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House of Pain

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

HOUSE OF PAIN

Van Halen, 1984

tab by dsale@jax.jaxnet.com

Most of it's here, except for part of the solo and the 'uh uhhhh..' part.

First the intro...

e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------5s4---------5s4-----2-------|---------5s4---------2---------|
G|-1s2---5s4---1s2---5s4-----2-x-x-x-|-1s2-x-x-5s4-x-x-x-x-2---------|
D|-1s2---5s4---1s2---5s4-----2-x-x-x-|-1s2-x-x-5s4-x-x-x-x-2---------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|

This next part is also played during the chorus.

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
G|---------------2-----------------|-------------------------0-------|
D|---------------2-----------------|-------------------------0-------|
A|---------------0-----0-0-3-4-----|---------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-------|

1/2

e|---------------------------------|-------t------t-------t-----t-------|
B|---------------------------------|--/---------------------------------|
G|---------------2-----------------|--5--(10)p5--(8)p5---(13)p5(12)p5---|
D|---------------2-----------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------0-----0-0-3-4-----|------------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|------------------------------------|

Repeat that again,then end w/: The verses:

Say you're.. Cause I only..

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------3--2--|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------2--2--|
D|---------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---5-4p0-|-2--------\---------------------|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-0-0-----------|--------------------------------|

I always.. Gonna pack your bags

e|-------------------5--|---------2--|----------------------------|
B|-3--3--5--5--6--6--6--|------4--3--|--------------------9p7-----|
G|-2--2--4--4--5--5--5--|------4--2--|--7-4-----9~~~------9p7---7-|
D|----------------------|------4-----|--7-4--9--9-------------9---|
A|----------------------|------2-----|-------9--------------------|
E|----------------------|------------|----------------------------|

and leave

e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------4-------------|
G|---9p7---7---------4p2---2-------|
D|-------9---9-7~~~------4---4-3-2-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Then it goes back into the chorus, another verse, then the chorus and then:

1/2 1/2 Now the solo: (what I could make outta it)

e|--/---------/-------------|-----------------------------|
B|-/------------------------|--------4--5--9--10-*15--14--|  *full
G|-4p2--4p2--4p2--4p2--4p2--|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----6-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|--4--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--10--12-----9--10--12-----9h10h12--12h14p12--12h14p10--|
G|--------14~~~---------14~~~-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------\-------|
D|-4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--3--4--5--6--7--8---9---10------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------|

harm.

e|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-15~~~--14h15-*17-*17--19~~~--|--5--7h8h12h13h14h15h16h17h18h19--8--|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-15p12--17p15p14p12------------------15p12--17p15p14p12--14\12------|
B|---------------------19p15h19p17p15---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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