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Mean Street by Van Halen
Mean Street
Tune down 1/2 step
t l t l t l t t l t l t l t t t (the t is for tapping, Ed
uses his thumb for the low
|--12--------12-----------12--------12--------| E string and his index
|--12--------12-----------12--------12--------| finger for the high E and B
|---------------------------------------------| strings, the l is for a
|-----*----*----*-------*----*----*-----------| left hand slap against the
|-----*----*----*-------*----*----*-----------| strings)
|-----*-12-*----*-12-12-*----*-12-*----12-12--|
{this intro is repeated about 6 times in a crecendo}
t p t p t p t p t t t t p h
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------12^5---------------------------^7--|
|--12^5------10^5-12^5---------------------|
|----------------------12-12--12--12^5-----|
t p t p p # p # #h t# t# t p h
|----------------------------------------------| (# are natural harmonics
|----------------------------------------------| created at approximately
|-----------------4^0(4)(5)--------------------| the fret(), t# are
|-------12^5^0(5)--------5^7(12)7(11)------^7--| harmonics tapped at the
|--12^5----------------------------------------| fret () )
|-------------------------------------12^5-----|
{repeat all of last two bars}
t p t p t p t p t t t t p h
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------12^5---------------------------^7--|
|--12^5------10^5-12^5---------------------|
|----------------------12-12--12--12^5-----|
t p t p p h p # h h t# t# t# t# t# p
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------^4^0(4)^5--------------------------------|
|-------12^5^0(5)---------5^7 (12)-(11)-(10)-(11)-(12)-^0--|
|--12^5----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
h t# t# t# t# t# h p
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------^5^--|
|------------------------------------^5^--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--^7--(10)--(11)--(12)--(12)--(14)-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
h t# p t# h t# p t# h t# p t# h t#
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)----|
|--^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
p h p sl feedback !!tremelo dives!!!!
|----------------------------------------------|
|--^5^7^5~4------------4--(4)------------------|
|--^5^7^5~4------4-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
(palm mute lightly) h p
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------0--------------|
|--5----------5-------------------|--5----------0--------------|
|--5-7---7--5---7---7------5^7^5--|--5-7--7-----0--------------|
|-----------------------7---------|----------7-----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
h p # # # # # # # #
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------(5)-------------(12)-----|
|--5----------5------------------|--5-----------------(5)---(7)--------(12)-|
|--5-7--7---5---7---7-----5^7^5--|--5-7--7----5-(5)------(7)---(12)---------|
|----------------------7---------|----------7-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
palm mute.....
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------|--5---------5--------------------|
|--5-7--7--5-5-7--7----5^7^5--|--5-7--7--5---7-7-5-5-5-5--------|
|--------------------7--------|--------------------------7-7-7--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
(Ed uses an MXR Phase 90 and rubs
the palm of his hand against the
strings above the bridge pickup) At night
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------|--*-*-*-*-*-*-*--5-----------------|
|--5-7--7--5-5-7--7-----5--|--*-*-*-*-*-*-*--5-----------------|
|--------------------7-----|--*-*-*-*-*-*-*--------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
I walk this stinkin' street,past the crazies on my block and I
A.H. palm mute....
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--3^0--0---------3^0---0----------|--3^0--0-----3^0--0-----------------|
|------------3--------------0---3--|----------3----------3-3-3-3^0-0-0--|
{this is similar for the rest of this and the other verses}
see the same old faces and I hear the same old talk.
And I'm searching for the latest thing, a break in this routine
I'm talkin some new kicks, one's like you ain't never seen.
this is
home___ this is
p p sl. p p sl.
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5----------------------|------------7-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------|------------7-----------------|
|--3^0-0-0-0--------------3^0-0-3~5--|--3^0-0-0-0--------3^0-0-3~5--|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Mean street Yes, ah,
p p pick slide
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------6--------------------|------------10-----------------|
|------------5------------10--12--|-------------9-----*~----------|
|-------------------------10--12--|-------------------*~----------|
|--3^0-0-0-0----------0-0--8--10--|--3^0-0-0-0--------*~----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------12~----|
Home the only one I
p p sl. p slide
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------5-----------------|------------7-------7-7--------|
|------------5-----------------|------------7-------7-7--------|
|--3^0-0-0-0--------3^0-0-3~5--|--3^0-0-0-0--------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------~15~--|
know______________ And we don't
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------3--------|-------------------------------|
|-----------2--------|-------------------------------|
|--2--------0--------|-------------------------------|
|--0-----------------|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
|--------------------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
worry 'bout tomorrow, 'cause we're sick of these four walls
Now what you think is nothin' might be something after all
Now you know this ain't no through street the end is dead ahead
The poor folks play for keeps down here, they're the living dead
{back to the chorus}-{play all but last bar}
(again use MXR Phase 90 - by the way a flanger is a close sound)
sl sl p p sl sl sl
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--8~10--10--------~10---7--7----------|------8~10-10-------------12~13-----|
|--------11--11-*--~-9---7--7--7^5-----|-----------11-*-11~12-----11~12-----|
|---------------*------------------7^5-|--------------*--9~10-----------0-0-|
|-10~12--------------------------------|--0-0-----------------0-0-----------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
{this is played a total of four times with some improvization}
(solo begins on last bar and to save me a couple of hours, I would suggest
that you just improvize this in the A pentatonic minor scale)
See, a gun is real easy
< volume swell
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-------------------|--(5)----------------------|
|--5-------------------|--(5)----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
in this desperate part of town
< volume swell
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------| {simulate these
|--7-------------------|--(7)----------------------| four bars for the
|--7-------------------|--(7)----------------------| rest of the
|----------------------|---------------------------| interlude}
|----------------------|---------------------------|
turns you from hunted into hunter
You go an' hunt somebody down
Wait a minute, Somebody said fair warning
Lord strike that poor boy down!
sl
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------~7----|
|--5----------------------------|--(5)---------------5--~7----|
|--5----------------------------|--(5)---------------5--~7----|
|--0------0-------0----0---0-0--|------0--0---0--0-0----------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
sl
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--(7)-------------------------|--(7)---------------------|
|--(7)-------------------------|--(7)-------------7~5-----|
|--(7)-------------------------|--(7)-------------7~5-----|
|-------0----0---0----0---0-0--|-------0---0---0----------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--(5)-----------------------|--(5)--------------------|
|--(5)-----------------------|--(5)--------------------|
|-------0---0---0---0---0-0--|------0---0----0----0----|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
{again this is simulated through the outro with improvised leads on
top in A pentatonic minor}
At night I walk this stinkin' street past the crazys on my block and I see the same old faces and I hear that same old talk and I'm searching for the latest thing, a break in this routine, I'm talkin' some new kicks, ones like you ain't never seen
This is home, well, this is Mean Street, it's our home, the only one I know
And we don't worry 'bout tomorrow 'cause we're sick of these four walls
Now what you think is nothin' might be somethin' after all
Now you know this ain't no through street, the end is dead ahead
The poor folks play for keeps down here, they're the living dead
Come on down, huh, down to Mean Street
They're dancin' now, Lord, out on Mean Street
Dance, baby
It's always here and now, my friend, it ain't once upon a time, it's all over, but the shouting, I come, I take what's mine
We're searching for the latest thing, a break in this routine, talkin' some new kicks ones like you ain't never seen
This is home, mmm, this is Mean Street, it's our home, only one I know
See, a gun is real easy in this desperate part of town, turns you from hunted into hunter (yeah), you go an' hunt somebody down, wait a minute, ah, somebody said fair warning, Lord, Lord, strike that poor boy down
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