Girl Gone Bad Tab by Van Halen Girl Gone Bad Van Halen (from 1984) To avoid wasting vast amounts of space, entire sections are labeled as being tap harmonics rather than notating the harmonics for each note. For every note in these sections, hold down the tabbed fret, and then tap exactly 12 frets above to sound the harmonic. It's a very tough song, so good luck. *7* = artificial harmonic <7> = natural harmonic # = note(s) beneath this symbol are tremelo picked T = note beneath is tapped INTRO PART 1: **all tap harmonics** E|-------0-----------------0-------| B|-----1---1-------------0---1-----| G|---2-------2---------2-------2---| D|-3-----------3-----2-------------| A|-----------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------------------------------0-----| B|-1--------------------------0------------------0---0---| G|-2--------------------------2----------------2-------2-| D|----------------------------2--------------2-----------| A|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------0-----------------5--------------------------| B|-------1----1-------1----4---4-----1------------------| G|-----2--------2---2----6-------6---2------------------| D|---3------------3----------------7-3------------------| A|-0------------------------------------0--0--0--0-0-0--| E|------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------0--------| B|--------------4---4------| G|------------6-------6----| D|----------7-----------7--| A|-0--0--0-----------------| E|-------------------------| INTRO PART 2: **normal** E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7---------------------------7-7-8---------------------------| G|-8---------------------------8-8-9---------------------------| D|-9---------------------------9-9-10--------------------------| A|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-8--8--8--10-10-12-12-10-10-10-13-12-8--10-10-12-12-10---| G|-9--9--9--11-11-12-12-11-11-11-12-12-9--11-11-12-12-11---| D|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-12-12-12-12---| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------8-10----| G|--------------------------------7-9--7-9-10---------| D|------------------5-7----7-9-10---------------------| A|-------5-7--5-7-8-----------------------------------| E|-5-7-8----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------| B|----------1p0---0---------| G|-2--2--2------2---2p0-----| D|----------------------3p2-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| E|----0----------0------------0----------0---------| B|----0----------0------------0----------0---------| G|-2--2---2-2-5--5-----5-5-2--2---2-2-5--5-----5-5-| D|-2--2---2-2-3--3-----3-3-2--2---2-2-3--3-----3-3-| A|-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----| E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-| E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5------------------------T-----T-----T-------T-----T-------| D|-3------------------------9p7p5-9p7p5-9p7p5h7-7/17--9p7brp5-| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0--------------------------------------| E|----4b---------4b------4b-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----| E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-| E|-------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------hold-----------| G|-5------------------------7b-*7r*-----*7b*-| D|-3--------------------------------*7*------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0---------------------| E|----4b---------4b------4b------------------| VERSE: E|---------------5----------------------------| B|---------------5----------------------------| G|-9--x-x-7---5-----5---5--x-5/7--/5--/73-----| D|-7--x-x-5---3-----3---3--x-3/5--/5--/73-----| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| E|---------------5---------------| B|---------------5---------------| G|-5--x-x-7---5-----7---1--1/3---| D|-3--x-x-5---3-----5---1--1/3---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------| B|-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-| G|-14-14-12-12-10-10-8-8-6-6-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| CHORUS #1: E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----| E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-5----------------------------<5>---------<7>-<12>-| D|-3------------------------<5>-----<5>-<7>----------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0-----------------------------| E|----4b---------4b------4b--------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----| E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-| E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-5------------------------| D|-3------------------------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----| E|----4b---------4b------4b-| E|------------------------------------------------------| B|-T-----T-----T-----T------T------T------T------T------| G|-8p7p5-8p7p5-8p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-12p7p5-12/x-5-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Now repeat the verse (simile) before going on to: CHORUS #2: