And The Cradle Will Rock - Van Halen
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK...
VAN HALEN: Women and Children First
Tabbed by:Carl Gustafsson to Taborama.com



Here's some tab for =VH='s and the cradle will rock.I know it was originally
played on a Wulitzer electric piano, but what the hell, it sounded like a
guitar and sounds great live.
If anyone happens to have any WACF or FW shows, please leave me some email,
we'll trade some stuff.
Latah.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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------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--------------



------------------------------------| This part is also played during
------------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:
---0-----0--------------------------|
---------------3--3--3--3--3--3-----|



-----------------------------------------|
10-----------10p8-----8-----8\-/10------\| (trem.pick)
-------------------9---------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|

"Well they
Say its kinda frightnin'.."
------------------------------------------------------1--1--------------
------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--------
------------------------------------------------------------------------



-----------------------------|
---3--------3-----3p1-----3--|
---3--------3----------------|
---3--------3----------------|
------1--1-----1-------1-----|
-----------------------------|


that part is played again,under:

-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------3--2~~~-----3~~~----|
-------/7-----5~~~-----5\3\---2-----3-----------3----------|
3~~~-------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------x\|

second verse:

"And when some
local kid gets down.." "They say.." "faked.."

------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------2--------0-----0-----2--2--------------3--------------2-----3-----
------3--------3-----3-----3--3-----------------------------------1-----
------3--------3-----3-----3--3--------------3--------------3-----------
1--1-----1--1-----1-----------------------------------------------------


"and at an early.."
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------10--------8-------
---0--------2-----2--3--3-----5-----3-----------------10--------10------
1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1-----1-----------------10--------10------
------------------------------------------------8--8------8--8----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------



------------------------------------------------------------------|
---8---10--10--------11-----10--8-----10-----10-----11--11--------|
---10--10--10--------10-----10--8-----8------8------8---8---------|
---10--10--10--------10-----10--8-----8------8------8---8---------|
8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------0--3--|




the guitar solo..



------------------------------------------------------------------------
t-----------t--------t--------t---------t---------t---------t-----------
17p---9h12--17p9h12--17p9h12--17p10h13--17p10h13--17p11h14--17p11-------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------



------------------------------------------------------------------------
t-------------t------p------p-------------------------------------------
17h11\10^-----13-----10-----10p9~~~---\------x--5^--5--5--5--5--5--5----
------------------------------------------x-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------



------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------8--11p8--11----
5--5--5-----5p3h5-----3^\--------------------5h9p5--5/9-----------------
--------------------------------------5h7h9-----------------------------
----------------------------x--3h5h7------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------



---8--11^--11--10--9--8------------------------------------20~~~--|
^---------------------------11^~~~/20----------20-----------------|
------------------------------------------19^------19--17---------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band- Van halen
Song- And The Cradle Will Rock

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen - Rhythm elec. piano w/dist arr. for gtr.'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen - Lead / Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen - Lead w/dist'

Intro
Q=108
4/4
Gtr I
PM PM PM
E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-x------||-2-2---5---5---0-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-x------||-2-2---5---5---0-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-x------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-x--0-3-||-----------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1

PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2---5---5---2-|------------------|--2-2---5---5---0-|
|-----------------|-2-2---5---5---0-|------------------|--2-2---5---5---0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------0-3-|---------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP
| W W W W
|-----------------|-----------------|-17---------------|-17---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-14---------------|-14---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|


PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------3-|-------3--------3----||
|----------------------5-------|--2-2---5---5---2-|-----0-2--------2----||
|----------------------5-------|--2-2---5---5---0-|-------0--------0----||
|--0--0-0--0--------0----------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------------||
|------------------------0--3--|----------------3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-----3-||
| end Rhy Fig 1-|
|
| TP TP TP TP TP
| |--3--|
| Q. S S S E Q E W H. Q
|-17------15-12-------15---15\-|-17---------------|-17------------17\---||
|---------------15-------------|------------------|---------------------||
|-14---------------12-12---12\-|-14---------------|-14------------14\---||
|------------------------------|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------------|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------------|------------------|---------------------||


Verse 1
E E e E E e E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----1-1---------|-----------------|
|-----6-----5-----|-6----6---5----|-----1-1---------|-----3-3-3-1---3-|
|-----5-----5-----|-5----5---5--5-|-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-----|
|-----5-----5-----|-5----5--------|-------------3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-3---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|------6-----5-------|--6------5h=6----5-----|
|------5-----5-------|--5------5-------5-----|
|------5-----5-------|--5------5-------5-----|
|-3--3---3-3-----3-3-|--3--3-3-3-------3-3-3-|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. a E E +H +E a Q E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------5s7-5-|-(5)-------(5)-5s3s==2-|
|-3------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|


