• Song:

    Somebody Get Me A Doctor

  • Artist:

    Van Halen

  • Album:

    Live USA

BAnd- Van Halen
Song- Somebody Get Me A Doctor

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen - brown sound distortion'

 Intro
  Q=130
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q.   E+E (022100@1) E (022100@1)Q    +W           Q.   E+Q (022100@1)  Q
|------------------|------------|----------------|
|-3----3-(3)----3--|-(3)--------|-3----3-(3)-----|
|-0----0-(0)-x/-2--|-(2)--------|-0----0-(0)--2--|
|-0-------------0--|-(0)--------|-0-----------0--|
|------3-(3)-x/----|------------|------3-(3)--0--|
|-3----------------|------------|-3--------------|


      1/  1/  1/  1/  1/  1/
  Q  +S   +E.  +S   +E.  +S   +E.
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---|
|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)--(2)---|
|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)---|


                  Pre-Verse (Main Rff)
          7
                             PM           PM
  +H     +H         E (022100@1)ES (022100@1)S E (022100@1)name="chord_022000@1">e Q   E (022100@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E +Q   Q
|---------------||---------------------|------------------|
|---------------||---------------------|-----8-7-(7)------|
|---------------||-(2)---------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|
|-(2)----(2)----||--2--2-------0-2-----|-5---7-7-(7)------|
|-(2)----(2)----||--3--0-x-x-0------/7-|---0----------7--|
|-(0)----(0)----||---------------------|------------------|
                 |-Riff 1                      end Riff 1-|


Riff 1 x5 (w/slight variations throught song)



 Verse
            PM---------|              PM---------|              PM---------|
   E. S Q   E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)   Q   Q   E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)  E. S Q   E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| (022100@1)|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
|-!9--9-9------------------|-10--10------------------|-9--9-9------------------|
|-!7--7-7------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-7------------------|
|-!0--0-0------|-------------|-0--0-0------|
|-Rhy Fig 1


   E.  S  Q  Q     Q
|----------------------|
|-10--10-10------------|
|-10--10-10------------|
|-10--10-10------------|
|----------------------|
|------------x--h13--|
         end Rhy Fig 1-|

Riff 1 x2

Rhy Fig 1

Riff 1 x3


           PM---------|             PM--------|           PM--------|
  E. S Q   E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)   Q   Q  ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S    Q   Q  ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
|-9--9-9------------------|-10--10--------------|-11--11--------------|
|-7--7-7------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----------|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|


                             Bridge
                                                                <
                                pm    pm|         ~
   e.  s  q   +e  s s  q      e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s s s s e.    q    e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e q  eq. (022000@1)|--------------------------||------------------------|---------------|
|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5-------7p5b5.5----|----------5----|
|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|----------5----|
|-12--12-12--(12)----------||-2-------7-7---------7--|---2------5----|
|-----------------x-x-12--||-0-0--------------------|-0-0-----------|
|-----------------x-x-12--||------------------------|---------------|


                                      <
          pm|         ~
  e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s s s s e.    q    e (022000@1)e (022000@1)q  eq. (022000@1)|------------------------|-----------------|
|-----5-------7p5b5.5----|------------5----|
|-----5p0-----7p5b5.5----|------------5----|
|---------7-7---------7--|---(2)------5----|
|-0-0--------------------|-0--0------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|


                                      <
    pm    pm|         ~~
  e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s s s s e.    e. s   e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e q  eq. (022000@1)|--------------------------|---------------||
|-----5-------7p5b5.5------|----------5----||
|-----5p0-----7p5b5.5------|----------5----||
|---------x-x---------7--x-|----------5----||
|-0-0----------------------|-0-0-----------||
|--------------------------|---------------||


 guitar solo
               |------8------| |-----7------|
  e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e    +e. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---7pb8r(7)p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9-9-9-9s12-|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


   |--------6--------|
   s  s  s  s  s  t  t  e (022000@1)    +e   +s       +e.   e (022000@1)e|----------------------------------------------------------| (022000@1)|----------------------------------------------------10b12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12s14-14b18==(14)r(14)b18==(14)r---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


  e (022000@1)e (022000@1)    a (x02210@1)     +e   s s  e (022000@1)e (022000@1)     +s   s s s
|-7----------------------7--------------------------|
|---10b12r(10)b12==(10)r---7-10-10pb12==(10)r-0-7p6-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


  s s t t t t s s s s    +q    s s  e|-----------------------------------x-| (022000@1)|---6---------------------------------|
|-9---9p7p6---6------------------0----|
|-----------9---7---6b7==(6)r--x------|
|-----------------9------------x---/9-|
|-------------------------------------|


                      |----6-----| |----6-----|  |-3-|
  s s  e (022000@1)    +s   s  s s s s  s s s s  s s s s  s s s
|---------------------------0--------0--------0--------|
|-----10b12==(10)r-0-10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0---10p7p0-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---x--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


     |-3-| |-3-|          |--3--|
  s  s s s s s s  e (022000@1)    +e   e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s     +s  e.
|-0------------7-10b12==(10)r-7----------------|
|---10p7p0---7------------------7--------------|
|----------9----------------------9pb10r(9)p7/-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


                             ~~~~~                          ~~~~~~
  e (022000@1)s  s  s  s  e (022000@1)s  s  s  s  q       e (022000@1)  e (022000@1)  e (022000@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1)    +e.  s
|---10-------------10--------------|--------------------15----------------|
|---11p10----------11p10-----------|-------------15----18b20==(18)r-0-|
|---------12-10-12-------12-10-12--|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-/(12)--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


        PM       PM      PM   PM
   S S  S S +S   S  S S  S E (022100@1)S  S S  S  S
|---------8-(8)------------8---------------|
|-10p8-------------10p8---------10p8-------|
|------10-------10------10---10------10s12-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


         PM         PM       PM
   S  S  S  S  +S   S  S  S  S  E (022100@1)S   Q
|----------10-(10)-------------10----------|
|-12p10---------------12p10----------h12--|
|-------12---------12-------12----12-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


                    |-3-|   |----3----|
  S S S S +S  S S S E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1) E (022100@1)  E (022100@1)  E|-------1-(1)---------3------------------| (022100@1)|-3p1-----------5p3------------------|
|-----3-------5-----5---5/-(0)-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


    |---3---|
    E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) S   S   H
|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


                                             7
                                    ~~
  S S S S +S  S S S S ES (022100@1)S S S S   H.      +Q
|-------1-(1)---------3-----------|--------------||
|-3p1-----------5p3-------7p5-----|--------------||
|-----3-------5-----5---7-----7---|--------------||
|-------------------------------x-|-9-------(9)--||
|-------------------------------x-|-7-------(7)--||
|-------------------------------x-|-0-------(0)--||


 Pre-Verse
 Riff 1 x3


      |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----*4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3-0-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
*Random harmonics produced by sliding picking hand along G string

  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12--|

Riff 1 x2

Outro - Verse
Rhy Fig 1

Riff 1 x3.5


  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q   H      +Q   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E H      +W           +W            Q   Q  H
|---------2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|--------------*|
|-----8--3----|-(3)--3-3-3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|--------------*|
|-5---7--2----|-(2)--2-2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(0)--2-------*|
|-5---7--0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------2-------*|
|---0-----0----|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--3---0-------*|
|--------------|---------------|------------|------------|--------------*|
                 +W

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