Black and Blue Van Halen

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Artist:Van Halen

Album:Best of Both Worlds

Title:Black and Blue

Tuning:Standard (E A D G B e)

Legend:

/=slide up

\=slide down

b*=see tabulature

h=hammer on

p=pull off

//-x-\\=pick slide

HARM.=harmonics

A.H.=Artificial harmonics

~~=vibrato

Tr~~~~=trill

Trem. bar=tremelo bar

T=tap with right hand

[INTRO]

 
 e||----------0------0-------------------------------0----------------------|
 B||------------0------0--------------------------3----3----0---------------|
 G||--4/6---7------6------4-----------------------2------2------------------|
 D||----------------------------------------------0------2----2-----------2-|
 A||--2/4---5------4------2-----------------2h4----------0----2-------------|
 E||--------------------------0-3b*-0-3b*-0-------------------0--0h3h4p3p0--|

*=1/4 bends

 
 e|-----------0------0------------------------------0-------0---------------|
 B|-------------0-------------------------------------0---------------0-----|
 G|--------7-------6---6\4-----------------4/6---7-------7----2-------2-----|
 D|----------------------------------------------5-------4----2-------2-----|
 A|--2/4---5-------4---4\2-----------------2/4----------------0-------0-----|
 E|--------------------------0-3b*-0-3b*-0----------------------------------|

*=1/4 bends

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--4/6----7--7---6--6----4-----------------4/6----7----7---2-----2/9------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------7----7---2-----2/9------|
 A|--2/4----5--5---4--4----2-----------------2/4----5----5---0-----0/7------|
 E|--------------0------0-----0-3b*-0-3b*-0---------------------0-----------|

*=1/4 bends

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------4/6--7--7-----6--6----4-------------4/6--7---7---2-----9-|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------7---7---2-----9-|
 A|----------------2/4--5--5-----4--4----2-------------2/4--5-5-5---0-----7-|
 E|--3b^--3-3-3-3-------------0-------0----3b*-0-3b*-0------------0---3p0-0-|

^=gradually bend b*=1/4 bends

 
 e|--------------------------||
 B|--------------------------||
 G|--------------------------||
 D|--------------------------||
 A|--//x-\\------------------||
 E|-//-x--\\--12h14----------||

[VERSE 1]

 
 e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G||--2---------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
 D||--2---------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
 A||--0--------------0-5-5-7---2------------5---7---0--0--5-5-7\------------|
 E||---------------------------0----------7---7-----------------------------|

1. Slip 'n' slide, push it in. The sure rhythm

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
 D|-----7-5h6p5---5h6p5---5h6p5-----2---------------------------------------|
 A|-------------7-------7-------7---0------------0-5-5-7--2-----------5---7-|
 E|--0----------------------------------------------------0---------7---7---|

1. I'm holdin' back yeah, I got control.

 
 e|-----------------------------------0------------------------------------||
 B|-----------------------------------0------------------------------------||
 G|--2--------------------------------4---4--4---4-------------------------||
 D|--2------------------------------------7--6-6h7---6--4------------------||
 A|--0-----0-------5--5--7---------------------------------7---------------||
 E|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------||

1. Oh! Hooked into her system.

[CBORUS]

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--7---7-----6-----6-----4-----------------4/6--7-----7--------2----/9----|
 D|-----------------------------------------------7-----7--------2----/9----|
 A|--5---5-----4-----4-----2-----------------2/4--5-5---5--------0----/7----|
 E|----------0----------0------0-3b*-0-3b*-0---------------0--------0-------|

1. Don't draw the line.__ Honey,I ain't through w/ you

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------4/6--7--7----6-----6-------4----------------4/6-----------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------2/4--5--5----4-----4-------2----------------2/4-----------|
 E|--3b^-3-3-3-3------------0-----------0-------0-3b*-0-3b*-0---------------|

1. Uh! The harder the better do it till we're

^=gradually bend

HARM.

 
 |-----------|
 e|---------------------------12-------------||
 B|------------------------7-----12----------||
 G|--7-----7----2---/9---5-------------------||
 D|--7-----7----2---/9-----------------------||
 A|--5-----5----0---/7-----------------------||
 E|------------------------------------9b10--||

1. Black and Blue

[VERSE 2] - Same as [VERSE 1]

[FILL 1] [1:35]

 
 e|--------------0-----------------||
 B|-----------0--0-----------------||
 G|----2/4\2--1--2--1--------------||
 D|--------------------4--2--------||
 A|--------------------------------||
 E|--0-----------------------------||

-Play [CBORUS] next-

[BRIDGE] [1:57]

