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Subject: TAB: Hot For Teacher - Van Halen

Posted by:  ()

It'd be hard to put it all, but ill put a few parts of it that are cool...

Intro:

A string: -0-3-7-12-7-3-  (four x)  -0-5-9-12-9-5-  (four x)

   - play the indicated patterns tapping on the A string:  use the 1st
     and 4th fingers for the notes on frets 3 & 7 and 5 & 9 and tap the
     note on the 12th fret with the right hand finger....

Play same exact pattern as before on the D string but end with the tapped note
   (youll have to listen to it to get the jist...)

G str: -0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5- (two times but
   end with the last tapped note --------------------^
   - again, tap the notes on the 12th fret..

high E -12-7-12-8-7-12-5-
                       B: -12-8-7-5-
                                   G: -12-8-7-5-
                                               D: -12-8-7-5-
                                                           A: -12-8-7-5-
this lick is a fretboard pattern that is the same on each string down the
neck..  tap the notes on the 12th fret and pull off the rest..  work your way
from the high E string down to the A string..

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2----5-4----5-4----2\1-2------10-7-4----1-2-1/2----5-4--5-4-2\1------------2-
-2----5-4----5-4----2\1-2------10-7-4----1-2-1/2----5-4--5-4-2\1--2-2-2-2-2-2-
------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-0-
-2-----------------------2----------------------2-----------------0-0-0-0-0---

listen to it for tempo... at each f# played on the low E string, play it in
eighth notes until the next chord....  the \ denotes a slide.... this carries
you into the main theme to the song which is based on the A chord .....dont
have time to put it in but see if u can figure it out...  it uses pulloffs
at the 5th fret of G str first time and pull offs from 3rd fret to open on the
A str when it kicks in....   have fun..  Rob


From: Gary Chapman 

Van Halen - Hot For Teacher    - transcribed by Gary Chapman
===========================

Key:

+   = tapped note
X\  = pick slide
x   = hit string for percussive noise
^   = hammer/pull
/   = slide
~   = vibrato
w~  = whammy vibrato
  = natural harmonic
/// = high-speed picking

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Intro:

(I've deliberately left out hammer/pull notation because they are too
obtrusive in such numbers.  I've given an example of what to do)

             +            +            +            +
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------
A -X\--0^3^7-12^7^3^0^3^7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-
E ---------------------------------------------------------

         +            +            +            +
E ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------
A -0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-
E ---------------------------------------------------

   +        +            +            +            +
E --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------
D -12-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-
A --------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------

        +            +            +
E ---------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------
D -0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9~-
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
   +      +            +            +            +            +            +
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -12-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
             +
E -----------------
B -----------------
G -7-3-0-5-9-12-9~-
D -----------------
A -----------------
E -----------------

   +      +          +          +          +
E -12-5-8-12-8-7-5---------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------8-12-8-7-5----------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------8-12-8-7-5---------------------2-------------
D ---------------------------------------8-12-8-7-5----------2-------------
A ---------------------------------------------------8-7-5-0-0-------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------5--4-------1--2--1-/2--1/2-------------------------------
D ----------------5--4-------1--2--1-/2--1/2-------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -2-2--2-2--2-2-----------2-------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2/-

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -10\--7--4---1--2--1/2----------------------------5--4-4-------1--2--1-/2--
D -10\--7--4---1--2--1/2----------------------------5--4-4-------1--2--1-/2--
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-----------2--------------

E ---------------
B ---------------
G -4--4---4----5-
D -4--4---4----2-
A -4--4---4----0-
E -0--0---0------


Main riff (clean):

E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -5---5^2---2---5---5^2-2---5^2-----------5--8\7---2--
D -2---2-----2---2---2---2---2-------------5--8\7---2--
A ---------------------------------0^5^6^7-------------
E -----------------------------------------------------
  (repeat clean riff x 3)
  "Oh wow man... wait a second, man - whaddaya think the teacher's gonna
   look like this year ?"
  "My butt, man !"

E ---------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------
G -5---5^2---2---5---5^2-2---5---5^2---0-
D -2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2-----0-
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
                                      "Ohhhh !"


Main riff (distorted):

E ------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------
G -2----------2----------2-----------------5--8\7-
D -2----------2----------2-----------------5--8\7-
A -0---3-3-0--0---3-3-0--0---3-0---0^5^6^7--------
E ------------------------------------------------

Verse 1:

(with distorted riff)
T-t-teacher stop that screamin', teacher don't you see ?
Don't wanna be no uptown fool.
Maybe I should go to hell, but I'm doing well.