E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0-----0-0----0--0----| E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b------4b------4b-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-5---------------------------------------------------| D|-3---------------------------------------------------| A|-0------0-0--0-----0-0----0----0----0----0----0------| E|----4b---------4b------4b---4b---3b---2b---1b---1b-0-| INTERLUDE #1: E|----------------------------------<12>-----| B|---------1-3/5-3-5/6---6/8---8/10-<12>-----| G|---------------------5-----7------<12>-----| D|-----2---------------------------------x---| A|---2---3-------------------------------x---| E|-0-------------------------------------x---| E|-----------------------------3------------------------3--------| B|-----------------------3-2---0------------------3-2---0--------| G|-2------2------2-------2-2-2-0---2------2-------2-2-2-0--------| D|-2------2------2-/x-------2-0---2------2-/x-------2-0----------| A|-0-0----0-0----0-/x-------0-2---0-0----0-/x-------0-2----------| E|-----4b-----4b---/x---------3-------4b---/x---------3---10-----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------#--#--#----------------| G|-----------------------------7-6b-7-7-/9-/11-11/12--14~----| D|-----4-3b-4--x-x-4-3b-4--4---------------------------------| A|---------------------------5-------------------------------| E|-x-2-------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------7p3p0-6p3p0-5p3p0-3~-| G|--------------------------------7-6b-7----------------------| D|-----4-3b-4--x-4--x-3b-4------------------------------------| A|--------------------------x-5-5-----------------------------| E|-x-2--------------------------------------------------------| GUITAR SOLO: E|-------------------------------------------13p10-12p10-| B|------------#-#-#----------10-13p10-----10-------------| G|-2--2--4--6-7-9-11-12b-12b----------12b----------------| D|-2-----------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------12brBRBR--| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|----9-10p9----9------------------------#--#------------| D|-12--------12---12p10----10---------#--10-12-----------| A|----------------------12----12b-12--12-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| the big "B's" represent huge bends using the whammy bar E|------------------12------17-20-19-17-19-17---------------| B|-13brbrp10-13brbr------/20-------------------20-20-19-17--| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----17-20p17----17-20p17-------------------------------------------------| G|-19----------19----------19-19p17----19b-17b-19p17----17h19p17----17-----| D|----------------------------------19---------------19----------19----19--| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----17br-17------17-17br-17------| B|-20---------20b-------------20b--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------12-12h13p12----------------------------| G|-----14p12--------------14-12h14p12----------------| D|---x--------------------------------14-13h14p13p12-| A|-x-------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------#--#-#--#-#---------| B|--------------------------#--#-#-5-/7-5-/8-7----11---| G|--------------------------2-/5-4-5-/7-5-/8-7-11-11---| D|-12--------*12*-----/17------------------------------| A|----15--15------15-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| INTERLUDE #2: **tap harmonics** E|-------------------------------------5----------0------| B|---1-----1-----0-----0-------------5---5----------1----| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------5/---2-----2--| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2--4-5------------3-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------0----| B|---1-----0-----0-1----------5------------1--| G|-----2-----2-------2------5---5------2------| D|-2-----2-----2--------4-5-------5-3---------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------0----------| B|--------------------------------1----1-------| G|-2----------------------------2--------2-----| D|-2--------------------------3------------3---| A|----0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| E|-------0-----------------------------------| B|-----4---4------1--------------------------| G|---6-------6----2--------------------------| D|-7-----------7--3--------------------------| A|-------------------0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-| E|-------------------------------------------| E|-------0-| B|-----1---| G|---2-----| D|-3-------| A|---------| E|---------| normal E|-------0--------| B|-----4---4------| G|---6-------6----| D|-7-----------7--| A|----------------| E|----------------| OUTRO: play INTRO PART 2 again, and repeat the last four lines of it (ie the riff used in the chorus) 4 times, improvising those little solo parts that come at the end of every 2nd line. finally, end with this, played twice: E|----------------------0------------0-0---| B|----------------------0------------0-0---| G|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-5------------5-5-2-| D|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-3------------3-3-2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------|