LITTLE DREAMER 
As recorded by Van Halen 
(From the 1978 Album VAN HALEN) 
 
 
Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee RothGtr I 
(Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen - Lead / Rhythm w/dist' 
 
Intro 
  Q=90 
 4/4 
  Gtr I 
  S S e e E +S  S Q  E    S S e e E +S  S Q  E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)---------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)---------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)---------| 
|-----6-8---------------|-----1-3---------------| 
|-8-8-----------8-8--8\-|-3-3-----------3-3--3/-| 
 
 
  PM|                                             PM| 
  S S e e E +S  S Q  E    S S e e E +S  S Q  E    S S e e E +S  S Q  E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)---------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)---------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)---------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|-----6-8-x-------------|-----1-3---------------|-----6-8-x-------------| 
|-8-8-----8-----8-8--8\-|-3-3-----------3-3--3/-|-8-8-----8-----8-8--8\-| 
 
 
                            PM| 
  S S e e  E  +S  S Q  E    S S e e E +S  S Q  E    S S e e  E  +S  S Q  +E 
|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|| 
|----------3--(3)---------|---------8-(8)---------|----------3--(3)-----------|| 
|----------3--(3)---------|---------8-(8)---------|----------3--(3)-----------|| 
|----------3--(3)---------|---------8-(8)---------|----------3--(3)-----------|| 
|-----1-3-----------------|-----6-8-x-------------|-----1-3-------------------|| 
|-3-3-----(3)-----3-3--3/-|-8-8-----8-----8-8--8\-|-3-3-----(3)-----3-3--(3)/-|| 
 
 
 Verse 1 
  PM----------|             PM------| 
  E E E E E E S E.   +E   E E E E E S E. 
|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------8--|-(8)\-------------3--| 
|---------------8--|-(8)\-------------3--| 
|-x-x-x-x-x-x------|--------x-x-x-x------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|------x-3-3-3-3-3----| 
 
 
         PM----|          PM--------| 
  +E   E E E E E E +E     E E E E E E S E +S 
|-----------------------|----------------------| 
|-----------------------|----------------------| 
|-(3)/------------------|----------------------| 
|-(3)/-----------8-(8)\-|---------------3-(3)s=| 
|--------x-x-x-x-8-(8)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-(3)s=| 
|------x-6-6-6-6--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)s=| 
 
 
    PM--------|             PM--------| 
  E E E E E E S E.   +E   E E E E E S E. 
|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------8--|-(8)\-------------3--| 
|-x-------------8--|-(8)\-------------3--| 
|-x-x-x-x-x-x------|--------x-x-x-x------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|------x-3-3-3-3-3----| 
 
 
         PM------|          PM----| 
  +E   E E E E E S E +S     E E E E E. S  Q 
|-------------------------|-------------------|| 
|-------------------------|-------------------|| 
|-(3)/--------------------|-------------------|| 
|-(3)/-------------8-(8)\-|-------------------|| 
|--------x-x-x-x---8-(8)\-|-3-3-3-3-3---------|| 
|------x-6-6-6-6-6--------|-1-1-1-1-1--3s18\--|| 
 
 
 Chorus 
  PM|                ~~~                        ~~~ 
  S S e e E +S  S E +E  E    S S e e E +S  S E +E  S S 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------8-(8)------------|---------3-(3)-------------| 
|---------8-(8)------------|---------3-(3)-------------| 
|---------8-(8)------------|---------3-(3)-------------| 
|-----6-8-x----------------|-----1-3-x-----------------| 
|-8-8-----8-----8-8-(8)-8\-|-3-3-----3-----3-3-(3)-3-2-| 
 
 
                               |--3---| 
  S S e e E +S  S E +S   S    +S  +S  S 
|----------------------------------------| 
|---------1-(1)--------------------------| 
|---------1-(1)----------5b7==(5)r(5)p4h=| 
|---------1-(1)--------------------------| 
|-------1-x------------------------------| 
|-1-1-4---x-----1-1-(1)/-----------------| 
 
 
      /                 / 
                                                    ~        PM|             ~ 
              |--3---|            |--3---| 
   S +S      +S  +S  S S +S      +S  +S  S S S S S  E +E     S S e e E +S  S Q  E 
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|-h5-(5)pb7==(5)r(5)p4h5-(5)pb7==(5)r(5)p4-----------------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|------------------------------------------5---------------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|--------------------------------------------5-4-3\-2-(2)/-|-----6-8-x-------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------|-8-8-----8-----8-8--8\-| 
 
 
                  ~ 
                                              |---3----| 
  S S e e E +S  S Q  S S   S S e e E +E  +E   E   E    E 
|------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)-(1)/----------------| 
|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)-(1)/-0------<12>----| 
|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)-(1)/---<12>---------| 
|-----1-3-x--------------|-------1-x-------------------------| 
|-3-3-----3-----3-3--3-2-|-1-1-4---x-------------------------| 
 
