Lesson - Tabs

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Tabs & Lesson

Lesson introduction by Jeff Fiorentino

This is our 3rd annual installment of "Van Zeppelin". Which of course we incorporate into our ever popular Vh'izing cover songs guitar lesson series each year around this time..

This year we took a "what if" Van Halen-style approach to the Zeppelin classic "Dazed & Confused" from Zep 1.. As with most Vh'ized covers we do here at JFRocks.com for lessons I've done a totally re-write of the song and even added new riffs where there were none before.. We have key changes that Zeppelin doesn't have, we have a more late era VH inspired interlude and solo and of course a VH sound..

For this song, the guitar is tuned to a 1/2 step flat tuning, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb, however not unlike part 20, Boston's "More than a feeling", the bass is tuned to a 1/2 step flat tuning with a Dropped D, Db, Eb, Ab, Gb.. This comes in most handy for fattening up the bass, but also for the interlude and solo which move from the key of E minor to the key of D minor.. As with the Zeppelin song there is a strong Phrygian & Dorian mode influence at play here. Phrygian being the minor scale with a flattened 2nd, so for E minor it's, E, F, G, A, B, C, D. And Dorian being the minor scale with a Major 6th, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D

Please listen to the song example a few times before diving into the guitar tabs below and the video lesson. And also of course please read any and all lesson notes written above the tabs. They are an important part of the lesson and will help you understand the tabs better, as Van Halen style things aren't always easy to translate into either standard notation or tab... Above all have fun with this. We did, so you should too. It's really about a learning experience for you, and to give you some ideas of how you can do more with the Van Halen guitar style than just blow through Van Halen songs.. Understand the style and you can understand how to improvise within it and even incorporate it into your own playing style in spots..

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Dazed & Confused (HALEN'ized)
TAB Transcription
Transcribed by: Erica Reese
Lesson notes by: Jeff Fiorentino

Song Intro

*Lighter Flanger setting (NON EVH SWITCH) is used. See Setup page and Video Lesson for explanation.

Bass riff throughout........

E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G_________________________________________
D___{{{{{{*wiggle the whammy bar lightly letting strings vibrate_____
A_________________________________________
E_________________________________________

*Let all harmonics "h" except the 9th fret ones at the beginning of the measure ring out and blend together..

E_____9h_____________________5h___12h_________________
B___9h____________________5h__________12h_____________
G__x rake_______12h_____5h_____________________7h~w.b~__
D__________12h_____5h______________________7h_________
A_____________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________________________
G___2^1 a.h scream >w.b down then pull off to open_-0>w.b fast dive>>__<w.b into<7^1_h(12)_h(14)>release bend on 7th fret slowly as harmonic fades>7___
D__x________________________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________________

E____________________________________________
B__(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)^1>release-10~~__________
G____________________________________________
D____________________________________________
A____________________________________________
E____________________________________________

E_--(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7_(12)^1>release-12-10-(12)-10-(12)-7________________
B______________________________________________________________________(12)-10-(12)-7____
G_____________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________

E________________________________________________
B________________________________________________
G__(12)-9_(12)-7___________________________________
D______________(12)-9_(12)-7_______________________
A__________________________(12)-9_(12)-7---5~~~____
E________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________
A__(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10____(12)-7-9_(12)-7-9_(12)-7-9_(12)-7-9_____
E_________________________________________________________________________

E_____________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________
A__(12)-7-8_(12)-7-8_(12)-7-8_(12)-7-8_(12)-7~__7 h(12)~______
E_____________________________________________________

E__(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10__(12)-6-9_(12)-6-9_(12)-6-9_(12)-6-9___
B_____________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________

E__(12)-5-8_(12)-5-8_(12)-5-8_(12)-5-8___(12)-4-7_(12)-4-7_(12)-7-----___
B____________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________

E_____7h___7___________7___________________________(12)-7-10_________(12)-7-10___________________
B____x_______10_8^1_____10_8^1----__(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10________(12)-7-10_________(12)-7_(12)^1-10~____
G___x rake______________________________________________________________________________________
D__x__________________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________

**Final lead in to song kick in below.. Guitar 2 is in Blue, Guitar 1 is in Black..

E_________________________________12/////////~w.b~__________
B_________________________________15^1///////~w.b~__________
G__begin with bar depressed slightly and bring up slowly_12h<<<w.b<<<___________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________

Main Song Kick in - Chorus Riff

There are 3 guitars going for this chorus riff. Guitars 1 and 2 play the same thing, and guitar 3 is in your right speaker doing trem-picked unison notes.. Guitar 3 is in Green Tab, guitars 1 and 2 are the Black tabs below.. See video for additional lesson and help..

