Secret Prayer TAB and MP3's




The Secret Prayer solo is just so great, it's worth a breakdown! It has many little parts to it so I chose my favourite part! Here's an extract from the solo and the TAB that goes with it!

This part of the solo comes in at about 2:29 of Track 10 on the Crystal Planet CD. It has various elements that Joe uses often, first some stretchy runs that test your dexterity and then some pedal type effects (playing a scale while every other note is one constant 'pedal' note. Here he alternates betwen the open E and B string.



E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1----3----4--|----------1---3--4--1--3-----1--3--4--|
D|--1----2----4-----------------|--2---4-------------------4-----------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


          H  P  P              H  P      P      P
E|-------------------------2/4--6--4---6--4---7--4---6--|
B|--2---4--5--4--2---4--5-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


                P          P         P
E|--4--------------------------7---6--0--9-----7--0--0--|
B|-----5--5---4--0---7---5--0---------------0-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


      P      P         P      P       P          P      P
E|--7--0---9--0---------------------------11---9--0---------|
B|---------------7---7--0---9--0---11--0-------------11--0--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


      P       P                H        P
E|---------------------12---11--12---14--0---12--12------|
B|--9--0---11--0---12--------------------------------12--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


       P       P               P       
E|-----------------12--12---14--12---16--0--0---18--0---18--0--|
B|--14--0---16--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


                                      ~~~~~~
E|--19--0--0---19--0--0---21--0---21>(23)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------19/----|

Just take your time and learn those notes so you know then in your head, then slowly play through it - if you try and keep up even at the slower speed to begin with, you'll get frustrated! Try on your own and then start trying to jam with the mp3's and see how it gets you.
Listen to the solo over and over until you know it in your head, how it goes with the beat of the song and with Stu's bass. Know that solo! :) Have fun!

Secret Prayer Solo Extract - Crystal Planet
Normal Play Speed (MP3 Format) - 242k
75% (MP3 Format) - 322k
65% (MP3 Format) - 372k