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Van Halen : "Im the one" Guitar tabs

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TABLATURE:  
Van Halen - I'm the one
from the album Van Halen  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
h = hammer on          w\  =dive whammy bar (wb)
p = pull off           w\/ =dive wb and pull up 
/ = slide up           7b(9) = bend full step
\ = slide down         7b(9)r(7) = bend full step and release 
~ = vibrato            T = tab with right hand
{harm.} = play natural harmonics 
{A.H.}  = play artificial harmonics (with thumb and pick)

general advise for playing Ed's songs: pick, hammer on and pull off as hard
as you can!

effects used: MXR Phase 90

If you think there's something to improve feel free to do so, I'll be happy
to learn about it!

Harald Boers
h-boers@dds.dds.nl

BTW, what is this song about!? was Dave drunk when he wrote the lyrics? :)


e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
D:------7-------5-------7---5---------7-------5-------7--------------7-------|
A:0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------5p0---------5p0----------------------------------------|
G:------------0-5p0-------7-5p0-------7-5p0---5p0----------------------------|
D:5-------7---------7-----------7-----------7-----7-5p0---7-5-0----------7---|
A:--0-0-0---0-------------------------------------------7----------0-0-0---0-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
D:----5-------7---5--------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7---|
A:0-0---0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            A-ha!



       { Harm.          }
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-5/-----7-------5w\/\/---8p7p5-------------0-8p7p5---------------2---0-8p7p|
D:-5/-----------5----------------7-7-5-5h7~----------7-7-5-5-0---------------|
A:----0-7-----5------------------------------------------------3-4-----------|
E:----------5----------------------------------------------------------------|




               {A.H          }
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:5-------------7b(9)-5-----------------0-8p7p5------------0-8p7p5-----------|
D:--7-7-5-5h7~----------7-6-5-------------------7-7-5-5h7~---------7-7-5-5-0-|
A:----------------------------7p6\5\3----------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               Whoo!                                                     A-ha

 


e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------16h17h19--|
G:----2--0-8p7p5---------------------------------16h17h19-16h17h19-----------|
D:---------------7-7-5-5h7~-------------16h17h19-----------------------------|
A:3-4-----------------------3/--16h17h19-------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ha  ha  ha  ha!




e:15h19-17-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
D:------------------7-------5-------7---5--------7-------5-------7-----------|
A:------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
              We came here to entertain ...



                           {Harm.        }
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
G:----------------------5-----7-------5-----------------------------------5--|
D:--7-------5-------7---5-----------5-----------------7-------5-------7---5--|
A:0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-7-----5-------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0----|
E:------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
  't you know it means the same ...



                                                               {dip wb 3x}
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------5----/9p0w\/\/\/---|
D:------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7---5------------------|
A:0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ome on baby show your ....



                              {harm.    }
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G:14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7----7---7w~--14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--------|
D:14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--7----------14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--------|
A:12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5-------------12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5-picksc.|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------picksc.|
  I see a glow that fills ...

 

                                 dive wb &
e:-------------------------------bring-up------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9-----------------16--16--15--14--13--12--11-|
D:--16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9-----------------16--16--15--14--13--12--11-|
A:--14--13--12--11--10---9---8--7-----------------14--14--13--12--11--10---9-|
E:--------------------------------w/0\---------------------------------------|
   Feed her your message from ...




e:---------------------------------------------------------10-14-12\---------|
B:------------------------------------------------11-12-14-------------------|
G:--5----7---------------------11-12-----11-12-14----------------------5----7|
D:--5----7------------11-12-14-------14--------------------------------5----7|
A:--3----5--5/11-12-14-------------------------------------------------3----5|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Show    come on  and show ...



     {dive wb between chords}
e:----slide-chords-up--------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----9w\/11w\/12w\/14w\/---5-----7--9\---7\---6\----4---------------5----7-|
D:-----x----x----x----x------5-----7--------------------8-7-6---------5----7-|
A:-----7----9---10---12------3-----5----/7---/6----/5---------7-------3----5-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   love  Ow!  Woo!  Oh!     ...



        phase shifter on (till *)
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------6h7---6-7-9-6h7---6-7-9-6h7---6-7-9-6h7---6------------|
D:--------------6-7-9-----9-----------9-----------9-----------9---7-9-6h7---6|
A:-------/7h8h9-----------------------------------------------------------9--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  r)    Show ...



                             T       T       T       T      T      T       T
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------10b(12)-7h10-12-7h10-12-7h10-12--6h9-12-6h9-12-6h9-12--5h8-12|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-7b(9)r(7)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 

       T      T                   T      
e:--------------------------------------------10------12------13------15-----|
B:-5h8-12-5h8-12-4----------------------------13b(15)-15b(17)-16b(19)-18b(20)|
G:-----------------h6b(8)r(6)b(8)-9-6p4-----0--------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





e:-17-------------------------10---------------------------------------------|
B:-20b(22)-22b(24)r(22)----------13-13b(15)-10----10-------------------------|
G:------------------------/12------------------12----12-12b(14)r(12)--p11h12-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




  dive wb, bring up,
e:bend-one-step-and-release---------------------------10---------------------|
B:and-pull-off-to-11th-fret------------------------10----13-13b(15)----------|
G:w\/b(14)r(12)-p11h12w\/b(14)r(12)-p11h12w\/b(14)-----------------12b(14)r--|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




                {A.H.                }*                                   M M
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------13b(15)------------------------------------------------------------|
G:(12)p10---------13-12-11-10-----------6p5p3-----------0-6p5p3--------------|
D:----------------------------12-12~\---------5-5-3-3h5---------5-5-3-3-0----|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------6-7|
                                         Oooww!



