Van Halen - I'm the one
from the album Van Halen
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!
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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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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 you leaving here we aggravate you don
{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 to me Honey! I'm the one the one you love c
{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 love Hey! give it to me
{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 this room I see it rolling out of you
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 above I'm telling you Ow!
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 your love Ah yeah! Show your {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! Show (Show) Show your love babe Ah Yeah (Show you 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 it Ow!
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,
ebend-one-step-and-release---------------------------10---------------------|
Band-pull-off-to-11th-fret------------------------10----13-13b(15)----------|
Gw\/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! Lookin at these little kids
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 Don't their business take good care of me
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 the one the one you lov
{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 love Hey! give it to me
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 fills this room I see it rolling out of you
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 from above I'm telling you Ow!
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 babe Ah yeah! Show
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! Show (show) show your love babe
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 your) Show me
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, shoobe doo wah etc.
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! Ow! Come on and show me Baby show! Bab
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 Aah Yeah! Wow! Oooww!
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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| 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)
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