Hear About It Later tab by Van Halen

Tabs

This is a complete tab for Van Halen's "Hear About it Later." Greg J. Musi
already did a great tab for the intro, so I just left his part as is, and
then
took over where he left off.

Van Halen - "Hear About it Later"
from Fair Warning
Transcribed by Greg J. Musi ([email protected])
Here is the intro...

                      let
ring-------------------------}
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  *Clean tone w/flanger.   slide

                  let ring---------------------}
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                        let
ring--------------------}
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                  let ring---------------------}
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      let ring-------------------}     let
ring---------------------}             &! nbsp;
E-|-------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------0----------------------------------------0--------------2---2-----3|
D-|--------------------2--------3--(3)-----------3-----3--------1-------------|
A-|----3--------------------------------2--3--------------3-------------------|
E-|-3--------------------------------------------------------1----------------|

        let ring-----}       let
ring--------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0-------|
G-|-2-----------3-------------------------------2---------2-------2------2----|
D-|-----3---3-------1-----------------------5-----------------5-------------5-|
A-|---------------------1---------------5-------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------1---3---5-----------------------------------------|

  -----------}    let ring-----}
E-|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2^0--------------------0------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------3-------------2---3---x----------------------------|
E-|--------------------3------------------------------------------------------|
      pull off

This is where my version takes over:

"Hear About it Later"
tabbed by Aaron Goldman
[email protected]

v = wide vibrato with bar
\\ = dive with bar
. = palm muted
# = tremelo picked

after the clean-toned intro above, there are two guitars, both
distorted. the
lead guitar plays:

E MajorE|-5---5--5--5--5------5---------------------
BB|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br\-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5----------
G+G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv------
D MajorD|----------------------------------7vv-5\\--
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-8----8----8-------------------------------------
BB|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7-----------------------
G+G|-----------------/9----9---7---------------------
D MajorD|-----------------------------10vv-7-5-4-5--4-----
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------7-5-
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------

while the rhythm plays:

*Rhy. Fig 1*

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                 slide

                  let ring---------------------}
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*End Rhy. Fig 1*

                        let
ring--------------------}           &n! bsp;
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                  let ring---------------------}
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:
Lead guitar takes a break, while rhythm guitar plays:

(note: I'm not sure if the tap harmonics are really what he's doing, only
that
he does something of that nature to raise the octave of those
notes. Personally,
I just play the notes normally)

*Rhy. Fig 2*
           tap harmonics
E MajorE|--------0-2-0-2-2--3(15)-2(14)h3p2-0(12)--------------------------
BB|-3----3---------3-------------------------3(15)-------3(15)-------
G+G|-2--2-----------2-------------------------------2(14)-------2(14)-
D MajorD|-0----------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-0(12)-2(14)----------------------
BB|----------------------------------
G+G|----------------------------------
D MajorD|-------------------------5-5-7-5--
A augmentedA|---------------5---7-8-8----------
E MajorE|-------------5---5----------------

*End Rhy. Fig 2*

followed by Rhy. Fig 1, and then this:

                Palm mute
E MajorE|--------0-2-0-2-2--3-2h3p2-0-.---.---0-2-----------------------
BB|-3----3---------3------------3-.-3-.---------------------------
G+G|-2--2-----------2--------------2---2---------------------------
D MajorD|-0----------------------------------------------------5-5-7-5--
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------5---7-8-8----------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------5---5----------------

and then Rhy. Fig 1 once more.

PRECHORUS:

Rhythm guitar:

*Rhy. Fig 3*

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

  all palm muted
E MajorE|-----------------
BB|-----------------
G+G|-----------------
D MajorD|---------------.-
A augmentedA|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0-
E MajorE|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3---

*End Rhy Fig 3*

CHORUS: play rhy. fig 1 twice
VERSE: play rhy. fig 2, followed by rhy. fig 1
PRECHORUS: play rhy. fig 3
CHORUS: play rhy. fig 1 twice

BRIDGE:

Rhythm plays:
  palm mute          palm mute
E MajorE|-------.-0-------------0------------------------------------------
BB|-----.-1---1---------1---3-1------.-0-1--1-0-------------------3--
G+G|---.-0-------0------------------.-2----------2-----------------2--
D MajorD|-.-2-----------2---2----------.-2--------------------------0-2-0--
A augmentedA|-3---------------3------------0----------------0-0-2-2-3-3--------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------

  palm mute     palm muting again
E MajorE|-.-.-.-.-.-.------------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.----
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
G+G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-.-.-.-.-.-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----
A augmentedA|------------------3-3-3-2-3-----------------7\-
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------

