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Hot For Teacher by Van Halen

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Composers: Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Edward Van Halen

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                            Hot For Teacher
                              Van Halen

This song absolutely rocks!  It is pretty hard but if you can
Play it, it sounds awsome, the solo is crazy, but if you can learn
It you can really impress your friends.  This tab is in standard
Tuning but it sounds good a half step down too.

ENJOY.

I am going to leave out the hamerons and pullofs, 
Because they are obviouse and look confusing in
Large amounts.  Do a pickslide at the start of this.

Tapping intro
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
Aâ€”0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-0--------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A--0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9---
E------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-12-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3---
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D--0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5----
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--12-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-5-9-12-9-5-0-5-9-12-9-5---
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G--0-3-7-12-7-3-0-3-7-12-7-3-0-5-9-12-9v----
D-------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------

e---12-5-8-12-8-7-5------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------8-12-8-7-5--------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------8-12-8-7-5-------------------------------2---------
D------------------------------------------------------8-12-8-7--5---------------2---------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-0---0---------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

That last note and the rest of the intro are not tapping

Second part of intro

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------5--4-------1--2â€”1/2--2--------------10/7---4--1--2â€”1/2--2---------------
D----------5--4-------1--2-1/2--2--------------10/7---4--1--2â€”1/2--2---------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---2-2----------------------------------2-2---------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---5--4-4-----1--2â€”1/2-------------------------------------------------------------
D---5--4-4-----1--2â€”1/2-----4---4--4----5-------------------------------------------
A---------------------------4---4--4----2-------------------------------------------
E---------------------------0---0--0----0-------------------------------------------

Riff 1
Play this part either with no pick or with no distortion
You can play this part two ways, this way

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5---5---5p2---2------5â€”5p2-------5p2---------------5----8/7----2----------------
D-2---2---2-----2------2-2---------2-----------------5----8/7----2----------------
A--------------------------------------------0h5h6h7------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

or

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-2---5---5---5/2--2--------5â€”5---5/2--2---5-5--5/2---------------5----8/7----2---
D-2---5---5---5/2--2--------5-5---5/2--2---5-5--5/2---------------5----8/7----2---
A-----------------------------------------------------0h5h6h7---------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Either way works, I prefeer the second way myself, whichever way you
choose play it three times, then go to the main riff.

Main Riff (with distortion)

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7-----------------
D--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7-----------------
A--0--3--0--3----0--3--0--3----0---3--0----0h5h6h7-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play a couple of times until \"The teacher needs to see me after school\"
Then play this

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------5--8--7--5--7------------------
G--2-----------2------------2---------------------------5--8--7--5--7------------------
D--2-----------2------------2---------------------------5--8--7--5--7------------------
A--0--3--0-3---0--3--0--3---0------0h5h6h7---------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------13--10--10--12-------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------13--10--10--12-------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\"I think of all the education that I missed\"

e--------------------------------10---------------------------------------------------
B-----------------12--10--12--x--10---12--xâ€”12/---------------------------------------
G-----------------12--10--12--x--10---12--xâ€”12/---------------------------------------
D-----------------12--10--12--x-------12--xâ€”12/---------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\"But then my homework was never quite like this!\"


e---------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------10-----9--------8----7---6---5---4----5-----------
G------10-----9------8--------7----6---5---4---3----4-----------
D---8--8---7--7---6--6----5---5----4---3---2---1----2-----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7---------
D--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7---------
A--0--3--0--3----0--3--0--3----0---3--0----0h5h6h7---------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play a couple of times until the clean riff.

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5---5---5p2---2------5â€”5p2-------5p2---------------5----8/7----2--------------
D-2---2---2-----2------2-2---------2-----------------5----8/7----2--------------
A--------------------------------------------0h5h6h7----------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play three times

Verse
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7------------
D--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7------------
A--0--3--0--3----0--3--0--3----0---3--0----0h5h6h7------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play a couple of times until

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------5--8--7--5---7-----------------
G--2-----------2------------2---------------------------5--8--7--5---7-----------------
D--2-----------2------------2---------------------------5--8--7--5---7-----------------
A--0--3--0-3---0--3--0--3---0------0h5h6h7---------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\"How did you know that golden Rule\"

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------13--12--10--12--------------
D---------------------------------------------------13--12--10--12--------------
A---------------------------------------------------13--12--10--12--------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\"I think of all the education that I missed\"

e--------------------------------10--------------------------
B-----------------12--10--12--x--10---12--xâ€”12/--------------
G-----------------12--10--12--x--10---12--xâ€”12/--------------
D-----------------12--10--12--x-------12--xâ€”12/--------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
\"But then my homework was never quite like this!\"

e--------------------------------------------------------
B-------------10-----9--------8----7---6---5---4----5----
G------10-----9------8--------7----6---5---4---3----4----
D---8--8---7--7---6--6----5---5----4---3---2---1----2----
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7----
D--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7----
A--0--3--0--3----0--3--0--3----0---3--0----0h5h6h7----------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Play a couple of times until the big solo.