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------12---10p9--------------7~-7--------|
 G|------5~~-5-----7~~-7-----7/9-9-----9-----------9\--5~-5-----7~-7----4---|
 D|------5~~-5-----7~~-7-----7/9-9--/9------9----------5~-5-----7~-7----4---|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------2---|
 E|--0-0-------0-0--------0---------------------------------0-0------0------|

Yo ma - ma! Ha! Black and Blue

 
 e|--------0--2-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----4--------4--5/7\5------------------------------12----10p9-----------|
 G|--/4---------------------5~-5------7~----7/9------9------------9\--5-----|
 D|-------------------------5~-5------7~----7/9---/9-------9----------5-----|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
 E|-------------------------------0-0-----0---------------------------------|

Got to make it right Come on baby! Do it! Black

 
 e|-------------------------------------||
 B|-------------------------------------||
 G|--------------4----------------------||
 D|-------5------4----------------------||
 A|-------5------2--------5-5-5h7-------||
 E|--0-0--3---0-------/7----------------||

and blue.__

[GUITAR SOLO] [2:17]

Tr~~~~~~

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------7b9--12-14-12---|
 D|-------------------0h2p0---------------2---------------------------------|
 A|--7--5--6-6/7---7\-----------0h2p0---------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------3p0---3b5r3--0h3b4-11-----------------|

HARM. A.H.

Trem. bar |-| |--| T T

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------\---/---------------5~~--5p3h5--7--8p7p5p3h5h7-8p7---------|
 G|--14b16r14p0---\5/--------2b3r2/4----------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------x-------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------x---------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--8p7p5p3h7-8p7-8p7p5p3h7/10p8/11p8h11p9h11/12p9h12p10h12/13p10h13/14p11-|

 
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|h14/15p11h14/15p11h15/16p12h15p/16p13h16/17p13/17p14h17/18p14h17/18p15---|

 
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Trem. bar

 
 e|----------------------------------------------------15-------------------|
 B|--h18/19p15p12----------------12-----\---/----15b17----15-15b16-15b17----|
 G|---------------14b15r14p12-14----12---\0/--------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|--------15--------------19-19-19-----------------------------------------|
 B|--15b17-15--19b21-19b21----19----19b21-19b21-19b21--22b24-22b24r22p20----|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|--22b24r22--17--17-16-17-16--------2--------------0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0|
 B|----------------------------17~-------------------0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0|
 G|---------------------------------2----2---2-2p0h2-2-2-2b^-2--2--2-2-2-2-2|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

^=Gradually bend from this

note up to the 4 while

picking the following notes.

 
 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---3h5p3-5p3p0--/5-5-5-5-0h5-5-5-------------||
 G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-------------------------------------------||
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------||
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
 E|-----------------------------------------------------12\\-------||

Following progression goes:

[D5] [E5] [D5] [E5]

[D5] [E5] [D5] [A5] [E5]

After that, repeat the [CBORUS]

several times until the song fades out

Hey!

Ooh, slip n' slide, push it in, uh!

A-Bitch sure got the rhythm

Holdin' back, yeah I got control

Oh, hooked inta her system

Don't draw the line

(Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you

Uh! The harder the better

Do it til we're black and blue

Well you never know when love will come

Hey! Better get it while you got it

Little bit o' everything, ooh, even when it hurts

Uh! Sure feels good, wow! Uh!

Don't draw the line

(Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you, woo!

Uh! The harder the better

Do it til we're black and blue

Yo mama! Hey!

(Black and blue) Got ta, got ta, got ta make it right

Ow! Come on baby, good

(Black and blue)

(Guitar Solo)

Whoa!

Ow!

Yeah!

(Oooh ooh ooh) Don't draw the line

(Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you

(Oooh ooh ooh) Uh. The harder the better, we'll do it til we're

(Oooh ooh ooh) Black and blue, ow!

Don't draw the line

(Oooh ooh ooh) Baby I ain't through with you

Uh, harder the better

We'll do it til we're black and blue

Yeah, the wetter the better

We'll do it til we're black and blue, ow!

Uh!

(Whuh! Whuh! Whuh! Whuh!)

Do it til we're black and blue

Yeah!

Ow!

Now, come on baby!

Wetter the better!

Let's do it 'til

We're black and blue! Uh

Come on baby

Well, that's all I have.

Hope you enjoy it.

