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Van Halen - Oh Pretty Woman guitar tab

Van Halen - Pretty Woman

Transcribed by Norman Lin

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------------------

G ----------------------------------------------------------------------

D -----------------0-(let ring for 4 beats) ----------------------------

A -2---2-------2--------------------------------------------------------

E -0---0---4------------------------------------------------------------

^ ^

This is played twice, then comes the familiar complete arpeggio:

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------------------

G ----------------------------------------------------------------------

D -----------------0---4---2---0----------------------------------------

A -2---2-------2--------------------------------------------------------

E -0---0---4------------------------------------------------------------

It seems to sound better if you mute the E string right after playing the

G# so that the G# on the E string and the B on the A string don't ring

together. Also, with the 2 performers I saw, one played an E chord

backing while the other picked out the E7 arpeggio.

Play that arpeggio as many times as you want to lead into the song:

E A F#m A F#m

Pretty woman, walking down the street/Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet

D E

Pretty woman, I don't believe you; you're not true

No one could look as good as you

A F#m A F#m

Pretty woman, won't you pardon me/Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see

D E

Pretty woman, you look lovely as can be

Are you lonely just like me?

Dm G C Am

Pretty woman, stop a while/Pretty woman, talk a while

Dm C (held for 2 measures)

Pretty woman, give your smile to me

Dm G C Am

Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah/Pretty woman, walk my way

Dm G C

Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me

A F#m D E

Oh, 'cause I need you; I'll treat you right

A F#m D E

Come with me baby; be mine tonight

(play E7 arpeggio here a couple of times)

A F#m A F#m

Pretty woman, don't walk on by/Pretty woman, don't make me cry

A E (strummed until the last 'A' chord below)

Pretty woman, don't walk away, hey... okay

If that's the way it must be then okay

I guess I'll go on home; it's late; there'll be tomorrow night, but wait...

What do I see? Is she walking back to me? Yeah, she's walking back to me...

Oh, oh,

A (hit 2 times hard then mute completely)

Pretty Woman

Supplied by Greg J. Musi (musi+@pitt.edu)

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