Van Halen – Poundcake (Guitar Intro Tab)

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Van Halen - Poundcake (intro) tab by InHiding Riff1 part A (easy mode: omit the second slide)

e|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0----0-0---|
B|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0----5-5---|
G|---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9\7-7-7----7-7-7\6--6-6---|
D|---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9\7-7-7----7-7-7\---7-7---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7\5-5-5----5-5-5\4--------|
E|-----------0---------------------------------|

Riff1 part B (everything alt picked except the 2nd and 3rd note are both upstrokes, emphasized in tab)

          u   u                          
e|---[5]-[5]-----------------------------[5]-----------|
B|---[5]-----[5]-[5]-[5]-[7]-[7]-[5]-[5]-----[7]-[5]---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff1 part A Riff1 part C

    *--light P.M.---*
e|----------------------------------[5]-[5]-[5]----------|
B|---------------------[5]-[5]-[5]-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------x-x---|
D|---------[5]-------------------------------------x-x---|
A|---[4]-------[3.2]-------------------------------x-x---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Riff1 part D

e|---0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0----- 0--0--0--0-0------|----------------------|
B|---0-0-0-0-0---10-10-10-8--8------8--8--8--5-5------|----------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-9--9------9--9--9--6-6------|----------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9---12-12-12-10-10-----10-10-10-7-7------|---2-----2----2-------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|---0-----0----0-------|
E|-----------0----------------------------------------|-----3------3----3~---|

[] natural harmonic x percussive mute u upstroke P.M. palm mute