5150

5150 by Van Halen Okay, here's the tab for "5150". This song is a pain in the ass for two reasons: 1)it's tuned to "dropped-D" 1/2 step down; and 2)there are more doublestops than mere humans (like me) can handle. The little string names on the side of the tab lines SHOULD have a flat next to each of them 'cause of the 1/2 step down deal, but it's easier just to tune to dropped-D unless you plan to jam to the CD or something. Here's the signature riff of the song (play it FAST!): E-|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|---------4---------| B-|-7---5---5-7-----|-7-----5---7-----|-5-5-------------|---------5---------| G-|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-----7---7-----|---4-4-------4---|-4-4-4-----4-------| D-|-7-7---7-----7-7-|---7-7---7---7-6-|-----6-6-----4---|-4-4-6-------6-----| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7-7---7-|-------7-------7\5-| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| E-|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-2/| B-|-3---------------|---------3-------|-3p2-----------3-|-3-2-2-----2-2-3-3/| G-|---2---------2---|-2-2-------2-----|----------2----2-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2/| D-|-----4-4-----2---|-2-4---------4---|------2-----2--4-|-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| A-|-------5-5-5---5-|------5--------5-|-----------------|---0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2-----0-0-| Repeat 3x; then... E-|-10--10--9--9--7--7--9--9--10--10\|| B-|-10--10-10-10--9--9-10-10--10--10\|| G-|----------------------------------|| D-|----------------------------------|| A-|----------------------------------|| D-|----------------------------------|| Okay, this next part you repeat twice. One time with the first ending that I've tabbed out (marked between the 1>>>> and <<<<1), and again but replacing the first ending with the second (2>>>> to <<<<2). This is also the part played behind the Chorus ("Always one more; you're never satisfied..."): E-|-2------|-------2-2-----4-|-4-----------|-------4-4-----2-|-2--------------| B-|-3------|-------3-3-----5-|-5-----------|-------5-5-----3-|-3--------------| G-|-2------|-------2-2-----4-|-4-----------|-------4-4-----2-|-2--------------| D-|-0------|-------0-0-------|-------------|-------6-6-----4-|-4--------------| A-|-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-----0-0---|----0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----0-0---|-----0--0-0-0---| D-|-0------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| E-|-(2)---------------|| B-|-(3)-------3-------|| G-|-(2)---------4-----|| D-|-(4)----/5-----5---|| A-|--0-0-0--0-------5-|| D-|-------------------|| 1>>>> <<<<1 E-||------------10-10--9--9--7--7--9--9-10-10|| B-||3p2------2/-10-10-10-10--9--9-10-10-10-10|| G-||----2----2/------------------------------|| D-||------2----------------------------------|| A-||-----------------------------------------|| D-||-----------------------------------------|| 2>>>> <<<<2 E-|-------------2|2-0-0-0-0--2-2--------|---------------|----|-----------|| B-|-3p2---------3|3-2-2-0-0--3-3------10|10-9-10-10\-2-2|----|-----------|| G-|-----2-2--2--2|2-2-2-1-1--2-2------11|11-9-11-11\-2-2|---2|-----------|| D-|-------2--2--4|4-2-2-2-2--0-0------12|12-9-12-12\-2-2|---2|-----------|| A-|-------0--0---|--0-0-2-2--0-0--0-0---|------------0-0|---0|-----5---3-|| D-|--------------|------0-0--0-0--0-0---|---------------|----|--/7---7---|| This next bit is played behind the verses. It's basically just crunching out a thrown in. Eddie does a little bit of extra stuff (which I tabbed out here) but you really don't need it E-|--------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|| B-|--------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|| G-|--------7-----|-7---------------|-----------0-|-0-------------|| D-|--------7-----|-7---------------|--0--------5-|---------------|| A-|--------5-----|-5------5p3p0----|-----0-5p3---|---0-5~~-0-3~~-|| D-|-0--0-0---0-0-|----0-0-------4b-|-------------|---------------|| E-|-----------|| B-|-----------|| G-|-----------|| D-|-----------||(repeat throughout verses) A-|----5----3-|| D-|-/7----7---|| Here's what I guess you'd call the "pre-Chorus" ("Still we try; win or lose; take the highs; with the blues..."). Play it twice through, only the second time, leave out the first measure (A-2-3-2-3-2-3/5). Then rake your pick down the low strings before you go into the next riff. E-|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------0--------| B-|---------------|-------------2---|-3-------2-5-----|-5p3---3---2--3--------| G-|---------------|-------2-4-2---2-|-------2-----2-0-|-2-----2---2--2--------| D-|---------------|-----2-----------|-----2-------0-0-|-0---0---0----0--------| A-|-2-3-2-3-2-3/5-|-0-0-------------|---0-------------|-----------------------| D-|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| E-|-0--------------|| B-|-3------3-3-----|| G-|-2------2-2-----|| D-|-0------0-0-----|| A-|----------------|| D-|----5-5-----5-5-|| This next part is (in my opinion) the coolest riff in the song. This is just a fill-in between the pre-Chorus (above) and the Chorus (WAY above). Play this one time through then go to the Chorus riff (tabbed above). E-|----------------|------------------|------------|-----------------| B-|----------------|------------------|------------|-----------------| G-|----------------|------------------|------------|-----6---------7-| D-|-------2-5~~----|---5-4~~------7\6-|-----3-7----|---7-----5---7---| A-|-2-2-2----------|-5--------5-5-----|---3--------|-7-----3---5-----| D-|-2-2-2--------5-|------------------|-3--------7-|-----------------| E-|0~~~~---|--9--9--7--7--9--9--10--10\|| B-|--10~~--|-10-10--9--9-10-10--10--10\|| G-|-----11~|---------------------------|| D-|--------|---------------------------|| A-|--------|---------------------------|| D-|--------|---------------------------|| ********* You found it at E-Chords Submitted By: David Campbell Ontario Canada