Somebody Get Me a Doctor Van Halen
As recorded by Van Halen
(From the 1979 Album VAN HALEN II)
Transcribed by an unregistered user
Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'EVH - brown sound'
Intro
Q=130
[G5] [D5] [G5] [D5/A]
[4/4] Gtr I
Q. E +E E Q +W Q. E +Q Q
|------------------|------------|----------------| |-3----3-(3)----3--|-(3)--------|-3----3-(3)-----| |-0----0-(0)-x/-2--|-(2)--------|-0----0-(0)--2--| |-0----x-(x)----0--|-(0)--------|-0----x-(x)--0--| |-x----3-(3)-x/----|------------|-x----3-(3)--0--| |-3----------------|------------|-3--------------|
[E5] \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
Q +S +E. +S +E. +S +E.
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---| |-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---| |-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)---|
Pre-Verse (Main Rff)
\7
PM ~
+H +H E E S S E E Q E
|---------------||---------------------| |---------------||---------------------| |---------------||-(2)---------0-2-----| |-(2)----(2)----||--2--2-------0-2-----| |-(2)----(2)----||--3--0-x-x-0------/7-| |-(0)----(0)----||---------------------|
PM ~~~~~~ PM ~
E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E
|------------------|---------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-(2)---------0-2-----| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-----2-------0-2-----| |---0----------7\--|--3--0-x-x-0------/7-| |------------------|---------------------|
PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~
E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|---2-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0----------7\--|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~
E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |---2-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------12\--|-3-0-x-x-0------7\-| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
PM ~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~
E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|| |-----8-7-(7)-------|---------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|| |-5---7-7-(7)-------|-(2)---------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|| |-5---7-7-(7)---7\--|-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|| |---0----------(0)--|--3--0-x-x-0------/7-|---0---------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------7\---||
Verse
PM---------| PM---------| PM---------|
E. S Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E. S Q E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------| |-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------| |-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------| |-!7--7-7------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-7------------------| |-!0--0-0------|-------------|-0--0-0------|
PM PM
E. S Q Q Q E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q
|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-10--10-10------------|-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-10--10-10------------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-10--10-10------------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |----------------------|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |------------x\--h13\--|-------------------|-------------------| PM ~ ~ PM---------|
E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q E. S Q E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|-9--9-9-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-9--9-9-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-9--9-9-------------------| |-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------/7\--|-7--7-7-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-0--0-0-------| PM---------| PM---------|
Q Q E E E E E. S Q E E E E E. S Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-10------------| |-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-10------------| |-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-10------------| |-------------------------|-7--7-7------------------|----------------------| |-------------|-0--0-0------|------------x\--h13\--|
PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~
E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|-------------------| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-----------0-2-----| |-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-----------0-2-----| |-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~
E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)-------|-------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0---------------|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-|---0---------------| |--------------13\--|-------------------|--------------7\---| PM---------| PM--------| PM--------|
E. S Q E E E E Q Q E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------| |-7--7-7------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0-----------|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bridge
<
PM PM| ~
E. S Q +E S S Q E E S S S S S E. Q E e Q E Q.
|--------------------------||------------------------|---------------| |-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5-------7p5b5.5----|----------5----| |-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|----------5----| |-12--12-12--(12)----------||-2-------7-7---------7--|---2------5----| |-----------------x-x-12\--||-0-0--------------------|-0-0-----------| |-----------------x-x-12\--||------------------------|---------------|
<
PM| ~
E E S S S S S E. Q E e Q E Q.
|------------------------|-----------------| |-----5-------7p5b5.5----|------------5----| |-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|------------5----| |---------7-7---------7--|---(2)------5----| |-0-0--------------------|-0--0------------| |------------------------|-----------------|
<
PM PM| ~~
E E S S S S S E. E. S E e Q E Q.
|--------------------------|---------------|| |-----5-------7p5b5.5------|----------5----|| |-----5p0-----7p5b5.5------|----------5----|| |---------x-x---------7--x-|----------5----|| |-0-0----------------------|-0-0-----------|| |--------------------------|---------------||
Guitar Solo
|------8------| |-----7------|
E E +E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---7pb8r(7)p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9-9-9-9s12-| |-0-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--------6--------|
S S S S S T T E +E +S +E. E E
|----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------10b12-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12s14-14b18==(14)r(14)b18==(14)r\---------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
E E A +E S S E E +S S S S
|-7----------------------7--------------------------| |---10b12r(10)b12==(10)r---7-10-10pb12==(10)r-0-7p6-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
S S T T T t S S S S +Q S S E
|-----------------------------------x-| |---6---------------------------------| |-9---9p7p6---6------------------0----| |-----------9---7---6b7==(6)r--x------| |-----------------9------------x---/9-| |-------------------------------------| |----6-----| |----6-----| |-3-|
S S E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------0--------0--------0--------| |-----10b12==(10)r-0-10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0-| |------------------------------------------------------| |---x--------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
S S S S S S S E +E E E S +S E.
