Joe Satriani - If Tab

"If" - Joe Satriani
               from the album - "Joe Satriani
5/7 7 7 5/7 7 7 5/7 7 7 5/7 7 7
5/7 7 7 5/7 7 7 5/7 7 7 5/7 7 7
3/5 5 5 3/5 5 5 3/5 5 5 3/5 5 5
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17 19 17
19
1 1/2
20 19^ 19~~~
19^ 19
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17-----19~~~--|--(19)-----17--------------------------|---------17-----19---
--------------|---------------19--17-----19-----------|--19~~~--------------
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1 1 p1/2 ----|------17-----------------|--------------------------------|------------
----|-------------------------|--20^----(20)~~~-----19-----19^'|--(19)------
17--|--19^--------------------|--------------------------------|--------19--
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1 -------------------------|--------22^-------20---------------20-------------
-------------------------|-------------------------22~~~~~~-----------------
17-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------
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1 |--22^----20--22~~~~~~--|--22^-------20---------------20-----------|--22^-22
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1 20--22--20------------------------|-------------------------------|---------
------------22--22~~~--(22)---\---|-------------------------------|---------
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20-----------------------------------------------|--------17--20--17--20----
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1 1 -----------------------|-----------------------------------20^||--(20)--(20)
20--17--20-----17--20^-|-----(20)--20^----(20)~~~~~20-'-17----||------------
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p1/2 1 1 -~~~--20--17------------------------------------|---------------------------
--------------20--17----------------------------|---------------------------
----------------------19^'(19)---p17-----19p17--|--19^----19^---------------
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1/2 ----------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------
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----17--19--19^-|--(19)----'---17--19~~~~----17--------------|--------------
19--------------|--------------------------------19--17--19--|--(19)--------
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1 -----------------------------17--20^-|--(20)--(20)---~~~~~~--20-----17------
-------------------------17----------|----------------------------------20--
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p1 1/2 17----------|------------17-----------------------------------------17--20--
----17--20--|--20^~~~~~~-----17--20-----------------------------17----------
------------|------------------------19^-'(19)--17----------19--------------
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1 1 |--(20)^----------(20)---~~~~~~~~~'------------------------------|----------
|-----------------------------------------20^----------20~~~-----|--(20)----
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1 --------17----------------------------17--20^-|--(20)--------20--------17---
~~~---------17--------------------17----------|-----------------------------
----------------19--------17--19--------------|-----------------------------
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1/2 p1 ------------------------|---------------------------------||---10-----10--10
20--------20^-------20^-|--(20)---~~~~~~------------------||----------------
------------------------|---------------------------------||*--7------7---10
------------------------|---------------------------------||*-------------3-
------------------------|---------------------------------||---5------5-----
------------------------|-----------------x\x\------------||----------------
---10--10-----10--10-----10--10-----10--10--|--10--10--10-----10--10--10--10
-------8------8---9------9---8------8-------|-------------------------------
---10-----------------------------------10--|--10--10--7------7-------------
---3---5------5---6------6---5------5---3---|--3---3--------------10--10--9-
--------------------------------------------|----------5------5---3---3---2-
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1 1 1 1/2 1 1/2 ----------||----------------12------15--(15)^----------15^----15--|--(15)---
----------||--15^----15^--------12--------------------------------|---------
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bkwds. 1 rake----------| 12------12------15-----12-----12-----------------12--------12--------|------
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--------12-----------------12--------------------12--------------------12---
h14---------12----------12h14-----12----------12h14-----12----------12h14---
----------------12--------------------12--------------------12--------------
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1 ---|12/15--15-----------------------12------------------------------------|-
---|12/15--15-----------------------12h14----------12---------------------|-
---|------------14^-(14)---p12--14---------12--14--12---------------------|-
---|---------------------------------------------------14--11--14--11~~~--|-
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1 1 -------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
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------12^------------12~~~---------12--14^-14--14--14--|--14--14--14--14--14 ---' (11)---------14--12------------14----------------------|--------------------
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1 1 1/2 ----------------------------12----------12------15-----|------12------------
------------------------12------12--15^-----12---------|--14^-----12--14----
(14)---p12------12--14^--------------------------------|------------------15
------------14-----------------------------------------|--------------------
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1 p1/2 ------------12-----------------------------------|--------------------------
12------12------12--15---------------------------|--------------------------
----14^-----------------14^-'(14)p12-----14------|--12------12--------------
-------------------------------------14------14--|------14--14p12-----------
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------14--12\10
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1/2 1 1 1/2 -----------------------------------------||--15^-------15^-------15^--------
