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Van Halen - Pretty Woman
Transcribed by Norman Lin


Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD -----------------0-(let ring for 4 beats) ----------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA -2---2-------2--------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE -0---0---4------------------------------------------------------------
           ^   ^

This is played twice, then comes the familiar complete arpeggio:

Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD -----------------0---4---2---0----------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA -2---2-------2--------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE -0---0---4------------------------------------------------------------

It seems to sound better if you mute the Chord diagramE MajorE string right after playing the
Chord diagramG#G# so that the Chord diagramG#G# on the Chord diagramE MajorE string and the Chord diagramBB on the Chord diagramA augmentedA string don't ring
together.  Also, with the 2 performers I saw, one played an Chord diagramE MajorE chord
backing while the other picked out the Chord diagramE7E7 arpeggio.

Play that arpeggio as many times as you want to lead into the song:

Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramF# minorF#m                    Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Pretty woman, walking down the street/Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet
       Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE MajorE
Pretty woman, I don't believe you; you're not true
No one could look as good as you

       Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramF# minorF#m              Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Pretty woman, won't you pardon me/Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see
       Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE MajorE
Pretty woman, you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me?

Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramA minorAm
Pretty woman, stop a while/Pretty woman, talk a while
Chord diagramDmDm                               Chord diagramC majorC (held for 2 measures)
Pretty woman, give your smile to me
Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramA minorAm
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah/Pretty woman, walk my way
Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramC majorC
Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me

Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramF# minorF#m            Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE MajorE
Oh, 'cause I need you; I'll treat you right
Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE MajorE
Come with me baby; be mine tonight

(play Chord diagramE7E7 arpeggio here a couple of times)

       Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramF# minorF#m               Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Pretty woman, don't walk on by/Pretty woman, don't make me cry
       Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramE MajorE (strummed until the last 'A' chord below)
Pretty woman, don't walk away, hey... okay
If that's the way it must be then okay
I guess I'll go on home; it's late; there'll be tomorrow night, but wait...
What do I see?  Is she walking back to me?  Yeah, she's walking back to me...
Oh, oh,
       Chord diagramA augmentedA (hit 2 times hard then mute completely)
Pretty Woman

Supplied by Greg J. Musi ([email protected])

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