Intro
The intro to this song is just a really loose almost interpretative
stand alone section of the chorus, verse, and bridge chord pattern to the
song. The band kicks in at the first chorus.
The very opening of the song was just a made up part. I needed some
filler for the intro, so I just did a classic VH picked chord / harmonic
riff.. They're fun to do and always sound pretty good no matter what
chord pattern you're using..
Be sure to not allow ANY ring out of the strings. You don't
necessarily want to mute the notes, but you do want to control them.
If they get away from you, the MXR Flanger will make you pay for that
mistake dearly by feedbacking them in most cases.... lol
Em
Bm
E___________12h_______________7h_________________________________________
B________12_____12h_________7____7h______________________________________
G_____12__________________7__________________9____7____5____4____2____0__
D__14__________________ _9____________0x_9--10____9____7____5____4____2____
A________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________
*Loose
chorus chord riffing - No band, just you and a click track...
G
D/F#
Em
Bm
B
C
G6 G5
D D
Maj7
E_______________________________________2___________________________________________________
B______________3__________________________3______4___________0-1-0___________________________
G_______4_________________0_________________4___________________________________7___________
D_______________________4___4___4___4_________4___________2________2__________5______4______
A_____________________2_______2_____2_________________3______________3_____7_______5___5-4__
E___3_______2_______0____________________________________________________3__________________
Em sus2
Bm
B
C
D/A
E______________________2_________________________________________________7h_______________
B________________________3______4___________0-1-0__________
7________________7h____________
G_________0_________________4_____________________________
7___________________7h w.b~~~___
D_______4___4___4___4_________4__________2________________ 7_*let
chord ring________ 7h w.b~~~___
A_____2_______2_____2_________________3______________3~___0_______________________________
E___0_____________________________________________________________________________________
*Loose
Verse chord riffing - No band, just you and a click track...
G5 G/B
D/F#
Em sus2
Bm
E_______________________________________________________________2__________
B_________________________________________________________________3________
G__________________________________________________0_______________________
D____________________________4~~______________4_____4___4___4________4_____
A___5______5~~___________________5~~_______2___2_____2_____ 2______________
E___3___7_______7--slide downward________________0_________________________________
**Harmonics at the end of the
line below are not a mis-print. They are Rake Picked. It's like
a sweep, but you push harder on the strings. It causes the harmonics
to do weird things..
C
G6 G5
D D
Maj7
Em sus2
D5
E_____________________________________________________________________7h_______________
B____________0-1-0___________________________________________________7h_________________
G______________________________7___________________0_________7____7h___~w.b
harmonics down>>___
D_________2________2_________5______4____________4___4___4___7___7h____________________
A__0x_3______________3____7_______5___5-4______2_______2_____ 5_________________________
E_______________________3___________________0__________________________________________
G5 G/B
D/F#
Em sus2
Bm
E_______________________________________________________________2__________
B_________________________________________________________________3________
G__________________________________________________0_______________________
D____________________________4~~______________4_____4___4___4________4_____
A___5______5~~___________________5~~_______2___2_____2_____ 2______________
E___3___7_______7--slide downward________________0_________________________________
C
G6 G5
D D
Maj7
Em sus2
D5
E____________________________________________________________________________________
B____________0-1-0____________________________________________________________________
G______________________________7___________________0_________7_____5^1
a.h~____________
D_________2________2_________5______4____________4___4___4___7_______________________
A__0x_3______________3____7_______5___5-4______2_______2_____ 5________________________
E_______________________3___________________0_________________________________________
*BRIDGE: Loose
Bridge chord riffing - No band, just you and a click track...
** I turned OFF the Flanger
for this part... I wanted a straight up VH sound for it for the loose
free time riffing...
C5
Bm
E5
B5
C5
E_________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________0-1-0________________________________________________________________
G___5_______________________7-8-7____________________9~_________4~_______5~_______
D___5_____________________9______9______________9_9_9~_____4_4_4~___5_5_5~_______
A___3__3x_3x________3-----9_________9--slide downward___7_7_7~_____2_2_2~___3_3_3~_______
E_________________________________________________________________________________
G6 G5
D D
Maj7
E5 D5
E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G_________7_____________________7~____________
D_______5______4____________7_7_7~____________
A_____7______5___5-4___2____ 5_5_5~-0>w.b dive>>____
E___3__________________0_______________________
****
Even
looser with this part... Be sure to keep count or you will get lost...
