VAN HALEN - "feelin" Tablature
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Van Halen (Balance)
Transcribed by: Mike Heasley (mheasley@hmc.edu)
I grabbed the tab for this off of ftp.nevada.edu and thought it was
close but not quite right. So here's my rendition. I basically
just edited the version that was transcribed by Bob Brockman
(brockman@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu). Corrections, comments,
suggestions, flames, etc. welcome.
Part 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3------|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2--------|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0----------|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2----------------|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0------------------|
Part 2:
e|-------------------------|
B|--------2---------3-2----|
G|------4-------2-------2--|
D|----4-------2---2--------|
A|--2-------0--------------|
E|-------------------------|
Part 3: (similar to Part 1):
e|-------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
^
Part 4: Same as Part 1
outta touch most the time
gotta lotta things on my mind
kickin' down, where to start
Part 5:
it's the hardest thing oh....
e|--------------------0--------------|
B|--------2-------2---0-----------3--|
G|------4-------4-----------2---2----|
D|----4-------2-----------2---0------|
A|--2-------0-----------0------------|
E|------------------0----------------|
Part 6: Same as Part 3
grow it long, shave it off
life is hard, never soft
i need a change, i need it quick
before it makes me sick
Part 7:
that's what's on my mind
e|---------------------------------------------------7-------------12--|
B|--------7-----7-8-------7---7-5------------7---7-8---8--12-10-10-10--|
G|------9-----9---------7---------7--------9---9----------12-11-11-----|
D|----9-----9---------7-----7-------7----9----------------0------------|
A|--7---------------5------------------7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat parts 4 through 6:
pay attention, watch your back
pay your dues, stay on track
got no room to second-guess
puts me under stress oh....
if i were you, you were me
i wonder who i'd wanna be
with just one wish you can't refuse
i wouldn't know what to choose
Part 8:
(not exactly sure about this chord)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3/7--5--8--7/10--8--12--12/14-14---15----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|---2/5--3--7--5/8---7--10--10/12-12---12----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: I just play these as bar chords, though I'm sure Eddie does
something fancier
Bm A G D/F# Em D
feelin'...no, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'
Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2
feelin' what no one else will ever know i'm feelin' oh....
Variation on Part 4:
now black is white and white is black
got politicians smokin' crack
and john paul's all bullet-proofed
e|-------------------------------------------------------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------4---------4---------4---------4----------4---2--------|
D|----4---------2---------0---------0----------0---0----------|
A|--2-----2-2-0-----0-0----------------------2----------------|
E|----------------------3-----3-3-2-----2~-0------------------|
Repeat Part 5:
it puts me through the roof yea....
Variation on Part 6:
i were you and you were me
i wonder who i'd rather be
if i had one wish i'd take it
e|-------------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4---------4---------4---------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4---------2---------0---------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-2-0-----0-0----------------------2---------------0--|
E|----------------------3-----3-3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
^
Chorus:
Bm A G D/F# Em D
feelin'...oh, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'
Bm A G D/F# Em D
and i'm seein' what no one else will ever know i'm seein'
Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2
come on feelin', hey, i don't understand these things i'm feelin', no
Part 9: Lead-in to solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0---------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5-------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5-----|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0------5--|
Pick scrape/whammy bar/something like that on the last note
============
Solo here... ( Em - D )
============
Variation on Part 9:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5--|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0-----------------|
Variation on Part 3:
e|-------------------------------------------------0-2-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
^
Repeat Part 3 as written:
outta touch most all the time
too many things on my mind
shuttin' down, gotta stop this thing
Chorus:
Bm A G D/F# Em D
feelin'...oh, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'
Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2
i'm bleedin'...like no one else will ever know i'm bleeding
Bm C#dim D Em F#
dealin'...i'm dealin' with these things i'm feelin'
Bm C#dim D Em F#
i'm dreamin', im dreamin', i'm dreamin' things that show me what i'm seein
Bm C#dim D Em F#
seein'...i'm seein' things that i don't know i'm feelin'
Bm C#dim D Em
i've been feelin', i'm feelin', i'm feelin' things that i don't know
F#m
i don't know, i don't know what i'm seein'
(Repeat: Bm - C#dim - D - Em - F#)
hey, i don't understand
Variation on Part 3:
e|-------------------------------------------------2-3-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
^
Part 10 (the end):
e|-----------------9--|
B|--------------5--7--|
G|------------7----7--|
D|-------7-11------9--|
A|---4/7-----------9--|
E|-----------------7--|
(From Bob Brockman's transcription):
Just in case, the more esoteric chords used herein are:
Bm Bm/A Bm/G Asus2 C#dim
e|--x-----x-----x-----0-----x-----
B|--3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----
G|--4-----4-----4-----2-----6-----
D|--4-----4-----4-----2-----5-----
A|--2-----0-----x-----0-----4-----
E|--x-----x-----3-----x-----x-----
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