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Somebody Get Me a Doctor

Van Halen
Tab
4.7(15)

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

Intro

Q=130

4/4

Gtr I

Q. E +E E Q +W Q. E +Q Q

e|------------------|------------|----------------|
B|-3----3-(3)----3--|-(3)--------|-3----3-(3)-----|
G|-0----0-(0)-x/-2--|-(2)--------|-0----0-(0)--2--|
D|-0-------------0--|-(0)--------|-0-----------0--|
A|------3-(3)-x/----|------------|------3-(3)--0--|
E|-3----------------|------------|-3--------------|

\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/

Q +S +E. +S +E. +S +E.

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---|
A|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---|
E|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)---|

Pre-Verse (Main Rff)

\7

PM PM

+H +H E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q

e|---------------||---------------------|------------------|
B|---------------||---------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|
G|---------------||-(2)---------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|
D|-(2)----(2)----||--2--2-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|
A|-(2)----(2)----||--3--0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|
E|-(0)----(0)----||---------------------|------------------|

|-Riff 1 end Riff 1-|

Riff 1 x5 (w/slight variations throught song)

Verse

            PM---------|              PM---------|              PM---------|

E. S Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E. S Q E E E E

e|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
G|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
D|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
A|-!7--7-7------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-7------------------|
E|-!0--0-0--<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|---------<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|-0--0-0--<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|

|-Rhy Fig 1

E. S Q Q Q

e|----------------------|
B|-10--10-10------------|
G|-10--10-10------------|
D|-10--10-10------------|
A|----------------------|
E|------------x\--h13\--|

end Rhy Fig 1-|

[Riff 1] (x2)

Rhy Fig 1

[Riff 1] (x3)

           PM---------|             PM--------|           PM--------|

E. S Q E E E E Q Q E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S

e|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
G|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
D|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
A|-7--7-7------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-0-------<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Bridge

<

pm pm| ~

e. s q +e s s q e e s s s s s e. q e e q e q.

e|--------------------------||------------------------|---------------|
B|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5-------7p5b5.5----|----------5----|
G|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|----------5----|
D|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-2-------7-7---------7--|---2------5----|
A|-----------------x-x-12\--||-0-0--------------------|-0-0-----------|
E|-----------------x-x-12\--||------------------------|---------------|

<

pm| ~

e e s s s s s e. q e e q e q.

e|------------------------|-----------------|
B|-----5-------7p5b5.5----|------------5----|
G|-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|------------5----|
D|---------7-7---------7--|---(2)------5----|
A|-0-0--------------------|-0--0------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------|

<

pm pm| ~~

e e s s s s s e. e. s e e q e q.

e|--------------------------|---------------||
B|-----5-------7p5b5.5------|----------5----||
G|-----5p0-----7p5b5.5------|----------5----||
D|---------x-x---------7--x-|----------5----||
A|-0-0----------------------|-0-0-----------||
E|--------------------------|---------------||

Solo

               |------8------| |-----7------|

e e +e. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---7pb8r(7)p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9-9-9-9s12-|
D|-0-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
   |--------6--------|

s s s s s t t e +e +s +e. e e

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------10b12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12s14-14b18==(14)r(14)b18==(14)r\---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e e a +e s s e e +s s s s

e|-7----------------------7--------------------------|
B|---10b12r(10)b12==(10)r---7-10-10pb12==(10)r-0-7p6-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

s s t t t t s s s s +q s s e

e|-----------------------------------x-|
B|---6---------------------------------|
G|-9---9p7p6---6------------------0----|
D|-----------9---7---6b7==(6)r--x------|
A|-----------------9------------x---/9-|
E|-------------------------------------|
                      |----6-----| |----6-----|  |-3-|

s s e +s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|---------------------------0--------0--------0--------|
B|-----10b12==(10)r-0-10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---x--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|

s s s s s s s e +e e e s +s e.

e|-0------------7-10b12==(10)r-7----------------|
B|---10p7p0---7------------------7--------------|
G|----------9----------------------9pb10r(9)p7/-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

~~~~~ ~~~~~~

e s s s s e s s s s q e e e e e e +e. s

e|---10-------------10--------------|--------------------15----------------|
B|---11p10----------11p10-----------|------------<12>-15----18b20==(18)r-0-|
G|---------12-10-12-------12-10-12--|-------<12>---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-/(12)--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

PM PM PM PM

S S S S +S S S S S E S S S S S

e|---------8-(8)------------8---------------|
B|-10p8-------------10p8---------10p8-------|
G|------10-------10------10---10------10s12-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

PM PM PM

S S S S +S S S S S E S Q

e|----------10-(10)-------------10----------|
B|-12p10---------------12p10----------h12\--|
G|-------12---------12-------12----12-------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

|-3-| |----3----|

S S S S +S S S S E E E E E E

e|-------1-(1)---------3------------------|
B|-3p1-----------5p3-----------------<12>-|
G|-----3-------5-----5---5/-(0)-<12>------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
    |---3---|

E E E E S S H

e|-<12>-----<7>-------------<5>----|
B|--------------<7>-----<5>--------|
G|------<7>---------<5>------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

\7

~~

S S S S +S S S S S E S S S S S H. +Q

e|-------1-(1)---------3-----------|--------------||
B|-3p1-----------5p3-------7p5-----|--------------||
G|-----3-------5-----5---7-----7---|--------------||
D|-------------------------------x-|-9-------(9)--||
A|-------------------------------x-|-7-------(7)--||
E|-------------------------------x-|-0-------(0)--||

Pre-Verse

[Riff 1] (x3)

      |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|

E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----*4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-3-0-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

*Random harmonics produced by sliding picking hand along G string

  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------12\--|

[Riff 1] (x2)

Outro Verse

Rhy Fig 1

Riff 1 x3.5

E E Q H +Q E E H +W +W Q Q H

e|---------2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|--------------*|
B|-----8\--3----|-(3)--3-3-3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|--------------*|
G|-5---7\--2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(0)--2-------*|
D|-5---7\--0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------2-------*|
A|---0-----0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--3---0-------*|
E|--------------|---------------|------------|------------|--------------*|

+W

************************************

| (n) Ghost note

| x Dead note

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| PM Palm mute

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| ~ Vibrato

| s Slide

| pb Pre-bend

************************************

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