5------------12-----------12----12--------------- 6--12--5--7-----5--12--5------5-----5--12-5-7---- t i r t i t i t i t i t i r Try to get this as smooth and rhythmic as possible. It's important to slap the string pretty hard to get the harmonics Then comes the flurry of harmonics and tapped arpeggios. These are far from correct, but they give a general idea of what is going on. Notes in parentheses are hammered harmonics. nn/nn designates a fretted note that is made harmonic by hammering over the second postion. 5/12 says to fret at the fifth, and tap-hammer over the 12th fret. 1-------------------|2----------| t p h h p h t h t t t t | t t | 4-------------------------------------------------------5/12--- 5-------------10-0-5-5/12-7------------------------5/12-------- 6--12-0--5--7----------------(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)--------------- Any improvements would be greatly appreciated. The final riff is correct: 1--------------------------------------------------------------- 2-------------7/19-----------------5/17------------------------- 3-------7/19-------7/19----------------6/18--------------------- 4-7/19------------------7/19---------------7/19-7/19------------ 5----------------------------5/17--------------------7/19------- 6--------------------------------------------------------------- D C D C D C D C D C B / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (wham bar, feedback) ^{Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/v/van-halen/20161.html} The song! Artificial harmomics, squeals produced by trailing the pick with the edge of your thumb, are notated by !. 1,3-------|2---------------|4------------------| 1------------------------|----------------|-------------------| 2------------------------|----------------|-----5-------------| 3------------------------|----------------|---5---5----7----3-| 4---------------2--------|----------------|-5--------7----3---| 5-3-0--0---3-0--0--------|----------------|-------------------| 6--------3---------0-3!--|-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-0|-------------------| p p {muted }{ harmonics } Section 4 is replaced the second time around with a pick slide down strings 6 & 5; the rhythm is provided by toggling the guitar pickup on and off. This can be pretty tricky to do, as you have to come right back out of it into a C on the 3rd fret to go into the verse. The verse copies the intro, you can figure that out by listening to the tape. Chorus: 1------------------------ 1-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2------------------------------------7----------------------10----12--14--- 3------------------------------------7----------------------10----12--14--- 4------2---2--------------------2----7-----------------2----10----12--14--- 5-3-0--0-0-0----3-0----5!--3-0--0-0-0---3-0---5!--3-0--0-0-0--------------- 6-------------------3-----------------------3------------------------------ p p p p p -------------|2-------------------------------------- 1------------|--------------------------------------- 2----------14|-2------------7---7-------------------- 3----------14|-2------------7---7-------------------- 4----------14|-2------------7---7-------------------- 5-3-0-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0-0--------------------------2 6------------|----------------------5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-0 p {muted } Eddie adds a lot of little harmonics, pick scrapes, etc. To give the song more spontaneity. The best way to pick these up is liten to the tape, they tend to defy notation ( Fender mediums do tend to make the best scraping sounds however!) Eddie's solo is very freeform. I'll notate a few of the more signature licks. When you're trying to play a Van Halen solo, its usually best to nail those and glue them together with licks of your own in the same mode. 2^---\ means bend up two steps, hold, then release. { 2X } { 2X } 1----------------------------------------------- 2----------------------------------------------- 3-14--14--x------------------14--14-x--11-12-x-x 4-14--14--x---12--10---------14--14