Secrets

Van Halen

Tom: D

Version 1: The Eddie Van Halen "Right" Way

The opening chord (as best as I can tell--the bass doubles on the low E string, and
your ear's mileage may vary)

NOTE: This intro chord is plucked in 6/4 time.


E |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|  play this pattern twice
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--|  (total of eight measures)
A |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|  drums join final measure
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--|



Opening and main verse riff

"She ain't waiting 'til she gets older..."

                 v--Use pinky to hit 9th fret while still holding barre chord


E |----------5----9---9---------------------3------2--------|
B |-8-7--5-5---5----5----6-5--3-3---------3--------3--------|
G |-7-7--7-6-------------5-5--5-4------------------2--------|
D |-7-7--7-7-------------5-5--5-5------------------0--------|
A |-5-5--5-5-------------3-3--3-3---0-2-3-----2-0-----------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|


                                       v--Bend slightly (1/2 step) here


E |----------5----9---9-------------3--------3----------------|
B |-8-7--5-5---5----5----6-5--3-3---3-3-5b-3---3--------------|
G |-7-7--7-6-------------5-5--5-4-----------------------------|
D |-7-7--7-7-------------5-5--5-5-----------------------------|
A |-5-5--5-5-------------3-3--3-3-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|



"Aw, aw, aw, got that rhythm..." (0:40)

                                     v--Slide the chord up two frets


E |--------3-------3-------3--------7-/-9-----------------------------|
B |----------3-------3-------3------8-/-10----------------------------|
G |---------------------------------7-/-9-----------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-0-2-3-------2-------1-------0-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|




E |--------3-------3-------3----------------7-/-9---------------------|
B |----------3-------3-------3------6-/-8---8-/-10--------------------|
G |---------------------------------5-/-7---7-/-9---------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-0-2-3-------2-------1-------0-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|


"She's just lookin' good..." (0:58)



E |---7-/-9----9--\-7--------------|
B |---8-/-10---10-\-8--------------|
G |---7-/-9----9--\-7--------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|



"You know how sometimes, you've got to run..." (1:40)

Eddie does this bit with a stocatto strumming that is better heard than explained


                                                 no slide! --v
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------6-/-8---8-\-6---6-/-8-/-11----6-/-8---8-\-6---6-/-8--6--------|
G |-------5-/-7---7-\-5---5-/-7-/-10----5-/-7---7-\-5---5-/-7--5--------|
D |-------3-/-5---5-\-3---3-/-5-/-8-----3-/-5---5-\-3---3-/-5--3--------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|



"You're running blind..." (1:48)

I am almost certainly wrong/incomplete here; it doesn't sound full enough


E |-------------------------12--------------------------------------|
B |--15-\-13--15-\--------------15-\-13--15-\-17--17----17----17----|
G |--14-\-12--14-\-14-----------14-\-12--14-\-17--------------------|
D |----------------14--14-12-------------------------17----17-------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|



E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--15-\-13--15-\-10---13--12--------------------------------------|
G |--14-\-12--14-\-9------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------14--12--------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|




E |-----------------------5-/-7-/-10-/-12-/-14----------------------|
B |----6--6-/-8--8--------6-/-8-/-11-/-13-/-15----------------------|
G |----5--5-/-7--7--------5-/-7-/-10-/-12-/-14----------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


(the rhythm under the solo is a variation on the segment above)

Ending (3:11)

                                                v-- natural harmonics
E |-----------3----3-------3--------5---------------------------------|
B |---------3--------3-------3------3------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------2------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------0------------------------------|
A |--0-2-3-------2------1---------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Version 2: The Dan amrich "Obviously Wrong But More Comfy" Way

Main verse riff:


E |-3-2--0-0-0-----0-------1-0--3-3-----------3------2---------|
B |-3-3--3-2---2-----2-----1-1--3-3---------3--------3---------|
G |-2-2--2-2-----2---------0-0--5-4------------------2---------|
D |-0-0--0-0---------------0-0--0-0------------------0---------|
A |-----------------------------------0-2-3-----2-0------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|