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And The Cradle Will Rock by Van Halen
And The Cradle Will Rock
Ed's moving the pick along the low E string, sliding it up and down (something
like: x\ x\ x\ x\ x\ x\ x/ x/ x/ x/ x/ x/ x/) with an MXR flanger pedal at
the beginning.
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------2--2-----5-----5-----0--------------------------------2--2--------
------2--2-----5-----5-----0--------------------------------2--2--------
------0--0--0-----0-----0-----------0--0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0-----
0--3--------------------------------------------------0--3--------------
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------------3-----------------------| the chorus.It should be picked w/
5-----5-----2-----------------------| fingers to reproduce the song.
5-----0-----------------------------| The second time around you should add:
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10-----------10p8-----8-----8\-/10------\| (trem.pick)
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"Well they
Say its kinda frightnin'.."
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------6--------5--------6-----------6--5--3-----------1--1--------3-----
------5--------5--------5-----------5--------5--------3--3--------3-----
------5--------5--------5-----------5-----------------------------3-----
3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----------3--------------1--1--------1--1--------
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---3--------3-----3p1-----3--|
---3--------3----------------|
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that part is played again,under:
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-------/7-----5~~~-----5\3\---2-----3-----------3----------|
3~~~-------------------------------------------------------|
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second verse:
"And when some
local kid gets down.." "They say.." "faked.."
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------3--------3-----3-----3--3-----------------------------------1-----
------3--------3-----3-----3--3--------------3--------------3-----------
1--1-----1--1-----1-----------------------------------------------------
"and at an early.."
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1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1-----1-----------------10--------10------
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---10--10--10--------10-----10--8-----8------8------8---8---------|
---10--10--10--------10-----10--8-----8------8------8---8---------|
8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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the guitar solo..
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t-----------t--------t--------t---------t---------t---------t-----------
17p---9h12--17p9h12--17p9h12--17p10h13--17p10h13--17p11h14--17p11-------
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t-------------t------p------p-------------------------------------------
17h11\10^-----13-----10-----10p9~~~---\------x--5^--5--5--5--5--5--5----
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5--5--5-----5p3h5-----3^\--------------------5h9p5--5/9-----------------
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---8--11^--11--10--9--8------------------------------------20~~~--|
^---------------------------11^~~~/20----------20-----------------|
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C
Well, they say it's kinda fright'nin'
how this younger generation swings.
E
You know, it's more than just some new sensation.
C
Well, the kid is into losin' sleep
and he don't come home for half the week.
E D C
You know, it's more than just an aggravation.
CHORUS: Am Em
And the cradle will rock.
Am Am
Yes, the cradle, the cradle will rock.
Am Em
And I say, rock on!
Am Em
Rock on!
And when some local kid gets down,
they try and drum him out of town.
They say, "You coulda least faked it, boy."
At an early age he hits the street
and winds up tied with who he meets,
and he's unemployed.
CHORUS:
Have you seen Junior's grades?
And when some local kid gets down,
they try and drum him out of town.
They say, "You coulda least faked it, boy."
At an early age he hits the street
and winds up tied with who he meets,
and he's unemployed.
His folks are overjoyed.
CHORUS:
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version 2
Wurlizter piano intro
0:00 - 0:04
Eddie said in a 1980 Guitar World interview that he just banged on random sets of keys,
didn't actually intend to make a melody. However, it's possible to get a similar sound
just sliding up and down, doing harmonics on the E string. It's also good if you can get
MXR Phase 90 thrown into the mix as well.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-/+-/+-/+-/+-/+-/+-/+-/+--/++--\+-\+-\+-\+-\+-\+-\+-----|
Intro
0:04 - 0:22
|--PM----------|
e|---------------------------|
B|----------3----------------|
G|-22-x-5x5-2--20202020------| x4
D|-22-x-5x5-0--20202020------|
A|-00-x--------0-0-0-0-------|
E|---------------------------|
Intro lead solo (tremolo picked)
0:11 - 0:22
e|--------------|
B|---10-8--8-10-|
G|--------9-----|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Listen to the song to get the timing right.
Verse
This part is played in kind of a shuffle, it's hard to tab out how many times
each chord is hit, so just play along with the song and you'll get it.
0:22 - 0:37
0:37
e|------------------1-1-x1-11x-11------|
B|--6-6--6-66x-66---1-1-x1-11x-11----3-|
G|--5-5-x5-55x-55---3-3-x3-33x-33----3-|
D|--5-5-x5-55x-55--------------------3-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Interlude
0:37 - 0:40
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-/+-/+-/+-/+-/+-/+--|
Chorus
0:40 - 0:57
|--PM----------|
e|---------------------------|
B|----------3----------------|
G|-22-x-5x5-2--20202020------| x4
D|-22-x-5x5-0--20202020------|
A|-00-x--------0-0-0-0-------|
E|---------------------------|
Verse 2
0:57 - 1:13
1:12
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3--|
G|--2-2--2-22--22---3-3-x3-33x-33---3--|
D|--3-3-x3-33x-33---1-1-x1-11x-11---3--|
A|--3-3-x3-33x-33----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Interlude
1:13 - 1:15
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-\+-\+-\+-\+-\+-\+--|
Chorus 2
1:15 - 1:33
|--PM----------|
e|---------------------------|
B|----------3----------------|
G|-22-x-5x5-2--20202020------| x4
D|-22-x-5x5-0--20202020------|
A|-00-x--------0-0-0-0-------|
E|---------------------------|
Solo
1:33 - 1:51
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--t-----------t--------t--------t---------t---------t---------t-----------|
G|--17p---9h12--17p9h12--17p9h12--17p10h13--17p10h13--17p11h14--17p11-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:38
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--t-------------t----t----p--------------------------------------------|
G|--17h11\10~-----13---10---10p9~~~--\------x--5b--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------8--11p8--11---|
G|--5-5-5---5p3h5---3^\-----------------5h9p5--5/9---------------|
D|--------------------------------------5h7h9--------------------|
A|----------------------------x--3h5h7---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----8--11^--11--10--9--8------------------------------------20~~~--|
B|--^---------------------------11^~~~/20----------20-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------19^------19--17---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
The rest of the song is just repeating the second verse and the chorus.
Ow
Oh yeah, get up
Ow
Ow! Ow
Well, they say it's kinda frightenin'
How this younger generation swings
You know it's more than just some new sensation
Well, the kid is into losin' sleep
And he don't come home for half the week
You know it's more than just an aggravation
And the cradle will rock
Yes the cradle, cradle will rock
And I say rock on, ooh
Rock on
And when some local kid gets down
They try an' drum him outta town
They say "Ya coulda least faked it,
Boy", fake it, boy (Ooh, stranger, boy)
At an early age he hits the street
And winds up tired with who he meets
An' he's unemployed
(Unemployed) Oww
And the cradle will rock, ow!
And the cradle, the cradle will rock
An' I say rock on
Oh! Say, rock on
Have you seen Junior's grades
Ooh
Ow
And when some local kid gets down
They try an' drum him outta town
They say "Ya could've least faked it, boy, faked it, boy"
And so an early age he hits the street
'N winds up tired with who he meets
An' he's unemployed
His folks are overjoyed
And the cradle will rock
Yes the cradle, the cradle will rock
I say rock on
Hey! Rock on
Rock on
(Rock on) This ain't never been new, babe, child. Ow!
(Rock on) Wow! I said... Rock on
(Rock on) Rock on. Ooh!
(Rock on)
(Rock on)
(Rock on)
(Rock on)
(Rock on)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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