Guitars 1 & 2

Em D

Em D

E_____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________4___________________________
A_____9^1/2>apply a slight release_9~__7^1/2>apply a slight release_7~____5__4~__2^1/2>apply a slight release_2~__
E__0____________________________________________0______________________________

Guitar 3

//// = Trem or speed picking.

E__15_______14_______ 13_______ 12_________ 10_______9_______ 8________7___---____
B__18^1////_17^1////__16^1////__15^1_---_ ___13^1////_12^1////_11^1////_10^1_---____
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________

E__15_______14_______ 13_______ 12_________ 10_______9_______ 8________7___---____
B__18^1////_17^1////__16^1////__15^1_---_ ___13^1////_12^1////_11^1////_10^1_---____
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________

Verse

The verse is a modified version of the main theme chorus riff, and is done as a 1 guitar stand alone..

Wired in FX Loop

Em D C Bm

E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________4______________________
A____9^1/2>apply a slight release__9~____7^1/2>apply a slight release_7~_____5__4~__ __7____________
E__0_______________________0_______________________0________0__8__7^1~______

Em D C

E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________4________ 2~___>into bridge_
A____9^1/2>apply a slight release__9~____7^1/2>apply a slight release_7~_____5__4~____3~____________
E__________________________0_______________________0________0_______________

Bridge

Just a VH style modification of the Page riff.. However the timing is tricky here and you've got to be fast after the fills and get back to that B5..

Wired in FX Loop

B5 B5

E_________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________2---4^1/2-0>w.b dive>>>>____
D__4__4__4__________________________4__4__4_______________________
A__2__2__2___2-4-2-0>trill with hand slide harmonics_ 2__2__2_______________________
E_________________________________________________________________

*The ending tap fill that ends the bridge rings out into the chorus riffing..

B5 B5

Chorus #2

Guitars 1 & 2

E_______________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________4___________________________
A_______9^1/2>apply a slight release_9~__7^1/2>apply a slight release_7~____5__4~__2^1/2>apply a slight release_2~__
E__0__0___________________________________________0______________________________

E_____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________4___________________________
A_____9^1/2>apply a slight release_9~__7^1/2>apply a slight release_7~____5__4~__2^1/2>apply a slight release_____
E__0____________________________________________0______________________________

Guitar 3

//// = Trem or speed picking.

E__15_______14_______ 13_______ 12_________ 10_______9_______ 8________7___---____
B__18^1////_17^1////__16^1////__15^1_---_ ___13^1////_12^1////_11^1////_10^1_---____
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________

E__15_______14_______ 13_______ 12_________ 10_______9_______ 8____---____
B__18^1////_17^1////__16^1////__15^1_---_ ___13^1////_12^1////_11^1_---____
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________

Bridge #2

Leads us into the interlude, watch the ending it's tricky..

Wired in FX Loop

B5 B5

B5 B5 E F# E F# F5/C Dm7

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________9_11_9_11__10~~______________________________
D__4__4__4_________________4__4__4______________10~~__10~~_______________________
A__2__2__2_______0_2_______2__2__2___7_ 9_ 7_ 9___8______x________>into the interlude we go_
E____________0_2_____0_2_______________________________10~~_______________________

Pre-Solo Interlude

The interlude drops our key to D minor.. The bass is pretty much just driving an open low D.. Or D flat pitch-wise since we're tuned 1/2 step flat.. The solo comes out of this interlude and is basically over a D minor7 with the bass doing a riff.. That's about it rhythmically as far as the bass goes.

See video for help, there is some very tricky stuff in here not the least of which is the interlude riffing itself.. Also note the equipment used in the pictures because we do change Flanger sounds.. From light to Unchained EVH type sounds..

*Lighter Flanger setting (NON EVH SWITCH) is used. See Setup page and Video Lesson for explanation.

