Killer Bee Bop Lyrics
by Joe Satriani
As recorded by Joe Satriani
From the 1995 Album JOE SATRIANI
Music by Joe Satriani
Arranged by Joe Satriani
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 (clean)'
Intro Main Riff
Fast Q=184
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N.C. N.(E5)
Gtr I
PM PM
Wx32 S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-------------||o------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------||--3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|
|-------------||o------------------------|------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0-|
PM PM
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
|------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0---------||--------------------------|
|-----------------2-------||-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0----------|
|------------------------o||-----------------2--------|
PM
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0-|
S S S S S S S S E Q.
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0----------||
E5 N.C.
Gtr I
Q. E Q a E E a Q. E Q. E Q Q a E E E E
|-9----7s9--(9)s12-12-|-12s14-----12-9----7-|-9--12--12s14-12s9s7-|
|-7----5s7--(7)s10-10-|-10s12-----10-7----5-|-7--10--10s12-10s7s5-|
| Gtr II
| W +H.. E Q Q E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|-----5------7p=5-----|
|-2-------------------|----(2)------------5h|=7---------------7p5-|
~~ PM PM
Q. E E. S +E E +E Q E Q. E a Q Q Q E E
|-9----------14-(14)--12-|-(12)-9--7-9----12-|-12s14---12--9--7---|
|-7----------------------|------7--5-7----10-|-10s12---10--7--5-7-|
| H. +Q Q. E H +W
N.C. B5
~~~~~~~~~~ PM| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM
E a Q. E E E E H +E +E E E Q. E +E Q E
|-9-9s15-----14---12s==9s7-|-9-----(9)-(9)/-----|-11----11-(11)-11----|
|-7-7s13-----12---10s==7s5-|-7-----(7)-(7)/-----|---------------------|
| E a Q E E E E E E H. Q Q. E +E Q E
|---2s=3------3s2p===0-----|--------------------|-11----11-(11)-11--x-|
|----------------------2p0-|-2------------------|--9-----9--(9)--9--x-|
/1____| \2.5
~~~ PM|
Q. E +E Q E Q. E +H Q +Q +Q E E
| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +H +H. Q
|-10----9-(9)-7--5-|-4----4-(4)----|-(4)---------------4S==|
|--8----7-(7)-5--3-|-2----2-(2)----|-(2)---------------2S==|
To Coda
~~~ PM ~~~~~~~~~~ PM ~~~ PM
Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E Q E
| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
a Q. E Q E E Q. E H
|-4s11-------------------|--------2-------||
|-2s=9-------------------|--------3-------||
| H. +Q H. Q
|----9-------------(9)S==|=3--------------||
|----7-------------(7)S==|=1---------/x\--||
Main Riff
Gtr II
H E E Q W
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0---|
PM
S S S S S S S S E E Q W W
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|----------|-------||
|------------------------|-xs=======|=x\----||
|------------------------|-xs=======|=x\----||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
E E E E +H +W
Gtr I
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
|-4-5p4p2---2-4-5p=4p2---2-4p2-5-2-|--4p2---2-4-5p4p2---2-4h5p4p2---2--|
+H
S S S T T T S S S S E S S S S S S S S
+W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--5-7p5p2---7p5p2-5-7p5p2---5-2-5-2-4h5p==|
E E E E +H +W
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S E S S
|-----------------5p2--4-4p2p0h4p2h4p|==2-5p2h4p2---2-4-2h4p2-5p4p=|
E E E E +H +W
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 E Q
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +H
/1.5__________| \1/ \1/ \1/
H H +H +Q +Q +Q
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +H
\1/ \1/ \1/ \7_______|
+Q +Q +Q +Q Q +E +Q. +Q E E
E E E E +Q E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0-3-0-0-3p2p0-0-3p2p=0---3p2p0-2-3p2p==0---|
+H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-3p2p0---3p2p0---3p==2p0--5p3p0-5p3p0-3-|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +H
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|-----------5----5p4-7p5p4---4h5p|=4---4----------------4----||
|--------------------------7-----|---7---7-5p4h7p5p=4-7------||
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
E. S +E E +E E E E E. S +E E +E E E E
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
PM|
Q Q Q Q E Q E Q E E
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E
Q. E E E E E E Q E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E
E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q H
S S Q E S S Q.
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
E E E E Q S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
|-13-13-13-13-13--16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16s14-14-14-14---|
E E E E +Q E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-18p15p11-18p16p11-16h==18p16p11----18p16p11-18p16p==11-16-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------11h==16----------------11---------11-16----------16---------|
E E E E +Q 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
|-------17p==16p11----18p16-------17p16p11----18p16p11-16h17p16p11-------|
q Q Q Q
|------------xs==x\---||
|------------xs==x\---||
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
E. S +E E +E E E E E. S +E E +E E E E
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
E. S +E E +E E E E E. S +E E E E E E
|-4----4-(4)-4-(4)-2-4-2-|-2----2-(2)-------2h4-4---|
|-4----4-(4)-4-(4)-2-4-2-|------------------2h4-4---|
|------------------------|------------xs=x\---------|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E Q H.
W W W Q H.
|-h2tr0---------------|-2tr0---------------|-2tr0---------------|-----3-----||
Break
N.(E5) Bb6 G6
Gtr III
PM--------------------|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E E Q H 4x W H. +Q
||o---------------------|---------------o||-^5--------|-^2-------------|
||o---------------------|---------------o||-^8--------|-^5-------(5)/--|
||--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-(0)------------||-^6--------|-^3-------(3)/--|
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W W W Q +H Q
|-^10--------|-^-7--------|-^4--------|-^0--(0)----0--||
|-^12--------|-^-9--------|-^6--------|-^2--(2)-------||
|-^10--------|-^-7--------|-^4--------|-^0--(0)-------||
|-^13--------|-^10--------|-^7--------|-^3--(3)-------||
|-^11--------|-^-8--------|-^5--------|-^1--(1)-------||
Gtr II
Q +H. W
Gtr I
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
||o-12p11p0-11p10p0-10p9p0-9p8p0-8p7p0-7p|=6p0-6p5p0-5p4p0-4p3p0-3s2p1p0-o||
||o--------------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
Q +H Q Q Q Q Q
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
|-12p11p0-11p10p0-10p9p0-9p8p0-8p7p0-7p|=6p0-6p5p0-5p4p0-4p3p0-3s2p1p0--|
Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S E +Q.
&
Gtr II
W
Gtr I
PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11s|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9s|
W
E E S S S S +S S S S E E
|-x\-/9--9--9--9----------9--9--9--9-9S==|
|-x\-/7--7--7--7----------7--7--7--7-7S==|
H. Q
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H +E E q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
H H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
TP
E E E S S S S E E E E S S Q Q Q
|-------------------------------|---------------xs=x\--||
Main Riff/Outro
H E E Q W
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0---|
PM PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S Q S S Q S S E +E E Q H
|-3h4p3h5s4p3p2p0--------|---------------------|---------------*|
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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