Little Guitars Van Halen
Gtr I (F C F Bb D G)
Gtr II (F C F Bb D G)
Ed used a custom made small scale Les Paul tuned a minor 3rd higher than standard
with the bass E dropped down a tone
To achieve this use Drop D (D A D G B E) with capo at 3rd fret
tab numbers relative to capo
well...hope its not too much for ya...enjoy
Intro
Q=72
[4/4] Gtr I
W H S S S S a S S S S
|----------|------------------------| |----------|------------------------| |----------|------------------------| |----------|------------------------| |----------|--------3s2s3-3s5-5-2p0-| |----------|------------------------|
PM ~~~~~~
S S S S e S S S S S S a S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S a S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-3-3s2---3---0---3s2s3-3s5-5-2p0-|-3-3s2-(2)-3---3---3s2s3-3s5-5-2p0-| |-------0-0-x-0-------------------|-----------------------------------|
PM| ~~~~~~
S S S S E S S S S S S a S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S a S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-3-3s2---3-------3s2s3-3s5-5-2p0-|-3-3s2-(2)-3---3---3s2s3-3s5-5-2p0-| |-------0---x-0-0-----------------|-----------------------------------|
PM| PM--| PM| PM PM| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E +E
|-5---5-----5-------5-----5-5-----|-3-3-3-----3----------------------| |-8---7-----5-------5-----5-5-----|-6-6-5-----3-------5-5-3-(3)-(3)/-| |-7---7-----6-------6-----6-7p6---|-5-5-5-----4-------3-3-3-(3)-(3)/-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------0-0---0-------0-----------|-------0-----0--------------------| |---------------0-0-----0-------0-|---------0-----0-0----------------|
PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-5---5-----5-------5-----5-5-5---|-3-3-3-----3---------------------| |-8---7-----5-------5-----5-5-5---|-6-6-5-----3-------5-5-3-3-------| |-7---7-----6-------6-----6-7-6---|-5-5-5-----4-------3-3-3-3-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------0-0---0---------------2h==| |-------0-0-----0-0-----0-------0-|---------------0-0---------------| PM----| PM PM----|
S S S S S S S S S E S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S +S E S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0-| |-----0-----0---------0-(0)-------|-----------------------------0-| |---0-----0-----------------0-----|-----0-----0---------0-(0)---3-| |-3-----2-----2-3-2-1-------------|---0-----0-----------------0-3-| |-----------------------------0-2-|-3-----2-----2-3-2-1---------3-|
Q=144
H +E E E E H E E E S S Q. E +E E +S E.
|----------0-----|----------------|------0-(0)----------| |-0----(0)---0---|------------0-0-|-0----------0-(0)----| |-0----(0)-----0-|--------0---4-4-|-4----------------4--| |-3----(3)-------|-3----3-3---4-4-|-4-------------------| |-3----(3)-------|------3-3---2-2-|-2-------------------| |-3----(3)-------|------3-3-------|---------------------|
H. E E H. E E Q. E +Q E E
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |---------4---|-5-----------|-7----6-(6)------|| |-4-------4---|-3-----------|-5----5-(5)------|| |-----------0-|-0-------0-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|| |-------------|-------------|-----------------||
Verse 1
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----2-----0-----|-0-2-----0-3-2---|-----3-----3-----| |-3---3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3---| |-2-----2-2---2-2-|-----2-2-------2-|-0-----0-0---0-0-| |-0-------0-----0-|-------0---------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Rhy Fig 1
E E E E Q. S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-2-0------------|-----2-----0-----|-0-2-----0-3-2---| |-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-| |-------0-0--------|-2-----2-2---2-2-|-----2-2-------2-| |------------------|-0-------0-----0-|-------0---------| |--------------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E S S E E E E E E E E
|-----3-----3-----|-3-2-0---------------|-----------------| |-3---3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-(3)---------|-----0-0-0-1-----| |-0-----0-0---0-0-|-------0-(0)---------|-----0-0-0-2-2---| |-----------------|---------------0-x-x-|-3-----------3---| |-3---------------|---------------3-x-x-|-3-3-----------3-| |-----------------|---------------------|-3---------------|
end Rhy Fig 1 | Rhy Fig 2
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| end |-0-0-0-0-(0)-1-----|-----0-0---1-1---|-0-0-0-0-(0)h1----| Rhy Fig 2 |-0-0-2-0-(0)-2-----|-----0-0---2-2---|-0-0-0-0-(0)h2----| |---------------3---|-3-------------3-|----------------0-| |-----------------3-|-3-------3-------|----------------0-| |-------------------|-3---------------|------------------|
Q. E +E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q H
