VAN HALEN - "girl gone bad" Tablature
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From: Aaron Lee Goldman <agoldman@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: v/van_halen/girl_gone_bad.tab
Girl Gone Bad
Van Halen (from 1984)
To avoid wasting vast amounts of space, entire sections are labeled as being tap
harmonics
rather than notating the harmonics for each note. For every note in these
sections, hold down the tabbed fret, and then tap exactly 12 frets above
to sound
the harmonic. It's a very tough song, so good luck, and send feedback to
aaronlg@hotmail.com
*7* = artificial harmonic
<7> = natural harmonic
# = note(s) beneath this symbol are tremelo picked
T = note beneath is tapped
INTRO PART 1:
**all tap harmonics**
E|-------0-----------------0-------
B|-----1---1-------------0---1-----
G|---2-------2---------2-------2---
D|-3-----------3-----2-------------
A|-----------------0---------------
E|---------------------------------
E|-0-----------------------------------------------0-----
B|-1--------------------------0------------------0---0---
G|-2--------------------------2----------------2-------2-
D|----------------------------2--------------2-----------
A|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
E|---------0-----------------5--------------------------
B|-------1----1-------1----4---4-----1------------------
G|-----2--------2---2----6-------6---2------------------
D|---3------------3----------------7-3------------------
A|-0------------------------------------0--0--0--0-0-0--
E|------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------0--------
B|--------------4---4------
G|------------6-------6----
D|----------7-----------7--
A|-0--0--0-----------------
E|-------------------------
INTRO PART 2:
**normal**
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-7---------------------------7-7-8---------------------------
G|-8---------------------------8-8-9---------------------------
D|-9---------------------------9-9-10--------------------------
A|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
B|-8--8--8--10-10-12-12-10-10-10-13-12-8--10-10-12-12-10---
G|-9--9--9--11-11-12-12-11-11-11-12-12-9--11-11-12-12-11---
D|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-12-12-12-12---
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------8-10----
G|--------------------------------7-9--7-9-10---------
D|------------------5-7----7-9-10---------------------
A|-------5-7--5-7-8-----------------------------------
E|-5-7-8----------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------
B|----------1p0---0---------
G|-2--2--2------2---2p0-----
D|----------------------3p2-
A|--------------------------
E|--------------------------
E|----0----------0------------0----------0---------
B|----0----------0------------0----------0---------
G|-2--2---2-2-5--5-----5-5-2--2---2-2-5--5-----5-5-
D|-2--2---2-2-3--3-----3-3-2--2---2-2-3--3-----3-3-
A|-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----
E|-------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|-2---------------------------------------------
D|-2---------------------------------------------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-5------------------------T-----T-----T-------T-----T-------
D|-3------------------------9p7p5-9p7p5-9p7p5h7-7/17--9p7brp5-
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0--------------------------------------
E|----4b---------4b------4b-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|-2---------------------------------------------
D|-2---------------------------------------------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-
E|-------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------hold-----------
G|-5------------------------7b-*7r*-----*7b*-
D|-3--------------------------------*7*------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0---------------------
E|----4b---------4b------4b------------------
VERSE:
E|---------------5---------------------------
B|---------------5---------------------------
G|-9--x-x-7---5-----5---5--x-5/7--/5--/7\3---
D|-7--x-x-5---3-----3---3--x-3/5--/5--/7\3---
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------
E|---------------5---------------
B|---------------5---------------
G|-5--x-x-7---5-----7---1--1/3---
D|-3--x-x-5---3-----5---1--1/3---
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------
E|---------------------------
B|-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-
G|-14-14-12-12-10-10-8-8-6-6-
D|---------------------------
A|---------------------------
E|---------------------------
CHORUS #1:
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|-2---------------------------------------------
D|-2---------------------------------------------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-5----------------------------<5>---------<7>-<12>-
D|-3------------------------<5>-----<5>-<7>----------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0-----------------------------
E|----4b---------4b------4b--------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|-2---------------------------------------------
D|-2---------------------------------------------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-
E|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|-5------------------------
D|-3------------------------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----
E|----4b---------4b------4b-
E|------------------------------------------------------
B|-T-----T-----T-----T------T------T------T------T------
G|-8p7p5-8p7p5-8p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-12p7p5-12/x-5-
