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It's About Time
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Performed by: Van Halen
Composed By: Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar
This song is published by WB MUSIC CORP OBO VAN HALEN PUBLISHING LLC, WB MUSIC CORP. OBO CABO WABO MUSIC and displayed here with permission.
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Van Halen
Its About Time
Transcribed By: Ryan Huntsman (IbanezBassMX)
Email: Ryan82184@aol.com
Drop-D tuning, then tuned down one half step
low to high: (Db, Ab, Db, Gb)
~ = let ring
N.H. = Natural Harmonic
Intro (0:00)
Gb------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------ X2
Ab------------------------------------------------
Db-0--0--0--0--0--1~-0-1--0--0--0--0--0--0-3-1-0--
Gb-----------------------------------------
Db-----------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------
Db-0--0--0--0--0--1~-0-1--0--0--0-0-1/15\\--
1st Verse (0:21)
Gb------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------ hfb = hold full bend
Ab--------------------5~---5-5-------------------------- r = release
Db-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0--0-0--3hfb-r~--
Gb--------------------------------------5-4-5-----5-------
Db----------------------------------------------5---------
Ab------------------5~---5-5------------------5-------7~--
Db-0-0--0-0--0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0--------------7-----
N.H. . . . . . . . .
1st Pre-Chorus (0:35)
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------4~-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------7~-------7/9\\7-10\\9~\\-----4~-4/7\\5\\4-4-----
Db-0--0-------------------0--0-----0-0--------------0--0---------------0--
Gb-------------------------------------------7/16---------------------------
Db-----------------------------3-----5-5-5-5----------3--------5-5-------6--
Ab--------7~\\---------------------------------------------------------------
Db-0-0--0----0-7-7\\3-3-3hb--1-----3----------------1-----1/3-3-----3-3-4----
1st Chorus (0:55) (engage "Hipshot" for Drop-D Tuning)
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-0--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------3-3-4-4-5-6-7--
D--------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-3-3-0----------------
G-------------------------------9-----7-----12---10------12-10-9/14h16p14~\\--
D-----------------------------5---0h5---/8-----8----/10----------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------3/5\\3-5-6-7-7-7-7-0--0-0-0-0-0-3--
D--------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-3-5-3-5-5-3-----------------------------------
G-------------------------------7~\\------------------------6/13\\--
D-----------------------------7-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------3-3/5-5-3-5\\3--5-3-3~---------
2nd Verse (1:26) (disengage "Hipshot" for Standard Tuning)
G------------------------------------------------ hold------------ hold-------------------
D------------------------------------------------/---\\------------/---\\-------------------
A--------------------5~---5-5-------------------/-----\\----------/-----\\------------------
E-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0--0~-3fb/---3---\\r3(1.5)b/---3---\\r3~-0-0--0-0--0--
fb = full bend (1.5)b = one and a half bend
G----------------------------------------9-8------
D------------------------------------9-9----------
A--------5~---5-5------------7-7-7-x---------9-9--
E-0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0-----------------------
N.H. . .
2nd Pre-Chorus (1:40)
G------------------------------------6/9-6-9-7/----------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------4~--4-4~-2/4\\2-------7~------------------------4--4~-4--4~-4-4-4/7--
E-0--0-----------------0--0-----0--5-------------0--0----------------------
G----------------------------------------7/17\\-------------------------
D-----------------------------3-----5/9------------3-------------------
A------7~\\-------------------------------------------------------------
E-0--0----2-3-2-0-0-0/7~\\1-------3--------------1-----1/3-3-3-4-5-5-5--
2nd Chorus (2:01) (engage "Hipshot" for Drop-D Tuning)
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------7h9p7~--------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------3-3-3~-----3-3/15\\7----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----
D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--------5-5---------------------------------0~--
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5--
A-----------------------------3-3-4-4-5-6-6-7-7-0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-5-5-4-3-3-3--------------------------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-------
G-9----7-----12----10------14-----12----/14--16p14~-----------------------
D---5----/8-----8-----/10-----10-----12/----------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------0----0-0-0-0-0-3~--
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
D---------------------------------3-3/5-5-5\\2--
Bridge (2:29)
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A------------------------2--1--2-1----2--1--2-1-------
D-0--2-0----2--0--2-0------------------------------2--
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------2--1--2-1----2--1--2-/5~-6\\----
D-0--2-0----2--0--2-0--------------------------------2--
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------12~\\--
A------------------------2--1--2-1~-2------5-5-5-5-------
D-0--2-0----2--0--2-0-----------------0------------------
Guitar Solo (2:49) (disengage "Hipshot" for Standard Tuning)
G------------------------------------6/9-6-9-7/----------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------4~--4-4~-2/4\\2-------7~------------------------4--4~-4--4~-4-4-4/7--
E-0--0-----------------0--0-----0--5-------------0--0----------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------3-----5~\\----------------3-----------------------
A-----------7----10~--9--7\\5--7~\\------------------------------------------------------
E----0----0------------------------1-----3------3-1-3-1--1--1-----1/3-3--3-3--4-4-5/8--
3rd Chorus (3:10) (engage "Hipshot" for Drop-D Tuning)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------7-9p7~--
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------
D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5/10-10-10\\5--5-5/15\\x\\----------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A----0-0--0-0-0--------------------3--5\\3/8\\5--7--8--9--10-11-12/15~--
D-7-------------0~-0-0-0--0-2-0--0------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------3~-4-5-4-3-3-4-4--
D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-4-5-4-3-3-4-------------------
G--------------------------------9----7-----12----10------14-----12p10p9-/14-16p14~--
D----------------------------------5----/8-----8-----/10-----10----------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------5--------------------------------------------------------
D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------
Outro (3:38)
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-/9\\5-/10~\\-----------
D------------------------------------------------------3-3-5-5-5--
trill..
G-------------------------------------------------------------------- trill= quick succession
D------------------------------------------------------10-9h10-9--0-- of hammer-ons
A-------------------------------------------------------------------- and pull-offs
D-3--3-5-5-5(1/4)b-5-/10\\x--3-5-5-5-3-0-3h7-/12--12-12---------------
(3:51) # # # # # # # # # # #
G------------------------------------------
D-----------/7----5------------------------
A-7p5p0~------------7-0-7--0-5-0-3-3hb~-0-- hb = half bend
D------------------------------------------
tremelo picking = #
# # # # # # #
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------7--9--10----12----14/19----19--19\\--
A-0~--------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
let ring....
G------2-----------------------------
D-----------0~~----------------------
A-0---------------------0----0-0--0--
D-----------------10~\\---------------
***, ITs ABOUT TIME, thats a long tab.
Guitar World October 2004.
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