Somebody Get Me A Doctor 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SOMEBODY GET ME A DOCTOR 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 Bb Eb) - 'EVH - brown sound' Intro Q=130 G5 D5 G5 D5/A 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----x-(x)----0--|-(0)--------|-0----x-(x)--0--| |-x----3-(3)-x/----|------------|-x----3-(3)--0--| |-3----------------|------------|-3--------------| E5 \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 ~ +H +H E E S S E e Q E |---------------||---------------------| |---------------||---------------------| |---------------||-(2)---------0-2-----| |-(2)----(2)----||--2--2-------0-2-----| |-(2)----(2)----||--3--0-x-x-0------/7-| |-(0)----(0)----||---------------------| PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E |------------------|---------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-(2)---------0-2-----| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-----2-------0-2-----| |---0----------7\--|--3--0-x-x-0------/7-| |------------------|---------------------| PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q |------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|---2-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0----------7\--|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------| PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |---2-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------12\--|-3-0-x-x-0------7\-| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|| |-----8-7-(7)-------|---------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|| |-5---7-7-(7)-------|-(2)---------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|| |-5---7-7-(7)---7\--|-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|| |---0----------(0)--|--3--0-x-x-0------/7-|---0---------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------7\---|| 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------|-------------|-0--0-0------| PM PM E. S Q Q Q E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-10--10-10------------|-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-10--10-10------------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-10--10-10------------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |----------------------|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |------------x\--h13\--|-------------------|-------------------| PM ~ ~ PM---------| E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q E. S Q E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|-9--9-9-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-9--9-9-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-9--9-9-------------------| |-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------/7\--|-7--7-7-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-0--0-0-------| PM---------| PM---------| Q Q E E E E E. S Q E E E E E. S Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-10------------| |-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-10------------| |-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-10------------| |-------------------------|-7--7-7------------------|----------------------| |-------------|-0--0-0------|------------x\--h13\--| PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E |-------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-----------0-2-----| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-----------0-2-----| |-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------| ~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)-------|-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0---------------|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0---------------| |--------------13\--|-------------------|--------------7\---| 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-----------|---------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-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--------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-----------|-------------15----18b20==(18)r-0-| |---------12-10-12-------12-10-12--|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-/(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------------------| |-----3-------5-----5---5/-(0)-------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---3---| E E E E S S H |-----------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| \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 PM PM PM E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E |---------------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------| |-(0)---------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-(2)---------0-2-----| |-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-----| |--3--0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|--3--0-x-x-0------/7-| |---------------------|--------------x---|---------------------| PM PM PM E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q |------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|---(2)-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0----------7\--|-3--0--x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |--------------x---|---------------------|--------------x----| |----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-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------12\--| PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e E S S E |---------------------|------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|------------------------| |-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|---(2)-------0-2--------| |---(2)-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-x-x----| |-3--0--x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|-3--0--x-x-0-----x-x-/7-| |---------------------|------------------|------------------------| Outro - Verse ~~~~~~ PM---------| PM---------| E E E E +Q Q E. S Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------| |-----8-7-(7)-------||-9--9-9------------------|-10--10----------------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------||-9--9-9------------------|-10--10----------------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------||-9--9-9------------------|-10--10----------------| |---0---------------||-7--7-7------------------|-----------------------| |--------------12\--||-0--0-0------|------------0-| PM---------| PM E. S Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E S S E e Q E |-------------------------|------------------|----------------------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-----------|----------------------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-----------|-------------0-2------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-----------|---(2)-------0-2------| |-7--7-7------------------|------------------|-3--0--x-x-0------/7--| |-0-----------|---------x\--15\--|----------------------| ~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E E E E E +Q Q |------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|---(2)-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0----------7\--|-3--0--x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |------------------|---------------------|--------------x----| PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ E E S S E e E S S E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E e Q E |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|-------------------| |---(2)-------0-2--------|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |-------------0-2-x-x----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |-3--0--x-x-0-----x-x-/7-|---0---------------|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-| |------------------------|--------------12\--|-------------------| 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 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