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About Vh'izing Original Songs Guitar Lessons

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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(Now) That's Van-Talian

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

Copyright © 2012 JFRocks

Song Intro

This intro part is a run through of the song's main theme riff, followed by a power chord lead in to the main song. This type of
arrangement is textbook Van Halen, but translates very well into any Rock song you may be writing..

A5 G5/D D5 A5 C/G D/A G/B D/A

E____________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________ 5_______7_8_ _7~__________________
G_________0______2_________________________ 5_______7_7__ 7~__________________
D__2______0______0__4~__2______2___________5_______7_9__ 7~__________________
A__0__5-4_____3-2________0______0___3_4_5--7____7--9____________________________
E__________________________3~~________________________________9---3^1/4~~_____

A5 G5/D D5 A5 C/G D/A G/B D/A

E________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________ 5_______7_8_ _7~______
G_________0______2_________________________ 5_______7_7__ 7~______
D__2______0______0__4~__2______2___________5_______7_9__ 7~______
A__0__5-4_____3-2________0______0___3_4_5--7____7--9_______________
E__________________________3~~__________________________________

A5 D5 A5 E5

E________________________________________________________________________
B______3~________________________________________________________________
G__2_2_2~__2_____________________________________________________________
D__2_2_0___2_____________________________________________________________
A__0_0_____0__2_*let chord ring out and add light whammy bar to it as it does______>go into main song kick in____
E_____________0__________________________________________________________

Main Song Kick-in

We kick in with more main theme riffing, with the full band this time..

E____________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________ 5_______7_8_ _7~__________________
G_________0______2_________________________ 5_______7_7__ 7~__________________
D__2______0______0__4~__2______2___________5_______7_9__ 7~__________________
A__0__5-4_____3-2________0______0___3_4_5--7____7--9____________________________
E__________________________3~~________________________________9---3^1/4~~_____

Verses 1 & 2

Both verses in the song are pretty much the same so we've lumped them both here in one tab section. The verse
is all about timing and vibe. You have to get the feel right and that involves some subtle things that cannot be tabbed such as ever so slight palm mutes and release of mutes in various places.

See video for help. If you do this riff right it should sound like there's a Drop D tuning in place even though there isn't..

A5 D5 A5 F5/C G5/D

E__________________________________________________
B______________3___________________________________
G__2___________2__ 2_______________________________
D__2___________0__ 2_______________________________
A__0__0x_0x_3-0_____0_________8________10___________
E_____________________0_3---8__8__8--10___10_0______

A5 D5 A5 F#5/C# F5/C

E___________________________________________________________________
B______________3____________________________________________________
G__2___________2__ 2________________________________________________
D__2___________0__ 2________________________________________________
A__0__0x_0x_3-0_____0_________9_______ 8________________5h____________
E_____________________0_5---9__9__9--8__ 8_0*dead stop____5h____4h~w.b~~___

A5 D5 A5 F5/C G5/D

A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 E5

E___________________________________________
B______________3________3_______3___________
G__2___________2__ 2____ 2__ 2___ 2___________
D__2___________0__ 2____ 0__ 2___ 0___________
A__0__0x_0x_3-0_____0________0______ 2________
E__________________________________0________

Bridges 1&2

While not identical both bridges are close enough to the same for us to lump them below in one tab section. The bridge part of this song is a very important part of this lesson. It's about creating a mood element using a guitar 2 to add melody. If you simply play either guitar part by itself you'll be able to quickly tell that they need each other to create the drama the bridge has. This is a classic case of band dynamic and the other instruments changing the direction and feel of a basic guitar theme riff.. See video for added lesson and demos..

Guitar 1 - The main riff, heard in your left speaker.

**This is a tricky riff, be sure to palm mute almost every note to prevent too much ring out. While you want some ring out too much will cloud the riff.. VH is the master of these what I call open string bounce riffs.. His top 2 classics for this style of riff are the transition riff in Panama, and the main theme riff of Top of the World.

B5

E______________0______0_____0_______________
B_______0____4___4__5___5_4___4_0___________
G_____4___4______________________ 4_________
D__4_______________________________________
A__2_______________________________________
E__________________________________________

C5 F5

E___________0________________________________________
B_________3___3____________0_________________________
G_______5_______5____________2~______________________
D__5__5_________________3____________________________
A__3__________________3________________5h____________
E___________________1_______________5h____4h~w.b~_____

Guitar 2 - Melody riff, heard in your right speaker. (Simple, but important)

B5*chord implied C5*chord implied F5*chord implied

E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__4~_____________5~_________7~___7---9____
D__*let ring out__________*let ring out___________________
A__2~_____________3~_________5~___5---7____
E__________________________________________

Chorus Riffing - (Main Theme Riffing)

This is a doubled chorus of main theme riffing. No major changes but there is a dive bomb fill on one of them.

E____________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________ 5_______7_8_ _7~__________________
G_________0______2_________________________ 5_______7_7__ 7~__________________
D__2______0______0__4~__2______2___________5_______7_9__ 7~_7^1/2-0>w.b dive>>______
A__0__5-4_____3-2________0______0___3_4_5--7____7--9____________________________
E__________________________3~~_______________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________ 5_______7_8_ _7~________________________
G_________0______2_________________________ 5_______7_7__ 7~________________________
D__2______0______0__4~__2______2___________5_______7_9__ 7~________________________
A__0__5-4_____3-2________0______0___3_4_5--7____7--9_________________________________
E__________________________3~~___________________________________>go into the interlude___

Pre-Solo Interlude

There are 2 guitar parts here. Guitar 1 is what is tabbed below. Guitar 2 simply follows the main root chord changes then does the power chord solo lead in with guitar 1. This part is an elaboration on the guitar 1 Bridge part of the song and uses stereo Flanging to get the sound..

