Oh Pretty Woman bass tab by Van Halen

Bass tabs

Eb tuning (1/2 step down)

🏷Legend:
^ = 1/4 bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)


INTRO:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---0---7---6---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---7---\---|-2---2---2---2---2---0---4^--2---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---r-----------------------|-r-------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-r-------------------------------|-r---------------5--/13--\---\---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


PRE-VERSE:
         (x4)
Gb |---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------4-----------|
Ab |-------------------------7---5---|
Eb |-0---0---4---5---7---------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 1:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---0---2---0---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------2---3---|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---7---5-\-|-2---2---2---2---2---0-----------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

  6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---2---0-----------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------4---2---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

  4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0--/12--\---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

PRE-VERSE:
         (x4)
Gb |---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------4-----------|
Ab |-------------------------7---5---|
Eb |-0---0---4---5---7---------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 2:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---0---7---6---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------7---6---|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---7---5-\-|-2---2---2---2---2---0-----------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

  6/4               a
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5h7--5-----------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------7---5---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

  4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0--/12--\---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


PRE-BRIDGE:
         (x4)
Gb |---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------4-----------|
Ab |-------------------------7---5---|
Eb |-0---0---4---5---7---------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


BRIDGE, Part 1:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-5---5---5---5---5---------------|-------------------------5---4---|
Eb |---------------------0---5---4---|-3---3---3---3---3---0-----------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------|
Ab |-3-----------2-----------0-------|-0---0---0---0---0---5h7-----5h7-|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-5-------5---5---5---------------|---------------------0---0---7^--|
Eb |---------------------0---1---2---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------3---4---|
Eb |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8-/-0-------1---1---3-----------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

(Part 2):

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-5---5---5---5---5---------------|-------------------------5---4---|
Eb |---------------------0---5---4---|-3---3---3---3---3---0-----------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                           a    a
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-3-----------2-----------0-------|-0---0---0---0--5h7--5--5h7--5---|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|-------------------------5---4---|
Eb |-------------------------1---2---|-3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                               a
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---0---0--5/7--0---|
Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

(Part 3):
                           a
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------2---3---|-5---5---5---5--5h7--5-----------|
Eb |-2-------2---2---2---2-----------|-------------------------7---5---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

         (x4)
Gb |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------4-----------||---------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------7---5---||---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---4---5---7---------------||-r-----------------------12--\---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 3:

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---0---7---6---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------7---6---|
Eb |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---0-----------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

  6/4                        4/4     (x4)
Gb |-------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Ab |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7-/-12--\---||---------------------------------|
Eb |-------------------------------------------------||-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


INTERLUDE:
         (x7)
Gb |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---||-12--\---r-----------------------|-r-------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

        (Rest x4)
Gb |---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|
Eb |-r-------------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


OUTRO:
         (x6)
Gb |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------4-----------||---------------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------7---5---||---------------------------------|
Eb |-0---0---4---5---7---------------||-5---5---r-----------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

THE END