Van Halen - Somebody Get Me A Doctor Chords & Tabs

 

Somebody Get Me A Doctor Chords & Tabs

Van Halen Chords & Tabs

Version: 4 Type: Tab

Somebody Get Me A Doctor Tab

   
BAnd- Van Halen
Song- Somebody Get Me A Doctor

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen - brown sound distortion'

 Intro
  Q=130
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q.   E +E  E  Q    +W           Q.   E +Q   Q
|------------------|------------|----------------|
|-3----3-(3)----3--|-(3)--------|-3----3-(3)-----|
|-0----0-(0)-x/-2--|-(2)--------|-0----0-(0)--2--|
|-0-------------0--|-(0)--------|-0-----------0--|
|------3-(3)-x/----|------------|------3-(3)--0--|
|-3----------------|------------|-3--------------|


      \1/  \1/  \1/  \1/  \1/  \1/
  Q  +S   +E.  +S   +E.  +S   +E.
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---|
|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---|
|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)---|


                  Pre-Verse (Main Rff)
          \7
                             PM           PM
  +H     +H         E  E S S E E Q   E   E E E E +Q   Q
|---------------||---------------------|------------------|
|---------------||---------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|
|---------------||-(2)---------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|
|-(2)----(2)----||--2--2-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|
|-(2)----(2)----||--3--0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|
|-(0)----(0)----||---------------------|------------------|
                 |-Riff 1                      end Riff 1-|


Riff 1 x5 (w/slight variations throught song)



 Verse
            PM---------|              PM---------|              PM---------|
   E. S Q   E   E   E   E     Q   Q   E   E   E   E    E. S Q   E   E   E   E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
|-!7--7-7------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-7------------------|
|-!0--0-0--<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|---------<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|-0--0-0--<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|
|-Rhy Fig 1


   E.  S  Q  Q     Q
|----------------------|
|-10--10-10------------|
|-10--10-10------------|
|-10--10-10------------|
|----------------------|
|------------x\--h13\--|
         end Rhy Fig 1-|

Riff 1 x2

Rhy Fig 1

Riff 1 x3


           PM---------|             PM--------|           PM--------|
  E. S Q   E   E   E   E     Q   Q  E S S E S S    Q   Q  E S S E S S
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
|-7--7-7------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0-------<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|


                             Bridge
                                                                <
                                pm    pm|         ~
   e.  s  q   +e  s s  q      e e s s s s s e.    q    e e q  e q.
|--------------------------||------------------------|---------------|
|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5-------7p5b5.5----|----------5----|
|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|----------5----|
|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-2-------7-7---------7--|---2------5----|
|-----------------x-x-12\--||-0-0--------------------|-0-0-----------|
|-----------------x-x-12\--||------------------------|---------------|


                                      <
          pm|         ~
  e e s s s s s e.    q    e  e  q  e q.
|------------------------|-----------------|
|-----5-------7p5b5.5----|------------5----|
|-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|------------5----|
|---------7-7---------7--|---(2)------5----|
|-0-0--------------------|-0--0------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|


                                      <
    pm    pm|         ~~
  e e s s s s s e.    e. s   e e q  e q.
|--------------------------|---------------||
|-----5-------7p5b5.5------|----------5----||
|-----5p0-----7p5b5.5------|----------5----||
|---------x-x---------7--x-|----------5----||
|-0-0----------------------|-0-0-----------||
|--------------------------|---------------||


 guitar solo
               |------8------| |-----7------|
  e e    +e. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---7pb8r(7)p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9-9-9-9s12-|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

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   |--------6--------|
   s  s  s  s  s  t  t  e      +e   +s       +e.   e  e
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------10b12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12s14-14b18==(14)r(14)b18==(14)r\---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


  E  E      a       +E   s s  E  E       +s   s s s
|-7----------------------7--------------------------|
|---10b12r(10)b12==(10)r---7-10-10pb12==(10)r-0-7p6-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


  s s t t t t s s s s    +q    s s  e
|-----------------------------------x-|
|---6---------------------------------|
|-9---9p7p6---6------------------0----|
|-----------9---7---6b7==(6)r--x------|
|-----------------9------------x---/9-|
|-------------------------------------|


                      |----6-----| |----6-----|  |-3-|
  s s  e      +s   s  s s s s  s s s s  s s s s  s s s
|---------------------------0--------0--------0--------|
|-----10b12==(10)r-0-10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---x--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


     |-3-| |-3-|          |--3--|
  s  s s s s s s  e      +e   e e s     +s  e.
|-0------------7-10b12==(10)r-7----------------|
|---10p7p0---7------------------7--------------|
|----------9----------------------9pb10r(9)p7/-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


                             ~~~~~                          ~~~~~~
  e  s  s  s  s  e  s  s  s  s  q       e    e    e   e  e  e      +e.  s
|---10-------------10--------------|--------------------15----------------|
|---11p10----------11p10-----------|------------<12>-15----18b20==(18)r-0-|
|---------12-10-12-------12-10-12--|-------<12>---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-/(12)--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


        PM       PM      PM   PM
   S S  S S +S   S  S S  S E  S  S S  S  S
|---------8-(8)------------8---------------|
|-10p8-------------10p8---------10p8-------|
|------10-------10------10---10------10s12-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


         PM         PM       PM
   S  S  S  S  +S   S  S  S  S  E  S   Q
|----------10-(10)-------------10----------|
|-12p10---------------12p10----------h12\--|
|-------12---------12-------12----12-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


                    |-3-|   |----3----|
  S S S S +S  S S S E E E   E    E    E
|-------1-(1)---------3------------------|
|-3p1-----------5p3-----------------<12>-|
|-----3-------5-----5---5/-(0)-<12>------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


    |---3---|
    E   E   E   E   S   S   H
|-<12>-----<7>-------------<5>----|
|--------------<7>-----<5>--------|
|------<7>---------<5>------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


                                             \7
                                    ~~
  S S S S +S  S S S S E S S S S S   H.      +Q
|-------1-(1)---------3-----------|--------------||
|-3p1-----------5p3-------7p5-----|--------------||
|-----3-------5-----5---7-----7---|--------------||
|-------------------------------x-|-9-------(9)--||
|-------------------------------x-|-7-------(7)--||
|-------------------------------x-|-0-------(0)--||


 Pre-Verse
 Riff 1 x3


      |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
  E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----*4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3-0-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
*Random harmonics produced by sliding picking hand along G string

  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12\--|

Riff 1 x2

Outro - Verse
Rhy Fig 1

Riff 1 x3.5


  E E Q   H      +Q   E E H      +W           +W            Q   Q  H
|---------2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|--------------*|
|-----8\--3----|-(3)--3-3-3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|--------------*|
|-5---7\--2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(0)--2-------*|
|-5---7\--0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------2-------*|
|---0-----0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--3---0-------*|
|--------------|---------------|------------|------------|--------------*|
                 +W