*ROCK ON*

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{t:Black and Blue}
 {st:Van Halen}
 
 ============================================================================
 Artist:Van Halen
 Album:Best of Both Worlds
 Title:Black and Blue
 
 Tuning:Standard (E A D G B e)
 
 Legend:
 /=slide up
 \=slide down
 b*=see tabulature
 h=hammer on
 p=pull off
 //-x-\\=pick slide
 HARM.=harmonics
 A.H.=Artificial harmonics
 ~~=vibrato
 Tr~~~~=trill
 Trem. bar=tremelo bar
 T=tap with right hand
 
 [INTRO]
 
 {sot}
 e||----------0------0-------------------------------0----------------------|
 B||------------0------0--------------------------3----3----0---------------|
 G||--4/6---7------6------4-----------------------2------2------------------|
 D||----------------------------------------------0------2----2-----------2-|
 A||--2/4---5------4------2-----------------2h4----------0----2-------------|
 E||--------------------------0-3b*-0-3b*-0-------------------0--0h3h4p3p0--|
 {eot}
 *=1/4 bends
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------0------0------------------------------0-------0---------------|
 B|-------------0-------------------------------------0---------------0-----|
 G|--------7-------6---6\4-----------------4/6---7-------7----2-------2-----|
 D|----------------------------------------------5-------4----2-------2-----|
 A|--2/4---5-------4---4\2-----------------2/4----------------0-------0-----|
 E|--------------------------0-3b*-0-3b*-0----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 *=1/4 bends
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--4/6----7--7---6--6----4-----------------4/6----7----7---2-----2/9------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------7----7---2-----2/9------|
 A|--2/4----5--5---4--4----2-----------------2/4----5----5---0-----0/7------|
 E|--------------0------0-----0-3b*-0-3b*-0---------------------0-----------|
 {eot}
 *=1/4 bends
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------4/6--7--7-----6--6----4-------------4/6--7---7---2-----9-|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------7---7---2-----9-|
 A|----------------2/4--5--5-----4--4----2-------------2/4--5-5-5---0-----7-|
 E|--3b^--3-3-3-3-------------0-------0----3b*-0-3b*-0------------0---3p0-0-|
 {eot}
 ^=gradually bend b*=1/4 bends
 
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------||
 B|--------------------------||
 G|--------------------------||
 D|--------------------------||
 A|--//x-\\------------------||
 E|-//-x--\\--12h14----------||
 {eot}
 
 [VERSE 1]
 
 {sot}
 e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G||--2---------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
 D||--2---------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
 A||--0--------------0-5-5-7---2------------5---7---0--0--5-5-7\------------|
 E||---------------------------0----------7---7-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 1. Slip 'n' slide, push it in. The sure rhythm
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
 D|-----7-5h6p5---5h6p5---5h6p5-----2---------------------------------------|
 A|-------------7-------7-------7---0------------0-5-5-7--2-----------5---7-|
 E|--0----------------------------------------------------0---------7---7---|
 {eot}
 1. I'm holdin' back yeah, I got control.
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------0------------------------------------||
 B|-----------------------------------0------------------------------------||
 G|--2--------------------------------4---4--4---4-------------------------||
 D|--2------------------------------------7--6-6h7---6--4------------------||
 A|--0-----0-------5--5--7---------------------------------7---------------||
 E|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------||
 {eot}
 1. Oh! Hooked into her system.
 
 [CHORUS]
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--7---7-----6-----6-----4-----------------4/6--7-----7--------2----/9----|
 D|-----------------------------------------------7-----7--------2----/9----|
 A|--5---5-----4-----4-----2-----------------2/4--5-5---5--------0----/7----|
 E|----------0----------0------0-3b*-0-3b*-0---------------0--------0-------|
 {eot}
 1. Don't draw the line.__ Honey,I ain't through w/ you
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------4/6--7--7----6-----6-------4----------------4/6-----------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------2/4--5--5----4-----4-------2----------------2/4-----------|
 E|--3b^-3-3-3-3------------0-----------0-------0-3b*-0-3b*-0---------------|
 {eot}
 1. Uh! The harder the better do it till we're
 ^=gradually bend
 
 HARM.
 
 {sot}
 |-----------|
 e|---------------------------12-------------||
 B|------------------------7-----12----------||
 G|--7-----7----2---/9---5-------------------||
 D|--7-----7----2---/9-----------------------||
 A|--5-----5----0---/7-----------------------||
 E|------------------------------------9b10--||
 {eot}
 1. Black and Blue
 
 [VERSE 2] - Same as [VERSE 1]
 
 [FILL 1] [1:35]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------0-----------------||
 B|-----------0--0-----------------||
 G|----2/4\2--1--2--1--------------||
 D|--------------------4--2--------||
 A|--------------------------------||
 E|--0-----------------------------||
 {eot}
 
