Embellishement by: 

  Jeff Fiorentino

             Performed by: 

  Jeff Fiorentino, & Vin Heuton

Transcribed by: 

  Jeff Fiorentino

             Engineered by: 

  Mick the mixer

Intro/Main Theme Riffing

This is really a super embellished version of the round and round riff.  I've mixed it up based on what I hear that's VH'y when I listen to the actual Round and Round song.  What I hear is a mix of Panama, Dance the night away, and Unchained.  So I've incorporated the properties and techniques of each of those into this whole song track.


   


        E                                                              Em      Dus4 D      Cb5    C                            C5   D5 GMj7su4/C Dsus4  D/A       E sus4/B         E/B

E_____________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________8____8-7___ 7__5__________________7___8___7___ 10__10_ 9___
G__9_____________12---11______7____7_____5__5__________________5___7___7____9___9__9___
D__9____________________________________________________5-- 7__5_x_7_x_7_x__9_x_9__9___
A__7_____________10----9_________________________3_3_3_3_3---5__________________________
E__0__0_0_0_0_0___________0____0_____0________0_______________________________________

                        Em         D sus4      D         Cb5                                                                    (Chord implied)   G  D/F#

E___________________________________________________________________________________
B_________8_____8___8-7___ 7~~w.b~~__________________________________________________
G_________9_____7___7_____5~~w.b~~____x___4^3/4 a.h~ w.b down slightly>~_______________________
D_________________0____0____________x_rake___________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________
E__0_0_0_____0_________________________________________________x_3_2___>into verse_____

Verse 1

The verse parts are a mix of things.  The Bass plays an important role here as well.  For the single note riffing the Bass is thumping with quarter notes, or one hit per beat.  For the chord sections the Bass is driving eight notes or 2 hits per beat..

*Apply a semi-harmonic to these notes..


        E            D      A/C#        D   A/C#                    B     G           E          D     A/C#                 B                  G5    A5

E_______________________________________________________________________
B__9____________________________________________________________________
G__9_____________________________________________________________ 0__2__
D__9_____________________________________________________________ 0__2__
A__7_____5___4_____5--4____4____2____________5___4_____4--2___2____x__0__
E_____0____0___0_0______0____0____3~~__0__0___0___0_0_____0___0__3_____

        E             D      A/C#        D   A/C#                    B     G           E          D     A/C#                 B                 G5/D    A5/E

E_________________________________________________________________________________________
B__9______________________________________________________________________________________
G__9______________________________________________________________12--14---slide back downward & away__
D__9______________________________________________________________12--14---slide back downward & away__
A__7_____5___4_____5--4____4____2____________5___4_____4--2___2____________________________
E_____0____0___0_0______0____0____3~~__0__0___0___0_0_____0___0__________________________

*Chord riffing portion



       E5           D5     A/C#            D5 A/C#                  B5     G

E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G__9________________________________________
D__9_____7___7______7______ 7____4__________
A__7_____5___4______5--4____4____2__________
E_____0____0____0_0______0____0____3~______

         E5         D5     A/C#                 B5                 G5     A5

E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G______________________________0__2________
D________7___7_____7---4___4____0__2________
A___2____5___4_____4---2___2____x__0________
E___0__0___0___0_0______0___0__3___________

      E5            D5     A/C#           D5 A/C#                    B5    G

E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G__9________________________________________
D__9_____7___7______7______ 7____4__________
A__7_____5___4______5--4____4____2__________
E_____0____0____0_0______0____0____3~______

        E5         D5      A/C#                B5                        G       A

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________12---14---slide back downward & away___________________
G_______________________________12---14---slide back downward & away___________________
D________7___7_____7---4___4_____ x___x_____________________________________
A___2____5___4_____4---2___2_____10---12---slide back downward & away______>into bridge_____
E___0__0___0___0_0______0___0_____________________________________________

Bridge

This is a classic VH style bridge for this sort of song.  It's very similar to what Ratt is doing on their track, BUT I've changed the ending portions of the riffing to include more open string ring out and fluctuation.  Similar to the transition riff in Panama but with the C# thrown in, instead of the B that's done in Panama.  Reason being is we're off of an "A" type chord here and not a "B" or "E" type thing.