                        {A.H.         }
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----0-8p7p5------------7b(9)-5---------------------------------------------|
D:-5----------7-7-5-5h7~---------7-6-5--------------------7-------5-------7--|
A:-------------------------------------7-6-5-3~-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Boo bo do woop!                               ...

 


e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------20b(22)r(20)p17-|
G:-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7-------------------|
A:---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Taking care of the music biz  ....


  hammer 20,dive wb,bring
  up and bend. then release
e:and-pull-off-to-17th-------------------------------------------------------|
B:--h20w\/b(22)r(20)-p17h20w\/b(22)w\/b(23)r(20)-----------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------7-------5-------7---|
A:-------------------------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                   Honey!         I'm ....



                                                           {heavy wb vibr.}
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------20------w\/\/\---|
G:5---------------------------------------------------------19b(21)-w\/\/\---|
D:5-------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7--------------------|
A:--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  e come on baby show your ......I



                              {harm.  }
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G:14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7----7---7---14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7---------|
D:14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--7---------14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7---------|
A:12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5------------12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5-picksc.-|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------picksc.-|
   see a glow that fill....




e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9--9b(11)r(9)b(11)----16--15--14--13--12--11--|
D:-16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9---------------------16--15--14--13--12--11--|
A:-14--13--12--11--10---9---8--7---------------------14--13--12--11--10---9--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Feed her your message ....

 


e:-------------------15-17-19-----------15-17-19-15h17p15--------------------|
B:----------15-17-19-----------15-17-19-------------------17----19b(20)\-----|
G:--5----7---------------------------------------------------16------------5-|
D:--5----7-----------------------------------------------------------------5-|
A:--3----5-----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Show!  Show your love ....




e:-----5h9p7p5---5h9p7p5---5h9p7p5----------------------19b(22)-19-18-17-15--|
B:-------------9---------9---------9p5h9p5\----------17----------------------|
G:---7----------------------------------------5----7-------------------------|
D:---7----------------------------------------5----7-------------------------|
A:---5----------------------------------------3----5-------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    your love  Ow! whoo! woo!                ....


         hit open E
         and dive wb       phase shifter on (till *)
e:17b(19)--------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
B:------------------------------10b(12)---10p7h10p7p0------10p7p0------10p7p0|
G:------------------5----7----------------------------10-9--------10-9-------|
D:------------------5----7---------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------3----5---------------------------------------------------|
E:--------0w\----------------------------------------------------------------|
         Ah Yeah! (Show ....




e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------10p7p0------10p7p0------10p7p0-------10p7p0----7---------------------|
G:-10-9--------10-9--------10-9---------10-9--------10---9b(11)r(9)p7h9b(11)~|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




            pick fast
e:----------7-9-10-12--9-10-12-9-10-12-9-10-12-9-10-12--10-12-14-10-12-14-10-|
B:-0-10b(12)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 


e:12-12b(14)~~------12--------------------------12-15-12-15p12----14p12----12|
B:--------------------15b(17)r(15)b(17)--15b(17)---------------15-------15---|
G:--------------/13----------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15-14p12----14p12----12---------------------------------------------------|
G:----------15-------15----15p14p12-----14----12-14b(16)r(14)p12-14b(17)r(14)|
D:----------------------------------14-----14--------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





e:-----------------------------15-17-19----------15-17-19----------17b(19)---|
B:--------------------15-17-19----------15-17-19----------15-17-19-----------|
G:b(17)r(14)b(17)--3/-----------------------------------------------------15\|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      Hurry!



                                        *
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-12-15(17)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------15-14-12b(14)r(12)----------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------2-4-5-6-7------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                           Whoo bop bada, ...




e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:8p7p5---6-9p8p6---7-10p9p7---8-11p10p8----9-12p11p9----10-13p12p10----11-14|
D:------7---------8----------9-----------10-----------11-------------12------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                       Oooww!

 


e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:p13p11----------5----7----9------------------------5----7----9\---9\---9\--|
D:-------13-------5----7----9------------------------5----7----9\---9\---9\--|
A:----------------3----5----7------------------------3----5----7\---7\---7\--|
E:----------12\---------------0w\---------------------------------0----0----0|
                (Show your love) Ow! .....



                      dip wb after                  pick fast and
e:--------------------each-chord-then---------------slide-up-without-------12|
B:--------------------slide-up----------------------pressing-string-so-------|
G:-9\----5----7-------9w\/11w\/12w\/14w\/--5----7---you-get-A.H.--------13---|
D:-9\----5----7-------x----x----x----x-----5----7----------------------------|
A:-7\----3----5-------7----9---10---12-----3----5----------------------------|
E:----0------------------------------------3----5---0-1-2-3-etc.-------------|
  y show your love now   ....




e:---------12-----------------------------12---------------------------------|
B:-15b(17)----15b(17)r(15)p12----12h15p12----12h15p12----12------------------|
G:----------------------------14----------------------14----15p14p12----14-11|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------14------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                        Yeah!




e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:h12p11-----11-12h14p12p11----11-12h14p12p11----11-12h14p12p11----11--------|
D:-------14----------------14----------------14----------------14----12h14-11|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                             


e:------------------------------------------7|
B:------------------------------------------7|
G:---------------------------------9b(12)~~-x|
D:----12p11----11---------------------------x|
A:-12-------14----12\11\9\7/10--------------7|
E:-----------------------------0w\-----------|

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