Lesson
Introduction from Jeff Fiorentino
Part of the lesson with adapting styles is or in this case "Vh'izing
Originals" is to understand the process a bit.
To that end (and assuming you've all by this point
heard the finished song track with all of its riffing and solos etc.)
is an mp3 of my
original bang-around "noodle" which was the inspiration
and idea I had for this lesson's song track.
 Click
here to play the bang around idea that this track originated from
Take note that some of the riff is the same, and some of it isn't.
In fact the main theme riff of this track started out as just a very simple
F# pentatonic minor walk down of sorts.
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In these "Vh'izing Originals" 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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FrankenStrat 51/50
JFRocks Guitar TAB Transcription
Transcribed by:
Erica Reese
Lesson notes by: Jeff Fiorentino
Copyright © 2012 JFRocks
Song Intro Riffing
This intro part is
a free flowing loose lead in to the song. On the MP3 the Flanger was
done in Stereo, this is how we get the
ATBL-like spin where it moves from left to right in the speakers.
F#m
add11
C
D add11
E_________________________________________________
B____________0____________________________________
G__________2___________________0___________0______
D_______4_______2____________2____ 2---4___4________
A_____4___________4---2___2--3______3---5_5__________
E___2______________________________________________
F#m
add11 F#m7
C
D
E___________________0___________________
B____________0__________________________
G__________2_____2______________________
D_______4______4________2__2_---4~_______
A_____4_________________3__3_---5~_______
E___2__________________x__x_____________
F#m
add11 C
D
E_________________________________________________7h_____
B____________0_______________________________________7h__
G__________2________________________0____________________
D_______4_______2_________________2____ _ 2---4__7h________
A_____4___________2^1>release_2__2--3______ __3---5____________
E___2____________________________________________________
F#m
add11 F#m7
C
D
E___________________0___________________
B____________0__________________________
G__________2_____2______________________
D_______4______4________2__2_---4~_______
A_____4_________________3__3_---5~_______
E___2__________________x__x_____________
7 h(19) = Tap harmonic
on off the 7th fret and tapped 19th fret.
G
B5 B+
B5 C
D
E______________________________________________________7h____________________________________
B_________________________________________________________7
h(19)~___7 h(19)_ 7 h(19)_
7 h(19)---10~~___
G__________________________________0_______________7h_____7
h(19)~___ 7 h(19)__7 h(19)__7 h(19)---10~~___
D______0______4_^4^1/2>release_4~______2____2---4~____7h___________________________________________
A____5____0-2_________________0-3______3---5~_________________________________________________
E__3_________________________________________________________________________________________
Main Song Kick in (Verse Riffing)
Similar to the intro but with no Flanger and a less free-time feel...
F#m
add11 C
D add11
E_________________________________________________
B____________0____________________________________
G__________2___________________0___________0______
D_______4_______2____________2____ 2---4___4________
A_____4___________4---2___2--3______3---5_5__________
E___2______________________________________________
F#m
add11 F#m7
C
D
E___________________0___________________
B____________0__________________________
G__________2_____2______________________
D_______4______4________2__2_---4~_______
A_____4_________________3__3_---5~_______
E___2__________________x__x_____________
F#m
add11 C
D add11
E______________________________________________________
B____________0_________________________________________
G__________2_____________________0______________0______
D_______4_______2______________2_____ 2---4____4________
A_____4___________2^1>release_2__3_______3---5__5___________
E___2__________________________________________________
F#m
add11 F#m7
C
D
E___________________0___________________
B____________0__________________________
G__________2_____2______________________
D_______4______4________2__2_---4~_______
A_____4_________________3__3_---5~_______
E___2__________________x__x_____________
Bridge (pre-chorus)
This is a melodic build up to the chorus.. It's a combination of many
VH things from Women in Love to Drop Dead Legs. I realize the influences
may be hard to hear, but these are what I drew from.. Again like I always
say just because something or a certain song influenced you doesn't mean your
audience needs to have a clue about it..
E____________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________
G___________________________________0________________________
D_______0______4_^4^1/2>release_4~_____2_____2---4_________________
A_____5____0_2_________________3_______ 3---5__5~_---3---2______
E___3________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________
G___________________________________0_______________
D_______0______4_^4^1/2>release_4~_____2_____2---4~_______
A_____5____0_2_________________3_______ 3---5~_______
E___3_______________________________________________
Chorus
The chorus riffing takes us in a new direction. Vocally I hear a high
DLR singing around the vocals of this.. The tone
is a classic Phase 90 early Van Halen Brown Sound. In fact it's the exact
tone setting I used for the "Radar Love" Vh'izing cover songs track. This
riffing is tricky and as with all VH style stuff each time the chorus comes
around it's something new. The same could be said of all the parts on this
track, but it's really true with the chorus..
