Van Halen
Van Halen - Hear About It Later gitaar tab
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Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:05:21 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Lee Goldman Subject: v/van_halen/hear_about_it_later.tab This is a complete tab for Van Halen's "Hear About it Later." Greg J. Musi already did a great tab for the intro, so I just left his part as is, and then took over where he left off. Van Halen - "Hear About it Later" from Fair Warning Transcribed by Greg J. Musi (musi+@pitt.edu) Here is the intro... let ring-------------------------} E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| *Clean tone w/flanger. slide let ring---------------------} E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| let ring--------------------} E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| let ring---------------------} E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| let ring-------------------} let ring---------------------} &! nbsp; E-|-------------0-------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------0----------------------------------------0--------------2---2-----3| D-|--------------------2--------3--(3)-----------3-----3--------1-------------| A-|----3--------------------------------2--3--------------3-------------------| E-|-3--------------------------------------------------------1----------------| let ring-----} let ring-------------------------- E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0-------| G-|-2-----------3-------------------------------2---------2-------2------2----| D-|-----3---3-------1-----------------------5-----------------5-------------5-| A-|---------------------1---------------5-------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------1---3---5-----------------------------------------| -----------} let ring-----} E-|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2^0--------------------0------------------------------------------| D-|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| A-|------------------------3-------------2---3---x----------------------------| E-|--------------------3------------------------------------------------------| pull off This is where my version takes over: "Hear About it Later" tabbed by Aaron Goldman aaronlg@hotmail.com v = wide vibrato with bar \\ = dive with bar . = palm muted # = tremelo picked after the clean-toned intro above, there are two guitars, both distorted. the lead guitar plays: E|-5---5--5--5--5------5--------------------- B|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br\-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5---------- G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv------ D|----------------------------------7vv-5\\-- A|------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------- E|-8----8----8------------------------------------- B|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7----------------------- G|-----------------/9----9---7--------------------- D|-----------------------------10vv-7-5-4-5--4----- A|---------------------------------------------7-5- E|------------------------------------------------- while the rhythm plays: *Rhy. Fig 1* E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| slide let ring---------------------} E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| *End Rhy. Fig 1* let ring--------------------} &n! bsp; E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| let ring---------------------} E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------| D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------| A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE: Lead guitar takes a break, while rhythm guitar plays: (note: I'm not sure if the tap harmonics are really what he's doing, only that he does something of that nature to raise the octave of those notes. Personally, I just play the notes normally) *Rhy. Fig 2* tap harmonics E|--------0-2-0-2-2--3(15)-2(14)h3p2-0(12)-------------------------- B|-3----3---------3-------------------------3(15)-------3(15)------- G|-2--2-----------2-------------------------------2(14)-------2(14)- D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------------------------ E|-0(12)-2(14)---------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|-------------------------5-5-7-5-- A|---------------5---7-8-8---------- E|-------------5---5---------------- *End Rhy. Fig 2* followed by Rhy. Fig 1, and then this: Palm mute E|--------0-2-0-2-2--3-2h3p2-0-.---.---0-2----------------------- B|-3----3---------3------------3-.-3-.--------------------------- G|-2--2-----------2--------------2---2--------------------------- D|-0----------------------------------------------------5-5-7-5-- A|--------------------------------------------5---7-8-8---------- E|------------------------------------------5---5---------------- and then Rhy. Fig 1 once more. PRECHORUS: Rhythm guitar: *Rhy. Fig 3* E|-----------------------------0------------------0--------------------- B|---------------------------0------------------0-----------------0----- G|-----0-----0-----2---------------------------------------2-2-2----2-0- D|---2-----4-----4------------------2-3-3--2-------------1-------------- A|-3-----5-----5-----5------------3----------3-------------------------- E|----------------------3-1-------------------------1-3----------------- all palm muted E|----------------- B|----------------- G|----------------- D|---------------.- A|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0- E|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3--- *End Rhy Fig 3* CHORUS: play rhy. fig 1 twice VERSE: play rhy. fig 2, followed by rhy. fig 1 PRECHORUS: play rhy. fig 3 CHORUS: play rhy. fig 1 twice BRIDGE: Rhythm plays: palm mute palm mute E|-------.-0-------------0------------------------------------------ B|-----.-1---1---------1---3-1------.-0-1--1-0-------------------3-- G|---.-0-------0------------------.-2----------2-----------------2-- D|-.-2-----------2---2----------.-2--------------------------0-2-0-- A|-3---------------3------------0----------------0-0-2-2-3-3-------- E|------------------------------------------------------------------ palm mute palm muting again E|-.-.-.-.-.-.------------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.