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Now repeat the verse (simile) before going on to:
CHORUS #2:
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|-2---------------------------------------------
D|-2---------------------------------------------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-
E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-5---------------------------------------------------
D|-3---------------------------------------------------
A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0----0----0----0----0------
E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b---3b---2b---1b---1b-0-
INTERLUDE #1:
E|----------------------------------<12>----
B|---------1-3/5-3-5/6---6/8---8/10-<12>----
G|---------------------5-----7------<12>----
D|-----2---------------------------------x\-
A|---2---3-------------------------------x\-
E|-0-------------------------------------x\-
E|-----------------------------3------------------------3-------
B|-----------------------3-2---0------------------3-2---0-------
G|-2------2------2-------2-2-2-0---2------2-------2-2-2-0-------
D|-2------2------2-/x\-------2-0---2------2-/x\-------2-0-------
A|-0-0----0-0----0-/x\-------0-2---0-0----0-/x\-------0-2-------
E|-----4b-----4b---/x\---------3-------4b---/x\---------3---10\-
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------#--#--#---------------
G|-----------------------------7-6b-7-7-/9-/11-11/12--14~-\-
D|-----4-3b-4--x-x-4-3b-4--4--------------------------------
A|---------------------------5------------------------------
E|-x-2------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------7p3p0-6p3p0-5p3p0-3~-
G|--------------------------------7-6b-7----------------------
D|-----4-3b-4--x-4--x-3b-4------------------------------------
A|--------------------------x-5-5-----------------------------
E|-x-2--------------------------------------------------------
GUITAR SOLO:
E|-------------------------------------------13p10-12p10-
B|------------#-#-#----------10-13p10-----10-------------
G|-2--2--4--6-7-9-11-12b-12b----------12b----------------
D|-2-----------------------------------------------------
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------12brBRBR--
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|----9-10p9----9------------------------#--#------------
D|-12--------12---12p10----10---------#--10-12-----------
A|----------------------12----12b-12--12-----------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
the big "B's" represent huge bends using the whammy bar
E|------------------12\------17-20-19-17-19-17-------------
B|-13brbrp10-13brbr------/20-------------------20-20-19-17-
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----17-20p17----17-20p17-------------------------------------------------
G|-19----------19----------19-19p17----19b-17b-19p17----17h19p17----17-----
D|----------------------------------19---------------19----------19----19--
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----17br-17------17-17br-17------
B|-20---------20b-------------20b--
G|---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|------------12-12h13p12----------------------------
G|-----14p12--------------14-12h14p12----------------
D|---x--------------------------------14-13h14p13p12-
A|-x-------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------#--#-#--#-#--------
B|--------------------------#--#-#-5-/7-5-/8-7----11--
G|--------------------------2-/5-4-5-/7-5-/8-7-11-11--
D|-12--------*12*-----/17\----------------------------
A|----15--15------15----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------
INTERLUDE #2:
**tap harmonics**
E|-------------------------------------5----------0-----
B|---1-----1-----0-----0-------------5---5----------1---
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------5/---2-----2-
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2\--4-5------------3---------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------0---
B|---1-----0-----0-1----------5------------1-
G|-----2-----2-------2------5---5------2-----
D|-2-----2-----2--------4-5-------5\-3-------
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------0----------
B|--------------------------------1----1-------
G|-2----------------------------2--------2-----
D|-2--------------------------3------------3---
A|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0------------------
E|---------------------------------------------
E|-------0-----------------------------------
B|-----4---4------1--------------------------
G|---6-------6----2--------------------------
D|-7-----------7--3--------------------------
A|-------------------0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-
E|-------------------------------------------
E|-------0-
B|-----1---
G|---2-----
D|-3-------
A|---------
E|---------
normal
E|-------0--------
B|-----4---4------
G|---6-------6----
D|-7-----------7--
A|----------------
E|----------------
OUTRO:
play INTRO PART 2 again, and repeat the last four lines of it (ie the riff
used in the chorus) 4 times, improvising those little solo parts that come
at the end of every 2nd line.
finally, end with this, played twice:
E|----------------------0------------0-0---
B|----------------------0------------0-0---
G|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-5------------5-5-2-
D|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-3------------3-3-2-
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E|-----------------------------------------
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