Best of Both Worlds Van Halen
Best of Both Worlds -- Van Halen
(transcription from Cherry Lane Music Company)
Key: H - hammer-on P - pull-off
/ - slide-up \ - slide-down
^ - half bend ^^ - full bend
~ - vibrato T - thumb
*** Recording sounds 1/2 step higher
*** Intro ***
[D/F#] [G5] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -----3----3----3---3------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----| -----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----| -----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----| -----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----| -----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
T T T T
[D/F#] [G5] [D/F#] [G] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -----3-------3---3------3-------|--0------2---2------------------| -----2-------0---0------2-------|--0------2---2------------------| -----0-------0---0------0-------|--0------2---2---2--------------| -----0------------------0-------|---------0---0---0--------------| -----2-------3---3------2-------|--3-----------------------------|
T T
(pick w/fingers) G/A D/A G/A D/A G/A D/A A G/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| --------------------3---|-3----(3)----3-----3----|-3-----3--2-----------3-| ------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-| ------------2---2---5---|-5-----4-----5-----4----|-5-----4--2----2------5-| ------------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-------0-----| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[D/A] [G/A] [A] [A5] [A7sus2] [A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [D/A]
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| -3--3--3-----3--2-----5-|-----0----0-----2------3|-3-----3-----3-----3----| -4--4--2-----4--2-----2-|-----0----0-----2--2---4|-4-----2-----4-----2----| -5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|-----2----2-----2--2---5|-5-----4-----5-----4----| -0-----0--0--------0----|-0----------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[G/A] [D/A] [A] [Asus2] [A9] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [A] [Asus2]
----------------------0-|------------------------|------------------------| -3-----3--2----0------0-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------| -4-----2--2----2------0-|-4--4--2----4--2----2---|--(2)-------------------| -5-----4--2----2--------|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------| -0--0--0--0----0--0---0-|-0--0--0----0--0----0---|--(0)-------------------| ------------------------|------------------------|----------sl-/14\-------|
(w/pick)
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----| -------2-------0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----| -------0-------0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----| -------0------------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----| -------2-------3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
T T T
D/F# G N.C. A(sus2)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -----3-------0---0--------------|-------------0--------------0---| -----2-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------------2---| -----0-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------^^----2---| -----0------------------^P------|---^----0----0-----^^v------0---| -----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3---------------3-------------|
T Let Ring_____|
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -----3----3----0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----| -----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----| -----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----| -----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----| -----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
T T T T
D/F# G N.C. D5 Csus2 A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| -----3-------0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------|| -----2-------0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--|| -----0-------0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--|| -----0--------------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--|| -----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||
T Let Ring_______________| PM.
*** 1st Verse ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------| --------------2---2------4------|----2------2----------------2---| -------------------------5------|----4------2--------------------| --------//4---------------------|-----------------3//4-----------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
I don't know__what I been__livin' on,__ but
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------| -------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4---4-------(2)-----| -----2/5---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5---5-------(0)-----| -------------------P------------|------------5---5---------------|
it's not enough to fill me up.
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------| ------------------2--2---4------|----2------2----------------2---| --------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------| --------//4---------------------|----0------------3//4-----------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
I need more_ than just a words can say,
[D7sus4] [D/A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|------------------------/6-O----| ---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------| -------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4-------------------| -----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5-------------------| -------------------P------------|------------5-------------------|
I need ev'rything this life can give me. Hey, hey,
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----| -------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----| -------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----| -------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----| -------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
T T T T
__ yeah! 'Cause sometimes its not enough
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A(sus2)]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| -----3-------0---0--------------|--------0----0------------------|| -----2-------0---0-----2--------|--------2----2------------------|| -----0-------0---0-----0--------|--------2----2------------------|| -----0------------------^P------|---^^---0----0------------------|| -----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3-----------------------------||
T
Ow!
*** 2nd Verse ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------| ------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---| --------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------| --------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Come on, ba- by, close your eyes, let go.
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------| -------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4--4----------------| -----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5--5-----------0----| -------------------P------------|------------5--5----------------|
This can be every-thing we dreamed, ah.
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------| ------------------2-(2)--4------|----2------2----------------2---| --------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------| --------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
It's not work that makes it work, oh
[D7sus4]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| --------------------------------|---------------H----------------|| ---------2------------------5---|---5--4----5--4-5-----4---2-----|| -------------2--------------5---|---5--5----5--5-------5---3-----|| -----//4---------4---O------5---|--------------------------3-----|| -------------------P------------|--------------------------------||
no, let the magic do the work for you.__ 'Cause honey,
*** Pre-chorus ***
[Fsus2] [C/E] [Esus4] [E] [Esus4] [E]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -------1------------------------|------5---5-------5-------------| -------0---0-------0---0-----4--|--4---4---4---4---4-------------| -------3---3---3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7---6---7/9-(9)\--| -------3-------3----------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
now, some- thing reached out and touched me.
[Bsus4] [B] [D] [Dsus2] [F]
--------------------------------|----------------8--8--8--8---0--|| -x-x--5--5---5--5--4//7---7-7---|-------7--5--x-10-10-10-10--10--|| -x-x--4--4---4--6--4//7---7-7---|-------7--7--x-10-10-10-10--10--|| -x-x----------------------7-7---|-------7--7--x------------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Now I know that all I want...I want the
*** Chorus ***
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A5]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------| -------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----| -------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----| -------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----| -------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
T T T T
best of both world. And honey
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A5]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -------3---3---0---0--------3---|--------------------------------| -------2---2---0---0--------2---|--------2----2--------------2---| -------0---0---0---0--------0---|--------2----2--------^^----2---| -------0---0----------------0---|-----^--0----0-----^^v------0---| -------2---2---3---3--------2---|----3-------------3-------------|
T T T
I__ know what it's worth. If we could have the
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A5]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------| -------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----| -------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----| -------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----| -------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
T T T T
best of both worlds, /we'd have
\a little bit of
D/F# G N.C. D5 Csus2 A5
----------------------------2---|--(2)------2---2----------------|| -----3---3---0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------|| -----2---2---0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--|| -----0---0---0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--|| -----0---0----------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--|| -----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||
T T
/heaven right here on earth,_____ oo! Woo!
