Girl Gone Bad tab by Van Halen

Tabs

Girl Gone Bad

Van Halen (from 1984)

To avoid wasting vast amounts of space, entire sections are labeled as being tap
harmonics
rather than notating the harmonics for each note. For every note in these
sections, hold down the tabbed fret, and then tap exactly 12 frets above
to sound
the harmonic. It's a very tough song, so good luck, and send feedback to
[email protected]


*7* = artificial harmonic
 = natural harmonic
#  = note(s) beneath this symbol are tremelo picked
T  = note beneath is tapped

INTRO PART 1:

**all tap harmonics**

E MajorE|-------0-----------------0-------
BB|-----1---1-------------0---1-----
G+G|---2-------2---------2-------2---
D MajorD|-3-----------3-----2-------------
A augmentedA|-----------------0---------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------

E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------------------0-----
BB|-1--------------------------0------------------0---0---
G+G|-2--------------------------2----------------2-------2-
D MajorD|----------------------------2--------------2-----------
A augmentedA|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|---------0-----------------5--------------------------
BB|-------1----1-------1----4---4-----1------------------
G+G|-----2--------2---2----6-------6---2------------------
D MajorD|---3------------3----------------7-3------------------
A augmentedA|-0------------------------------------0--0--0--0-0-0--
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|----------------0--------
BB|--------------4---4------
G+G|------------6-------6----
D MajorD|----------7-----------7--
A augmentedA|-0--0--0-----------------
E MajorE|-------------------------

INTRO PART 2:

**normal**

E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-7---------------------------7-7-8---------------------------
G+G|-8---------------------------8-8-9---------------------------
D MajorD|-9---------------------------9-9-10--------------------------
A augmentedA|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------
BB|-8--8--8--10-10-12-12-10-10-10-13-12-8--10-10-12-12-10---
G+G|-9--9--9--11-11-12-12-11-11-11-12-12-9--11-11-12-12-11---
D MajorD|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-12-12-12-12---
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------
BB|--------------------------------------------8-10----
G+G|--------------------------------7-9--7-9-10---------
D MajorD|------------------5-7----7-9-10---------------------
A augmentedA|-------5-7--5-7-8-----------------------------------
E MajorE|-5-7-8----------------------------------------------

E MajorE|--------------------------
BB|----------1p0---0---------
G+G|-2--2--2------2---2p0-----
D MajorD|----------------------3p2-
A augmentedA|--------------------------
E MajorE|--------------------------

E MajorE|----0----------0------------0----------0---------
BB|----0----------0------------0----------0---------
G+G|-2--2---2-2-5--5-----5-5-2--2---2-2-5--5-----5-5-
D MajorD|-2--2---2-2-3--3-----3-3-2--2---2-2-3--3-----3-3-
A augmentedA|-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------
G+G|-2---------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-2---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------
BB|------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-5------------------------T-----T-----T-------T-----T-------
D MajorD|-3------------------------9p7p5-9p7p5-9p7p5h7-7/17--9p7brp5-
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0--------------------------------------
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b-----------------------------------

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------
G+G|-2---------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-2---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-

E MajorE|-------------------------------------------
BB|----------------------------hold-----------
G+G|-5------------------------7b-*7r*-----*7b*-
D MajorD|-3--------------------------------*7*------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0---------------------
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b------------------

VERSE:

E MajorE|---------------5---------------------------
BB|---------------5---------------------------
G+G|-9--x-x-7---5-----5---5--x-5/7--/5--/7\3---
D MajorD|-7--x-x-5---3-----3---3--x-3/5--/5--/7\3---
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------

E MajorE|---------------5---------------
BB|---------------5---------------
G+G|-5--x-x-7---5-----7---1--1/3---
D MajorD|-3--x-x-5---3-----5---1--1/3---
A augmentedA|-------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------

E MajorE|---------------------------
BB|-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-
G+G|-14-14-12-12-10-10-8-8-6-6-
D MajorD|---------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------

CHORUS #1:

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------
G+G|-2---------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-2---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
BB|---------------------------------------------------
G+G|-5---------------------------------------
D MajorD|-3----------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0-----------------------------
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b--------------------------

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------
G+G|-2---------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-2---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-

E MajorE|--------------------------
BB|--------------------------
G+G|-5------------------------
D MajorD|-3------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b-

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------
BB|-T-----T-----T-----T------T------T------T------T------
G+G|-8p7p5-8p7p5-8p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-12p7p5-12/x-5-
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------

Now repeat the verse (simile) before going on to:

CHORUS #2:

