Lesson - Tabs

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Guitar Tabs & Lesson Notes

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

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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 chord pattern.

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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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Under Fire

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

Copyright © 2012 JFRocks

Song Intro

This intro part is a free flowing dynamic tap pattern that crosses strings and positions. My suggestion is you learn it slow first
then work it up to speed. Not because it's overly difficult but more so you can memorize the patterns.

*Chord names written above the tabs for this tapping section are the root notes being driven by the bass to create the mood and feel..

E_________________________
B_________________________
G_________________________
D_________________________
A_________________________
E__15---random hand slide down---->___

A Bb

E___________________________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________________________
D__________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-3_________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-3________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-3_
A__(12)-0-5_________(12)-0-5_________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-5________
E___________________________________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D_________(12)-0-5_________(12)-0-3_(12)-0-5____
A__(12)-0-5________(12)-0-5___________________
E__________________________________________

Bb

E_______________________________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________________________
G__(12)-0-3________________(12)-0-3________________________________________________________
D_________(12)-0-7_(12)-0-3_________(12)-0-7_(12)-0-3__(12)-0-5_(12)-0-7_(12)-0-5_(12)-0-3_(12)-0-5___
A_______________________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________

C B

E_________________________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________________________
G__(12)-0-3___________________(12)-5-8_(12)-5-8_(12)-5-8_(12)-5-8__(12)-4-7_(12)-4-7_(12)-4-7_(12)-4-7__
D_________(12)-0-7_(12)-0-3---7_______________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________________

D C#

E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G_____________________________________________
D_____________________________________________
A__(12)-5-8_(12)-5-7_(12)-5-7_(12)-5--4~~~----->____
E_____________________________________________

Pre-Kick in Main Theme Riff

The "interlude'ish" main theme riffs are slightly altered from the main song, but the same feel will apply.. Remember to watch the tab for the bends. It's the bends that make this riff difficult.. Also keep the drum beat and its feel in mind when playing these riffs..

A5 riff

E__________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________
D__2________________________________________________ 2_____________________
A__0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~____
E__________________________________________________________________________

E______________________________________________
B______________________________________________
G______________________________________________
D______________________________2______________
A__0-7^1/4-0_6^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0______________
E______________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________________________________
D__2______________________________________________________________________________________
A__0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4-0__7^1/4-0_6^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1____________
E_______________________________________________________________________________3^1^^1.5___

Main Song Kick in / Main Theme Riffing

This is where the full band kicks in.. We go for a wider stereo sound here for this riffing, and it's a little more straight forward than our interlude type riffing is. When I say interlude for a song like this, I mean the stand-alone theme riffing with no band around it such as we just completed and after the solo..

*Chord names written above the tabs are the root notes being driven by the bass to create the mood and feel..

A

E__________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________
D__2________________________________________________ 2_____________________
A__0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~____
E__________________________________________________________________________

E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________2_______________________________________
A__0-7^1/4-0_6^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-3^1/2~_(8)-3~~___
E______________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________________
D__2______________________________________________________________________
A__0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-5^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_3^1/4-0_2^1/4-0__>>into the bridge>>_____
E_________________________________________________________________________

Bridge

The bridge to this song also doubles as the first part of our guitar solo rhythm.. This bridge which would be designed to have vocals over it is done with 2 guitar parts. A rhythm and a vocal melody done with classic VH style unison bend ring-outs..

Tabs are color coded. The guitar 1 rhythm is in Black tabs, and the guitar 2 vocal melody lead is below that in Blue..

