Tuning: E A D G B E

Van Halen - Poundcake (intro) tab by InHiding Riff1 part A (easy mode: omit the second slide) e|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0----0-0---| B|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0----5-5---| G|---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9\7-7-7----7-7-7\6--6-6---| D|---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9\7-7-7----7-7-7\---7-7---| A|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7\5-5-5----5-5-5\4--------| E|-----------0---------------------------------| Riff1 part B (everything alt picked except the 2nd and 3rd note are both upstrokes, emphasized in tab) u u e|---[5]-[5]-----------------------------[5]-----------| B|---[5]-----[5]-[5]-[5]-[7]-[7]-[5]-[5]-----[7]-[5]---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Repeat Riff1 part A Riff1 part C *--light P.M.---* e|----------------------------------[5]-[5]-[5]----------| B|---------------------[5]-[5]-[5]-----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------x-x---| D|---------[5]-------------------------------------x-x---| A|---[4]-------[3.2]-------------------------------x-x---| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Riff1 part D e|---0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0----- 0--0--0--0-0------|----------------------| B|---0-0-0-0-0---10-10-10-8--8------8--8--8--5-5------|----------------------| G|---9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-9--9------9--9--9--6-6------|----------------------| D|---9-9-9-9-9---12-12-12-10-10-----10-10-10-7-7------|---2-----2----2-------| A|---7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|---0-----0----0-------| E|-----------0----------------------------------------|-----3------3----3~---| [] natural harmonic x percussive mute u upstroke P.M. palm mute