---- B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---- G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---- D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-.-.-.-.-.-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---- A|------------------3-3-3-2-3-----------------7\- E|----------------------------------------------- And the lead guitar returns in this section, playing: trem picking E|--------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------#---#--#--#-------- G|-7b~~~~-7~~-5~~----5---7~~7-/19-19b-19B*-x\-- D|----------------/7---7-------------------x\-- A|-----------------------------------------x\-- E|--------------------------------------------- *: in case it's unclear, you hold that bend as you tremelo pick the 19, and then you bend it even further while continuing to trem pick GUITAR SOLO: for a few bars, there is no guitar whatsoever as the drum and bass set up the mood or whatever. then, the lead guitar comes in with: palm mute palm mute E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------.-.-.--.-.-.-------------------------------------- G|-------------------9-9-9--7-7-7---9-7----------------------.--.-.-.-- D|--------------------------------------0-0------------------0--0-0-0-- A|-5---7-7-5-7-7-5----------------------------7-7-5-7-7-5br------------ E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- T T T T T T T T E|-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7---14p10p7-14*---14p10p7-15--- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- *: all these tapped notes with space after them are sustained notes, so keep your tapping finger held down T T T T E|-14p10p7-14---14p10p7-12brp10*----------12------------------------- B|-------------------------------------12---------------------------- G|---------------------------------14b-------14brp12----14-12-12br\-- D|---------------------------------------------------14-------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------------- *: do an rh tap the 12th fret as normal. then, while holding down the 12th fret with your right hand, bend the string with your left. then you release the bend and pull off the tapped note palm mute E|-----0-----------------------------------12--------------------------------- B|-----------0---------------.---7b-7b--------12-15--------------------------- G|--2b---12\---2brp0-2-----.-9-.-------9~-----------14-15-14-12----12brb^rbr*- D|-----------------------.-9---9--------------------------------14------------ A|-----------------------7---------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *: the second bend is made bigger with whammy bar AH E|------------------------------- B|---4-----3--------------------- G|------3-----2brp0-/---- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- T T T E|-12h15-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T------- B|----------------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12- G|---------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------- T T T hold bend E|--19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T------------------------------ B|-----------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12---------15------------- G|------------------------------------------------12h14b----14r-12-14--- D|---------------------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-12-14-15-15-17-15-17-17-19-17-19-19-20-19-20-20-22-20-22-22b- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE: both guitars basically repeat what they did the previous bridge, and then rhythm plays: all palm muted E|----------------- B|----------------- G|----------------- D|---------------.- A|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0- E|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3--- OUTRO CHORUS: Rhythm guitar does nothing for a while, and lead plays the following: E|-5---5--5--5--5------5--------------------- B|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br\-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5---------- G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv------ D|----------------------------------7vv-5\\-- A|------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------- E|-8----8----8------------------------ B|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7---------- G|-----------------/9----9---7-------- D|-----------------------------10vv--- A|------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------ AH E|--------------------------------- B|------13-15-12--------------- G|---x---------------12----12-12b-- D|-x--------------------14--------- A|--------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- At this point, the rhythm guitar enters with Rhy. Fig 1 as the lead continues. I think the rhythm guitar eventually goes up an octave, but it's not that important. E|-----20------------------------------------------- B|-20b----20b~~~r----------------------------------- G|--------------------14----12---------------------- D|----------------/14----12----12-12-10-10--12p10\\- A|-------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------- E|-8--~~~-10---12---15b------------------------ B|-11b~~~-13b--15b----------------------------- G|-----------------------7-7p5-5~~------------- D|-----------------------7-7---7~~-10tr0---/7\- A|--------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------- palm muted E|-5-~~~-8----10---12----------------------------- B|-8b~~~-11b--13b--15b------------------------.--- G|----------------------7-7p5-5~~-.-.-.-.---.-5-.- D|----------------------7-7---7~~-7-5-7-5---7---7- A|------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------ now, the rhythm guitar plays: E|-------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-/17----- B|-------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-/17----- G|-x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-/18---2- D|-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-/19---2- A|-------------------------------------------------/19---0- E|-------------------------------------------------/17----- while the lead plays: E|-------7--------------12--------------19------------------ B|----8-----8--------13----13--------20----20----20/22------ G|-7-----------7\-12----------12\-19----------19----------2- D|--------------------------------------------------------2- A|--------------------------------------------------------0- E|----------------------------------------------------------