"Dweller On The Threshold" - Joe Satriani
From the album - "Time Machine"
Transcribed by: Doug Allam
Tabbed by: Doug Allam

Here's a really cool song with an awesome solo, the riffs are pretty
easy but it sounds cool.  If you have any questions, comments,
corrections, or suggestions just send me an email at
joesatrianirulz@hotmail.com Thanks!!
By the way, Glenda, if you see this, this is NOT the Van Morrison song.
:o]

|================================================|
|Key                                             |
|================================================|
|  A.H.  - Artificial Harmonic                   |
|  w/bar - use tremolo bar                       |
|   ~~~~ - vibrato                               |
|   P.M. - Palm Mute                             |
|--(7)-- - ghost note                            |
|--7h8-- - hammer on to the 8th fret, 2nd string |
|--8p7-- - pull off to the 7th fret, 3rd string  |
|---x--- - chuck                                 |
|---/--- - slide up                              |
|------ - slide down                            |
|================================================|

Riff A: It sounds like Joe is using a slight delay to play this, you
might wanna try it.  Or, he might have another guitar doubling this.

   ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~        ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~         ~~~~~  ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------3----------|
|-4--------3--------4------6--4--3------4------3----4---6---------6---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~   ~~   ~~~            ~~~~~      ~~~~   ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15----------------------------------------|
|-16---------15--------16---------18---16--15---------16-----15----16-|
|--------------------------------------------------16-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

         ~~~     ~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------15-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-18-----------18-----------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Chorus: The chorus consists of a bunch of slides, however, make sure
you pick every note, or it won't sound right.

|-------------------------------------------------------------12/19---|
|-3/7/14-----8/15-----10/17-----12/19-----14/21-----15/22-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           w/bar~~~~~~ push bar down slightly
|-14/21-----14/21-----14/21--------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|

Riff B:

   ~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~      ~~~~~~~  ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7-----------------------------------7--10-|
|-9---------6--------9------------9---6--------9----6--7--9-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

            ~~~~  ~~~~~~              ~~~~~~~~~
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8---|--------------------------------------------------------7---|
|-9------|-9-----6-------9/12119---6----------9------6---7---9------|
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|

           ~~~
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-10------8----|------------------------------------------------------|
|------9-------|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

|-------------------------------------------------------------12/19---|
|-3/7/14-----8/15-----10/17-----12/19-----14/21-----15/22-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           w/bar~~~~~~ push bar down slightly
|-14/21-----14/21-----14/21--------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|

Now Joe goes into his solo.  I'm still working on this solo, I think
I've figured out the technique Joe is using here. What I think he might
be doing is muting all 6 strings with his left hand and doing some
weird vertical pick tapping/scraping with his right hand.  I haven't
figured out the whole solo yet but here's what I have so far.  I got it
as close as I could to what the cd sounds like.

Solo:

Use edge of pick------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----16-----------------------------12-----------------------------|
|--------15------------21-------------12-------/10/1915---------|
|------------15/16---------2118-----------1210/------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Use edge of pick------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15------------------/17/2117-------------------/12---------/13-|
|----15----/13/2117/----------179---------/12/----12----/-----|
|--------15/--------------------------9---12/------------12/------|
|-----------------------------------------9--------------------------|

Use edge of pick------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(13)--------------/14---------------/15----------/16--------/17--|
|-----13-------/14/----14-------/15/---------/16/-------/17/------|
|---------13/14/------------14/15/----------16/--------17/----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Use edge of pick-----------------------------------|
                                          Pick Slide
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(17)--------------------/19/2219---------------------------------|
|-----17-------/15/2219/---------------------------------------5--|
|---------1615/---------------------22-X-------------7---5---7----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

      A.H.            A.H.~~~~ Wide whammy bar vibrato

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------7-----------------------------------------------|
|-----4---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5------------------------------------------------------------5----|
|-7-----------7h8p7p5----------------------------------7---5---7---7--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                       wide whammy
                                                       vibrato,
                                                       then slight
       A.H.-------|      vibrate                       dive
                 ~~~~~   w/bar---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------7-6-4-6-4-7-------/3/4/6/7643----/3/4/6/7/1312-------------|
|-54-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A:

   ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~        ~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~         ~~~~~  ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------3----------|
|-4--------3--------4------6--4--3------4------3----4---6---------6---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~   ~~   ~~~            ~~~~~      ~~~~   ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15----------------------------------------|
|-16---------15--------16---------18---16--15---------16-----15----16-|
|--------------------------------------------------16-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

         ~~~     ~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------15-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-18-----------18-----------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Chorus:

|-------------------------------------------------------------12/19---|
|-3/7/14-----8/15-----10/17-----12/19-----14/21-----15/22-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           w/bar~~~~~~ push bar down slightly
|-14/21-----14/21-----14/21--------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|

Riff B:

   ~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~~~      ~~~~~~~  ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7-----------------------------------7--10-|
|-9---------6--------9------------9---6--------9----6--7--9-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

            ~~~~  ~~~~~~              ~~~~~~~~~
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8---|--------------------------------------------------------7---|
|-9------|-9-----6-------9/12119---6----------9------6---7---9------|
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|

           ~~~
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-10------8----|------------------------------------------------------|
|------9-------|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

|-------------------------------------------------------------12/19---|
|-3/7/14-----8/15-----10/17-----12/19-----14/21-----15/22-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-14/21-----14/21-----14/21-----14/21-----14/21-----14/21-----14/21---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

       ~~~~~~~          Hold chord and let feedback ring till fade
|-14/21---------|----|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|----|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|----|-5----------------------------------------------|
|---------------|----|-5----------------------------------------------|
|---------------|----|-5----------------------------------------------|
|---------------|----|-3----------------------------------------------|

Well, thats all, hope you enjoy it.  :o]

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