In a Simple Rhyme
Van Halen
from Women and Children First
tune down 1/2 step
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^ - upstroke
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Intro
| 5 5 3 3 5 5 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 |
| 0 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 0^ 0 0 2^ |
| 5 5 3^ 3 3 3^ 3 3 3^ |
| 5 5 5 0^ 0 3^ 3 3 2^ |
| 0 0^ 0^ 0^ |
| ^ ^ |
| 3^ 3^ |
Verses
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| 10 9 8 810 8 |
| 7 6 5 4 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 810 8 8 10 |
| 5 4 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 5 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 5 |
| 10 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 7 7 7 7 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
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| 3 3 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 0 5 6 2 |
| 0 0 5 6 0 |
| 0 3 3 0 3 |
| 3 2 1 6 |
| 2 3 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 54 9 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 32p0 7 |
| 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 |
| 3 2 1 6 |
Pre-chorus riff
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| 7 9 7 7 7 7 79 |
| 9 6 5 5 4 5 57 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Chorus riff
(play this part 3 times)
| 3 2 |
| 3 3 3 |
| 2 0 2 2 |
| 2 0 |
| 3 2 0 |
| 3 3 2 3 |
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| 3 3 3 |
| 2 0 2 2 |
| 2 0 2 0 0 |
| 3 2 0 2 |
| 3 3 2 3 2 0 /17 |
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 |