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Mean Street Bass Tab by Van Halen

Mean Street bass tab by Van Halen

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Half-Step Down (D# G# C# F#)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Intermediate


Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Michael Anthony - Bass'

  Intro:
  Q=132
  4/4          3/4      4/4          5/4
  Gtr I (1/2 step down - Eb Ab Db Gb)
    Wx5          W        Wx5          W
Gb|------------|--------|------------|------|
Db|------------|--------|------------|------|
Ab|------------|--------|------------|------|
Eb|------------|--------|------------|------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

                                Slower Q=100
   4/4          7/4               4/4
    Wx2          W                 Wx4
Gb|------------|----------------||--------|
Db|------------|----------------||--------|
Ab|------------|----------------||--------|
Eb|------------|----------------||--------|


    S S S S S S S S S E S Q    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|-5---------5--------------|-5-----------5-------------------|
Db|---7---7-5---7---7-----5--|---7---7---5---7-7-5-5-5-5-------|
Ab|---------------------7----|---------------------------7-7-7-|
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------------|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S
Gb|-5-----------5------------------|
Db|---7---7---5---7---7-----5s12---|
Ab|-----------------------7--------|
Eb|--------------------------------|


                          1st - 3rd Verses:
                          Segno $
     S  S E E. S +H         S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
Gb|-14p12---------------||-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------||o----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------||o-------------3--------------|
Eb|------------8-(8)----||--5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Db|-3-----------3-------------------|
Eb|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S Q    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
Eb|-5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S Q    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
Eb|-5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S Q    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
Eb|-5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|


  Chorus:
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S +S  E S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


    S S S S S E S +S  S S S S S E   S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----------7-7-(7)-------------|-------------------5h7-5----------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------7-6-5-3--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|


                                       1.
                              To Coda
    S S S S S S S S +S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S +S  S S S S S S S
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


    E S S a S S S S E S S S S S S   E S S S S S S q  Q
Gb|-------------------7---7---5s4-|-----------------------||
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------o||
Ab|-----------7-9-7-5---5---5-----|-7-7-7-5--------------o||
Eb|-5-5-5-7s9---------------------|---------7-4-3-0-------||


                                                              Bridge:
   2.
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   E S S a S S S S Q.   E    W
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------||------|
Db|---------------------------------|------------------------||------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------7-9-7-5------||------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-7s9--------------||------|


    S E S Q  E  Q.     S E S Q  H
Gb|------------------|---------------|
Db|------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------|---------------|
Eb|-5-5--------10\---|-5-5-----------|


    S E S Q  E  Q.     S E S Q  H
Gb|------------------|---------------|
Db|------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------|---------------|
Eb|-5-5--------10\---|-5-5-----------|


    S E S Q  E  Q.     S E S Q  H
Gb|------------------|---------------|
Db|------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------|---------------|
Eb|-5-5--------10\---|-5-5-----------|


                           Guitar Solo:
    S E S Q  S E S E S S    E S S E S S S S S S S S E
Gb|----------------------||---------------------------|
Db|----------------------||-----------------------7---|
Ab|----------------------||-------------------------3-|
Eb|-5-5--------2-2-3-3-4-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|


    +E  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   +E  S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-(3)-----------------------------|-----------------------------3-|
Eb|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


    +E  S S S S S S S E S +S  S E   +E  S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------7-(7)-5---|-------------------------------|
Ab|-(3)---------------3---------7-|-(7)-------------------------3-|
Eb|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


    +E  S S S S S S S S S S S S E   +E  S S S S S S S S S S S S S. T
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-(3)---------------------------|-----------------------------7s12-|
Eb|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|



                       Dal Segno al Coda    Coda &
     S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S Q     S S S S S S S S +S  S S S S S S S
Gb|--------------------------------------||------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------||------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-9-10-11-12-9-10-11-12-10-11-12----||------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------8--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


    E S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S q  Q
Gb|-----------------7---7---5-4-|-----------------------||
Db|-----------7-----------------|-----------------------||
Ab|-------5h7---7-5---5---5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-----------------------|-----------7-5-3-0-----||


  Interlude:
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----------3-------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-5-|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-5-|


    E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5---|
Ab|-3---------3-----------------0-|
Eb|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-----|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|---------------------------5-5-|
Ab|-3-----------------------------|-3-----------3-----------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-----|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
Ab|-3-----------------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3---3-|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5---|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------5-|
Ab|-3-----------3-----------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3---|


                                    Outro:
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E    E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
Gb|-------------------------------||------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------||-------------------------5----|
Ab|-3-----------------------------||-3---------3------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-||---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3--|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E     E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
Gb|-------------------------------||------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------||o-------------------------5---|
Ab|-3-----------------------------||o-3---------3-----------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-||----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3-|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E  12x
Gb|---------------------------------||
Db|--------------------------------o||
Ab|-3------------------------------o||
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5---||

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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 out of (to "nowhere")
|   h   -  hammer-on
|   p   -  pull-off
|   s   -  legato slide
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