Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani - The Headless Horseman guitar tab

The Headless Horseman by Joe Satriani, TAB'd by Arash Arjmandi (www.arshx.com)

Here is the tap-o-rama song Headless Horseman by Joe Satriani from

the excellent album "Not Of This Earth"

Joe recorded this song on a bass guitar I believe (Yes, I know you seen him

playing it on an electric in "Satch Tapes" but there you go :) The whole song

follows a basic pattern - I didn't put which hand you are meant to tap with

because ti would make my TAB look messy and basically there's one rule - all

12th fret taps are right handed, others are left (unless your left handed then

vice versa)

I'd say learn the song in your head so you can practice without refering back to

the TAB and you can just concentrate on your method. Good luck - please email me

any requests, corrections - thanks are always welcome :) All my TAB is available

from my Satriani TAB page at http://www.sonic.net/mork/satriani.html,

the best Satriani TAB resource on the net - keep watching!

Last of all thanks to Joe, thanks for your music :)

Frank (Mork) - mork@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/mork/satriani.html

The Headless Horseman by Joe Satriani

Play bar 4 Times

P P P P

E|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--5---------5---------5---------5---------|

S/S (see note later)

H P P P P

E|------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|o-----------------------------------------------|

D|o-----------------------------------------------|

A|---------12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0----|

E|---7--8---------5---------3---------5-----------|

H P P P P

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|--------12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0----|

E|--7--8---------5---------3---------5-----------|

H P P H P P

E|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|--------12--0------12--0--------12--0-----12--0--|

E|--7--8---------10---------7--8---------5---------|

1.|-------------------------------------------|

P P P P

E|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------o|

D|-------------------------------------------o|

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0----|

E|--3---------3---------5---------5-----------|

2.|-----------------------------------------

P P P P

E|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--3---------3---------5---------5---------|

Play bar Twice

H P P P P

E|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|--------12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

A|--7--8---------5---------3---------3---------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

H P P H P P

E|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|--------12--0------12--0--------12--0-----12--0--|

A|--7--8---------10---------7--8---------5---------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0------------|

A|--2---------2---------3---------3--12--0--|

E|------------------------------------------|

Play bar Twice

H P P P P

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|--------12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0----|

E|--7--8---------5---------3---------5-----------|

H P P H P P

E|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|--------12--0------12--0--------12--0-----12--0--|

E|--7--8---------10---------7--8---------5---------|

P P P P

E|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0------------|

E|--3---------3---------5---------5--12--0--|

H P P P P

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|--5--7---12--0---7---12--0---5---12--0---3---12--0--|

P P P P

E|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------12--0--|

A|-------------------------7---------7---------|

E|--5---12--0---7---12--0-----12--0------------|

P P P P

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|--7/10---12--0---9---12--0---7---12--0---5---12--0--|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|

P P H P H P

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|

D|--7---12--0---9---12--0---6--7---12--0---6--7---12--0--|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

H P H P H P H P

E|-------------------------------------------------------------

B|-------------------------------------------------------------

G|-------------------------------------------------------------

D|--6--7---12--0---6--7---12--0---6--7---12--0---6--7---12--0--

A|-------------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------------

H P H P

E------------------------------|

B------------------------------|

G------------------------------|

D--6--7---12--0---6--7---------|

A-----------------------12--0--|

E------------------------------|

Play bar Twice

H P P P P

E|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|--------12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--7--8---------5---------3---------5---------|

H P P H P P

E|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|--------12--0------12--0--------12--0-----12--0--|

E|--7--8---------10---------7--8---------5---------|

Second time, go to Coda

P P P P

E|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--3---------3---------5---------5---------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------|

Play next 2 bars four times

P P P P

E|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------4---------------------|

A|-----12--0---3---12--0-----12--0---3---12--0--|

E|--2-------------------------------------------|

P P H P P P

E|------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0---5--0--3--0-----12--0-----12--0-----|

E|--2----------------------5---------5------------|

Play bar twice

P P H P P P

E|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0---5--0--3--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--5----------------------5---------5---------|

After this bar, go back to place marked S/S at the beginning, repeat

all the way through until you get to "Second time go to Coda" note -

then skip to Coda section - got it? :)

P P H P P P P P

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0---5--0--3--0------12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--5-----------------------5---------5---------5---------5---------|

Coda

Play next two bars 4 times

H P H P H P P

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------5---------|

A|--6--7---12--0---5--6---12--0---3--5---12--0-----12--0--|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

P P P P

E|------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0---3---12--0-----12--0-----12--0------|

E|--3---------------------5---------5-------------|

Play next bar three times

P P P P

E|------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0---3---12--0-----12--0-----12--0------|

E|--3---------------------5---------5-------------|

Play next bar twice

P P P P

E|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|

E|--3---------3---------3---------3---------|

E|------------------------------------------|-----||

B|------------------------------------------|-----||

G|------------------------------------------|-----||

D|------------------------------------------|-----||

A|-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0-----12--0--|-----||

E|--5---------5---------5---------5---------|--5--||

Done? Good now go get band aid's for all your fingers :)

"But I like it!" - Big Bad Moon

Frank (Mork) - mork@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/mork/satriani.html

Key

P - Pull-off: Place both fingers on the notes to be sounded. Strike the

first note and without picking, pull the finger off to sound the second

(lower) note.

H - Hammer-on: Strike the first (lower) note, then sound the higher note

with another finger by fretting it withot picking.

/ - Slide: Strike the first note and then slide the same fretted finger

up or down to the second note.

A.Arjmandi

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