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Kristofer Dahl17th July 2009Fantastic cover Zsolt - this is such a cool tune! 
Muris Varajic17th July 2009Great job man!! 
Chokehold17th July 2009Great lesson!
Alexiaden9317th July 2009Another full song lesson ! Awesome ! You play it so smoothly, Zsolt ! Well done !
Zsolt Galambos17th July 2009Apreciate it
playaxeman17th July 2009Loved it
Laszlo Boross17th July 2009Great song and great playing! Perfect lesson I recommend it to everyone!
Nighthawk117th July 2009This cover is really not second to the original ! Compliments and thanks for that lesson.
Zsolt Galambos17th July 2009Wow guys, thank you!
Emir Hot17th July 2009Bravo
Nighthawk117th July 2009Are you also not allowed to tell what chord progression that is?
Kristofer Dahl17th July 2009^^ We are allowed to show chord diagrams (you can't really copyright a chord) - as long as you don't specify them within bars.
Zsolt - let me know when you have had a chance to look at that and I will republish the lesson!
Pedja Simovic17th July 2009Great cover Zsolt, excellent work on solo sections !
Jeff17th July 2009Thanks Zolt! This is great. I've wanted to learn this for a long time.
Zsolt Galambos17th July 2009I will Kris! 
Nighthawk117th July 2009Really brilliant lesson...
Maybe you could add some chord diagrams as Kris signed off on it...
Zsolt Galambos17th July 2009Now you have a chance to learn it 
Nighthawk117th July 2009Great!
Kuba Szafran17th July 2009Great job on this one Zsolt, I love this song !
Kristofer Dahl17th July 2009Chord diagrams added - thanks a lot Zsolt!
Zsolt Galambos17th July 2009No problem, Kris, thanx for notifying me
kaznie_NL17th July 2009Zsolt... you're my hero!! So cool man! Now I might finally be able to play this whole song!! I really want to learn this again, so cool!!!! THANKS!
AlexLion17th July 2009Titanic work You did! Big respect man! Fantastic playing
Great work Zsolt, I love this song and your playing is so clean man, well done
Jose Mena17th July 2009Great performance Zsolt, great choice for a Lesson
Ramiro Delforte17th July 2009Great cover mate!
Congrats!
JVM17th July 2009Awesome lesson Zsolt!
You say at the end "My guitar will be tuned to E everytime when I deliver a *new* Satch composition."
Does this mean there will be more?
Ivan Milenkovic17th July 2009This is beyond awesome Zsolt man! Have you animated all the dots yourself?
Piotr Kaczor17th July 2009Heh, Zsolt - great performance! I love this song and your playing!
Zsolt Galambos17th July 2009I am really happy to hear that
Have you animated all the dots yourself?
Bogdan Radovic17th July 2009Awesome cover lesson!!
audiopaal17th July 2009AWESOME lesson mate!!!
Great playing and great sound
Maybe I'll be able to play this someday too,
I'm gonna try at least
Zsolt Galambos17th July 2009I'm sure you can do it!
If you put your mind to it, you can accompish anything
Dexxter18th July 2009Awesome performance and lesson Zsolt!
So... surfing with the alien next????? Pleeease 
Zsolt Galambos18th July 2009
Working on a RacerX song right now, the followin might be Surfing...or Crushing Day?
Sinisa Cekic18th July 2009Awesome job Zsolt !!!
Gerardo Siere18th July 2009Great Job Zsolt!
Zsolt Galambos18th July 2009Thank you guys!
Jerry Arcidiacono18th July 2009Great lesson and playing Zsolt.
You can go also for Satch Boogie, which is really fun to play
Zsolt Galambos18th July 2009I will, I love that boogie tune
Stephane Lucarelli18th July 2009Awesome job for this cover Zsolt! Very well done.
Sensible Jones18th July 2009Great job with this lesson Zsolt!!!
Zsolt Galambos18th July 2009Thank you guys! I do hope this lesson will help you learn this brilliant song
Toni Suominen18th July 2009Awesome Zsolt!
intemperateControl19th July 2009Wonderfully played - one of the cleanest solos I've ever heard, and what a pro. Thanks for the lesson!
What kind of gear are you using? Guitar and all - I can't quite see...
skennington19th July 2009Beautiful tone and well played man, thanks for putting this one up!
Zsolt Galambos19th July 2009Thank you!
The guitar is an ESP Horizon Fr II,
and for the I use a Line6 Toneport UX1.
Nighthawk119th July 2009Zsolt what is the key of that song actually? On the one hand I'd say it is B-Major due to the notes and the tonal center seems to be B also. But despite of this, I doesn't sound typical Ionian for me??
Zsolt Galambos19th July 2009The actual key is B mayor, of B Ionian. Satriani used the so called "Pitch Axis" theory here. This is a composing technique. The basic idea is that you can take any scale or mode based on the same tonal center, in this song he used B.
