Beautiful Girls Van Halen
As recorded by Van Halen
(From the 1979 Album VAN HALEN II)
Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, & David Lee Roth
[E5]x 2 2 x x x F#5
x 4 4 x x x G5
x 5 5 x x x A5
x x 2 2 x x
[B5]x x 4 4 x x C5
x x 5 5 x x G5open
3 x 0 0 3 x C5III
x 3 5 5 x x
[D5]x 5 7 7 x x B5II
x 2 4 4 x x E5VI
x 7 9 9 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=104(16=s16)
N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
H.. S S S S S S +E e E e S S S S S S S S +H +E. S
|---------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-------2-(2)---2-----------|-----------------------| |-------------0-|-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-----------|-7---8-9-(9)----(9)--0-| |---------------|-------------------0h2---0-|-5-0-6-7-(7)----(7)\---| |---------------|-------------2---3---------|-----------------------|
S S S S +E e E e S S S S S S S S +H +Q
|---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |-------2-(2)---2-----------|----------------------| |-2-3-4-2-(2)---2---0-------|-7-----9-(9)----(9)---| |-------------------0h2---0-|-5-0-6-7-(7)----(7)\--| |-------------2---3---------|----------------------|
\1.5/
S S S S +E e S S e S S S S S S S S +Q a E S +S +E. S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------2-(2)---2-2-----------|----------------[9]b11-9-(9)----(9)\---| |-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-2---0-------|-7---8-9-(9)--x----------------------0-| |---------------------0h2---0-|-5---6-7-(7)---------------------------| |-------------2-----3---------|---------------------------------------|
S S S S +E e S S e S S S S
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-------2-(2)---2-2--------------| |-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-2-----0--------| |-------------------------h2---0-| |-------------2-----(3)----------|
1st Verse
N.C.
PM-------------------------
S S S S +Q +Q. +E E e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------||---------------------------| |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-7---6-4-(4)--(4)---(4)/-||---2---4-(4)-------2-------| |-5-x-4-2-(2)--(2)---(2)/-||---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-2p0---| |-------------------------||-0-----5-(5)-------------0-| -------------|
+S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------0---0--| |-------------------------0---0--| |--------------------------------| |-------2-2-4-(4)----------------| |-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-2s4--------| |-(0)-0-----5-(5)----------------| PM-------------------------
S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----2-2-4-(4)-------2-------| |-----2-4-5-(5)-5-x---4p2p0---| |---0-----5-(5)-------------0-| ---------| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM
+S S e e E +S S S S S S E E e e E +E e S a E S
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-------2-2-4-(4)---------2---|---2-2-4-(4)-----2--------| |-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-2s4---4-|---2-4-5-(5)-(0)-4-2p0----| |-(0)-0-----5-(5)-------------|-0-----5-(5)-----------0--| PM--------| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM
+S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S S e e E +E s S S S S S
|-----------------------------0---0-|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------0---0-|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------4-(4)---------------|-----2---4-(4)-------2-------| |-------2-x-4-x-5-(5)-5p0-2s4-------|-----2-4-5-(5)-(0)---4p2p0---| |-(0)-0---------5-(5)---------------|---0-----5-(5)-------------0-|
PM--| PM PM PM PM| PM
|-3-| |-3-|
+S S e E E +S E. S S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------2-|-(2)---------------------| |-------2-2-4-(4)-------------2-|-(2)---2---2-------------| |-------2-4-5-(5)-----3p2p0---0-|-(0)---0---0-----3-2-0---| |-(0)-0-----5-(5)s14\-------3---|-----2---2---2-2-------3-|
PM PM PM PM PM----| PM PM
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E S S S S S +E E S S E E E S S S S S +E E E E e e Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-------4-----4-------------4-|-(4)---4---4-4-4/---| |-2---2---2---3p2p0---4-|-(4)---4-----4---3p2p0-----4-|-(4)---4---4-4-4/---| |-0---0---0---------3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-------(3)-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2/---| |---2---2---2-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------| PM------------| PM--|
E E E E +S S S S S S S S +S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-| |---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------4-(4)-------2-------|-------2-2-4-(4)---------------| |---2-4-5-(5)-0-0---4-2p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-5-0-2s4-------| |-0-----5-(5)-------------0-|-(0)-0-----5-(5)---------------| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM-----| ~~~~~~
E e e E +S S S S S a E S +S S e e E +Q Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------|| |---2-2-4-(4)-------2-------|-------2-2-4-(4)-------|| |---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-2p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)--14\--|| |-0-----5-(5)-------------0-|-(0)-0-----5-(5)---x\--||
Chorus
N.E5F#G5 N.A5B5C5
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q S E.
