Lesson
Introduction from Jeff Fiorentino
In these "Vh'izing Originals"
guitar lessons I want to not only teach you some Van
Halen go to techniques, sounds, and arrangements, but I also want you to
understand that the VH guitar style can be a creative spring-board and is
transferable into any style your want, hopefully your own style of course..
It's not about the Phase 90 or the Flanger, it's about the approach to the
fretboard. Van Halen takes a very free spirited approach to music,
this allows for a limitless creative process. My hope for these
lessons as we embark on this series of original Van Halen influenced
materials is that you not only learn some cool riffs and solos to impress
your friends with but also you take the creative process I'm going to talk a
lot about on the video lessons and in the lesson text and run with it to
create your own music.
All this being said, please listen to this lesson's song example a few times
before diving into the tabs and video lesson so that you can get the
absolute most out of this guitar lesson.
Enjoy the lesson and as always CRANK IT UP!!
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Aluminum Man (Yes He CAN)
JFRocks Guitar TAB Transcription
Transcribed by:
Erica Reese
Lesson notes by:
Jeff Fiorentino & Erica Reese
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All rights reserved.
Unauthorized reproduction or use is prohibited.
Song Intro / Main Theme
Chorus Riff
This song opens with
a free flowing stand-alone'ish version of the song's repeating chorus theme
riff. As with ALL Van Halen style
song intros, please, please, please be VERY LOOSE with this. It's not
free-time per say, but it is free-time'ish.
 >Phase 90 wired through the amp's FX Loop>>
*This setup
used throughout the song, with the only variance being the level of reverb
is higher for the solo.
(9x)
= x's next to fret indicators mean to palm mute the note..
E5
D5
C5/G
G5/D F5/C Fsus4
F C5/G Am
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________________________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____12h_____9h____7h____5h_
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______12h______9h____7h____5h___
A__7__________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->_______
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_______
D__9__9x_9x__________9x________________________________
A__7___________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________
B+ C5
C#+ D5 D#5
E5 F5
F#5
E_______________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________
D____5___5___6___7___8___9___10___11____________________
A__2___3___4___5___6___7___8____9_______________________
E_____________________________________10-0>slow
w.b dive>>>>>>___
Main Song Kick in
More of the main theme riff... Taking us into the 1st Verse..
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->_____________________________________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->______________________________________________
D__9__9x_9x__________9x_______________________________5h______12h~~w.b
fast vibrato~~~______________
A__7_______________________________________________5h_____12h_____________________12-0>w.b
dive>>__
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Verse #1
The verse riff is what I call a smooth feel VH riff.. It's trickier
than it sounds, watch the timing on this..
Em7
A/C# B5 implied
C5
G
E______________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________ 5h_____
G____________________________________________________7h_______
D______________2_____________ 5~__________0____5h__7h_________
A______5a.h_____ 4_____2a.h______3~________2____5h_______________
E__0_0_____0_0___0_0_____0_0_______0-1--3______________________
Em7
A/C# implied B5 implied C5
G
E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________ 5~__________0_____12h_____7h~~w.b
fast vibrato~~_____
A______5a.h_____ 4_____2a.h______3~________2____12h_____7h_____________________
E__0_0_____0_0___0_0_____0_0_______0-1--3____________________________________
Bridge #1
2 guitar parts here. They are color coded in the tabs below.
Guitar 1 is your main rhythm, and guitar 2 is doing a
unison bend harmony accompaniment..
Guitar 1
B+
C5
C#+
D5
E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________
D__5________5______5________5______7________7______7__0-5^1/4-0>w.b
dive>>>___
A__2__2_2_2_2_2_2__3__3_3_3_3_3_3__4__4_4_4_4_4_4__5___________________
E______________________________________________________________________
B+
C5
C#+ D5 D#5 E5
F5 F#5
E_______________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D__5________5______5________5________7___7__
8__9__10__11________________________
A__2__2_2_2_2_2_2__3__3_3_3_3_3_3__4___5___6__7__8___9__________________________
E_________________________________________________________10-0>slow
w.b dive>>>>>>_______
Guitar 2
/// = Trem or speed
picking..
E_________________9___10___12///___13///_____14______15______ 16______17_____
18_____ 19__________
B__7______8______12^1_13^1_15^1///_16^1///___17^1///_18^1///__19^1///_20^1///_21^1///_22^1///~~__
G__9^1~__10^1~_________________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Main Theme / Chorus Riffing
More of the main theme riff, with slight variance in the fills as usual..
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5____7h___5h_
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5___7h___5h____
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
Verse #2
E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________
D______________2_____________ 5~__________0____5h______12h~~w.b
fast vibrato~~_____
A______5a.h_____ 4_____2a.h______3~________2____5h____12h______________________
E__0_0_____0_0___0_0_____0_0_______0-1--3_____________________________________
E______________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________
D______________2_____________ 5~__________0____________________
A______5a.h_____ 4_____2a.h______3~________2____x_5-0>w.b
dive>>>______
E__0_0_____0_0___0_0_____0_0_______0-1--3_______________________
Bridge #2
2 guitar parts here. They are color coded in the tabs below.
Guitar 1 is your main rhythm, and guitar 2 is doing a
unison bend harmony accompaniment..
