Push Comes To Shove bass tab by Van Halen

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Intermediate


Intro:
 Q=96
 4/4
 Gtr I
               |-3--|
  e E e E E E Q   e E E S S S e E Q  E e e e E S S E E
G|----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------------|---7-------7h9------|
A|----------------|--5--5--8--7--5-3--------|--------------------|
E|-5-5-7-7-8------|------------------1---1S=|=5---8-7-5-------7S=|

         |--3--|
  e E E e E S S S E E  E e e e E S S E E
G|---------------17-15--------|-------------------|
D|----12----14---------17-----|---7-------7-7-----|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|-10----12-----------------1S|=5---8-7-5-------7S|


  e e E E e S S S S E
G|-------------------------------|
D|----12----14---------15----15--|
A|------------------15----15-----|
E|-10----12----13----------------|


                |-3--|
  E e e e e E E E  E e E S S S E E Q  E e e e E S S E E
G|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|---7-------------|----12-------------------|---7-------7-7------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-5---8-7-5-----7S|=10----12-12-10-8-1---1S=|=5---8-7-5-------7S=|


                               |-3--|
  e e E e e S S S S E  E e e e e E E E  E e E S S S E E E E
G|------------------------------|-----------------|-----7---------------------|
D|----12----14---------15----15-|---7-------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------15----15----|-----------------|--5-----7--7--5-3----------|
E|-10----12----13---------------|-5---8-7-5-----7-|------------------1-----1S=|


  E e e e E S S E E  e e E E e S S S E.  E e e e e E E E
G|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
D|---7-------7h9-----|----12----14---------17s19--|---7---------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|-5---8-7-5-------7S|=10----12----13---15--------|-5---8-7-5-----17\-|

       |-3--|
  E e E S S S E E Q  e e e e e S S E E  e e E E e E Q
G|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|----12-------------------|---7---9---10-10-----|----12----14-----------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|-10----12-12-10-8-1---1S=|=5---7---8---------8S|=10----12----13---13\--|


                          1st Verse:
  E e e e e S S E E  e e E e E. S S S E  E e e e E S S E E
G|-------------------|----------------------------||--------------------|
D|---7-------7-7-----|----12----14-------------16-||---7-------7-7------|
A|-------------------|----------------------16----||--------------------|
E|-5---8-7-5-------7S|=10----12-------14-14-------||-5---8-7-5-------7s=|


       |-3--|
  E e E S S S e E e E  E e e e E S S E E  e e E e e S S S E.
G|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
D|----12--------------------|---7-------7-7-----|----12----14------------17--|
A|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
E|-10----12-12-10-8-1---3-4-|-5---8-7-5-------7S|=10----12----13---15-17-----|


                 |-3--|
  E e e e E S S E E  e e e S S S e E e S S  E E e e e S S E E
G|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
D|---7-------7h9-----|----12----------------------|-----------7-7-------|
A|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
E|-5---8-7-5-------7S|=10----12-12-10-8-1---2-3-4-|-5---8-7-5-------7S==|


  S S S S E E Q  Q
G|-------------------------||
D|-------------------------||
A|-------------------/17\--||
E|-12-0-0-0-15-13-0--------||


Pre-Chorus:
  Q  +S  S S S Q +S  S S S  Q +S S S S Q E E
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------12--------------10----|----------9------8-----|
A|----------12----12--------10----10-|--------9---9----------|
E|-10--(10)----------8--(8)----------|-7--(7)-------6----6S==|


  Q  +S  S S S Q +S  S S S
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------12--------------10----|
A|----------12----12--------10----10-|
E|-10--(10)----------8--(8)----------|


  Q +S S E E S S E. +S   E. S E S S Q E. S
G|----------7------------------|--------------------|
D|--------7----------12--(12)\-|--------------------|
A|--------------8s12-----------|-1--1---1-1-------1-|
E|-7--(7)-----7----------------|--------------------|


  E. S E S S Q E. S  E. S E S S Q E. S  E. S E S S E S S S S S S
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------10-9----------||
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------10-------||
A|-1--1---1-1-------0-|-1--1---1-1-------1-|-1--1---1-------------------||
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------3-4-||


Chorus:
  e E e S S e E E S S  E E S S E S S S S +S  E.  Q E S S e E E E
G|-----9---------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------7h9-|--------10-------------14-(14)-----|------5h7-----------|
A|-------5h7-----------|-----10----10-------14---------14--|----------------15\-|
E|-5---------5---------|---8----------12-12----------------|-5--------5---------|


  E E S E +S  e S S E S S  E E E S S e E E S S
G|--------------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----7-----------7h9-|
A|--------------------------|-------5h7-----------|
E|---8-8-8-(8)s12-1-1-1-3-4-|-5---------5---------|


  e E S S E S S S S +S  E.
G|------------------------------------||
D|--------10-------------14-(14)------||
A|-----10----10-------14---------14---||
E|-7-8----------12-12-----------------||