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------
G+G|-2---------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-2---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|-5---------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-3---------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0----0----0----0----0------
E MajorE|----4b---------4b------4b---4b---3b---2b---1b---1b-0-

INTERLUDE #1:

E MajorE|--------------------------------------
BB|---------1-3/5-3-5/6---6/8---8/10-----
G+G|---------------------5-----7----------
D MajorD|-----2---------------------------------x\-
A augmentedA|---2---3-------------------------------x\-
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------------x\-

E MajorE|-----------------------------3------------------------3-------
BB|-----------------------3-2---0------------------3-2---0-------
G+G|-2------2------2-------2-2-2-0---2------2-------2-2-2-0-------
D MajorD|-2------2------2-/x\-------2-0---2------2-/x\-------2-0-------
A augmentedA|-0-0----0-0----0-/x\-------0-2---0-0----0-/x\-------0-2-------
E MajorE|-----4b-----4b---/x\---------3-------4b---/x\---------3---10\-

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------
BB|------------------------------------#--#--#---------------
G+G|-----------------------------7-6b-7-7-/9-/11-11/12--14~-\-
D MajorD|-----4-3b-4--x-x-4-3b-4--4--------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------5------------------------------
E MajorE|-x-2------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------
BB|---------------------------------------7p3p0-6p3p0-5p3p0-3~-
G+G|--------------------------------7-6b-7----------------------
D MajorD|-----4-3b-4--x-4--x-3b-4------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------x-5-5-----------------------------
E MajorE|-x-2--------------------------------------------------------

GUITAR SOLO:

E MajorE|-------------------------------------------13p10-12p10-
BB|------------#-#-#----------10-13p10-----10-------------
G+G|-2--2--4--6-7-9-11-12b-12b----------12b----------------
D MajorD|-2-----------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------12brBRBR--
BB|-------------------------------------------------------
G+G|----9-10p9----9------------------------#--#------------
D MajorD|-12--------12---12p10----10---------#--10-12-----------
A augmentedA|----------------------12----12b-12--12-----------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------

the big "B's" represent huge bends using the whammy bar

E MajorE|------------------12\------17-20-19-17-19-17-------------
BB|-13brbrp10-13brbr------/20-------------------20-20-19-17-
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|----17-20p17----17-20p17-------------------------------------------------
G+G|-19----------19----------19-19p17----19b-17b-19p17----17h19p17----17-----
D MajorD|----------------------------------19---------------19----------19----19--
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|----17br-17------17-17br-17------
BB|-20---------20b-------------20b--
G+G|---------------------------------
D MajorD|---------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
BB|------------12-12h13p12----------------------------
G+G|-----14p12--------------14-12h14p12----------------
D MajorD|---x--------------------------------14-13h14p13p12-
A augmentedA|-x-------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|---------------------------------#--#-#--#-#--------
BB|--------------------------#--#-#-5-/7-5-/8-7----11--
G+G|--------------------------2-/5-4-5-/7-5-/8-7-11-11--
D MajorD|-12--------*12*-----/17\----------------------------
A augmentedA|----15--15------15----------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------

INTERLUDE #2:

**tap harmonics**

E MajorE|-------------------------------------5----------0-----
BB|---1-----1-----0-----0-------------5---5----------1---
G+G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------5/---2-----2-
D MajorD|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2\--4-5------------3---------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|---------------------------------------0---
BB|---1-----0-----0-1----------5------------1-
G+G|-----2-----2-------2------5---5------2-----
D MajorD|-2-----2-----2--------4-5-------5\-3-------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------

E MajorE|----------------------------------0----------
BB|--------------------------------1----1-------
G+G|-2----------------------------2--------2-----
D MajorD|-2--------------------------3------------3---
A augmentedA|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-------0-----------------------------------
BB|-----4---4------1--------------------------
G+G|---6-------6----2--------------------------
D MajorD|-7-----------7--3--------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-------0-
BB|-----1---
G+G|---2-----
D MajorD|-3-------
A augmentedA|---------
E MajorE|---------

normal

E MajorE|-------0--------
BB|-----4---4------
G+G|---6-------6----
D MajorD|-7-----------7--
A augmentedA|----------------
E MajorE|----------------

OUTRO:

play INTRO PART 2 again, and repeat the last four lines of it (ie the riff
used in the chorus) 4 times, improvising those little solo parts that come
at the end of every 2nd line.

finally, end with this, played twice:

E MajorE|----------------------0------------0-0---
BB|----------------------0------------0-0---
G+G|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-5------------5-5-2-
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-3------------3-3-2-
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------