Van Halen – Mean Street (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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MEAN STREET (Bassline)
As recorded by Van Halen
(From the 1981 Album FAIR WARNING)
Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Michael Anthony - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=132
4/4 3/4 4/4 5/4
Gtr I (1/2 step down - Eb Ab Db Gb)
Wx5 W Wx5 W
Gb|------------|--------|------------|------|
Db|------------|--------|------------|------|
Ab|------------|--------|------------|------|
Eb|------------|--------|------------|------|
Slower Q=100
4/4 7/4 4/4
Wx2 W Wx4
Gb|------------|----------------||--------|
Db|------------|----------------||--------|
Ab|------------|----------------||--------|
Eb|------------|----------------||--------|
S S S S S S S S S E S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|-5---------5--------------|-5-----------5-------------------|
Db|---7---7-5---7---7-----5--|---7---7---5---7-7-5-5-5-5-------|
Ab|---------------------7----|---------------------------7-7-7-|
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S
Gb|-5-----------5------------------|
Db|---7---7---5---7---7-----5s12---|
Ab|-----------------------7--------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
S S E E. S +H S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
Gb|-14p12---------------||-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------||o----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------||o-------------3--------------|
Eb|------------8-(8)----||--5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Db|-3-----------3-------------------|
Eb|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
Eb|-5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
Eb|-5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3--------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
Eb|-5-5---5---3---5---5---0-3--|---5---5---3---5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--|
[Chorus]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S S E S +S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----------7-7-(7)-------------|-------------------5h7-5----------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------7-6-5-3--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
1.
To Coda
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E S S a S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S q Q
Gb|-------------------7---7---5s4-|-----------------------||
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------o||
Ab|-----------7-9-7-5---5---5-----|-7-7-7-5--------------o||
Eb|-5-5-5-7s9---------------------|---------7-4-3-0-------||
[Bridge]
2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S a S S S S Q. E W
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------||------|
Db|---------------------------------|------------------------||------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------7-9-7-5------||------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-7s9--------------||------|
S E S Q E Q. S E S Q H
Gb|------------------|---------------|
Db|------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------|---------------|
Eb|-5-5--------10\---|-5-5-----------|
S E S Q E Q. S E S Q H
Gb|------------------|---------------|
Db|------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------|---------------|
Eb|-5-5--------10\---|-5-5-----------|
S E S Q E Q. S E S Q H
Gb|------------------|---------------|
Db|------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------|---------------|
Eb|-5-5--------10\---|-5-5-----------|
[Guitar Solo]
S E S Q S E S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S E
Gb|----------------------||---------------------------|
Db|----------------------||-----------------------7---|
Ab|----------------------||-------------------------3-|
Eb|-5-5--------2-2-3-3-4-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-(3)-----------------------------|-----------------------------3-|
Eb|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
+E S S S S S S S E S +S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------7-(7)-5---|-------------------------------|
Ab|-(3)---------------3---------7-|-(7)-------------------------3-|
Eb|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S. T
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-(3)---------------------------|-----------------------------7s12-|
Eb|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
Gb|--------------------------------------||------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------||------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-9-10-11-12-9-10-11-12-10-11-12----||------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------8--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q Q
Gb|-----------------7---7---5-4-|-----------------------||
Db|-----------7-----------------|-----------------------||
Ab|-------5h7---7-5---5---5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-----------------------|-----------7-5-3-0-----||
[Interlude]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----------3-------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5---|
Ab|-3---------3-----------------0-|
Eb|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|---------------------------5-5-|
Ab|-3-----------------------------|-3-----------3-----------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
Ab|-3-----------------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3---3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------5-|
Ab|-3-----------3-----------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3-3---|
[Outro]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
Gb|-------------------------------||------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------||-------------------------5----|
Ab|-3-----------------------------||-3---------3------------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-||---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
Gb|-------------------------------||------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------||o-------------------------5---|
Ab|-3-----------------------------||o-3---------3-----------------|
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5-||----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-0-3---3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 12x
Gb|---------------------------------||
Db|--------------------------------o||
Ab|-3------------------------------o||
Eb|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-5---||************************************
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| \ - slide out of (to "nowhere")
| h - hammer-on
| p - pull-off
| s - legato slide
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