Dm7 (chord implied by bass)

E___________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________
G_____7h_~~w.b~~~___________________________________________________
D__7h_________________0-1--3^1/2-0>w.b slow dive>>___________________________
A___________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________22--random hand slide downward---__

*Interlude Riff.. It's imperative that you play it as tabbed. VH loves to jump around with riffs to use the different tones possible on different strings.
This riff is as VH as VH gets..

*Apply a slight palm mute to the whole riff please..

Dm7 (chord implied by bass)

E_________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________
D___________________ 12__________5____7~--_________
A___ _____10____5-0__ 12___5_8_5__5_5__8~--_________
E___10_10____10____1_______________________________

E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D______________________3~~_________________
A_________10____5-0____ 3~~_________________
E___10_10____10_____1_______________________

**RIFF CHANGES SLIGHTLY, SOUND CHANGES & BAND KICKS IN HERE...

*EVH SWITCH SETTING is used. See Setup page and Video Lesson for explanation and non EVH Flanger settings..

Dm7 (chord implied by bass)

E______________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________
D__________________________3_______5_5*optional note left ringing____
A_________10____5-0___0-2--3__3__3--5__ 5---_______________
E___10_10____10_____1__________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
D______________________3~~____>Solo enters here Bass continues with riff in "D"____
A_________10____5-0____ 3~~_______________________________________
E___10_10____10_____1_____________________________________________

SOLO

See video for help translating the tabs...

*Lighter Flanger setting (NON EVH SWITCH) is used. See Setup page and Video Lesson for explanation.

Dm7 (chord implied by bass throughout the solo)

E__13^1~~~__13^1_13_12_10__________10_______________________________________________
B_________________________ 13^1~~_____13__10-13-10____10-13-10____10-13-10___10_13^1~___
G________________________________________________13_________13_________13____________
D____________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________

a.h scream = Artificial harmonic scream. A scream is more pronounced than a regular artificial harmonic. Usually for Van Halen you rake into screams, such as is done with the scream below and for example for the opening scream on "Good Enough" off 5150.. See video lesson for tips & help..

E_____________________________________________________________
B__10_________________________________________________________
G_____13_12_10^1/4-0>w.b dive bomb>>____12^1 a.h scream~~w.b~~>down slowly>>____
D______________________________x rake__________________________
A_____________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________

E____________________(15)-10-13__________(15)-10-13_________(15)-10-13_________(15)-10-13___________
B__(15)-10-13_(15)-10-13_________(15)-10-13__________(15)-10-13_________(15)-10-13_________(15)-10-13__
G____________________________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________

E_______________________________________________________________________________
B__(15)--slide tap upward & away---10-13_(15)--slide tap upward & away---10-13_(15)--slide tap upward & away---10-13____
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________
B__(15)--slide tap upward & away---10-13_(15)---5~_________
G___________________________________________
D___________________________________________
A___________________________________________
E___________________________________________

*The 2 lines of tab below are done randomly.. See video for help with this basic of VH techniques..

E_________________________________________________________________________________
B__(15)---10---13_(15)---10---13_(13)---8--11__(12)---7--10__(11)---6--9__(10)---5--8--_etc. etc...____
G_________________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________

*Be more random than what's tabbed as with the line of tab above..

E________________________________________________________________________
B__(10)-0-7__________(12)-0-8_______________________________________________
G__________________________________etc. etc. up the fretboard.. see video lesson for tips____
D_________(10)-0-7__________(12)-0-8________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________

E________________________________(15)-10-13__________(15)-10-13_________(15)-10-13__________
B__5----15----5__(15)-10-13_(15)-10-13x_________(15)-10-13__________(15)-10-13_________(15)-10-13__
G______________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________

E__(15)-10-13__________(15)-10-13-(15)-13^1>release_13~__(15)-*stagger*10-13_(15)-*stagger*13-12_(15)-*stagger*13-12-10_
B___________(15)-10-13_________________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________

E__(15)-*stagger*13-12-10_(15)-*stagger*13-12-10_(15)-*stagger*13-12_(15)-*stagger*13-12-10____
B_____________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________

E__(15)-10-13__________(15)-10-13-(15)-13^1 slow steady bend leave bent then tap>>(20)>release_13_15^1 slow steady bend______
B___________(15)-10-13_____________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________

Post Solo Riff

This is a riff modeled after a similar beat that ends the solo in Dazed and Confused. However the beat and sound have been modified for VH of course, and the result is a very Fools / Romeo Delight / Women & Children in general kind of thing.. Watch the timing on this it's trickier than it sounds. It's actually a mix of 4/4 and 5/4 time..

