Version 1: The Eddie Van Halen "Right" Way The opening chord (as best as I can tell--the bass doubles on the low E string, and your ear's mileage may vary) NOTE: This intro chord is plucked in 6/4 time. E -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| B -5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--| G -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| play this pattern twice D -7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--| (total of eight measures) A -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| drums join final measure E -5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Opening and main verse riff "She ain't waiting 'til she gets older..." v--Use pinky to hit 9th fret while still holding barre chord E ----------5----9---9---------------------3------2--------| B -8-7--5-5---5----5----6-5--3-3---------3--------3--------| G -7-7--7-6-------------5-5--5-4------------------2--------| D -7-7--7-7-------------5-5--5-5------------------0--------| A -5-5--5-5-------------3-3--3-3---0-2-3-----2-0-----------| E ---------------------------------------------------------| v--Bend slightly (1/2 step) here E ----------5----9---9-------------3--------3----------------| B -8-7--5-5---5----5----6-5--3-3---3-3-5b-3---3--------------| G -7-7--7-6-------------5-5--5-4-----------------------------| D -7-7--7-7-------------5-5--5-5-----------------------------| A -5-5--5-5-------------3-3--3-3-----------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------| "Aw, aw, aw, got that rhythm..." (0:40) v--Slide the chord up two frets E --------3-------3-------3--------7-/-9-----------------------------| B ----------3-------3-------3------8-/-10----------------------------| G ---------------------------------7-/-9-----------------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------------------| A -0-2-3-------2-------1-------0-------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------------| E --------3-------3-------3----------------7-/-9---------------------| B ----------3-------3-------3------6-/-8---8-/-10--------------------| G ---------------------------------5-/-7---7-/-9---------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------------------| A -0-2-3-------2-------1-------0-------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------------| "She's just lookin' good..." (0:58) E ---7-/-9----9--\-7--------------| B ---8-/-10---10-\-8--------------| G ---7-/-9----9--\-7--------------| D --------------------------------| A --------------------------------| E --------------------------------| ^{Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/v/van-halen/132673.html} "You know how sometimes, you've got to run..." (1:40) Eddie does this bit with a stocatto strumming that is better heard than explained no slide! --v E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| B -------6-/-8---8-\-6---6-/-8-/-11----6-/-8---8-\-6---6-/-8--6--------| G -------5-/-7---7-\-5---5-/-7-/-10----5-/-7---7-\-5---5-/-7--5--------| D -------3-/-5---5-\-3---3-/-5-/-8-----3-/-5---5-\-3---3-/-5--3--------| A ---------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| "You're running blind..." (1:48) I am almost certainly wrong/incomplete here; it doesn't sound full enough E -------------------------12--------------------------------------| B --15-\-13--15-\--------------15-\-13--15-\-17--17----17----17----| G --14-\-12--14-\-14-----------14-\-12--14-\-17--------------------| D ----------------14--14-12-------------------------17----17-------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| B --15-\-13--15-\-10---13--12--------------------------------------| G --14-\-12--14-\-9------------------------------------------------| D ---------------------14--12--------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------5-/-7-/-10-/-12-/-14----------------------| B ----6--6-/-8--8--------6-/-8-/-11-/-13-/-15----------------------| G ----5--5-/-7--7--------5-/-7-/-10-/-12-/-14----------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| (the rhythm under the solo is a variation on the segment above) Ending (3:11) v-- natural harmonics E -----------3----3-------3--------5---------------------------------| B ---------3--------3-------3------3-------------------------<7>-----| G ---------------------------------2------------------<5>------------| D ---------------------------------0------------<5>------------------| A --0-2-3-------2------1---------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------------| Version 2: The Dan Amrich "Obviously Wrong But More Comfy" Way Main verse riff: E -3-2--0-0-0-----0-------1-0--3-3-----------3------2---------| B -3-3--3-2---2-----2-----1-1--3-3---------3--------3---------| G -2-2--2-2-----2---------0-0--5-4------------------2---------| D -0-0--0-0---------------0-0--0-0------------------0---------| A -----------------------------------0-2-3-----2-0------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------|