Lesson - Tabs

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Guitar Tabs & Lesson Notes

Tuning = Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb,

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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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Drop IN!

JFRocks Guitar TAB Transcription
Transcribed by: Erica Reese
Lesson notes by: Jeff Fiorentino & Erica Reese

Copyright © 2013 JFRocks.com All rights reserved.
Unauthorized reproduction or use is prohibited.

Song Intro / Main Theme Riff Version 1

>>>>>in FX Loop>>>>

**This setup is used throughout the song. See settings page for variables...

Guitar 1 only - NOTE the Drop D tuning. Technically the tuning on the MP3 is a 1/2 step flat with a Dropped D.

D5/A F5/C G5/D D5/A
E________________________________________________
B_________3________________________________3_____
G_________2________________________________2_____
D_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_____
A_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_____
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0________

D5/A Bb5/F C/G D/A
E________________________________________________
B_________3_______________________ 5~______7~____
G_________2______3~_______________5~______7~____
D_________0______3~_______________5~______7~____
A_________0______________________________________
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0________

D5/A F5/C G5/D D5/A
E________________________________________________
B_________3________________________________3_____
G_________2________________________________2_____
D_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_____
A_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_____
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0________

D5/A Bb/F C/G D/A
E________________________________________________
B_________3______3~_______________5~______7~____
G_________2______3~_______________5~______7~____
D_________0______3~_______________5~______7~____
A_________0______________________________________
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0________

*Band Enters Here!! - RIFF CHANGES SLIGHTLY TO Version 2

E__________________________________________________________
B_________3________________________________3_______________
G_________2________________________________2_______________
D_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_______________
A_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_______________
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0__

E_________________________________________
B__3______3~_______________5~______7~____
G__2______3~_______________5~______7~____
D__0______3~_______________5~______7~____
A__0______________________________________
D____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0_________

E_______________________________________________________
B__3______3~_______________5~______7~__________________
G__2______3~_______________5~______7~__________________
D__0______3~_______________5~______7~__________________
A__0____________________________________________________
D____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0________>random hand slide>>___

Verse Riffing - Verse #1

The verse riffing changes throughout the song, but it's composition is always the same. It's a slick little VH style riff that's made up of semi-harmonics, artificial harmonics, and a really sounding cool minor 7th power chord that I'm sure Van Halen himself would eat up and likely has..

Guitar 1 only

D5/A Dm7 D5/A Dm7 C5
E__________________________________________________________________________
B__3____________________________________3__________________________________
G__2____________________________________2__________________________________
D__0______________3a.h~_______3a.h~_______ 0_________________________10~----___
A__0__3_3__3---5________3a.h________3a.h____0__3_3_3_3---5__________10_10~----___
D_____0_0__0____0_________0__________0_____0_0_0_0_____0_3_7_10____________

D5/A Dm7 D5/A Dm7 C5
E______________________________________________________________________
B__3_________________________________3_________________________________
G__2_________________________________2_________________________________
D__0______________3a.h~_______________0__________________________10~~___
A__0__3_3_3_3---5_______3a.h__3a.h~_5a.h__0__3_3_3_3---5___________10_10~~___
D_____0_0_0_0___________________________0_0_0_0_____0_3_7_10___________

Main Theme / Chorus Riffing

More main theme riffing.. Be loose with this as always..

Guitar 1 only

E________________________________________________
B_________3________________________________3_____
G_________2________________________________2_____
D_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_____
A_________0______3~_______________5~______ 0_____
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0________

E________________________________________________
B_________3______3~_______________5~______7~____
G_________2______3~_______________5~______7~____
D_________0______3~_______________5~______7~____
A_________0______________________________________
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0________

E____________________________________________________________
B_________3______3~_______________5~______7~________________
G_________2______3~_______________5~______7~________________
D_________0______3~_______________5~______7~________________
A_________0__________________________________________________
D__0_3_7_____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0______>random hand slide>>___

Verse #2

Slight variation from verse 1.. Same feel and vibe though...

