Engines of Creation Lyrics

As recorded by Joe Satriani
From the 2000 Album ENGINES OF CREATION
Words by Joe Satriani
Music by Joe Satriani & Eric Caudieux
Arranged by Joe Satriani
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'
Moderately Slow Rock Q=84
Gtr I
Wx4 S S S S +H. S S S S +H. S S S S +H.
S S S S +H. S S S S +H.
S S S S +H. S S S S +H. S S S S +H.
Melody
sus2
Q Q +Q. E S E +S +H E E
Q. E +E E E S S Q. +E +Q E E
|-10----12-(12)s10---9s7-|-9----(9)-(9)----9--|
Q +H Q Q. E +Q. E
|-11b12===(11)-------|-9--------------|
E E S S E E. S +S S S S S E S +Q +H
|---/13-13s12---10--12-(12)s13s12s10-|-10s12-12-(12)--(12)----|
Gtr II
+E E Q +E +Q E
|------------20b22======(20)---(20)-----------|
| Gtr I
| PM-----------------------------------------
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
H +E. +S Q
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
Q S +E S +E e E e
|-------12b13r(12)---10-(10)h==12-------10---|
| PM------------------------------------------
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
S E S +S E S +Q E E E
|-14p9-9-(9)p5---5-(5)-----------9s5---|
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
Q. S S +E E Q
|-/8--------10s12-(12)s==10---------|
| PM--------------------------------
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
E. T +T +E E +E E Q
|------14b15==(14)-(14)rs9---(9)-------------|
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
E S S +S E S +S E S E E S E S +Q +Q. E
|-----10s9-(9)s7s==9-(9)s12s==10s9s==7---|-7s9-9-(9)-----(9)----------------|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
E S S E. S Q E E
| PM--------------------------------
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S
Q Q H E S S +S E S +Q E S S
|-7---------------------------|---7s8-(8)s7s5-(5)----7s8s===|
| S E S E S S +S S S S S E S W
Q E.S H Q S S S S +E E Q E. S +S E S S E. E E
|-------------|---------7-9-(9)s7----|----11-(11)s6-6-6s2--2---|
|-7--7S0------|------10--------------|-------------------------|
H S +S +S S +S S E S E S +Q +Q. E
|------8b10==(8)-(8)rp7-(7)s5---|-5s7-7-(7)--(7)-----|
sus2
Q E E +E +Q E Q. +E +E. +S Q
|------20b22==(20)-(20)----|-17----(17)-(17)-(17)\-----|
S +E T T E. S Q E e
|-12pb14r(12)p10----10--13b13.5------10-|
S E S +S E S +Q S S E Q. S S +E E Q
|-14s9-9-(9)s5-5-(5)----9p5s|=8----10s12-(12)s10----|
Q E E +E E Q E S S +S E S +S E S E E
|-14--10s9-(9)s5----|---10s9-(9)s7s9-(9)s12s10s9s7-|
Guitar Solo
S E S +H S S S S E S T T S S S S S S S S E T T T T S S S
|-7s9-9-(9)--------------||---------9---9p7s6h7p6s4---4h6p4---4------|
|------------------x\----||---------------------------------7---7-5p=|
S S S. T T T S S S +E. S E S S E.S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4------4h5p4s2p0h2-(2)-0-2s7s3-|-3s5-7-----7------------------------------|
E E E E T T T T +E E S S S S S S
|-/9-9s12-12-9----------------------------9-|
|-----------------11p9-(9)---9-11-----------|
S S S S E S S +E S S S S S S
|-12-10-10-10s15-14s12-(12)s10-12-12s14-14s19-|
Q E +S S S S E. Q
E T T T T E S S S S S S Q S. T
|---12h13p12p10-12-(10)-------10------------------|
|---------------------------------------------10s=|
s
H +S S S S S S S S E. S +E +E E S S S +S S S
|---------------------9s10-12-|----19pb21==(19)-(19)r-17-17-17-19b21-(19)---xs=|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E. S
|-x----0-19-15s14---------------------------------|
|---12------------15-14s12-14------12---12-10--12-|
|-----------------------------11s9----9-----------|
+S S S S +E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------x/---12-(12)-14s12s9-12s10s9-10-9-10-9s==|
S E S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-6-9---9s6-(6)s9s6-9s6s9s6s9s6-9s6s9s6s14\-|
E +E T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E T T T T
|-\7-(7)-7h9p7p6h7h9p7p6h7h9p7p6h7h9p7p6h7s12p11h12p11\-|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E S E S S
|-9h11p9s7h9p7s6h7p6h7p6s4h6p4h6p4p2h4p2-2s1---2-2s5-|
+S S S S S +S S S E S S S +T T T T S S T T T T
|---------------------------------5-----/10-8---8-10s12-|
|---------------------8-5---7-(7)---8p5-------7---------|
Melody
E Q S S E E +E E +E H Q E E
|-12-12--12h17-17-17pb19r(17)-17-(17)-||----------------------------|
| Gtr I
| W e S S S S e S S S S e S S
H+
| e S S S S e S S S S e S S
/1____\1________/ \1_________/0.5___\0.5
Q +E. S +S +S S +S +S S +S +S E
|-10-----(10)-----12---(12)--(12)p10-(10)----(10)s9-----(9)---(9)s7---|
| e S S S S e S S S S e S S
E S S +E +E +Q +E E
|-7-7s9-(9)-(9)-(9)--(9)-9-|
S S +Q. +E E E +E Q +S S +E H
