Beats Workin

Van Halen

Van Halen - Beats Workin' From 'A Different Kind of Truth' Tuning: Tabbed by jjhand I heard this online and it had some great tone so hope you like it. Please rate or comment. Thanks. Intro (slow) eb|-------------|-----------|-----0--------| Bb|-------------|-----------|-----0--------| Gb|-------------|-7---------|-0------------| Db|-2-----------|-7---------|-7------------| Ab|-2-----------|-5---------|-4------------| Eb|-0-----------|-----------|--------------| |-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------| |-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------| |-------------|-7---------|-0------------|--ps\\\\\\\\\-| |-2-----------|-7---------|-7------------|--------------| |-2-----------|-5---------|-4------------|--------------| |-0-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------| |-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|-7---------|-0------------|--------------|-------------| |-2-----------|-7---------|-7------------|--------------|-2-----------| |-2-----------|-5---------|-4------------|--------------|-2-----------| |-0-----------|-----------|--------------|-0\_(-6)/-----|-0-----------| random picking/sliding at end of intro Pre-Verse/Chorus Riff - played 2x |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-9---------7-------|----9--------------|-9---------7------|-7tr9----0\_(-5)/-| |-9----9----7-------|----9--------7-----|-9----9----7------|------------------| |-7----9----5-----10|h11------------7-9-|-7----9----5------|------------------| |------7------------|---------8h9-------|------7-----------|------------------| Verse Riff - * is pinch harmonic |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------*-*-------| |-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-4b6r4-2-4-4-0tr2--| |-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-------------------| |-0---------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------0-|-------------------| |------2------0-2---|----3-2-0----2-0-|------2------0-2---|-------------------| PM_ PM_ PM_ |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----5-------------| |-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-4b6---6r4-2tr4----| |-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-------------------| |-0---------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------0-|-------------------| |------2------0-2---|----3-2-0----2-0-|------2------0-2---|-------------------| PM_ PM_ PM_ Verse, Pt 2 |-----------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------------|-8-----7------ps\\-|----------ps\\-|----------------| |-7--------7--7--7------|-------------------|-7-------------|----------------| |-7--------7--7--7--8/9-|---9-9---9-9-------|-7-------------|----------------| |-5--------5--5--5------|-------------------|-5-------------|-5--4-2---------| |-----------------------|-------------------|---------------|--------3-1b2---| "Beats workin' |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----5------------| |-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-4b6---6r4-2h4p2--| |-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|------------------| |-0---------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------0-|------------------| |------2------0-2---|----3-2-0----2-0-|------2------0-2---|------------------| PM_ PM_ PM_ PreChorus- |----------------------| |----------------------| |---4-----4-4---4------| |----------------------| |-2-----0--------------| |-------------3-----2/-| Chorus - just like before, but end is different |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-9---------7-------|----9--------------|-9---------7------|-7tr9----0\_(-5)/-| |-9----9----7-------|----9--------7-----|-9----9----7------|------------------| |-7----9----5-----10|h11------------7-9-|-7----9----5------|------------------| |------7------------|---------8h9-------|------7-----------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-9---------7-------|----9--------------|-9---------7------|----9--7--7~------| |-9----9----7-------|----9--------7-----|-9----9----7------|----9--7--7~------| |-7----9----5-----10|h11------------7-9-|-7----9----5----10|h11---------------| |------7------------|---------8h9-------|------7-----------|------------------| Verse 2 - Similar to Verse 1 PreChorus/Chorus - Same thing as before Solo |-----------------|------------------------|---------------|------------10~~~-| |-----------------|----------------------8-|-8TP-----8-5---|-8-7h8p7----------| |-7~~~----7\6-0h6-|-7-6h7p6----------------|-------------7-|---------7--------| |-----------------|---------7---5h7p5-0----|---------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------------|---------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------------|---------------|------------------| |------------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |------------------------|-----------------|-13-13~~-------|------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-8-7-/10-|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |------------------------|-10-10~~---------|-----------11--|-12PH~~~~~~\___---| |------------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |------------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| slowly dive and vibrato the last note After short Fuzz Bass Solo (3:16) - |-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|---------| |-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|-10--9-10| |-----|-9-------|-----11--9h11p|9~--------|---------------|-9-------|---------| |-7/9-|---------|--------------|----------|-7--6-7-/9--7/9|---------|---------| |-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|---------| |-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|---------| |-12------------------|---------------|-----------------------|play 5x w/ wah-| |-12------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------| |-----999-7h9p7-6h7p6-|---------------|-0h9-0h7h9-0h7h9p7p0h9-|--0h7h9p7p0----| |---------------------|-7--6-7-9PH~---|-----------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |------------|---------------|------7TP-9TP--|-10TP-12TP---| |------------|---------------|-9TP-----------|-------------| |-9TP\_--9---|-7p5h7-5\/\/-0-|---------------|-------------| |------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-10TP-12TP-10-12TP-10-12-|-15-14-12-12~~--x\-| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| Last Chorus - play 3x |-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |-9---------7-------|--------------------|-9------------9-9-|-11-11-12-12-11-9h11p9-| |-9----9----7-----6-|-7-6-7-9--7h9p7-6---|-9----9----7------|-----------------------| |-7----9----5-------|------------------7-|-7----9----5------|-----------------------| |------7------------|--------------------|------7-----------|-----------------------| Outro (play 2x) |------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------15TP-| |------------|-----------------|---------------|-12TP-15TP-17TP------| |----9--7--9-|-11---9--11-14\12|-(12)-11-12-14-|----------------12TP-| |------------|-----------------|---------------|-9TP--12TP-14TP------| |----7--5--7-|-9----7--9--12\10|-(10)--9-10-12-|---------------------| |-0----------|-----------------|---------------|---------------------| Ending - Play Intro Chords with feedback at end KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | x Mute note | PM Palm Mute | b Bend | r Bend release | tr trill (hammer-on, pull-off repeated) | TP Tremelo Picking | \_ whammy bar dive to lower note, pitch drop shown in () | ps\\ pick scrape ************************************

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