Lesson - Tabs

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Tabs & Lesson

Intro

This chord riffing is the actual chords used in the very opening of Dear Prudence transposed into more Halen-like chord shapes. (except for the first "G/D" chord which is a power chord substitution) We'll cover this on the video lesson, but again doing a VH'ized cover means understanding how VH plays. Vh never does a cover song just like the original version. Things are always boiled down into what he likes to do, and how he plays...

Don't forget that we're using a "Dropped" or "Drop D" tuning. Our lowest 6th string is tuned down 1 step from an "E" to a "D". Technically we're also tuned 1/2 step flat to begin with, so it's really a classic Fair Warning era style "Flat tuning with a Dropped D."

G/D D/A C/G G5 A C add9/D

E_______________________________________________________3_______________
B__12_12_12~____7_7_7~____5_5_5~________________ 2~ ___ 5_______________
G__12_12_12~____7_7_7~____5_5_5~________________ 2~____5_>let chord ring out_
D__12_12_12~____7_7_7~____5_5_5~_____5_5~_______2~____0_______________
A___________________________________ _5_5~___0___0~____________________
D_____________________________________5_5~_____________________________

Intro theme riff

This riff is loosely based on the actual verse/main chord pattern in Dear Prudence. I've exploded the chords and riffed it out VH style, using the Flanger as a nice accent.. Take note of the "F#'s" in this riff. The F# in the actual Prudence chord pattern remains constant, so I've made sure that it's a constant in our riffing as well. We'll talk about and I'll demonstrate what's going on here on the video lesson.

Play this riff loosely, but you'll need to be quick to do it. It's not as simple as it looks. The 76bpm metronome setting is a bit mis-leading. This riff is basically a double time feel of that.

D5 C flat 5 B5

E____________________________________________________________________
B___________5^1/2>with slight release>_______5^1/2_(11)>release>(11)__________________
G____________________________________________________________________
D__7_________________________4_______________________4_______________
A__5_________________________3_______________________2_______4-5-4____
D____0_4_7_____________________0_______________________0_4_7_________

Bb+

E___________________________________________________
B_________17--slide downward--_0___________________________
G______0x__________________16--slide downward--_0__0*lightly____
D__4________________________________________________
A__1________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________

E________________________________________
B________________________________________
G__________2^3/4~sick bend~>slow release and slide away____
D__4_____________________________________
A__1___0x________________________________
D________________________________________

E___________________________________________________
B_________15--slide downward--_0___________________________
G______0x__________________14--slide downward--_0___________
D__4______________________________________0_________
A__1________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________

Riff Version 2/Build up riffing

D5 C flat5 B5 Bb+

E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________
D__7________7______4_______4______4_______4______4_______4______
A__5________5______3_______3______2_______2______1_______1______
D____0_0_0____0_0____0_0_0___0_0____0_0_0___0_0____0_0_0___0_0__

Intro ending turn around

D5 C flat5 C5 G5 F5 D5

E______________________________________________________________________
B_______________________5^1/2>with slight release_________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________
D__7_______________ 4____________________5______________________________
A__5_______4_5~____3____________________3__3_5~__5~____5_3__0~w.b~~>>__
D____0_4_7______________________________________ _5~____5_3__0~w.b~~>>__

Main Verse Riffing

What I've done here with this riffing is take the Bass line that the Beatles do as their kick in and turned it into a slightly embellished Flanged out guitar riff... On a more subtle note the bass is driving during the first part of it, and during the second part of it as the guitar riffing gets more fancy, the Bass is doing the actual Beatles bass line.

There's always more going on than what meets the eye with a song. A song is the sum of its parts, and it sounds the way it does because of what ALL of the instruments are doing individually, and not just what the guitar is doing. This is something that's often missed by guitarists because we're usually too busy trying to listen to, or figure out the guitar parts that we miss, or sometimes don't even think about what's going on in the big picture that's making a song, or part of a song come across the way it does..