SOLO
Donâ€™t be surprised if you cant play this, its pretty hard.
Donâ€™t just look at it and stop though, actually try, then
After a little while if you cant play it, just skip it or add your
Own solo.

GOOD LUCK!

Pre solo
e---12-5-8-12-8-7-5---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------8-12-8-7-5----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------8-12-8-7-5-------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------8-12-8-7-5---------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-0---------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SOLO

*= fast picking
e------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -4b6v----2^4*-6*-9*-11*-13*-14*--14v-----------------
D -----------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------

e /14-------14----------------------14----------------------------------------
B ----17b19----14h17p14-14-14h17p14----14h17p14---------14--------------------
G ------------------------------------------------16b18----16b18-16-14-16-----
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e ------------------------------------------2------2-2-----------------------
B -14-------------------------------------2---5p2------5p2--5-5p2p0--5-5p2p0-
G ----16v----2--2--2b3--2-----2-4b6-----------------------------------------
D --------------------------4------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------2--------2----------------------
B -5-5p2p0--5-5p2p0--5-5p2p0--5(7)---5p2----2---2------------------
G ---------------------------------------5--------4-2--4-2---2v/---
D ---------------------------------------------------------4-------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

e -------------------------------------------14--14------14-----14--16p14--
B ------------------------------14--17--17b19--------b19----b19------------
G -2v-4--5--6v---9--11--13--14---------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------

e -17p14--19p14----17p14----17--16--17--16h17p16-14----14-------------
B --------------14------14--------------------------17----17--17b19---
G --------------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------14--------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------14-17p14--------------------------------------------------
G -14h17p14--16b18------------16b18---16b18-b18-16-16-14-16---16-16-14v-------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e -------2---------------------------------------------------------------
B -------2---------2------------5--------7-------------------------------
G -2b4-----b4p2----2---4b6--------7b9----9b11v-------------------------5-
D --------------------------------------------------2---2----2---2-----2-
A --------------------------------------------------2---2----2---2-----0-
E --------------------------------------------------0---0----0---0-------



After the solo play this riff

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5---5---5p2---2------5â€”5p2-------5p2---------------5----8/7----2----------------
D-2---2---2-----2------2-2---------2-----------------5----8/7----2----------------
A--------------------------------------------0h5h6h7------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play three times

Then play the chorus

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7---------
D--2-------------2-------------2----------------------------5----8/7---------
A--0--3--0--3----0--3--0--3----0---3--0----0h5h6h7---------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iâ€™ve got it bad got it bad got it bad

e-----------------------------------
B--11---12---13----14/--------------
G--11---12---13----14/--------------
D--11---12---13----14/--------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
Oh yes Im hot!

Outro
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------0*--2*--4*---5*--7*---12*--14*---16*--17*--19*--------------------
D---14*---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (Very Fast picking)

e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---21b24*-----18/---18/---18/---18/---18/-----------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------
B---2---5----7----14-------------------
G---2---5----7----14-------2-----------
D---2---5----7----14-------2-----------
A--------------------------0-----------
E--------------------------------------
More Fast picking

Well if you can learn that it should sound pretty good,
Remember the outro is all tremolo or fast picking. 
(except the slide down from the 18â€™s)

Please Rate

P.S. EDDIE VAN HALEN IS THE BEST THAT EVER LIVED!
(YES, BETTER THAN HENDRIX.......BY A LONG SHOT!)

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Comments on this version of the 'Hot For Teacher' guitar tab

ibanezartist867Unknown Date

Hey dude. I tabbed this song out myself but I can't post it because for some stupid reason I was banned. Anyway, I don't know if we listened to different versions or anything but this is how I play the main distorted riff:

E---------------------------------------------|

B---------------------------------------------|

G-2---------2---------2---------------5--8\7--|

D-2---------2---------2---------------5--8\7--|

A-0--3-3p0--0--3-3p0--0--3p0--0h5h6h7---------|

E---------------------------------------------|

ibanezartist867Unknown Date

By the way, Van Halen is definitely one of the best guitarists I've ever seen (I basically consider him a god) but you have to remember that Jimi Hendrix had no other bands to listen to which means that he actually created the style we call rock and roll.

cliff123456789101112Unknown Date

The verse is like this

-I---------'I-

-I---------'I-

-I-2-------'I- X 3

-I-2-------'I-

-I-0-3-3p0-I-

-I---------'I-

-I---------I-

-I---------I-

-I---------I-

-I-x-5-8/7-I-

-I-x-3-6/5-I-

-I---------I-

ibanezartist867Unknown Date

Hey dude

i've been having the same problem with correcting tabs. By the way, I've been unbanned so I will post it. Check it out and see what you think.