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)----:------*|