Learn Music: Panama guitar tab - Van_halen tabs

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 Here's Panama by Van Halen... THE WHOLE THING (Well most of it anyway)
 
 Transcribed by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)
 
 I figured this out with my own two ears, so I'm sure it's not perfect, but
 I tried to come as close as I could.
 
 
 Intro:
 
  E    Esu4   B      E      E  B   D     Dsu4  A
 --------------------------------|-------------------------|-
 -9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|-
 -9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|-
 -9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----7--|-
 -7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------O--|-
 ---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|-
    PM (all open E's)                                DB       (Dive Bomb -
                                                          Hit the Twang Stick)
  E    Esu4   B      E      E  B   D     Dsus4 A
 --------------------------------|-------------------------|
 -9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|
 -9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|
 -9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----####--|
 -7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------####--|
 ---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|
                                                     PS       (Pick-Slide)
 Pre-Verse:
   C#min              B/Bsu4   A
 |-0---------------------------------------------|-
 |-5------------------4-5-4--42--2-2------------|-
 |-6------------------4-4-4--42--2-2------------|-
 |-6------------------4-4-4--42--2-2--4^h^4~~~~-|-
 |-4------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|-
 |-----------------------------------------------|-
   $                                   AH            ($ = strum & let ring)
  
  C#min             B/Bsu4   A       B   [---------Riff #1------------]
 -4---------------------------------------------O-----O-----5----5-----5-----|
 -5--4---4-5--------4-5-4--42--2-2---------------4-----4-----4----4-----4---|
 -6----6------------4-4-4--42--2-2---------4-------4-----4-----4----4-----4-|
 -6-----------------4-4-4--42--2-2---------4--------------------------------|
 -4-----------------------------------O-O-O-2--------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                            [---Harmonics----]
 
 Chorus:
   E   A  D  A  D A G        E   A  D  A  D A G        E   A  D  A  D A G
 |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 |--------3-X---3----------|--------3-X---3---------|--------3-X---3---------|
 |-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|
 |-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|
 |-2---O----X-O---O--------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|
 |-O-O--------------3/53~~|-O-O--------------3/53~|-O-O--------------3/53~|
  (Uh!)             (Hey yeah!....)                 (Uh Huh!)
 
 
 -------------------------|
 --------3-X---3----------|
 -----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|
 -2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|
 -2---O----X-O---O--------|
 -O-O--------------3/53~~|
 
 
 
 Verse1:
   D  E                          E A D                   D   E              Asu2
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------O---|
 |-3-------------------------------5---------------------------------------O---|
 |-2-----------------------------9-6-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-/|
 |-O---2-------------------------9-7-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-/|
 |-----2-------------------------7---5------------------5-5-7--------------O---|
 |-----O------O-O-O-O-O--------------------(O)-(O)-(O)--------(O)-(O)----------|
  Jump Back    What's that sound       Here she comes.....      Hot shoe..   $ PS
 
 
 Bridge:
   F#                       C#min (arpegiate chord)
 |-O----------------------|-O---------------|---------------------------|------|
 |-O----O-----O-----O-----|-5---------------|---------------------------|------|
 |-3------3-----3-----3---|-6---------------|--------------------------|-riff-|
 |-4--------4-----4-----4-|-6---------------|--------------------------|--#1--|
 |-4----------------------|-4---------------|----5-------3------------2-|------|
 |-2----------------------|-----------------|------6-5~----4-5~--2~-O---|------|
   $(Dont you know she...)  $(You lose a....)
 
