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Van Halen "Hear About it Later"
from Fair Warning

v = wide vibrato with bar
\ = dive with bar
. = palm muted
# = tremelo picked

Clean w/flanger
                                             let ring-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4--------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0-------|
G|-2-----------3-------------------------------2---------2-------2------2----|
D|-----3---3-------1-----------------------5-----------------5-------------5-|
A|---------------------1---------------5-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1---3---5-----------------------------------------|

E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2^0--------------------0------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3-------------2---3---x----------------------------|
E|--------------------3------------------------------------------------------|

After the intro, there are two guitars, both distorted.
Lead:

E|-5---5--5--5--5------5----------------------|
B|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5------------|
G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv-------|
D|----------------------------------7vv-5\----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|-8----8----8-------------------------------------|
B|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------/9----9---7---------------------|
D|-----------------------------10vv-7-5-4-5--4-----|
A|---------------------------------------------7-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm:

*Rhy. 1*

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*End Rhy. 1*

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:
Lead takes a break, and rhythm plays:

*Rhy. 2*
                     tap harmonics
E|--------0-2-0-2-2--3(15)-2(14)h3p2-0(12)--------------------------|
B|-3----3---------3-------------------------3(15)-------3(15)-------|
G|-2--2-----------2-------------------------------2(14)-------2(14)-|
D|-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-0(12)-2(14)----------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-5-7-5--|
A|---------------5---7-8-8----------|
E|-------------5---5----------------|

*End Rhy. 2*

followed by Rhy. 1, and then this:

E|--------0-2-0-2-2--3-2h3p2-0-.---.---0-2-----------------------|
B|-3----3---------3------------3-.-3-.---------------------------|
G|-2--2-----------2--------------2---2---------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------------------------5-5-7-5--|
A|--------------------------------------------5---7-8-8----------|
E|------------------------------------------5---5----------------|

and then Rhy. 1 once more.

PRECHORUS:

Rhythm:

*Rhy. 3*

E|-----------------------------0------------------0---------------------|
B|---------------------------0------------------0-----------------0-----|
G|-----0-----0-----2---------------------------------------2-2-2----2-0-|
D|---2-----4-----4------------------2-3-3--2-------------1--------------|
A|-3-----5-----5-----5------------3----------3--------------------------|
E|----------------------3-1-------------------------1-3-----------------|

   all palm muted
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---------------.-|
A|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0-|
E|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3---|

*End Rhy Fig 3*

CHORUS: play rhy. 1 twice
VERSE: play rhy. 2, followed by rhy. 1
PRECHORUS: play rhy. 3
CHORUS: play rhy. 1 twice

BRIDGE:

Rhythm plays:

E|-------.-0-------------0------------------------------------------|
B|-----.-1---1---------1---3-1------.-0-1--1-0-------------------3--|
G|---.-0-------0------------------.-2----------2-----------------2--|
D|-.-2-----------2---2----------.-2--------------------------0-2-0--|
A|-3---------------3------------0----------------0-0-2-2-3-3--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-.-.-.-.-.-.------------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-----|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-.-.-.-.-.-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
A|------------------3-3-3-2-3-----------------7---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

and lead plays:
                            trem picking
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------#---#--#--#--------|
G|-7b~~~~-7~~-5~~----5---7~~7-/19-19b-19b*-x---|
D|----------------/7---7-------------------x---|
A|-----------------------------------------x---|
E|---------------------------------------------|

SOLO:

for a few bars, there is no guitar whatsoever as the drum and bass set
up the mood or whatever. then, the lead guitar comes in with:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------.-.-.--.-.-.--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-9-9--7-7-7---9-7----------------------.--.-.-.--|
D|--------------------------------------0-0------------------0--0-0-0--|
A|-5---7-7-5-7-7-5----------------------------7-7-5-7-7-5br------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

    T       T       T       T        T       T      T       T
E|-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7---14p10p7-14----14p10p7-15---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

all these tapped notes with space after them are sustained notes, so
keep your tapping finger held down

    T      T     T      T
E|-14p10p7-14---14p10p7-12brp10*-----------12------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------14b-------14brp12----14-12-12br---|
D|---------------------------------------------------14--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

*do a tap the 12th fret as normal. then, while holding down the 12th
fret with your right hand, bend the string with your left. then you
release the bend and pull off the tapped note

E|-----0-----------------------------------12---------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------------.---7b-7b--------12-15---------------------------|
G|--2b---12---2brp0-2-----.-9-.-------9~-----------14-15-14-12----12brb^rbr*--|
D|-----------------------.-9---9--------------------------------14------------|
A|-----------------------7----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*the second bend is made bigger with whammy bar

                     AH
E|-------------------------------|
B|---4-----3---------------------|
G|------3-----2brp0-<2brbrb>/----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

          T        T        T
E|-12h15-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T-------|
B|----------------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

     T        T        T                              hold bend
E|--19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12---------15-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------12h14b----14r-12-14---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-12-14-15-15-17-15-17-17-19-17-19-19-20-19-20-20-22-20-22-22b-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE: both guitars basically repeat what they did the previous bridge,
and then rhythm plays:

   all palm muted
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---------------.-|
A|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0-|
E|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3---|

OUTRO CHORUS:

Rhythm guitar does nothing for a while, and lead plays the following:

E|-5---5--5--5--5------5----------------------|
B|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5------------|
G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv-------|
D|----------------------------------7vv-5\----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|-8----8----8------------------------|
B|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7----------|
G|-----------------/9----9---7--------|
D|-----------------------------10vv---|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

        AH
E|---------------------------------|
B|-----<12>-13-15-12---------------|
G|---x---------------12----12-12b--|
D|-x--------------------14---------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

At this point, the rhythm guitar enters with Rhy. 1 as the lead
continues. I think the rhythm guitar eventually goes up an octave,
but it's not that important.

E|-----20--------------------------------------------|
B|-20b----20b~~~r------------------------------------|
G|--------------------14----12-----------------------|
D|----------------/14----12----12-12-10-10--12p10\---|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|-8--~~~-10---12---15b-------------------------|
B|-11b~~~-13b--15b------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7p5-5~~--------------|
D|-----------------------7-7---7~~-10tr0---/7---|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|-5-~~~-8----10---12-----------------------------|
B|-8b~~~-11b--13b--15b------------------------.---|
G|----------------------7-7p5-5~~-.-.-.-.---.-5-.-|
D|----------------------7-7---7~~-7-5-7-5---7---7-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

now the rhythm plays:

E|-------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-/17-----|
B|-------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-/17-----|
G|-x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-/18---2-|
D|-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-/19---2-|
A|-------------------------------------------------/19---0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------/17-----|

while the lead plays:

E|-------7--------------12--------------19------------------|
B|----8-----8--------13----13--------20----20----20/22------|
G|-7-----------7-12----------12-19----------19----------2---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------2-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
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