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D O A by Van Halen guitar tab (text):Doa Tab by Van Halen,
Artist: Van Halen
Title: Dead or Alive (D.O.A.)
Album: Van Halen II
Transcribed by: Eric Hutchison/ogrremon@yahoo.com
Standard Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Key of A Major
I love playing this song! ENJOY!
A5
bar -1.5 (slowly let bar up--------------------------------------------
eb:--0\--(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2\--(2)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:--2\--(2)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db:--2\--(2)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:--0\--(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------FEEDBACK------------------------------------)
w/bar
eb:--0-------------------------------\--/---\--/--\-/--\-/-\-/-\-----/-------|
Bb:--2-------------------------------\--/---\--/--\-/--\-/-\-/-\----//-------|
Gb:--2-------------------------------\--/---\--/--\-/--\-/-\-/-\---///-------|
Db:--2-------------------------------\--/---\--/--\-/--\-/-\-/-\--////-------|
Ab:--0-------------------------------\--/---\--/--\-/--\-/-\-/-\-/////-------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 count pick slide
eb:----------------------------------|
Bb:----------------------------------|
Gb:--(15)x\\\------------------------|
Db:--(15)x\\\\\----------------------|
Ab:--(15)x\\\\\\\--------------------|
Eb:---------(8)x\\\------------------|
A5 F#5
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2----//(17)x\\\---------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2----//(17)x\\\\\-------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2----//(17)x\\\\\\\-----|
Ab:--0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\----0------------------\----|
Eb:------2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2/--------------\---|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc w/pick/desc flick/pick slide
|P.M.---| |-------| |-------|
(3x/Fill 1, 1x/Fill 2)
A5 F#5
2) We - was
3)broke and hungry on a summer's day. They sent the
1a)sittin' ducks for the po-lice-m a n. They found a
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Gb:--2-4b(6)---------2-4b(6)---------2---------------2-----------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Ab:--0---444-4-4-----0---444-4-4-----0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\------------|
Eb:------222-2-2-2-0-----222-2-2-2-0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0---------|
w/pick w/pick
|P.M.|(3rd time only) |P.M.---| |-------|
(Fill 1)
A5 E5
sheriff down to try and drive us away. 1a)We - were
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Db:--2---2-----------2---2-----------2----------------------7--10V-----------|
Ab:--0---2-----------0---2-----------0/9*9*9*9*9*90\/9--10-------------------|
Eb:------0-0\0-0-2-0-----0-0\0-0-2-0-----------------------------------------|
w/pick w/pick sl. sl.
|PM| |PM|
(Fill 2)
A5 E5
1a)dirty-faced-kid-in-a gar-bage can-ha! ooooooohhhhhhh!
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2*4b6r5--2-4-2--------------------------|
Db:--2---2-----------2---2-----------2-----------5-4-5-4-2h4h5---------------|
Ab:--0---2-----------0---2-----------0------------------------2h4p2----------|
Eb:------0-0\0-0-2-0-----0-x00-0-2-0-------------------------------5b7T(12)/\|
w/pick w/pick (quick bend) ^ ^ ^ ^ sl.
|PM| |PM|
C#5 D5 C#5 D5
Im alone on the h i g h-w a y......whoa-yeah! Dead - or - A -
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:--6------V~~~~~~~-7--999-\7-\6-/7-6-------------7--/9(9)9-----------------|
Db:--6------V~~~~~~~-7---------------6-------------7--/9(9)9-----------------|
Ab:--4------V~~~~~~~-5--777-\5-\4-/5-4-------------5--/7(7)7-----------------|
Eb:----------------------------------4--------------------------------/x\----|
sl.sl.sl. sl. sl.
A5 F#5 A5 F#5
- l i - v e. Dead -or- A - l - i- v- e
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2------4b6r5-4-2------------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------4-3-2-4-3-2-------------|
Ab:--0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\----0--------------------------4--3--2--p0\-|
Eb:------2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0----------------------------------------\|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc ^ bar -2
|P.M.---| |-------|
(1x/Fill 3, 1x/Fill 2)
A5 F#5
Broken down-n-dirty, dressed in rags. Ah, from - the -
mayor down in his pick-up tru-ck! The ju - ry -
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Gb:--2-4b(6)---------2-4b(6)---------2---------------2-----------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Ab:--0---444-4-4-----0---444-4-4-----0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\------------|
Eb:------222-2-2-2-0-----222-2-2-2-0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0---------|
w/pick w/pick
|P.M.| |P.M.---| |-------|
(Fill 3)
A5 E5
day my momma told me boy you pack yo' bags. I seen - the -
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2-4b6r4b6-T(7)-4b6-T(9)-4b6-T(12)rT12~~~|
Db:--2---2-----------2---2-----------2---------------------------------------|
Ab:--0---2-----------0---2-----------0---------------------------------------|
Eb:------0-0\0-0-2-0-----0-0\0-0-2-0-----------------------------------------|
w/pick w/pick sl. sl.
