Van Halen

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Added: Mar 05, 2008

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Skill Level: Beginner

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Dancing In The Street Tab by Van Halen

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SONG NAME Dancing in the street - Band Name Van halen
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Tuning: EADGBe

Kick in and verse: (4 times)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----5-----5-------------------------------------------|
D|---7-----7-----5-----5-------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5-5---3-3---3-3-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9—--------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9—--------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------9-9------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--9-9------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--9-9-9-9—-3-3-2-------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--7-7-9-9--3-3-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------7-7--1-1---------------------------------------------|
Play the chorus again except play the first chord 15 times.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-6-6-6-8-8------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------/15-13-15~-13(16/)----------------------|
G|--16b~-16-14~-4v~-4ba.h.wb\~-------------------14-12-14bp12pickslide-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------15b---------------------|
B|------------------------------------15-13----------shortpickslide-|
G|--14-12-14~12h14(15/)14-12-14b-12~--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------13~-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/13p11------15-18-15h18p15---------------|
G|---------------------/13p11--------------------------15h17p15--------|
D|-10-12-10-7-5-3h5-3~----------------------------------------15h17p15~|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-/14-12-18b~-18--17-16-15--------------------------------------|
B|------------x---x--x--x---15-14-12-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------x—-x--x-----15b~-13-15~13h15\12h14\11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------15b~-13h14h15~---------------------|
G|-h13\10h12\9h11\8h10-7654~-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

This part is trem picking. not very fast.the note in brackets
Says to pick the bent note.
e|-12t-14t-15t-17t-19t-21b~(21)21-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------pickslide\\\------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Now the chorus fade out. Its just hitting the d5 chord over and over
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-overand over.----------------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| a.h artificial/ pinch  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| h natural harmonic
| wb push whammy bar down and back up. (not too much)
| h harmonic
| wb\ push whammy bar down
| db dive bomb
| wb\ pre press the wammy bar down, play the note, raise wambar
| t trempicking

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