"Friends" is a single by guitarist Joe Satriani, released in 1992 through Relativity Records.

The single contains two instrumental tracks from his Grammy-nominated[3] fourth studio album The Extremist, with "Friends" reaching No.

[4] The chord progression of "Friends" generally follows an I–IV–V pattern (with the exception of the bridge sections) in the key of D flat (occasionally D when played live), with heavy use of power chords in the accompaniment.

In an interview for Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Satriani stated that he originally composed the song on bass guitar while looking through a book of photographs of smiling children.

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