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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: Paul D TAB: "Runaround" by Van Halen Okay, here's my second posting of a rather difficult Van Halen tune (the first being that "Poundcake" monster). The first thing you gotta do if you wanna sound like the record is tune down 1/2 step. The signature riff (which is also the chorus part) is quite difficult to play. Try to find as many actual chord-shapes as possible; that way you won't have to make a million changes in hand position. There's some bits of lyric here and there to help you keep up... A few notes on my tab: "p.m...." means palm-mute; "a.h...." means artificial harmonics "b" means bend "b&r" means bend the notes up to pitch and then release the bend to the original pitch. "bf" means bend full Runaround by Van Halen tab by Paul D. s3bz@music.transy.edu |---||---------------0-|--------------|-----------------|------------------ |---||-------------3---|-3------------|---------------3-|------------------ |---||-----2-----2-----|---2----------|-----2-------0---|------------------ |---||---2-----0-------|--------------|---2-------------|------------------ |---||-0-----3---------|----------0-3-|-0-----3---------|------------------ |-3-||-----------------|-----3~~~-----|---------3~------|------------------ --------------|---------------0-|--------------|-------------3-|----------- 1-0-----0-----|-------------3---|-3------------|-------------3-|----------- ------2---2---|-----2-----2-----|---2----------|-----2-------0-|----------- ----0---------|---2-----0-------|--------------|---2---------0-|----------- --------------|-0-----3---------|----------0-3-|-0-----3-------|----------- ------------3-|-----------------|-----3~~~-----|---------3~----|----------- 3-3-3-2---2-2-0-|------------|------------|------------|------------------- 3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-------15---|-------14---|-------13---|------------------- 0-0-0-2---2-2-2-|----12------|----12------|----10------|------------------- 0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-14---------|-14---------|-12---------|------------------- ----------------|------------|------------|------------|------------------- ----------------|------------|------------|------------|------------------- -------------------|------------|------------|----------|------------------ 12-12-10h12-10-----|-------15---|-------14---|-------13-|------------------ 10-10-10----10-----|----12------|----12------|----10----|------------------ 10-10-10----10-----|-14---------|-14---------|-12-------|------------------ -----------------0-|------------|------------|----------|------------------ -------------------|------------|------------|----------|------------------ b --------------14---12\--||----------|--------------|----------|------------ 12-12-12-10---12---12\--||----------|--------------|----------|------------ 10-10-10-10---12--------||----------|--------------|----------|------------ 10-10-10-10-----------2-||-2--------|------------2-|-2--------|------------ ----------------------0-||-0--------|-----5------0-|-0--------|------------ ------------------------||-------12\|-2------2-----|-------12\|------------ "She don't like it..." "And don't like..." b b --------------|----------|--------------|---------------|------------------ --------------|----------|--------------|-----------5-7-|------------------ --------------|----------|--------------|-------5---5-7-|------------------ ----7-------2-|-2--------|------------2-|-2-2/7---7-----|------------------ 4------4~~~-0-|-0--------|-----5------0-|-0-0-----------|------------------ --------------|-------12\|-2------2-----|---------------|------------------ "She ain't about to give..." b&r ---------------|------------|------------|----------|---------------------- -7-------------|-------15---|-------14---|-------13-|---------------------- -7------p5-----|----12------|----12------|----10----|---------------------- -----------7-7-|-14---------|-14---------|-12-------|---------------------- -------------0-|------------|------------|----------|---------------------- ---------------|------------|------------|----------|---------------------- b b --------------14---12\--||----------------|----------------|----------|---- 12-12-12-10---12---12\--||----------------|----------------|----------|---- 10-10-10-10---12--------||--------2---x-x-|----------------|----------|---- 10-10-10-10-----------2-||-2------2---x-x-|--------------2-|-2--------|---- ----------------------0-||-0--3-------x-x-|-------5------0-|-0--------|---- ------------------------||----------------|-2--------2-----|-------12\|---- "She can take me..." a.h....... b --------------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------- --------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------5-7-|--------- --------------------|-------2-----|--------------|-------5---5-7-|--------- -----7------------2-|-2-----2-----|------------2-|-2-2/7---7-----|--------- 4------4---4-4~~~-0-|-0-3-----x-x-|-----5------0-|-0-0-----------|--------- --------------------|-------------|-2------2-----|---------------|--------- "...drives