Big Trouble Tab by Van Halen #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## BIG TROUBLE Van Halen,unreleased Studio Demo,1977 tabbed by dsale@jax.jaxnet.com http://jax.jaxnet.com/~dsale Intro (fingerpicked,exept for last chord) "Ooh lala..." -2h3-(0)-3h2p0----3------2h3p2p0----------------------------------------| ------------------3--------------------3h0------------------------------| --------------------------------------------0---------------------------| -2-------0---------------2-------------0----------4---------------------| ------------------3-------------------------------2---------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 (bass plays A during riff) -3-3---2----------------------------------------------------------------| -3-3---3--------------1h0-----------------------------------------------| -2-2---2--------------------2--2----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------4--5h4------------------------------| -------------0--0---------------------------5---2/3\2-------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verses "whos at the door. tell me whos that knockin -3----2-----------------------------------2-----------------------------| -5-x--3--------------------------------5x-3-----------------------------| -5-x--2--------------------------------5x-2-----------------------------| -5----0---0---0---0-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0------0-0-0-------0--| -----------------------3(1/2)-------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| your dead for sure 3-2-2-2------------------------3-2-2------------------------------------| 5-3-3-3------------------------3-3-3------------------------------------| 5-2-2-2------------------------2-2-2------------------------------------| ----------0---0---0----0---0--------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------2-2h3--3/5--------------------| "so dry your eyes my little friend --------------------------------------3------3--------------------------| --------------------------------------5------2--------------------------| -----5--------------------------------5---x--3--------------------------| -----5---x---7------------------------5---x-----------------------------| -----3-------5-------5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------2222-3333-3/5-5-------| One thousand times come back againnnn.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----5--------3---------------------------------------------------------| -----4--4-----4-------------------------------4------5------------------| -----4--------4-------------------------------4------5----------------4-| ---------------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2---0--2--x---3-----3/5--3-2-3-2-| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| and now that funky fast riff that sounds like that whitesnake song. trem. dive ------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------x\--------------------------------| --------------------------------------x\--------------------------------| --------2~~-----------2----x/---------x\-------------2~---5h0-----------| ---------------------------x/-----------------------------------5--\----| -x--0-0-------x--0-0-------x/-----------------0-0-0---------------------| *hit strings w/right hand,move left hand up and thats it!