Here is what Satriani says about the "Pithc Axis" composing technique:
"It has an impressive name, but pitch axis theory need not be complicated or intimidating. This compositional method is grounded on a simple idea, so the level of complexity or sophistication depends purely on application. The principle is that any number of harmonic settings can be linked by the same tonal center. Say you're in C major ( C D E F G A B C ) for four bars and C minor ( C D Eb F G Ab Bb C ) for the next four. The major and minor keys share the same tonic, C, and this note provides a pivot point on which to shift harmonies. You could then take four bars in, say,
C Phrygian ( C Db Eb F G Ab Bb ) and then four in C Mixolydian ( C D E F G A Bb ). Now a series of four distinct harmonies are adjoined, all of them revolving around
the same key center, C. Thus, one pitch provides an axis point for the scales and chords of a variety of harmonic situations. "
Most of the Satriani songs are composed this way.
Capt.Z20th July 2009This is an awesome song. Satch is my hero 
THE BUZZARD20th July 2009hi zsolt, thank you for doing this song, i always wanted to learn this song....and excellent job! sounds just like joe.
Zsolt Galambos20th July 2009Thank you, nice to hear that
Ivan Zecic20th July 2009This was absoultely great!
Dejan Farkas20th July 2009One of my favorite Satch's songs, wonderful
MigeZ21st July 2009Satch is a GOD Great lesson :)Cheers mate 
Vasilije Vukmirovic21st July 2009NICE!
Zsolt Galambos22nd July 2009Thanx
coffeeman23rd July 2009Absolutely amazing!
Carlos Carrillo27th July 2009Lovely...Just Lovely....
Janos Kallai28th July 2009Nice tunes!
Zsolt Galambos28th July 2009Glad you like it
ItsMe7th August 2009Great playing, great sound and thanks for the lesson. Always loved this song
misterj21st August 2009Great Lesson! ive always wanted to learn this. btw, am i crazy, or is the shaker track set at a different speed than the bass in the 75 bpm backing track? the shaker seems too fast. i could be wrong...
Zsolt Galambos12th September 2009Yes,there was a strange problem with the backing,but it's fixed now!
misterj13th September 2009Thanks! sounds great now!!
Hammerhead14th September 2009Great song and great job! I like the dots... but seem to have a hard time following (remembering) them . Are you allowed to transcribe the notes? I read all the feedback and did not see anything about that. If you can, would you transcribe it for us? Thanks again, how about "For The Love of God" by Vai? Tha would be another great tune!
Thanxs!!!!!
Zsolt Galambos24th September 2009Unfortunately not, but I'd be glad to help you in following the onscreen tab.
And that little tune from Vai is also on my list of wannado-s
Hammerhead24th September 2009Zsolt,
Thanks... I'm refreshing my B major scale memory. I think that will help. If I hit a spot that really throws me off I'll holler ;>
I'm looking forward to more lessons from you! This is really great.
rico16th October 2009really very cool lesson, zsolt you're the satriani player one , chears man.
Love the song and you did a great job with it, but was turned off by the really awkward fretboard guide thing. It turned me away from continuing to learn the song. Any chance on the lesson being accompanied by tab?
Zsolt Galambos6th January 2010I'm really sad to hear that 
This was my first attempt at moving dots here at GMC, so things are a bit harder to follow, although you have everything down slow as well.
Things got evolved since this lesson, now it's all spoken and it is easyer to follow.
Unfortunately we are not allowed to post tabs, backing tracks or whatsoever, what you have up on the site is all you can get at this time.
When I first started to learn things, I did not have nor tabs, nor PC, I had to learn everything by ear, just by listening to the track over-and-over again, pausing and rewinding...
You can still buy the original tab, although I play it a bit different. You can also search the web for some great tabs in GP, but I personally prefer tabs in Powertab.
This is an all-time classic by Joe Satriani.
Hi everyone!
This is a classic ballad written by Joe Satriani, from the album entitled "Surfing with the Alien, released in 1987. It is probably the best known composition by Satch.
The beauty of this ballad is that it has a main theme, repeating 3 times, the second an octave higher. It actually works as a chorus to the the song. The main theme is very ear friendly, and it instantly cathces the listener.
Next to the wonderful main theme, Satch greatly demonstrated his skills. He used beatuiful vibratos, phrasing, legato and two handed techniques, all in a melodic way.
In the days everyone wanted to learn this composition, and I am sure that every shredder already plays it as well.
For this composition I tuned my guitar to standard E ( E, A, D, G, B, E ), so everyone can learn it. My guitar will be tuned to E everytime when I deliver a new Sathc composition.
Have fun practicing.
-Zsolt
SONG SECTIONS:
Intro (Bar 1-20)
Main Theme (Bar 21-37)
Verse (Bar 38-53)
Bridge (Bar 54-74)
Main Theme (Bar 75-91)
Verse (Bar 92-102
Bridge (Bar 103-107)
Verse (Bar 107-122)
Main Theme (123-139)
Outro (140-147)
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