        D                                  A/C#           A5                                                  E         E sus4            E                     E sus4              E/B

E___________________________________0_________________________________________________________
B__7_7_7______________________0_0_0_0_2_4----___9___ 10__ 10__9__  9_9__ 10___10__ 9--slide downwardly--__
G__7_7_7_________________ 2___ 0_2_4___________ 9____9____9__9___9_9___9____9___9--slide downwardly--__
D__7_7_7_________________ 2____________________9____9____9__9___9_9___9____9___9--slide downwardly--__
A__5_5_5__5_5_5a.h__4~a.h___0____________________7_______7______7_____7____7____________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________

        D                                  A/C#           A5

E___________________________________0__________
B__7_7_7______________________0_0_0_0_2_4----___
G__7_7_7_________________ 2___ 0_2_4____________
D__7_7_7_________________ 2____________________
A__5_5_5__5_5_5a.h__4~a.h___0____________________
E______________________________________________

*Allow to ring out



       B5   (Chord implied by Bass)

E__0______0_____0_____0_____0______0_0__0__0__0__0__0__0_0_0_______________
B__5_4_____4_____4_____4______4____5_5__4__2__0__2__4__5_4_5--slide downwardly--___
G______6____6______6_____6______6__________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________

Chorus

Same as main theme riffing, but with different accents, and the "D" and "D sus4" riffing at the end of the phrasing is reversed from the intro riff.

*Chord lead in:  Slide into the chords as indicated by the ---- between the changes..



          B5                  D5

E_______________________________
B_______________________________
G___4___---___7__---______________
D___4___---___7__---______________
A___2___---___5__---______________
E_______________________________

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________8____8-7___ 7__5_____________5___7___7___8 __10__10_ 9__
G__9_____________12---11______7____7_____5__5_____________5___5___7___7___9___9__9__
D__9___________________________0_____0___________________5___5___7_x_7_x_9_x_9__9__
A__7_____________10----9_________________________3_3_3_3____3___0___________________
E_____0_0_0_0_0___________0___________________0____________________________________

E_______________________________________________
B_________8_____8___8-7_---slide down and away into fill #1 below--_
G_________9_____7___7__________________________
D______________________________________________
A______________________________________________
E__0_0_0_____0____ 0____________________________

Fill #1

See video for help reading and performing this fill.  It's a mix of 2 tap and cross over between tapped notes and fretted notes.  It's more Vito Bratta than Van Halen, but it's also a good innovation technique off of some of the fills done on Van Halen II and "You're no good".

E________________________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________________________________
G__________________________7 (10)^1/2>release_(10)-^1 keep bent_10-(14)<release bend>_(14)_14^1 keep bent_-(21)>release_(21)____
D_________(10)-5-7__(10)-5-7________________________________________________________________________
A__2-----7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________

Verse 2

Similar to Verse 1 but shorter.

E______________________________________________________________________
B__9___________________________________________________________________
G__9_____________________________________________________________ 0__2__
D__9_____________________________________________________________ 0__2__
A__7_____5___4_____5--4____4____2____________5___4_____4--2___2____x__0__
E_____0____0___0_0______0____0____3~~__0__0___0___0_0_____0___0__3_____

E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G__9________________________________________
D__9_____7___7______7______ 7____4__________
A__7_____5___4______5--4____4____2__________
E_____0____0____0_0______0____0____3~______

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________12---14---slide back downward & away___________________
G_______________________________12---14---slide back downward & away___________________
D________7___7_____7---4___4_____ x___x_____________________________________
A___2____5___4_____4---2___2_____10---12---slide back downward & away______>into bridge_____
E___0__0___0___0_0______0___0_____________________________________________

Bridge

Very similar to the first bridge with only minor variation.

