Love Thing Lyrics
by Joe Satriani
As recorded by Joe Satriani
(From the 1998 Album CRYSTAL PLANET)
Words by (none) Music by Joe Satriani
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard 1'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard 2'
Slowly Q=88
Gtr I
H.. E E E E E Q E E H.. E E E E E Q E E
| Gtr II
| W W Q E +E +E +E +E +E Q Q Q Q
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H.. E E E E E Q E E
| Q +Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q +Q
H.. E +E Q E +E Q E
| >
| E E +E E Q +E E +Q +Q +Q +Q
+E Q. +H +H.. E
| >
| PM
| +Q +Q E E E E +Q +Q +Q Q
Main Theme
E E E E Q E E H.. E
| Gtr III
| W E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-------2s4s2-------|
E E E E Q E E H.. E
| +W +E E E E +E +E E E
|-(2)--------------|-(2)--2s4-6-(6)b7r(6)-4-2--|
E E E E Q E E H.. E
| W +E E E E E E E a E
|----------------|--------2s4s2----------|
|-2--------------|-(2)--2-------/4s2-2S7-|
+E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +Q. E
| +W +W
+E Q E +E Q E E Q. E E Q
| +E a E E E E E E E E E +Q +Q +Q
|-----7s6-6-7--7s11-11s9-|-9-9--(9)--(9)---(9)--|
++H
| +E E Q E E E E Q +E Q E E E
|-------/12---12--10-9s7-|-9b10r===(9)-7-----9---5-|
++H
| +W H S +S S S +S S E
|-(5)--------------|-7b9--------7b9r(7)p5-------------|
|------------------|----------------------6b7r(6)p4---|
++H
| Q Q +E E E E Q +E E E E E E
|-----/12---(12)-10-9s7-|-9b10r===(9)-7--7s5-------|
| Q E E E e S +S E H +E a E E E
|-------------------12--------------|-/14-------(14)-14s16---12-|
|-9---11b13---11b13----11b13r(11)-9-|---------------------------|
E. S +E E +Q. E E E E E Q E E
| >
| +W +W
H.. E E E E E Q E E
| E E E E E Q. +W
H.. E E E E E Q E E
| +E E E E +E +E E E W
|-------9s11-13-(13)b14r(13)-11s9-|-9---------------|
H.. E +E Q E +E Q E
| +E E E E E E E a E +W
|-(9)----2s4s2----------|-------------------|
|------2-------/4s2-2s7-|-(7)---------------|
Guitar Solo
+E Q. H E E E E +H
| PM
| +W H S S E +E E E
|---------------||---------------17b19r(17)-17-16-|
++H
| H +E. S S S E Q E Q E +E +E E
|-14-------(14)----14-16---|-------17b19-----17b19-(17)b19r(17)-16-|
++H
| Q.. S Q E +S S Q. Q. +E E E
|-14------------14-----------------|---------17b19=======(17)r-17-16-|
|------------17------16b18r(16)----|-14------------------------------|
E E E E H E E E Q +E Q
| Q.. S E. S E. S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S E E
E E E Q E Q E E E E +H
| +E E E +Q +E Q E Q. S S S S +S S S S
|-(17)\----b17r(14)b16r=(14)-----|---12b14---------9-12--------------------|
|--------------------------------13--|----------------------11b12r(11)p9-------|
++H
| E +S S S S S S S S S S Q E H +E E +E
|---------------------------------------|---12---------(12)-11b12r(11)b12r|
|-11b13r(11)p9--------------------------|---------------------------------|
++H
| +S S S S +S S E +Q +Q E S S E E E S S E S S
|-(11)-9----9-(9)-----------------------|---------12-14b16-----------12-14-12----|
|--------12-------12-12b14r(12)--(12)\--|---12-14--------------12-14-------------|
E E E E +H E E E E +S E. E. S
| E E +E Q E S S E E S E S E S E S E S S
|-15b17-14b15r(14)-12-----14b16----12-0-|-------19---------19-------19--------19-------19--------|
|-------------------------------12------|-19b21----19b21------19b21-----19b21----19b21----19b21==|
+E E +S E. E S S E E
| +S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E
|-(19)-19-19-19-19--19--19-19r19-17-19-17---------------|
|-----------------------------------------16b17r(16)-14-|
++H
| E +E E. S +E E E E Q +E Q E S S E
|----------/12----12-(12)s10-9-7-|-9b10r===(9)-7-----9---0-5-|
+H
| +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(5)---5-0-4-5--0--4-5-0-4h5-0-4-|
+H
| S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
++H
| Q Q +E E E E Q +E Q E E S S
|-0---/12---(12)-10-9-7-|-9b10r===(9)-7-----9-------|
+H
| E E +Q Q +S S S S S
+H
| S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S
+H
| E. S Q +E +E E E
|---------17pb19====(17)r(17)-16-14-|
|-14p==12---------------------------|
+H
| E +E +E Q E E S +S
|-16b17-(16)b17r(16)-14-----16------------------|
|--------------------------------b17r()-|
+H
| +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S Q S +E +S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------17b19--/21-(21)pb23==(21)r|
|-()b17r()-()b17r()-()b17r()-()b17r()---------------------------|
+H
| a +E +E Q. e S T T E
|-(21)b22r(21)b24r(21)-19--------17-16h17p16s14-|
++H
| Q Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|-14---17b19-------17-16-14-|-16b17r===(16)-14-14-----------|
| Q E E E e S +S E
|-17---19b21---19b21----19b21r(19)-17-|
E E E E +E E E E E. S +E E +Q. E
| H E E E E +W
|-19b21-----------21b23---19-|-(19)-----------------||
Main Theme/Outro
E E E E Q E E H.. E
| +Q Q H E E E E E E Q
|-------------------|-------2s4s2--------|
E E E E Q E E H.. E
| +W +E E E E +E +E E E
|-(2)--------------|-(2)--2s4-6-(6)b8r(6)-4s2-|
E E E E Q E E H.. E
| W +E E E E E E E a E
|----------------|--------2s4s2----------|
|-2--------------|-(2)--2-------/4s2-2s7-|
H.=H
E Q E +E Q E +E Q. +Q. E E E E E Q E E H S S Q.
| +W +W +W +W
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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