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Bottoms Up by Van Halen Bottoms Up clean part (roll of volume knob, play with fingers) |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------3---| |-----2----4----2-|-4----2---4--2---| |-----2----2----2-|-2----2---2------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----2----4----2-|-4----2---4--2---| |-----2----2----2-|-2----2---2--0---| |-----------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------3---| |-----2----4----2-|-4----2---4--2---| |-----2----2----2-|-2----2---2------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------| |-----2----4--2-2-|-4---2--2---|-4--2---2--------| |-----2----2--2-0-|-2---2--0---|-2--2---0--------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|------------|-----------------| (Drum fill) Bring volume knob back up for distorted part *****MAIN RIFF***** |---------------|------------|------------|------------| |---------------|------------|------------|----3-------| |-2----2--2--2--|------5-----|-2---2--2--2|-1/2--------| |-2----2--2--2--|--4/5-------|-2---2--2--2|------------| |---0*----------|-------0h3p0|---0*-------|-------0h3p0| |---------------|------------|------------|------------| * let open a string ring out for rest of measure |---------------|------------|------------| |---------------|------------|-----------0| |-2----2--2--2--|------5-----|-2---2--2--0| |-2----2--2--2--|--4/5-------|-2---2--2--0| |---0*----------|-------0h3p0|---0*-------| |---------------|------------|------------| * let open a string ring out for rest of measure After that verse starts over main riff... ***verse*** I've been sittin' here about half the night....... |---------------|------------|------------|------------| |---------------|------------|------------|----3-------| |-2----2--2--2--|------5-----|-2---2--2--2|-1/2--------| |-2----2--2--2--|--4/5-------|-2---2--2--2|------------| |---0*----------|-------0h3p0|---0*-------|-------0h3p0| |---------------|------------|------------|------------| * let open a string ring out for rest of measure ...I think I'm gonna jump! |---------------|------------|------------|--------------| |---------------|------------|------------|--------------| |-2----2--2--2--|------5-----|-2---2--2---|--------------| |-2----2--2--2--|--4/5-------|-2---2--2---|--------------| |---0*----------|-------0h3p0|---0*------5|--5--4--3-----| |---------------|------------|------------|--------------| * let open a string ring out for rest of measure ***Pre-chorus*** I'm singin', I'm dancin..... |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--5--|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--5--| |-2--0--2--0--|-2--0--2--3--|-2--0--2--0--|-2--0--2--3--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------| |4-4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--5--|-4--4--4--4--|-4-------| |0-2--0--2--0-|-2--0--2--3--|-2--0--2--0--|-2-------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-------| ***Chorus*** |---------------|------------|------------|------------| |---------------|------------|------------|----3-------| |-2----2--2--2--|------5-----|-2---2--2--2|-1/2--------| |-2----2--2--2--|--4/5-------|-2---2--2--2|------------| |---0*----------|-------0h3p0|---0*-------|-------0h3p0| |---------------|------------|------------|------------| * let open a string ring out for rest of measure |---------------|------------|-------------------------| |---------------|------------|-----12----7----5--------| |-2----2--2--2--|---7---8--9-|-----12----7------5------| |-2----2--2--2--|---5---6--7-|-12-----7-----5----------| |---0*----------|------------|-------------------------| |---------------|------------|-------------------------| (Natural Harmonics) for entire measure * let open a string ring out for rest of measure Play verse, pre-chorus, chorus again (basically the same) then go into solo ***Solo #1*** (backed up by F# chord) (played with flanger/phaser) |------------------------------17b19-|---14~~~-------------| |-----------------17b19r17p14--------|--------14h17p14-----| |-14--16b17p14---------------16------|------------------16-| |--------------16--------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------| play this lick three times |-------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |O-14h17p14--O|------------14------------------|--------------------------------| |----------17-|-17p16p14-16---14b15------------|--9b11-----P.H-----P.H---P.H----| |-------------|----------------------16~~~~----|-----------9b12---9b11--9b10----| |O-----------O|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------| |--8-7b8-----------------|--------------------------------| |----------9-7b8--7------|--------------------------------| |---------------------9--|---8-----7-----5---5----7~~~~~--| The clean part after the solo is pretty much the same thing as the beginning, except it goes on longer. |-----------------|-----------------|------ |-----------------|-------------3---| ----- |-----2----4----2-|-4----2---4--2---| ---- |-----2----2----2-|-2----2---2------| --- |-----------------|-----------------| -- |-0---------------|------------------------ *PLAY THIS RIFF A BUNCH OF