Joe Satriani – Nineteen Eighty (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords
This is how I learned it by ear for my cover, it may be played slightly different now the actual
music video is out.
[Intro]
Eb|--4p0-----4p0-----4p0----4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----5p0-----5p0----5p0-----5p0------|
Bb|------2p0-----2p0----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0----2p0------2p0-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5p0-----5p0-----5p0----5p0-----6p0-----6p0-----6p0-----6p0-----6p0-----6p0----6p0-----6p0------|
Bb|------2p0-----2p0----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0----2p0------2p0-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7p0-----7p0-----7p0----7p0-----7p0-----7p0-----7p0-----4p0--|
Bb|------4p0-----4p0----4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----4p0-----4p0------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--12p0-----12p0-----12p0-----12p0-----12p0-----12p0-----12p0-----12p0--------|
Bb|-------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0-------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--14p0------14p0------14p0------14p0------14p0-----14p0------14p0------14p0--|
Bb|-------11p0------11p0------11p0------11p0------9p0------11p0------11p0-------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--12p0------12p0------12p0------12p0------11p0------11p0------11p0------11p0-|
Bb|-------10p0------10p0------10p0------11p0------10p0------10p0------10p0------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--9p0-----9p0-----9p0----9p0-----11p0-----11p0-----11---------|
Bb|------7p0-----7p0----7p0-----7p0------9p0------9p0------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Pick scrape then slide
Eb|-------------------4---4----4-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------5---5----5-------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------x-x-x---4---4----4-------------------------------------|
Db|--////--/\-x-x-x---6---6----6---6----6---9---8---6---8------------|
Ab|--////--/\-x-x-x-4---4----4---4-4--4---4---4---4---4---4-7-8-7-4--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------4---4----4-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------5---5----5-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------4---4----4-------------------------------------|
Db|-------6---6----6---6----6---9---8---6---8------------|
Ab|-----4---4----4---4-4--4---4---4---4---4---4-7-8-7-4--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------12-----------------------------12-/16-12----|
Bb|------------14----14-----------------------14-----------14-|
Gb|---------13----------13-----------------14-----------------|
Db|--/11-14----------------14-11-11~-11-14--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(whammy up to 0)
Eb|---------------12------------------------------------|
Bb|------------14----14---------------------------------|
Gb|--------15-----------15-11~--------------------------|
Db|--11-14---------------------11-11-/14-11-------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------0---------|
Eb|---------------12-/16----19b21-----------12----/16-12-14~-|
Bb|------------14--------17--------------------14------------|
Gb|---------13---------------------------14------------------|
Db|--/11-14-----------------------11-/14---------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------12-----------------------------12-/16-12----|
Bb|------------14----14-----------------------14-----------14-|
Gb|---------13----------13-----------------14-----------------|
Db|--/11-14----------------14-11-11~-11-14--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------12------------------------------------|
Bb|------------14----14---------------------------------|
Gb|--------15-----------15-11~--------------------------|
Db|--11-14---------------------11-11-/14-11-------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--19-----19-----18-----16-----19-----19-----18-----16-----|
Bb|--22b24--22b24--19b23--19b21--22b24--22b24--19b23--19b21--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------- |
Eb|-------4---4----4--------------------------------------------(12)----------------------|
Bb|-------5---5----5-------------------------------------------------(12)-\/\/\/----------|
Gb|-------4---4----4-------------------------------------------------------------12-\/-13-|
Db|-------6---6----6---6----6---9---8---6---8-----------X-X-------------------------------|
Ab|-----4---4----4---4-4--4---4---4---4---4---4-7-8-7-4-x-x-(5)-----X------------10-\/-11-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------X---------------------|[Chorus]
Eb|--17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19r17-19-14\/~--17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19r17-19-| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Break]
Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--| Db|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--| Ab|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--| Eb|---------------------------------------------|
[Riff]
Eb|--3p0-----3p0-----4p0----4p0-----3p0-----3p0-----4p0-----4p0-----------| Bb|------2p0-----2p0----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--6p0-----6p0-----7p0----7p0-----6p0-----6p0-----7p0-----7p0-----------| Bb|------2p0-----2p0----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--11p0-----11p0-----12p0-----12p0-----11p0-----11p0-----12p0-----12p0--| Bb|-------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0------9p0-------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--14p0------14p0------15p0------15p0------15b17------| Bb|-------12p0------12p0------12p0------12p0------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|--17b19-16-15-14-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------14-12-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------13-12-11-----------------------13\/\/\/-| Db|--------------------------------14-13--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------13-14-13-11--11----------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------12----12----12----12----12----12----12----11----11-9-----| Gb|--/13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----11----9-----| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19r17-19-14\/~--17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19r17-19-| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This part is tapped rapidly with a pick with an octaver active,
in the music video he plays it at the 24th fret but 12th works fine too. Each 12th fret tap is about 4 taps.
t t t t t t t t t t Eb|--12-11-12-9-12-7-12-5-12-4-12-2-12-0-12-0-12-2-12-2-2~--| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Break]
| PM | Pick scrape then slide Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6----------| Db|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------\-| Ab|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-\\\----\-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------\\\------|
[Verse]
Eb|-------4---4----4--------------------------------------| Bb|-------5---5----5--------------------------------------| Gb|-------4---4----4--------------------------------------| Db|-------6---6----6---6----6---9---8---6---8-----------\-| Ab|-----4---4----4---4-4--4---4---4---4---4---4-7-8-7-4-\-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------4---4----4-------------------------------------| Bb|-------5---5----5-------------------------------------| Gb|-------4---4----4-------------------------------------| Db|-------6---6----6---6----6---9---8---6---8------------| Ab|-----4---4----4---4-4--4---4---4---4---4---4-7-8-7-4--| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--19-----19-----18-----16-------| Bb|--22b24--22b24--19b23--19b21----| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------- | Eb|-------4---4----4---------------------------------------| Bb|-------5---5----5---------------------------------------| Gb|-------4---4----4---------------------------------------| Db|-------6---6----6---6----6---9---8---6---8-----------\--| Ab|-----4---4----4---4-4--4---4---4---4---4---4-7-8-7-4-\--| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Eb|-------4---4------6----4--------------------------------| Bb|-------5---5------7----5-------------5------------------| Gb|-------4---4------6----4--4-6-6~-4-6---6~---------------| Db|-------6---6------8----6--------------------------------| Ab|-----4---4----4-4---6-----------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------4---4------6----4--------------------------------| Bb|-------5---5------7----5--------------------------------| Gb|-------4---4------6----4--4-6-6~-4-6-6~-----------------| Db|-------6---6------8----6--------------------------------| Ab|-----4---4----4-4---6-----------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------4---4------6----4--7-4-----------4\/-------------| Bb|-------5---5------7----5------7-5---5-7-----7---5\/-7---| Gb|-------4---4------6----4----------6-----------6---------| Db|-------6---6------8----6--------------------------------| Ab|-----4---4----4-4---6-----------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------4---4------6----4--------------------------------| Bb|-------5---5------7----5--------------------------------| Gb|-------4---4------6----4--4-6-6~-4-6-6~---6-6-6-6-------| Db|-------6---6------8----6------------------6-6-6-6=------| Ab|-----4---4----4-4---6---------------------4-4-4-4-------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
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| () Natural harmonic
| x Dead note
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| r Release
| PM Palm mute
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| t Tapping
| \/ Whammy bar hit
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