|------0-(0)-------|--------------|-------------0----|-------------|| |-3----------3-----|-3-2----0-----|-------3-(3)---3--|-3-2---------|| |-0------------0---|------0----0--|-----0------------|-----0-------|| |-2--------------2-|--------------|---2--------------|--------2----|| |-0----------------|--------------|-0----------------|--------0----|| |------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------||
Chorus
Rhy Fig 3
PM PM PM--| [3/4] PM PM PM| [4/4] PM PM PM--|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E +E Q E +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------| end |-0---2---3-------0-|---2---3-----|-0---2---3-------0-|-(0)-2--3-(3)-2-0----| Rhy Fig 3 |-0---0---0-------0-|---0---0-----|-0---0---0-------0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0----| |-0---0---0-------0-|---0---0-----|-0---0---0-------0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-----0--| |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)--------|
Rhy Fig 1
Verse 2 - Rhy Fig 2
Half time feel
Q. E +E E E E E Q E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +H
|------0-(0)-------|--------------|-------------------|----------------| end |-3----------3-----|-3-2----0-----|-------3-(3)-----3-|-2-----2-(2)----| Half Time feel |-0------------0---|------0----0--|-----0-------------|-----0----------| |-2--------------2-|--------------|---2-----------2---|---2------------| |-0----------------|--------------|-0-----------0-----|----------------| |------------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------|
Chorus - Rhy Fig 3
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|-2---2-----0-----|-0-2-----3-2-0-0-|-(0)-2-----0-2-3---|-5-3-2-3-0----| |-3---3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3----| |-2-----2-2---2-2-|-----2-2---------|-------2-----------|--------------| |-0-------0-----0-|-------0---------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|
PM PM PM--| [3/4] PM PM PM| [4/4] PM PM PM--|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E +E Q E +E E Q
|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|------------------| |-0---2---3-------0-|---2---3-----|-0---2---3-------0-|-(0)-2--3-(3)p2p0-| |-0---0---0-------0-|---0---0-----|-0---0---0-------0-|-(0)--------------| |-0---0---0-------0-|---0---0-----|-0---0---0-------0-|-(0)--------------| |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)--------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_halen/little_guitars_tab_ver_3.html )
1/2 time feel
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
|----0----------|---------------------|-------0-(0)------|-------------------|| |-3----3----3---|---2-----------2-----|-----3-------3----|-3--3-2-(2)--------|| |-0-----------0-|---------0-(0)---0---|-----0---------0--|------------0------|| |-2------2------|-2-----------------2-|---2--------------|--------------2----|| |-0-------------|-----(0)-------------|-0----------------|----------------0--|| |---------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
Q Q +H H Q Q
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12---12---(12)s======|==4\--------------| |------12---(12)s======|==4\--------------| |----------------------|---------------2s=| |----------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|------------------| |-------3-2--(2)-------|-----3-----3-2-0--| |------------------0-0-|-(0)---0----------| |----0-----------0-----|---------0--------| |----------------------|------------------| |--5-------------------|------------------|
E E Q Q. E H +Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-14------(14)s=12----| |-----7----7s=====14-|---------------------| |-5s7----------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E Q E E +H
|-------------0------|---------------------| |-------3-(3)---3----|--3--2---------------| |-----0------------0-|-------0--(0)--------| |---2----------------|---------------------| |-0------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
PM
Q e E +Q Q H. Q
|-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-12------12-(12)s==9s==|==7\----------------| |------12---------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|----------------2s==| |-----------------------|--------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E +E E Q +E E E E
|-----------------------|-----0--------------| |-------3--2--(2)-------|-------3--(3)-2p0---| |-------------------0-0-|-(0)--------------0-| |----0------------0-----|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |--5--------------------|--------------------|
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Q Q Q. E Q H E E
|--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-14--14---------------| |----------7s=====14-|---------------11s12--| |-5s==7--------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E Q E E +H
|-------------0------|----------------------| |-------3-(3)---3----|--3---2---------------| |-----0------------0-|--------0-(0)---------| |---2----------------|----------------------| |-0------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|