\ heaven right here on earth, *** 2nd time to Coda
*** 3rd Verse ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------| ------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---| --------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------| --------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Well,there's a picture in a galley a
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A5]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------2------------------5---|--5--5---------------------2----| -------------2--------------5---|--5--5----4--4---4---------2----| -----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5----5--5---5---------0----| -------------------P------------|----------5--5---5--------------|
fallen angel, look a lot like you
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------2--3--------|----3------2-------------2------| ------------------2----4--------|----2------2----------------2---| --------------2--------5--------|----4------2--------------------| --------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
We forget where we come from sometimes.
[D7sus4] [D/A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|| --------------2-------------5---|--5--5-------4---4--------------|| -----//4----------4---O-----5---|--5--5-------5---5-----5/(10)---|| --------------------P-----------|-------------5---5--------------||
I had a dream it was, uh, really you.
*** Pre-Chorus ***
[Fsus2] [C] [Esus4] [E] [Esus4] [E]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -------1--1----1----------------|------5---5---5------5----------| -------0--0----0---0---------4--|--4---4---4---4------4----------| -------3--3----3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7------6--7/9~~~~~| -------3--3----3-----P----3-----|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Something reached out and touched me.
D.S. al Coda
[Bsus4] [B] [D] [F(maj7)]
----------------------------5---|-(5)------------0--0--0---(-0)\\|| ------5--5---5--5--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\|| ------4--4---4--6--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\|| ----------------------------7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Now I know, oh, all I want... I want the
*** Coda *** Csus2 A5
--(2)------2---2----------------|| --(3)------3---3------3---------|| --(2)------2---2------0------2--|| --(0)------0---0-------------2--|| -------3--------------3--0---0--|| --------------------------------||
___________________ Yeah!
*** Guitar Solo ***
--------------------------------|------------------------------^^| -------^^-10--------12~~(12)\---|-----10------12~~~~----x--15^^--| ----(9)-------9/11----------/9^^|-(9)----9/11--------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| -----------------H--^|------P-H--P-P----P-P----P-----------------| -(15)--(15)~~~--7 10-|10(10)-7-10-7-0-10-7-0--7-0--^^-P----7---^^| ---------------------|----------------------9-----9(9)-7---7--9--| ---------------------|-----------------------------------9--7----| ---------------------|-------------------------------------------| ---------------------|-------------------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------P-----T-------T---|-----T-------T--P---------H-----| ---(9)--12~~~---9--14(14)\\\12--|-(12)\\\9----12--9-------7-9----| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
H T P ^ P H
-----7-10-12(12)-10(10)7----TP^^|P-H----T----P-^^--P-------------| ----^^^-----------------10-20-10|-7-10-12(12)-10(10)7-^^----P-H^^| (9)-----------------------------|--------------------9---(9)-7-9-| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ---------H-^^----------T-P---T--|--------------------------------|| -(9)~~--7-9------(9)---12-9--14-|-(14)~~~~~(14)\-----------------|| --------------------------------|---------------\----------------|| --------------------------------|----------------\---------------|| --------------------------------|-----------------\--------------||
(pick w/fingers) G/A D/A G/A D/A G/A D/A A G/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ------------2---2---3---|-3-----3-----3-----3----|-3-----3--2----2------3-| ------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-| ------------2---2---5---|-5-x-x-4--x--5-x-x-4-x/-|-5-x-x-4--2----2------5-| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[D/A] [G/A] [A] [A7sus2] [A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [D/A]
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| -3--3--3-----3--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--3-|-3-----3-----3-----3----| -4--4--2-----4--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--4-|-4-----2-----4-----2----| -5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|--(2)---------x-2--2--5-|-5-----4-----5-----4----| ------------------------|----------------0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[G/A] [D/A] [A] [Asus2] [G/A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [A] [A7sus2]
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| -3-----3--2-----0-----3-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------|| -4-----2--2-----2-----4-|-4--4--2----4--2----0---|--(2)-------------------|| -5-----4--2-----2-----5-|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------|| -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0-------------|------------------------|| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
Wo!_______________________
*** 4th Verse *** (still pick with fingers)
[A] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ----2---2---3---3--------3------|-3------3------3-------3----2---| ----2---2---4---4--------2------|-4------2------4-------2----2---| --------2---5---5--------4------|-5------4------5-------4----2---| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Uh, you don't have to die and go to heaven, uh,
[G] [D/F#] [G] [A] [A7sus2]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| -----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------2-----0-----0--| -----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2-----0-----0--| -----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2-----2-----2--| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
or hang around to be born again.
[A] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ----2---2---3-3----------3------|-3---------3------3------3--2---| ----2---2---4-4----------2------|-4---------2------4------2--2---| ----2---2---5-5----------4------|-5---------4------5------4--2---| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Just tune in to what this place has got to offer, 'cause
[G] [D/F#] [G] [A] [A7sus2]
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| -----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------0--------------|| -----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2--------------|| -----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2--------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
we may nev-er be here a- gain! Ow! I want the
*** Chorus *** (with pick)
*** and finishes similar to intro ****
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