Amsterdam by Van Halen #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: "Mark D. Dittmer" AMSTERDAM As Recorded by Van Halen (From the album BALANCE/Warner Bros. Records) Transcribed by Mark Dittmer Words and Music by and Jeff Krinks Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar Michael Anthony, and Alex Van Halen 0:00 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------2~----------------------0----x-x---x-x-------| A---------------------------2------------------------0-------x-x---x-x-------| D---------------2--4--5--6---------------0--2--3--4----------x-x---x-x-------| Light 'em up Unh! |-muted strngs-| 0:06 e--------------------------------------------------------------0-2h3p2p0-0---| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------0-| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------2~----x-x---x-x----------------------0------------------| A-----------------2--------x-x---x-x-------------------0---------------------| D-----2--4--5--6-----------x-x---x-x-------0--2--3--4------------------------| Oh yeah 0:12 e--------------------------4--5---------------------------0-2h3p2p0-0--------| B--------------------------5--5---------------------------------------0------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------2~------------------------------0-----------------------| A-----------------2-------------------------------0--------------------------| D-----2--4--5--6----------------------0--2--3--4-----------------------------| 0:17 e--------------------------4--5---------------------------0-2h3p2p0-0--------| B--------------------------5--5----------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------2-----| D--------------------2~------------------------------0-----------------2-----| A-----------------2-------------------------------0--------------------0-----| D-----2--4--5--6----------------------0--2--3--4-----------------------------| Yeah! 0:23 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------/5--0---------------3-3----------------------| G---------------------------------------------------2-2----------------------| D--------------------------------------/6--2h6p2----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------| A-----T12-T9-T7-T7-T5-T4----------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------| D---------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------| |-tap harmonics--| Looking good through 0:30 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------0----------------3-3----------------------------| G-----/4-4------------------------------------2-2--------------------/4-4----| D-----/2-2-------2~-4-2--/6-----/6---2h6p2----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----/2-2----| A-----/2-2---2-4------------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----/2-2----| D-----/2-2------------------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----/2-2----| the window Shinin' red and blue 0:36 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------0------------3-3---------------------------------------| G----------------------------------2-2---------------------------------------| D---------2~-4-2--/6-----/7--6-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------------7-------7--| A-----2-4--------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---x\-------7-------7--| D----------------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---x\----5~-7----5~-7--| light yeah A little thick but still in the bottom 0:44 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------3-------3------------------------/5--0---------------3-3---------| G-----------2-------2--------------------------------------------2-2---------| D-----------0---2---0---------------2~--------------/6--2h6p2----0-0---0-0-0-| A-----x\--------2----------------2-------------------------------0-0---0-0-0-| D-----x\--------2--------6-2-4-6---------------------------------0-0---0-0-0-| lookin' got a alright, yeah 0:52 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------0----------------3-3-------------------| G--------------/4-4------------------------------------2-2-------------------| D-----0-0-0----/2-2-------2~-4-2--/6-----/6---2h6p2----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---| A-----0-0-0----/2-2---2-4------------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---| D-----0-0-0----/2-2------------------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---| pocket fulla money got me a long night 0:58 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------0------------3-3--------------------------------| G-----/4-4--------------------------------2-2-------------------------2-2----| D-----/2-2-------2~-4-2--/6-----/7--6-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0----| A-----/2-2---2-4--------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---x\----0-0----| D-----/2-2--------------------------------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---x\----0-0----| ahead quick stop by score the bulldog me 1:05 e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------3---------------------------------------------------------| G-----2-2----------2-------2-------------------------------------------------| D-----2-2----------0---5---2-------------------------------------------------| A-----0-0---2--4-------5---0-------------------------------------------------| D----------------------5-----------------------------------------------------| some yeah Whoooaaaa Wham, bam, oh Amsterdam panama red, I realize this tab is far from complete, but it's a start. I tried to make this tab as accurate and as readable as I could. -Mark Dittmer (March 5, 1995) mdittmer@freenet.calgary.ab.ca (home) mddittme@acs.ucalgary.ca (school) www.TAB6.com