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Light Years Away

Joe Satriani

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The tuning for this song is Half-Step Down (see Light Years Away podcast on 
I originally tabbed it in Standard however figured I better tab it how Satch plays it. But to be 
it doesn't really matter which you play it in, for standard just move everything down a fret.

Listen to the song for the timing etc. Key at the bottom for the symbols etc.


For the intro just basically hold a G note (doesn't really matter what one, just get 
feedback off it)

Riff 1

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------2--------------------2--------------------2----------------------------|
E|--4--2--4--2-----4--2--4--2--4--2-----4--2--4--2--4--2-----4--2--4--2--4--2~~--4-2-4-|
                                   x3

Then play it once more with it ending like this.

A|-------------------2-------------|
E|--4--2--4--2--4--2----4--2\4~~~--|


Riff 2


E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------4-4--------------------------------|
G|-------4-6-6-4~--------------------4-4----------4-6-6-4~--------------|
D|--4h6--4-6-6-4~--4h6-6-4-6~----4h6---------4h6--4-6-6-4~--4h6-6-4-6~~-|
A|--4h6------------4h6-6-4-6~--6-------------4h6------------4h6-6-4-6~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                    x2


Riff 3

From what I can tell here there are 2 guitars harmonising with one playing low and the
high, personally when playing along with the track I think doing the low sounds better
I'll tab both.

Low:

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4h6-6---4-6--4\6~~/4~-------------------------|
D|---6-------6------------------4h6-6---4-6--4\6~~---|
A|----------------------------6-------6--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4h6-6---4-6--4\6~~\8/4~-------------------------|
D|---6-------6----------------------4h6-6---4-6--4\6~~-|
A|--------------------------------6-------6------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


High:


E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12h14-14----12-14--12\14~~/12~-----------------------------------|
G|---13----------13--------------------------11h13-13----11-13--11\13~~--|
D|----------------------------------------13----------13-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12h14-14----12-14--12\14~~\16/12~-------------------------------|
G|---13----------13--------------------------11h13-13----11-13--11\13~~-|
D|----------------------------------------13----------13----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 4

Like the last one, this has high and low.

Low:

E|----------------------------------------|
B|---------7~~----------------------------|
G|---4h6\8-----6~-4~~---------------------|
D|-----------------------4-6-4h6~~--6~----|
A|---------------------6------------6~----|
E|----------------------------------4~----|

                      x2

High:

E|------------14~~---------------------------------|
B|---12h14\16-------14~-12~~-----------------------|
G|------------------------------11-13-11h13~~------|
D|---------------------------13----------------6~--|
A|---------------------------------------------6~--|
E|---------------------------------------------4~--|


Riff 5


E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------9~~~--9~~~--11~-9~~--9~~~--9~~~--9~~~--|
G|--8~~~--8~~~--8~~~--10~-8~~--8~~~--8~~~--8~~~--|  Then Dive Bomb
D|--6~~~--6~~~--6~~~--8~--6~~--6~~~--6~~~--6~~~--|
A|--6~~~--6~~~--6~~~--8~--6~~--6~~~--6~~~--6~~~--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Play through riffs 1 and 2 again then we have the solo which I haven't worked out fully
so I post that on here when it's completed. Although it's a good one to just jam out to 
G.


After the solo we go back through riffs 3, 4 and 5. Then back to 1 and 2 again.

For the ride out:

E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-9~~--9-9-9-8~~--|
D|--6-6-6-6~~--6-6-6-6~~--|
A|--6-6-6-7~~--7-7-7-6~~--|
E|------------------------|

           x2

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12p11p-12p11p-12p11p-12p11p--11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-12p11p-12p11p-12p11p-12p11p|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               x4    On the 3rd time tap with the guitar pick on the 17th
fret for 11p9 and 16th fret for 12p11


E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-9~~--9-9-9-8~~--|
D|--6-6-6-6~~--6-6-6-6~~--|
A|--6-6-6-7~~--7-7-7-6~~--|
E|------------------------|

           x4


E|------------------------|
B|----------4-------------|
G|------4-6--------4-6----|
D|--6-6--------6-6-----6--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

            X5


End of song.

Any advice/any improvements just let me know and I'll look at changing the tab. Cheers


Key:
\ = slide up
/ = slide down
~ = vibrato/let note ring out
h = hammer on
p = pull off

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Light Years Away

Joe Satriani