Panama Van Halen
Here's Panama by Van Halen... THE WHOLE THING (Well most of it anyway)<br/> <br/> Transcribed by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)<br/> <br/> I figured this out with my own two ears, so I'm sure it's not perfect, but<br/> I tried to come as close as I could. This is a great song to learn. The chord<br/> progressions are classic. The solo I found hard to notate, I give the basics,<br/> fill in the rest with your own improvisation. I should be posting Drop Dead<br/> Legs soon, another awesome tune! Perhaps someone could post some stuff off <br/> their latest album???<br/> <br/> <br/> Intro:<br/> <br/> E Esu4 B E E B D Dsu4 A<br/> --------------------------------|-------------------------|-<br/> -9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|-<br/> -9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|-<br/> -9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----7\\\--|-<br/> -7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------O\\\--|-<br/> ---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|-<br/> PM (all open E's) DB (Dive Bomb -<br/> Hit the Twang Stick)<br/> E Esu4 B E E B D Dsus4 A<br/> --------------------------------|-------------------------|<br/> -9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|<br/> -9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|<br/> -9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----####--|<br/> -7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------####--|<br/> ---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|<br/> PS (Pick-Slide)<br/> Pre-Verse:<br/> C#min B/Bsu4 A<br/> |-0---------------------------------------------|-<br/> |-5------------------4-5-4--4\2--2-2------------|-<br/> |-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2------------|-<br/> |-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2--4^h^4~~~~-|-<br/> |-4------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|-<br/> |-----------------------------------------------|-<br/> $ AH ($ = strum & let ring)<br/> <br/> C#min B/Bsu4 A B [---------Riff #1------------]<br/> -4---------------------------------------------O-----O-----5----5-----5-----|<br/> -5--4---4-5--------4-5-4--4\2--2-2---------------4-----4-----4----4-----4---|<br/> -6----6------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4-------4-----4-----4----4-----4-|<br/> -6-----------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4--------------------------------|<br/> -4-----------------------------------O-O-O-2--------------------------------|<br/> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/> [---Harmonics----]<br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> E A D A D A G E A D A D A G E A D A D A G<br/> |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|<br/> |--------3-X---3----------|--------3-X---3---------|--------3-X---3---------|<br/> |-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|<br/> |-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|<br/> |-2---O----X-O---O--------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|<br/> |-O-O--------------3/5\3~~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|<br/> (Uh!) (Hey yeah!....) (Uh Huh!)<br/> <br/> <br/> -------------------------|<br/> --------3-X---3----------|<br/> -----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|<br/> -2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|<br/> -2---O----X-O---O--------|<br/> -O-O--------------3/5\3~~|<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Verse1:<br/> D E E A D D E Asu2<br/> |-------------------------------------------------------------------------O---|<br/> |-3-------------------------------5---------------------------------------O---|<br/> |-2-----------------------------9-6-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-\/|<br/> |-O---2-------------------------9-7-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-\/|<br/> |-----2-------------------------7---5------------------5-5-7--------------O---|<br/> |-----O------O-O-O-O-O--------------------(O)-(O)-(O)--------(O)-(O)----------|<br/> Jump Back What's that sound Here she comes..... Hot shoe.. $ PS<br/> <br/> <br/> Bridge:<br/> F# C#min (arpegiate chord)<br/> |-O----------------------|-O---------------|---------------------------|------|<br/> |-O----O-----O-----O-----|-5---------------|---------------------------|------|<br/> |-3------3-----3-----3---|-6---------------|-\-------------------------|-riff-|<br/> |-4--------4-----4-----4-|-6---------------|-\-------------------------|--#1--|<br/> |-4----------------------|-4---------------|----5-------3------------2-|------|<br/> |-2----------------------|-----------------|------6-5~----4-5~--2~-O---|------|<br/> $(Dont you know she...) $(You lose a....)<br/> <br/> <br/> Chorus<br/> <br/> Verse 2 (basically the same as the first)<br/> <br/> Solo:<br/> <br/> ---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|-----------------|-------------|<br/> ---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|---H-T-P--H------|-------------|<br/> ---------------|-9^F-----9^F------9^F^9^F\~/--|-6-9-11-6-9- %5x-|-9^F^9^F~~~~~|<br/> ---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|hold this----|<br/> -3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|bend for next|<br/> ------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-part -------|<br/> ..ah oh) WB = Whammey Bar % = repeat<br/> ^F = Bend Full Step H = Hamer-On<br/> T = Tap P = Pull-Off<br/> <br/> <br/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/> ---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------|<br/> -(9^F~)--14-(9^F)--12-(9^F)--14-(9^F)--16-(9^F)--14-(9^f^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~|<br/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/> (release 9th bend here) ^ (bend up ^<br/> with whammey bar)<br/> <br/> -------------------------------|<br/> -------------------------------|<br/> -7^F-7-----7^F~----------------|<br/> -------9-7------9-8-7----------|<br/> ----------------------9-8-7----|<br/> ----------------------------10-|<br/> <br/> Break? (I dunno what ya' call this part!) 'The Reach down <br/> between my legs part' :)<br/> <br/> |------------------------------------------------------------------|--<br/> |------------------------------------------------------------------|--<br/> |------------------------------------------------------------------|--<br/> |---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|--<br/> |-/9-10-9----7^F^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|--<br/> |---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|--<br/> <br/> <br/> --------------O-------|<br/> --------------O-------|<br/> --------------2-------| The rest of this is basically the same,<br/> ---H--P-------3-------| He throws some chords in there that you<br/> -/9-10-9------3-------| should be able to figure out.<br/> ---------10---1-------|<br/> $ (Arpegiate Chord)<br/> <br/> That's about it, It's 2:30 am, I'm beat. :O *yawn* I don't feel like double<br/> checking this any mistakes should be obvious; If it sounds wrong, It's a<br/> mistake!<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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