Van Halen

Van Halen - Somebody Get Me A Doctor guitar tab

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SOMEBODY GET ME A DOCTOR

Van Halen II

tabbed by dsale@jax.jaxnet.com

http://www.jaxnet.com/~dsale

The other tab for this song on OLGA was too incomplete for me not to tab

this one.I dont even think he did the right song.oh well.

p=palm

h=harm

/&\=slide

intro thingee

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3-----3-----3--------3-----3--------------|

0-----0-----2--------0-----0-----2--------|

0-----------0--------0-----------0--------|

------3--------------------3-----0-----2--|

3--------------------3-----------------0--|

this next part is the main riff,also done during the chorus.

p p p p p

------------------------------------------3--2-----|

------------------------------------1-----3--3-----|

------------2--2--2-----0--2~~~-----0-----2--2-----|

------------2--2--2-----0--2-----2--0--------------|

3-----0--------------------------------0-----------|

------------------------------------------------12\|

now the verses.

"You better.."

h h h h h h h h h h h h

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9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------9-----9--9--------------10----

9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------9-----9--9--------------10----

9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------7-----7--7--------------10----

7-----7--7-----------------8------8---------------7-----7--7--------------8-----

0-----0--0--7--7--7--7----------------7--7--7--7--------------7--7--7--7--------

---------------|

---10--10------|

---10--10------|

---10--10------|

---8---8---x\--|

-----------h13\|

and its pretty much the same throughout,until.

"And im speedin.."

--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------

11-----11-----------------------12--x-----12------------------|-----------------

11-----11-----------------------12--------12------------------|-----------------

11-----11-----------------------12--------12------------------|-----------------

9------9------------------------10--------10--------12--12--1\|-----------------

-----------0-----0--0--0--0--0----------------------12--12--12|-----------------

now,that thing before the solo that ROCKS.

v (volume swell.)

--------------------------------------|

------5-----------7h5--------------5--|

------5-----------7h5--------------5--|

---------7--x--x-------7~~~--------5--|

0--0-------------------------0--0-----|

--------------------------------------|

and thats pretty much it,besides the solo,but i usually add my own solos,

i usually have what ed did in my head and improvise on it.

also,at the end,when ed is doing the main riff,he ends with:

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-----------[2--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4]----x/--[2--4-----

---------2----------------------------------------------------------------------

3--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------

0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2-----0--4--2--0]--------|------------------------------

-------------------------------------------/7----|------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------

---------------------------------------------/15\|------------------------------

which is done by gliding down the 6th string w/side of right hand (light-

ly touching it) while hammering on/pulling off w/left hand,which sounds

random harmonics and muted notes.

From: edward@pluto.njcc.com (Edward Sulikoswki)

Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 07:41:41 -0400

Subject: Somebody Get Me a Doctor[Partial]

think its off of VH. #1

Set your guitar to 1/2 step down[Not sure,But it's the way its' done here]

may not be note for note either.I make no claims to being a jam-master or

something.Have some distortion,turn the amp up and have a -go[dont get evic-

-ted though].

E

B S

G 4 L 6 11 10

D 5 I 7 11 10

A 3^ 0 5 D 7 7 0 9 8

E 3 3 3* 3 E 5

^ Bend a little * muting above fret's[l.h.]

*=vib

e------------------------------------------------------------------------

b 2------------------------------- 2 -------------

g 2 4 5---------------------- 2 4-----------

d 2 4 sl.5 *------- 2 4-----------

a 0 2 3 3 2-------- 0 2-----------

e----------------- 0 2 3-----------------------0[Dive Trem.]

Off of Van Halen's First continuing..Like where I left off?

1/2 step down amp warmed up fingers warmed up gear[dist?]in tune?go...

e & & @ @ @ @ & & @ @ @ @ & &

b * * 10 10 11 11 12 12

g 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 12 12

d 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 12 12

a 7 7 0 0 7 7 7 7 0 0 7 7 7 7 0 0

e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [hold]

* mute the E a little but let ring open.

@ mute the whole thing both hands kinda.

& little bit o'vibrato.

e

b slide 5 6sl.5 0 2 22

g [hold] down to 2 2 5 0 6sl.5 0 2 22

d still A 2 2 5 0 6sl.5 0 2 22

a holding 0 0 0 0 0 00

e

use volume swell's and fast clean attack now.

I think you dont need my guidance to do what comes next.Go with the flow!

Love that Eddie and I'll see ya.....open to suggestions or corrections.

To all that bitch...just[if not at olga] post what you know Somebody will

enjoy it.

Edward edward@pluto.njcc.com

"Some People Risk To Employ Me"

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