|PM| |PM|
(Fill 2)
A5 E5
looked at me, s a i d, outta luck..ooooooohhhhhhh o o o o - y e a h !
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2*4b6r5--2-4-2--------------------------|
Db:--2---2-----------2---2-----------2-----------5-4-5-4-2h4h5---------------|
Ab:--0---2-----------0---2-----------0------------------------2h4p2----------|
Eb:------0-0\0-0-2-0-----0-x00-0-2-0-------------------------------5b7T(12)/\|
w/pick (quick bend) ^ ^ ^ ^ sl.
|PM| |PM|
C#5 D5 C#5 D5
Im alone on the h i g h-w a y......whoa-yeah! Dead - or - A -
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:--6---------------7--777-\9-\11---6-------------7---999-/11-11------------|
Db:--6---------------7---------------6-------------7-------------------------|
Ab:--4---------------5--555-\7-\9----4-------------5---777-/9--9-------------|
Eb:--4-------------------------------4--------------------------------/x\----|
sl.sl.sl. sl. sl.
A5 F#5 A5 F#5
- l i - v e. Dead -or- A - l - i- v- e . . . . . . W - O - W!!!
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Ab:--0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\4\--0-----------------------|
Eb:------2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----0\------------------|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc bar full
|P.M.---| |-------|
(Guitar Solo #1)
E A5 F#5
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17b19-----|
Bb:-------------------------------------14-17b19r-0h14h17-0h13h16-0h12h15-0h11h14-0h12h15p12-/17p14------------|
Gb:--4b6r5-2-4b2-4b2-4b6-2-4--4-2----16b----------------------------------------------------/------16----------|
Db:------------------------------4V----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:---------------------------------/--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sl. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ sl. ^
eb:--(0)4-5-7-5*4*5*7*5*4*5*7*5*4---------------------------------------------------14-1719b21r14h17p14(14)----|
Bb:------------------------------7*7*7*5*4-4------------------------1417b19-14-1417---------------------17b19V-|
Gb:---------------------------------------6-6-0-4-2b4r------------14---------16b-------------------------------|
Db:----------------------------------------------------------14-16---------------------------------------------|
Ab:----------------------------------------------------/14-16--------------------------------------------------|
Eb:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A.H.|sl. ^ ^
C#5 D5 C#5 D5
eb:-(10)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--13b15V--\/-\/-\/-\/-\/----/15-\14-\10-/12\/12\/12\--(4)--(4)-(4)-(4)--(5)--(5)--(7)--(8)------------------|
Gb:-------------------------------------------------------6b8--6b8-6b8-6b8--7b9--7b9--9b11-10b12-12p0\---------|
Db:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\--------|
Ab:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0\-------|
bar vibrato sl.AH sl. sl. bar whips ^
dive
A5 F#5
Al-right! OOHH! Now - we're
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2-----------------(R)T9//---------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2-----------------(L)7/-----------------|
Ab:--0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4-------(R)T5/------------------|
Eb:------2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2-----(L)2/---12\-------------|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc w/pick/desc overlap slides
|P.M.---| |-------| |-----| (R/L hands)
A5 F#5
Broken down-n-dirty, dressed in rags. Ah, from - the -
sittin' ducks for the po-lice-man They found a
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Gb:--2-4b(6)---------2-4b(6)---------2---------------2-----------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Ab:--0---4-4-4-4-----0---44------4---0--------44-4---0---4\4\4\4\------------|
Eb:------2-2-2-2-2-0-----22------2-2-----2/---22-2-0-----2\2\2\2\2\0---------|
sl. w/pick
|P.M.| (2nd time normal) |-------|
A5 E5
day my momma told me boy you pack yo' bags. And we were
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2*4b-2-4b6-4-2--------------------------|
Db:--2---2-----------2---2-----------2-------------4-3-2-0-------------------|
Ab:--0---2-----------0---2-----------0---------------------4-----------------|
Eb:------0-0\0-0-2-0-----0-0\0-0-2-0--------------------------/7-----5\------|
w/pick w/pick sl. AH sl. bar
|PM| |PM|
A5 E5
dirty-faced-kid-in-a gar-bage can-oooohhhooo - ye - heah!
