A PIECE OF LIQUID
As recorded by Joe Satriani
(From the 1998 Album CRYSTAL PLANET)
Transcribed by Ben Max
Music by Joe Satriani and Z.Z. Satriani
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Slow Q=96
N.C.
4/4 2/4
Gtr I
W W W W
Theme
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N.C.(E)
4/4
Gtr I
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E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
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| 13 15 (15) 16 16s18 16 (16) 15 | 15s13 13 (13) |
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| 11 13 (13) 14 14s16 14 (14) 13 | 13s11 11 (11) |
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(Em)
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E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
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| 12 14 (14) 16 16s19 16 (16) 14 | 14s12 12 (12) |
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| 10 12 (12) 14 14s17 14 (14) 12 | 12s10 10 (10) |
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(A/E)
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E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
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| 14 16 (16) 18 18s21 18 (18) 16 | 16s14 14 (14) |
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| 12 14 (14) 16 16s19 16 (16) 14 | 14s12 12 (12) |
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(E)
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E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +Q +Q. E
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| 13 15 (15) 16 16s20 16 (16) 15 | 15s13 13 (13) (13) |
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| 11 13 (13) 14 14s18 14 (14) 13 | 13s11 11 (11) (11) |
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(E5)
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +E E E. S +E E
| | 0 |
| | 0 0 (0) |
| 4 5 (5) 8 8s9 8 (8) 5 | 5s4 4 (4) 4 |
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| 2 3 (3) 6 6s7 6 (6) 3 | 3s2 2 (2) |
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(Eb5)
E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +E E E. S +Q
| | 0 |
| | 0 0 (0) |
| 3 4 (4) 6 6s7 6 (6) 4 | 4s3 3 (3) |
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| 1 2 (2) 4 4s5 4 (4) 2 | 2s1 1 (1) |
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(A/C#)
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E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +E E E. S +E E
| | 0 |
| | 0 0 (0) |
| 14 16 (16) 18 18s21 18 (18) 16 | 16s14 14 (14) 14 |
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| 12 14 (14) 16 16s19 16 (16) 14 | 14s12 12 (12) |
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(E)
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E. S +E E a E. S +E E
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| 13 14 (14) 16 16s20 16 (16) 14 |
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| 11 12 (12) 14 14s18 14 (14) 12 |
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(B)
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S E S +E E E. S Q E. S +E E a E. S +E E
| 0 | |
| 0 0 0 | |
| 14s13 13 (13) | 11 13 (13) 14 14s16 14 (14) 13 |
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| 12s11 11 (11) | 9 11 (11) 12 12s14 12 (12) 11 |
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To Coda
E5
S E S +H. E. S +E E E. S +Q H E. S +E E
| | 0 0 (0) | 0 0 (0) |
| | 0 (0) 0 0 (0) | 0 |
| 13s11 11 (11) | 9 | |
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| 11s 9 9 (9) | 7 | 7 |
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Guitar Solo
Am
Gtr II
|--3--|
S S S S T T T T T +T T T T T S S S S +Q
| 5 5 |
| 8p 5 5 8 5 |
| 7b9 7b9r(7)p5 7 5 |
| 7 7 7p5 |
| 7 (7) |
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| Gtr I
| S S S S +S E. +E S S +S E.
| 8 (8) 8 (8) |
| 10 (10) |
| 7h 9 9 9 9 |
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Asus2sus4
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|---3----|
E E S S S +E +E. a a S S S S S
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| 0tr2 0h 2s 4 (4) (4) 4h5p 4 4 |
| 7 5s7 |
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| E S S +S E. +E S S +S S S S
| 7 (7) |
| 10 10 (10) 10 (10) |
| 7 7 7 7 7 |
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Am
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S E S +Q Q S S S S
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| S S S S +S E. +E. S +S E.