Guitar 1
E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________
D__5________5______5________5______7________7______7___________________
A__2__2_2_2_2_2_2__3__3_3_3_3_3_3__4__4_4_4_4_4_4__5__5-0>w.b
dive>>>_______
E______________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D__5________5______5________5________7___7__
8__9__10__11________________________
A__2__2_2_2_2_2_2__3__3_3_3_3_3_3__4___5___6__7__8___9__________________________
E_________________________________________________________10-0>slow
w.b dive>>>>>>_______
Guitar 2
/// = Trem or speed
picking..
E_________________9___10___12///___13///_____14______15______ 16___16___17___17___18___18___19____
B__7______8______12^1_13^1_15^1///_16^1///___17^1///_18^1///__19^1_19^1_20^1_20^1_21^1_21^1_22^1~_
G__9^1~__10^1~__________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________
Main Theme / Chorus Riffing
More of the main theme riff, with slight variance in the fills as usual..
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5_5~__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_5
_7~__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
SOLO
The solo for this song is a fairly tricky early VH style quirky solo..
These are always difficult and usually come out best
as was the case with this one when improvised.. Just go with it..
What's tabbed below is note for note for what's on
the MP3, but really there's no need to be exact.. Just look at the
positions I'm playing in, and look at the patterns, and go with it.. We'll
cover the little things and various techniques on the video lesson...
w.b = Whammy bar (a.k.a your
tremolo)
*Done over the Verse part
E__________________________________________________________________
B__<w.b into<5h<<bring bar down slowly as
harmonic scream fades>>>____8^1~~>w.b
down slightly>________
G__<w.b into<5h<<bring bar down slowly as
harmonic scream fades>>>____________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________
B__w.b 3-5-3-0__w.b
3-5-3-0__w.b
3-5-3-0-5^1/4-0>w.b
dive>>>________
G__________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________
B__8^1 *hold bend w.b'ing it down slightly>_____5^1
*hold bend w.b'ing it down slightly>___________________________________
G____________________________________________________7^1 *hold
bend w.b'ing it down slightly>___________
D____________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________
B__(10)-5-8_(10)-5-8_(10)-5-8_(10)-5^1
*hold bend then pull off-0>w.b dive>>___
G______________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________
*Done over the Bridge part
E__(15)-7-10_(15)-7-10_(15)-7-10_(15)-7-10__(15)-7-10_(15)-7-10_(15)-7-10___
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
E__(15)-8-12_(15)-8-12_(15)-8-12_(15)-8-12__(15)-8-12_(15)-8-12_(15)-8-12_(15)-8-12__
B______________________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________
G__(14)-6-9_(14)-6-9_(14)-6-9_(14)-6-9__(14)-6-9_(14)-6-9_(14)-6-9_(14)-6-9____
D_________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________
G__(14)-7-11_(14)-7-11_(14)-7-11_(14)-7-11__(14)-7-11_(14)-7-11_(14)-7-11_(14)-7-11___
D_______________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________
E__14______15__________________________________________________________________________
B__17^1///_18^1///__________17-20-17___17-20-17___17-20-17___17-20-17___17-20-17_17_20^1.5~___
G___________________2----20_____ ___20________20________20________20_____________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________
Outro
The outro of the consists of 2 guitar parts.. The main theme riff and
some out leads..
Guitar 1
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
***Outro
Leads Enter HERE!!
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5__5___5--->__
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7__7_
7--->__
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________9x________10_______10_______10--->______________________ 11-10_________________
G__9________9x____9x_____ 7_7x_7x_ 7_7x_7x_ 7--->_____5--12____12--10_____________5___5_5~_____
D__9__9x_9x__________9x____________________________5_______12_______10________5__7_7_
7~_____
A__7_________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
*Slight
feel change here for the final ending.
E_____________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
A__7_h(12)__7^1 h(14)>release bend as
harmonic sounds_7__7^1
h(12)>release bend as harmonic sounds_7____
E_____________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________4
*let chord ring out___________
A__7^1 h(11)>release bend as harmonic
sounds_7____7^1
h(12)>release bend as harmonic sounds_7__5__________~w.b~~_____
E___________________________________________________________________________________
Guitar 2 - Outro Leads
E__(17)-12-15_(17)-12-15___________________(17)-12-15__________(17)-12-15__________(17)-12-15__________
B____________________(17)-12-15_(17)-12-15__________(17)-12-15__________(17)-12-15__________(17)-12-15_
G_____________________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E__(17)-12-15__________(17)-12-15_(19)-12-15__(17)-12-15_(19)-12-15__(17)-12-15_(19)---12-15____
B___________(17)-12-15_______________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________
E__(17)-12-15_(19)-12-15__(17)-12-15_(17)-12-15_______________________________________________________
B________________________________________(17)-12-15_(17)---12-15_(17)-12-15__(17)-12-15__(17)---12-15-->__
G______________________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________________
E__14________14_________________________________14________________
B_____17^1~____17^1~--->______________14_17_19____17^1~---5---20____
G_______________________2---14_14_17_19____________________________
D_________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________
B__17-20-17___17-20-17___17-20-17___17-20-17___17_20^1.5~>slow
release>20___17^1.5~_______
G_________20________20________20________20____________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________
End
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