me home..." b&r p.m... ---------------||------------------|---------------------|----------------- -7-------------||--------5-----7---|-----10---9h10p9-----|----------------- -7------p5-----||------6-----------|-9---------------9---|----------------- -----------7-7-||----6-------7---9-|---9---------------9-|----------------- -------------0-||--4-------5-----7-|---------------------|----------------- ---------------||----------------0-|---------------------|----------------- "I'd walk, but I want it..." --------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------- --------10-----7/10-|-9-----------------|-----------------|---------------- -----11-------------|---9---------------|-----6-----------|---------------- --11---------7------|-----9---7h9p7\6---|---6-------------|---------------- 9----------5--------|-----------------7-|-4----/7-5-5/9-7-|---------------- -----------------0--|-------------------|---------------0-|---------------- "what fool believes.." "I've got her in my sight..." p.m... --------------------|------------------|-------------||-------------------- -----------------10-|--------3-2-------|-0-----------||-------------------- --9-----------11----|------2-----2---1-|-2---1-------||-------------------- 9----------11-------|----2-----------2-|-2---2-------||-------------------- ---/11-9------------|--0-------------2-|-----2-------||-------------------- --------------------|----------------0-|-----------3-||-------------------- "But just out of..." --------------0-|--------------|-----------------|---------------|--------- ------------3---|-3------------|---------------3-|-1-0-----0-----|--------- ----2-----2-----|---2----------|-----2-------0---|-------2---2---|--------- --2-----0-------|--------------|---2-------------|-----0---------|--------- 0-----3---------|----------0-3-|-0-----3---------|---------------|--------- ----------------|-----3~~~-----|---------3-------|-------------3-|--------- "Here we go around..." --------------0-|--------------|-----------------|-------------|| ------------3---|-3------------|---------------3-|-1-0-3---3---|| ----2-----2-----|---2----------|-----2-------0---|-----2---2---|| --2-----0-------|--------------|---2-------------|-----0---0-2-|| 0-----3---------|----------0-3-|-0-----3---------|-----------0-|| ----------------|-----3~~~-----|---------3-------|-------------|| Then it's back to the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus parts one more time through, then it's SOLO time. (DON'T ASK!) After that, there's a bit of a "bridge": ||----------|---------|---------|-------------|----------|---------|------- ||-----10---|-----9---|-----8---|-7-7-5h7-5---|-----10---|-----9---|------- ||---7------|---7-----|---5-----|-5-5-5---5---|---7------|---7-----|------- ||-9--------|-9-------|-7-------|-5-5-5---5---|-9--------|-9-------|------- ||----------|---------|---------|-------------|----------|---------|------- ||----------|---------|---------|-----------0-|----------|---------|------- "oo. ah." "It goes like this" b bf pm --------------|-----9-----||--------|-----------------|-------------------- ----8-----7-7-|-7-5-7-7---||--------|-----------------|-------------------- --5-------5-5-|-5-5-7-7---||--------|-----------------|-------------------- 7---------5-5-|-5-5-7-7---||--------|-----2---------2-|-------------------- --------------|---------2-||--------|---------------2-|-------------------- --------------|---------0-||--3-----|-4------4------0-|-------------------- "Oh man it's..." b bf pm --------------------------|---9-9-9-7-|--------|-----------------|--------- --0-3h5p3p0-5p3p0---------|---7-7-7-7-|--------|-----------------|--------- ------------------2h4p2p0-|---7-7-7-7-|--------|-----------------|--------- --------------------------|-----------|--------|-----2---------2-|--------- --------------------------|-----------|--------|---------------2-|--------- --------------------------|-0---------|-0--3---|-4------4------0-|--------- "And you make it harder..." "Fill me up..." b ------------|-------------------------|| ------------|-------------------------|| ------------|-------------------------|| ----------2-|-------------------------|| ----2-4---2-|-------------------------|| 3h4-------0-|-----------------------3-|| Oh man she owns it." "Here we go a- round..." (go to the chorus and ad lib a fade-out) That's it. That should be all you need to do an accurate version of "Runaround". If you're REALLY hurtin' for the solo, email me and be nice and I'll give it a shot. I might even do the outro part too. Questions/Comments welcome (by email). **Coming soon: "Crackerman" by STP** For the most part, this tab was created with: =========================================================================== == Shareware version of the BUCKET 'O TAB == == tablature creation software for Windows == == For more information: == == email: gse@ocsystems.com == == US Mail: The Bucket, 3176-B5 Summit Square Dr., Oakton, VA 22124 == =========================================================================== Good luck! Paul D. s3bz@music.transy.edu