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Jump Bass Tab by Van Halen

Jump bass tab by Van Halen (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard  (EADG)




LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
() = sustained note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)
vf = volume fade (appears above bar)
vo = volume out (appears above bar)


INTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
A |-----3-----------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|------------/7---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r-1---3---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1 (x4):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|(7)--------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------3-r-3/5-|(5)--------------|
E |-5-r---3-r---5-r-|-r-3-r-5-r-3-r---|-1-r-1-----------|-----------0-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                                s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |---------------7-|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|--------5---------|
A |---------3-r-3/5-|(5)--------------|---------3-------|---------7-5-----|-----5h7----7-5---|
E |-1-r-1-----------|-----------0-5-3-|-1-r-1-----0-1-3-|(3)3---3-----7-3-|(3)3------------3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |---3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|(7)--------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------3-r-3/5-|(5)--------------|
E |-5-r---3-r---5-r-|-r-3-r-5-r-3-r---|-1-r-1-----------|-----------0-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                                   a
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |---------------7-|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----5--/7-5-----|-----5------3-----|
A |---------3-r-3/5-|(5)--------------|---------3-------|-------------7---|--------3h5---5---|
E |-1-r-1-----------|-------------5-3-|-1-r-1-----0-1-3-|(3)3---3-------3-|-r-3------------3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3  & 4 &


CHORUS 2 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:
                 (x4)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |---8-----4-------|-------6-------r-|
A |-----------------|-------4-------r-|
E |-6---6-2---2-r-4-|(4)--r-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


SYNTH INTERLUDE:

G |-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---------------|(3)--------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-1---------------|(1)----------1-2-|-3---------------|---------------3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1---------------|(1)--------3---1-|-0---------------|(0)--------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1---0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------6---------|(6)--------------|-----------------|-5--7--5-7--5----|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
E |-4----(4)--------|(4)------------0-|-3---------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-5---------------|
D |---------------5-|-----------------|
A |-3---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----3-----------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r-1---3---3-1-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3----------/7---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3-----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-0-1-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    vf                                                              s ssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------p--|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7r75--|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------70|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3/------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                          vo
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-3-3-3/7---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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