Dance the Night Away

Dance the Night Away Van Halen As with just about all VH songs, tune down 1/2 step to play the song in the original key. The underscore '_' means "slide". {here's the signature riff for the song} ----------------------------------------------------------- ----9-----9-10--9--7-7__5-5----9-----9-10--5---5_7--------- ----9-----9--9--9--8-8__6-6----9-----9--9--6-6--_8--------- ----9--9--9--9--9--9-9__7-7----9--9--9--9--7----_9--------- -7--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- {this riff is ad-libbed through most of the song.} Have you seen her? So fine and pretty. Fooled me with her style and ease. And I feel her from across the room. Yes, it's love in the third degree. Ooh, baby, baby. --4---4------------------------ --5---5---9-----5-------------- --6---6---9-----6-------------- --6---6---9-----7-------------- --4---4---7-----7-------------- ----------------5-------------- Won'tcha turn your head my way? --------------------------------0------- ---------2------------------------4----- ---------3--------------------------4--- ---------4----------------------------2- ---------4------------------------------ ---------2------------------------------ Ooh, baby, baby. Come on, take a chance. You're old enough to dance the night away. Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away. A live wire. Barely a beginner, but just watch that lady go. She's on fire, 'cause dancing gets her higher than anything else she knows. Ooh, baby, baby. Won'tcha turn your head my way? Ooh, baby, baby. Well, don't skip romance, 'cause you're old enough to dance the night away. Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away. {solo} Dance the night away. Dance, dance, dance the night away. (repeat and fade) ----- Dance the Night Away EXPLANATIONS : { "X" } - Indicates the Guitar Riffs ( "Y" ) - Indicates Back Vocal " 4__5 " - Indicates a slide " H12 " - Indicates a natural harmonic " T12 " (above tab) - Indicates fret to tap (with right index finger) " * " - Indicates the Lyrics {INTRO AND MAIN RIFF} ||-------4---4__5-------4-----------------------|----4--4__5---------------------| ||-------5---5----------5--------------------5--|----5--5----------7--------5----| ||-------------------4-----4--4--7__5--5-----4--|------------------8--------6----| ||-------------------------------8__6--6--------|---------------9-----7--7-------| ||-------------------------------9__7-----7-----|--------------------------------| ||-0--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| * Have you seen her So fine and pretty Fooled me with her style and ease And I feel her from across the room Yes it's love in the third degree {RIFF 2} * Ooh baby baby won'tcha turn your head my way |-------------------------------------------------------------------2--0--------x| |-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----4--0--x| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9--x--------6----------------------4---4--4---------------| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9--x--------6----------------------4---4--4---------------| |--2--4----7-----7-----7--x--------4----------------4--4--2----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| * Ooh baby baby come on take a chance you're old enough to |---------------------------------------------------2----------------------------| |-----------------------------------5---------4-----4-----------4--5--4--5-------| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9----x-------6------------4--------------4--4--4--4-------| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9----x-------6---------------------------4--4--4--4-------| |--2--4----7-----7-----7----x-------4--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--| {CHANGE TO MAIN RIFF} * Dance the night away WOW DADADADADADA the night away (Daaaaaaaance the night away) * A live wire Barely a beginner But just watch that lady go She's on fire cause dancing gets her higher than anything else she knows {CHANGE TO RIFF 2} * Ooh baby baby Won'tcha turn your head my way Ooh baby baby Well don't skip romance 'cause you're old enough to {CHANGE TO MAIN RIFF} * Dance the night away WOW DADADADADADA the night away (Daaaaaaaance the night away) {RIFF 3 (note: "D" and "U" means DOWN and UP,and it's the direction you must hit the strings with the pick)} * OOH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--0------0-----------------0--0--0------0-----------------|--0--0--0-----0-------------------0--------0-------0------------------------| |--0------0-----------------0--0--0------0-----------------|--0--0--0-----0-------------------0--------0-------0--------4--5--4--5------| |--4------4-----------------2--2--2------2-----------------|--4--4--4-----4-------------------2--------2-------2--------4--4--4--4------| |--4------4-----------------2-----2------2-----------------|--4-----4-----4-------------------2--------2-------2--------4--4--4--4------| |--2---------2--2--2--2--2--0---------------0--0--0--0--0--|--2--------------2--2--2--2--2__0----0--0-------------0--2------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0--| {SOLO} The entire solo (or almost) is played in artificial harmonics, so, if are not getting a good sound from your guittar, you can try my second version of this solo, that sound almost like the original, but without artificial harmonics. (These Harmonics are not exactly on the 19th fret. ___________________________________ Tap diagonally with the | right index finger between | the 19th and the 20th.Same | thing to the other harmonics | indicated with "X/Y" ) | | | __|__ | ___T12____ | | _____T14______ ____T21___ _T14_ | T19 T20 T21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |---0--0--0--0---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---0--0--0--0------7---7------2---------2-----|----9--9--9--9----2--2----------7-------------| |-------------------8---8------2------------2--|----9--9--9--9----2--2-----8---------8--------| |------------------------------7------7--------|----9--9--9--9----7--7-----9--------------9---| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-0--------------------------------------------| T19/20 T18/17 T12 ____T21___ _|__ ____T14_____ T12 ___T14____ __|__ T19/20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |------------------------------------------|----------------------------7----------|| |------9--9--9--9----7--7----2-------2-----|-----9--9--9--9----5---5----7----------|| |------9--9--9--9----8--8----2----------2--|-----9--9--9--9----6---6----8----------|| |------9--9--9--9------------7----7--------|-----9--9--9--9------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |--0---------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------|| (SOLO - no artificial harmonics) |--H12--H12--H12--H12----14--14---12----H12----------|------16--16--16--16----12--12---14----14-----------| |--H12--H12--H12--H12----16--16---14---------14------|------17--17--17--17----14--14---16--------16-------| |------------------------16--16---14-------------14--|------16--16--16--16----14--14---16------------16---| |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|-H12------------------------------------------------| |-------16--16--16--16----14--14----H12----------|-------16--16--16--16----17--17---19----------| |-------17--17--17--17----16--14---------14------|-------17--17--17--17----14--14---16----------| |-------16--16--16--16----16--16-------------14--|-------16--16--16--16----14--14---16----------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |--H12-------------------------------------------|--H12-----------------------------------------| {CHANGE TO MAIN RIFF} Dance the night away (Dance the night away) (Dance, dance, dance the night away) Oh come on (Dance the night away)Hey yeah yeah (Dance, dance, dance the night away) Oh come on Baby , baby Dance the night away {REPEAT AND FADE} ********* You found it at E-Chords Submitted By: David Campbell Ontario Canada