Van Halen - Top Jimmy Bass guitar tab
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TOP JIMMY (Bassline)
As recorded by Van Halen
(From the 1984 Album 1984)
Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth
Arranged by Van Halen
Transcribed by Derek Line
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Fast Q=184
4/4
Gtr I
Wx12
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
Gtr I
H Q Q W W W
|------------|----------|----------|------|
|------------|----------|----------|------|
|------------|----------|----------|------|
|------0-----|----------|----------|------|
H Q Q W W W H Q Q
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|------0-----|----------|----------|----------|------0-----|
W W E E E E E E E E W W
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|---5-3-0-3s5-3-5-|----------|------||
Verse
$
$$
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q. 3x
||------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------o||
||o-----------5-----|---------------|----------------|----------------o||
||--12S=0-0-0---0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|-5--5-5---x-5-5-|----5-5---3------||
Chorus
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-/10-9-|-8-8----8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-5s7\\--3-2-|
|-/5-5-5--5-5-----|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
To Dbl. Coda To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------||
|---------5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2------------|---3----3-3-x-5-|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------5\\-||
|-5-5-5-5---------|-------2-(2)-2----|----------------|---5---6---7------||
Chorus Tag
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
H Q Q W W W H Q Q
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|------0-----|----------|----------|----------|------0-----|
D.S. al Coda
W W E E E E E E E E W W
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|-----------------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|---5-3-0-3s5-3-5-|----------|------||
Guitar Solo
&
E E E E E Q. Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---5---6---7\\---|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
Q e E Q e E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--0--|-2--x-0-0--x-0-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|---0---0-3--2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2--2-2-|
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---2---2-2--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--x-0-|---2---0-3--2-2-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-0-2-2-2-2--0-2-|---2---0-2--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---2---0-3--2--|-2--2-2-2--2-3-|-3--3-3-3-3---4-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W
|-----------------|--------------------|----------|------||
|-----------------|---------10/-8------|----------|------||
|-----------------|---------------10---|----------|------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8----------8-|----------|------||
Outro
&&
E Q. E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3----3/-3-3-5-|---5---5---5s15\\--|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E +E Q E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------5---5-----|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------5---|----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3-5-|---5-----------5s|=3-3----3-3-3-5-|---5---6-(6)-7--12-|
Free Time Q=124
+Q E E +H +W +W +Q Q H
|-------------------:------------:------------|--------------*|
|-------------------:------------:------------|--------------*|
|-------------------:------------:------------|--------------*|
|-(12)\\--0-0-(0)----:-(0)--------:-(0)--------|-(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
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