Please be sure to TAKE THE LESSON here.. It's not about the riffing, it's
about the timing and vibe.. The only reason this sound Vh'y and not
ZZ-TOPy is because of the timing and accents.. It has nothing to do with
the Phase 90.. See video lesson for more.
Wired in FX Loop
Script logo model was
used on the MP3. If you have an EVH model Phase 90 be sure the Script
switch is ON.
Chorus Lead in:
These differ from chorus to chorus, this one is
difficult, it's very Van Halen II inspired.
You have to be quick with the tap harmonic.
(7x) = a missed tap, it
ends up being a nothing note that's simply used to sound out the final 3rd fret
C.
E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G_____________________________________________
D_____________________________________________
A__(12)-0-3_(12)-0-3_(12)-0-3_3
h(6)_(7x)-3~~______
E_____________________________________________
Main Chorus Riffing
F#m7 A5/E
A5/E C5/G D5/A
E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________2___5___7~_____________________
D_____________7~~______________ 2___5___7~_____________________
A_____________7~~___---0x_3-0_0x_____________---random
hand slide away--____
E___0-2_2_2_2___________________________________________________
F#m7
A5/E
C5
D5 *chord implied by bass
E__________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________
D____________7~~__________________________________________________
A____________7~~___0_3-0_3~~__(7)-0-3-(7)^1/2-3~~__---random
hand slide away--__
E__0-2_2_2_2_______________________________________________________
F#m7 A5/E
A5/E C5/G D5/A
E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________2___5___7~______7h~w.b~_________
D_____________7~~______________ 2___5___7~___7h________________
A_____________7~~_______3-0_0x_________________________________
E___0-2_2_2_2________x_x________________________________________
F#m7 A5/E
F#m7
E5/B
E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D_____________7~~___________________2~~*let chord ring out____
A_____________7~~_---->______________2~~_____________
E___0-2_2_2_2_____________0-2_2_2_2_2_________________
Verse #2
Similar to Verse 1 but shorter. This is another example of the
diminishing arrangement often used by Van Halen..
F#m add11
C
D
E____________________________________________7h_____
B____________0__________________________________7h__
G__________2___________________0____________________
D_______4_______2____________2____ 2---4___7h_________
A_____4___________4---2___2--3______3---5______________
E___2________________________________________________
F#m
add11 F#m7
C
D
E___________________0__________________________________________
B____________0_________________________________________________
G__________2_____2_____________________________________________
D_______4______4________2__2---4________________________________
A_____4_________________3__3---5__5 h(12)^1>release
bend as harmonic sounds_5___
E___2__________________x__x____________________________________
Bridge (pre-chorus) #2
E__________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________
G__________________________________0_______________________
D_______0______4_^4^1/2>release_4~____2_____
2---4_________________
A_____5____0-2_________________3_______3---5__5~_---3---2______
E___3_______________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________
G____________________________________0______________
D_______5h______4_^4^1/2>release_4~_____2_____
2---4~______
A_____5_____0-2_________________3________3---5~______
E___3_______________________________________________
Chorus #2
Please be sure AGAIN to TAKE THE LESSON here.. It's not about the
riffing, it's about the timing and vibe.. The only reason this sound Vh'y
and not ZZ-TOPy is because of the timing and accents.. It has nothing to
do with the Phase 90.. See video lesson for more.
Wired in FX Loop
Script logo model was
used on the MP3. If you have an EVH model Phase 90 be sure the Script
switch is ON.
Chorus Lead in:
These differ from chorus to chorus, this one is
difficult, it's very Van Halen II inspired.
You have to be quick with the tap harmonic.
Palm slide harmonic =
While doing the hammer on pull off riff slide the side of your picking hand
lightly over the string up then back down.. See video for help..
