12p9p0-|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtr IV
TP
S T T +S T T T S +T S T T S T T +S T T E E
|-14p12p0-(0)-0-14p12p=0---(0)-14p12p0-17p=14p0-(0)-0-17--------|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtr VI GtrGtr V
TP ~~~~~ TP
E Q. Q E S S
| E S S +S S E +H
I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E. s +E E +S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-\16--16-16-\12-12--12-/14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14-14s16-|
|-\13--13-13--\9--9---9-/11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11s13-|
| E. s +E E +S S S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E. S +S S S S S S S S S S E
Main Riff Reprise
Gtr VI
W W
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S E +Q. +E E. S +E E +E. Q S
|-\21--21-21-\17-17--17S19-(19)---(19)/-|------------------------------|
| E. S +E E +H W
+W W
E. S +E E +H E S S +S S E +E Q.
+W +W
S S S S S S S S E Q +E E S S +S S E +E Q E
|--5p0-7p0-----------2--(2)/-|-11-0-12-(12)---14-(14)-17--14-|
|----------5h7p5p0-0---------|--0----0--(0)-0--0--(0)--0---0-|
+W
E. S +S S E +E E +S S E
+W W
PM--------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S S E S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S
|--------------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-|--5p0-7p0-----------2-(2)-------|
|--------------0-(0)-0-(0)-----|----------5h7p5p0-0-------0-0-0-|
| Gtrs V, VI
| <
| W W
W W
E S S +S S E +E Q E E S S +S S E +E E +S E S
| +W +W
PM---------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S S E S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S
|----------------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-|---5p=0-7p0-----------2-(2)-------|
|----------------0-(0)-0-(0)-----|------------5h7p5p0-0-------0-0-0-|
| <
| +H H +W
E S S +S S E +E Q E
| +W
PM---------|
E. S +S S E +E E +S S E E S S +S S E +E E +S S E
| +W +W
S S S S S S S S E E Q
|---5p=0-7p0----------------2------------|
|--------------5h===7p5p0---0------------|
| \1.5______________/
| +Q +Q +E +Q E
Verse III
E. S +E E +E Q E E S S +S S E +E E E E
||o-3--3-(3)-2-(2)------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------0-|-------------------------0-0-|
||----------------------|-------------------3b3.5-----|
E. S +E E +E Q E E S S +S S E +E E E E 4x
|-3--3-(3)-2-(2)------|-----------------------------o||
|-------------------0-|-------------------------0-0-o||
|---------------------|-------------------3b3.5------||
Chorus III
N.C.G5 F#5 E5 F#5
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
sssssssssssssssss
E S S +S S E +E E E E E. S +E E +E Q. 3x
|--------------------------|-3--------------5-----o||
|-0---0-(0)---0-(0)---0----|----------0-(0)-------o||
N.G5 F#5 E5 F#5
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
sssssssssssssssss
E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtrs I, II, III Gtrs III, IV
TP
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
N.C.
Gtrs I, II, V
E S S +S S E +E Q E
||o-------------------------------|
||o--0----0--(0)-0--0--(0)--0---0-|
PM--------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S E S E S S +S S E +E E +S S E
N.C. A5
S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S E S S +S S E +E Q E
|-5p0-7p0-----------2-(2)-------|-11-0-12-(12)---14-(14)-17--14-|
|---------5h7p5p0-0-------0-0-0-|--0----0--(0)-0--0--(0)--0---0-|
E. S +S S E +E E +S S E
PM--------|
E S S +S S E +E E +S S E
S S S S S S S S E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E
|-------------------------------o||--------------------------||
|-5p0-7p0-----------2-(2)--------||-5p0-7p0---------2-2--2/--||
|---------5h7p5p0-0-------0-0-0-o||---------5h7p5p0-0-0------||
E. S +E E +Q Q E. S +E E +E S S E E
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
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