------------------------------(0)--------||---------------------------------
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---------------12--12--12~~~-------------||---------------------------------
12--10--12/14----------------------------||---------------------------------
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1 1/2 1 1/2 15^------'(15)---p(13)------|--15--13---------------------------------------
------------------------15--|-------------15^----------15p13------15--13----
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1 2 p1/2s--^ 1 1/2 --------|----------10--13^-------13^-------13^----13~~~--10------|--10------
~~~~~~--|--10--12--------------------------------------------12--|------12--
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p1 1 1 1 13------10--10--10--15^----'--15^'(15)---p13----------------|--20^-------20^ ---' ----12----------------------------------------15p13--15-----|---------------
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1 1/2 1 ------------(20)^\--------------10------13------10--|------------------10---
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1 1 13------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
13------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-------12^'(12)p10--12--10------10--12^-12--|--12--12--12--12--12'(12)------
----------------------------12--------------|-------------------------------
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1 1 --------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
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p10------12--10--12--10h12-----12^'(12)p10------10--12^-|-'(12)-----10--12--
-----12-------------------------------------12--10------|-----------10--12--
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bkwds. rake--------| ----x-----------------------------------------||----------------------------
12-----x--------------------------------------||----------------------------
12--------x------10---------------------------||----------------------------
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7-----------------------------------------------|--5/7--7--7-----5/7--7--7--
5-----------------------------------------------|--3/5--5--5-----3/5--5--5--
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1 -------------------------||------------------------------|------------------
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p1 ---------------|------------------------------------------------------------
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-----|--------------------------------------|---------------17--------19----
~~~--|--(19)--------------------------------|--------19~~~------------------
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p1 1 -------|--------17---------------------------|------------------------------
-------|---------------------------------19^-|--(19)--------------19~~~-----
---19^-|--(19)-------------------------------|---------------------------19-
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1 1 -----------------------------|-------------------------------|--22^-------20
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17-----19^----19--17--19~~~--|--(19)---~~~~~~--(19)---\------|--------------
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1 1 -------20~~~--|--22^----20--22~~~~~~--|--------22^----20---------20~~~--|---
22~~~---------|-----------------------|-------------------22~~~---------|---
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1 1 20^-------(20)---~~~~~~-----20--17------17~~~--|--(17)--------22^-------20--
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1 1 ~~~------20-----------|-----22^-22--22--22-'20--22~~~--20--------|--22^-----
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1 1/2 20------20-----20--17--|----------------------------------------------------
----22-----------------|--20--17-----20--17------20---p17------17-----------
-----------------------|---------------------19------------19^-----19^'(19)-
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1/2 -------------------------------------||-------------------------------------
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-p17------19p17------19--17--19--19^-||--(19)--------19~~~--17~~~--19--17---
------19---------19------------------||-------------------------------------
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1 1 P.M 1/2 ----------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------
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19--19--17--19^-|--(19)--19^-------------------19----------17--19^-|--(19)--
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------19~~~--17~~~--19p17-----17-------------|-----------x--x--19--17-----17
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1/2 1 ------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
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----17--19--17--19--19^-|--(19)--~~~--19--'--17-----19--17-----19--17--19^--
19----------------------|---------------------------------------------------
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1 1 |-----------------------------------------------17--20^-|--(20)--(20)~~~----
|---------------------------------------17--20----------|-------------------
|--(19)--19^--------------------17--19------------------|-------------------
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1 1/4 1 ~~~--20^----------20^-17--|--(17)--------17--17--17--17--17------17--20^-|--
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1 1/4 (20)--(20)---~~~~~~--20^-------20^----17~~~--|--(17)---~~~--17------17------
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p1/2 1 1 ------------------------------------17--20^-|--(20)--(20)---~~~~~~--20^-----
20------------------------------17----------|-------------------------------
----19^'(19)---p17--19--17--19--------------|-------------------------------
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---20~~~--17~~~--|--(17)---~~~--17~~~--17\|-----------------|---------------
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-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--3-----5--3---
A.H 1 ------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------
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------------------------------|--------------------5p2p0-----|--------5p2p0-
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------------3--5-----3^-------|--3~~~~~~---------------------|--------------