TIMES* / |-----------------|----------------------- / |-----------------|----------------------- / |-----2----4----2-|-4----2---4--2--------- / |-----2----2----2-|-2----2---2--0--------- / |-----------------|----------------------- / |-0---------------|----------------------- *END CLEAN SECTION WITH THIS RIFF* |-----------------|------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------| |-----2----4--2-2-|-4---2--2---|-4--2---2--------| |-----2----2--2-0-|-2---2--0---|-2--2---0--------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|------------|-----------------| (Drum Fill) (Distortion back on) |---------------|------------|------------|------------| |---------------|------------|------------|----3-------| |-2----2--2--2--|------5-----|-2---2--2--2|-1/2--------| |-2----2--2--2--|--4/5-------|-2---2--2--2|------------| |---0*----------|-------0h3p0|---0*-------|-------0h3p0| |---------------|------------|------------|------------| * let open a string ring out for rest of measure |---------------|------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------|--<5>--<7>---<12>| |-2----2--2--2--|------5-----|--<5>--<7>---<12>| |-2----2--2--2--|--4/5-------|<5>--<7>--<12>---| |---0*----------|-------0h3p0|-----------------| |---------------|------------|-----------------| * let open a string ring out for rest of measure ***Guitar Solo 2*** This solo is in A and it's played over the main riff of the song... Tremolo Bar Dives (about 1-2 steps down) |------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------|-----------------| |--<5>-------------------------|-------7b9r7p5---| |------------------------------|---------------7-| |------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------|-----------------| (hold the bend while tapping) T T |-------------------------|-------------------------|-10p0--12b14--12-----------| |-------------------------|------------------8p0-7--|--------------------13b16--| |-7b9rb9rb9-12p7----10p7--|-------------8p0-9-------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|--------5p0-7------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-4p0-0-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|----------17h20-|-14h17p14-15-14p12-15-14h17h14-15p14p12-15-14| |-16*-r13p10--14--15-|13b15p10~~------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------| *Bend held from previous measure |16p14---13-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----13---13b14r13p10---13b16r13-|----------------14--17b21*----| |----------------------11---------|--------14--17----------------| |---------------------------------|-15--17-----------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| *slow bend |--------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------|13-------15///------16///-| |6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9-|9h12p9h12p9h12p9h12p9h12|---14///------16///-17///-| |--------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| ///= tremolo picking |--------------------------||--------------------------| |-17/////------------------||--------------------------| |-18/////------------------||--------------------------| |--------------------------||--------------------------| |--------------------------||-0-DB---------------------| |-----------17------------||--------------------------| Divebomb as low as possible |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|O-------------------------|-------------------------O| |--2-----------------------|--------------5---5-------|--2-----------------------| |--2-----------------------|--------------5---5-------|--2-----------------------| |--0-----------------------|O-------------3---3-------|--0----------------------O| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| Play this riff 5 times with dive bombs, pick scrapes, and random hand slides between them. After fifth time of riff play this |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|-----*--------------------| |--------------7---|-8/////////////////--14---| |-5--4--3------9---|-10////////////////--16---| |-5--4--3------7---|-8/////////////////--14---| |-3--2--1------0---|--------------------------| *Keep tremolo picking this chord shape as you move up each fret until the A string note is on the 14th fret After the tremolo picked chords, Eddie does random pick scrapes and jams his strings into the pickups to create the crazy sound at the end of the song (I think)! After that, the song ends on a low E note. Ow I've been sitting here 'bout half the night Oh, mama, fill my cup up Said I came to waste some time I think I'm gonna jump up I'm singin', I'm dancin' most every night And I want to do that with you babe Let's do this bottle right Oh, oh, oh, baby Ow, bottoms up, ow, woo Pretty maids, all in a row, go on, set 'em up, up Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up I'm singin', I'm dancin' most every night And I want to do that with you, babe Let's do this bottle right Ha ha woo Alright, ow Hey we'll sing a little bit, yeah Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up Bum, bum, ba Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up Ow Ooh yeah Key: ///= Tremolo Pick= Natural Harmonic DB= Whammy Dive Bomb -----------------