Van Halen - "Big River" From "A Different Kind of Truth" Tuning - Eb (all strings down 1 fret) tabbed by jjhand Clean Intro eb|-2h3p2p0--3p2p0------------|-2h3p2p0------------------| Bb|-----------------3---------|----------3p0-------------| Gb|---------------------------|--------------0-----------| Db|-2--------0----------------|-0---------------4--------| Ab|-----------------3---------|----------3------2--------| Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------| Main Riff (w/ Distortion) eb|-----------------------|------------------------| Bb|-7h8-8-8--x-7------x-x-|------------------------| Gb|-7---7-7--x-7------x-x-|-5-4--------------------| Db|-7h9-9-9--x-7------x-x-|-----5-7--5--5p4p0------| Ab|-----------------------|-------------------0----| Eb|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-7h8-8-8--x-7------x-x-|--------------------------| |-7---7-7--x-7------x-x-|-5-4----------------------| |-7h9-9-9--x-7------x-x-|-----5-7PH----------------| |-----------------------|-----------3p0-3h5-3p0-0--| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-7h8-8-8--x-7------x-x-|-------------------------| |-7---7-7--x-7------x-x-|-5-4---------------------| |-7h9-9-9--x-7------x-x-|-----5-7---5--5p4p0------| |-----------------------|--------------------0----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-7h8-8-8--x-7------x-x-|--------------------------| |-7---7-7--x-7------x-x-|-5-4-------------0--------| |-7h9-9-9--x-7------x-x-|-----5-7-5----------------| |-----------------------|------------0-3qb-3qb--0--| |-----------------------|--------------------------| Verse Riff |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-8-8-8-7-----------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-7-7-7-7-----------------| |-----------0-----0-----0-|-----------0--0--0--0--0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-8-8-8-7-----------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-7-7-7-7-----------------| |-----------0-----0-----0-|-----------4--5-5/7-5--4-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Repeat Main Riff "Oh Big River, Oh Yeah" Play Verse Riff Again with slight changes |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-8-8-8-7-----------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-7-7-7-7-----------------| |-----------0-----0-----0-|-----------5h7-5h7p5-4-0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------*************-| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-8-8-8-7---10-10-8--8--7-| * w/ slight |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-7-7-7-7-----------------| trem bar bends |-----------0-----0-----0-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Repeat Main Riff (0:55) Verse 2: |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-8-8-8-7-----------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-7-7-7-7-----------------| |-----------0-----0-----0-|-----------0--0--0--0--0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-3------3-----3----|-7-7-7-5-----------------| |-4-4-4-4------4-----4----|-5-5-5-5-----------------| |-4-4-4-4------4-----4----|-5-5-5-5-----------------| |-----------2-----2-------|--------------5--3--2--3-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--8PH~~~------| <- use trem bar |-4~~~---------|--------------| vibrato for |-2~~~---------|--------------| horse sound |--------------|--------------| Repeat Main Riff Play Verse Riff 2 Again, but ending changes again: |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-8-8-8-7-----------------| |-5-5-5-7------7-----7----|-7-7-7-7-----------------| |-----------0-----0-----0-|-----------0--0--0--0--0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-3------3-----3----|-7-7-7-5-----------------| |-4-4-4-4------4-----4----|-5-5-5-5-----------------| |-4-4-4-4------4-----4----|-5-5-5-5-----------------| |-----------2-----2-------|--------------5--3--2----| |-------------------------|-----------------------3-| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |-2------------|-2\____-------| dive bar, lower note gradually (1:48) Bridge to Solo |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-----------4PH\_/-------| |------------------------|------------------7\6/7-| |-------7~--------7---7\-|-------7----------------| |-0-0-0-----0-0-0--------|-0-0-0------------5\4/5-| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-------------*-*---*--*------| |-------7~--------7---7\-|-------7-----7-7p5-7--5------| |-0-0-0-----0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-----------------------| *slight harmonics Solo |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-9b12r-9p7--9--7h9p7-9~--|-7h9p7--------------14b16| |----------9--------------|-------9-7h9p7\5-9~~~----| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------15-17| |-14p12---14b16r-12---14b16r-12---14b16r-12---14-16-----| |------14----------14----------14----------14-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-17---15-14h15p14---15-14----|-----19_p15--19p15--19p15--19p15---| |-----------------17-------/x-|-----------17-----17-----17-----17-| |-----------------------------|-/16-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-------------------15---12-------------| |-16~-16p14\12-14b16--b16--b16-14-14p12-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| all TP notes |----------17--------17-19-22-|-22b24-22-22b24-22-22b24-b24~~~---| |-17--19-20--17-19-20---------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------/12\| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-T7p3p0-T7p0h3-T7-T7p3p0-T7p0h3-T7-T8p3p0-T8p0h3-T8-T8p3p0-T8-| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-T12p3p0-T12p0h3-T12-T12p3p0-T12p0h3-T12-T10p3p0-T10p0h3-T10-T10p3p0-T10-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-T7p3p0-T7p0h3-T7-T7p3p0-T7p0h3---------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------7PH_b___r-5--| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |---------------slight harm--|---------------------| |--------------10-10-10-10~~-|-------5---5-4-------| |-------7--------------------|---------------7-6~--| |-0-0-0----8-8---------------|-3-3-3---------------| |----------------------------|------------------------|---------| |----------------------------|------------------------|---------| |---------------slight harm--|------------------------|---------| |--------------10-10-10-10~~-|-------5---9-9---5-4-2--|---------| |-------7--------------------|-----------x-x---x-x-x--|---------| |-0-0-0----8-8---------------|-3-3-3-----7-7---3-2-0--|-0-------| |----------|-10-14p12p10--------------------------------| |----------|------------15-15p12p10---------------------| |-7--------|-----------------------14-12p10\9-10-9------| |-7--------|--------------------------------------14-12-| |-5--------|--------------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------------------------------| Back to Main Riff (rhythm plays this through end of song) Lead Guitar End Part (2:58-3:16 on Main Riff repeat, play 2x) |---------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| |-7b8---7~~~----|-7h8-7-----------|-7b8---7~~~---|-------------10~---| |---------------|-------9-9-7-6---|--------------|-9-7h9p7-6---------| |---------------|---------------7-|--------------|-----------7-------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| Continue Lead (3:17) |------15------------|-------17-15-17b19-15-17~-| |-15b17--15~~--15b17r|-13-----------------------| |--------------------|---14---------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |------17-20p17---17---------------|------------------------12--| |-20b22--------b22--r20---17h20p17-|-18h17\15--15\13p12---------| |-----------------------19---------|---------17--------14-------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------x\5----| |-15\12/15\12-17--17\-----|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-14h17p14~~----------------| |-------------------------|------------0\(-5)______/--| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |----8--10b12r--------------------|--------------------------------| |-10-----------10h13p10~---7h10p7-|--7h10p7-10p7-------------------| |-------------------------9-------|-9------------9-9b11r-7-9-7-----| |---------------------------------|----------------------------9-9~| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| play Lead Guitar End Part again and fade out KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down |\_/ dive tremelo bar and release, note the number of frets to lower note in () | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | __ Hold note or bend before changing pitch ************************************
