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Best of Both Worlds -- Van Halen
(transcription from Cherry Lane Music Company)


Key:  H - hammer-on	P - pull-off
      / - slide-up	\ - slide-down
      ^ - half bend 	^^ - full bend
      ~ - vibrato	T - thumb

*** Recording sounds 1/2 step higher


*** Intro ***
     D/F#      G5         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3----3----3---3------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
     T    T               T               T



     D/F#    G5         D/F#       G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3-------3---3------3-------|--0------2---2------------------|
-----2-------0---0------2-------|--0------2---2------------------|
-----0-------0---0------0-------|--0------2---2---2--------------|
-----0------------------0-------|---------0---0---0--------------|
-----2-------3---3------2-------|--3-----------------------------|
     T                  T              



(pick w/fingers)         G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A    G/A   D/A A          G/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
--------------------3---|-3----(3)----3-----3----|-3-----3--2-----------3-|
------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-|
------------2---2---5---|-5-----4-----5-----4----|-5-----4--2----2------5-|
------------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-------0-----|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|




      D/A   G/A A    A5    A7sus2        A        G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-3--3--3-----3--2-----5-|-----0----0-----2------3|-3-----3-----3-----3----|
-4--4--2-----4--2-----2-|-----0----0-----2--2---4|-4-----2-----4-----2----|
-5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|-----2----2-----2--2---5|-5-----4-----5-----4----|
-0-----0--0--------0----|-0----------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|




G/A   D/A A  Asus2   A9  G/A   D/A  G/A A  Asus2
----------------------0-|------------------------|------------------------|
-3-----3--2----0------0-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------|
-4-----2--2----2------0-|-4--4--2----4--2----2---|--(2)-------------------|
-5-----4--2----2--------|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------|
-0--0--0--0----0--0---0-|-0--0--0----0--0----0---|--(0)-------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|----------sl-/14\-------|



(w/pick)
      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-------2-------0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0-------0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0------------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2-------3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T                  T               T



     D/F#    G         N.C.              A(sus2)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3-------0---0--------------|-------------0--------------0---|
-----2-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------------2---|
-----0-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------^^----2---|
-----0------------------^P------|---^----0----0-----^^v------0---|
-----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3---------------3-------------|
     T           Let Ring_____|                    



     D/F#      G          D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3----3----0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
     T    T               T               T



     D/F#    G      N.C.    D5                       Csus2    A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
-----3-------0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------||
-----2-------0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--||
-----0-------0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--||
-----0--------------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--||
-----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||
     T           Let Ring_______________|                PM.


*** 1st Verse ***
        A/C#            G/A         D/F#    A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
--------------2---2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|
-------------------------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|-----------------3//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         I don't know__what  I been__...



                         D7sus4             D/A           A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4---4-------(2)-----|
-----2/5---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5---5-------(0)-----|
-------------------P------------|------------5---5---------------|
    it's not enough     to ...



        A/C#            G/A         D/F#    A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2--2---4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|----0------------3//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        I need more_  than just ...


                         D7sus4             D/A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------/6-O----|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4-------------------|
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5-------------------|
-------------------P------------|------------5-------------------|
    I need ev'rything this ...



      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T   T              T               T
    __ yeah!                      'Cause ...


     D/F#    G         D/F#              A(sus2)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
-----3-------0---0--------------|--------0----0------------------||
-----2-------0---0-----2--------|--------2----2------------------||
-----0-------0---0-----0--------|--------2----2------------------||
-----0------------------^P------|---^^---0----0------------------||
-----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3-----------------------------||
     T
						Ow!

*** 2nd Verse ***
        A/C#             G/A        D/F#    A     A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        Come on,   ba-  by,   ....



                         D7sus4             D/A             A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4--4----------------|
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5--5-----------0----|
-------------------P------------|------------5--5----------------|
       This can be      every....



        A/C#            G/A         D/F#    A      A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2-(2)--4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        It's not work      that makes ....



                         D7sus4
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|---------------H----------------||
---------2------------------5---|---5--4----5--4-5-----4---2-----||
-------------2--------------5---|---5--5----5--5-------5---3-----||
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--------------------------3-----||
-------------------P------------|--------------------------------||
     no, let the magic do ....


*** Pre-chorus ***
     Fsus2             C/E Esus4       E     Esus4 E
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------1------------------------|------5---5-------5-------------|
-------0---0-------0---0-----4--|--4---4---4---4---4-------------|
-------3---3---3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7---6---7/9-(9)\--|
-------3-------3----------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      now,  some-  thing    ....



    Bsus4          B  D                  Dsus2   F
--------------------------------|----------------8--8--8--8---0--||
-x-x--5--5---5--5--4//7---7-7---|-------7--5--x-10-10-10-10--10--||
-x-x--4--4---4--6--4//7---7-7---|-------7--7--x-10-10-10-10--10--||
-x-x----------------------7-7---|-------7--7--x------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    Now I  know           that         ....


*** Chorus ***
      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------|
-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T   T              T               T
 best             of             ...


      D/F#     G           D/F#          A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------3---3---0---0--------3---|--------------------------------|
-------2---2---0---0--------2---|--------2----2--------------2---|
-------0---0---0---0--------0---|--------2----2--------^^----2---|
-------0---0----------------0---|-----^--0----0-----^^v------0---|
-------2---2---3---3--------2---|----3-------------3-------------|
       T   T                T
 I__      know what it's worth.          ....


