Dirty Movies - Van Halen
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
"Dirty Movies"
By Van Halen (from Fair Warning)

Drop D and half step down tuning. The intro is just random guitar noise, drums, and bass.

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------10---10---10b-10----|
G|-6br~-/7-6-7-/9~-6-7-6----------7/9-----9----9--------9--|
D|-----------------------7-5-5br---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
The next two lines are played together.
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3-2-1-0-------|
D|--------------------------------------3-2-1-|

E|----------------------------------------19b-|
B|-14-14-14-15-15-16-16-17-17-18-18-19-19-----|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

CHORUS RIFF:

This is reused a few more times later on.
Sometimes Eddie replaces the notes on the D-string with scraping noises like in the
of "Atomic Punk."

Rhythm: (x2)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5------5-5/7--------------------|
D|---7------7---------5-----5--------3------3-3/5--------------------|
A|---5------5-0-2p0---3-----3--------------------------3-2-1-0-------|
D|-0----0-0---------3---0-3----0-2-3----0-3--------0-5---------3-2-1-|

Lead: (x2)
E|-14~-------14~-------14h15-14-14p12-------12~-15-----12---------|
B|-----15--------15-------------------13-----------15-----13------|
G|--------14--------14-------------------12------------------12---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------/x-|
B|-13-------13~-------13-13/15~-------/15--17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b----|
G|----14-----------14-----------16------------------------------------|
D|-------15-----15-----------------17---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE: (Rhythm Guitar only)

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------6-------8--|
G|----------------------------------5-------7----|
D|----------------3------------x-/3-----3/5------|
A|-2br-0-3--2~-3----5--2br-0-3-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------------3----------------------|
A|-2br-0-3--2~-3----5--2br-0-3--3-2-0----|
D|------------------------------------3~-|

PRECHORUS PART 1: ("her movies get down," etc.)

Rhythm:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-10-10/12-x-8-x-8-x-8--x-10-10/12-x-8-x-8-x-8--|
A|-x-10-10/12-x-8-x-8-x-8--x-10-10/12-x-8-x-8-x-8--|
D|-x-10-10/12-x-8-x-8-x-8--x-10-10/12-x-8-x-8-x-8--|

Lead:
E|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------10-----------------|
G|-----9-9-9/10------12-10-12-9br----|
D|-/12----------------------------12-|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|

PRECHORUS PART 2: ("they won't believe it," etc.)

Rhythm:
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-x-7-7/8-x-7-x-8-x-5--x-7-7/8-x-7-x-8-x-5--|
A|-x-7-7/8-x-7-x-8-x-5--x-7-7/8-x-7-x-8-x-5--|
D|-x-7-7/8-x-7-x-8-x-5--x-7-7/8-x-7-x-8-x-5--|

Lead:
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-2-2/3--2-2-2/3----2-2/3--2-2-2/3---|
D|----------------5-----------------5-|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|

PRECHORUS PART 3: (Rhythm Guitar only; "come see baby now")

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-3-3--2-3-5--2-3-/542-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-2-1-0-------|
D|----------------------------------------3-2-1-|

CHORUS #1: play the chorus rhythm guitar from earlier, plus the following
lead guitar part twice. This part basically just doubles the root notes
of the chords an octave higher:

E|-------------------------|
B|--------------/6~~--/8~~-|
G|--/7~~--/5~~-------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|

VERSE #2: play the verse riff as before
PRECHORUS #2: play the first two prechoruses and then:

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-2-3-3--2-3-5--2-3-/542-----|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

INTERLUDE #1:

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3-----5---------------------3-3----------3-3-|
G|-----2-2-----4---------------------2-2----------2-2-|
D|--x--0-0-x---2-x-------------------0-0----------0-0-|
A|--x--0-0-x---2-x-2-0--0-2-0--0-2-2-0-0--0-2-2-0-0-0-|
D|-----0-0---0-2-x-2-0--0-2-0--0-2-2-0-0--0-2-2-------|

E|------------------------------------------------10--9-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10-------10----------|
G|----7---7------9-------7---------7---7----/9-------------9~-b--r--|
D|-/7---7---7-/9---9-------7----/7---7------------------------------|
A|-------------------9-7-----7~----------7~-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

INTERLUDE #2: neither guitar plays anything for a while, and then the
rhythm guitar leads into the second chorus with:

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-3-2-1-0-------|
D|---------3-2-1-|

CHORUS #2: play the chorus rhythm guitar (without lead)
PRECHORUS #3: play the second and third prechorus segments
CHORUS #3:

Rhythm:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5------5-5/7--------------------|
D|---7------7---------5-----5--------3------3-3/5--------------------|
A|---5------5-0-2p0---3-----3--------------------------3-2-1-0-------|
D|-0----0-0---------3---0-3----0-2-3----0-3--------0-5---------3-2-1-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5------5-5/7----x-4p2-----------------|
D|---7------7---------5-----5--------3------3-3/5----------3-x-7p5---------|
A|---5------5-0-2p0---3-----3--------------------------------------7-x-3p2-|
D|-0----0-0---------3---0-3----0-2-3----0-3--------0-----------------------|

Lead:
E|-14~-------14~-------14h15-14-14p12-------12~-15-----12---------|
B|-----15--------15-------------------13-----------15-----13------|
G|--------14--------14-------------------12------------------12---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------/x-|
B|-13-------13~-------13-13/15~-------/15--17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b----|
G|----14-----------14-----------16------------------------------------|
D|-------15-----15-----------------17---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-14~-------14~-------14h15-14-14p12-------12~-15-----12---------|
B|-----15--------15-------------------13-----------15-----13------|
G|--------14--------14-------------------12------------------12---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-------13~-------13-13/15~-------/15--------------------|
G|----14-----------14-----------16---------------------------|
D|-------15-----15-----------------17------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO: play verse riff, substituting the last 4 notes with:

E|--------------------------------------|
B|-1-0----------------------------------|
G|-----3-2-1-0--------------------------|
D|-------------3-2-1-0------------------|
A|---------------------3-2-1-0----------|
D|-----------------------------3-2-1----|
Song info
Dirty Movies
Van Halen
Alternative tracks

Hi! Hope you enjoy backing track experience.
If you want to help us in the development of the project, feel free to donate!