E___________________________________0___________________________________
B__7_7_7______________________0_0_0_0_2_4----___9___ 10__ ____9--slide upward--__
G__7_7_7_________________ 2___ 0_2_4___________ 9____9_______9--slide upward--__
D__7_7_7_________________ 2____________________9____9_______9--slide upward--__
A__5_5_5__5_5_5a.h__4~a.h___0____________________7_______7_7_______________
E_______________________________________________________________________

Fill #2 - Harmonic fill

 

E____________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________
G_____________________7h*partial miss with slight open string ring out_>>w.b down slowly>>__
D______12h_____7h__7h________________________________________
A__12h______7h_______________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________

E________________________________0___0______
B__7_______________________0_0_0_0_2_4----___
G__7__________________ 2___ 0_2_4____________
D__7__________________ 2____________________
A__5___5_5_5a.h__4~a.h___0____________________
E___________________________________________

*Allow to ring out

 

E__0______0_____0_____0_____0________0_0_0_0_0_0_0_________
B__5_4_____4_____4_____4____5_4_2_0__5_4_2_0_2_4_5_0_______
G______6____6______6_____6_________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________

*Chorus lead in fill

 

E________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________
A__2^1/2>release_2_<bend_2^1/2>release_2_(9)^1/2_-2~~~___into chorus____
E________________________________________________________

Chorus #2 / Solo lead in

 

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________8____8-7___ 7__5_____________5___7___7___8 __10__10_ 9__
G__9_____________12---11______7____7_____5__5_____________5___5___7___7___9___9__9__
D__9___________________________0_____0___________________5_x_5_x_7_x_7_x_9_x_9__9__
A__7_____________10----9_________________________3_3_3_3____________________________
E_____0_0_0_0_0___________0___________________0____________________________________

E________________________________________________________________
B_________8_____8___8-7____ 7~~w.b~~___7^1 a.h_>w.b down slowly>____________
G_________9_____7___7______5~~w.b~~___7^1 a.h_>w.b down slowly>___>into solo__
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E__0_0_0_____0____ 0_____0________________________________________

Solo

Remember both the rhythm under the solo and the leads are equally important..  Knowing what you're soloing over will enable to you write music of your own, or even jam and improvise leads.  I've transcribed both the Rhythm and the leads here. 

The solo is a mock up of what VH might do with this sort of chord pattern.  The Rhythm under the solo has also been VH'ized, and I've played the same chords as the Round and Round solo, but in less of a Hair Band from the 80's way, and more of a later VH "Balance" era style of riffing.

Either way you slice it, both the rhythm and the leads to this track are a great lesson.

Rhythm Riffing part under the leads - As heard in your Right speaker.



      A5

E_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
G__2_________2___2_____________2_____2_2_________2___2_________2___2_______2_________2___2_________2___2_______2________
D__2_________2___2_____________2_____2_2_________2___2_________2___2_______2_________2___2_________2___2_______2________
A__0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0_0_0__0_0_0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0__0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0__0__0_0_0_
E_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                           F            G                                      A5

E___________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________10_____12______________________________
G__2_______14---12___12--10___10---9___  9---7___ 10_____12___________________2__________
D__2_________________________________________10_____12___________________2__________
A__0__0_0__12-- 10___10---8____8---7____7---5____ 8_____10___________________0__0_0_0___
E_______________________________________________________--random hand slide--______________

                                                                                           F            G                                      A5

E___________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________10_____12______________________________
G__2_______14---12___12--10___10---9___  9---7___ 10_____12___________________2__________
D__2_________________________________________10_____12___________________2__________
A__0__0_0__12-- 10___10---8____8---7____7---5____ 8_____10___________________0__0_0_0___
E_______________________________________________________--random hand slide--______________

                                                                                           F                    E                  C

E______________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________10_____10__ 9______9__5___
G__2_______14---12___12--10___10---9___  9---7___ 10_____10__ 9______9__5___
D__2_________________________________________10_____10__ 9______9__5___
A__0__0_0__12-- 10___10---8____8---7____7---5____ 8_____ 8___7______7__3___
E______________________________________________________________________

     C5      B+  (a.k.a. B augmented 5)

E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G__5____________________________________________________________
D__5___5___________5___________5_______5______>Into post solo stop riff___
A__3___2__2_2_2_2__2__2_2_2_2__2__2_2__2________________________
E_______________________________________________________________


 

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Leads

Leads are tabbed below separated by phrasing sections for ease of reading.


