Top 10 Van Halen Riffs Tabbed by Karl Golden www.karlgolden.org www.youtube.com/karlgolden Tune down 1/2 step =E =D =B =A =G =E = 230 10. I’m The One 1 2 P.M. 0 0 3 P.M. 7 0 4 0 P.M. 0 5 0 0 0 P.M. 7 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 P.M. 0 0 3 SH 5 0 P.M. 7 5 0 7 0 0 7 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 7 9 7 5 P.M. 0 5 7 0 7 5 0 7 P.M. 7 5 0 0 0 P.M. 7 0 0 0 0 5 12 P.M. 5 5 0 P.M. 3 SH P.M. 7 7 0 3 11 P.M. 0 3 SH 5 0 P.M. 3 8 3 0 P.M. 0 3 7 5 5 P.M. 6 ¼ P.M. P.M. 0 0 P.M. 0 7 0 0 ¼ P.M. 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 3 1/10 13 14 3 15 3 P.M. 0 P.M. 0 7 0 0 P.M. 0 5 0 0 P.M. 0 7 0 5 5 0 7 <12> <12> <12> <7> <7> <7> w/bar 16 17 18 3 3 ¼ -1½ <5> 8 7 19 5 7 7 5 5 20 (5) 5 7 5 (7) 21 3 3 P.M. 8 7 5 7 7 5 5 (5) 2 0 22 3 5 (0) 4 8 7 23 full 7 (7) X X 25 7 5 5 SH ¼ 5 7 24 PH (5) 5 7 ¾ 5 7 6 26 5 7 6 5 3 27 3 3 ¼ 8 7 5 7 7 5 5 (5) 5 7 (7) 5 8 7 5 7 7 5 5 2/10 28 29 30 3 ¼ (5) 2 0 3 (0) 4 5 8 7 5 7 7 5 5 5 7 X 5 = 136 9.Unchained 31 32 3 3 16 17 19 3 16 17 19 33 3 3 16 16 17 19 16 17 19 34 3 17 16 19 19 17 (17) 35 (5) (5) (5) 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 0 37 10 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 10 38 9 9 9 7 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 0 0 0 (12) (12) (12) (10) (5) (5) (5) 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 0 8 7 7 7 12 12 12 12 12 0 10 11 12 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 10 11 12 0 9 9 9 7 0 41 13 5 5 5 0 39 40 (12) (12) (12) (10) (9) 10 (9) 9 (9) 9 (7) 7 36 9 9 9 7 0 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 10 9 9 7 0 0 0 12 12 12 10 0 42 (9) (9) (9) (7) 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 (5) (5) (5) 6 5 5 7 7 7 0 8 7 0 3/10 43 44 9 9 9 7 10 9 9 7 0 0 0 45 12 12 12 10 0 46 (12) (12) (12) (10) 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 11 12 0 47 (5) (5) (5) 6 5 7 7 7 8 (9) (9) (9) (7) 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 0 0 0 12 12 10 11 12 0 0 48 7 0 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 0 10 9 9 7 0 0 0 12 12 12 10 0 (12) (12) (12) (10) 13 12 12 12 12 = 90 49 8. Little Dreamer 8 6 8 50 51 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 52 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 53 3 1 3 3 3 6 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 54 3 3 3 8 8 8 3 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 1 3 3 3 = 156 55 56 57 7.5150 P.M. 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 58 3 1 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 59 P.M. 7 7 P.M. 7 5 7 7 7 7 4 5 7 5 7 P.M. 5 7 7 7 7 7 3 60 P.M. 7 7 7 7 P.M. 5 4 4 6 6 7 7 P.M. 7 4 4 7 P.M. 4 4 4 6 4 7 4 5 7 4 6 5 4/10 61 62 P.M. 2 3 2 4 4 5 63 P.M. 5 2 2 5 P.M. 2 2 5 64 2 3 2 4 3 2 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 67 P.M. 5 7 7 7 P.M. 5 7 P.M. 7 7 7 P.M. 5 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 P.M. 4 4 7 70 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 69 P.M. 4 4 2 P.M. 7 7 7 7 68 4 5 3 2 4 66 P.M. 2 2 2 2 5 65 3 2 4 2 4 6 P.M. 4 5 4 7 2 3 4 6 7 2 4 5 71 4 5 P.M. 5 5 2 2 5 72 P.M. 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 2 4 5 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 3 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 = 142 73 6. Ain’t Talkin Bout Love 74 75 PH P.M. 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 2 P.M. 3 1 3 3 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 5/10 76 77 78 PH P.M. 3 P.M. 3 3 3 2 79 1 2 2 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 (3) (0) (0) 3 (3) 1 P.M. 0 0 3 0 0 (3) (0) (0) 3 (3) 3 2 P.M. P.M. 0 3 w/bar w/bar 81 -½ P.M. 