And the lead guitar returns in this section, playing:

              trem picking
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------
BB|--------------------------#---#--#--#--------
G+G|-7b~~~~-7~~-5~~----5---7~~7-/19-19b-19B*-x\--
D MajorD|----------------/7---7-------------------x\--
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------x\--
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------

*: in case it's unclear, you hold that bend as you tremelo pick the 19,
and then you bend it even further while continuing to trem pick

GUITAR SOLO:

for a few bars, there is no guitar whatsoever as the drum and bass set
up the mood or whatever. then, the lead guitar comes in with:

           palm mute                palm mute
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-------------------.-.-.--.-.-.--------------------------------------
G+G|-------------------9-9-9--7-7-7---9-7----------------------.--.-.-.--
D MajorD|--------------------------------------0-0------------------0--0-0-0--
A augmentedA|-5---7-7-5-7-7-5----------------------------7-7-5-7-7-5br------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------

  T    T    T    T    T    T   T    T
E MajorE|-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7---14p10p7-14*---14p10p7-15---
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------

*: all these tapped notes with space after them are sustained notes, so
keep your tapping finger held down

  T   T   T   T
E MajorE|-14p10p7-14---14p10p7-12brp10*----------12-------------------------
BB|-------------------------------------12----------------------------
G+G|---------------------------------14b-------14brp12----14-12-12br\--
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------14--------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------

*: do an rh tap the 12th fret as normal. then, while holding down the 12th
fret with your right hand, bend the string with your left. then you
release the bend and pull off the tapped note

             palm mute
E MajorE|-----0-----------------------------------12---------------------------------
BB|-----------0---------------.---7b-7b--------12-15---------------------------
G+G|--2b---12\---2brp0-2-----.-9-.-------9~-----------14-15-14-12----12brb^rbr*-
D MajorD|-----------------------.-9---9--------------------------------14------------
A augmentedA|-----------------------7----------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

*: the second bend is made bigger with whammy bar

           AH
E MajorE|-------------------------------
BB|---4-----3---------------------
G+G|------3-----2brp0-/----
D MajorD|-------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------

     T    T    T
E MajorE|-12h15-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T-------
BB|----------------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12-
G+G|----------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------

   T    T    T               hold bend
E MajorE|--19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12---------15-------------
G+G|------------------------------------------------12h14b----14r-12-14---
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-12-14-15-15-17-15-17-17-19-17-19-19-20-19-20-20-22-20-22-22b-
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------

BRIDGE: both guitars basically repeat what they did the previous bridge,
and then rhythm plays:

  all palm muted
E MajorE|-----------------
BB|-----------------
G+G|-----------------
D MajorD|---------------.-
A augmentedA|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0-
E MajorE|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3---

OUTRO CHORUS:

Rhythm guitar does nothing for a while, and lead plays the following:

E MajorE|-5---5--5--5--5------5---------------------
BB|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br\-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5----------
G+G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv------
D MajorD|----------------------------------7vv-5\\--
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-8----8----8------------------------
BB|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7----------
G+G|-----------------/9----9---7--------
D MajorD|-----------------------------10vv---
A augmentedA|------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------

    AH
E MajorE|---------------------------------
BB|------13-15-12---------------
G+G|---x---------------12----12-12b--
D MajorD|-x--------------------14---------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------

At this point, the rhythm guitar enters with Rhy. Fig 1 as the lead
continues. I think the rhythm guitar eventually goes up an octave,
but it's not that important.

E MajorE|-----20-------------------------------------------
BB|-20b----20b~~~r-----------------------------------
G+G|--------------------14----12----------------------
D MajorD|----------------/14----12----12-12-10-10--12p10\\-
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------

E MajorE|-8--~~~-10---12---15b------------------------
BB|-11b~~~-13b--15b-----------------------------
G+G|-----------------------7-7p5-5~~-------------
D MajorD|-----------------------7-7---7~~-10tr0---/7\-
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------

                 palm muted
E MajorE|-5-~~~-8----10---12-----------------------------
BB|-8b~~~-11b--13b--15b------------------------.---
G+G|----------------------7-7p5-5~~-.-.-.-.---.-5-.-
D MajorD|----------------------7-7---7~~-7-5-7-5---7---7-
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------

now, the rhythm guitar plays:

E MajorE|-------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-/17-----
BB|-------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-/17-----
G+G|-x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-/18---2-
D MajorD|-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-/19---2-
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------/19---0-
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------/17-----

while the lead plays:

E MajorE|-------7--------------12--------------19------------------
BB|----8-----8--------13----13--------20----20----20/22------
G+G|-7-----------7\-12----------12\-19----------19----------2-
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------2-
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------0-
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------