 
                                                  $ 
                                          > 
               .5/    .5/  .5/  .5/ 
   S   E   S   E      +E    S      S      Q. 
|-------------------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------------------------------|| 
|-----<7>-<7>-<5>----(<5>)-<5>----<5>----<5>------|| 
|-<7>---------------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------------------------------|| 
 
 
 Verse 2 + 3 
  PM----------|             PM--------| 
  E E E E E E S E.   +E   E E E E E S E. 
|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------8--|-(8)\-------------3--| 
|---------------8--|-(8)\-------------3--| 
|-x-x-x-x-x-x------|--------x-x-x-x------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|------x-3-3-3-3-3----| 
 
 
                                                          To Coda 
       PM----------|        PM----------|          PM--------| 
  +E   E E E E E S E +S     E E E E E E S E +S     E E E E E E S E. 
|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 
|-(3)/--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 
|-(3)/-------------8-(8)\-|---------------3-(3)-|--------------6-6--| 
|------8-8-8-8-8---8-(8)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-(3)-|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|------6-6-6-6-6-6--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-|-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
 
 
                         < 
  PM--------|      PM--------| 
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E S  E.   E E E S S +Q.    E 
|----------------|-------------------|-------3-------------|| 
|----------------|-------------------|-3---3-3-------------|| 
|-------------8--|-------------------|-0-0-0-2p0-(0)-------|| 
|-8-x-8-x-8-x-8--|-------------------|-0-0-----------------|| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8s=x\-|-x-------------------|| 
|----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6s15\-|-3---------------15\-|| 
 
 
 Chorus 
  PM--|              ~~~                        ~~~ 
  S S e e E +S  S E +E  E    S S e e E +S  S E +E  S S 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------8-(8)------------|---------3-(3)-------------| 
|---------8-(8)------------|---------3-(3)-------------| 
|---------8-(8)------------|---------3-(3)-------------| 
|-----6-8-x----------------|-----1-3-x-----------------| 
|-8-8-----8-----8-8-(8)-8\-|-3-3-----3-----3-3-(3)-3-2-| 
 
 
                             |-3-| 
  S S e e E +S  S E +S   a S S S S 
|-----------------------------------| 
|---------1-(1)---------------------| 
|---------1-(1)----------0s4h5h6s7--| 
|---------1-(1)---------------------| 
|-------1-x-------------------------| 
|-1-1-4---x-----1-1-(1)/------------| 
 
 
                   /  |                /  / | 
               |---3----| 
  S S S S     +S  +S   +S   S S S E.    +S   +E  +S 
|---6-------------------------6----------------------| 
|-6---8---------------------6---8--------------------| 
|-------8b10==(8)-(8)--(8)r-------8b10==(8)--(8)r(8)-| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                     /  /   | 
  PM--|                         PM--| 
  S S e e E +S  S E +E   +E     S S e e E +S  S E E S S 
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| 
|---------8-(8)---------------|---------3-(3)------------| 
|---------8-(8)---------------|---------3-(3)------------| 
|---------8-(8)---------------|---------3-(3)------------| 
|-----6-8-x-------------------|-----1-3-x----------------| 
|-8-8-----8-----8-8-(8)--(8)\-|-3-3-----3-----3-3-3-3-2--| 
 
 
                                                         .5/ 
                     |--3--|     |--3--| 
  S S e E E +E  +E   E a E E   a E E a E S T T S S E    +E     +E  +E 
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| 
|---------1-(1)-(1)/---------|-----------------------------------------|| 
|---------1-(1)-(1)/---------|-------7s9-7h9p7s5s4-5b7==(5)----(5)r(5)-|| 
|---------1-(1)-(1)/-x-------|-5s7-5-----------------------------------|| 
|-------1-x----------0-3s5-3-|-----------------------------------------|| 
|-1-1-4---x------------------|-----------------------------------------|| 
 
 
 Guitar Solo 
                          |----5----| |--------10:8---------| 
   E.    S      +Q    +E  T T  T T  T T T  T T  T T T  T T  T 
|-------------------------8-----------8-----------8-------------| 
|-11b13-11b13==(11)r=(11)---8-11p8------8-11p8------8-11p8------| 
|----------------------------------11----------11----------11---| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                                    .5/  |     .5/ 
  |3-|  |-3-| 
  Q  E  E E E E.. +T  T T E.   +E  +T     +T  E +Q      +E  +S   S  S  S  T  T 
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------10-| 
|-8--------------------------|-------------------------------------------11----| 
|---11-10-9-8-7---(7)p0---8--|-(8)-(8)----(8)p5-(5)-----(5)-(5)s14\-5s12-------| 
|---------------------0-x----|-------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                                    ~~~~ 
                                        |-------3-------| 
   +E.  +S      +S       +S   +E   +Q   S  E      +E   +S 
|-(10)-(10)b11r(10)b11==(10)r(10)-(10)-------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------8-11b13==(11)r(11)b13==| 
|---------------------------------------x----------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
             |-3--|                        |--------10:8---------| 
   +E.  +S   T  T T S T S T  S S  T T T  T T  T T T  T T  T T T  T 
|-------------------8---9---11-9-11p9p8----8-11p9p6----8h11p9p8----| 
|-(11)r(11)-------9---------------------11----------11----------11-| 
|--------------10--------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------11-----------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                          /  /  /  | 
                          |----3----| 
  T  T T T  T T  S S S E +S   +S   +S   +E  +S   S  a  S  S 
|-8----------------------------------------------------------| 
|---11p9p8----8------------------------------------------11--| 
|----------10---10p9p8s7-(7)--(7)--(7)--(7)-(7)s13\-7s12-----| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                          ~~~~ 
   E      +S       +S    +Q     Q    a  S  S  E 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|-13b15==(13)b16==(13)r-(13)--(13)\-------16-18b20==| 
|-------------------------------x\---xs17-----------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                                                     D.S. al Coda 
                                                       /   /    
            |----3-----|           |-----3-----| 
   +S    S  S       S  S  +S   S  +S   S       S  E.  +S    +E    +E 
|-------18-14b14.5-18-15-(15)-18-(18)-14b14.5-18-15--(15)--(15)--(15)\-|| 
|-(18)r----------------------------------------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
 
