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/ Joe Satriani / Crystal Planet (1998) / Secret Prayer bass tab
SECRET PRAYER (Bassline)
As recorded by Joe Satriani
From the 1998 Album CRYSTAL PLANET
Words and Music by Joe Satriani
Arranged by Joe Satriani

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Elec Bass'

 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=132
 5/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------|
|---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|


                                             4/4
  E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-----------1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-----------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|


  E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-1-1-1-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-------4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                  $
  E E E E E E E E    E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-2-4-4-2-4-4--4-|
|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-|----------------|


  E E E E E Q  E     H.      +E  E   H.      +E  E
|----------------||----------------|---------------|
|----------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-||o---------------|---------------|
|----------------||--4-------(4)-0-|-0-------(0)-0-|


  H.      +E  E   H.      +E  E   H.      +E  E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4-------(4)-0-|-0-------(0)-0-|-4-------(4)-0-|


                 1.
  H.      +E  E   Q  E Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E
|---------------|-1-------------|----------------||
|---------------|----4-1--------|-----------1---o||
|---------------|---------4-2---|-4--2--------4-o||
|-0-------(0)-0-|-------------1-|------4--2------||


  2.
                                              To Coda
  Q  E Q  E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   Q.   E +Q   Q    W
|---------------|-----------1-3-|-1----1-(1)-----|-------||
|-----------1-4-|----1-3--4-----|-------------1--|-------||
|------1--4-----|-4-------------|----------------|-------||
|-2--4----------|---------------|----------------|-4-----||


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-|-0-2-2----------|----------------|
|----------------|-------0-2-2--2-|-2-3-3-2-3-3--3-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-|-0-2-2----------|
|-2-3-3-0-0-0--0-|----------------|-------0-2-2--2-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------0-0-0--0-|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-|
|-2-3-3-2-3-3--3-|-2-3-3----------|----------------|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0-2-2----------|----------------|----------------|
|-------0-2-2--2-|-2-3-3-2-3-3--3-|-2-3-3-0-0-0--0-|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------0-0-0--0-|---0-0---0-0--0-|----------------|
|-2-3-3----------|-3-----3--------|-2-3-3-2-2-2--2-|


                                      D.S. al Coda
  E E E E E Q  E     E E E E E Q  E  7x E E E E H
|----------------||------------------||--------------|
|----------------||o----------------o||--------------|
|----------------||o----------------o||--------------|
|-0-2-2-0-2-2--2-||--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--||-0-0-0-0-0----|


   Outro
    &
   5/4
    E Q  E +E  E E  E E E   E  Q   E  +E  E E  E E E
||------------------------|-------------------11-----|
||o------8-(8)-----11-----|-------13-(13)---9----9---|
||o---6----------9----9---|---11----------7--------7-|
||--4----------7--------7-|-9------------------------|


                                 1.
   E  Q   E  +E   E  E  E  E  E   E  Q   E  +E  E  E     +E   E  E
|----------------------18-------|-----------------10b12r(10)--------||
|--------20-(20)----16----16----|-------13-(13)--------------11----o||
|----18----------14-------------|---11--------------------------11-o||
|-16-------------------------18-|-9-------------9-------------------||


  2.              H.=H
  E  Q   E  +E  E  E     +E   E  E   H.      +H
|-----------------10b12r(10)-------|----------------*|
|-------13-(13)--------------11----|----------------*|
|---11--------------------------11-|----------------*|
|-9-------------9------------------|-9-------(9)----*|


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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