# Satch Boogie

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{{Infobox song
| name          = Satch Boogie
| cover         = 
| alt           = 
| type          = 
| artist        = [Joe Satriani](/source/Joe_Satriani)
| album         = [Surfing with the Alien](/source/Surfing_with_the_Alien)
| released      = 1987
| format        = 
| recorded      = 1986
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = [Hard rock](/source/Hard_rock), [instrumental rock](/source/instrumental_rock)
| length        = 3:13
| label         = [Relativity](/source/Relativity_Records)<br />[Epic](/source/Epic_Records) (re-release)
| writer        = [Joe Satriani](/source/Joe_Satriani)
| producer      = [Joe Satriani](/source/Joe_Satriani), [John Cuniberti](/source/John_Cuniberti)
}}
'''"Satch Boogie"''' is the fifth track from the album ''[Surfing with the Alien](/source/Surfing_with_the_Alien)'', and is along with ["Surfing with the Alien"](/source/Surfing_with_the_Alien_(song)) one of Satriani's most famous pieces. The composition was considered the 55th greatest [guitar solo](/source/guitar_solo) ever by [Guitar World](/source/Guitar_World) Magazine readers.<ref>{{cite web
 |first        = Dan
 |last         = Cross
 |title        = 100 Greatest Guitar Solos
 |url          = http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greateste.htm
 |publisher    = About.com
 |pages        = 5
 |accessdate   = 2009-06-28
 |quote        = 55, Song: Satch Boogie, Guitarist: [Joe Satriani](/source/Joe_Satriani)
 |archive-date = 2011-07-07
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075052/http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greateste.htm
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref> The [tap](/source/tapping)-on [bridge](/source/bridge_(music)) played only on the fifth-string is an example of [pitch axis theory](/source/pitch_axis_theory).<ref>Satriani, Joe (1988). ''Surfing with the Alien'', p.6. {{ISBN|0-89524-414-4}}.</ref> [Deep Purple](/source/Deep_Purple) performed the song regularly during Satriani's tenure in the band.

==Chart positions==

{| class="wikitable" width="500"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Single
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1988
|align="left" valign="top"|"Satch Boogie"
|align="left" valign="top"|Billboard [Mainstream Rock Tracks](/source/Mainstream_Rock_Tracks)
|align="left" valign="top"|22<ref>{{cite web |title= Joe Satriani AllMusic |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=joe-satriani-p5354/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |date= |work= |publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) |accessdate=December 1, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|}

==In other media==

Appeared in ''[Problem Child 2](/source/Problem_Child_2)'', during the food fight scene at Pizzariffic.

It also appears in the popular video game, ''[Guitar Hero World Tour](/source/Guitar_Hero_World_Tour)''<ref>{{cite video game
 |title=[Guitar Hero: World Tour](/source/Guitar_Hero%3A_World_Tour)
 |developer= [Neversoft](/source/Neversoft)
 |publisher=[Activision](/source/Activision)
 |date=2009-10-26
 |platform=[Xbox 360](/source/Xbox_360)
 |level=Sunna's Chariot
 }}
</ref> and in the game ''[Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades](/source/Guitar_Hero_On_Tour%3A_Decades)''; in these games, it is considered the most difficult song for the guitar instrument, especially at the ''Solo F'' section. It was also available as [downloadable content](/source/List_of_downloadable_songs_for_the_Rock_Band_series) for the [Rock Band](/source/Rock_Band) series. It is also available on [Rocksmith 2014](/source/Rocksmith_2014) as the hardest song to learn on lead guitar.

==References==

{{reflist}}

{{Joe Satriani}}

Category:Joe Satriani songs

{{1980s-song-stub}}

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