Take Your Whiskey Home - Van Halen
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning: 1/2 step down

main acoustic riff

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----------------------------------3-3---|
--0-0h3p0-----3--5---3--5-0-5-3-5-3-3---|
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----------3-3---------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------6-6---5--3---------------------|
----------------------------------3-3----5-5---5--3-----3---3-----------|
--0-0h3p0-----3--5---3--5-0-5-3-5-3-3-------------3---0h5---3-----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------3--1-----|
----------3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
transition to electric guitar
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---------------------------------------------------12------5------------|
-------------------3-------------------------3-----12------5------------|
--5-------3--4--5--3------5------0--3--4--5--3-----12------5----0--3h4--|
--5-----------------------5------------------------10------3------------|
--3-----------------------3---------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------12-12-----12-12--|
-----3-------------------------------3---3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3---12-12-----12-12--|
--5--3--------5----------0--3--4--5--3-----------------------12-12-----12-12--|
--------------5----------------------------------------------10-10-----10-10--|
--------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
main electric riff
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----------------------------3---|
-------3--5---3--5--5p3--5--3---|
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---3----------------------------|
variation on main riff
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------------------------------5--|
-------5--7---5--7---7--5--7--5--|
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---5-----------------------------|

Notation used:
h-hammer on
p-pull off
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
BAnd- Van Halen
Song- take Your Whiskey Home

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen clean acoustic'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen brown sound overdrive'

Intro
Q=98(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
PM--| ~~ PM----------|
|-3-|
S S E S S S S E E. S S S S S S E S
|-----------|--------------------------|
|-----------|--------------------------|
|-----------|----------------------3-3-|
|---0-0h3p0-|-----3-5--3-5-0-5-3-5-3-3-|
|-----------|--------------------------|
|-----------|-3-3----------------------|


PM| PM--| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-----3-3-|--------------------------------|
|-----------3-----------5-----3-3-|-----------------------3---3-3--|
|-----3p0-5-3---x-5-3-5-----x-3-3-|-----3p0-5-5-x-3-5-x-x-3---3-3--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-x-----------------------------|-3-x----------------------------|


PM|
E e S S S S S S S S +E S S
|------------------------------||
|---^3-------5-------3-(3)-3-3-||
|---^3-------5-------3-(3)-3-3-||
|---^3-5-3-5-----x-x-3-(3)-3-3-||
|------------------------------||
|------------------------------||


Verse 1
PM| ~ PM------| PM ~~ PM--|
E E E S S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S E S S
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|--------------6---5-3--|
|---------------------3--|--------------5---5-3--|
|---[3]-5---3-5-5-3-5-3--|---3-5--3-5-5-----5-3--|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3----------------------|-3---------------------|


PM| ~~ PM------| PM| PM ~~ PM--------|
S S E E. S E E a S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E S E E E. S E S S S E S
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------3-3-|-----------------------|
|--------------------3-3-|---------------------3---3-3-|------------------3----|
|-----3-5--3-5-5-3h5-3-3-|-----3p0-5-3p0-5-3-3-3---3-3-|---3-5--3-5-5-3-5-3-x--|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---3--------------------|-3-x-------------------------|-3---------------------|


PM~~ PM------|
E a E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E. S E S S S E S
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------3-------3-------------|------------------3-3-|
|-----3---3-------3-------------|------------------3-3-|
|---3h5-3-----5---3-------------|---3-5--3-5-5-3-5-----|
|---------------------4s3p1h3-1-|----------------------|
|-3-----------------------------|----------------------|


S S S S S S S S S S a E S E S
|--------------------------------||
|-----6-6---5---3----------------||
|-----5-5---5---3---x---3-3------||
|---x-----------3---x-3h5-3------||
|---------------------------3-1--||
|--------------------------------||


Chorus
PM| ~~ PM------| PM
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E. S E S S S E. E S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S
|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------3-3-|
|------------------3--|-----------------------------3-3-|
|---3-5--3-5-5-3-5-3--|---0h3p0-5-5---0-0h3p0-5-5-x---3-|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------|-3-------------------------------|


PM--| ~~ PM------| PM|
S S E E. S E S S S E S E E E S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------6---5---3---------|
|--------------------3-3-|---------5---5---3-----3---|
|---x-3-5--3-5-5p3-5-3-3-|---3-5-x-------------x-3p0-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3----------------------|-3-------------------------|


Gtr II
PM~~ PM------| PM| ~~ PM--------|
E E E. S E S S S E S E E E. S E S S a S S E E E Q Q E S S
|----------------------|------------------------|------------------||
|----------------------|------------------------|------------------||
|------------------3-3-|--------------------3---|-------------3-4--||
|---3-5--3-5-5-3-5-3-3-|---3-5--3-5-5-3-3h5-3---|-5----------------||
|----------------------|------------------------|-5----------------||
|----------------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------||


