Hill of the Skull Lyrics

As recorded by Joe Satriani
From the 1988 Album SURFING WITH THE ALIEN
Music by Joe Satriani
E5(type 2) C5 G/B G/C
E5(type 3) E7/Ab B5II F
E5VII E
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
Gtr I
H H H H H H H H
Gtr II
H H Q. E H Q. E Q E E W
2 GUITARS
H H H H
\1____
H H Q. E Q +Q
H H H Q. E
+E E E E Q. S S W
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-|
Q. E H H H
W H H
E5(type 3)E7/Ab A5 C5
H H H H
H+++aa
|-/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
++aaH+a
|-(19)----(19)---------17b19-17-|-17----(17)--------15b17-15-|
|--------------15s13------------|------------13s12-----------|
|--(4)-----(4)-------2s=4-----2-|--2-----(2)-----------------|
|---------------5s=3------------|-------------3s=2-----------|
E5(type D5 C5 G/A5
H H Q. E H
|-(15)----(15)/-------20b22-20-|-(20)-----(20)-------19b20-19-|
|---------------\17------------|---------------19s17----------|
|-------------------5s=7-----5-|--(5)------(5)--------5-----4-|
H H H H
+H +E E a E E Q +Q +Q a E E
|------------------17s19-17-|-17--(17)-----(17)--17s19-17-|
|-------------------2s=4--2-|--2---(2)------(2)---2s=4--2-|
Trem. Bar FX
H.=H Free Time Q=63
E5VII D5 C5 B5II E
H H H H W
+Q H E E +Q H E +E W
|-------22b24----------------|-------22b24================||===========|
|-(17)------------17b19-17---|-(17)-------------19---(19)-||-17--------|
Gtr III
a a Q. +S +S +S +E +S +S +S +E +S +S +S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-----------()---()---()---()---()---()---------()---()---()---()---()---:
|---x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
| Gtr IV
| /2______________________\2.5____________________/
| Q E +E +E. +S +Q
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-----------()-------------------()-------------------()---------()---------------------------:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
\1____/0____\2.5__________| \1.5___/ \7____/0___
S S S E +E +E +E +E E +S +S
| /1__________\1 \4/ \7
| E +Q +E S +S +Q.
\7 \1.5/ \1.5 \1/ \3.5____/3____________\7
E. +S E. +S E. +S +E +E +W
|------------------------------------------------------------:----------*|
|------------------------------------------------------------:----------*|
|------------()-----()----()---()-()-:-()----*|
|------------------------------------------------------------:----------*|
|------------------------------------------------------------:----------*|
|------------------------------------------------------------:----------*|
| /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