  & 
                             < 
  PM--------|        PM--------| 
  E E E E E E S E.   E E E E E E S  E.   Q.   S S +Q.     E 
|------------------|-------------------|-3-------------------|| 
|------------------|-------------------|-3----2p0-(0)--------|| 
|-------------8-8--|-------------------|-0-------------------|| 
|-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-8--|-------------------|-0-------------------|| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8s=x\-|-x-------------------|| 
|------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6s15\-|-3--------------/15\-|| 
 
 
 Chorus 
                ~                       ~ 
  E E e e +S  S Q  E    S S e e E +S  S Q  S S   S S e e E +S  S E +S   E T T 
|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------------| 
|-------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)----------------| 
|-------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)----------3h5p3-| 
|-------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)----------------| 
|---6-8-x-------------|-----1-3-x--------------|-------1-x--------------------| 
|-8-----8-----8-8--8\-|-3-3-----x-----3-3--3-2-|-1-1-4---x-----1-1-(1)/-------| 
 
 
                          ~~~~~~ 
  S S S S S S T  T  S S S E +S   S    E 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|---3------------------------------------| 
|-7---5---3s2-------2------------x/------| 
|-------5-----3h(5)---0-3-5-(5)-(5)/-----| 
|------------------------------------13\-| 
 
 
  PM--|           ~                       ~ 
  S S e e E +S  S Q  E    S S e e E +S  S Q  S S 
|-----------------------|------------------------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)----------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)----------| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3-(3)----------| 
|-----6-8-x-------------|-----1-3-x--------------| 
|-8-8-----8-----8-8--8\-|-3-3-----3-----3-3--3-2-| 
 
 
  PM--| 
  S S e e E +S  S E +S   E T T 
|------------------------------| 
|---------1-(1)----------8h9p8-| 
|---------1-(1)----------------| 
|---------1-(1)----------------| 
|-------1-x--------------------| 
|-1-1-4---x-----1-1-(1)/-------| 
 
 
                      /       /  / | 
                                                      PM--|           ~ 
   S S S  S S S E    +E   +S  +S  +S   +S  +S  +S     S S e e E +S  S Q  E 
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|----8----------------------------------------------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|-10---8-10-7-8-5b7==(5)--(5)-(5)-(5)--(5)r(5)-(5)/-|---------8-(8)---------| 
|---------------------------------------------------|---------8-(8)---------| 
|---------------------------------------------------|-----6-8-x-------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------|-8-8-----8-----8-8--8\-| 
 
 
                  ~                                                     ~~~ 
                                             |-3-| 
  S S e e E +S  S Q  S S   S S e e E +S  t T T T T  S     +S       +S   E 
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)sx--------------------------------| 
|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)sx---------17b19r(17)b19==(17)-20-| 
|---------3-(3)----------|---------1-(1)sx-------x------------------------| 
|-----1-3-x--------------|-------1-x-----------x--------------------------| 
|-3-3-----3-----3-3--3-2-|-1-1-4---x---------x----------------------------| 
 
 
            .5/ 
 ~~~~~~~                           ~~~~~ 
   +S    S  E      +Q    +E       +E   T T   E. 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-------15-18-----(18)--(18)b21==(18)r----------| 
|-(20)r-----------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------x--------| 
|----------------------------------------x\--x\-| 
|-------------------------------------------15\-| 
 
 
                                                   <            > 
  PM--|           ~       PM--| 
  S S e e E +S  S Q  E    S S E E E H      H    Q  Q    +H     +H       W 
|-----------------------|----------------:------------:---------------:------*| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3------:------------:---------------:------*| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3------:------------:---------------:------*| 
|---------8-(8)---------|---------3------:---------3--:-(3)----(3)----:------*| 
|-----6-8-x-------------|-----1h3-x------:---------3--:-(3)----(3)----:------*| 
|-8-8-----x-----8-8--8\-|-3-3-----3------:---------1--:-(1)----(1)----:------*|
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