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Panama

Van Halen
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
4.3(35)

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

Intro

eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--9-----10----7-----9-----10--7---7-----8-----5-----------|
Gb|--9-----9-----8-----9-----9---8---7-----7-----6-----------|
Db|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9---7-----7-----7-----------|
Ab|--7--7-----7-----7-----7----------5--5-----5----5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|--0\--------------|
Db|--0\--------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|----------0-------|

\ :stands for tremelo bar dip downward.

eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--9-----10----7-----9-----10--7---7-----8-----5-----------|
Gb|--9-----9-----8-----9-----9---8---7-----7-----6---ps\-----|
Db|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9---7-----7-----7---ps\-----|
Ab|--7--7-----7-----7-----7----------5--5-----5--------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

ps\ :stands for pick slide going down the strings.

eb|--------4-------------------------------|
Bb|--------5-----4-5-4-4-2-2-2-------------|
Gb|--6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------------|
Db|--6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------------|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-2-0-0-0---*2^-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

*Pinch harmonic

^Bend full step up and down letting pinch harmonic ring.

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------4---4-5--4-5-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-4---|
Gb|--6-6-6--6--6-6--4-4-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-4---|
Db|--6-6-6---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-4---|
Ab|--4-4-4----------4-4-4-2-0-0-0----0-0-0-2---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|0-----0-----(osh5)------------(osh5)------------(osh5)---|
Bb|--4-----4---------(osh4)------------(osh4)---------------|
Gb|----4-----4-------------(osh4)------------(osh4)---------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

"osh" stands for open string harmonic over the numbered fret and string.

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