Guitar 1 only

E_______________________________________________________________________________
B__3_______________________________3____________________________________________
G__2_______________________________2____________________________________________
D__0____________3a.h~_______________0__________________________10~~______________
A__0__3_3_3---5_______3a.h__3a.h~_5a.h__0__3_3_3_3---5___________10_10~~______________
D_____0_0_0___________________________0_0_0_0_____0_3_7_10__________>random hand slide>>_

E_________________________________________________________________________________
B__3_________________________________3____________________________________________
G__2_________________________________2____________________________________________
D__0______________3a.h~_____ 3a.h~______0__________________________10~~w.b~~_________
A__0__3_3_3_3---5_______3a.h______3a.h___0__3_3_3_3---5___________10_10~~w.b~~_>into bridge__
D_____0_0_0_0___________________________0_0_0_0_____0_3_7_10______________________

Bridge

The bridge is made up of 2 guitar parts. Each is very important to the flow of it and how it sounds to the listener..
It's a good idea to learn both parts. But if I were 1 guitar in a live setting, I would blend the two with primary focus being on
guitar 1's part..

***As an interesting note to JFRocks.com fans this part was originally only intended to be the outro of the song.. I had another part written for the bridge that was
sort of a Simple Rhyme type thing. But the outro sounded so good to us in playback that we went back and just said screw it, let's make that the Bridge too..

Guitar 1

Bb5 C5 D5 C5 F5 G5 A5 G5
E__________________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________________
G____________3--5______________________________________10-- 12_______________________________
D__3__3x_3x_______ 5--7__7__7x_7x__7___5__--_10_10x_10x_________12--14__14__14x_14x__14_12___
A__1__1x_1x__1--3__3--5__5__5x_5x__5___3__--__8__8x__8x__8---10__10-- 12__12__12x_12x__12_10___
D__________________________________________________________________________________________

Bb5 C5 D5 C5 F5 G5 A5 D A sus4/D
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________________
G____________3--5______________________________________10-- 12_________________________ 19______
D__3__3x_3x_______ 5--7__7__7x_7x__7___5__--_10_10x_10x_________12--14__14__________________14__
A__1__1x_1x__1--3__3--5__5__5x_5x__5___3__--__8__8x__8x__8---10__10-- 12__12__12__12_12_x_17__12__
D_________________________________________________________________________________________0___

Guitar 2 - Plays along with guitar 1 above.. **This part contains more root 3rd combos, and is what gives the bridge its DRAMA... This is the part
that moves you, while guitar 1 is the part that anchors you..

E_____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________
D__3__3x_3x__3--5__2________________________7__7x_7x__8__ 8____ 7~_____________
A__1__1x_1x__1--3__3---5_5~__5x_5x_5~__3~___8__8x_8x__7__10---8_7~_p.o-0>w.b dive>>___
D_____________________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________________________
G____________3--5_5--7__7---14~__12_ 10__ 9~__7~~_________________________14-- 19~_____________
D__3__3x_3x______________________________________ 7~__7-- 8__8-- 10__7~_______________________
A__1__1x_1x__1--3_3--5__5---12~__10__8___7~__5~~___8~__8--10_10--12__7~___12---17~_p.o-0~~w.b~ ___
D___________________________________________________________________________________________

Pre-Solo Chorus Riffing

This riffing takes us into the solo.

Guitar 1 ONLY

*Solo enters here

SOLO

The solo for this song is a very tricky Whammy bar oriented Van Halen style solo.. This solo actually uses a faster setting on the Phase 90 than the rest of the song (see settings page) and is done over the Main Theme Riff chord structure, and a shortened Bridge. What you're solo over is written above the tabs for you. See video lesson for a great lesson on the techniques used in these leads...

**Delay ON for this Harmonic Swell - (see settings page for delay settings)

E____________________________________
B____________________________________
G__<w.b into harmonic *optional-apply volume swell<<7h~~_____
D____________________________________
A____________________________________
D____________________________________

**Delay OFF

//// = Trem or Speed picking
notes in (x) parenthesis are tapped.