2nd Verse:
                  |-3--|
  E e e e e S S E E  E e e S S S e E Q  E e e e E S S E E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|---7-------10-10-----|----12-------------------|---7-------7h9------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-5---7-7-8---------5S|=10----12-12-10-8-1------|-5---8-7-5-------7S=|


                              |-3--|
  e e E E e S S S S E  E e e e H    E e E S S S E E E E
G|------------------------------|--------------|-----7---------------------|
D|----12----14---------15----15\|---7----------|---------------------------|
A|------------------15----15----|--------------|--5-----7--7--5-3----------|
E|-10----12----13---------------|-5---8-7------|-------------------1----1S=|


  E e e e E S S E E  S S S S E E Q E E
G|-------------------|-----------------------||
D|---7-------7-7-----|-----------------------||
A|-------------------|-------------------7-0-||
E|-5---8-7-5-------7S|=12-0-0-0-15-13-0------||


Pre-Chorus:
  Q  +S  S S S Q +S  S S S
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------12--------------10----|
A|----------12----12--------10----10-|
E|-10--(10)----------8--(8)----------|


  Q +S S S S Q S S E   Q  +S  S S S Q +S  S S S
G|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------9--------8----|-------------12--------------10----|
A|--------9---9----8------|----------12----12--------10----10-|
E|-7--(7)-------6------6/-|-10--(10)----------8--(8)----------|


  Q +S S E E S S E. +S
G|----------7------------------|
D|--------7----------12--(12)\-|
A|--------------8s12-----------|
E|-7--(7)-----7----------------|


   E. S E S S Q E. S   E. S E S S Q E. S  E. S E S S Q  Q
G||----------------------||--------------------|--------------------||
D||o--------------------o||--------------------|--------------------||
A||o-1--1---1-1-------1-o||-1--1---1-1-------1-|--------------------||
E||----------------------||--------------------|-6--6---6------12\--||


Guitar-Solo:
   S S S S S S S S Q E S S
G||---------------------------|
D||o--------------------------|
A||o----------------------0-2-|
E||--5-5---5---3-5------------|


  E. S +E S S Q E S S 3x S S S S S S S S Q E S S
G|------------------------||--------------------------|
D|-----------------------o||--------------------------|
A|-3--2-(2)--------------o||----------------------0-2-|
E|----------0--------0-3--||-5-5---5---3-5------------|


  E. S +E S S E S S E S S
G|----------------21p19-------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-3--2-(2)-------------------|
E|----------0-------------0-3-|


  S S S S S S S S Q E S S  E. S +E S S Q E S S
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------0-2-|-3--2-(2)---------------|
E|-5-5---5---3-5------------|----------0--------0-3--|


  S S S S S S S S Q E S S  E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S  E. S E S S Q E. S
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------0-2-|-3--2-(2)-------------------0-|-1--1---1-1-------1-|
E|-5-5---5---3-5------------|----------0-----0-0-0-0-1-3---|--------------------|


  E. S E S S Q  E S S  E. S E S S Q E. S  E. S E S S Q Q
G|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
D|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
A|-1--1---1-1----13\---1-|-1--1---1-1-------1-|-1--1---1----------||
E|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------2S==||


Outro:
  e E E S S e E E S S
G|----------------------|
D|-----------------9h11-|
A|-------7h9------------|
E|-7---------7----------|


  E E S S E E S S +S  E.  Q  E S S Q E E
G|---------------------------------|----------16----------|
D|---------12----------16-(16)-16--|----------------------|
A|------12----------16-------------|------------------14\-|
E|---10-------10S14----------------|-7/----14-------------|


         |--3--|
  E E S E. E S S S e E
G|---------------19-20-21-21-21\-|
D|------12-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|---10----10--------------------|


  e E e S S e E E S S  E S S S S E Q Q
G|----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------9h11-|------------12------------|
A|-----9-7h9------------|---------12---------------|
E|-7---------7----------|---10-10-------10----5S===|


  E E E S S E E Q   E S S S S E E S S S S E  Q  E S S E E E S S
G|-------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|------------12----------14---14s16-|-----------------9h11-|
A|-------7h9---------|---------12----------14------------|----------------------|
E|-7---------7---7\--|---10-10-------10-12---------------|-7\----5-6-7----------|


          |--3--|
  E E S S E E S S S e E  E E E e E E E S S
G|-------------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------12------16-14---------|-------9-------9---|
A|------12---------------16------|-----------------9-|
E|---10-------10------------14-5S|=7-------7---------|


            |--3--|
  E S S S S E e S S S e E
G|-----------------------------------*|
D|------------12-------16-16-16-16---*|
A|---------12------------------------*|
E|---10-10-------10-14---------------*|


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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|  h  - hammer-on
|  p  - pull-off
|  s  - legato slide
|  S  - shift slide
| |-3-| - triplet

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