eb:------------------------------------------------------------------------------17b19--|
Bb:--2---------------2-----------------17b19r14-17-17b19r14--14h17--14h17b19r14---------|
Gb:--2---------------2-------------------------------------16-----16-----------16-------|
Db:--2---2-----------2---2--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:--0---2-----------0---2--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:------0-0\0-0-2-0-----0-x00-0---/----------------------------------------------------|
w/pick sl. ^ ^ ^
|PM| |PM|
C#5 D5 C#5 D5
Im alone on the h i g h-w a y......whoa-yeah! Dead - or - A -
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:--6---------------7--777-\9-\11---6-------------7---999-/11-11------------|
Db:--6---------------7---------------6-------------7-------------------------|
Ab:--4---------------5--555-\7-\9----4-------------5---777-/9--9-------------|
Eb:--4-------------------------------4--------------------------------/x\----|
sl.sl.sl. sl. sl.
A5 F#5 A5 F#5
- l i - v e. Dead -or- A - l - i- v- e . . . . . . W - O - W!!!
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Ab:--0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\----0---------------0-----------------------|
Eb:------2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2/-0--0-2\0-----0\------------------|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc bar full
|P.M.---| |-------|
(Guitar Solo #2)
C#5 D5 C#5 D5
I m -
eb:-(10)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--13b15V--\/-\/-\/-\/-\/----/15-\14-\10--/12\---/12\--(4)--(4)-(4)-(4)--(5)--(5)--(7)---------------|
Gb:-------------------------------------------------------6b8--6b8-6b8-6b8--7b9--7b9--9b11----4b6r-p2--|
Db:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bar vibrato sl. sl. sl. sl. bar whips
^
A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5
g o n e . o-hoooo-ye-ah! OH!
eb:-----------------------------------------12*---17b19p14-17--------14h17p14--------------------|
Bb:----------------------------------12--------14*-----------17b19r14-----------------------0h14h|
Gb:--4**6**9**6**9**11*9*11*14*11*14----14-----------------------------------16b18r14h16V--------|
Db:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5
al-right!
eb:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1417b19--------------------------------------|
Bb:--17-0h13h16-0h14h17-0h13h16-0h14h17b19r14-17V--0h13h16-0h12h15-0h11--/14h17p14h17b--------/17\/\/\/\/--------------------------|
Gb:------------------------------------------------0h13h16-0h12h15-0h11----------------------------------16b18r16-14/16b-14/16V----|
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ sl.^ ^ ^ sl.bar whips
^ ^ bar bar
(2x normal tempo, 2x building faster gallops on F#5)
A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5
been down that road.....oh - yeah!
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Gb:--2-4b(6)---------2-4b(6)---------2---------------2-----------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Ab:--0---4-4-4-4-----0---4-4-4-4-----0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\------------|
Eb:------2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-2-0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0---------|
A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5
I'm - a - spark on the ho-rizon! wow!
eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Gb:--2-4b(6)---------2-4b(6)---------2---------------2-----------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----------------------|
Ab:--0---4-4-4-4-----0---4-4-4-4-----0---4\4\4\4\----0---4\4\4\4\------------|
Eb:------2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-2-0-----2\2\2\2\2\0-----2\2\2\2\2\0---------|
(Played 2x)
A5
la-la-la-la-lao
eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x----|
Gb:--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x----|
Db:--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-x-x-x----|
Ab:--0--0--x-x-x-x--0--0--x-x-x-x--0--0--x-x-x-x--0--0--x-x-x-x----|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
|PM---| |PM---| |PM---| |PM--------|
A5 B5 A5 A5 B5 A5
eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2--2--x-4---x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-4---x--2--2--x-x-x-x----|
Gb:--2--2--x-4---x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-4---x--2--2--x-x-x-x----|
Db:--2--2--x-4---x--2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2--x-4---x--2--2--x-x-x-x----|
Ab:--0--0--x-2---x--0--0--x-x-x-x--0--0--x-2---x--0--0--x-x-x-x----|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
|PM---| |-----| |-----| |----------|
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| Song name | D O A » |
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