W H. Q
|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |-12s==============|=6\----------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|
|
| PM------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E A E E E E
|------------------|-0---------0-------| |--------2-2-2-3-3-|-3s5-5-5-5s7-7-7-7-| |------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------| |--0-0-0-----------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|
W W
|----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-0-0-0--0--0-----0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0------| |-8-8-8-10-10-10-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-14-15-15\--| |----------------------|------------------------| end |----------------------|------------------------| 1/2 time feel |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|
Verse 3 - Rhy Fig 1
Rhy Fig 2
1/2 time feel
PM--|
Q E E +E E Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E. S +E E +H
|------0-(0)------|------------------|-------------0-----|----------0-(0)----| |-3----------3----|-3---2--------2---|-------3-(3)-------|-3--2-(2)----------| end |-0------------0--|---0---0-(0)----0-|-----0---------0---|-------------------| 1/2 time |-2---------------|------------------|---2-------------2-|-------------------| |-0--0------------|------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Rhy Fig 3
Gtr II Gtr I w/Rhy Fig 1 ( 1st 4 bars x 4)
E Q. Q. S S W E e E e Q E S S
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------| |----------------||-----------------|---8---7-----------| |------------7-7-||-7---------------|---7---7-------5-5-| |------------7-7-||-7---------------|---------------5-5-| |---xs==x\---5-5-||-5---------------|---------------3-3-| |---xs==x\-------||-----------------|-------------------|
PM
H. E E E E E E E E E S S
|------------------|--------------------| |----------------6-|---5---3----3-------| |-5--------------5-|---5---5----5---7-7-| |-5----------------|-------5----5---7-7-| |-3----------------|----------------5-5-| |------------------|--------------0-----|
W E E E E Q E S S
|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---8---7-----------| |-7---------------|---7---7-------5-5-| |-7---------------|---------------5-5-| |-5---------------|---------------3-3-| |-----------------|-------------------|
H E Q E E E E E E Q S S
|--------------------|--------------------| |------------------6-|---5---3----3-------| |-5----------------5-|---5---5----5-------| |-5------------------|-------5----5--7-7--| |-3------------------|---------------0-0--| |---------x\-14\-----|---------------0-0--|
~~~~~~~~
Q. +E +E E E E E E E E E A Q S S
|----------------------|---------------------| |--------------------8-|---7---5---7p5-------| |--------------------7-|---7---7-----7---5-5-| |-7------(7)-(7)s5-----|-----------------5-5-| |----------------------|-----------------3-3-| |----------------------|---------------------|
H. E E E E E E E Q S S
|------------------|------------------| |----------------6-|---5---3----------| |-5--------------5-|---5---5s7s5------| |-5----------------|-------5s7s5------| |-3----------------|------------------| |------------------|--------------0-0-|
H. E E E E E E E E E S S
|------------------|--------------------| |----------------8-|---7---8---10-------| |-7--------------7-|---7---7----7---5-5-| |-7----------------|----------------5-5-| |-5----------------|----------------3-3-| |------------------|--------------------|
H. E E E E E E Q. S S
|------------------|-------------------|| |----------------6-|---5---3-3---------|| |-5--------------5-|---5---5-5---------|| |-5----------------|-------5-5---------|| |-3----------------|-------------------|| |------------------|--------------0-0--||
_______________________
|1.
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. S S
||--2---2-----0-----|-0-2-----0-3-2---|-----3-----3-----|-3-2-0---------------|| ||o-3---3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-(3)--------o|| ||--2-----2-2---2-2-|-----2-2-------2-|-0-----0-0---0-0-|-------0-(0)---------|| ||--0-------0-----0-|-------0---------|-----------------|---------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------------0-0--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-0---||
_______________________
|2.
E E E E +Q E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|-3-2-0--------0-----|-2---2-----0-----|-0-2-----0-3-2---|-------------*| |-3-3-3-3-(3)--3-----|-3---3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-----------*| |-------0-(0)--0-----|-2-----2-2---2-2-|-----2-2-------2-|-0-----------*| |--------------------|-0-------0-----0-|-------0---------|-------------*| |--------------3-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------*| |----------------0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
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