Q E e +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------||
|-3----3-(3)---3--|---------------------||
|-3----2-(2)---3--|--x--x-x--x-x--x-----||
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|--x--x-x--x-x--x-----||
|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1--|--x--x-x--x-x--x-----||
|-----------------|--x--x-x--x-x--x-0-3-||
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
| Q E E +E E Q +Q Q E E q
|-----------------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-------x\------------||
|----3-2-(2)---3--|-(3)---x\---x\-x-----||
|-3----------2----|-------x\---x\-x-x---||
|-----------------|-----------------x---||
|-----------------|---------------------||


Chorus
w/Rhy Fig 1
TP TP TP TP
W H. E E W H q E E
|-17---------------|-17------------17---|-17---------------|-17---------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------5-|
|-14---------------|-14------------14s7-|-14---------------|-14-------5---7-5-|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------5---7-5-|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|


+H +Q Q H E E E E +E Q. +Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-(5)-------(5)\-------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-(5)-------(5)\-------|---------5---7-5-|-(5)--------(5)-------|
|-(5)-------(5)\-------|---------5---7-5-|-(5)--------(5)-------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-----x\---------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|-----x\---------------|


Verse 2
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-------3---||-----1-----1---1-|---1-1-----------|
|---0-2-------2---||-----2-----0---0-|---2-2-----3---2-|
|-----0-------0---||-----3-----3---3-|---3-3-----------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|


E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3----0--------------2---------2---|
|-1-1--1-----1---1----1-----1---1---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II - play 1st time only
| Q Q +E Q +E
|-----------------------------------|
|------8--------(8)--10-------(10)--|
|-----10b12====(10)r-12b14====(12)r-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------1-----|-----10------8----8-|
|-------3-----3-----------------3-|-----10-----10---10-|
|---1---1-----1-----1---1-----1---|-----10-----10---10-|
|---------------------------------|-8-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|
| ~~~~ ~~~~~
| +E E Q +H W
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|-(10)-11----11-------(11)--------|--------------------|
|-(12)-13b15-13b15====(13)r-------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|


E E E E E E E E Q e E +E e E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
|---10-10-----11---10-|-8--10-10-(10)-8-8---|-----------------||
|---10-10-----10---10-|-8------8--(8)---8-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
|---10-10-----10---10-|-8------8--(8)---8-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
|-8--8--8-8-8----8----|-6------6--(6)---6-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
|---------------------|-------------------x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||


Chorus
w/Rhy Fig 1
Gtr II
TP TP
W H. Q
|-17---------------|-17------------17\---|
|------------------|---------------------|
|-14---------------|-14------------14\---|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|


TP TP TP
H. Q H q E E
|-/17------------17\---|-17---------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-/14------------14\---|-14-------5---7-5-|
|----------------------|----------5---7-5-|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|


To Coda
+H +Q Q E E E E q E E +H +q Q
|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|---x/-----------------|----------------------|
|-(5)-------(5)\---(0)---|---x/---------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)\-------|
|-(5)-------(5)\---------|---x/---------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)\-------|
|------------------------|------(5)-(5)---------|----------------------|
|------------------------|------(5)-(5)---------|----------------------|


Gtr II
T
H Q E. S
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|------------------17p||
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|---------------------||


Guitar Solo
T T T T T T T T
|-----------9-----------| |------------9------------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a Q.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9h12-17p9h12---17p9h12-17p10h13-17p10h13---17p10h11-17p11-17p11-17p11b12======|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5------------5-------------5-------------5--------------5-----------5---------|
|-5------------5-------------5-------------5--------------5-----------5-------5-|
|-5------------5-------------5-------------5--------------5-----------5-------5-|
|-3------------3-------------3-------------3--------------3-----------3-----3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------6-|


~~~~~~ ~~~
+E E +S E +S E +Q +E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-(11)r-14b15==(14)rp11pb12r==(11)p9-(9)---(9)\-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5---------|
|----------------------------------------7--5---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---6----6-------6----------6------6------------|


|--3---| |--3---|
E E +E e e e e e s s s s
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---5b8==(5)-5---5--5--5---5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E +E E Q
|---------0--------------0-----------|
|-6------------6---(6)-------6-------|
|-5------------5---(5)-------5-------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-5------------5---(5)-------4-------|


~~~~~
|-3-|
+S +S S S Q +E. S E S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-(5)r(5)-3h5s3b5===(3)rs==10----------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------x\-3h5h7-|
|-----------------------------x\-------|
|
| +H +E E E E
|--------------------------------------|
|-(6)---------------(6)--4s===3--1-----|
|-(5)---------------(5)----------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-(4)---------------(4)----------------|


|-3-| |3| |-3--| |--3---| |---3---|
T T T T S S S E S S S S +S S S +E +E e E
|-------------------------------------8-11b13==(11)-(11)r-11-10-|
|-----------------8h11p8-11b13==(11)r---------------------------|
|-------5h9p5-5S9-----------------------------------------------|
|-5h7h9---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E +E E Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-------------0----1-----------(1)-------------0----1---------|
|-0------------------0-----------(0)------------------0---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3------------------3-----------(3)------------------1---------|


