Panama Van Halen
Here's Panama by Van Halen... THE WHOLE THING (Well most of it anyway)
Transcribed by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)
I figured this out with my own two ears, so I'm sure it's not perfect, but
I tried to come as close as I could.
Intro:
[E] [Esu4] [B] [E] [E] [B] [D] [Dsu4] [A]
--------------------------------|-------------------------|- -9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|- -9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|- -9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----7\\\--|- -7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------O\\\--|- ---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|-
PM (all open E's) DB (Dive Bomb -
Hit the Twang Stick)
[E] [Esu4] [B] [E] [E] [B] [D] [Dsus4] [A]
--------------------------------|-------------------------| -9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------| -9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------| -9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----####--| -7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------####--| ---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|
PS (Pick-Slide)
Pre-Verse:
[C#min] [B/Bsu4] [A]
|-0---------------------------------------------|- |-5------------------4-5-4--4\2--2-2------------|- |-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2------------|- |-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2--4^h^4~~~~-|- |-4------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|- |-----------------------------------------------|-
$ AH ($ = strum & let ring)
C#min B/Bsu4 A B [---------Riff #1------------] -4---------------------------------------------O-----O-----5----5-----5-----| -5--4---4-5--------4-5-4--4\2--2-2---------------4-----4-----4----4-----4---| -6----6------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4-------4-----4-----4----4-----4-| -6-----------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4--------------------------------| -4-----------------------------------O-O-O-2--------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| [---Harmonics----]
Chorus:
[E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [G] [E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [G] [E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [G]
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |--------3-X---3----------|--------3-X---3---------|--------3-X---3---------| |-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------| |-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------| |-2---O----X-O---O--------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|-2---O----X-O---O-------| |-O-O--------------3/5\3~~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|
(Uh!) (Hey yeah!....) (Uh Huh!)
-------------------------| --------3-X---3----------| -----2--2-X-2-2-2--------| -2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------| -2---O----X-O---O--------| -O-O--------------3/5\3~~|
Verse1:
[D] [E] [E] [A] [D] [D] [E] [Asu2]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------O---| |-3-------------------------------5---------------------------------------O---| |-2-----------------------------9-6-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-\/| |-O---2-------------------------9-7-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-\/| |-----2-------------------------7---5------------------5-5-7--------------O---| |-----O------O-O-O-O-O--------------------(O)-(O)-(O)--------(O)-(O)----------|
Jump Back What's that sound Here she comes..... Hot shoe.. $ PS
Bridge:
F# C#min (arpegiate chord)
|-O----------------------|-O---------------|---------------------------|------| |-O----O-----O-----O-----|-5---------------|---------------------------|------| |-3------3-----3-----3---|-6---------------|-\-------------------------|-riff-| |-4--------4-----4-----4-|-6---------------|-\-------------------------|--#1--| |-4----------------------|-4---------------|----5-------3------------2-|------| |-2----------------------|-----------------|------6-5~----4-5~--2~-O---|------|
$(Dont you know she...) $(You lose a....)
Chorus
Verse 2 (basically the same as the first)
By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)
Solo for "Panama":
This is really how it goes...
(-%4x-)
---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------| ---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------| ---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B\~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~| ---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------| -3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
..ah oh) WB = Whammey Bar % = repeat
^B = Bend Full Step H = Hamer-On
T = Tap P = Pull-Off
------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------| -(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(release 9th bend here) ^ (bend up ^
with whammey bar)
-------------------------------| -------------------------------| -7^B-7-----7^B~----------------| -------9-7------9-8-7----------| ----------------------9-8-7----| ----------------------------10-|
Break? (I dunno what ya' call this part!) 'The Reach down
between my legs part' :)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-- |------------------------------------------------------------------|-- |------------------------------------------------------------------|-- |---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|-- |-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|-- |---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|-- -------------------O--| ------------------O---| -----------------2----| ---H--P---------3-----| -/9-10-9-------3------| ---------10---1-------|
$ (Arpegiate Chord)
Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
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By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)
Solo for "Panama":
This is really how it goes...
(-%4x-)
---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------| ---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------| ---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B\~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~| ---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------| -3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
..ah oh) WB = Whammey Bar % = repeat
^B = Bend Full Step H = Hamer-On
T = Tap P = Pull-Off
------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------| -(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(release 9th bend here) ^ (bend up ^
with whammey bar)
-------------------------------| -------------------------------| -7^B-7-----7^B~----------------| -------9-7------9-8-7----------| ----------------------9-8-7----| ----------------------------10-|
Break? (I dunno what ya' call this part!) 'The Reach down
between my legs part' :)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-- |------------------------------------------------------------------|-- |------------------------------------------------------------------|-- |---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|-- |-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|-- |---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|-- -------------------O--| ------------------O---| -----------------2----| ---H--P---------3-----| -/9-10-9-------3------| ---------10---1-------|
$ (Arpegiate Chord)
Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
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Panama
6=D#
Intro
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM trem\down PM
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-------10--------7--------9-------10-----7--7--------8--------5----0-------|again exc. |--9--------9--------8--------9--------9-----8--7--------7--------6------------| last two, |-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--------5--5-----5--5---------------| replace |--9--------9--------9--------9--------9-----9--7--------7--------7------------| w/pick |---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--| slide PM-----------| PM AH~~~~~ H PM |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-5-5-------------------4--5--4-----4\2--2--2--------------4--------4--5--4--5--4-----| |--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----4\2--2--2---------6-------6-----------4--4--4-----| |--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----4\2--2--2---------6----------6--------4--4--4-----| |--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--4-----------0-------------2------4----------------------------0--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| PM------------| harm---------------------| |-------------------------------0--------0--------5--------5--5--5--5--5--------| |--4\2--2--2-----------------------4--------4--------4--------5--5--5--5--------| |--4\2--2--2-----------------4--------4--------4--------4-----------------------| |--4\2--2--2-----------------4--------------------------------------------------| |-------------0--0--0--0--0--2--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
PM--| PM---| PM
|---------------------------------------| |--------------------0-----------------| |-----------3-----------3---------------| |--------------------0--2--3-----------| |--------2--2--------2--2--2------------| |-----------------------2--2-----------| |--2-----2--0--------2--0--2-----5/7\5--| |--0--2--------------------------------| |--2-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----5/7\5--| |--0--2--------------------------------| |--0--0-----------------------0---------| |-----0--0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--|
pickslide ~~~~ ~~~~
|------------------0--------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------| |---------------------0--0--------0--------------0--------0-------------------------------| |------------4--4-----------3--------3-----6--------6-----6------------------------------4| |------------4-----------------4--------4--6-----------6--6------------------------------4| |------------2-----------------------------4--------------4----5----------3--------------2| |-----------------------------------------------------------------6--5-------4--3----2-0--|
harmonics are the same as the intro
I'll do the rest later
Tab by: Mike V. (|5150|)
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