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Somebody Get Me A Doctor

Van Halen

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#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SOMEBODY GET ME A DOCTOR (Bassline) As recorded by Van Halen (From the 1979 Album VAN HALEN II) Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=130 4/4 Gtr I Q. Q. Q +W Q. Q. Q W +W |--------------|------------|--------------|----------|--------|| |--------------|------------|--------------|----------|--------|| |------3----5--|-(5)--------|------3----5--|----------|--------|| |-3------------|------------|-3------------|-0--------|-(0)----|| Pre-Verse E E H. W E E H. W |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-3-0---------|----------|-3-0---------|------| |-------------|----------|-------------|------| E E H. W E E H. Q Q S S S S Q |-------------|----------|-------------|--------------------| |-------------|----------|-------------|--------7-7-7-7-7\--| |-3-0---------|----------|-3-0---------|----7/--------------| |-------------|----------|-------------|--------------------| 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 +H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-------|-----3-5-(5)----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-2-3-|-4-5------------|| Verse Q Q E E E E 3x Q Q Q Q ||-----------------||-------------|| ||o---------------o||-------------|| ||o-7--7--7-7-7-7-o||-7--7--8--9--|| ||-----------------||-------------|| 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 +H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-3-0-0-0-0-------|-----3-5-(5)----|| |-----------------|-----3-3-4-4-5-5-|-----------0-2-3-|-4-5------------|| Verse 2 Q Q E E E E 3x Q Q Q Q ||-----------------||-------------|| ||o---------------o||-------------|| ||o-7--7--7-7-7-7-o||-7--7--3--2--|| ||-----------------||-------------|| Chorus 2 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 +H ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|----------------|| ||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------o||-3-0-0-0-0-------|-----3-5-(5)----|| ||------------------|-----3-3-4-4-5-5--||-----------0-2-3-|-4-5------------|| Bridge Q Q E E E E 3x Q Q Q Q ||-----------------||-------------| ||o---------------o||-------------| ||o-7--7--7-7-7-7-o||-7--7--3--2--| ||-----------------||-------------| E E H. 6x W H. Q ||---------------||----------|-------------|| ||o-------------o||----------|-------------|| ||o-------------o||----------|---------7/--|| ||--5-5----------||----------|-------------|| Guitar Solo E E E E E S S E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E S S E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------7--8-9-10-|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-------7-|-7-7-7-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-------7-| |-----------5-5-7---|-----------------|-----------5-5-7---| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-------5--6-7/--| |-7-7-7-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5-5-5----------| |----------6-5-4-|-----------3-5---|----------------| Q. Q E Q Q. Q E Q Q. Q. Q H H |---------------|-----------------|--------------|------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------|------7/----| |-5----7--8-9/--|-5----10--9-10/--|-5----7----9--|-0----------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------|------------| Q. Q. Q W |--------------|------|| |--------------|------|| |-5----7----9--|-5----|| |--------------|------|| Pre-Verse E E H. W 3x E E H. Q E E E E E E ||--------------|-----------||-------------|-----------------| ||o-------------|----------o||-------------|-----------------| ||o-3-0---------|----------o||-3-0---------|----3-4-5-5-4-3--| ||--------------|-----------||-------------|-----------------| 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 +H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-------|-----3-5-(5)----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-2-3-|-4-5------------|| Verse Q Q E E E E 3x Q Q Q Q ||-----------------||-------------|| ||o---------------o||-------------|| ||o-7--7--7-7-7-7-o||-7--7--3--2--|| ||-----------------||-------------|| Out-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------o|| ||------------------|-----3-3-4-4-5-5--|| E E E E E E E E E E Q H +W |-----------------|-------------|------------| |-----------------|-------------|------------| |-3-0-0-0-0-------|-----3--5----|-(5)--------| |-----------0-2-3-|-4-5---------|------------| +W +W Q Q H |------------|------------|------------*| |------------|------------|------------*| |-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-3--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
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