~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
S S E +Q +Q. e Q E E +E E Q
|--9--8---------------------------|--------------------------20--|
|-------11b13==(11)--(11)rs====20-|--------20--------------------|
|---------------------------------|-19b21-----19pb21r(19)-17-----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| +H +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(1)-----------------(1)---------|--1------0--1------(1)--0--1--|
|-(0)-----------------(0)--3p2p=0-|--0---------0------(0)-----0--|
|-(3)-----------------(3)---------|--2---------2------(2)-----1--|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(1)-----------------(1)---------|------------------------------|


~~~~~~
+W H Q E E
|-(20)--------|---------------------||
|-------------|---------------5-----||
|-------------|---------------7b9===||
|-------------|---------------------||
|-------------|---------------------||
|-------------|---------------------||
|
| +W E E E E E E E E
|-------------|---------------------||
|--(1)--------|---------------------||
|--(0)--------|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------||
|--(1)--------|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------||
|-------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x---------||
|-------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-0-----||

w/Rhy Fig 1
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-5-5-----5-5-5---------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-3-----|-(3)--3-3------3---x/------|
|-----7b9-------5-5pb7==|=(5)r-5-5pb7---5b7-x/---/9-|
|-----------------------|-------------------x/------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|


E E E E E Q E E E E +E +E +E E E
|-5-5-5---5-8-8\---/3-|-5-3-3-(3)-(3)-(3)/--------|
|-5-5-5---5-8-8\---/3-|-3-3-3-(3)-(3)-(3)/---8b10-|
|-----7b9-------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|


T
S S S S E S S +E e T T E.
|-8---------8------8--------------------------|
|---8pb10r8---8b10---8pb10r(8)p5-h8-10p8b10---|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


T T T T ~~~~
|-3--| |-3--|
T T T T E +E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-10p5h8-10p8b10==(8)r-10p5h8-10p8b10---------|
|---------------------------------------x/-19-|
|---------------------------------------x/----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


E E E E E E +E +E
|--------17-------17-----17-------17-17------(17)-----(17)--|
|-20-----20pb20.5-20pb21-20pb21.5-20-20pb21==(20)b22==(20)r-|
|-19pb20-19pb19.5-19pb20-19pb20.5-19------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


D.S. al Coda
TP TP~~~~~ TP
H Q. +E
|-17-----------17----------(17)\--||
|-20pb22-------20pb22======(20)r\-||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||


Outro
&
Gtr II
H Q E E E e Q q E E
|-------------------||---------------------|
|-------------------||---------------------|
|-------------------||-----2-------5---5---|
|-------------------||-----2-------5---5-5-|
|-------------------||--0----------------5-|
|---------------0-3-||---------------------|
| |-Rhy Fig 2A
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E
|-------------------||---------------8-----|
|-(3)---3---------8-||-10-10-10-13---8---8-|
|-(2)-0-2-------9---||--9--9--9-12-------7-|
|-(0)---0-----------||---------------------|
|-------------------||--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-----||---------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 2


+H +Q E E E E Q Q E E +H +Q E E
|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-----2-------5----5--7-|--(7)----------(7)\--------|
|-(5)-------(5)\-------|-----2-------5----5--7-|--(7)----------(7)\--------|
|-(5)-------(5)\-------|--0--------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------0-3-|-----------------------|-----------------------0-3-|
| end Rhy Fig 2A-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------8-----|--------------------10-|-(10)----10---------10-----|
|----------------8---8-|-10-10-10-13---13---10-|-(10)----10---------10---8-|
|------------------9---|--9--9--9-12---12------|------12---------------9---|
|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--0--0-0-0--0---------|--0--0--0--0-0--0-0-10-|-(10)----10-10-10---10-----|
|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 2-|

w/Rhy Fig 2 + 2A to end
Gtr III
TP TP
W W
|-/17------------------|-/17-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-/14------------------|-/14-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|


TP
E E E E E +E E E +Q Q H
|-----------------17-----(17)--17-----17------|-(17)-----17--------17------------|
|-20-20--------20-20b21==(20)r-20pb21-20pb22==|=(20)r----20pb22----20pb22--------|
|-19----19pb21--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--17-----17---17-----17---17-----17---17-----17---|-17-----17---17-----17---17-----17---17-----17-----|
||o-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-|-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22-(20)b22-|
||--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-17-----17---17-----17---17-----17---17-----17---|-17-----17---17-----17---17-----17---17-----17----||
|-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-|-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-20b22=(20)r-o||
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||
Song info
And The Cradle Will Rock
Van Halen
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
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