Guitar 1 - Rhythm

F#m7 A5

E________________________________________________________
B___2____________________________________________________
G___2____________________________________________________
D___2_*let chord ring out________2_________________________________
A___x__________________0__3a.h-0__0-3-0_3~_3~~_0___________
E___2__________________________________________3x________

F#m7 A5

E__________________________________________________________
B___2______________________________________________________
G___2______________________________________________________
D___2_*let chord ring out________2___________________________________
A___x__________________0___3a.h-0_3~_3~~__(8)-3~_(8)^1/4-3~~__
E___2______________________________________________________

F#m7 C# C#5 C# D D5 D C# C#5 C# D

E________________________________________________________________________________*pick scrape____
B__________________2_________________6______6_6____7_____7_7____6______6_6____7_____________
G__________________2_________________6______6_6____7_____7_7____6______6_6____7_____________
D__________________2_*let chord ring out_______6__6___6_6____7__7__7_7____6__6___6_6____7_____________
A__________________x_________________4__4___4_4_--_ 5__5__5_5____4__4___4_4_--_ 5_____________
E__--random hand slide- 0_2 _2________________________________________________________________________

Guitar 2 - Vocal Melody Lead done over the above rhythms.

E________________________________________________________________________
B__12_____14____________________________14______14_____2_________________
G__14^1___16^1~~ let ring out with w.b vibrato_________14^1____16^1___4^1>w.b down slowly>>____
D________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________

E________________________________________________
B___14____15_____12_____14______5___7___10_______
G___16^1__17^1___14^1___16^1____7^1_9^1_12^1_____
D________________________________________________
A________________________________________________
E________________________________________________

Main Theme Riff / Chorus / Pre-solo

Similar to our other main theme riffing, this one ends a little different to lead us into the guitar solo part..

*Chord names written above the tabs are the root notes being driven by the bass to create the mood and feel..

E__________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________
D__2________________________________________________ 2_____________________
A__0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~____
E__________________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________2___________________________________________________
A__0-7^1/4-0_6^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4-0__
E__________________________________________________________________________________

*SOLO LEAD IN BEGINS HERE!!

E Eb D C# D C# C B Eb4/Bb E5/B F5/C

E___________________________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________ 1~____2~___3~~_____________
A__0-7^1/4-0_6^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4-0__0-5^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_3^1/4-0_2^1/4-0__1~____2~___3~~__>into solo>___
E___________________________________________________________________________________________

SOLO

The solo for this track uses a late Sammy Era VH sound.. Basically similar to the Chorused sound used on 5150 and OU812, but it has a bit more crunch to it, and a little more warmth..

That said, this solo is the reason this track is an 8 on a difficulty scale from 1-10.. The reason being it's not a traditional phrasing situation. It's very random yet there are phrasing patterns at work, though they are very short and almost bleed together.. The real trick to a solo like this is to have it come across with feel. The Van Halen conversational aspect of guitar playing, i.e. the punctuation in your phrasing concept I talk about all the time is really at play here.. Memorize the tabs, then watch the video lesson for a great slow down of this thing.. Be sure and also watch the tabs for when the delay comes into play so you know when to use it and turn it off again..

Solo Part 1

**Gliss tap means to slide the tap upward after you tap it..

*Opening taps are done over the power chord lead in from pre-solo main theme chorus riffing - Eb4/Bb E5/B F5/C

E_________________________________________________________________________________
B__(7)-gliss tap---2-5_(7)-gliss tap---2-5__(8)-gliss tap---3-6_(8)-gliss tap---3-6__(9)-gliss tap---4-7_(9)-gliss tap---4-7__
G_________________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________

E______________________________________________(14)-gliss tap---9-12_(14)-gliss tap---9-12_(14)-gliss tap---9-12____
B__(10)-gliss tap---5-8__(10)-gliss tap---5-8__(10)-gliss tap---5-8_________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________

E__(14)-gliss tap---9-12_(14)-gliss tap---9-12_(14)-gliss tap---9-12_(14)-gliss tap---9-12_____________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________(14)-gliss tap---9-12_(14)-gliss tap---9-12_(14)-gliss tap---9_*see note_
G_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

*11th fret 3rd string is not picked, you hammer onto it from the end of the taps above.. ONLY NOTES IN BOLD are picked..