But this should have a free time feel. Edward is always very good about
playing free time but staying in time. I know that sounds like a bit of an
oxymoron, but that's just how it is. I've done my best to show a good
example of that here with this stand alone pre-kick in bridge. It all
sounds very loose and random, but if you come in at the wrong time with a
harmonic or bend etc. you're screwed..
C5
Bm
B
E
B
E____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________0____________ 9________________ 4__ --16_16_16~~________
G__5____________________7-8~~______ 9___///pick slide____ 4__---16_16_16~~________
D__5____0-2-0_______9_______________ 9________________ 4__---16_16_16~~________
A__3__3______3-----9______________x__7______________x_
2__---14_14_14~~________
E____________________________________________________________________________
C5
G6 G5 D
D Maj7
E5
E D5
D
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B_______5__________________________________________9~_______7_______________________________
G_______5___5h~~w.b~~_________7____________________9~_______7____*begin
with bar depressed_7h<bring bar up<<__
D___5_5_5___5h~~w.b~~_______5______4___________9_9_9~___7_7_7_______________________________
A___3_3_3_________________7______5___5-4___ 2___7_7_7~___5_5_5---_____________________________
E_______________________3__________________0_________________________________________________
Full Band Kick in - Chorus #2
This is the mildest of the post kick in choruses.. This song builds
and builds as we go through it. The final chorus is huge, the second to
final chorus is not quite as huge. It's that sort of drama that I talk
about a lot on my songwriting lessons and other song based lessons.. This
is the same sort of thing that White Lion does on their track. By the time
you get to the last chorus it's a symphony for god's sake.. This is VH
style, so we do outro leads.. Either way our song builds..
E________________________2______________________________________________________
B___________0______________3______4___________0-1-0______________________________
G___________________________________________________________________7____________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4___________2__________2___2_______5_______4______
A_____2___2______2_____2_________________3______________3_______7_______5___5-4__
E___0_________________________________________________________3__________________
E_________________________2__________________________________________
B___________________________3________________________________________
G___________0__________________________5__________ 7__________________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4__x____5_____2~___7_________________
A_____2___2______2_____2_______________3___3______ 5_________________
E___0___________________________________________________3~__2~______
Verse part - full band section
This is similar to what was done before the band kicked in for the 1st verse
part, but this has a bit more structure to it, where as the first verse
without the band was more interpretive and loose..
E_________________________________________________________________2__________
B___________________________________________________________________3________
G___________________________________________________0_________________4______
D____________________________4~~______4~~______4_____4___4___ 4__________0x__
A___5______5~~___________________5~~_________2___2_____2_____ 2______________
E___3___7_______7--slide downward__________________0_________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________
B_______0-1-0_______________________________________________7_______________
G__________________________7____________________0__________7_______________
D____2________2___2______5______4___________4_____4___4____7_______________
A__3____________3______7______5___5-4_____2___2_____2______
0_______________
E____________________3__________________0__________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________2__________
B___________________________________________________________________3________
G___________________________________________________0________________________
D____________________________4~~______4~~______4_____4___4___ 4_______4__0x__
A___5______5~~___________________5~~_________2___2_____2_____ 2______________
E___3___7_______7--slide downward__________________0_________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________
B_______0-1-0_______________________________________________7~______________
G__________________________7____________________0__________7~______________
D____2________2___2______5______4___________4_____4___4____7~___>>into
bridge__
A__3____________3______7______5___5-4_____2___2_____2______
0_______________
E____________________3__________________0__________________________________
Bridge
All I've done here is taken the bridge that White Lion does and turned into
free-style Van Halen style riffing. I'm doing this very loosely without
worrying too much about what the next note will be.
