Van Halen D.O.A. Key for my symbols and abbreviations: fb=full bend hb=half bend semi harm or semi h.=semi-harmonics ^=pull of or hammer-on x=mute ~=vibrato %=repeat last bar /and=slide to trem. bar=tremolo bar trem. pick=tremolo pick A.H.=artificial harmonics sl.=slide Tune Down 1/2 Steps (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb) Intro: vib. w/bar trem. ^v^v^v^v^v^ pick slide |-------------------------------------------- |-2------------------------------------------ |-2------------------------------------------ |-2------------------------------------------ |-0------------------------------------------ |---------------------------x12sl.--------- Moderate Rock=137 |----------------|---|---|---------------- |----------------|---|---|---------------- |-2--------------|-%-|-%-|--2------------- |-2--------------|---|---|--2------------- |-0--------------|---|---|--0------------- |----2-x-x-2-2-0-|---|---|-----2/14/sl.--- Rhy. Fig. 1 |--------------------|---|-----------------|---|---| |--------------------|---|-----------------|---|---| |-2--4(fb)-----------|-%-|-2---------------|-%-|-%-| |-2---------2--------|---|-2---------------|---|---| |-0---------0--------|---|-0---------------|---|---| |--------------2-2-0-|---|----2-x-x-2-2-0--|---|---| trem. pick |--------------|---|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------|---|-----------------------------------------------| |-2------------|-%-|-2--------------------------------------------| |-2------------|---|-2--------------------------------------------| |-0------------|---|-0--------------------------------------------| |----0-x-2-2-0-|---|----sl./14----14/sl.-sl./14/15/17/20---20sl.--| |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |-2--------------2-------------------4hb--6^2^4-------- |-2--------------2----------------2-------------6^2^4-- |-0--------------0----------------0-------------------- |----0-x-2-2-0------0-2-2-2-2-0------------------------ trem. bar |-------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------6--6-----------7---/976/7-- |---------------------------6--6-----------7------------- |-6^2^4^7^2^4^6^2^4^9-/12--4--4-----------5---/754/5-- |-------------------------------------------------------- fill 1: vib. |----------------------------- |----------------------------- |-2---4fbfbfb--7^4--9^4^12fb-- |-2--------------------------- |-0--------------------------- |----------------------------- fill 2: |------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------- |-2--4hb--2^4-4fb--4hb---------------------- |-2---------------------4-3-2--------------- |-0---------------------------4-3-2hb-/7^0-- |------------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------|---| |-----------------------------------------|---| |-6--6/7--7--7/9--9-9-------2-------------|-%-| |-6--6/7--7--7/9--9-9-------2-------------|---| |-4--4/5--5--5/7--7-7-------0-------------|---| |-4-------------------14-----2-x-x-2-2-0-|---| A.H Semi- Harm. trem. bar |--------------------------------------------- |--------------|-|---------------------------- |-2-----4hb--2-4-3-2-|-|-|-------------------- |-2------------------4-3-2-------------------- |-0------------------------4-3-2^0------------ |----2---------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-2-----------------2--4hb--6^2^4------------------------------6-- |-2-----------------2-------------6^2^4------------------------6-- |-0-----------------0-------------------6^2^4^7^3^4^9----------4-- |----0--2-2-2-2-0---------------------------------------xsl.--4-- |------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------- |-6--6/7--7--9/11/13--6--6/7--7-7--9-9/11-- |-6--6/7--7-----------6--6/7--7-7----------- |-4--4/5--5--7/9/-11--4--4/5--5-5--7-7/9--- |-4-------5-----------4--------------------- trem. |---------------|---|---|--------------- |---------------|---|---|--------------- |-2-------------|-%-|-%-|-2--------4hb-- |-2-------------|---|---|-2------------- |-0-------------|---|---|-0------------- |---2-x-x-2-2-0-|---|---|----0---------- Guitar Solo I: semi- Harm... |---------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------14-17fb-- |-(4)(4)^2--4-3-4-3-2fb--4-3-4-2--------------------- |--------------------------------4~--4^0^2----------- |---------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------17hb-------- |-13^14^17^13^14^17^13^14^17^13^17^14^13----------------0----- |-----------------------------------------16fb^14----------x-- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-9-10--12^10^12^10^9----9^10^9----9^12^10^9----9-- |---------------------11--------11-----------11---- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- semi-harm. |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------14hb------14-17-- |-11^98----8----------|-------------------11/13-14-15--------/16-------- |--------11---11-97--7fb------------12-14------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |-------------------------------/17-------------------------------------- trem. bar |-14-17-14-19hb--14^16^14---------------------------- |--------------------------17hb-----14-------------- |------------------------------------16fb------------ |---------------------------------x------------------ |---------------------------------x------------------ |---------------------------------------------------- trem. bar trem. bar |------------------------------------------------------- |-------14---1410---12----------------(12)------------- |-17fb--16fb-1612fb-14fb--------------(14)------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- trem. bar trem. bar trem. bar |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-6-------------7-------------9----10----------------------------- |-8fb-----------9fb-----------11fb-12fb-12^0---------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------0------ |----------------|---|-------------------------------------- |----------------|---|------------------7---/9---/12-------- |-2--------------|-%-|-2-----------/97---7----9------------ |-2--------------|---|-2------------------------------------ |-0--------------|---|-0------------------------------------ |----2-x-x-2-2-0-|---|----2-x-x-2----------------------17-- grad. bend |---------------------------------------14~--------------------17------- |-----------------------17fb-r^14----17-----14~--14----15fb------------- |-2-------------------------------16----------------14------14---------- |-2--------------/12---------------------------------------------------- |-0------------------0----------------------------------------------x-- |----0-0-2-2/12-----------------------------------------------------x-- |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |-6--7--7--9/11/13--6--7--7---9-9-9-11--11-11-11-- |-6--7--7------------6--7--7------------------------ |-4--5--5--7/9-/11--4--5--5---7-7-7--9---9--9--9-- |-4-----5------------4------------------------------ Guitar Solo II trem. bar |----------------|---|-------------------------------------- |----------------|---|-------------------------------------- |-2--------------|-%-|-2----------------2------------------- |-2--------------|---|-2----------------2------------------- |-0--------------|---|-0----------------0------------------- |----2-x-x-2-2-0-|---|---2/12-0-2-2-0------0---------------- trem. bar |--------------------------------------------- |-14--------14---14/10---12------------------- |-16fb-17fb-16fb-16/12fb-14fb----------------- |--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------- trem. bar trem. pick |------------------------------------------------------------- |-12---------------------7---7----9----------|-|-|-|-------- |-14-(0)---8fb-----------9fb-9fb-11fb4hb-4^2^4/6/9-6--9/11-- |---------x--------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- A.H. trem. pick |---------------------------|-------17hb--14-17-14(vib w/bar)----------- |----------------------|---17----14---------------------------14^17^14-- |-9---11/14-11-14/16--14------------------------------------------------ |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |----14------------------[13^14^17^14^ play 4 x]-13^14^17fb-r^14-17~-- |-16----16hb-r^14^16-16---------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- semi h. |--------------------------------------17hb--------------------------- |----17----16----16--------------17/19---------x-x-14^17(vib. w/bar)-- |-16----15----14----14-16hb-r^14-------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------- |-14----17------------------ |----16-16hb-r^14-16-16^14-- |--------------------------- |--------------------------- |--------------------------- Outro w/rhy. fig. 1 (2 times): |w/rhy. fig. (8 times) |----------------|---|-------------------|---|---------------------------- |----------------|---|-------------------|---|---------------------------- |-2--4fb---------|-%-|-2-----------------|-%-|-2-2---------2-------------- |-2------2-------|---|-2-----------------|---|-2-2---------2----4--------- |-0------0-------|---|-0-----------------|---|-0-0---------0----4--------- |----------2-2-0-|---|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---|-----x-x-x-x----x----x--x--- rhy. fig. 3: |---------------- |---------------- |-2--2----------- |-2--2----------- |-0--0----------- |-------x-x-x-x--