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
A__0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0...etc. **apply palm slide harmonics to the
hammer on pull off riff___________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________---random
hand slide away--____
Main Chorus Riffing
E____________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________
G_____________________________2___5___7~_____________________
D_____________7~~____________ 2___5___7~_____________________
A_____________7~~___0_3-0_0x_____________---random hand
slide away--____
E___0-2_2_2_2________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________
D____________7~~__________________________________________________
A____________7~~___3-0_3~~__(7)-0-3_(7)-3~_h(8)~___---random
hand slide away--__
E__0-2_2_2_2_______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________2___5___7~_____________________
D_____________7~~______________ 2___5___7~_____________________
A_____________7~~_______3-0_0x_______________---random
hand slide away--___
E___0-2_2_2_2________x_x________________________________________
E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D_____________7~~__________________2~~*let chord ring out____
A_____________7~~_---->_____________2~~_____________
E___0-2_2_2_2_____________0-2_2_2_2__________________
SOLO
This solo uses a 5150 era VH tone. It's all about the Chorus and heavy
reverb.. The techniques in the solo
however range from early DLR to early Sammy era.. See video lesson for
help with this, and remember the tabs
are easy to read and laid out in their individual phrasing sections..
Follow along with the mp3 first, then dive in.
Then let me help you with it on the video lesson.
The rhythm under the solo is a unique riff followed by the bridge riffing.
See tabs below so you know what you're soloing over
as without knowing that there is no real lesson for you..
Rhythm under the solo:
This is the unique riff that most of the solo is over. Toward the end
of the solo the rhythm drifts to the standard bridge part.
Wired in FX Loop
Solo lead in:
Bb5/F
B5/F# C5/G
E_______________________________________
B______________________________________
G___3_3___4_4___5~____________________
D___3_3___4_4___5~____________________
A_____________________________________
E_____________________________________
Unique "F#m7 riff": Basic idea anyway..
F#m7
C5
D5
C5
E_____________________________________________
B_________2___________________________________
G_________2___________________________________
D_________2__________5~_______5--7_7_7_7--5____
A__________________0_3~___x_x_3--5_5_5_5--3____
E__0-2_2_2___2__x_2____________________________
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Leads
Done over the Solo lead in
F#m7 riff begins here
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________________________
G__<w.b into<<12h<<slowly bring up the bar
but leave it in limbo a bit________________2^1*with slight
under-bend and release---and slide up and away----___
D____________________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________0>w.b deep dive>>__________________________________________
E________________________(19)-14-17_(19)-14-17_(19)-14-17___________________(19)-14-(19)^1/2-17^1/4>release_17_
B__14_(19)-14-17_(19)-14-17_____________________________(19)-14-17_(19)-14-17___________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________
E__(19)-14-17_(19)-14-17__(19)-14-17-14-(19)*hold
briefly___________________________________________________
B___________________________________________17-(19)*hold
briefly-14-17-14-(19)*hold briefly-14-17-14-(19)*hold
briefly____
G_____________________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________
B__-14-17-14-(19)*hold
briefly-14-17-14-(19)-14-17 ^^17^1>release_17-14-17
w.b17^1>release_17_14________________
G______________________________________________________________________16_16^1/2~~~____
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________________________
A__(12)-10_(12)-9_(12)-7__(12)-9_(12)-7_(12)-5__(12)-10_(12)-9_(12)-10__(12)-9_(12)-7_(12)-5___
E__________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________
A__(12)-9_(12)-7_(12)-9__(12)-10_(12)-9_(12)-7__(12)-5~
h(12)~~______
E_____________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________(9)^1/2-7~~_______
A__(9)-0-7_(9)-0-5__(9)-0-7_(9)-0-5__(9)-0-7_(9)-0-5__(9)-0-7_(9)-0-5__________________
E__________________________________________________________________________
////
= Trem or speed picking
G5 *Bridge part begins here
B5 C5
D5
E________3_______3_______________________________________
B______3_______3_______4////__5/// 5^1/2___________________
G__5^1_____5^1_____3_4_________________0>w.b
slow dive>>________
D________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________
G5
B5
C5
D5
E_____________3________3_________________________________________________________________________
B___________3________3________4~___________________7h____________________________________________
G_<w.b into<5^1______5^1______3_4_____
*let harmonics ring together_5h__7h~w.b~~____4^1
a.h horse scream>w.b wiggle down>>__________
D_________________________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________________0>w.b
dive>_
Post Solo Chorus #3
More variation on the other choruses..
Wired in FX Loop
Script logo model was
used on the MP3. If you have an EVH model Phase 90 be sure the Script
switch is ON.
