Van Halen: Jump   (1984)

tabbed by batman 

I've tabbed just the right hand because with the left one i usually keep long the principal notes of
the chords signed at the top of the tab. I hope you'll enjoy my job! If you know where I can find tabs
or scores of other rock songs, please mail me at fish_52@libero.it. For Van Halen scores,
visit at www.vhvault.com maya's van halen page: the major part of this tab comes from there
(but i disagree in some points...).

intro & verse
  c                f   g
5|---e---------e----------|
5|-d-c-c-c-d-d-c-c--------|
4|-b---a-a-b-b---a-a-g-g--|
4|-g-g-f-f-g-g-g-f-f-e-d--|
4|-----------------c-c-c--|

   c-d c-d c-d  f c g  f c g   f c g
4|--------------a-g-g--a-g-g---a-g-b-|
4|--------------f-e-d--f-e-d---f-e-d-|
I've got my back...

during the guitar solo:

   a#              g#
5|----c#---------------------------------|
4|------a#-f-a#-g#----d#-g#-c#-f#-d#-c#--|

4 times (the 3rd time it is played 1 octave down)

keyboard solo (i thought it was much more difficult before seing it played):

  c
5|-d------d------e-c---e-c----d------d------d-------c------c------c-----|
4|---b-g----b-g------g-----g----b-g----b-g----b-g-----a-f----a-f----a-f-|

2 times

  f
5|---------------c------d------c------d------c------c-------------------|
4|-b-g-d--b-g-d----a-f----b-g----a-f----b-g----a-f----a-f--b-g-d--b-g-d-|

  g
5|------------------------------------c------d------c------d------c-----|
4|-a-f-c--a-f-c--b-g-d--a-f-c--b-g-d----a-f----b-g----a-f----b-g----a-f-|

 a#
5|---c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d-----|
4|-g----------g----------g---------g-----------g----------g----------g--|

 a
5|---c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d-----|
4|-g----------g----------g---------g-----------g----------g----------g--|

 g#
5|---c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d----c-d-g-d-----|
4|-g----------g----------g---------g-----------g----------g----------g--|

(I know this last one is wrong, but untill i'll find a better version, I play it like this)

  g                       c
4|--c-d-e-e-c-d-e-g-d-c-d-d-e--|
4|------------------------c-c--|

then starts again with the intro.

variation to the intro:

  c              f   g
6|-c-c-c-c-------------|
5|-a-a-a-a-g-----------|
5|-f-f-f-f-e-----------|
5|---------c-c---------|
4|-----------a-a-a-g-g-|
4|-----------f-f-f-e-d-|
4|-------------c-c-c-c-|

lyrics:

I get up, and nothing gets me down.
You got it tough. I've seen the toughest around.
And I know, baby, just how you feel.
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real
Oh can't you see me standing here,
I've got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen.
Oh can't you see what I mean ?
Might as well jump. Jump !
Might as well jump.
Go ahead, jump. Jump !
Go ahead, jump.
Aaa-ohh Hey you ! How said that ?
Baby how you been ?
You say you don't know, you won't know
until we begin.
Well can't you see me standing here,
I've got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen.
Oh can't you see what I mean ?
Might as well jump. Jump !
Go ahead, jump.
Might as well jump. Jump !
Go ahead, jump.
(guitar solo)
(keyboard solo)
Might as well jump. Jump !
Go ahead, jump.
Get it and jump. Jump !
Go ahead, jump.