xVan Halen - Mean Street First of all this is very advanced stuff so be prepared. There are a lot of brief notes the intro for obvious reasons. The intro makes this song what it is. I can’t even play right. Having said that this tab is quite accurate & will help a lot I’m sure. Yes It me a good while to tab this so please rate etc. Thanks! Contact me at: [email protected] [Intro] e|-12t---------12t-------------12t---------12t------------| B|-12t---------12t-------------12t---------12t------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-----x-----x-----x---------x-----x-----x-----x----------| A|-----x-----x-----x---------x-----x-----x-----x----------| E|-----x-12t-x-----x-12t-12t-x-----x-12t-x-----x-12t-12t--| *This is done by tapping the 12th fret of both the high e & B strings together with the finger & then slapping the strings with the left hand (denoted by “x”) & then tapping 12th fret of the low E string with the thumb, slapping the strings with the left hand & on. This bar is played about 6 times. e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------12tp5-------------------------------h7--| A|-12tp5-------10tp5-12tp5-----------------------| E|-------------------------12t-12t-12t-12tp5-----| *This is done by a bunch of taps & pull-offs. Then a hammer-on of the 7th fret of the D string. H H H H H e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------4p0-4-5--------------------------| D|-------12tp5p0-5-----------5h7-12t-7-11t-------h7--| A|-12tp5---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------12tp5-----| * “H” are natural harmonics created at the fret. e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------12tp5-------------------------------h7--| A|-12tp5-------10tp5-12tp5-----------------------| E|-------------------------12t-12t-12t-12tp5-----| H H H H H e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------4p0-4-5--------------------------| D|-------12tp5p0-5-----------5h7-12t-7-11t-------h7--| A|-12tp5---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------12tp5-----| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------12tp5-------------------------------h7--| A|-12tp5-------10tp5-12tp5-----------------------| E|-------------------------12t-12t-12t-12tp5-----| H H H H H H H H e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------4p0-4-5------------------------------------| D|-------12tp5p0-5------------5h7-12t--11t--10t--11t--12t--p0--| A|-12tp5-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| H H H H H e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------h5p0--| G|------------------------------h5p0--| D|------------------------------------| A|-h7--10t--11t--12t--12t--14t--------| E|------------------------------------| H H H H H H H H e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19t-h5h7p5\4~-(4)--d~~~~~~~--| G|-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19t-h5h7p5\4~-(4)--d~~~~~~~--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Pre-Verse] e|--------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------0---------| G|-5--------5---------------5-------0---------| D|-5-7-7--5---7-7----5h7p5--5-7-7---0---------| A|-----------------7--------------7-----------| E|--------------------------------------------| PM|-------------------------------------------| *Softly palm-Mute H H H H H H H H e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------5----------12-------| G|-5--------5---------------5--------------5---7-------12----| D|-5-7-7--5---7-7----5h7p5--5-7-7---5--5-----7---12----------| A|-----------------7--------------7--------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| PM|----------------------------------------------------------| *Softly palm-Mute e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-5------------------------5-------5----------------------| D|-5-7-7--5-x-7-7----5h7p5--5-7-7-5---7-7-5-5-5-5----------| A|-----------------7------------------------------7-7-7----| E|---------------------------------------------------------| PM|---------------------------------||---------------------| *Softly palm-Mute & then full palm mute at the gap of the palm Mute. e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-5--------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5-----| D|-5-7-7--5-x-7-7----5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5-----| A|-----------------7----x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------| E|-------------------------------------------| PM|------------------------------------------| *Softly palm-Mute *A type of phaser is used (denoted by “x”) & this is done by rubbing the strings over bridge pick-up. [Verse 1] H (x4) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-3p0-0----3p0-0--------3p0-0----3p0-0----------------------| E|--------3--------0-3~---------3---------3-3-3-3p0-0-0-0----| PM |-------------------| [Chorus 1] e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| D|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------6-----------------------10---------------| G|-----------5------10-12------------9-----X\---------| D|------------------10-12------------------X\---------| A|-3p0-0-0-0----0-0-8--10--3p0-0-0-0-------X\---------| E|---------------------------------------------12~----| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| D|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5—3p0-0-0-0----------------| E|-------------------------------------------/15\--| e|-------------------------------| B|----3--------------------------| G|----2--------------------------| D|-2--0----------------------9---| A|-0------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---| E|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---| [Verse 2] same as [Verse 1] [Chorus 2] e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| D|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------1-3-3-1~---| B|-----------6-----------------------10-------------| G|-----------5------10-12------------9--------------| D|------------------10-12---------------------------| A|-3p0-0-0-0----0-0-8--10--3p0-0-0-0----------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| D|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5—3p0-0-0-0----------------| E|-------------------------------------------/15\--| e|--------| B|----3---| G|----2---| D|-2--0---| A|-0------| E|--------| [Bridge] (x4) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-8/10--10-----------------------|-8/10--10-----------------------| G|-x/x---x---------------7p5------|-x/x---x----------------12/14---| D|-5/7---7-----12/14--14-----7p5--|-5/7---7-----12/14--14--10/12---| A|----------10-10/12--12----------|----------10-10/12--12----------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [Solo] H H H H H H H H e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-7(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(7)~~~-5---7p5-----| D|---------------------------------------7-----7~--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| H H H H e|----5-8-6-5----7-10-8-7----------------------| B|---5----------7---------10-8-7-------8-7-8~--| G|--5----------9-----------------9-8-7---------| D|-8-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----19-17-15-14-17-15-14----15-14--------------------| B|-/15----------------------15-------17-15-14-----------| G|--------------------------------------------17-15-14--| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-15(16)-(16)-12-15(16)-(16)-12-15(16)-(16)-12-15(16)-(16)-12------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------15t~~~~~~--| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | mess with the whammy here | e|-15(17)(15)-13-15-|-15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12-|--| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------15t~~\---| B|-------------------------------------15t~~\---| G|-------------------12----12h15p12-------------| D|-15-12----12h15p12----15----------15----------| A|-------15-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo [Verse 3]: Same as [Verse 1] [Chorus 3]: Same as [Chorus 1] [Interlude] volume swells (x4) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-5-------------------7-------------------| D|-5-------------------7-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| [Outro] *For the next part add strumming of the open A string with the swells of the interlude. Here’s an outro riff used: e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3(3)------5(5)-6-(6)--8-(8)-10(10)-11(11)-------13(13)-14(14)-15(15)-------------| G|-5(7)~~~~~~7(9)~8(10)~10(12)~12(14)~13(15)~~~~~~~15(17)~16(18)~17(19)-20(22)~~~~--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *The rest is just a lot of tremolo that fades out! Is it me or does the outro sound similar to that infamous part of Guns N' Roses' Rocket you know th one!;) Enjoy or else! ************************************ Tablature Legend: t - tap x - muted note h - hammer-on p - pull-off H - Harmonic ~ - Vibrato PM|-| - Palm-Mute t~ - tremolo d - dive-bomb ?(?) - Bend(to whatever is in the brackets) / - Slide up \ - Slide Down * - Brief Note X\ - Pick Slide ************************************
