“Always With Me, Always With You” is an instrumental guitar piece by Joe Satriani from his 1987 album Surfing with the Alien. Satriani wrote the song as a love song for his wife, Rubina.
The title and melody were intended to convey a tender, sincere promise of love, fitting within the album’s broader narrative style that ranges from energetic rock to gentle sensuality. The song is often analyzed for its use of Pitch Axis Theory, a technique Satriani frequently employs. It shifts from the key of B Major to B minor while maintaining the same root note to change the emotional feel. The chord progression notably uses an F#sus4 instead of a standard F#maj V chord to avoid a resolved sound, creating a unique tension.
