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Cathedral

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

Song

This is my cathedral tab from Van Halen's Diver Down album. This song is very unique

because it is all hammer ons and pull offs. The key to this song is is to have chorus and

delay on and continuously turn the volume nob on and off after you hit each single note.

The delay speed should be enough so that when you turn the nob on then off after you

hammer on a note you should hear the note twice when it fades in then out. I didn't

include the hammer ons and pull offs in the tab because it's pretty straight forward

and I'm explaining it to you now.

E|--0--1--0--0-----0--1--0--0-----|
B|--1--1--0--1-----1--1--0--1-----|
G|--0--2--0--0--4--0--2--0--0--4--|
D|--2--3--2--2--4--2--3--2--2--4--|
A|--3-----3--3--2--3--2--3--3--2--|
E|--------3--------------3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-----4---------8---------12-----------16-----------12-------7------10-----|---------------------|
G|----4-4-------8-8-------12-12--------16-16--------12-12----7-7----10-10---|--7-4----------------|
D|---4---4-----8---8-----12---12------16---16------12---12--7---7--10---10--|------5-3-5-3--------|
A|--2-----2-4-6-----6-8-10-----10-12-14-----14-12-10-------5------8------10-|--------------5-3-2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4---------8---------12-----------16--------17------19------------------------------|
G|----4-4-------8-8-------12-12--------16-16-----17-17---19-19-----21--21--21--21---------|
D|---4---4-----8---8-----12---12------16---16---17---17-19---19---21--21--21--21----------|
A|--2-----2-4-6-----6-8-10-----10-12-14-----14-15-----17------19-21--21--21--21-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--19-21-17-19-15-17-14-15-12-14-10-12-9-10-7-9-5-7-3-5-2-3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------7----------------|--------------7----------------|
D|----------------7-5-4----------|----------------7-5-4----------|
A|--------5-7-5---------5-7-5-7--|--------5-7-5---------5-7-5-7--|
E|--3-2-3------------------------|--3-2-3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------7----------------|--------------7----------------|
D|----------------7-5-4----------|----------------7-5-4----------|
A|--------5-7-5---------5-7-5-7--|--------5-7-5---------5-7-5-7--|
E|--3-2-3------------------------|--3-2-3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7~~--|
E|-------------------------------|

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