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Beautiful Girls

Van Halen
Tab
4.2(12)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------2---2----------------------------|
Db|-0-2-3-4-2---2---0---x-7-x-8-9------------| (x3)
Ab|-----------------0h2-x-5-x-6-7------------|
Eb|-----------2---3--------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-*7p5---5---------------------------------|
Gb|--x---6----0-2-3-4-2---2------------------|
Db|--x----------------2---2---0---x-7-x-6-4--|
Ab|---------------------------0h2-x-5-x-4-2--|
Eb|---------------------2---3----------------|

Verse

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|---2--4--4--4-4-2--2-2--------------------| (x8)
Ab|---2--2--5--5-5-4--2-2--------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------------------------|

Bridge

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------2---2---2------------2---2---2-|
Ab|-3p2p0-----0---0---0--3p2p0-----0---0---0-|
Eb|-------3-2---2---2----------3-2---2---2---|
            |---------|        |-----------|

Palm Mute Palm Mute

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-3p2p0-----4---4---4--3p2p0----4---4---4--|
Ab|-------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
            |---------|         |---------|

Palm Mute Palm Mute

Verse

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|---2--4--4--4-4-2--2-2--------------------| (x4)
Ab|---2--2--5--5-5-4--2-2--------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------------------------|

Chorus

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------2--4--5--5/7---------------|
Db|-2--4--5-(5)\--2--4--5--5/7---------------| (x2)
Ab|-2--4--5-(5)\-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

Verse

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|---2--4--4--4-4-2--2-2--------------------| (x8)
Ab|---2--2--5--5-5-4--2-2--------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------------------------|

Bridge

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------2---2---2------------2---2---2-|
Ab|-3p2p0-----0---0---0--3p2p0-----0---0---0-|
Eb|-------3-2---2---2----------3-2---2---2---|
            |---------|        |-----------|

Palm Mute Palm Mute

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-3p2p0-----4---4---4--3p2p0----4---4---4--|
Ab|-------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
            |---------|         |---------|

Palm Mute Palm Mute

Chorus

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------2--4--5--5/7---------------|
Db|-2--4--5-(5)\--2--4--5--5/7---------------| (x2)
Ab|-2--4--5-(5)\-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

Instrumental

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------2---2----------------------------|
Db|-0-2-3-4-2---2---0---x-7-x-8-9------------| (x3)
Ab|-----------------0h2-x-5-x-6-7------------|
Eb|-----------2---3--------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-*7p5---5---------------------------------|
Gb|--x---6----0-2-3-4-2---2------------------|
Db|--x----------------2---2---0---x-7-x-6-4--|
Ab|---------------------------0h2-x-5-x-4-2--|
Eb|---------------------2---3----------------|

Verse

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|---2--4--4--4-4-2--2-2--------------------| (x8)
Ab|---2--2--5--5-5-4--2-2--------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------------------------|

Chorus

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------2--4--5--5/7---------------|
Db|-2--4--5-(5)\--2--4--5--5/7---------------| (x2)
Ab|-2--4--5-(5)\-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

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| b Bend

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| * Natural harmonic

| / Slide up

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