|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--| |---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--| |---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0-----------------| |-0----------------|-------------------|
N.E5F#G5 N.A5B5C5
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E. S
|------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---2-4-5-(5)---------| |---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)---------| |---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0------------12\----| |-0----------------|--------------12\-3--|
[G5] [C5] [D5]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H Q E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S
|--------------|------------------------------------------| |-3----------5h|=7h9p5p0----------------------------------| |-0----5--7----|-----------7h8h9p5p0----------------------| |-0----5--7----|---------------------7h8h9p5p0------------| |------3--5----|-------------------------------7p4s2-(2)/-| |-3------------|------------------------------------------|
~~~~
S S S S S S E +Q. +E
|---14-14s13-14s13-12-(12)---(12)\-|| |---15-15s14-15s14-13-(13)---(13)\-|| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------||
2nd Verse
N.C.
E e e E +S S S S S S S S +S S e e E +S a E S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-| |---------------------------|-------------------------0---0-| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---2-2-4-(4)---------------|-------2---4-(4)---------------| |---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-4p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-3s4-------| |-------5-(5)-------------0-|-(0)-0-------------------------|
\1.5/ \1.5
PM----------------|
S S e e E +S S S S S S S S +E S S +E S S +E E +Q
|-----------------------9s16p0-|-(0)-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------3-----(3)----| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----2---4-(4)-------2--------|-----------------------------------------| |-----2-4-5-(5)-5-0---4--------|----------------------2-(2)--------------| |---0-----5-(5)----------------|-----14\-0p-(0)-3b3.5--------------------| PM------------------------------| ~~~~~~
S S e e E +S S S S E S S +S S e e E +E S S S S E
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------0-| |-----2---4-(4)-------2-----|-------2-2-------------2---| |-----2-4-5-(5)-5-0---4p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-0-2s4-----| |---0-----5-(5)-----------0-|-(0)-0---------------------| PM------------------|
E e e E +S S S S S a E S
|----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-0--------------------------| |---2-2-4-(4)-------2--------| |---2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4-2p0----| |-------5-(5)-------------0--|
PM-----|
|-3-|
+S S e e E +S S E S S S S S
|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--------------------------------2-| |-------2-2-4-(4)----------------2-| |-------2-4-5-(5)--------3p2p0---0-| |-(0)-0-----5-(5)-/x-10\-------3---|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|-3-|
+E E E E E E S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-(2)-------2-----------|-------------------------4--| |-(2)---2---2---------2-|-(2)---2---2-x-0-3p2p0---4--| |-(0)---0---0---3-0---0-|-(0)---0---0-----------3-2--| |-----2---2---2-----3---|-----2---2------------------|
Chorus
N.E5F#G5
PM------| PM PM PM
|-3-|
+E E E E E E S S S S S +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------||------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------||------------------| |-(4)---4---4-----------4-|-(4)---4---4-------||------------------| |-(4)---4-4-4-4-3-2-0---4-|-(4)---4-4-4-------||---2-4-5-(5)--x\--| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-------3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---x\--||---2-4-5-(5)--x\--| |-------------------------|--------------12\--||-0--------3-------|
N.A5B5C5 N.E5F#G5
PM
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E. S
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|------------------|--------------------| |---2-4-5-(5)--5h7p5/-|------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--------| |---2-4-5-(5)---------|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)--------| |-0-------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0------------------| |---------------------|-0----------------|--------------15\-3-|
[G5] [C5] [B5] \1.5___/
PM PM PM| PM PM
|-3-|
H Q Q E E E E E S S S S S S S +E E E E Q E S +S
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-3-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-0----5--7\--|-4---4---2-------------4-|-(4)---4---4----5-----(5)--|| |-0----5--7\--|-4---4---4-----3p2p0---4-|-(4)---4---4--0------------|| |------3--5\--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2--0------------|| |-3----3--5\--|-------------------------|---------------------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C. F#5
\1.5___/
+S S S +S +S +S T T S +Q S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------10--------------------13-| |-(5)-x---------------------9----11b12-(11)--xS6s10----| |-------[7]-(7)----(7)-(7)/----------------------------| |--------0---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-----3-----|
E E E S S +E +S S S +S +S +S S
|-17b20-17b20-17-19------------------14--------------------------14-| |-------------------17b19==(17)r(17)----17b19==(17)r(17)b19-(17)----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C.
|--3--|
S T T T T T T T T T T E S S S S S E.S
|--------------------------------------------------------------| |-14-17-14-12-14-13-12-17-14-14-14-12b14r(12)p10-12-14-10------| |---------------------------------------------------------11s3s| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E [E5]Q.
|------------------------|| |------------------------|| |-4-2--------------------|| |-----4-3-2--------------|| |-----------4-3-2---2----|| |-------------------0----||
N.C.