      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------|
-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T   T              T               T
 best             ....
						      \a little bit of

     D/F#    G      N.C.    D5                       Csus2    A5
----------------------------2---|--(2)------2---2----------------||
-----3---3---0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------||
-----2---2---0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--||
-----0---0---0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--||
-----0---0----------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--||
-----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||
     T   T
/heaven right  here on earth,_____          oo!        Woo!
\   heaven ......*** 2nd time to Coda

*** 3rd Verse ***
        A/C#             G/A        D/F#    A     A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      Well,there's a ....



                         D7sus4             D/A             A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5---------------------2----|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5----4--4---4---------2----|
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5----5--5---5---------0----|
-------------------P------------|----------5--5---5--------------|
        fallen angel, ....



        A/C#             G/A        D/F#    A     A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------2--3--------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2----4--------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2--------5--------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         We  forget    where we      ....



                         D7sus4                D/A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------||
--------------2-------------5---|--5--5-------4---4--------------||
-----//4----------4---O-----5---|--5--5-------5---5-----5/(10)---||
--------------------P-----------|-------------5---5--------------||
       I had a dream    it .....


*** Pre-Chorus ***
      Fsus2            C  Esus4        E       Esus4  E
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------1--1----1----------------|------5---5---5------5----------|
-------0--0----0---0---------4--|--4---4---4---4------4----------|
-------3--3----3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7------6--7/9~~~~~|
-------3--3----3-----P----3-----|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
       Something             reached  ....


                                                       D.S. al Coda
    Bsus4          B        D                     F(maj7)
----------------------------5---|-(5)------------0--0--0---(-0)\\||
------5--5---5--5--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\||
------4--4---4--6--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\||
----------------------------7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    Now I  know,            oh,   ....



*** Coda ***        Csus2    A5
--(2)------2---2----------------||
--(3)------3---3------3---------||
--(2)------2---2------0------2--||
--(0)------0---0-------------2--||
-------3--------------3--0---0--||
--------------------------------||
 ___________________ Yeah!



*** Guitar Solo ***
--------------------------------|------------------------------^^|
-------^^-10--------12~~(12)\---|-----10------12~~~~----x--15^^--|
----(9)-------9/11----------/9^^|-(9)----9/11--------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|





-----------------H--^|------P-H--P-P----P-P----P-----------------|
-(15)--(15)~~~--7 10-|10(10)-7-10-7-0-10-7-0--7-0--^^-P----7---^^|
---------------------|----------------------9-----9(9)-7---7--9--|
---------------------|-----------------------------------9--7----|
---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------------|





--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------P-----T-------T---|-----T-------T--P---------H-----|
---(9)--12~~~---9--14(14)\\\12--|-(12)\\\9----12--9-------7-9----|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|




      H   T     P  ^   P H
-----7-10-12(12)-10(10)7----TP^^|P-H----T----P-^^--P-------------|
----^^^-----------------10-20-10|-7-10-12(12)-10(10)7-^^----P-H^^|
(9)-----------------------------|--------------------9---(9)-7-9-|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|





--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
---------H-^^----------T-P---T--|--------------------------------||
-(9)~~--7-9------(9)---12-9--14-|-(14)~~~~~(14)\-----------------||
--------------------------------|---------------\----------------||
--------------------------------|----------------\---------------||
--------------------------------|-----------------\--------------||




(pick w/fingers)         G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A    G/A   D/A A          G/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
------------2---2---3---|-3-----3-----3-----3----|-3-----3--2----2------3-|
------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-|
------------2---2---5---|-5-x-x-4--x--5-x-x-4-x/-|-5-x-x-4--2----2------5-|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|




      D/A   G/A A  A7sus2                A        G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-3--3--3-----3--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--3-|-3-----3-----3-----3----|
-4--4--2-----4--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--4-|-4-----2-----4-----2----|
-5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|--(2)---------x-2--2--5-|-5-----4-----5-----4----|
------------------------|----------------0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|




G/A   D/A A  Asus2   G/A  G/A   D/A  G/A A  A7sus2
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
-3-----3--2-----0-----3-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------||
-4-----2--2-----2-----4-|-4--4--2----4--2----0---|--(2)-------------------||
-5-----4--2-----2-----5-|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------||
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0-------------|------------------------||
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
                                        Wo!_______________________


*** 4th Verse *** (still pick with fingers)
    A       G           D/F#      G     D/F#    G      D/F#  A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
----2---2---3---3--------3------|-3------3------3-------3----2---|
----2---2---4---4--------2------|-4------2------4-------2----2---|
--------2---5---5--------4------|-5------4------5-------4----2---|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   Uh, you don't have       to   ....



               G          D/F#         G   A          A7sus2
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------2-----0-----0--|
-----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2-----0-----0--|
-----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2-----2-----2--|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    or hang around         ....




    A       G           D/F#      G     D/F#    G      D/F#  A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
----2---2---3-3----------3------|-3---------3------3------3--2---|
----2---2---4-4----------2------|-4---------2------4------2--2---|
----2---2---5-5----------4------|-5---------4------5------4--2---|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Just tune in    to   what ....



               G          D/F#         G   A    A7sus2
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
-----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------0--------------||
-----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2--------------||
-----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2--------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
     we   may  nev-er  be here ....


*** Chorus *** (with pick)

*** and finishes similar to intro ****

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