D C B Bb

E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D____________________________________________
A_________3--5_3~__3_5~__2~__2_3~__1~__1____
D__7_7__0_________________________________4~_

*Fancier riffing

E________________________________________________
B________________________________________________
G________________________________________________
D________________________________________________
A_____________3~__3-5_3~_5__2~__2_____1~__1_____
D__0-7_7_7_0-4_____________________4~________4~__

E________________________________________________
B________________________________________________
G________________________________________________
D________________________________________________
A_____________3~__3-5_3~____2~__2_____1~__1_____
D__0-7_7_7_0-4_____________________4~________4~__

E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________
A_________0-2__3~__3x_3x__3_5~__2~__2_____1~__1_____
D__0-7_0-4_____________________________4~________4~__

D C G5 F5 D5

E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D__________________________________________
A______0-3~_______5__3___0~w.b>>_____________
D__0-7________0x__ 5__3___0~w.b>>__>>into solo_

Solo

This solo is a mockup of the secrets solo in places. But mostly it's just improv over a D to Am7 to C chord change. This is a VH'ized chord version of the same chord change that occurs during the "Dear Prudence" interlude portion.

Flanger settings change here. Leave all the settings the same as the rest of the song, but turn the Regen down to 0.

E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G_____________________________________________
D_____________________________________________
A__w.b into<5-3-0-3>trill **upward palm slide random harmonics __________
D_____________________________________________

D Am7

E____________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________
G__2---7_5~_____________________________3-0___3-5^1>slight release>___
D___________2---6_5~____________0-3-0_______5_________________
A______________________0-3-0_5_______5_______________________
D___________________________________________________________

*Opening note on the line of tab below is slid into from the ending of the tab line above.

E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G_---7^1_h(12)>release_7_*bend_7^1_h(19)_h(19)>release_7_*bend_7^1_h(12)_h(12)>release_7__
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________
G__7^1a.h>release_7-5-7--5^1/4~~~____<w.b into<2~>w.b down lightly leaving bar in limbo__
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________

*Stagger the scale up below a bit...

E__________________________________________10-13___
B__________________________________10-13-14________
G__________________________10-13-14________________
D__________________10-13-14________________________
A__________10-13-14________________________________
D__12-15-16________________________________________

Am7

E__14^1.5>release_14__14^1.5_14_13_10_______________________
B_______________________________14_13_10______________
G________________________________________13_12_10~~__
D_____________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________

C G5 F5

E___________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________
G_______________w.b into<3-5-3-0>trill **upward palm slide random harmonics ___
D___________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________
D_---random hand slide---_____________________________________

D/A

E___________________________________________
B_________________3_________________________
G_________________2_________________________
D_________________0_________________________
A_________________0_________________________
D__---random hand slide---____________________________

Post solo riffing break

This is a VH style version of the very same chord riff break that occurs in the Beatles version of "Dear Prudence". Make no bones about it, if you understand the style of VH and the chords and timing that he likes to use, you can make riffs like this all day long out of ANY of your favorite songs. Take note of the chords and timing... On the video lesson we'll talk about what's going on here and compare it to the original chord shapes used by the Beatles...

D/A C flat5 B5 Bb+

E___________________________________________________________
B__3________________________________________________________
G__2________________________________________________________
D__0___________4____________4__________4____________________
A__0___________3_____3______2__________1____________________
D_____0_0_0_0____4-7____0_0____0_0_0_0____0_2--4_7--slide downward--_

Outro riffing - (lead/main guitar part)

I've only tabbed the outro lead portions below. The rhythm guitar is simply running through the main power chords of the song, similar to what is done in the second part of our intro. I'll show you what I mean on the video. For now, please view the tabs below.. I've incorporated many classic VH patterns here, mostly from the Balance era with a pinch of Poundcake thrown in for good measure...

