[guru of rock n roll]

I have been trying to play Joe Satriani Mystic Potatohead groove and this part of the song my fingers are barely long enough and barely have the strength to play it. I have played this passage for about 2 weeks now and I am still along way from performing it correctly enough to be recognized as being part of this song. : ( I was wondering how many have tried it? And any success ?
Here is Joe doing it. it starts in the video at 25 sec
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Ah-y6Xfk2Tg

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    B5                                                        E5
      S  S   S  S   S   S   S  S   S  S  S  S   S  S   S   S   W
||-------------------h12--------------------------------h12-|---------------|
||o--------------h10-----h10------------------------h10-----|---------------|
||------------h7-------------h7------------------h7---------|---------------|
||--------h11-------------------h11----------h11------------|---------------|
||o----h9---------------------------h9----h9----------------|---------------|
||--h7---------------------------------h7-------------------|---------------|
|Each time you play these they are played only with the LEFT HAND with the
|Righthand behind the left hand holding the neck
|                                                                 PM|
|    E      E      Q              E     E      Q              E E E E Q  Q
||----------------------------------------------------------|---------0-----|
||o---------------------------------------------------------|---------0-----|
||---4----------------------------------4-------------------|---9-----------|
||---4----------------------------------4-------------------|---9--------9--|
||o--2----------------------------------2-------------------|---7--------7--|
||----------------------------------------------------------|---0-0-0-------|


   D5                                                                E5
     S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   W
|---------------------h16-------------------------------------h14-|-----------------||
|-----------------h14-----h14-----------------------------h14-----|----------------o||
|-------------h11-------------h11---------------------h11---------|-----------------||
|---------h14---------------------h14-------------h14-------------|-----------------||
|-----h12-----------------------------h12-----h12-----------------|----------------o||
|-h10-------------------------------------h10---------------------|-----------------||
|
|                                                                       PM|
|   E       E       Q               E       E       Q               E E E E Q  Q
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------0-------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------0------o||
|---7---------------------------------------7---------------------|---9-------------||
|---7---------------------------------------7---------------------|---9--------9----||
|---5---------------------------------------5---------------------|---7--------7---o||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---0-0-0---------||

This post has been edited by guru of rock n roll: 03 February 2009 - 09:16 PM

[dadfad]

It's not something I've ever played or tried to play but I have a tip that might help you speed-wise. That he reaches over and holds the guitar neck with his right hand I believe is mainly for "flash appeal" when performing. (Looks more "oh-wow-cool" on stage) (Nothing wrong with adding "flash.") I doubt it's all that necessary, but especially when learning. Try learning and practicing it without the right-hand movement first until you get it down, and then if you think it's necessary add it on. On the video he seemed to think it removed a lot of the "mud" overtones, and maybe it did, but I'd try to learn it first without that right-hand movement's distraction. Or approach it differently altogether... use the right hand to tap and the left hand to mute.

[guru of rock n roll]

At this point I am playing it like a arpeggio. I can play it forwards but I am having the most difficult time playing it backwards. I doubt I will play the right hand over the left I am not that type flashy person and it looks fake in my eyes.

This post has been edited by guru of rock n roll: 04 February 2009 - 10:10 PM