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Finish What Ya Started

Van Halen
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Tab3

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

all ^ are 1/4 step bends

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

Come on baby Ow

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

Woah, Woah

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

Well if you wanna baby I could You wanna lover

See other guys let it slide You want a friend

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

mama I can be I got

both of them the tools to satisfy. Just

e|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-2--2^--3-----2----------------4~-2--4~----2------------------2~----|
G|0-2--2^--4-----2-------2-4------4~-2--4~----2---------2-4---0--2~-0--|
D|-----------------0-2-5-----5^2--4~----4~-------0-2-5------5^0--2~-0--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

walk

away If I fall shy at all

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2~--------------------5--5----5---5------------------3------------|
G|-0--2~---0-2--------------6--6----6---6------------------2------------|
D|-0--2~---0-2-----2--------6--6----6---6--------2---------0------------|
A|-------------3/4---4\2-0--4--4--4-4---4--2-3/4---4\2-0------3-2^-0----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------1--|

ah... Come on

baby finish what I'm

ya started Incomplete

e|-----------------------0----0-----0-------------------------0--------|
B|3-------------3^-3^----0----3-----3----------------0-2--2^--3--------|
G|2---------2---2^-2^---------4-----4-------2-4------0-2--2^--4--------|
D|0---0-2-5---5-----------------------0-2-5-----5^2--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|0------------------|
B|3------------------|
G|4-------2-4--------|
D|--0-2-5-----5^2----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------| and so on using these riffs up to the solo:

Solo

e|----14-----12-----11-----9-----7----5-----0-----0-----0--------14---12-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/15----13-----11------9----07----07---04----09----07---0--/15----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---11----9-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5------14----12---11---9----7-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11-----9----07----07----07----07----------/15----13----11---9---07---|
D|----------------------------------04/5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5----0---0---0----0-------14----12---11---9----5----7-----5-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------7--|
G|07---04--09--09---07---0--15----13----11---9---07---07----07---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------07----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------7----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----3/--10-7-7----7------10-7----7--------------------------------|
G|----------------9--10---10-9------10---10-9-7-----------------2-4-----|
D|05---04---------------------------------------9--9------0-2-5-----5^2-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

END SOLO

Here are a couple of licks he does over the A chord throughout the song after

the solo:

LICK 1 LICK 2

e|---9----7----4----2--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------5-----3-----5----7---8/9--|
G|09---07---04---02-----0-2---2-0--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2/------06----04----06---07---08-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

LICK 3 END LICK

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5----3----2----3------2-0-------5----3-----5-----7-----8--9------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-05---04---02---04----02---------06---04----06----07----08-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| ^ 1/4 step bend

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