Unchained Bass Tab by Van Halen

Unchained bass tab by Van Halen

Bass Tab

Tuning: Eb (1/2 step down), Drop Db




🏷Legend:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
ls = legato slide
()= sustained note
X = muted strike
. = staccato (appears above bar)
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
< = volume swell (appears above bar)

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INTRO:
        (Rest x7)
Gb |-----------------||-----------------|
Db |-----------------||-----------------|
Ab |-----------------||-----------------|
Db |-r---------------||-r---------12\-0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                         ss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-34|
Db |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------ls---|
Ab |-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3/15\-|
Db |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:
                  (x3)
     . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .    . . . . . . . .   . . . . .
Gb |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-12\-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
                                        5/4
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Db |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/7-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &

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


CHORUS 1:
                                                                         ss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-34|
Db |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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


VERSE 2:
        . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .
Gb |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |(5)\--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

     . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .   . . . . .
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0/14\-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
                                        5/4
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Db |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/7-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &

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


CHORUS 2:
                                                                         ss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-34|
Db |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------ls---|
Ab |-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3/15\-|
Db |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:
    6/4                       7/4
Gb |-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db |-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab |-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db |-5-r-5-5-r---5-r-5-5---3-|-r---5-r-5-3-r---5-r-5-3---7-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

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


CHORUS 3:
                                                                         ss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-34|
Db |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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


INTERLUDE:
                                                     ssss  s
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------ls-------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|----------/7-7777|-77-----/9\7-----|
Ab |-0---------------|(0)--------------|(0)--------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

                  (x3)                    <
Gb |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---||-7---------------|-----------------|
Ab |---X---X---X---X-|---X---X---X---X-||---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------12\-0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 4:
                                                                         ss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-34|
Db |(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                                         ss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-34|
Db |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:
                                                                         ss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5---------------|-------------5-\-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-34|
Db |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3---|
Db |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-12\-|-r-3-3-3-------3-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |---------3-3-3---|---------3-3-4---|-----------------|
Db |(3)3-3-3-------3-|(3)3-3-3-------0-|(0)--------------|(Let ring)
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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