|---12-(12)---(12)---12b14r(12)p|=10--(10)-12b14-(12)------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T
|---9s10----10----10----9----7----7----7----9----9----9s10----9----|
T S. +E +Q +Q e E e E S E S Q e e
e E S E S S S S S e E e E S E S Q e e
E. S S S S S S S S S e e
S E S S S S S S E S S S S S
|-----------10---12-12s15-15s14-14s12-12s|
|-9s10-10---------x--x-----x-----x-----x-|
|-x----------7----9--9s12-12s11-11s=9--9s|
|-6s=7--7--------------------------------|
E S S +S E S +S S S S e e
|-10-10s12-(12)-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-/17----|
|--7--7s=9--(9)--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-----14-|
E S S S S S S +S S S S E e S E S +S E S +Q. E
|-17s13-13s15s12---13-(13)s10---13s12-10-|-10s9-9-(9)--------------||
|-14s10-10s12s=9---10-(10)s=7---10s=9--7-|--7s6-6-(6)--x-9-(9)-----||
e S S S S e S S S S S S S S
e S S S S e S S S S e S S
e S S S S e S S S S S S S S
e S S S S e S S S S e S S
W W W H Q E.. T
Guitar Solo
Q +S E. +S E. E. S
|-20b22===(20)pb22==20pb22==(20)pb22==20pb22==20r-20b21==|
+E +E +S S E T T E T T S S S S S
|-(20)r(20)b21==(20)pb22==20pb22==20r-17----17-17h18p17----17-------17-|
+T T T T T S T +T T T T +T S T +S S S S +S T T T T S T T
|------------19b21------19b21r(19)p17----17-(17)-17---------19b21----19b21r(19)p17----19----17-------|
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 S S S S S E. T T T T T T T S T T
|-------------------------------------/19--18h19p18s16-16h18p16s14h16p14\-|
T T T T T T S S S T T T T T T T T T T S. Q
|-12h14p12-11h12p11s9-11p9s7h9p7s6-7p6s4-6p4s2s1--2--|
W
| Gtr III
| S S S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S T T
|-2-2s5b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)-5s4b6==|
H E. S S S e
| +Q +Q S E S S E.
|-(4)r=(4)--4s6-----/14\---|
E E E. S E. S +S S +S +S
|---5---------9----9pb10r(9)----9pb10r(9)b10==(9)r|
| Q Q Q Q
|------20b22=============20b22====================|
+S +S +S S +S +S S +S +S S S S +E S S
|-(9)b10==(9)r(9)-9pb11r(9)b10==(9)-9b10==(9)r(9)-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------9-9-(9)----9s7-|
| Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------20b22============================20b22======|
S S S S E. S S S S S S S +E +S S S
|----------------------------13-15b17==(15)r(15)p13----|
|-9h10p9h10s12s14------12-14------------------------14-|
S E +S +E. S Q S E S
|-----------------------12----16s12-12-|
|-13-15b17r(15)b17-(15)----------------|
E. S E. S +T T S T T T T S T T T T T T
|-15--17----19-(19)p17s15-17p15p14----14----14----------16-|
+T T S S T T +T T T T T T T T T T T T +T T S T T T T S S
|-(16)-14s12---9h10-(10)-9h10p9s7----7--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------10---10-9p7---9-(9)---7---7---------|
|---------------------------------------------9-------9---9---9-7s6-9-|
S S S T T S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S
H Q S S S S
e S S S S E +E. S E E S +S +S S E E Q E S S S
|-/15-15s14---14s12-(12)-10s12s14-|-14b15==(14)r(14)-12------------5---8p=|
|---------------------------------|---------------------14s16S9-----------|
E S S E S S S S S S E. T T S S S S S. T S S S E. +E E
|---------7-5-7s9-10-7-9--7h9-|-6-----------------------9--(9)---|
|-----------------------------|---7---7s11-----------11----------|
S S S Q S S S E. S S S E S S S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------------------12-|----12-14-14s17-17-15-14------|
S E +S E E E e S S +S +S +S +S
|---18b20r(18)-17-15-15-14---14b15==(14)r(14)b15==(14)r(14)b15===|
+S T T +S T T +Q S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(14)r------------------------------------14S15-16-18----------|
e S S S S E +S S S S E E
|-/15-15s14---14-12-(12)s10---10s12-14-|
S +S +S S Q +E S S S S S S
|-14b15==(14)r(14)-12--------------5-8p5-5-|
S S S +S +Q T T E. S S S S E S S +H S S S S
|---xS9b10==(9)r(9)-----9-----9-10-9----|-9-----------------------14--|
e S S S S E +S S S S E E S +S +S S E E E E Q
|-/15-15s14---14-12-(12)s10---10s12-/14-|-14b15==(14)r(14)-12---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------14s16S9-------|
+S S E S +S E E E S E. +Q +E E H
|-----------17b18r(17)-15-15-----14pb16r|=(14)--(14)\--------|
e S S S S e S S S S S S S S e S S Q H
| Gtr II
| e S S S S e S S S S S S S S e S S Q H
Performance Notes
To play the first note in bar 13 (fret 10) you should lower the whammy bar, fret the note and raise the bar to sound it, i couldnt tab it
properly!
I changed a few slides with hammer ons to make the song sound better.
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