       

*Note, the phaser was only used for one small part of this solo.  I've indicated where that is in the tabs.





        A5    (Chord names above the leads relate the rhythm laid out in the above rhythm section)

E_______________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________
G__9^1 hold bend_(14)-9__(12)-9__(14)-9__(16)-9__(14)-9__(12)-9>release_9-7-w.b9-7-w.b9^1__
D_______________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________

E________17___17_17___17_17___17_17___17_17___17_17___17___17__________________
B________20^1____20^1____20^1____20^1____20^1____20^1_20^1_20^1_--slide down and away--__
G______________________________________________________________________________
D___x_x________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________

*Slight under-bend on the notes below.  3/4 of a step instead of 1 step...
 

E______________________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________________
G__2^3/4 a.h~~~>slight release>_____2^3/4 a.h_2^3/4 a.h_2__2^3/4 a.h_2__2^3/4 a.h>release_2_<bend_^2^1____
D______________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________

E_______________________________________________________
B__5_8-5-0____5_8-5-0___5_8_8^1~~>release_8---slide away upward--_____
G________7_________7____________________________________
D_______________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________

* //// = Trem or speed picking

The scale is an "E minor" scale over an "A Major" chord in the rhythm.  This could also be viewed as an "A Dorian" scale if you like.  Either way make a mental note of it for jam sessions of your own.  It's a classic VH scale to use over an "A" chord..



E__12////____14////__15////__17////__19////__20////__22////__22^1~~___
B__15^1////_________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________

        F                                   G                                        A5

E___________________________________________________________________
B__6________ 6____ 8_________ 8______________________________________
G__8^1~_____8^1__10^1~_____10^1___0>w.b slow steady dive>>>_______2a.h~w.b~~~__
D_____________________________________________________x rake_________
A___________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________

  Phaser used for the 3 lines of tab below ONLY!!
 

         F                                                                                G

E__17////////___19//////___20///////__20^1~~~_--slide downward and away--__
B__20^1///_____________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________

                 A5

E______12_______12______12________________________________________________________
B______15^1~~_____15^1____15__12-15-12________15________15_______12_______________
G__x0___________________________________14^1______14^1______14^1____15_14_12~~~__
D_________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________

         F                                                                                E

E__17////////___19//////___20///////__20^1~~~_--slide downward and away--__
B__20^1///_____________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________

End of Phaser use -- Phaser OFF
 

             C                                                   B+

E_________________________19____19____19____19__________________________5h___________________
B____5_________7__________22^1__22^1__22^1__22^1_--slide downward and away--_____________>into post solo riffing_
G__w.b7^1~____w.b9^1~_________________________________________________3h_______________________
D____________________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________

Post solo stop Riff

This riff is an Embellishment of the chords that make up the main riff in Round and Round.  I took the chords and applied a Panama like feel to them, and basically turned the chord shapes used by Ratt into VH style double stop riffing.  It's a pretty cool riff, but I think probably a little tough to pick up by ear, so be sure to see the tabs below for help with it if you're doing some ear training practice with this song...

        E             Em/B               D           G/D          D5          G/D          D             Cb5                        C

E_________7___________________________________________________________________________________
B__9______8___________________________________________________________________________________
G__9______9___________________________________________________________________________________
D__9______________4_____5_____7_____5_____4_____4~~__________________________________________
A__7__x_______x___5__x__5__x__5__x__5__x__5__x__3~~_____x__3~~__(7)-3-5__(7)-3-5-(7)^1/2~-5~-3~~_
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________

        E             Em/B               D           G/D          D5          G/D          D             Cb5                  C Maj9

E_________7_______________________________________________ 0______________________________
B__9______8_______________________________________________ 0______________________________
G__9______9_______________________________________________ 0______________________________
D__9______________4_____5_____7_____5_____4_____4~~_______0______________________________
A__7__x_x_____x___5__x__5__x__5__x__5__x__5__x__3~~____x__3___3-5-3-0<trill with upward palm slide harmonics__
E_________________________________________________________________________________________

Outro Chorus Riffing

This is a basic chorus with outro leads during the second half and final ending.  I've tabbed the rhythms and leads separate because the I wrote a traditional style VH ending for this track.  An rhythm ending more like what VH might do with a song like this.  Inspired by Unchained of course, but take note of how I used the chords from the riffing to create a new feel that ties in well with the rest of the track..