| 8 (8) 8 (8) |
| 10 (10) 10 (10) |
| 7h9 9 9 |
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Asus2sus4
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S S S S S S S S E e Q
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| E S S +S E. +E S S +S S S S
| 7 (7) 7 (7) |
| 10 10 (10) |
| 7 7 7 7 7 |
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Am
PM|
|------5------| |--3--|
T T T T T e E S S S a a a E E E S S
| 12 17 17p12 x |
| 13 x |
| 14 xs 9 7 4 |
| 14 7 |
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| S S S S +S E. +E S S +S E.
| 8 (8) 8 (8) |
| 10 (10) |
| 7h 9 9 9 9 |
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Asus2sus4
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S T T S S S S S S S S S S E E
| 5 8p5 5 |
| 5h8 8 |
| 4h5p4 4 5 7 |
| 7 |
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| E S S +S E. +E S S +S S S S
| 7 (7) |
| 10 10 (10) 10 (10) |
| 7 7 7 7 7 |
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Am
Q +S +S e S a +E. S S e
| 10b12 (10)r(10)p8 10pb11r(10) 8 10b12 |
| 10 |
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| S S S S +S E. +E. S +S E.
| 8 (8) 8 (8) |
| 10 (10) 10 (10) |
| 7h 9 9 9 |
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Asus2sus4
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S E S +Q S S E Q
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| E S S +S S E +E. S +S S E
| 7 (7) 7 (7) |
| 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 (7) |
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Bsus4
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Q a S S S S +Q a a S E S
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| 8tr9 (8)s 6s 8 9s11 (11) 9h11p 9s 8 9 |
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| E S S +S S E E S S +Q
| 7 (7) 7 (7) |
| 7 (7) 7 (7) |
| 9 9 9 9 9 |
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S S S S +S S E +E S S S S S S
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| 0 0 |
| 8s 6s4s6 (6)s4s2 (2) 2s4 2p1 |
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| +E S S +S S E +E E E E
| (7) 7 (7) |
| (7) 7 (7) 7 7 |
| 9 9 9 (9) 9 |
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B
E. a S +E E +E a E +E E E. a S +E E +S E S E S S
| 0h2 (2) 2 | 2 0h2 (2) 2 (2) 4 5 |
| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 |
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| 2s4 (4) <4> (<4>) | |
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| E S S +S S E Q +S S E E. S +S S E +E S S E E
| 7 (7) 7 | 11 7 (7) 7 7 |
| 7 (7) 7 7 | 7 (7) 7 7 |
| 8 8 8 8 (8) 8 | |
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Bsus4
|----3-----|
a E. a S +E E E a E. a S +E a E
| 5s7 7s9 (9) 11 12 12s14 14s16 (16) 16s17 |
| 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 |
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| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
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| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 |
| 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 |
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| 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 |
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E a a S S Q a a S S S S S S S S
| 17 16h17p16s14 16 14h16p14s12 12 11 11s 12 14 14 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
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| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 |
| 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 |
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| 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 |
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D.S. al Coda
B
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E. S +E E Q T T E. H +H
| 14 | 17b19 (17)r |
| 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 12 | |
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| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E. S +Q
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| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 (0) |
| 8 8 8 (8) 8 8 8 8 8 (8) 8 8 | 8 8 8 (8) 8 8 8 |
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| 6 6 6 (6) 6 6 6 6 6 (6) 6 6 | 6 6 6 (6) 6 6 6 |
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Outro
&
Amaj7 Am6/C E
Gtr I
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 (4) 4 | 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 | 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 (0) 0 |
| o 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 | 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 (1) 1 | 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 (0) 0 |
| 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 | 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 | 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 (1) 1 |
| | | 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 |
| o | | |
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E. S +E E E. S +E E
| 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 (0) |
| 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 (0) o |
| 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 (1) |
| 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) |
| o |
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N.C.(E) (Emaj7)
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E. S +E E a E. S +E E S E S +H.
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| 13 15 (15) 16 16s18 16 (16) 15 | 15s13 13 (13) * |
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| 11 13 (13) 14 14s16 14 (14) 13 | 13s11 11 (11) * |
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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
- 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