E____________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________
G__________________________ _2___5___7~______7h~w.b~_________
D_____________7~~___________2___5___7~___7h_________________
A_____________7~~___3-0_0x__________________________________
E___0-2_2_2_2________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________
D____________7~~__________________________________________________
A____________7~~___3-0_3~~__(7)-0-3_(7)-3~_h(8)~_h(7)~_______________
E__0-2_2_2_2_______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________2___5___7~~____________________
D_____________7~~______________ 2___5___7~~____________________
A_____________7~~_______3-0_0x_______________---random
hand slide away--___
E___0-2_2_2_2________x_x________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________
D_____________7~~__________________2~~___________________
A_____________7~~_---->_____________2~~___________________
E___0-2_2_2_2_____________0-2_2_2_2_________0_0_0_0__0_0___
Interlude
This is a shortened much much more free-time version of how our song started.
No Flanger this time.
Be loose with this, it's very difficult timing-wise, see video for help and
lesson as always..
E___________________________
B___________________________
G___________________________
D___________________________
A___________________________
E__>with bar depressed_0w.b rumble~<______
E_______________________________________________7h_______
B___________0________________________1___1_________7h____
G_________2______4^1_4^1 h(11)>release_4____4_________________
D______4______2x____________________________7h___________
A____4___________________________________________________
E__2_____________________________________________________
E___________________0__________________________________________
B____________0_________________________________________________
G__________2_____2_____________________________________________
D_______4______4________2__2---4________________________________
A_____4_________________3__3---5__5 h(12)^1>release
bend as harmonic sounds_5___
E___2__________________x__x____________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________
G____________________________0___________7h_7 h(19)---5--4____________________________
D_______0______4--5--4~_____2____2---4___7h___ 7 h(19)---5--4_*leave
tap harmonic ringing as you slide down____
A_____5____0-2___________3______3---5_______________________________________________
E___3______________________________________________________________________________
*Drums and Bass enter here
E______________________________________________
B______________________________________________
G______________4--5--4______5__5---7~~___________
D_______0______4--5--4____5____5---7~~___________
A_____5____0-2_________3_______________________
E___3__________________________________________
Outro Chorus
More variation on the
other choruses..
Wired in FX Loop
Script logo model was
used on the MP3. If you have an EVH model Phase 90 be sure the Script
switch is ON.
E_______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G___________________________ _2___5___7~_____ 7h~w.b~-0>w.b
fast dive>>_________
D_____________7~~____________2___5___7~___7h__________________________
A_____________7~~__x_x_3-0_0x__________________________________________
E___0-2_2_2_2___________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________
D____________7~~_______________________________________________________
A____________7~~__x_x_3-0_0_3~~__(7)-0-3_(7)-3~_h(8)~_---random
hand slide away--____
E__0-2_2_2_2_____________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________2___5___7~~__0__________________
D_____________7~~______________ 2___5___7~~___0>w.b fast dive>>________
A_____________7~~_______3-0_0x__________________________________
E___0-2_2_2_2________x_x_________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________
D____________7~~___________________________________________________
A____________7~~__x_x_3-0_0_3~~__(7)-0-3_(7)-3~__---random
hand slide away--____
E__0-2_2_2_2________________________________________________________
Final Ending Bridge
In this arrangement the Bridge part is our final ender. This is mostly
because it's the basis for what I call the
"Tension melody", and Van Halen often likes to end things on a tense note or
chord hit.. That said there are
Million different ways we could end this song with scale downs and dive bombs.
This is a power chorded out
bridge with some unison bend accents from a guitar 2 that pops in for the final
ending..
Wired in FX Loop
Script logo model was
used on the MP3. If you have an EVH model Phase 90 be sure the Script
switch is ON.
E___________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________
G____________________________________0______________________
D_______0______4_^4^1/2>release_4~______2_____2---4________________
A_____5____0-2_________________0-3_______3---5__5~_---3---2_____
E___3_______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________
G____________________________________0__________________
D_______0______4_^4^1/2>release_4~______2_____2---4___________
A_____5____0-2_________________0-3_______3---5__5~_3_2___
E___3___________________________________________________
Final Ending
Guitar 1: Let chords ring out
G5/D B5
C5 D5
E______________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________
G__0_____________________5____7________________________
D__0____4__4^1/2>release_4___ 5____7________________________
A_______2________________3____5_*let this chord ring out until
fade_______
E_______________________________________________________
Guitar 2:
E___________________________________________________________________________
B__3______ 5________7_____8_____10____12_____13____ 15_______________________
G__5^1~___7^1~_____9^1~_10^1~_12^1~_14^1~_
15^1~_17^1~____0>w.b~~
slow dive>>___
D___________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________
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