E____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________0____________ 9________________ 4___--16_16_16~~________
G__5____________________7-8~~______ 9___///pick slide____ 4__---16_16_16~~________
D__5____0-2-0_______9_______________ 9________________ 4__ --16_16_16~~________
A__3__3______3-----9______________x__7______________x_ 2__---14_14_14~~________
E____________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________
B_______5__________________________________________9~_______7__________________
G_______5________5____________7____________________9~_______7__________________
D___5_5_5____5_5___5________5______4___________9_9_9~___7_7_7_________4~a.h_____
A___3_3_3__3_________3____7______5___5-4___2___ 7_7_7~___5_5_5---___5a.h__________
E_______________________3__________________0___________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________0____________ 9________________ 4___--16_16_16~~________
G__5____________________7-8~~______ 9___///pick slide____ 4__---16_16_16~~________
D__5____0-2-0_______9_______________ 9________________ 4__---16_16_16~~________
A__3__3______3-----9______________x__7______________x_
2__---14_14_14~~________
E____________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________________________
B_______5__________________________________________9~_______7____________________________________
G_______5___5h~~w.b~~_________7____________________9~_______7____________________________________
D___5_5_5___________________5______4___________9_9_9~___7_7_7___*begin
with bar depressed_0<bring bar up slowly pulling up__
A___3_3_3_________________7______5___5-4___2___7_7_7~___
5_5_5____________________________________
E_______________________3__________________0_____________________________________________________
Chorus - Pre-solo
The choruses are getting bigger now. Not longer, I mean BIGGER
sounding. This one is just the beginning of the big ones.. There are
2 guitar parts and I've color coded them below in Standard JFRocks Black and
Blue coloring.
Guitar 1 = Black tab
Guitar 2 = Blue tab
Guitar 1: Main Guitar part
E________________________2_______________________________________________________
B__________________________3______4___________0-1-0_______________________________
G___________0_______________________________________________________7____________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4___________2__________2___2_______5_______4______
A_____2___2______2_____2_________________3______________3_______7_______5___5-4__
E___0_________________________________________________________3__________________
E_________________________2_____________________________________________
B___________________________3________________7__________________________
G___________0__________________________5_____7__________________________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4__x____5_____7_*let chord ring_______>>into
solo___
A_____2___2______2_____2_______________3_____5__________________________
E___0___________________________________________________________________
Guitar 2:
Secondary mood setter and filler part.
--- after note means to just
slide it away. These are the accents.. See video for help..
E______________________________________________
B______________________________________________
G__9__9--__7___7--__5___5--___4__________________
D________________________________4_____________
A__7__7--__5___5--__3___3--___2__________________
E________________________________2_____________
E______________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________
G__9___________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________
A__7___7^1 a.h__5~a.h____5^1
a.h__3~a.h__3-----10-----12~_____>>into
solo____
E______________________________________________________________
Solo
This is a very laid back
rendition of Eddie VH tearing into an E minor scale after listening to When
the children cry. I added some light classic script logo Phase 90 to this
to help warm it up and make it sound like it came off of Van Halen 1 a little
bit. Just for fun of course... See video for help with these leads.
I did a lot of slick VH riffing that I would normally leave out of these lessons
because it's confusing. But I was having some fun recording this, so I
went with it...
 
**Script
logo model classic Phase 90 from 1970's was used for this.
DD3 delay was used for the opening harmonic only.. !!! 50% level, 1
repeat, and about 370 milliseconds time..
NOTE: This solo has no guitar under it... Just
bass... It's over the Verse chord pattern... See chords
written above the tabs..
G (
all chord names are implied by bass )
E_____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________
G___5h~~w.b~~____*turn down volume, hit
harmonic_5h_depress bar, turn up volume, and release bar
slowly__
D_____________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________
*only
notes in bold are picked or tapped.. Notes in italic are either sounded
out by actions of bold notes, or are slide into or hammered onto etc..
D/F#
Em
Bm
E________________________________________________________________
B__17_(20)^1>release_(20)-17-(19)-15-(17)-13-(15)-12-(13)-10-(12)-8-(10)-7~~__
G________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________
C
G
D/F#
Em
D
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B_____10^1~~___7-8-7_8^1~__7___7_____________________________________________________________
G___x________________________9___9^1>release_9__7-9_7~~----4---6-7-6___6____________________________
D_x_Rake_______________________________________________________9___9_7_9^1~__7___7____________
A_____________________________________________________________________________9___9_7----5~~~_
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
**Accent scream.. This is
what we call around here a WOW scream, because it sounds like someone is
screaming the word wow.. They're great for accents which is what I've
used it for here in our solo..