 
 Chorus
 
 Verse 2 (basically the same as the first)
 By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)
 
 Solo for "Panama":
 This is really how it goes...
                                                      [-%4x-]       
 ---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------|
 ---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------|
 ---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~|
 ---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
 -3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ..ah oh)                                WB = Whammey Bar     % = repeat
                                         ^B = Bend Full Step  H = Hamer-On
                                         T = Tap              P = Pull-Off
 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------|
 -(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 (release 9th bend here) ^  (bend up ^
                                                             with whammey bar)
 
 -------------------------------|
 -------------------------------|
 -7^B-7-----7^B~----------------|
 -------9-7------9-8-7----------|
 ----------------------9-8-7----|
 ----------------------------10-|
 
 Break? (I dunno what ya' call this part!) 'The Reach down 
                                           between my legs part' :)
 
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|--
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|--
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|--
 |---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|--
 |-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|--
 |---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|--
 
 
 -------------------O--|
 ------------------O---|
 -----------------2----|         
 ---H--P---------3-----|         
 -/9-10-9-------3------|         
 ---------10---1-------|
               $ (Arpegiate Chord)
 
 Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
 --
 
 
 -----
 
 
 By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)
 
 Solo for "Panama":
 This is really how it goes...
                                                      [-%4x-]       
 ---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------|
 ---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------|
 ---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~|
 ---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
 -3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ..ah oh)                                WB = Whammey Bar     % = repeat
                                         ^B = Bend Full Step  H = Hamer-On
                                         T = Tap              P = Pull-Off
 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------|
 -(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 (release 9th bend here) ^  (bend up ^
                                                             with whammey bar)
 
 -------------------------------|
 -------------------------------|
 -7^B-7-----7^B~----------------|
 -------9-7------9-8-7----------|
 ----------------------9-8-7----|
 ----------------------------10-|
 
 Break? (I dunno what ya' call this part!) 'The Reach down 
                                           between my legs part' :)
 
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|--
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|--
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|--
 |---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|--
 |-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|--
 |---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|--
 
 
 -------------------O--|
 ------------------O---|
 -----------------2----|         
 ---H--P---------3-----|         
 -/9-10-9-------3------|         
 ---------10---1-------|
               $ (Arpegiate Chord)
 
 Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
 --
 
 
 -----
 
 
 Panama
 6=D#
 
 Intro
       PM       PM        PM       PM     PM         PM      PM    tremdown PM
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--9-------10--------7--------9-------10-----7--7--------8--------5----0-------|again exc.
 |--9--------9--------8--------9--------9-----8--7--------7--------6------------| last two, 
 |-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--------5--5-----5--5---------------| replace
 |--9--------9--------9--------9--------9-----9--7--------7--------7------------| w/pick 
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|  slide
 
             PM-----------|         PM            AH~~~~~                H            PM
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--5-5-5-------------------4--5--4-----42--2--2--------------4--------4--5--4--5--4-----|
 |--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----42--2--2---------6-------6-----------4--4--4-----|
 |--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----42--2--2---------6----------6--------4--4--4-----|
 |--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--4-----------0-------------2------4----------------------------0--|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
              PM------------|                    harm---------------------|
 |-------------------------------0--------0--------5--------5--5--5--5--5--------|
 |--42--2--2-----------------------4--------4--------4--------5--5--5--5--------|
 |--42--2--2-----------------4--------4--------4--------4-----------------------|
 |--42--2--2-----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------0--0--0--0--0--2--------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Chorus
 
    PM--|       PM---|         PM  
 |---------------------------------------|  |--------------------0-----------------|
 |-----------3-----------3---------------|  |--------------------0--2--3-----------|
 |--------2--2--------2--2--2------------|  |-----------------------2--2-----------|
 |--2-----2--0--------2--0--2-----5/75--|  |--0--2--------------------------------|
 |--2-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----5/75--|  |--0--2--------------------------------|
 |--0--0-----------------------0---------|  |-----0--0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--|
 
   pickslide                                                          ~~~~       ~~~~
 |------------------0--------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------|
 |---------------------0--0--------0--------------0--------0-------------------------------|
 |------------4--4-----------3--------3-----6--------6-----6------------------------------4|
 |------------4-----------------4--------4--6-----------6--6------------------------------4|
 |------------2-----------------------------4--------------4----5----------3--------------2|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------6--5-------4--3----2-0--|
   harmonics are the same as the intro
 
 I'll do the rest later
 
 Tab by: Mike V. (|5150|)
 

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