Band enters
S E. +H Q Q +Q Q S S S S
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|---3--(3)----x\--|---------------------|
|-5-3--(3)----x\--|-5--(5)\-------0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-5--(5)\-------------|
|-----------------|-3--(3)\-------------|


S E. +Q +E Q. Q +Q Q S S S S
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-12--(12)s=5\------------|
|---3--(3)--(3)-x/---|-12--(12)s=5\------------|
|-5-3--(3)--(3)-x/---|-12--(12)s=5\----0-3h4---|
|--------------------|-10--(10)s=3\------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|


PM PM------|
|-3-|
S E. +H Q Q +Q Q S S S S S E. +E. S S S S T T T T Q
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|---3--(3)--------|---------------------|---3--(3)-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3/--|
|-5-3--(3)----x\--|-5--(5)\-------0-3-4-|-5-3--(3)---------------------|
|-----------------|-5--(5)\-------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|-3--(3)\-------------|------------------------------|


Verse 2
~~ PM------| PM| ~~~PM------|
S S E Q E S S E E E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|-------------------------||---------------------|----------------------|
|-12-12--------12-12------||---------------------|----------------------|
|-12-12--------12-12------||------------------3--|-------------------3--|
|-12-12--------12-12------||-----5--3-5-5-3-5-3--|---3-[5]-3-5-5-3-5-3--|
|-10-10--------10-10------||---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------12s||=6S3-----------------|-3--------------------|


~~~PM------| PM| ~~~PM| PM~~ PM------|
|-3--|
+E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S +S S S E +E E E. S E S S S E.
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------5-(5)h6p5-3-|-(3)-------------------|
|-(3)-^3---------------3--|---------------5-(5)-----3-|-(3)----------------3--|
|-(3)-^3-[5]-3-5-5-3-5-3--|---3-[5]-3-5-5-----------3-|-(3)---5--3-5-5-3-5-3--|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----^3------------------|-3-------------------------|-----3-----------------|


PM| ~~ PM------| PM| ~~ PM------| PM| ~~ PM------|
E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------3---||
|------------------3--|------------------3--|------------------3---||
|---3-5--3-5-5p3-5-3--|---3-5--3-5-5p3h5-3--|---3-5--3-5-5-3-5-3---||
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-3--------------------||


PM| ~~ PM------| PM| ~~ PM--|
|---3---|
E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S +S S S E
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------7-(7)h=8p==7--5-|
|------------------5--|--------------7-(7)-(7)-(7)-5-|
|---5-7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|---5-7--5-7-7---------------5-|
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|-5-------------------|-5----------------------------|


PM~~ PM------| PM| ~~~PM------|
+E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-(5)-------------------|----------------------|
|-(5)----------------5--|-------------------5--|
|-(5)---7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|---5-[7]-5-7-7-5-7-5--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-5--------------------|


~~ PM------| PM| ~~ PM------|
+E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-^5--------------5--|------------------5--|
|-(5)-^5-7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|---5-7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----^5-----------------|-5-------------------|


PM| ~~~PM------|
E E E. S E S S S E. S S E Q E S S Q
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------|-12-12--------12-12----||
|-------------------5--|-12-12--------12-12----||
|---5-[7]-5-7-7-5-7-5--|-12-12--------12-12----||
|----------------------|-10-10--------10-10----||
|-5--------------------|-----------------------||


Guitar Solo
~
E E +E +S +S S S S +S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-----------10-10b12-7-|
|---9b11==(11)r(9)b11==(9)----9-9r(9)p7------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


|-3-|
+E. S S S +S S S S S S +S S a a a E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(7)-[7]----------------7-------------------7h10-|
|---------7-9b10r(9)-9-9---7-7pb10r(7)-----7------|
|----------------------------------------x--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


~~
|-3-| |-----6-----| |-3-|
+E S S S +S S S S S S S S S T T T T E. +S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(10)p7-------------------------------------------|
|--------8h9-(9)p4h10s9p7p4h9p7p4h10p9p7p4h9--(9)\-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


|---3---| |-3-|
E e a a e e e E +E +E E E
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------7-----------------------||
|-/9p0-----9-10---9b13==(9)-(9)---------||
|--------x------------------------------||
|------x------------------------x\------||
|----------------------------------15\--||


PM PM------| PM| ~~ PM------| PM| ~~~PM------|
E E S S S S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------3--|------------------3--|-------------------3--|
|-----5-----3-5-5-3-5-3--|---3-5--3-5-5-3-5-3--|---3-[5]-3-5-5-3-5-3--|
|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---3---3----------------|-5-------------------|-3--------------------|


PM PM~~ PM------| PM| ~~~PM------|
E a a E Q S S S S S S E +E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|---------^[3]----3p0-----------|--------------------3--|-------------------3--|
