Midnight Tab

by Joe Satriani
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Midnight
joe_satriani
 
All notes are tapped with fingers.
Fingering notation:  L1 = left index    R1 = right index
                     L4 = left pinky    R4 = right pinky
 
 
 
   L1  L3    R2    R1    Repeat three times   L1   L2     R2     R1   Repeat
three times
 
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------12---------------------------------------------14-----------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------12------------------------------10------------14------------]
[-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------]
[--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
   L1  L3    R2    R1    Repeat three times   L1   L2     R2      R1
                                                              Repeat ONE time
 
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------12-------------------------------------------14-------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------12------------------------------10------------14------------]
[-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------]
[--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L1     L2    R2    R1    Repeat ONE time   L1   L3     R2     R1
                                                Repeat three times
 
[---------------14-------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------12-------------------]
[---------------------14-------------------------------------------------------]
[--------10------------------------------------------------------12------------]
[---9-----------------------------------------------9--------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------7-------------------------------]
 
 
   L1     L3    R2    R1    Repeat three times L1   L2     R2     R1
                                                        Repeat three times
 
[---------------12-------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------12-------------------]
[---------------------12-----------------------------9-------------------------]
[--------9------------------------------------------------------12-------------]
[---7-------------------------------------------9------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
   L1     L3    R2    R1    Repeat once        L1
 
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------11-------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------9---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------11-------------------------------------------------------]
[---9-------------------------------------------9------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
   L1  L3    R2    R1    Repeat three times   L1   L2     R2      R1
                                                Repeat three times
 
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------12---------------------------------------------14-----------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------12------------------------------10------------14------------]
[-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------]
[--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L1  L3    R2    R1    Repeat three times   L1   L2     R2      R1
                                                        Repeat ONE time
 
[---------------------------------------------------------14-------------------]
[------------12----------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------14----------]
[------------------12------------------------------10--------------------------]
[-------9-------------------------------------9--------------------------------]
[--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L1  L3    R2    R1    Repeat once   L1   L2     R2      R1
                                                        Repeat three time
 
[------------12----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------12-------------------------]
[------------------12----------------------------------------------------------]
[------10--------------------------------------------------12------------------]
[--9----------------------------------------9----------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------7--------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L1     L3    R2    R1    Repeat three times L1   L2     R2     R1
                                                        Repeat three times
 
[---------------12-------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------12-------------------]
[---------------------12-----------------------------9-------------------------]
[--------9-------------------------------------------------------12------------]
[---7-------------------------------------------9------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L1     L3    R2    R1    Repeat once        L1
 
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------11-------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------9---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------11-------------------------------------------------------]
[---9-------------------------------------------9------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
End intro,
Begin body.  Start guitar and background clap simultaneously
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------]
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------]
[--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------]
[--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------]
[--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------]
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------]
[--4------------4----------------4---------------------------------------------]
[--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------]
[--2------------2----------------2---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------]
[--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------]
[--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------]
[--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3   R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1   R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------]
[--5------------5----------------5---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--9-----17-----9----------17----9----17---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
***Tricky part
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[--------15----------------15---------15---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--9-----16-----9----------16----9----16---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--9-----17-----9----------17----9----17---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
***Tricky part
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[--------15----------------15---------15---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--9-----16-----9----------16----9----16---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--7------------7----------------7---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[--------20----------------20---------20---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--11----20-----11---------20----11---20---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--9------------9----------------9---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[--------22----------------22---------22---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--11----22-----11---------22----11---22---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--9------------9----------------9---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
   L3    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat THREE times
[--------19----------------19---------19---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--11----19-----11---------19----11---19---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--9------------9----------------9---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
End clapping rhythm
 
   L2    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------14----------------14---------14---------------------------------------]
[--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------]
[--------14----------------14---------14---------------------------------------]
[--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
***Tricky part
 
   L2    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------15----------------15---------15---------------------------------------]
[--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------]
[--------16----------------16---------16---------------------------------------]
[--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------]
[--------17----------------17---------17---------------------------------------]
[--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L2         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L2         R2   L2    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--8------------8---------------8----------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L2         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L2         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--7------------7---------------7----------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--7------------7---------------7----------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L2         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L3         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--11-----------11--------------11---------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--10-----------10--------------10---------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L2         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat one time
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[--------12----------------12---------12---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
   L2    R2     L2         R2   L3    R2
   L1    R1     L1         R1   L1    R1      Repeat three times while
slowing                                               the tempo gradually
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[--------11----------------11---------11---------------------------------------]
[--9------------9---------------9----------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
 
Outro, return to single note tapping.
 
 
[----------------------------------------------------------12------------------]
[-------------12----------------------14---------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------------12---------9---]
[------------------12-----------9----------14-----------9----------------------]
[-------9------------------8----------------------7--------------------9-------]
[--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------11-------------------12---------------------14------------------12-]
[-------9----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------11---------7---------12----------9----------14----------------]
[---9------------------7---------------------8-------------------------9-------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------7-----------]
 
 
  Repeat previous two measures four times, increasing tempo with each repeat.
 
 
Cadenza
 
                                                Repeat three times
[------------12-------------------12-------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------12-------------------12--------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------]
[---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
                                                Repeat three times
[------------11-------------------11-------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------11-------------------11--------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------9--------------------9-------------------------------------------------]
[---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
 
                                                Repeat one time
[------------12-------------------12-------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------12-------------------12--------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------]
[---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
                                                DO NOT REPEAT
[------------15-------------------15-------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------15-------------------15--------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------]
[---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
                                                DO NOT REPEAT
[------------12-------------------12-------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------12-------------------12--------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------8--------------------8-------------------------------------------------]
[---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------]
 
 
 
 
 
                                                Repeat 2 1/2 times
[------------11-------------------11-------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------11-------------------11--------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------9--------------------9-------------------------------------------------]
[---7-------------------7------------------------------------------------------]
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Midnight – Joe Satriani
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20 comments
TheEdge23
The first theme is actualy: |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------12-----------------|----------------------------14-----| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------12-----------|------------------11------------14-| |-------9-----------------------|-------------10--------------------| |--7----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+3
nameless_kid04
I'm going to have to agree with my Irish buddy from U2 on this one and going to have to say that "ILoveguitar" is perhaps a tish bit confused on why he qualifies for being tone deaf (and blind apperently). Otherwise this tab seems mighty fine to me and i thank the man who is unregistered
+3
guitarsolo_17
um ILoveGuitar07, look closer it is 10 11 on the intro
+3