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5150 by Van Halen 5150 Here's the signature riff of the song (play it FAST!): E-|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|---------4---------| B-|-7---5---5-7-----|-7-----5---7-----|-5-5-------------|---------5---------| G-|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-----7---7-----|---4-4-------4---|-4-4-4-----4-------| D-|-7-7---7-----7-7-|---7-7---7---7-6-|-----6-6-----4---|-4-4-6-------6-----| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7-7---7-|-------7-------7\5-| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| E-|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-2/| B-|-3---------------|---------3-------|-3p2-----------3-|-3-2-2-----2-2-3-3/| G-|---2---------2---|-2-2-------2-----|----------2----2-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2/| D-|-----4-4-----2---|-2-4---------4---|------2-----2--4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| A-|-------5-5-5---5-|------5--------5-|-----------------|---0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2-----0-0-| Repeat 3x; then... E-|-10--10--9--9--7--7--9--9--10--10\|| B-|-10--10-10-10--9--9-10-10--10--10\|| G-|----------------------------------|| D-|----------------------------------|| A-|----------------------------------|| D-|----------------------------------|| Okay, this next part you repeat twice. One time with the first ending that I've tabbed out (marked between the 1>>>> and <<<<1), and again but replacing the first ending with the second (2>>>> to <<<<2). This is also the part played behind the chorus ("Always one more; you're never satisfied..."): E-|-2------|-------2-2-----4-|-4-----------|-------4-4-----2-|-2--------------| B-|-3------|-------3-3-----5-|-5-----------|-------5-5-----3-|-3--------------| G-|-2------|-------2-2-----4-|-4-----------|-------4-4-----2-|-2--------------| D-|-0------|-------0-0-------|-------------|-------6-6-----4-|-4--------------| A-|-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-----0-0---|----0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----0-0---|-----0--0-0-0---| D-|-0------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| E-|-(2)---------------|| B-|-(3)-------3-------|| G-|-(2)---------4-----|| D-|-(4)----/5-----5---|| A-|--0-0-0--0-------5-|| D-|-------------------|| 1>>>> <<<<1 E-||------------10-10--9--9--7--7--9--9-10-10|| B-||3p2------2/-10-10-10-10--9--9-10-10-10-10|| G-||----2----2/------------------------------|| D-||------2----------------------------------|| A-||-----------------------------------------|| D-||-----------------------------------------|| 2>>>> <<<<2 E-|-------------2|2-0-0-0-0--2-2--------|---------------|----|-----------|| B-|-3p2---------3|3-2-2-0-0--3-3------10|10-9-10-10\-2-2|----|-----------|| G-|-----2-2--2--2|2-2-2-1-1--2-2------11|11-9-11-11\-2-2|---2|-----------|| D-|-------2--2--4|4-2-2-2-2--0-0------12|12-9-12-12\-2-2|---2|-----------|| A-|-------0--0---|--0-0-2-2--0-0--0-0---|------------0-0|---0|-----5---3-|| D-|--------------|------0-0--0-0--0-0---|---------------|----|--/7---7---|| This next bit is played behind the verses. It's basically just crunching out a D power chord with the low D thrown in. Eddie does a little bit of extra stuff (which I tabbed out here) but you really don't need it unless you're really anal and want to be exact... E-|--------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|| B-|--------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|| G-|--------7-----|-7---------------|-----------0-|-0-------------|| D-|--------7-----|-7---------------|--0--------5-|---------------|| A-|--------5-----|-5------5p3p0----|-----0-5p3---|---0-5~~-0-3~~-|| D-|-0--0-0---0-0-|----0-0-------4b-|-------------|---------------|| E-|-----------|| B-|-----------|| G-|-----------|| D-|-----------||(repeat throughout verses) A-|----5----3-|| D-|-/7----7---|| Here's what I guess you'd call the "pre-chorus" ("Still we try; win or lose; take the highs; with the blues..."). Play it twice through, only the second time, leave out the first measure (A-2-3-2-3-2-3/5). Then rake your pick down the low strings before you go into the next riff. E-|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------0--------| B-|---------------|-------------2---|-3-------2-5-----|-5p3---3---2--3--------| G-|---------------|-------2-4-2---2-|-------2-----2-0-|-2-----2---2--2--------| D-|---------------|-----2-----------|-----2-------0-0-|-0---0---0----0--------| A-|-2-3-2-3-2-3/5-|-0-0-------------|---0-------------|-----------------------| D-|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| E-|-0--------------|| B-|-3------3-3-----|| G-|-2------2-2-----|| D-|-0------0-0-----|| A-|----------------|| D-|----5-5-----5-5-|| This next part is (in my opinion) the coolest riff in the song. This is just a fill-in between the pre-chorus (above) and the chorus (WAY above). Play this one time through then go to the chorus riff (tabbed above). E-|----------------|------------------|------------|-----------------| B-|----------------|------------------|------------|-----------------| G-|----------------|------------------|------------|-----6---------7-| D-|-------2-5~~----|---5-4~~------7\6-|-----3-7----|---7-----5---7---| A-|-2-2-2----------|-5--------5-5-----|---3--------|-7-----3---5-----| D-|-2-2-2--------5-|------------------|-3--------7-|-----------------| E-|0~~~~---|--9--9--7--7--9--9--10--10\|| B-|--10~~--|-10-10--9--9-10-10--10--10\|| G-|-----11~|---------------------------|| D-|--------|---------------------------|| A-|--------|---------------------------|| D-|--------|---------------------------|| Just arrange those basic riffs in order by listening to the song and you'll have the main structure (sans solo). The love line is never straight and narrow Unless your love is tried and true We take a chance with new beginnings Still we try (Oooh) Win or lose (Oooh) Take the highs (Oooh) With the blues (Oooh) Always one more You're never satisfied Never one for all with you It's only one for me So, why draw the line? Meet you half the way And you don't know what that means Oh, yeah I feel like a running politician Oh! Just tryin' to please you all the time I given you my self with no conditions Goin' wide (Oooh) Runnin' long (Oooh) Feelin' lost (Oooh) But not for long (Oooh) Always one more You're never satisfied Never one for all with you It's only one for me So, why draw the line? Meet you half the way When you don't know what that means Whoa, yeah (Guitar Solo) Always one more You're never satisfied Never for all with you It's only one for me So, why draw the line? Meet you half the way When you don't know what that means I'll meet you half the way Whoa yeah! I'll meet you half the way Whoa! I'll meet you half the way --------------------