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A-Z (artist name) of Guitar Tab
A    B    C    D    E    F
G    H    I    J    K    L
M    N    O    P    Q    R
S    T    U    V    W    X
Y    Z    0-9

################################################################ # The following is the author's own interpretation of the song # # to be used for studying or private use only. Downloaded from # # www.TabGuitarLessons.com. FREE GUITAR SOFTWARE + LOTS MORE! # # Home of the 60 minute fretboard memory technique. You'll # # memorise ALL the notes and positions on the fretboard in 60 # # minutes or less. visit www.TabGuitarLessons.com today. # ################################################################ From: MStra5150@aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 19:08:20 -0400 "Judgment Day" by Van Halen Transcribed by Matt Strayer This song is pretty fast, around 190 bpm. Although, it's not to hard to play once you have it memorized and master the bar dive trick. key: ^=hammer on +=thumb AH=artificial harmonic ^f=full bend ^h=half bend / or \ = slide T=right hand tapping (T)=left hand tapping 2(14) = fret the number on the left and play the harmonic on the right by tapped harm. technique. X\ = pick slide X = muffled strings ~~~~ = vibrato Intro: Dadd4 A7 Dadd4 --------|---------|------|------0--|--(0)-|----------|-----------| --------|------3--|--(3)-|---------|------|-------3--|-(3)-------| --------|----0----|--(0)-|-0--2----|--(2)-|----0-----|-(0)-------| --------|--4------|------|---------|------|--4-------|-----------| --------|---------|------|---------|------|----------|-----------| ---^2---|---------|------|---------|------|----------|-----0**---| + A ---------|---------|------|---------| ---------|---------|------|---------| -2--2--2-|-(2)-----|-(2)--|-(2)-----| -0--0--0-|-(0)-----|-(0)--|-(0)-----| -0--0--0-|-(0)-----|-(0)--|-(0)-----| ---3--3--|---------|------|---------| ** Depress whammy bar as far as it will go (about an octave) then strike note and shake bar up and down 7 times (eighth notes -&2&3 etc.) This goes real fast so have fun!! Repeat Intro except on the Dadd4 the second time play 2 eighth notes instead of quarter then eighth note: Dadd4 A7 Dadd4 --------|---------|------|------0--|--(0)-|----------|-----------| --------|------3--|--(3)-|---------|------|-------3--|-(3)-------| --------|----0----|--(0)-|-0--2----|--(2)-|----0-----|-(0)-------| --------|--4------|------|---------|------|--4-------|-----------| --------|---------|------|---------|------|----------|-----------| --------|---------|------|---------|------|----------|-----0**---| A ------------|-------------| ------------|-------------| -2--2--2^F*-|--(2)~~~~ w/bar -0--0-------|-------------| -0--0-------|-------------| ---3--3-----|-------------| *AH (G) Bend up and hold bend while dipping bar one step, then release both bend and bar simultaneously. Dadd4 A7 Dsus4 D --------|---------|------|------0--|--(0)-|-----3----|-(3)------------| --------|------3--|--(3)-|---------|------|---3------|-(3)-------3(15)| --------|----0----|--(0)-|-0--2----|--(2)-|-2--------|------2(14)-----| --------|--4------|------|---------|------|----------|----------------| --------|---------|------|---------|------|----------|----------------| --------|---------|------|---------|------|----------|----------------| let ring--- Here just punch out a D chord: (palm mute open d's) ---------2-------3---|----2---| ---3-----3-------3---|----3---| ---2-----2-------2---|----2---| -----0-0---0--0----0-|-0--0---| Now do the bar dive trick, except shake the bar 9 times, (i.e. 1&2&3&4&1) Continue with this on the "&" of first beat: --------------------------| --------------------------| --2--4^2--4--5/6----------| --2--4^2--4--5/6----------| --------------------------| --------------------------| Here's the riff played before the first verse: Palm mute all f#'s on six string: (the technique I recommend for this is rocking your first finger back and forth and using the third finger to barre the two notes at the fourth fret: ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- -------| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---3---| ------------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---2---| -2----------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---0---| -0----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- -------| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--------2--------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2- -------| ---------------------| -(3)-----------------| -(2)-----------------| "A" yeah, here's "A" -(0)-----------------| -----4^0--2----3--4--| ---------------------| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -2----------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -0----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--------2--------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2- *2-| * last note not P.M. Ok, do that again for the verse up to "A" and then again up to "A" with the following variation on the last two bars: "...problem." -----------------------|-----------------------| -----------------------|---3-------------------| -2---------------------|---2-------------------| -2---------------------|---0-------------------| -----------------------|-------4^0--2----3--4--| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2---------------------| He continues using the riff throughout the verse with some variations that you should be able to fiqure out were they go if you here the song: "Kickin' back.." -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -2---------------------| -0---------------------| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| "...kickin' you." -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| ---------*2~~~-3--4----| -2--2--2---------------| * AH "Ah.." -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -2---------------------| -0---------------------| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| "No.." -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| ---0--2~~~-------3--4--| -2---------------------| Then do this: "Anyway, if I make 'em...." ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -2----------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -0----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--------2--------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2- -2-| ------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| ------------------------|-2/4--4--4--4--4--4--2-|--------------------------| -----2------------------|-2/4--4--4--4--4--4--2-|--------------------------| -----0-----2------------|-2/4--4--4--4--4--4--2-|--------------------------| -----0-----2------------|-----------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| --2--------0------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| ------------------------|----------------------------------5(17)| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--5-|-(5)-5(17)------------------5(17)------| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--6-|-(6)------------------7(19)------------| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--7-|-(7)------7(19)-7(19)------------------| ------------------------|---------------------------------------| ------------------------|---------------------------------------| ------------------------|-------------------------| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--2-|-------------------------| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--2-|--------------2----------| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--2-|--------------2----------| ------------------------|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--| ------------------------|-------------------------| ------------------------|-------------------------| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--5-|-(5)---------------------| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--6-|-(6)----6----(6)/9---9---| --2/4--4--4--4--4--4--7-|-(7)----6----(6)/9---9---| ------------------------|--------4----(4)/7---7---| ------------------------|-------------------------| "Makin' wave's a waste..." ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- -------| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---3---| ------------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---2---| -2----------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---0---| -0----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- -------| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--------2--------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2- -------| ---------------------| -(3)-----------------| -(2)-----------------| -(0)-----------------| -----4^0--2----3--4--| ---------------------| "Got no faith..." ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -2----------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -0----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--------2--------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2- -2-| ------------------------| ------------------------| -----2------------------| -----0-----2------------| -----0-----2------------| --2--------0------------| Bridge: "why..." 1&.....................&|...................4.&|1.&...........4..&|1.&........ ....| A(2nd pos)------------D5|-(D5 etc.)----------E5|---------------F#m|---------------| "carry you?" ------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| ------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| ------------------------|---------------------|-------9(21)-----------------| ------------------------|---------------------|--9(21)---------7(19)--------| -0--0--0--0--4----0--0--|-5-----------4----0--|-----------7(19)--------7(19)| ------------------------|--------------------0|-----------------------------| Punch an E5 chord (7th pos) here: "I just.." Then: "slide..." 1&.....................&|...................4.&|1.&...........4..&|1.&........ ....| A(2nd pos)------------D5|-(D5 etc.)----------E5|---------------F#m|---------------| Play A5 for a bar then this on the A string: --0--0-------2--0--4--|-(4)--4(7)--4(8)--4(8)--4(9)--4(11)~~~|--(4(11))~~~~~~~ | OK, now: Now do the bar dive trick, except shake the bar 9 times, (i.e. 1&2&3&4&1) Continue with this on the "&" of first beat: --------------------------| --------------------------| --2--4^2--4--5/6----------| --2--4^2--4--5/6----------| --------------------------| --------------------------| For the Chorus play: ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- -------| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---3---| ------------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---2---| -2----------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---0---| -0----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- -------| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--------2--------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2- -------| ---------------------| -(3)-----------------| -(2)-----------------| -(0)-----------------| -----4^0--2----3--4--| ---------------------| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ------------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -2----------------------|---------2--------4------------|--2------------------ ---| -0----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------- ---| ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--------2--------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2- *2-| Now, for verse two and the chorus, you already know, just repeat the stuff. E-(2)~~~~~-------| Now for my favorite, the solo, pretty hard to fiqure out, I read this one riff in a guitar mag, you know the over the top tapping: The tapped riff is really 7th chords arppegiated. (16th notes) I show the technique for one chord and where the next chords are: A7(12th) A7(12th)--|--B7(14)---|--B7(14)--|--C7(15)--|-D7(17)--| ------------------------------------| -14------14--------14------14-------| -----12-------12-------12------12---| ---14------14--------14------14-----| -------12--------12------12-------12| ------------------------------------| * 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Play the 14's with right hand and 12's with left over the top of the neck with the left hand pinky lying across and muting all the strings to cut out noise. * fingering Then he changes it with the same ideas: E7 (play three times) --------------------17-------------| -21--17--21--17--21----19--21--17--| -------19------19----------------19| ---21------21------21--------21----| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| The solo I'll post later after I figure it out!!! After the solo, play the intro again with some difference that's not worth tabbing, so you should be able to figure out the order of the stuff. There's one more verse, and there is some more variation in the last chorus that you could fiqure out easily, he just plays F#'s instead of doing the D chord thing. He also plays the tapped riff again at the end. Of course, you can improvise, so listen to the song and play along. It's a lot easier to memorize that way and helps with timing. Questions or comments, don't be shy: e-mail to MStra5150@aol.com