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Tattoo - Van Halen
A Different Kind Of Truth
February 7th, 2012
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Tabbed by:VHRocker5150
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Tuning:Standard E

Intro...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------7\5/7-------------------------|
D|-7b-7bbb-9b-10b-9b-10b-9b-9b-9*-7h9p7p6h7p6-------7b-7bbb-9b-10b-12b-16b--|
A|-5--5----7---8--7---8--7--7-----------------------5--5----7---8--10--14---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse... I got hula girls on the back.....
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0--|
G|-----------------------------------------2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-2-0-2--|
D|-17b-16b-14*-2*-DIVE---------------------2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-2-2-2--|
A|-15--14----------------------------------------3---------------------3----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pick Slide....
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-1-3---3-3-3-3-----3-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0----------------|
G|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-3-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0h2-2----------------|
D|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2----------------|
A|---------------------6---------6-----------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Swap meat sally......
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8--8--8--8----10-10-10-10-10---3-----2--------0----------------------|
G|--12-12-12-10-10---14-14-14-12-12-----5-----5---5----2--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------5-----5--------2--5-4h5p4p2p0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tattoo.....Tattooo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8--8--8--8----10-10-10-10-10-------0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|
G|--12-12-12-10-10---14-14-14-14-12-----0-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0h2-|
D|--------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-|
A|--------------------------------------3---------------------3-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Verse, Bridge, and Chorus Bridge to Solo....
e|----------------------------------------------------------------1-3-------|
B|--0----------------------------------1--------1-3h5p3--------3--3-5---5---|
G|--2-------------------------------------------------------------3-5-4-----|
D|--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
E|----------------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|

e|--5-5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-7---1---------1-3h5p3-------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3---------------3-2*-DIVE------------------------------------|
E|-----------3---------------3----------------------------------------------|

I noticed Eddie plays the verse higher up on the neck, this tab is how I like to play
it, its the same thing just lower on the neck.


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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| * pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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