*You're Soloing over the Chorus Main Theme Riff here

E__10///_____12_________15____17__________________________________________________________
B__13^1///___15^1///____18^1__20^1~w.b~____________________________________________________
G_________________________________________3^1/2>w.b down slightly>~_p.o-0~w.b ~_h.o-12~w.b ~_p.o-0>w.b dive>>__
D________________________________________xrake_____________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________________

E________10_________10_________________10___________________________
B__13^1~____13^1~_____13_10-13-10_13^1____13_10-13-10_13_13^1.5~~~____
G___________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________

E______________________15_____ 17______________________________________________________________
B______________________18^1~__20^1~~__(11)-8-10_(11)-8-10-(11)^1~-10~_____________________________
G__0-10^1/2-0>w.b fast dive>________________________________________________0>w.b fast dive>___________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________0-10^1/2-0>w.b fast dive>_

*You're Soloing over the Bridge here

E__10__________8_______5_________________13^1~_13^1~_10________10_________________
B__13^1~~_____11^1~___8^1~w.b~__________________________13^1~____13_10-13-10_13^1__
G_______________________________0>w.b dive>>___________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________
B__10_____________________________________
G_____12_12^1~-10-w.b12_w.b12~~-0>w.b dive>>______
D_________________________________________
A_________________________________________
D_________________________________________

*You're Soloing over the Chorus Main Theme Riff here

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G_________________3^1/2>w.b slow dive>____2-0>w.b slow dive>>___12a.h~w.b~~__p.o-0>w.b fast dive>__
D__2-0>w.b slow dive>>____________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________

E____________10_________________10_____________________________________________________
B__13^1~~~____13_10-13-10_13^1_____13_10-13-10___10-13-10___10-13-10___10_________________
G____________________________________________13________13________13___12^3/4>release_12-10__
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G__w.b12-10__w.b12-10__w.b12-10__w.b12-10__w.b12-10_w.b12-10-12^3/4*sick or ill sounding under-bend~___
D_________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________

E__(10)-5-8_(10)-5-8_(10)-5-8_(10)-5-8________(10)-5-8_______(10)-5-8_________________________
B_______________________________(10)-5-8________(10)-5-8_______(10)-5-8_(10)-5-8_(10)-5-8___
G___________________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________
G__(10)-7_(10)-6_(10)-5_(10)-5_________________________________________________________
D__________________________(10)-7_(10)-6_(10)-5_*with finger not pick5^1*slow steady bend_________________
A__________________________________________________________________*with finger not pick5~~___
D__________________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G_________________________________________
D_________________________________________
A_________________________________________
D__**With bar fully depressed flop the open string against the pickup*0____

Post Solo Chorus Riffing & Outro Bridge

There's a slight change in the riff here and a change in the drum beat and feel as well. This is one of the little things that matters about this song. There's also a big change to the ending Bridge from the earlier one as well..

Guitar 1 ONLY

E___________________________________________________
B__3______3~_______________5~______7~______________
G__2______3~_______________5~______7~______________
D__0______3~_______________5~______7~______________
A__0________________________________________________
D____0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0______0_0_0_0_0_0__

E_____________________________________________________
B____3________________________________3_______________
G____2________________________________2_______________
D____0______3~_______________5~______ 0_______________
A____0______3~_______________5~______ 0_______________
D_______0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0______0_0_____0_0_0_0_0_0__

Outro - Ending Bridge

This bridge differs slightly from the earlier one. It's designed to be the ending to the song so it has more finality to it. Make note of these little things, I'll point them out on the video lesson but really these little things are what makes your songs stand out from the rest of the stuff online or on the CD rack...

Guitar 1

E________________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________________________
G____________3--5________________________________________10-- 12___________________________
D__3__3x_3x_______ 5x_5x__7__7x_7x__7___5__--_10_10x_10x_________12x_12x__14__14x_14x_____
A__1__1x_1x__1--3__3x_3x__5__5x_5x__5___3__--__8__8x__8x__8---10__10x_10x__12__12x_12x_____
D________________________________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________
G___14---19__19---14__________________________________________
D___________________14______________________________________
A___12---17__17---12__12_*let chord ring out________________________0___
D___________________ 0__________________________________ 0___

E___________________________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________________________
D__3__3x_3x__3__2____7~__7x_7x__7--5_5____7__7x_7x__8__ 8____ 7~_____________________________
A__1__1x_1x__1__3---5_5~__5x_5x__5--3_3____8__8x_8x__7__10---8_7~_p.o-0>w.b wide Eruption-like vibrato_~~~~~__
D___________________________________________________________________________________________

End

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"Drop IN!" (Vh'izing Original Songs - Part 9)
Arranged & 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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