“SATCH BOOGIE”
Joe Satriani
IT’S RARE FOR a guitar-driven instrumental to achieve a level of popularity approaching that of a hit song, and this uptempo, hard-rocking signature tune by the very musical Joe Satriani did just that, helping to elevate the young Long Islander to international guitar hero status in the late Eighties.
Set to a fast shuffle beat, the track features Satch not only tastefully applying his highly developed and polished lead playing chops in an extended improvisation but also serving up catchy, swinging blues-rock boogie-style riffs that really groove. Throughout the main theme, beginning at section A, the guitarist makes great use of pull-offs to the open A string, which