MEAN STREET (Bassline) As recorded by Van Halen (From the 1981 Album FAIR WARNING) Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tuned Down 1/2 Step' Intro Moderate Rock Q=132 4/4 3/4 Gtr I W 5x W ||------------||------| ||o----------o||------| ||o----------o||------| ||------------||------| 4/4 W W ||---------|-------|| ||o--------|------o|| ||o--------|------o|| ||---------|-------|| 5/4 W W |----------|------| |----------|------| |----------|------| |----------|------| 4/4 W W W |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| Slower Q=100 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5-----------5--------------|-5-----------5--------------------| |---7---7---5---7---7-----5--|---7---7---5---7-7-5-5-5-5--------| |-----------------------7----|---------------------------7-7-7--| |----------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. 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S +H |-5-----------5----------------|-14p12---------------| |---7---7---5---7---7-----5s12-|---------------------| |-----------------------7------|---------------------| |------------------------------|------------8-(8)----| Verse S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o----------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-------------3--------------|-3-----------3-------------------| ||--5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-----------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------| |---5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-----------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------| |---5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-3-----------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|| |---5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|| Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-| S S S S S E S +S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------7-7-(7)-------------|-------------------5h7-5----------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------7-6-5-3--| |-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------| 1. S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E S S a S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S q Q |-------------------7---7---5s4-|-----------------------|| |-------------------------------|----------------------o|| |-----------7-9-7-5---5---5-----|-7-7-7-5--------------o|| |-5-5-5-7s9---------------------|---------7-4-3-0-------|| 2. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S a S S S S Q. E |---------------------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------7-9-7-5------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-7s9--------------|| Bridge W S E S Q E Q. |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|-5-5--------10---| S E S Q H S E S Q E Q. |---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------| |-5-5-----------|-5-5--------10---| S E S Q H S E S Q E Q. |---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------| |-5-5-----------|-5-5--------10---| S E S Q H S E S Q S E S E S S |---------------|----------------------|| |---------------|----------------------|| |---------------|----------------------|| |-5-5-----------|-5-5--------2-2-3-3-4-|| Guitar Solo E S S E S S S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------7---|---------------------------------| |-------------------------3-|-(3)-----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-| +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S E S +S S E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------7-(7)-5---| |-----------------------------3-|-(3)---------------3---------7-| |-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------| +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(7)-------------------------3-|-(3)---------------------------| |-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-| ~ +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S. T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------7s12-|-12-9-10-11-12-9-10-11-12-10-11-12----|| |-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|-----------------------------------8--|| Verse S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------| |-5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-----------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------| |---5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-----------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------| |---5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-3-----------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|| |---5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|| Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-| S S S S S E S +S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------7-7-(7)-------------|-------------------5h7-5----------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------7-6-5-3--| |-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------| S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q Q |-----------------7---7---5-4-|------------------------|| |-----------7-----------------|------------------------|| |-------5h7---7-5---5---5-----|-7-7-7-7-5--------------|| |-5-5-5-----------------------|-----------7-5-3-0------|| Interlude S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-5-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-5-| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------5---|--------------------------------| |-3---------3-----------------0-|-3------------------------------| |---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-----|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5--| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------5-5-|--------------------------------| |-3-----------3-----------------|-3------------------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-----|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------5---|-------------------------------| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3---3-|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------------------------5-|--------------------------------|| |-3-----------3-----------------|-3------------------------------|| |---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5--|| Outro E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------5---|-------------------------------| |-3---------3-----------------|-3-----------------------------| |---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3-|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-| E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x ||------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------5---|--------------------------------o|| ||o-3---------3-----------------|-3------------------------------o|| ||----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3-|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5---|| E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 6x ||------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------5---|--------------------------------o|| ||o-3---------3-----------------|-3------------------------------o|| ||----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3-|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5---|| E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x ||------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------5---|--------------------------------o|| ||o-3---------3-----------------|-3------------------------------o|| ||----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3-|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5---|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths