Somebody Get Me A Doctor tab by Van Halen

Tabs

SOMEBODY GET ME A augmentedA DOCTOR
Van Halen II
tabbed by [email protected]
http://www.jaxnet.com/~dsale


this one.I dont even think he did the right song.oh well.
p=palm
h=harm
/&\=slide


intro thingee

------------------------------------------|
3-----3-----3--------3-----3--------------|
0-----0-----2--------0-----0-----2--------|
0-----------0--------0-----------0--------|
------3--------------------3-----0-----2--|
3--------------------3-----------------0--|

this next part is the main riff,also done during the chorus.


      p p p       p   p
------------------------------------------3--2-----|
------------------------------------1-----3--3-----|
------------2--2--2-----0--2~~~-----0-----2--2-----|
------------2--2--2-----0--2-----2--0--------------|
3-----0--------------------------------0-----------|
------------------------------------------------12\|


now the verses.


"You better.."

      h h h h        h h h h       h h h h
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------9-----9--9--------------10----
9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------9-----9--9--------------10----
9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------7-----7--7--------------10----
7-----7--7-----------------8------8---------------7-----7--7--------------8-----
0-----0--0--7--7--7--7----------------7--7--7--7--------------7--7--7--7--------


---------------|
---10--10------|
---10--10------|
---10--10------|
---8---8---x\--|
-----------h13\|

and its pretty much the same throughout,until.

"And im speedin.."

--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
11-----11-----------------------12--x-----12------------------|-----------------
11-----11-----------------------12--------12------------------|-----------------
11-----11-----------------------12--------12------------------|-----------------
9------9------------------------10--------10--------12--12--1\|-----------------
-----------0-----0--0--0--0--0----------------------12--12--12|-----------------

now,that thing before the solo that ROCKS.

                  v (volume swell.)
--------------------------------------|
------5-----------7h5--------------5--|
------5-----------7h5--------------5--|
---------7--x--x-------7~~~--------5--|
0--0-------------------------0--0-----|
--------------------------------------|


and thats pretty much it,besides the solo,but i usually add my own solos,
i usually have what ed did in my head and improvise on it.
also,at the end,when ed is doing the main riff,he ends with:


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------[2--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4]----x/--[2--4-----
---------2----------------------------------------------------------------------
3--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------
0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2-----0--4--2--0]--------|------------------------------
-------------------------------------------/7----|------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------
---------------------------------------------/15\|------------------------------


which is done by gliding down the 6th string w/side of right hand (light-
ly touching it) while hammering on/pulling off w/left hand,which sounds
random harmonics and muted notes.



think its off of VH. #1

Set your guitar to 1/2 step down[Not sure,But it's the way its' done here]
may not be note for note either.I make no claims to being a jam-master or
something.Have some distortion,turn the amp up and have a -go[dont get evic-
-ted though].
E MajorE
BB            S
G+G           4 L  6     11  10
D MajorD           5 I  7     11  10
A augmentedA 3^  0       5 D MajorD  7  7 0  9  8
E MajorE      3 3 3*  3 E MajorE  5
 ^ Bend a little * muting above fret's[l.h.]

               *=vib
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
b  2------------------------------- 2 -------------
g  2  4  5---------------------- 2 4-----------
d  2  4 sl.5       *------- 2 4-----------
a  0  2  3      3 2-------- 0 2-----------
e----------------- 0 2 3-----------------------0[Dive Trem.]

Off of Van Halen's First continuing..Like where I left off?
1/2 step down  amp warmed up fingers warmed up gear[dist?]in tune?go...
e          & &  @ @ @ @  & &  @ @ @ @  & &
b  * *      10 10       11 11      12 12
g  9 9      10 10  9 9 9 9  11 11 9 9 9 9 12 12
d  9 9      10 10  9 9 9 9  11 11 9 9 9 9 12 12
a  7 7       0 0  7 7 7 7  0  0 7 7 7 7  0 0
e  0 0  0 0 0 0     0 0 0 0      0 0 0 0 [hold]
* mute the E MajorE a little but let ring open.
@ mute the whole thing both hands kinda.
& little bit o'vibrato.


e
b      slide    5  6sl.5 0 2 22
g [hold]  down to  2 2 5 0 6sl.5 0 2 22
d still  A augmentedA    2 2 5 0 6sl.5 0 2 22
a holding      0 0 0 0      0 00
e

 use volume swell's and fast clean attack now.


I think you dont need my guidance to do what comes next.Go with the flow!
Love that Eddie and I'll see ya.....open to suggestions or corrections.
enjoy it.
Edward  [email protected]
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