S S S S +E e E e S S S S S S S S +Q +Q. +S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------2-(2)---2-----------|---------------------------| |-2-3-4-2-(2)---2---0-------|-7---8-9-(9)--(9)---(9)\---| |-------------------0h2---0-|-5-0-6-7-(7)--(7)---(7)\-0-| |-------------2---3---------|---------------------------|
S S S S +E e S S e S S S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-------2-(2)---2-2-----------| |-2-3-4-2-(2)---2-2---0-------| |---------------------0h2---0-| |-------------2-----3---------|
\2.5_____/
S S S S +E. S Q +E. S S S S S E e S S e S S S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------2-2---2-2-----------| |-7---8-9-(9)-----------------0h|=2-3-4-2-2---2-2---0-------| |-5-0-6-7-(7)s9-----------------|-------------------0h2---0-| |--------------------()---|-----------2-----3---------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +E S S
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-------------9-------9-----7-(7)------| |-7-7-8-9-(9)---------9-----7-(7)-x\-0-| |-5-5-6-7-(7)---10-11---9-9------------| |--------------------------------------|
3rd Verse
N.C.
PM| PM--|
S S S S +E e E e S S S S E S S +H +E. +S E e e E +S S E S E S
|---------------------------||-----------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------||-----------------------|------------------------| |-------2-(2)---2-----------||-----------------------|------------------------| |-2-3-4-2-(2)---2---0-------||-7-6-4-(4)----(4)-(4)\-|---2---4-(4)-----2------| |-------------------0h2---0-||-5-4-2-(2)----(2)-(2)\-|---2-4-5-(5)-5p0-4-0----| |-------------2---3---------||-----------------------|-0-------------------0--|
PM| ~~~~~~ PM| ~~~~~~
+S S e E E +S S S S S S S S E e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------0-----0-|---------------------------| |-------------------------0-----0-|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------2-2-4-(4)-----------------|---2-2-4-(4)-------2-------| |-------2-4-5-(5)-5-0-2-4---------|---2-4-5-(5)---5p0-4p2p0---| |-(0)-0-----5-(5)-----------(3)---|-0-----5-(5)-------------0-|
PM|
+E e e E +S S S +S +Q
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----2-2-4-(4)---11b12r(11)b12-(11)\---| |-----2-4-5-(5)s9-----------------------| |-(0)-----5-(5)-------------------------|
PM| PM--|
E e e E +S S S S S S S S +S S e e E +S S S S E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---2-2-4-(4)---------------|-----------4-(4)--------------| |---2-4-5-(5)-5-0---4-2p0---|-------2-4-5-(5)-5p0-3s4------| |-------------------------0-|-(0)-0-----5-(5)--------------|
PM--| ~~~~~~
S S e e E +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |---2-2-2-4-(4)-------2-------| |---2-2-4-5-(5)-5p0---4p2p0---| |-0-------5-(5)-------------0-|
+E S S +S S E S E. Q
|-----------------------------------------|| |----------()----------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-(0)---------------------------------16--||
Chorus
N.E5F#G5 N.A5B5C5 N.E5F#G5
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q S E. E E E E +Q Q
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--|-------------------| |---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|---2-4-5-(5)--5s7--|---2-4-5-(5)--5\---| |---2-4-5-(5)--5\--|-0-----------------|---2-4-5-(5)--5\---| |-0----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|
PM
E E E E +Q E S S H Q Q E E E S S S S E E S S
|----------------------|------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-3----------|-----------------------| |---2-4-5-(5)----------|-0----5--7--|-9---9-----x-----7s8-9-| |---2-4-5-(5)----------|-0----5--7--|-9---9---x---x---------| |-0----------------0---|------3--5--|-7---7---------x-5s6-7-| |--------------10\---3-|-3----3--5--|---0-------------------|
PM
+E E E S S E E S S S S +Q. E Q S S S S +E E E S S S E. S S S S
|--------------------------||--------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------3-||-(3)----------------|------------------------3-| |-(9)-8-7-6s4-4----------2-||-(2)-----2--------9-|-(9)---7---9-9----------2-| |------------------------0-||-(0)-----2--------9-|-(9)---7---9-9----------0-| |-(7)-6-5-4s2-2-x\---------||---------0--------7-|-(7)-----------0----------| |------------------3p2p0---||-------x----3p2p0---|-----0---0-----0--3p2p0---|
