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Unchained   Van Halen

 
 -2--3------------------------------------
 -3--3----------------3--4-3----5--6-5----
 -2--2----------------3--3-3----5--5-5----
 -0--0----------------3--3-3----5--5-5----
 -----------------------------------------
 ------0x-0x-0x-0x-0x--------0x--------0x-
 -2--3----------------5--6-5-------------
 -3--3----------------6--6-6---6-5-------
 -2--2----------------5--5-5---5-5-------
 -0--0-----------------------0-5-5-------
 ----------------------------------------
 ------0x-0x-0x-0x-0x--------------0x-0x-

 


 


 Now for the verse. Repeat this twice.....


 


 

 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------10-10---8----
 ----------------------3------5--------------------/7-------9---7--
 --------------------3----------5----------------------------------
 -3-5----3-------3/5-----5-/7-------3-5----3-----------------------
 -----0x---0x-0x------------------------0x---0x-0x-----------------

 


 


 ..and then go onto this for the "blue-eyed murder in a sapphire dress"


 part.....


 


 

 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 -7-7----7\5/7------7-7---7\5/7-------9-9---9\7/9-----9-9------------
 -5-5----5\3/5------5-5---5\3/5-------7-7---7\5/7-----7-7------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----3--------3-1------3-------3-/5------5-------5-3-----3/5-4-3-1--

 


 


 Now for the solo. Whammied notes are signified with w's, tapped


 notes with t's. The 5^ note is an artificial harmonic created with the


 thumb of your picking hand. Gaze skyward, whisper a quick prayer to


 the gods of rock and roll, and attempt this. :


 


 

 
 -------22w20-----------------------------------------------
 -20w18-----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------t12p5h7t12p5h7t12p5h7t125b7r5p3p0-5^-p3p0-
 -------------3/5-------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 13p10-13p10-13p10--13p10-13w12b15-12-13-14-15p14p12----------12-------
 ----------------------------------------------------15-13b14----13----
 -------------------------------------------------------------------14-
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 -17-15-b17r15b17r15----19-17-20-19-20b22r20b22--
 --------------------17--------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------

 


 


 Don't worry, I can't play it like Eddie does, either.


 All that's really left of the song is the interlude near the end (C'mon,


 Dave, give us a break!) I didn't bother tabbing out the whole thing


 because there isn't much to it, but basically it starts with Eddie


 sliding up to a G#...


 


 

 
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 -/10--


 

 
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 ...then playing a smooth descending thing, then playing around with


 these two shapes (pluck 'em with your fingers)....


 


 [-3-] [-2-]  


 [-3-] [-3-]  


 

 
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 ...then he moves down to these shapes:


 


 

 
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 [-5-] [-7-]  


 [-5-] [-5-]  


 

 
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