E_______________0_____0_____0_________
B_________0___4___4_5___4_5___0_______
G_______4___4___________________4_____
D__4_4________________________________
A__2_2________________________________
E_____________________________________

E__________0____________________________
B________3___3__3_____3___3___3_________
G______5_______5__5_5___5___5___5_______
D____5__________________________________
A__3____________________________________
E_______________________________________

E___________________________________________
B_________0________________0________________
G____________2________________2_____________
D______3_______3________3_______3___________
A____3________________3_____________________
E__1______________0_1______________0________

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

E____________________________________________________________________________
B___________________ 2_2_2_____ _5_5__5_5_5~__---__9_9__9_9~~_________________
G____________ 2_2_2_ 2_2_2~_____5_5__5_5_5~__---__9_9__9_9~~_________________
D__5_5_5~____2_2_2__2_2_2~_____5_5__5_5_5~__---__9_9__9_9~~_________________
A__5_5_5~_______________________________________________________>go into the solo_
E____________________________________________________________________________

SOLO

The solo is over a rhythm very similar to the rhythm done under the "Best of both worlds" track off 5150.. It's a great groove, and takes our song into the Mixolydian mode (Major scale with a minor 7th). This solo is tricky but its phrasing sections are defined. Still though you must listen to the rhythm so that you can groove with it and swim around it, otherwise it will sound very stale. I'll demo the rhythm under the solo on the video lesson, it's marked in the tabs below as an "E riff".

E________________________
B________________________
G__<w.b into slowly<7h<<<________
D________________________
A________________________
E________________________

Done over "E Riff" see solo notes and video lesson

E__(12)--gliss--7-10__(12)--gliss--7-10__(12)--gliss--7-10__(12)--gliss--7-10__(12)--gliss--7-10__(12)--gliss--7-10_(12)--gliss--7-10_
B________________________________________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________

E__(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10____________________________________________
B____________________________________________________(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-10___________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________(12)-7-9_(12)-9^1/2----
D_______________________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________________
B___15^1*hold bend___7_7_7-10-7-0__7_7_7-10-7-0__7_7_7-10-7-0__7_7_7-10-7-0_________________
G__x rake___________________________________________________________9~~---slide away--___
D_________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________

E______________________________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________________________
G__9^1*hold bend__(12)-9^1__(14)-9^1__(12)-9^1__(16)-9^1__(14)-9^1__(12)-9^1__(14)-9^1_*continued on next line___
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________7_______________________________________________________
B________________________________7___10_7-10-7-0____7-10-7-0____7_____________________________
G__(12)-9^1>release bend_9-7-9 w.b9^1__-7-9^1_______________10_________10___9_8_7___7___________________
D____________________________________________________________________9___9_8_7_____________
A______________________________________________________________________________9---5~~---___
E__________________________________________________________________________________________

//// = Trem or speed picking

E___7///////___9////_10////____7///__9///_10///__12////----slide away--_____
B__10^1____________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G__(12)--gliss--7-9_(12)--gliss--7-9_(12)--gliss--7-9_(12)--gliss--7-9_(12)--gliss--7-9_(12)--gliss--7-9___
D___________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________
G__(12)--gliss--7-9_(12)--gliss--7-9__(12)--gliss--9^1/2-0>w.b dive>>__9^1~~___
D_________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________

7 h(12) = would equal a tap harmonic on the 12th fret holding the preceding fretted note, in this case the 7th fret.

C5

E_________7_7_7______7_7_7_____________________________________________________________
B_________7_7_7______7_7_7_____________________________________________________________
G____9^1________9^1________9^1>release_9-7-w.b 9-7-w.b 9_w.b 9^1-0>w.b dive>>__7^1_h(12)_h(14)>release bend_7__
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G_________________________________________
D__*hammer onto without picking it-7^1/2-0>>w.b slow dive>>>______
A_________________________________________
E_________________________________________

Song Outro

After the solo the song comes around with another verse, bridge and doubled chorus not too different from the others which is why we tabbed them only once earlier. The final outro of the song comes out of the final doubled chorus and is tabbed below for you. It's not overly tricky but there is some timing involved. On the jam tracks you have a click count going to help you out.

A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E7+9

E__________________________________________________________________________________________
B_____3______3~________3______3__________________8________________________________________
G__2__2___2__2~_____2__2___2__2__________________7________________________________________
D__2__0___2__0______2__ 0___2__0___2______________6_*let chord ring out______________________________
A__0______0_________0______ 0______0______________7________________________________________
E_____________________________________3~___2~________________*grab with fret hand see video_0>w.b dive>>>>____

End

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"That's Van-Talian" (Vh'izing Original Songs - Part 3)
Arranged & Written by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Performed by:	Jeff Fiorentino (Guitar), Mick (Bass)
Transcribed by:	Erica Reese
Engineered by:	Mick the Mixer


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