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Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Van Halen
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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
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