5-----3--5--------------------|------------------------------|--------------
semi harm 1/4 --------------------------------||------------------------------------------
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------5p2p0--------5p2p0--------||--5p2p0--4--4--------5^-------------------
4------------4------------4-----||------------------------------------------
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5p2p0-----0--|-------------------------------------------|-----------------5
-------4-----|-----4p2p0--0--0---------------------------|------------------
-------------|------------------3p0-----0--3p0-----------|------------------
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p1/2 1 --------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
--------------5-----------|-------------------------------------------------
--------------5-----------|--------7^----'---^-------7p5-----7--5-----5~~~--
7--(7)~~~~~~--------------|-------------------------------7--------7--------
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1/2 1 1/2 ------5-----|--------------------5------------------------------------------
------5--7--|-----------------5-----5h8p5--------8--------------------------
------------|--------------7^--------------7^-5--8--7^'(7)p5-----7p5-----5--
------------|-------------------------------------------------7-------7-----
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1/2 1 1/2 -------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
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7p5-----5----------------------------------------|--------------------------
-----7-----7--5h7p5\3--5--3----------------------|--------5^-0--5^-------5--
-----------------------------5p3-----------------|--------------------------
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---------------------------|-----0--0-----0-----0-----0--0---------------|--
---------------------------|--4--------4-----4-----4---------------------|--
3--------5-----------------|--------------------------------3p0--0--3p0--|--
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1 1 1 --------------------------------------------------5--|--(5)-----5--5--------
5--------7--5-----x--5-------------------------5-----|----------5--5--------
5--------7--5-----x--5--------7^-------(7)~~~--------|-------7^----------7^-
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1 1/2 1/2 1/4 p1 -----------------------------|--5--5--8--------5--------8^-5-----5--5--8----
-----------5-----5-----5~~~--|-----5--8-----5--5--------------8^----5--8----
(7)~~~~~~--------------7^----|-----------7^-------------------------------7^ ---' -----------------------------|----------------------------------------------
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1/4 1/4 p1/2 1s-------------- ----------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------
----------|--7-----------------------------5^-------------|-----------------
(7)p5-----|--7-----5^----------------------5^----7-----7^-|-----7^----7-----
-------7--|-----7-----7--5--7-----7~~~~~~-----------------|-----------------
----------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------
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2 ------^ 1/2 1/2 -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
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7-----7-----(7)p5-----7-----5~~~~~~--|--7--5-----7^-5-----7--5-----5--7p5^-- ---' -------------------7-----------------|--------------------------7-----------
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1/2 --------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------
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(5)-----5-----|-------------------------5--------------7--5--x--x--|--5-----
-----7-----6^-|--(6)~~~--7--6--6-----7-----------7--x--------------|--5-----
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1 1/2s----^ 1 1 --------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
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---5----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
---5----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
7--------(0)--5^-------------5^-------5^'(5)p3p0--|--5p3p0--0--------0--3--5
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p1/2 1/2 ---------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------
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---------------------|--------------------------------------------|------7--
3p0--3p0--5--3p0-----|-----5--3p0--0--0--0--3p0--5--5^-5p0/9--(9)^|---------
---------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------
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---------------------------------10--10--|-----10--10-----10----------------
---------------------------------12--12--|-----12--12-----12----------14----
---10--7--------7------------------------|-----------------------(0)--------
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1 1 1 ------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
------------------------|--20--------20--20--------------------20-----20--20
~~~~~~--------19^-------|--19^-----------19^-------------------19-----19--19
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1/4 1 -----------------------|-------------------------------------------20^------
20--20--20-------------|--19------------------------------------------------
19--19--19-----17------|--19--17----------------17^-------------------------
-------------------19--|----------19--19~~~~~~------------------------------
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1 1/4 1/2 1 ---20^-|--20----------------------------8^-5-----5---------------------||---
-------|--------------------------------------8^----5--8---------------||---
-------|------------------x\------------------------------7^'(7)p5-----||---
-------|------------------------------------------------------------7--||---
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5h8 Hammeron (8) Ghost Note
5p8 Pulloff
5/8 Slide Up x Dead Note
5\8 Slide Down
Repeat Start & End
5~~~ Vibrato * *
* *
1 1
5^ Bent up 1 step(2 frets) 5^ ' Bent up 1 step and
Number above signifies then released to
degree of bend. origional pitch.
Either 1 1/2 steps,1 step or 1/2 step. 1/2s--1 p1/2 ---------- Bend is sustained and ---------- --5^----^- then bent up again.In --5^------ Note is pre bent.
this case then note is
bent a half step before
being bent up to a whole step.

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