"Dreams" solo - Van Halen
Key:
. = palm mute
+ = pinch harmonic
{} = tapped harmonics
b = bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
* = natural harmonic
! = tremelo pick
~ = ring/ vibrato
w = wammy bar
[] = how many steps you push the wammy bar down
() = note is barely picked or not heard.
1 = one step
.5 = half step
.25 = quarter step
.75 = three fourth step
/ \ = slides
T = tap
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First Guitar Solo:
* * * * * * * * * * * * 1.5 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5~~~ (5) w (5)w |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
. . . . . .
* * * * * * * * * * * .5 1.5 + 1 2
| e | |
| B | 8b~~~~~ (8)w~~ |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7~~~ (7)w (7)w |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
1 1 1 .5 .5 .5
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 (12)w (12)w (12)w |
| A | /19\ 5w / 7w / 8w / 12 |
| E | |
For this part on the 5w/7w/8w, that is one pick only. Push the wammy
bar one step down whenever your finger goes over the 5, 7 , and 8. You only
pick the string once and slide your finger all the way to the 12s.
1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .5VVVVVVVVVVV
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5b {14} {12} {14} {12} {14} {12}~~~~~~~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
This part may look confusing. Pick the 5th fret on the G string, and bend it
one whole step up. While holding the 5th fret bend up, easily tap the 14 and
12th fret to produce a tapped harmonic. Keep the 5th fret bend a whole step
until the .5vvvvvvvvv part. the .5vvvvvv part means you drop the 5th fret whole
step bend, down to a half step bend, while still tapping easily the 14 and 12 fret.
.5 1 .5 1 1 .5
| e | 17 |
| B | 17b (17)b 17b 17b~~~~~\13 10h13p10w h13p10 10 |
| G | 12b (12)p10 10~~~~~ |
| D | 12 |
| A | |
| E | |
T T T T T T T T T .5 1
| e | 15p10h13 15p10h13 15/13p12p10h13 15/20p13p12 15/20p13p12p10 |
| B | 15p10h13 15p10h13 13 15\ 13b 10 10 |
| G | 12b (12)p10 10~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
1 1 1 1
| e | 15 15 18b 15 18p15 22b |
| B | 18b 18b |
| G | 5 7 /8 7 8h/12 12~~~~~ /16 |
| D | 5 |
| A | 3! 5! 5h6 |
| E | |
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2nd Guitar Solo
| e | 12 |
| B | 13 13h/15 10h/15~~~~ 13 13~~~ 13 13h15 15~~ 13~~~ 12~~~ 12~~~\6 |
| G | 12 14 |
| D | 10 15 |
| A | |
| E | |
T T T T T T T T T T T T
| e | 10 12h/13 13p5h8 13p5h8 13p5h8 13p5h8 15p5h8 15p5h8 15p5h8 15p12p8 12p3h8 12p3h8 12p3h8 12p3h8p3 |
| B | 13 |
| G | /12 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
1 1 1 1
| e | 15 15 15 15 18b |
| B | 15/ 6/ 18b 18b 18b |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Outro Solo:
| e | 12 |
| B | 18/15~~~~~~~ 13 13~~~~~~ 13 13h15 15~~~~ 13 12 12~~~~ |
| G | 14 |
| D | 15 |
| A | |
| E | |
1^^^^^^ 1^^^^^^^^ 1
| e | 20! 20/22 22b 22 22~~~~~~~~~~~ 22b 20 22~~~~~~~~ |
| B | 18b 18 18! |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Hold the whole step bend while picking the 18s, and the tremelo picked
18. Also, hold the whole step bend on the 22s. Basically, hold the bend for
the ^^^^^^^^^^s.
There you have it. It's one of the top solos made by Eddie Van Halen.
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