|-0------------7-10b12==(10)r-7----------------| |---10p7p0---7------------------7--------------| |----------9----------------------9pb10r(9)p7/-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E S S S S E S S S S Q E E E E E E +E. S
|---10-------------10--------------|--------------------15----------------| |---11p10----------11p10-----------|-------------15----18b20==(18)r-0-| |---------12-10-12-------12-10-12--|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-/(12)--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
PM PM PM PM
S S S S +S S S S S E S S S S S
|---------8-(8)------------8---------------| |-10p8-------------10p8---------10p8-------| |------10-------10------10---10------10s12-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
PM PM PM
S S S S +S S S S S E S Q
|----------10-(10)-------------10----------| |-12p10---------------12p10----------h12\--| |-------12---------12-------12----12-------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-3-| |----3----|
S S S S +S S S S E E E E E E
|-------1-(1)---------3------------------| |-3p1-----------5p3------------------| |-----3-------5-----5---5/-(0)-------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---3---|
E E E E S S H
|-----------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
\7
~~
S S S S +S S S S S E S S S S S H. +Q
|-------1-(1)---------3-----------|--------------|| |-3p1-----------5p3-------7p5-----|--------------|| |-----3-------5-----5---7-----7---|--------------|| |-------------------------------x-|-9-------(9)--|| |-------------------------------x-|-7-------(7)--|| |-------------------------------x-|-0-------(0)--||
Pre-Verse
PM PM PM
E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E
|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------| |-(0)---------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-(2)---------0-2-----| |-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-----| |--3--0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|--3--0-x-x-0------/7-| |---------------------|--------------x---|---------------------|
PM PM PM
E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q
|------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|---(2)-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0----------7\--|-3--0--x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |--------------x---|---------------------|--------------x----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
|-----4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h|
|-----------------------------------------| |-3-0-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------12\--|
PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~
E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
|---------------------|------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|------------------------| |-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|---(2)-------0-2--------| |---(2)-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-x-x----| |-3--0--x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\--|-3--0--x-x-0-----x-x-/7-| |---------------------|------------------|------------------------|
Outro - Verse
~~~~~~ PM---------| PM---------|
E E E E +Q Q E. S Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------| |-----8-7-(7)-------||-9--9-9------------------|-10--10----------------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------||-9--9-9------------------|-10--10----------------| |-5---7-7-(7)-------||-9--9-9------------------|-10--10----------------| |---0---------------||-7--7-7------------------|-----------------------| |--------------12\--||-0--0-0------|------------0-| PM---------| PM
E. S Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E S S E E Q E
|-------------------------|------------------|----------------------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-----------|----------------------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-----------|-------------0-2------| |-9--9-9------------------|-10--10-----------|---(2)-------0-2------| |-7--7-7------------------|------------------|-3--0--x-x-0------/7--| |-0-----------|---------x\--15\--|----------------------|
~~~~~~ PM ~ PM ~~~~~~
E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E E E E E +Q Q
|------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-----8-7-(7)------|---------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|-------------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |-5---7-7-(7)------|---(2)-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)-------| |---0----------7\--|-3--0--x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7\---| |------------------|---------------------|--------------x----|
PM ~ PM ~~~~~~ PM ~
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +Q Q E E S S E E Q E
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-----8-7-(7)-------|-------------------| |---(2)-------0-2--------|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |-------------0-2-x-x----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|-----------0-2-----| |-3--0--x-x-0-----x-x-/7-|---0---------------|-3-0-x-x-0------/7-| |------------------------|--------------12\--|-------------------|
E E Q H +Q E E H +W +W Q Q H
|---------2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|--------------*| |-----8\--3----|-(3)--3-3-3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|--------------*| |-5---7\--2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(0)--2-------*| |-5---7\--0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------2-------*| |---0-----0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--3---0-------*| |--------------|---------------|------------|------------|--------------*|
+W
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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