|------^3------5------3p0-5-3p0-|-(0)---5--3-5-5-3-5-3--|---3-[5]-3-5-5-3-5-3--|
|---^3--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-3-----------------------------|-----3-----------------|-3--------------------|


PM| ~~ PM------| PM| ~~~PM------|
E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|------------------3--|-------------------3--||
|---3-5--3-5-5-3-5-3--|---3-[5]-3-5-5-3-5-3--||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|-3-------------------|-3--------------------||


Chorus
PM| ~~ PM------| PM~~ PM--|
|---3---|
E E E. S E S S S E. +E E E. S E S S +S S S E
|---------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------7-(7)h=8p==7----|
|------------------5--|-(5)------------7-(7)-(7)-(7)-5-|
|---5-7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|-(5)---7--5-7-7---------------5-|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-------------------|-----5--------------------------|


PM~~ PM------| PM| ~~ PM------| ~~ PM------|
+E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E.
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-(5)----------------5--|------------------5--|---^5--------------5--|
|-(5)---7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|---5-7--5-x-7-5-7-5--|---^5-7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----5-----------------|-5-------------------|---^5-----------------|


PM| ~~ PM------| PM| ~~ PM------|
E E E. S E S S S E. E E E. S E S S S E. S S E Q Q E +E
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------5--|------------------5--|-2-2---[2]---2--3------||
|---5-7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|---5-7--5-7-7-5-7-5--|-2-2---[2]---2--3------||
|---------------------|---------------------|-0-0---[0]---0--1-(1)/-||
|-5-------------------|-5-------------------|-----------------------||


Guitar Solo 2
~
|--3---| |---3----|
E Q +E +Q E E E E E E E S S S S Q +E
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---[9]b11r=(9)b11==(9)--7-9-|-9b10-7-9-9b10-7-9-9p7-----------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------9p7--(7)/-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|


|-3-| |-3--|
E S S S e e e T T T T T T T T +S S S T T
|---------12-9-10-12p10h12p10p9-12p9-----------------|
|-------7----------------------------10-(10)s6h7-6h7h|
|-----7----------------------------------------------|
|---9------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----6----| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S +E +E +E S S T T T T
|-----------------------------------12-19p12----------|
|-10p8p7p6-----------------------------------19p12h===|
|----------9p7p6h9p7-(7)-(7)-(7)/---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


|------5-------| |--3--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
|-17p12-19p12h15h17p12-19p12h15h17p12-19p12h15h17p12-19p12h17p12-12-12-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------15p14p12----14-14p12h13-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--3--| |-----3-----| |-----6------| |3-|
S S S +E E S a a a S S S S S S S S S E E
|-------15b19==(15)--------------14----------------------------|
|-15p12-----------------------15------17---16---15---14b18==14-|
|---------------------------x----------------------------------|
|-------------------------x------------------------------------|
|-----------------------x--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----6-----|
+E S S E +S S E +E S S S S S S
|-----------12-------------15---------------------------|
|-(14)\--------15b19==(15)----15b17-(15)\-------------9-|
|-------/13--------------------------------------9h12---|
|-------------------------------------------9h12--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


|-3--| |---------6----------| |-------3--------|
E +S S S S +S +S S S S +E +S +S +S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------9--------------------9-----------------------------------------||
|-12b14r(12)p9---12b14==(12)r(12)p9---12-(12)-(12)b14r(12)b14==(12)---0-------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10-11-||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||


Outro
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S E. +H Q Q +Q Q S S S S
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|----10--(10)--------|-------------------------|
|-12-10--(10)----x\--|-12--(12)s=7\----0-10-11-|
|--------------------|-12--(12)s=7\------------|
|--------------------|-10--(10)s=5\------------|


~~~~~~~~
S E. +H S S S S +E +Q. S E S S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------^12---12-10-|-(10)-(10)s==1------------------|
|----10--(10)----^12---12-10-|-(10)-(10)s==1------------------|
|-12-10--(10)----^12---12-10-|-(10)-(10)s==1--------x-10-11---|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------3s14-------------|


~~~~~~~~
S E. +H E. S Q +Q Q S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|

|----10--(10)----x\----|-------------------------|
|-12-10--(10)----x\----|-12--(12)s=7\----0-10-11-|
|----------------------|-12--(12)s=7\------------|
|-------------------10-|-10--(10)s=5\------------|


\1.5/
S E. +E +E +Q Q E E Q H
|--------------------------------|-------------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------|
|----10--(10)-(10)----(10)-------|-2-----------|
|-12-10--(10)-(10)----(10)-------|-0-----------|
|---------------------------15\--|-------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------|
Song info
Take Your Whiskey Home
Van Halen

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