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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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