E_____________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________
G________________5h___________________________________
D__*start with bar depressed_5h_bring bar
up fast after you upstroke these two harmonics..._____
A_____________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________
G
D/F#
Em
Bm
E____________________________17^1.5>release_17__17^1/4__17^1/4___19_20_19_______________________________
B___10^1>with slight release>>_10~~~_________________________________________20_^^20^1>release_20__19~_17_15~_
G__x______________________________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Tap
sequences below are very staggered and random. Exactly the opposite of
anything Vito Bratta would do. Which is kind of cool in a way, because
it's fun to blend Vito and Eddie. Eddie is very free time, and Vito is the
human metronome. If you can blend elements of their styles together as I
have on this track, you can have a ton of fun with this stuff..
C
G
D/F#
E__________________________________(10)~_-7-8___(10)~_-7-8____(10)~_-7-8______(10)~_-7-8___
B____15^1~~w.b~~___(10)-7-8_(10)-7-8_____________________________________________________
G__x__________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
Em
D
E__(10)~_-7-8__(10)~_-7-8__(10)~_-7-8____________________________________________________
B__________________________________(10)^1>release_(10)-8__(10)-8__(10)^1>release_(10)-8-7-8-7~~___
G____________________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________
B____15^1~~w.b~~_________________________
G__x_____________________________________
D__________________>>into post solo bridge_______
A________________________________________
E________________________________________
Post solo bridge
E_____________________________________________________________________________
B______________________0____________ 9________________4___--16_16_16~~________
G__5_5___________________7-8~~______ 9___///pick slide____
4__---16_16_16~~________
D__5_5___0-2-0_______9_______________ 9________________4__---16_16_16~~________
A__3_3_3______3-----9______________x__7______________x_
2__---14_14_14~~________
E_____________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
B_______5__________________________________________9~___7_______________________________
G_______5___5h~~w.b~~_________7____________________9~___7_______________________________
D___5_5_5___________________5______4___________9_9_9~___7_*let
chord ring out_____>>into outro chorus__
A___3_3_3_________________7______5___5-4___2___7_7_7~___ 0_______________________________
E_______________________3__________________0____________________________________________
Outro chorus riffing and leads
The outro is in true VH form. It's a doubled up chorus part with leads
over both halves. What I've done with this too is change the drums and
bass up for the 2nd half of this. Again bringing things to a BIG ending..
Guitar 1 = Black tab
Guitar 2 = Blue tab
Guitar 1: Main Guitar part
E________________________2_______________________________________________________
B__________________________3______4___________0-1-0______________________________
G___________0_______________________________________________________7____________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4___________2__________2___2_______5_______4______
A_____2___2______2_____2_________________3______________3_______7_______5___5-4__
E___0_________________________________________________________3__________________
E_________________________2_____________________________________________
B___________________________3________________7__________________________
G___________0__________________________5_____7__________________________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4__x____5_____7_*let chord ring__________________
A_____2___2______2_____2_______________3_____5__________________________
E___0___________________________________________________________________
E________________________2_______________________________________________________
B__________________________3___________________0-1-0______________________________
G___________0_______________________________________________________7____________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4___________2__________2___2_______5_______4______
A_____2___2______2_____2_________________3______________3_______7_______5___5-4__
E___0_________________________________________________________3__________________
E_________________________2_____________________________________________
B___________________________3________________7__________________________
G___________0__________________________5_____7__________________________
D_______4______4___4___4_______4__x____5_____7_*let chord ring__________________
A_____2___2______2_____2_______________3_____5__________________________
E___0___________________________________________________________________
Part below is under the Phaser inspired outro
solo. The rhythm kicks back to power chords to make room for
the leads and change the vibe to more of a VH style ending.
E5
B5 C5
G5 D/F#
E5 B5
C5 D5
E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D_________4______5____________________4____5___7_____
A___2_____2______3____5__5______2_____2____3___5_____
E___0_________________3__2______0____________________
E5 B5
C5 G5 D/F#
E5 B5
C5 D/A
E________________________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________7_________________________________
G______________________________________________7_________________________________
D_________4______5____________________4____5___7___song
ends here---see guitar 2's part below__
A___2_____2______3____5__5______2_____2____3___0_________________________________
E___0_________________3__2______0________________________________________________
Guitar 2:
Outro Leads - Big screaming melody
lines here. Take note of the relation between the pitches I'm doing in the
vocal melody leads below, and the chords that guitar 1 is doing. You'll
see that much like what I talked about in my Songwriting part 3 lesson on the
JFRocks lessons page, it's a mix of roots, 3rd's, 5th's etc.
