Feelin

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Feelin'

Van Halen (Balance)

Transcribed by: Mike Heasley (mheasley@hmc.edu)

I grabbed the tab for this off of ftp.nevada.edu and thought it was

close but not quite right. So here's my rendition. I basically

just edited the version that was transcribed by Bob Brockman

(brockman@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu). Corrections, comments,

suggestions, flames, etc. welcome.

Part 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3------|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2--------|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0----------|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2----------------|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0------------------|

Part 2:

e|-------------------------|
B|--------2---------3-2----|
G|------4-------2-------2--|
D|----4-------2---2--------|
A|--2-------0--------------|
E|-------------------------|

Part 3: (similar to Part 1):

e|-------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|

^

Part 4: Same as Part 1

outta touch most the time

gotta lotta things on my mind

kickin' down, where to start

Part 5:

it's the hardest thing oh....

e|--------------------0--------------|
B|--------2-------2---0-----------3--|
G|------4-------4-----------2---2----|
D|----4-------2-----------2---0------|
A|--2-------0-----------0------------|
E|------------------0----------------|

Part 6: Same as Part 3

grow it long, shave it off

life is hard, never soft

i need a change, i need it quick

before it makes me sick

Part 7:

that's what's on my mind

e|---------------------------------------------------7-------------12--|
B|--------7-----7-8-------7---7-5------------7---7-8---8--12-10-10-10--|
G|------9-----9---------7---------7--------9---9----------12-11-11-----|
D|----9-----9---------7-----7-------7----9----------------0------------|
A|--7---------------5------------------7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat parts 4 through 6:

pay attention, watch your back

pay your dues, stay on track

got no room to second-guess

puts me under stress oh....

if i were you, you were me

i wonder who i'd wanna be

with just one wish you can't refuse

i wouldn't know what to choose

Part 8:

(not exactly sure about this chord)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3/7--5--8--7/10--8--12--12/14-14---15----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|---2/5--3--7--5/8---7--10--10/12-12---12----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: I just play these as bar chords, though I'm sure Eddie does

something fancier

Bm A G D/F# Em D

feelin'...no, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'

Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2

feelin' what no one else will ever know i'm feelin' oh....

Variation on Part 4:

now black is white and white is black

got politicians smokin' crack

and john paul's all bullet-proofed

e|-------------------------------------------------------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------4---------4---------4---------4----------4---2--------|
D|----4---------2---------0---------0----------0---0----------|
A|--2-----2-2-0-----0-0----------------------2----------------|
E|----------------------3-----3-3-2-----2~-0------------------|

Repeat Part 5:

it puts me through the roof yea....

Variation on Part 6:

i were you and you were me

i wonder who i'd rather be

if i had one wish i'd take it

e|-------------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4---------4---------4---------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4---------2---------0---------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-2-0-----0-0----------------------2---------------0--|
E|----------------------3-----3-3-2-----2~-0--------------------|

^

Chorus:

Bm A G D/F# Em D

feelin'...oh, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'

Bm A G D/F# Em D

and i'm seein' what no one else will ever know i'm seein'

Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2

come on feelin', hey, i don't understand these things i'm feelin', no

Part 9: Lead-in to solo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0---------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5-------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5-----|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0------5--|

Pick scrape/whammy bar/something like that on the last note

============

Solo here... ( Em - D )

============

Variation on Part 9:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5--|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0-----------------|

Variation on Part 3:

e|-------------------------------------------------0-2-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|

^

Repeat Part 3 as written:

outta touch most all the time

too many things on my mind

shuttin' down, gotta stop this thing

Chorus:

Bm A G D/F# Em D

feelin'...oh, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'

Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2

i'm bleedin'...like no one else will ever know i'm bleeding

Bm C#dim D Em F#

dealin'...i'm dealin' with these things i'm feelin'

Bm C#dim D Em F#

i'm dreamin', im dreamin', i'm dreamin' things that show me what i'm seein

Bm C#dim D Em F#

seein'...i'm seein' things that i don't know i'm feelin'

Bm C#dim D Em

i've been feelin', i'm feelin', i'm feelin' things that i don't know

F#m

i don't know, i don't know what i'm seein'

(Repeat: Bm - C#dim - D - Em - F#)

hey, i don't understand

Variation on Part 3:

e|-------------------------------------------------2-3-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|

^

Part 10 (the end):

e|-----------------9--|
B|--------------5--7--|
G|------------7----7--|
D|-------7-11------9--|
A|---4/7-----------9--|
E|-----------------7--|

(From Bob Brockman's transcription):

Just in case, the more esoteric chords used herein are:

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Asus2 C#dim

          e|--x-----x-----x-----0-----x-----|
          B|--3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----|
          G|--4-----4-----4-----2-----6-----|
          D|--4-----4-----4-----2-----5-----|
          A|--2-----0-----x-----0-----4-----|
          E|--x-----x-----3-----x-----x-----|