Van Halen - Panama Chords & Tabs

 

Panama Chords & Tabs

Van Halen Chords & Tabs

Version: 4 Type: Tab

Panama Tab

Tune guitar 1/2 step down. Use distortion with slight delay.

This is just the intro.  I will post the rest of the song up a little at a time.

Intro:

E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--9-----10----7-----9-----10--7---7-----8-----5-----------
G|--9-----9-----8-----9-----9---8---7-----7-----6-----------
D|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9---7-----7-----7-----------
A|--7--7-----7-----7-----7----------5--5-----5----5-5-5-5-5-
E|----------------------------------------------------------



E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--0\--------------|
D|--0\--------------|
A|------------------|
E|----------0-------|

\ :stands for tremlo bar dip downward.

E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--9-----10----7-----9-----10--7---7-----8-----5-----------
G|--9-----9-----8-----9-----9---8---7-----7-----6---ps\-----
D|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9---7-----7-----7---ps\-----
A|--7--7-----7-----7-----7----------5--5-----5--------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_halen/panama_tab_ver_4.html ]
ps\ :stands for pick slide going down the strings.

E|--------4-------------------------------|
B|--------5-----4-5-4-4-2-2-2-------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-2-0-0-0---*2^-------|
E|----------------------------------------|

*Pinch harmonic
^Bend full step up and down letting pinch harmonic ring.

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------4---4-5--4-5-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-4---|
G|--6-6-6--6--6-6--4-4-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-4---|
D|--6-6-6---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-4---|
A|--4-4-4----------4-4-4-2-0-0-0----0-0-0-2---|
E|--------------------------------------------|



E|0-----0-----(osh5)------------(osh5)------------(osh5)---|
B|--4-----4---------(osh4)------------(osh4)---------------|
G|----4-----4-------------(osh4)------------(osh4)---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

"osh" stands for open string harmonic over the numbered fret and string.