Em
Bm
C
G
D/F#
E___7_______ 10________ 12_________14____ 15________5___________
B__10^1~____13^1~_____15^1~______17^1~_18^1~_____8^1~~~~___
G_____________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________
Em
Bm
C
D
E__12______ 14____ 15_____14____ 15_______17_____ 15_____ 14_____12______ 14_____
B__15^1~___17^1~_18^1~__17^1~_18^1~____20^1~__18^1~__17^1~__15^1~___17^1~__
G_____________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________
Em
Bm
C
G D/F#
Em
Bm
E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
A__7~__7^1 a.h__5~a.h___5^1
a.h__3~a.h___3^1 a.h__2~a.h________7~__7^1
a.h__5~a.h___
E_______________________________________________2~_____________________
C
D
E_______________________________________________
B__7---8____8-- 10___10---12___12---14__14---15_______
G_______________________________________________
D__9--10___10--12___12---14___14---16__16---17_______
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________
Script logo Phase 90 Outro solo
Probably my favorite effect in the history of guitar.
This solo is Van Halen 1 inspired in it's scale
use. It's a mix of I'm the one and Feel your love tonight basically..
**Script
logo model classic Phase 90 from 1970's was used for this solo. The pedal
has been around my house since the 70's, it used to belong to my dad. Its
got a sound like no other phase 90 I've ever hooked up, so I keep it around.
I fear the day it breaks on me though, so I don't use it too often.. ...
LOL
E5
B5
E________________________12 a.h~~w.b~~__________
B________________________15^1 a.h~~w.b~~________
G___<w.b into<14>w.b down>>___________________________
D_____________________________________________
A___<w.b into<12>w.b down>>___________________________
E_____________________________________________
/////
= to Trem or speed pick
C5
G D/F#
E__12////__14////_15////__17////__19////__20////__22////_^^22^1~~~___
B__________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
E5
B5
E__________________________18^1>release_18_^^18^1__18_18_17_____________________________
B______15^3/4>release_15_____________________________________20_19_17____________________
G____x___________________________________________________________19_18_17___________
D__x_Rake__________________________________________________________________19_18_17__
A___________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________
*w.b before the note means to use
the whammy bar to sound the note.. See video for help with this line if
you're new to Van Halen. This is a classic Ed move, but it's not easy to
tab by any means.. Although I think if you look at it, I've done an OK job
with the tab just the same...
C5
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________
G__14^1>release_14-12_w.b14_w.b14^1>release_14-12___w.b14_w.b14^1>release_14-12___w.b14_w.b14^1>release_14-12_________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
D5
E______________________________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________________________
G__w.b14_w.b14^1>release_14-12__14_14^1/2~>release_14__14^1>release_14~__14^1>release_14~__14^1>release_14^1/4~~~_____
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________
E5
B5
E__12__________12______12________12__________12______12_______12_ ______12___________
B_____15^1~~_____15^1_____15^1_____15^1~~______15^1____15^1_____15^1__15^1~~~_____
G___________________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________
C5
G
D/F#
E__12_15-12____12___________________________________________________________________________
B__________15____15_12-15-12_____12-15-12___12-15-12___12-15-12___12____________________________
G___________________________15_________15________15________15____15_14_12~~~--slide
downward & away__
D___________________________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________________
E5
B5
E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G____7^1 a.h scream ~~w.b~~~______________2^3/4
a.h scream ~~w.b~~~________
D__x_______________________________x____________________________
A_______________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
C5
D5
D
E_______________________________________________________________________________
B___5__________________________________7________________________________7_______
G___7^1~~w.b~~_**let
ring and as it fades slide into>>>>-----9^1~_____________________________7_______
D_______________________________________________*with side of
hand lightly violin bow D chord_ 7_______
A______________________________________________________________________ 5_______
E_______________________________________________________________________________
End
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