Catherine Tab by Van Halen

Catherine tab by Van Halen

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)


NOTE:
Song is with a lot of wah-wah, sustainer pickup, whammy and other EVH stuff.

Instrumental:

      0:03        0:09-0:11                 0:12-0:15                           T  T  TAPSLIDE
E|--------------------10--10-10----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------10-13---------8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7h8h10-8-7-55---12-12--------12b---------7-5\3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------5---------3-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------5-3h53---------0h3h5---10-12-10/12-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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         T T T   TAPSLIDE       0:22                   AH   0:36                       T           T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------10b-b-b--------10/12---12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15------|
G|----------------------------------------------5----7b9---------7b9---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3--------3-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-14-12-14-15/17\15-12---------5/7-5h7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

             T          T           T           T              T           T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15---------------------------------------------------------|
G|12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15-----------------------------12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

               T          T           T           T    0:43
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12p10h12-15---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15---10\8--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------10-15 -8-7b------3-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    0:46                                                  0:56
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12-12p10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------12-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3h5p3-5h7p5-7h8p7-10-------------------7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3--2/3--3-3/5-5-5/7-3---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           1:02                    AH      1:11                  1:14
E|---------------------------------------10-12 13 b15-----------------------8h10p8-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8-10/12-13b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7h9--------------------------12-10-9-7-----7h9p7------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-5-7-7/8--7-5-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                              1:28 whammy till 12                        whammy
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------/------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------/--------------12---12---12-12----12/---b--12-----------------------|
G|7b-7b-5--7b-5--7b-5-------------9b10/-12---------/10-/10--/10-/10--10------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-5\3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5-3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-10-9-7-7h9p7-7h9p7-7h9p7-7h9p7-7----12-10-9-10-b-b-b-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    1:50 0 PM              PM         PM
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3--------------------5--------5---6-------6-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------3--X-----------------5--------5---6-------6-------5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----X-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|

   2:05
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12b(14)--12---9--5h7p7----5h7p5--5h7p5--5h7p5-5h7-7----5-5------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

             T              T              T              T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10h12h13--17--10h12h13--17---10h12h13--17----10h12h13--17----3------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   2:18      PM         PM           PM            2:31
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------10h12p10-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------10-12---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2p0--------------------------9---10-12--------------------------------------|
D|-3--0--2 --5-5---2------3-3-----0---5--5------------10-12------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---0-----5-5----3-----3-3---------5--5-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0--------0------------0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                    2:38       T             T             T              T
E|-10h12p12-10h12p12-10h12p12-10h12p12-10h12p12------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------12-10h12h13--15--10h12h13--15--10h12h13--15--10h12h13--15|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     2:47                   till 3:06
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3h5---5p3-3h5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          T        T         T          T         T          T          T         T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5h7h8-15--5h7h8-15--5h7h8-15---5h7h8-15--5h7h8-15---5h7h8-15---5h7h8-15--5h7h8-15-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     3:21
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10-12-12b(13)-----------12---12---12-----12/---b--12---------------------------------------------|
G|-10--12----------------------/10-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 3:31                 3:41                           3:53
E|-/19-b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------/10/12--/14/16-/16-/16-/16----12b-12p10-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12-10------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------10----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-2---3h5p3---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                   4:09
E|------------------------10-13-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------/13-----------------------------------10--12b---------------------------------------|
G|-------------/12-10---------------5-7b-5-7b-5-7b---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------3---------------7-9--------------------------------|
A|-5h7p5--/7-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  4:18                              4:27                                 T          T
E|----13b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12----/12-/12-/12-/12---12~~-12b-12------10-12------10/12---12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------12---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

             T         T             T          T              T            T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15---------------------------------------------------------|
G|12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15-----------------------------12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

               T          T           T           T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12p10h12-15---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12p10h12-15-12p10h12-15---10\8--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------10-15 -8-7b--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   4:35 PM                 PM          PM        PM
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------------5--------5---6--------6-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------3--X----------5--------5---6--------6-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----X-00000000---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---XXXXXXXX0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|

   PM          PM          PM
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3--------------------5--------5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------3--X-----------------5--------5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----X-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                         T          T           T            T            T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8-10-12-14--8-10-12-14--8-10-12-14---8-10-12-14---8-10-12-14----------------|
G|---------------------7h9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                         T          T           T            T            T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8-10-12-14--8-10-12-14--8-10-12-14---8-10-12-14---8-10-12-14----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                         T          T           T            T            T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8-10-12-14--8-10-12-14--8-10-12-14---8-10-12-14---8-10-12-14----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

5:03
 PM                        PM      PM        PM
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------------5--------5---------------6--------6-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------3--X----------5--------5---------------6--------6-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----X-----------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------13-13-13-13-13--13-----13-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-10---9h10p9-----------------------12-10---12-10------------------------------------------------|
D|--9/10----------------10----------------------------------12b-10-12b-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-3-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   5:24                T            T            T            T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-12b--10-12-13-15--10-12-13-15--10-12-13-15--10-12-13-15--------------------------------------------|
D|-12-----------------------------------------------------------10\8---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------8\7-3---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------12-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7h9b--7h9b--7h9b--7h9b-7h9b----7h9b--7h9b--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9p7h9b---9p7h9b-7---7\5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                                   5:49
E|-----------------------------10-------10-------10-------10-------10------10------------------------------|
B|--------------10-12-13--12-13---12-13----12-13----12-13----12-13----12-13--------------------------------|
G|-----10-12-13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 5:47                   13 5:51                                                        A.H.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8---|
G|-9-10b-r-9\7-------7h9p7---7h9h10/12/13-10h12p12--10h12p10-9h10p9-7h9p7h9p7-----------7/9\7-5---5--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                    T            T             T            T            T
E|---------------------------------12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------12--10h12h13--15--10h12h13--15--10h12h13--15-10h12h13--15 10h12h13--15|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5/7\5-3---3--2/3------3/5/7/8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  6:12
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12h13p12--12h13p12--10h12p10-9h10p9-7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7-7h9/12\5----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5h7p5--5h7p5--5h7p5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7------7------7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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X - Dead string
A.H. - Artificial harmonic
PM - Palm mute
~ - Vibrato
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
b - Bend
T - Tapping
TAPSLIDE - Slide by tap finger

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Last updated: January 9, 2022

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