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------8--7--5--------------------------
G -2----------2----------2-----------------5--8--7--5--7-----------------------
D -2----------2----------2-----------------5--8--7--5--7-----------------------
A -0---3-3-0--0---3-3-0--0---------0-5^6^7-------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Teacher needs to see me after school.                I think of the


E -------------------------------------------------------------------------10-
B ----------------------------------------------------------12--10----12-x-10-
G -------------------------13--12--10--12-------------------12--10----12-x-10-
D -------------------------13--12--10--12-------------------12--10----12-x----
A ---X\-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  education that I missed.                  But then my homework was never


E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -12-x-12\-----------------------10------9-------8---7---6---5---4---5-
G -12-x-12\---------------10------9-------8-------7---6---5---4---3---4-
D -12-x-12\-----------8---8---7---7---6---6---5---5---4---3---2---1---2-
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------

  quite like this.                                                I got it


Chorus:

(with distorted riff)
bad, got it bad, got it bad - I'm hot for teacher.
I've got it bad, so bad - I'm hot for teacher.

(with clean riff)
"Hey, I heard you missed us, we're back !"
"I brought my pencil !"
"Gimme something to write on, man !"

Verse 2:

(with distorted riff)
I heard about your lessons, but lessons are so cold.
I know about this school.
Little girl from cherry lane, how can you be so bold ?

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------8--7--5--------------------------
G -2---------2---------2-----------------5--8--7--5--7-----------------
D -2---------2---------2-----------------5--8--7--5--7--------------------
A -0---3-3-0-0---3-3-0-0---------0-5^6^7-------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   How did you know that golden rule ?                   I think of all the

E --------------------------------------------------------------------10------
B ----------------------13--12--10--12-----------------------------10---12-
G -------------------13--12--10--12-----------------------------10---12-
D ----------------------13--12--10--12----------------------------------12-
A ------------------------------------------------------X\--------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  education that I missed.                  But then my homework was never

E ---10------------------------------------------------------------------
B -x-10---12\--------------11------10------9-------8---7---6---5---4---5-
G -x-10---12\--------------10------9-------8-------7---6---5---4---3---4-
D -x------12\----------8---8---7---7---6---6---5---5---4---3---2---1---2-
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  quite like this.                                                  Got it


Chorus:

(with distorted riff)
bad, got it bad, got it bad - I'm hot for teacher.
I've got it bad, so bad - I'm hot for teacher.

   +      +          +          +          +
E -12-5---12-8-7-5-------------------------------------------
B ------8----------8-12-8-7-5--------------------------------
G ----------------------------8-12-8-7-5---------------------
D ---------------------------------------8-12-8-7-5----------
A ---------------------------------------------------8-7-5-0-
E -----------------------------------------------------------
        ^ I think he hit a wrong note here

Solo:

E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -4(b)6~----2^4///-6///-9///-11///-13///-14///--14w~\-
D -----------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------

E /14---------14----------------------14--------------------------------------
B ----17(b)19----14^17^14-14-14^17^14----14^17^14---------14------------------
G ------------------------------------------------16(b)18----16(b)18-16-14-16-
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

              [pinched harmonics abound]
E ------------------------------------------2------2-2-----------------------
B -14-------------------------------------2---5^2------5^2--5-5^2^0--5-5^2^0-
G ----16w~\----2--2--2(b)3--2----2-4--(b)6-----------------------------------
D -----------------------------4---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------2--------2----------------------
B -5-5^2^0--5-5^2^0--5-5^2^0--5(7)---5^2----2---2------------------
G ---------------------------------------5--------4-2--4-2---2w~/\-
D ---------------------------------------------------------4-------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------------14--14-------14-----14--16^14-
B ------------------------------14--17--17(b)19-----(b)19---(b)19----------
G -2~-4--5--6~---9--11--13--14---------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------

E -17^14--19^14----17^14----17--16--17--16^17^16-14----14-------------
B --------------14------14--------------------------17----17--17(b)19-
G --------------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------14--------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------14-17^14--------------------------------------------------
G -14^17^14--16(b)18----------16(b)18---16(b)18-(b)18-16-16-14-16---16-16-14~\-
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E -------2----------------------------------------------------------------
B -------2---------2------------5--------7--------------------------------
G -2(b)4---(b)4^2----2---4(b)6--7(b)9----9(b)11w~-----------------------5-
D ---------------------------------------------------2---2----2---2-----2-
A -------------------------------------------------\-2---2----2---2-----0-
E -------------------------------------------------\-0---0----0---0-------

(with clean riff)
"Oh man, I think the clock is slow..."
"I don't feel tardy"
"Class dismissed !"

(with distorted riff)
I've got it bad, got it bad, got it bad - I'm hot for teacher.

E -----------------
B -11--12--13--14\-
G -11--12--13--14\-
D -11--12--13--14\-
A -----------------
E -----------------
                      Ohhh !
   Oh  yes I'm hot !  Ohhh !

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------3--------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------0///--2///--4///-5///--7///-/12///-14///-16///-17///-19///
D -14///-------------0--------------------------------------------------------
A --------------X\------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Oh my god !

                     [I suspect these are
                      done with fingers on
                      alternating hands]
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------2///-----5///--7///-/14///------
G -/21///(b)24///w~\--/18-/18-/18-/18-/18-----2///-----5///--7///-/14///----2-
D --------------------------------------------2///-----5///--7///-/14///----2-
A -----------------------------------------\--0///--------------------------0-
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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scary@zikzak.apana.org.au