 -Play [CHORUS] next-
 
 [BRIDGE] [1:57]
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------12---10p9--------------7~-7--------|
 G|------5~~-5-----7~~-7-----7/9-9-----9-----------9\--5~-5-----7~-7----4---|
 D|------5~~-5-----7~~-7-----7/9-9--/9------9----------5~-5-----7~-7----4---|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------2---|
 E|--0-0-------0-0--------0---------------------------------0-0------0------|
 {eot}
 Yo ma - ma! Ha! Black and Blue
 
 
 {sot}
 e|--------0--2-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----4--------4--5/7\5------------------------------12----10p9-----------|
 G|--/4---------------------5~-5------7~----7/9------9------------9\--5-----|
 D|-------------------------5~-5------7~----7/9---/9-------9----------5-----|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
 E|-------------------------------0-0-----0---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Got to make it right Come on baby! Do it! Black
 
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------||
 B|-------------------------------------||
 G|--------------4----------------------||
 D|-------5------4----------------------||
 A|-------5------2--------5-5-5h7-------||
 E|--0-0--3---0-------/7----------------||
 {eot}
 and blue.__
 
 [GUITAR SOLO] [2:17]
 
 Tr~~~~~~
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------7b9--12-14-12---|
 D|-------------------0h2p0---------------2---------------------------------|
 A|--7--5--6-6/7---7\-----------0h2p0---------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------3p0---3b5r3--0h3b4-11-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 HARM. A.H.
 Trem. bar |-| |--| T T
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------\---/---------------5~~--5p3h5--7--8p7p5p3h5h7-8p7---------|
 G|--14b16r14p0---\5/--------2b3r2/4----------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------x-------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------x---------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 T T T T T T T
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 B|--8p7p5p3h7-8p7-8p7p5p3h7/10p8/11p8h11p9h11/12p9h12p10h12/13p10h13/14p11-|
 
 {sot}
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 T T T T T T T T
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 B|h14/15p11h14/15p11h15/16p12h15p/16p13h16/17p13/17p14h17/18p14h17/18p15---|
 
 {sot}
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Trem. bar
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------------------------15-------------------|
 B|--h18/19p15p12----------------12-----\---/----15b17----15-15b16-15b17----|
 G|---------------14b15r14p12-14----12---\0/--------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|--------15--------------19-19-19-----------------------------------------|
 B|--15b17-15--19b21-19b21----19----19b21-19b21-19b21--22b24-22b24r22p20----|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|--22b24r22--17--17-16-17-16--------2--------------0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0|
 B|----------------------------17~-------------------0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0|
 G|---------------------------------2----2---2-2p0h2-2-2-2b^-2--2--2-2-2-2-2|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 ^=Gradually bend from this
 note up to the 4 while
 picking the following notes.
 
 {sot}
 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---3h5p3-5p3p0--/5-5-5-5-0h5-5-5-------------||
 G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-------------------------------------------||
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------||
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
 E|-----------------------------------------------------12\\-------||
 {eot}
 
 Following progression goes:
 [D5] [E5] [D5] [E5] 
 [D5] [E5] [D5] [A5] [E5] 
 
 After that, repeat the [CHORUS]
 several times until the song fades out
 
 Hey!
 
 Ooh, slip n' slide, push it in, uh!
 A-Bitch sure got the rhythm
 Holdin' back, yeah I got control
 Oh, hooked inta her system
 
 Don't draw the line
 (Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
 Uh! The harder the better
 Do it til we're black and blue
 
 Well you never know when love will come
 Hey! Better get it while you got it
 Little bit o' everything, ooh, even when it hurts
 Uh! Sure feels good, wow! Uh!
 
 Don't draw the line
 (Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you, woo!
 Uh! The harder the better
 Do it til we're black and blue
 
 Yo mama! Hey!
 (Black and blue) Got ta, got ta, got ta make it right
 Ow! Come on baby, good
 (Black and blue)
 
 (Guitar Solo)
 
 Whoa!
 Ow!
 Yeah!
 
 (Oooh ooh ooh) Don't draw the line
 (Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
 (Oooh ooh ooh) Uh. The harder the better, we'll do it til we're
 (Oooh ooh ooh) Black and blue, ow!
 
 Don't draw the line
 (Oooh ooh ooh) Baby I ain't through with you
 Uh, harder the better
 We'll do it til we're black and blue
 
 Yeah, the wetter the better
 We'll do it til we're black and blue, ow!
 Uh!
 (Whuh! Whuh! Whuh! Whuh!)
 Do it til we're black and blue
 Yeah!
 Ow!
 Now, come on baby!
 Wetter the better!
 Let's do it 'til
 We're black and blue! Uh
 
 Come on baby
 Oh
 Uh
 
 Well, that's all I have.
 Hope you enjoy it.
 
 *ROCK ON*
 
 ============================================================================

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