Humans Being 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# HUMANS BEING (Bassline) As recorded by Van Halen (Released as a Single in 1996) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words by Van Halen Music by Hagar, Anthony and the Van Halens lol ala Van Halen Arranged by Van Halen Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Michael Anthony' Intro Moderate Rock Q=124 4/4 Gtr I Wx12 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-2-| |-------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| 1. 2. E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E |--------------------||-------------------| |-------------------o||-------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-2---o||-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5-7-| |-----------------3--||-------------------| 1st Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------|-------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Guitar Break 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------||----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------o||----------------||-----------------| |-------------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-2---o||-3-3-3------2-3-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------3--||-------3--3-----||-----------------| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------|-----------------| E E E E a E S S Q E E E E E E E E |---------------------|------------------| |---------3h5-5-5-5\--|------------------| |-2h3-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-----3-3-------------|------------------| E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q E |---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-0-|-2-2-2----------| |---------------------|-------2-2-3--3-| 2nd and 3rd Verses $ E S S +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------||------------------| |-------------------------||------------------| |-------------------------||------------------| |-3-2-3b4==(3)-3r-5-5-7-7-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-2---|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S |-----------------|------------------|-----------------||-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------||-------------------| |-----------------|-------------7\---|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----||---------------3-4-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-|-------------2-2-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s7p5---|-----------------| |-------------------7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-| E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|---------------3--| |-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10\--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-----------------| |-----------7s9p7----|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-------9\-|-2-2-2-2-2-------| |--------------------|-----------3-2-0-| 2nd Guitar Break +E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------||-----------------| |-----2-2---------------------||-----------------| |-----------------------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-(0)-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-------7s12--12-12-12-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5----------------| |-----------------|----------------------| E E E E a E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|-------------------| |-11-12-12-12-10h12-10------|-------------------| |----------------------12\--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------------------------|-------------------| Interlude To Coda |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E Q Q Q H.. E |---------------|-----------------|-------5---9-7h9-||--------------| |---------------|-----------------|---5s7---7-------||--------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------||-7---------7--| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------||--------------| |-3-| H.. E H. E E Q. E Q Q Q W |-------------|-------------|--------------|------| |-------------|-------------|--------------|------| |-7---------2-|-3-------2h3-|-5----5-3-2---|------| |-------------|-------------|------------3-|-0----| +H +E E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E a Q Q Q. E Q. +E |------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|--------7------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------7-----|---------------|--------5h7--5\--|--------7----(7)-| |-(0)----(0)---7-6-|-5----5------5-|-5-5--5----------|-0----0----------| |3-| |-3-| H +Q E E E E H. E E Q. E a Q E E Q. E E Q E |------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|---------/5-4-|------------------|-----------------| |-7----(7)-0-0-2-2-|-3------------|-5----5-5s7--5----|----------7--7---| |------------------|--------------|---------------7\-|-0----0-0--------| Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E H Q. E |---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| |---------------|--------7----7-|----------------|-------------| |--------7------|---------------|----------------|------7------| |-0----0---0-3--|-5----5--------|-5-5--5-8-7-5-3-|-0---------0-| H +E a E E E H +E a E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------------|----------5h7-5---|----------------|-------------------| |----------5h7-5-7-|-3----(3)-------7-|-5----5-7-5-5---|-------------------| |-0----(0)---------|------------------|--------------7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E a E Q E E E E S S E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------| |--------------14s16p14------|---2---------------| |-/14-14-14-14-----------14\-|-------------------| |----------------------------|-0---0-0-0-3-5-5-3-| E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |---2---------------|---2---------------| |-------------------|-------------0-0-2-| |-0---0-0-0-3-5-5-3-|-0---0-0-0-3-------| E E E E E E Q E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E |-----5-----7-----|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|---2---------------|---2---------------|---2----------------| |-3-3---3-5---5\--|-------------------|-------------------|-------------0-0-2--| |-----------------|-0---0-0-0-3-5-5-3-|-0---0-0-0-3-5-5-3-|-0---0-0-0-3--------| E E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------5-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------2------|-----------------| |-3-3-3---3-5-3-5---|-----------------|---------------2/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0----|-----------------| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|-----------------| |-----------14s16p14-12-----|-----------------| |-7-7-7-/14-------------14\-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda & E E E E S S S S Q E E E S S E E E E |--------------------------||-------------------| |-------7S12-12-12-12-12\--||-------------------| |-5-5-5--------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |--------------------------||-------------------| Outro TP W E E E E E E E E |------------||------------------| |------------||------------------| |-24\--------||------------------| |------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||o-----------------| |-----------------|-------------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-2---||o-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------3-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E 6x E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------o||-----------------*| |-----------------|-------------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-2---o||-----------------*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------3--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com