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________8____8-7___ 7__5_____________5___7___8___7 __10__10_ 9__
G__9_____________12---11______7____7_____5__5_____________5___5___7___7___9___9__9__
D__9_____________________________________________________5___5_x_7_x_7_x_9_x_9__9__
A__7_____________10----9_________________________3_3_3_3____3_______________________
E_____0_0_0_0_0___________0____0_____0________0____________________________________

E_____________________________________________________________________
B_________8_____8___8-7____ 7__5____________5___7___8___7__ 10__10_ 9___
G_________9_____7___7______5__5____________5___5___7___7___9___9__9___
D__________________________________________5___5_x_7_x_7_x_9_x_9__9___
A__________________________________3_3_3_3___3________________________
E__0_0_0_____0____ 0_____0________0____________________________________

** Outro leads enter here!!!



E____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________8____8-7___ 7__5______________5___7___8___7 __10__10_ 9__
G_________12---11______7____7_____5__5______________5___5___7___7___9___9__9__
D__________________________________________________5___5_x_7_x_7_x_9_x_9__9__
A_________10----9__________________________3_3_3_3____3_______________________
E___0_0_0___________0___0_____0_________0____________________________________

* Final ending change up begins at the end of the line of tab below... 


 

E__________________________________________________________________
B_________8_____8___8-7____ 7__5____________5__7-5____ 7__8-7________
G_________9_____7___7______5__5____________5__5______7__7__________
D__________________________________________5__5______7__7__________
A__________________________________3_3_3_3________3_________5______
E__0_0_0_____0____ 0_____0________0_________________________________

*Chords below are strummed quickly with 3 quick hits. and allowed to ring out..




      E sus4/B             E/B           G Maj7 sus4/C  C/G          D sus4/A       D/A        E5       E          D5  A/C#  Cb5   C Maj7

E__________________________________________________________________ 0___
B_ 10_10_10~_ 9~_____7_7_7~__5~____8_8_8~__7~_______9~____________ 0___
G__9__9__9~__9~_____5_5_5~__5~____7_7_7~__7~_______9~____________ 0___
D__9__9__9~__9~_____5_5_5~__5~____7_7_7~__7~___9_9_9~___7__7__4__ x___
A________________________________________________7_7_7~___5__4__3__ 3___
E_______________________________________________________________________
 

Song ends...  See outro leads below....
 

Outro Leads

E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G__--9~~~___9_9--7__7--9__9--7__7--5__5~~>w.b down>>__with bar still depressed_0<w.b up, then back down>_
D___________________________________________________________________________
A__--7~~~___7_7--5__5--7__7--5__5--3__3~~>w.b down>>______________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________

E___________________________12////____14//__15//__17//__19//__20//__22///////__22^1~~_____________
B___________________________15^1////_____________________________________________________________
G__--9~ 1 light w.b hit~____9_9--11____________________________________________________________2^1/2 a.h~----_
D________________________________________________________________________________________________
A__--7~ 1 light w.b hit~____7_7---9________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________

* ---- dashes mean to gliss or slide the tap upward randomly as you tap...  see video for help

 

E________________________________________________________________________________________________
B__(17)----12-15___(17)----12-15____(17)----12-15___(17)----12-15___(17)----12-15___(17)----12-15__(17)---15^~~--_
G________________________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________

E____10____10-13-10____10____10_______________
B____13^1__________13____13____13__13^1~~___
G__x_________________________________________
D____________________________________________
A____________________________________________
E____________________________________________

E___17____17_ 17____17_ 17_____17_17____ 17_________________________________
B___20^1~____20^1~____20^1~_____20^1~_20^1~~_____________________________
G__________________________________________________4^1 a.h~~w.b wiggle vibrato~~~___
D__________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________

E____________________________
B____________________________
G___7___6___5___4~~_________
D____________________________
A___5___4___3___2~~_________
E____________________________

Song Ends