Van Halen

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Tabbed By: avatar hdn9

Added: Apr 14, 2008

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Skill Level: Intermediate

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Description:

Band- Van Halen
Song- Feelin'
Album- "Balance"


Notes:

Just in case, the more esoteric chords used herein are:

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Asus2 C#dim
e|--x-----x-----x-----0-----x-----|
B|--3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----|
G|--4-----4-----4-----2-----6-----|
D


Part 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3------|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2--------|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0----------|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2----------------|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0------------------|

Part 2:

e|-------------------------|
B|--------2---------3-2----|
G|------4-------2-------2--|
D|----4-------2---2--------|
A|--2-------0--------------|
E|-------------------------|

Part 3: (similar to Part 1):

e|-------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
                                                       ^

Part 4:  Same as Part 1

     outta touch most the time
     gotta lotta things on my mind
     kickin' down, where to start

Part 5:

     it's the hardest thing  oh....

e|--------------------0--------------|
B|--------2-------2---0-----------3--|
G|------4-------4-----------2---2----|
D|----4-------2-----------2---0------|
A|--2-------0-----------0------------|
E|------------------0----------------|

Part 6:  Same as Part 3

     grow it long, shave it off
     life is hard, never soft
     i need a change, i need it quick
     before it makes me sick

Part 7:

                    that's what's on my mind

e|---------------------------------------------------7-------------12--|
B|--------7-----7-8-------7---7-5------------7---7-8---8--12-10-10-10--|
G|------9-----9---------7---------7--------9---9----------12-11-11-----|
D|----9-----9---------7-----7-------7----9----------------0------------|
A|--7---------------5------------------7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat parts 4 through 6:

     pay attention, watch your back
     pay your dues, stay on track
     got no room to second-guess
     puts me under stress   oh....

     if i were you, you were me
     i wonder who i'd wanna be
     with just one wish you can't refuse
     i wouldn't know what to choose

Part 8:
                                        (not exactly sure about this chord)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3/7--5--8--7/10--8--12--12/14-14---15----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|---2/5--3--7--5/8---7--10--10/12-12---12----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:  I just play these as bar chords, though I'm sure Eddie does
 something fancier

     Bm      A     G                 D/F#               Em       D
     feelin'...no, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'
     Bm     A     G                D/F#          Em     D   Asus2
     feelin' what no one else will ever know i'm feelin'   oh....


Variation on Part 4:

     now black is white and white is black
     got politicians smokin' crack
     and john paul's all bullet-proofed

e|-------------------------------------------------------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------4---------4---------4---------4----------4---2--------|
D|----4---------2---------0---------0----------0---0----------|
A|--2-----2-2-0-----0-0----------------------2----------------|
E|----------------------3-----3-3-2-----2~-0------------------|

Repeat Part 5:

     it puts me through the roof     yea....

Variation on Part 6:

     i were you and you were me
     i wonder who i'd rather be
     if i had one wish i'd take it

e|-------------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4---------4---------4---------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4---------2---------0---------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-2-0-----0-0----------------------2---------------0--|
E|----------------------3-----3-3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
                                                             ^

Chorus:

     Bm      A     G                  D/F#              Em       D
     feelin'...oh, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'
             Bm    A     G                D/F#          Em      D
     and i'm seein' what no one else will ever know i'm seein'
             Bm     A      G            D/F#                   Em     D  Asus2
     come on feelin', hey, i don't understand these things i'm feelin', no


Part 9:  Lead-in to solo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0---------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5-------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5-----|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0------5--|

Pick scrape/whammy bar/something like that on the last note


============
Solo here... ( Em - D )
============

Variation on Part 9:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5------|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0---------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5/7----------------------------5----7-----7/5--|
A|---5/7-----0---0-0-0-0-0-----5--5/7---------5--5-5-5-5/3--|
E|---0---0-0---------------5/7----0---0-0-0-----------------|


Variation on Part 3:

e|-------------------------------------------------0-2-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
                                                       ^

Repeat Part 3 as written:

     outta touch most all the time
     too many things on my mind
     shuttin' down, gotta stop this thing


Chorus:

     Bm      A     G                 D/F#               Em       D
     feelin'...oh, i don't like what i've been told i'm feelin'
         Bm       A      G                D/F#          Em       D  Asus2
     i'm bleedin'...like no one else will ever know i'm bleeding
     Bm     C#dim  D                  Em         F#
     dealin'...i'm dealin' with these things i'm feelin'
         Bm           C#dim         D                    Em               F#
     i'm dreamin', im dreamin', i'm dreamin' things that show me what i'm seein
     Bm    C#dim   D                 Em               F#
     seein'...i'm seein' things that i don't know i'm feelin'
               Bm           C#dim        D                   Em
     i've been feelin', i'm feelin', i'm feelin' things that i don't know
             F#m
     i don't know, i don't know what i'm seein'

(Repeat: Bm - C#dim - D - Em - F#)

     hey, i don't understand


Variation on Part 3:

e|-------------------------------------------------2-3-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-----0--|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4----------4---2-------2--|
D|----4-------2-------0-------0----------0---0---------2--|
A|--2-----2-0-----0--------------------2---------------0--|
E|------------------3-----3-2-----2~-0--------------------|
                                                       ^

Part 10 (the end):

e|-----------------9--|
B|--------------5--7--|
G|------------7----7--|
D|-------7-11------9--|
A|---4/7-----------9--|
E|-----------------7--|



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