Oriental Melody Chords & Tabs
Key:
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| h = hammer-on |
| p = pull-off |
| b = bend |
| r = release bend |
| xby = bend up from x to y |
| yrx = release bend from y to x |
| / = slide up |
| \ = slide down |
| x/y = slide up from x to y |
| y\x = slide down from y to x |
| x\\ = slide right down |
| x// = slide right up |
| ~ = vibrato |
| Pm... = palm mute (right hand) |
| () = notes in brackets are considerably less audible |
| v = down-stroke |
| ^ = up-stroke |
| “ = very fast repeated up and down strokes |
| FT = finger-tapping |
| PT = picktapping (plectrum) |
| ¬ = whammy bar use (W = Excessive whammy bar use) |
| x¬y = whammy from x to y |
| * = hold note |
| h = harmonic |
| AH = artificial harmonic |
| NH = natural harmonic |
| V = violin effect (when playing a note, curl finger around volume |
| control and increase volume from quiet to loud) |
| < = volume swell (louder) |
| > = volume swell (softer) |
| = = hold bend/hammer-on/pull-off |
| x = dampen string (left hand) |
| NPU = Neck Pick-Ups (e.g.: /NPU\ = slide up to NPU and slide back down |
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Oriental Melody - Joe Satriani
Drop D tuning (DADGBE)
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Guitar 2 (With delay):
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Guitar 1: AH
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joe_satriani/oriental_melody_tab_ver_2.html ]
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End solo.
Guitar 2:
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|-3h5-5-5-5p3p0-0-3p0-3/5-\3b-----------3-5-5-5-5p3p0(0)-------|
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