F#5 A#5
E__________________________________________________________________________________2___2___
B________________________________________________________________________________2___5___5_
G__11^1>release_11-9-_w.b11^1>release_11-9-11--9^1/4-0>w.b slow dive>>>>_<w.b into 4^1/2>release bend slowly_4~-2-4-2-4~__________
D__________________________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________________

F#5 A5

E_______________________________________________9__________9_____________________________
B__2_____________________2____________________9___12^1~~____12_9-12-9____________________
G____4^1>>release bend slowly_4~____4_3_2__________9-11________________________11_11^1>release_11~____
D_______________________________ 4~~----11________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________

F#5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5

E____________________________________12////////*trem or speed pick ~w.b~~___
B_________ 14________12_____ 14_______15^1/////*trem or speed pick ~w.b~~___
G__14^1~__16^1~_____14^1~__16^1~________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________

Solo Part 2

with delay - (see settings page)

A5 - done over modified main theme riff chord changes written indicate what the bass is driving.

E_______________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________
G_*DELAY ON HERE_<w.b into 5h<<~~w.b~~>~~__*DELAY OFF HERE__________
D_______________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________

F#5

E__________________________________________________________________
B__(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15___
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________________
B__(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15___
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________________
B__(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15_(17)-gliss tap---12-15__(17)-gliss tap---12-----_
G__________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________

E__(17)-12-15__(17)-15-14-12_(17)-15-14-12_(17)-15-14-12_(17)-15-14-12_(17)-15-14-12_(17)-15-14-12___
B____________________________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________

E__(17)-15-14-12__(17)-15-14-12----________
B___________________________________
G___________________________________
D___________________________________
A___________________________________
E___________________________________

*Solo final ending riff - The feel here is the key.. These types of big bend riff need to have some humor to them in a way..

Eb4/Bb E5/B F5/C

E_____17_18_20_18__17-18-17__17_______________________________________________
B___x_____________________20___18^2>slow release with feel_18__17_18_18^2__18_20_20^2____
G__x rake______________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________

Post solo Interlude Riff

A mixture of our main theme riff and some taps and tap harmonics.. The trick here is to listen to the hi-hats to keep in time without losing the vibe..

A5 Riff

E______________________________________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________________2--3^1/2-0>w.b dive_<w.b into 7h>w.b>_
D__2________________________________________________ 2__________________________________________
A__0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________
D_________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-3_________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-3_______
A__(12)-0-5________(12)-0-5_________(12)-0-5________(12)-0-5______________
E___________________________________________________________________

E________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________
A__(12)-0-7_(12)-0-6_(12)-0-7_(12)-0-6_(12)-0-7__7* h(14)_h(11)_h(12)~~~__>into song outro riffing>_
E________________________________________________________________________________

Song Final Outro Riffing

Pretty much just some main theme riffing out with a final walk down ending.. On the jam track if you want to elaborate,
you could just as easily add a Hot for Teacher style big band crash VH style ending if you wanted to..

*Chord names written above the tabs are the root notes being driven by the bass to create the mood and feel..

E________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________2_________________________________________________
A__0-7^1/4-0_6^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~__0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4___
E________________________________________________________________________________

E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G_____________________________________________
D__2__________________________________________
A__0__0-3^1/4-0_3~_3~~_(7)^1/2-3~_______________
E_________________________________--random hand slide--_

*Final ending begins HERE..

F#

E_____________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________
D______________________________2______________________________________
A__0-7^1/4-0_6^1/4-0_5^1/4-0_4^1/4_ 0__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~__0-3^1/4-0_4~_4~~___
E_____________________________________________________________________

E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D_______________________________________ 2___
A__0-3^1/4-0_4^1/4-0_4^1/4-0__2^1/4-0_3^1/4-0_ 0___
E____________________________________________

End

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"Under Fire" (Vh'izing Original Songs - Part 2)
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


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