Van Halen - Drop dead legs
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Drop Dead Legs solo tab by Van Halen, from the album 1984
Tabbed by Daniel Montgomery
Guitar 1: Rhythm, not displayed
Guitar 2: Distorted electric w/light flanger, treble pickup (Eddie Van Halen)
Guitar 3: Distorted electric w/light flanger, treble pickup (Eddie Van Halen)
[Guitar Solo]
Gtr 1 \½_____\1__________\2_____________________________\5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(6)--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 out
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------5------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------5------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------5------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--(5)-----------------(5)/7---------------------7\5-5---------------------------------|
G|--(5)-----------------(5)/7---------------------7\5-5---------------------------------|
D|--(5)-----------------(5)/7---------------------7\5-5---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
TH
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7------------------------7\5-5--------------------3----3--3-5/7--(19)-----------|
G|--7------------------------7\5-5--------------------4----4--4-5/7--(19)-----------|
D|--7------------------------7\5-5-----------------------x------5/7--(19)-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
TH TH
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|---(19)---------(19)----7\5---------------------|
G|---(19)---------(19)----7\5---------------------| Guitar 3 to rhythm
D|---(19)---------(19)----7\5---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ¼ AH AH ½~~~~~~~~~~~ PM 2½
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------7--7----7-9^--------------|
D|--------------3^--x-3_0--5--x-3_0--5-5-3^-------------------------9-------------------|
A|----------0_5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\2___________.| \2 ~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------11------11-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5_0-3--------5_3_4----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------x\-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 hold--------T---~~~~~~~~| T
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------10_13-13^-------------16_13------(13)_10_13-15\13_10---|
G|--------------------------5_7_9_7_9_7_5-8/11_9/12--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3_5_8-------5_7_9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3_5_7-------5_7_9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
¼ ½~~~ \6~~~~~~~~~~2/~~~~~\slack 5/ 2 ~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12^-(12)_10------(10)^__8__7--------------------------7---------(7)^----------(7)-5_7_5-7_5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ PM AH ~~~ ½~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------10-13_12_10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--(5)__7--7_5---5-7----/12--------------13_12_10-------------------------------------|
D|--------------7-----------------------------------12_10------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------11-10-9^-----------/11\/13--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------x----------|
\½/ \½/ \½/ \½/
e|--------------------------10_13_12_10----10_13------13_12_10_13--13_12_10_13--13_12_10_13__12_10--|
B|-----------------10_12_13-------------13----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10_12_13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10_12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
½ 1½ 1 . AH AH AH AH AH AH 1 ~~~~~~~~~
e|-----10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13----13_12_10-----------------10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------13^-13_12_10-12----10^--------(10)^--\---5_7-4---5--4--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------5--3--5-----3^-(3)---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5_7_9/10_6_7/9_11_8/10_11_13_10_11_13--|
D|-----------------------------4/7-----5_7_9----------------------------------------|
A|--3_5_7__3_5__3_5_7__3_5-x/------7_9----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------x/-------------------------------------------------------|
2½ bend string off neck
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10_12_14_11_13/14_12_16_14_16_18_19_17_20_18_21_18-22^----------x-x-x-x-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 hold----T----~~~~~~~~~~~~|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------10_13-13^---------16_13----------(13)__|
G|------------------------------------5_7_9-9_10_6/11----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5_7_9--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------3_5_7-------5_7_9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2_0-3_5_7-------5_7_9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 hold--T---| ~~~~~~~~ T T T T T T T
e|---------------------------------------------/11-12_7-11/12_9-11_9_7---------------------------------------|
B|__10_13-15/13_10-----------------------------------------------------11_9_7-12_7_11-17_12_10_9-14_12_10_13-|
G|-----------------12^-------15_12-------(12)\---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T AH \½/ \½/ AH AH AH½ AH AH½ AH½ AH½ AH½ ~~~
e|-15_10_13------------------19_13_16-19_16_17/19------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------16_10-15/19_13_10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------5____7_5--5-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------5---3^---5--x--3^--3^--3^--3^_0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-------------------5--|
E|------------------------------------------------19\17\-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------10_13-13-12_13_12_10----13__12_10---10_13_____10_12__13_12_13_|
B|---------------------------------------10_13----------------------13-----------x---------------------------|
G|-------------------------12------11/12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12-12----x-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-(5)/15\10-10_13-12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 1 1 AH 1 1 1 PM-------------|
e|_12_13_12_10-10---------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|----------------13_12_10-10----------------10------------------------------------------3----0-------------|
G|----------------------------12^-(12)_10_12----10^--(10)^--\----5^----5_2--5^-(5)^-(5)-------0-0--0-----0--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-----x-x-x-x-x-x------| Fade out
D|-----x-x-x-x-x-x------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
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| _ Hammer on/Pull off
| ^ Bend
|(3) Note held from previous staff/note or release bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| PM Palm mute
| T Tapping
| AH Artificial harmonic
| TH Tap harmonic
|\2/ Whammy bar dips/raises
| ~ Vibrato
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