D C B

E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G__--11~__11__11- 12_11__11--12__ 12---14~___
D_________________________________________
A__-- 9~___9___9--10__9___9--10___10---12~___
D_________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________
B________ 8---10__10_10___10--- 8___8__8____8---10__10_10---___
G_________________________________________________________
D__x_x___10--12__12_12___12---10__10_10___ 10--12__12_12---___
A__x_x____________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________

D C B Bb

E______________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________
G__--7~___7----12_ 11~___ 12______ 12_ 11_ 12__3~_________________
D_____________________________________________________________
A__--5~___5----10__9~____10___ x__10__9__10__1~_________________
D____________________________x_________________---random hand slide---__

D C B Bb

E________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________8---10_____10--- 8_____ 8---10_10_10_____
G__--7~___7----12_ 11~_ 12__12---14~________________________________________
D________________________________ __10--12_____12---10_____10--12_12_12_____
A__--5~___5----10__9~__10__10---12~_________x_x________x_x_________________
D____________________________________________________________________0x__

D C B Bb

E______________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________
G__--7~___7----12_ 11~___ 12___ 11_ 12_ 11_11--_ 3~_________________
D______________________________________________________________
A__--5~___5----10__9~____10____9__10__9__9--__1~_________________
D_______________________________________________---random hand slide---__

D C

E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G__--7~___7----12_ 11_ 12__12--14_______________
D___________________________________________
A__--5~___5----10__9__10__10--12_______________
D___________________________________________

B Bb

E____________________________________________________________________
B________ 8---10__10_10_10--- 8____8__8--10__10_10---8___8__8--10_10_10--__
G____________________________________________________________________
D__x_x___10--12__12_12_12---10___10_10- 12__12_12--10__10_10- 12_12_12--__
A__x_x_______________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________

*Change up occurs here, the chords below are a mix of power chords, and what are called "drone" chords...

D6 sus2 add11 D5 C5 C Maj7

E__0___0_0_0___0_0_______ _0_0____________
B__0___0_0_0___0_0________ 0_0____________
G__0___0_0_0___0_0______ __0_0____________
D__7___7_7_7___7_7_7--5__5_5_5____________
A__5___5_5_5___5_5_5--3__3_3_3____________
D________________________________________

B Bb

E____________________________________________________________________
B________7-- 8___8__8___8--- 10__10_10----8___8__8---10_10---8__8-- 6__6~___
G____________________________________________________________________
D__x_x___9--10__10_10__10---12__12_12---10__10_10---12_12--10_10--8__8~___
A__x_x_______________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________

*Ending of outro lead portion

D/A C5 G5 F5 D5

E_________________________________________________________
B__3___3__________________________________________________
G__2___2_______5_________________________12--14____________
D__0___0_______5__________________________________________
A__0___0_______3__3_5~______5~______3___ 10--12___0~let ring___
D__________0x___________0x__ 5~__0x__3___________ 0~let ring___

E___________________________________
B___________________________________
G___________________________________
D________7h_______7h________________
A_____7h_______7h___________________
D__7h_________________0~~let ring_______

Final song ending

Simply a classic VH style ending. We re-do part of our intro kick in riff, and add what I like to call a fade out exit riff..

D5 C flat5 B5

Bb+

*Exit riffing

D (chord implied)

E__10--12___x_x_x__12______12--10__x_x_x__10______10--12___x_x_x__12______12--10_
B__10--12___x_x_x__12__x_x________x_x_x__10__x_x_10--12___x_x_x__12__x_x_12--10_
G_____________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________

D6 sus2 add11

E________________0__________________________
B________________0__________________________
G________________0__________________________
D________________7_*Stop chord - no ring out_________
A__x_x_x_x__x_x__5__________________________
D__x_x_x_x__x_x_____________________________

End

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"Dear Prudence" Halen'ized
Embellishement by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Performed by:	Jeff Fiorentino, & Vin Heuton
Transcribed by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Engineered by:	Mick the mixer


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