TP TP TP TP
+Q. S S Q E. S +Q Q S E. S E S +Q. E Q S S S S
|------------------0-|-(0)--0--/16p0--19p0---|---------------------| |-(3)--------------5-|-(5)--7--------------3-|-(3)------------9s12-| |-(2)-------2--------|---------------------2-|-(2)-----2--9-9------| |-(0)-------2--------|---------------------0-|-(0)-----2-----------| |-------x-x-0--------|-----------------------|-------0-0-----------| |--------------12----|-----------------------|---------------------|
~~~~~
|-3--|
S +E. S S S S S E. S +E. S +Q. E Q S S +S S
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-11b13-(11)s15--------x-11b12--------3-|-(3)----------14b15.5r(14)p12h| |-----------------9h12---------9-(9)\-2-|-(2)-----2--------------------| |---------------9---------------------0-|-(0)-----2--------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------x-0--------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------x----------------------|
\0.5_________/ \1/
|--3---|
E +S S S +E +S S S +E. +E. S
|--------------------------------------------------------| |-14b15-(14)p12h14-----(14)-(14)p12h15-(15)b15.5-(15)\-3-| |------------------------------------------------------2-| |------------------------------------------------------0-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
+E S S E E Q E S a S
|---------------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-----------------| |-(2)-2-2-2---2-------------| |-(0)-0-0-0---2-------------| |-----------x-0-------------| |-----------x----7\-0-10h12-|
\1.5/ \1.5/ \1.5/
+E E +E E +E E +E. S +Q. E Q E E
|-----------------------------------------|------------/12p0-| |---------------------------------------3-|-(3)--------------| |------12-(12)s===13-(13)s===16-(16)\---2-|-(2)-----2--------| |---------------------------------------0-|-(0)-----2--------| |------10-(10)s===11-(11)s===14-(14)\-----|-------0-0--------| |-(12)------------------------------------|------------------|
TP
S E. S S E E S S +E S S +E E E S S Q E a S S
|-/12p0--/12p0-0-------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------3-|-(3)-3-3------------------| |--------------------------------2-|-(2)-2-2-x-x-2------------| |------------------------2-(2)p0-0-|-(0)-0-0-x-x-2------------| |------------------------------0---|---------x-x-0--11s5s7h10-| |----------------16\-3b4-----------|--------------------------| |----3-----| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S E. S +Q. E Q S E S
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------------3-|-(3)----------------| |-9------7-----6---7-------9-------10-12s13\-2-|-(2)---2-2----------| |-------------------------------------13s14\-0-|-(0)---2-2----------| |---10s9---9s7---9---10s11---11s12-------------|-------0-0--x-12s14-| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E a S S E S S E S S +E. S
|----------------12----14-15-16-(16)\---| |----14-12----14----------------------3-| |-13----------------14----------------2-| |----------14-------------------------0-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
PM
+E E E S S Q Q E S S E S S S S E E S S
|--------------------|-/14p0-------/9s12p0---------------| |-(3)-3-3------------|-------14p8\---------14p8\-0p---3--| |-(2)-2-2-x-x-2--x\--|--------------------------------2--| |-(0)-0-0-x-x-2--x\--|--------------------------------0--| |---------x-x-0------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------3----|
\1/ \1/ \1.5/
+Q. E Q. E E +S S +E +S S +E +S S +E. S
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-(3)-------------|-----------------------------------------------3-| |-(2)-----2-------|-9-(9)--11-(11)-(11)--12-(12)-(12)----13-(13)\-2-| |-(0)-----2-------|-----------------------------------------------0-| |---------0-------|-7-(7)---9--(9)--(9)--10-(10)-(10)----11-(11)\---| |-------0------/7-|-------------------------------------------------|
+E E Q Q S S S S
|----------------------| |-(3)-3-3--------------| |-(2)-2-2--2--------9--| |-(0)-0-0--2--------9--| |----------0--------7--| |-------------4p2p0----|
+E +E Q H
|-------------------*| |-------------------*| |-(9)\-(9)\---------*| |-(9)\-(9)\---------*| |-(7)\-(7)\---------*| |-------------------*| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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