Poundcake
by Van Halen
tab by Paul D.
s3bz@music.transy.edu
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Harmonics..............]
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Harmonics.....]
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bend bend
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She's
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Gotta have soul... Or it won't feel...
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Well just plain...
Harmonics.....] (play main riff until end of prechorus)
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Wrapped up... And home grown...
Depress bar slowly.....
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Gettin'
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hard to find... Guess it ain't hip enough now
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You take an average...
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He can't identify...
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And there's a... Of the fine...
PM......
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Let me get on, let me get on... Bake it up nice...
PM......
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Let me get on, let me get on...
PM......
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My baby's poundcake...
Then you do the main riff again for the pre-chorus. And for the "Uh-a...
A-huh-HUH!" part, do this:
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Then, after the solo, there's that part that goes "I've been out there,
tried a bit of everything. It's all sex without love, I've found the
real thing is Poundcake!" then play this: (and then go to the main riff)
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