Somebody Get Me a Doctor Van Halen
Van Halen II
tabbed by dsale@jax.jaxnet.com
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
Subject: Somebody Get Me a Doctor[Partial]
think its off of VH. #1
Set your guitar to 1/2 step down[Not sure,But its tbe way its done bere]
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
^ Bend a little * muting above fret's[l.b.]
*=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----------- e----------------- 0 2 3-----------------------0[Dive Trem.]
Off of Van Halen's First continuing..Like where I left off?
1/2 step down amp warmed up fingers warmed up gear[dist?]in 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
e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [bold]
* 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
g [bold] 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.
To all that bitch...just[if not at olga] post what you know Somebody will
enjoy it.
Edward edward@pluto.njcc.com
"Some People Risk To Employ Me"
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