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 w/bar 80 P.M. P.M. -½ (1) 3 -½ (3) 5 (5) 8 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 w/bar 82 83 84 -1 -1 full P.M. P.M. (3) (0) (0) (3) 3 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 P.M. 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 (3) (0) (0) 3 (3) 7 (7) = 140 5. Panama 85 86 P.M. 7 P.M. 9 9 9 7 P.M. 7 10 9 9 P.M. 7 7 w/bar 88 87 7 8 9 7 9 9 9 7 7 P.M. 7 10 9 9 7 P.M. 7 8 9 5 P.M. 8 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 7 90 P.M. 9 9 9 0 0 7 7 7 7 89 -2 (5) (6) (7) P.M. (0) 7 P.M. 7 10 9 9 7 P.M. 7 7 8 9 7 P.M. 7 9 9 9 7 P.M. 7 10 9 9 7 7 8 9 6/10 91 w/bar 92 P.M. P.M. 7 7 7 7 93 -2 P.M. 5 8 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 5 94 (5) (6) (7) P.M. 4 5 6 6 4 0 (4) (5) (6) (6) (4) 95 P.M. (4) (5) (6) (6) 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 AH 4 4 4 4 0 97 4 96 P.M. 5 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 98 (2) (2) (2) 4 X X X X (4) X X X X 99 P.M. 4 5 6 6 4 4 6 100 4 (4) 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 101 2 2 2 2 2 2 102 AH 0 (2) (2) (2) 4 4 2 0 4 4 5 4 (5) 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 X X X X X X X X X X = 96 103 4. Runnin With The Devil 5 5 5 7 7 7 104 X X X X X X X X X X 105 7 7 7 8 7 9 10 9 11 9 9 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 7/10 = 105 3. Mean Street 106 107 7 7 7 8 7 9 10 9 11 9 9 9 X X X 109 108 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 110 5 57 7 5 5 7 7 7 113 5 7 7 111 5 5 57 5 7 7 114 7 <5> <12> <5> <7> <12> 5 <5> <7> <12> 5 57 7 115 7 XXXXXXX 5 XXXXXXX 5 XXXXXXX 5 7 7 7 0 0 112 5 5 7 7 7 5 57 57 5 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 55 77 7 116 ¼ 5 5 57 7 5 7 7 5 5 5 3 ¼ 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 = 235 2. Hot For Teacher 117 118 119 ¼ 3 121 ¼ 0 0 3 3 12 7 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 7 3 3 3 0 3 122 7 ¼ 0 0 3 12 7 3 3 3 120 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 7 12 7 3 3 3 3 0 5 3 123 9 0 0 X X X 15 0 3 12 9 5 0 3 3 5 9 12 9 0 3 7 3 5 0 5 9 8/10 3 124 3 3 3 125 3 3 3 7 12 7 3 3 126 3 3 3 7 12 7 3 3 12 9 5 0 5 12 0 9 12 9 3 7 12 7 3 127 0 0 0 3 5 9 12 9 3 5 0 5 9 12 9 130 7 12 7 3 0 (9) 7 3 3 12 9 3 3 5 0 5 9 12 5 0 3 12 3 7 12 133 0 3 7 12 7 12 8 7 5 8 3 12 8 7 7 3 3 0 3 8 12 136 8 0 3 7 7 2 2 2 2 12 5 8 12 8 7 7 5 4 4 3 0 8 12 1 1 5 9 12 9 10 7 5 9 12 5 8 (9) 0 1 1 2 2 (2) (2) 2 (2) 2 2 140 2 2 141 10 10 2 5 135 2 2 (2) (2) 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 139 (2) 7 138 5 5 2 12 3 3 137 2 7 3 3 5 9 3 3 134 3 5 132 3 9 0 3 3 131 3 3 129 3 5 3 128 3 12 9 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 4 4 10 9/10 142 143 (4) (4) 1 1 2 2 144 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 145 2 2 2 2 2 2 146 2 2 2 2 147 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 = 130 w/bar 148 149 150 P.M. (2) (2) (2) (0) 2 2 2 0 X X 12 3 0 P.M. 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 5 3 8 7 7 0 7 7 7 12 w/bar 151 152 153 P.M. 3 0 3 P.M. 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 5 3 0 P.M. 8 7 7 7 7 7 3 12 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 w/bar 154 155 156 P.M. 5 5 0 P.M. 8 7 7 7 7 7 12 3 0 3 P.M. 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 5 0 8 7 7 7 7 7 157 (7) (7) (7) 10/10