Surfing With The Alien Bass tabs by Joe Satriani

Surfing With The Alien bass tab by Joe Satriani

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Advanced


🏷Legend:
^ = 1/2 bend
b = release bend
() = sustained note
\ = slide down
h = hammer on (appears above note)
p = pull off (appears above note)
s = 16th note (appears above bar)


INTRO:

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-0-3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---1---|-3---1-----------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------3---3-|---3---3---3-1-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO 1 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-0-3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                             _________________ _________________
                            /1        /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---1---|-3---1-----------|-3---1-----------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------3---3-|---3---3---3-1-3-|---3---3---3-3-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO 2 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3-|(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-0---|
E |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|---------------3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                             _________________ _________________
                            /1        /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-5-r-----------4-|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|---------5^b-3-0-|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-2-4-5-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(5)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-2-4-5-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-6-7-6-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(6)6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-7-|(7)6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-4-6-7-6-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(6)6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-7-|(7)6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-9-8-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(8)8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-9-|(9)8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-6-8-9-8-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |(8)8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-9-|(9)8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------5-r-7-|-8---------------|-7---------------|
E |-3---------------|(3)----7-r-------|-----------------|-------8---\-5-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO 4 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-0-3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                             _________________ _________________
                            /1        /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---1---|-3---1-----------|-3---1-----------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------3---3-|---3---3---3-1-3-|---3---3---3-3-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO 5 (Repeat 1st two staffs in sequence x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------0-2-3-|(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-0---|
E |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|---------------3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                             _________________ _________________
                            /1        /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7^b-5---|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-7---------|-5-r-------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    (Rest x2)
G |-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------||-----------------|
E |-r---------------||---------------3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO 6 (Repeat 1st two staffs in sequence x3):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-0-3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                    ___________________________________
                   /1,2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---1---|-3---1-----------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------3---3-|---3---3---3-1-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  ___________________________________
 /3      hp
G |-----------232---|-----------------|
D |---------------3-|-2-0-------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----3-----------|
E |-----------------|-------3---3-1-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-0-3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3---------------|-3^b-1---3^b-----|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---0-----1-1-2-2-|-------3-----1-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next section x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-0-3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---1---|-3---1-----------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------3---3-|---3---3---3-1-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-3-5^b-3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-------5-7^b-5---|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3/7---------7^|-b-5-3-----------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next section to fade-out):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-5^b-0-3---3-0-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-1-3---3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---1---|-3---1-----------|
E |(3)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------3---3-|---3---3---3-1-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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