Somebody Get Me a Doctor

Van Halen II http://www.jaxnet.com/~dsale The other tab for this song on OLGA was too incomplete for me not to tab this one.I dont even think he did the right song.oh well. p=palm h=harm /&\=slide intro thingee ------------------------------------------ 3-----3-----3--------3-----3-------------- 0-----0-----2--------0-----0-----2-------- 0-----------0--------0-----------0-------- ------3--------------------3-----0-----2-- 3--------------------3-----------------0-- this next part is the main riff,also done during the chorus. p p p p p ------------------------------------------3--2----- ------------------------------------1-----3--3----- ------------2--2--2-----0--2~~~-----0-----2--2----- ------------2--2--2-----0--2-----2--0-------------- 3-----0--------------------------------0----------- ------------------------------------------------12\ now the verses. "You better.." h h h h h h h h h h h h -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------9-----9--9--------------10---- 9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------9-----9--9--------------10---- 9-----9--9-----------------10-----10--------------7-----7--7--------------10---- 7-----7--7-----------------8------8---------------7-----7--7--------------8----- 0-----0--0--7--7--7--7----------------7--7--7--7--------------7--7--7--7-------- --------------- ---10--10------ ---10--10------ ---10--10------ ---8---8---x\-- -----------h13\ and its pretty much the same throughout,until. "And im speedin.." -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- 11-----11-----------------------12--x-----12------------------ ----------------- 11-----11-----------------------12--------12------------------ ----------------- 11-----11-----------------------12--------12------------------ ----------------- 9------9------------------------10--------10--------12--12--1\ ----------------- -----------0-----0--0--0--0--0----------------------12--12--12 ----------------- now,that thing before the solo that ROCKS. v (volume swell.) -------------------------------------- ------5-----------7h5--------------5-- ------5-----------7h5--------------5-- ---------7--x--x-------7~~~--------5-- 0--0-------------------------0--0----- -------------------------------------- and thats pretty much it,besides the solo,but i usually add my own solos, i usually have what ed did in my head and improvise on it. also,at the end,when ed is doing the main riff,he ends with: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4 ---------------x/--[2--4----- ---------2---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 0--4--2--0--4--2--0--4--2-----0--4--2--0]-------- ------------------------------ -------------------------------------------/7---- ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------/15\ ------------------------------ which is done by gliding down the 6th string w/side of right hand (light- ly touching it) while hammering on/pulling off w/left hand,which sounds random harmonics and muted notes. From: edward@pluto.njcc.com (Edward Sulikoswki) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 07:41:41 -0400 Partial Subject: Somebody Get Me a Doctor think its off of VH. #1 Not sure,But it's the way its' done here Set your guitar to 1/2 step down may not be note for note either.I make no claims to being a jam-master or something.Have some distortion,turn the amp up and have a -go[dont get evic- -ted though]. E B S G 4 L 6 11 10 D 5 I 7 11 10 A 3^ 0 5 D 7 7 0 9 8 E 3 3 3* 3 E 5 l.h. ^ Bend a little * muting above fret's *=vib e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b 2------------------------------- 2 ------------- g 2 4 5---------------------- 2 4----------- d 2 4 sl.5 *------- 2 4----------- a 0 2 3 3 2-------- 0 2----------- Dive Trem. e----------------- 0 2 3-----------------------0 Off of Van Halen's First continuing..Like where I left off? dist? 1/2 step down amp warmed up fingers warmed up gearin tune?go... e & & @ @ @ @ & & @ @ @ @ & & b * * 10 10 11 11 12 12 g 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 12 12 d 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 12 12 a 7 7 0 0 7 7 7 7 0 0 7 7 7 7 0 0 hold e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * mute the E a little but let ring open. @ mute the whole thing both hands kinda. & little bit o'vibrato. e b slide 5 6sl.5 0 2 22 hold g down to 2 2 5 0 6sl.5 0 2 22 d still A 2 2 5 0 6sl.5 0 2 22 a holding 0 0 0 0 0 00 e use volume swell's and fast clean attack now. I think you dont need my guidance to do what comes next.Go with the flow! Love that Eddie and I'll see ya.....open to suggestions or corrections. if not at olga To all that bitch...just post what you know Somebody will enjoy it. Edward edward@pluto.njcc.com "Some People Risk To Employ Me" "Some People Live To Destroy Me" >