Wired in FX Loop

E5 D5/A A/E E5 G5/D

E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D_____________7~_______________5~__________
A__2_______5__7~_______2_______5~__________
E__0___x_x_5_________x_ 0___x_x_____________

E5 D5/A A/E E5 G5/D

E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D____ _________7~_______________5~__________
A__ 2_______5__7~_______2_______5~__________
E_x 0___x_x_5_________x_ 0___x_x_____________

*Bridge Lead Back..

*no band

B5 B5

E____________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________
G________________2_4_________________________________________
D__4__4__4___2_4_____2_4___4__4__4___________________________
A__2__2__2_________________2__2__2___2-4-2-0>trill with hand slide harmonics___
E____________________________________________________________

*Band ENTERS HERE

B5 B5

E_________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
D__4__4__4_________________4__4__4________________________________
A__2__2__2_______0_2_______2__2__2________________________________
E____________0_2_____0_2_____________0_2__0_2__0_2-0>w.b deep dive>>>>____

Chorus #3

Not much different from any other choruses so it's not re-tabbed.. See final Bridge and Outro below.. Make note that we switch back to light Flanger sound for the chorus though, then back to a non-flanged Phase 90 sound for the bridge.. Then back to Flanger on an EVH setting for the outro...

*Lighter Flanger setting (NON EVH SWITCH) is used. See Setup page and Video Lesson for explanation.

Final Bridge

Wired in FX Loop

B5 B5

E_________________________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________(12)--slide tap upward--7-10_(12)--slide tap upward--7-10_(12)--slide tap upward--7-10_(12)--7--_
G________________________________________________________________________________________________
D__4__4__4_______________4__4__4_________________________________________________________________
A__2__2__2______0_2______2__2__2_________________________________________________________________
E___________0_2_____0_2__________________________________________________________________________

B5 B5

E___________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________
G____________2---4^1/2-0>w.b dive>>>>______________________________________
D__4__4__4______________________4__4__4_____________________________
A__2__2__2______________________2__2__2_____________________________
E________________________________________0_2__0_2__0_2__>into the outro__

Outro / Final Ending

We take a VH style approach to the final ending of Dazed & Confused, which is a back and forth between an F and an E basically.. As usual with our Vh'izing stuff we end on a tension note/chord which is not too different really from the Zeppelin version in this case.. Make note that the sound changes again. Now we're using the same EVH Unchained Flanger style sound that we used for the second part of the Pre-solo riff, just before the solo came in. We also leave the Phase 90, because it was on anyway when we did the final bridge. Vh often used the Phaser and Flanger together as is evident when you listen to the MP3 for this lesson. Meaning, it's a sound you've heard before.. And this is how you get it...

Wired in FX Loop

*EVH SWITCH SETTING is used. See Setup page and Video Lesson for explanation and non EVH Flanger settings..

F5 E5 F5 E5 F E F E F E F E F E F E

E________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________
G__10___9____10___9______10__9___10__9__ 10__9___10__9__10__9__10__9_____
D__10___9____10___9______________________________________________________
A__ 8___ 7____ 8___ 7______ 8__ 7___ 8__ 7___8__ 7___ 8__ 7__ 8__ 7__ 8__ 7_____
E_____________________x__________________________________________________

F E F E F E F E F E F E F A5

E____________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________________
G___10__9___10__9__ 10__9___10__9__10__9__10__9________________________2_____________
D___________________________________________________7_________________ 2_*let chord ring out___
A___ 8__ 7___ 8__ 7___8__ 7___ 8__ 7__ 8__ 7__ 8__ 7_____ 8_*let chord ring out_______ 0_____________
E____________________________________________________________________________________

*no chord

E_______________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D__{{{{{{{**with Flanger on, rub the side of your hand lightly down the strings moving it like a violin bow from the bridge down to the neck area.___
A________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________

End

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"Dazed & Confused" (Van Zeppelin part 3)
Arranged & Re-Written by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Performed by:	Jeff Fiorentino (Guitar), Mick (Bass)
Transcribed by:	Erica Reese with lesson notes by Jeff Fiorentino
Engineered by:	Mick the Mixer & Jeff Fiorentino



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