Van Halen – Romeo Delight (Bass Tab)
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Van Halen - Romeo Delight (Bass Part)
tabbed by jjhand
Sounds like Michael plays with a pick, especially in the end
[Intro]
0:08 At end of first 8 bars of guitar intro F#|--10/12-----------------| C#|---------10/12----------| G#|----------------10/12---| D#|------------------------| F#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------|---------------7----6-0---------------| G#|---------------7----5-0-------0-0-0-|------------------------------5-5h7---| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| F#|------------------------------------|---------------------------------7----| C#|------------------------------------|---------------7----6-0---------------| G#|---------------7----5-0-------0-0---|------------------------------5-------| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
[Verse]
F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| play as 16ths throughout 0:18 - 0:35 G#|---------------------------------| back off volume - pick lighter, except on accents D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
on first accent, Michael plays a octave up like below, but then keeps picking the low Eb as mentioned above
F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| G#|-7-7-----------------------------| D#|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Prechorus]
F#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------|---------------7----6-0---------------| G#|---------------7----5-0-------0-0-0-|------------------------------5-5h7---| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| F#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G#|---------------7----5-0-------0-0---|--------------------------------------| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
[Chorus]
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------0-|-5---5-------------------------0--| G#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-2---|-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-2----| D#|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3--------| F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#|-------------------------9-----7p6----------------------------------| G#|-7-----5-----7-----5-------------|-------7-----7-----7b8r-----------| D#|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|---0-0---0-0---0-0----------0-0-0-| F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------0-|-5---5-------------------------0--| G#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-2---|-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-2----| D#|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3--------| F#|---------5-----5-------5-----5---|----------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G#|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2----------| D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| play as 16ths throughout 1:03 - 1:25 G#|---------------------------------| back off volume - pick lighter, except on accents D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Prechorus 2]
play initial slide on last beat before prechorus starts F#|-----|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| C#|-----|------------------------------------|---------------7----6-0---------------| G#|-----|---------------7----5-0-------0-0-0-|------------------------------5-5h7---| D#|-12\-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| F#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G#|---------------7----5-0-------0-0---|--------------------------------------| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------0-|-5---5-------------------------0--| G#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-2---|-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-2----| D#|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3--------| F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#|-------------------------9-----7p6----------------------------------| G#|-7-----5-----7-----5-------------|-------7-----7-----7b8r-----------| D#|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|---0-0---0-0---0-0----------0-0-0-| F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------0-|-5---5-----------------------0----| G#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-2---|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2------| D#|-------------------------3-------|----------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------|--------------------7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| C#|-------------------------------2--|--------------7h8h9-----------------| G#|-------------------------2h3h4----|--------7-7-7-----------------------| D#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
F#|-----------5-----5-----5-------|---------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|-----------7-----7----7p5--------| G#|-3-----3-----3-----3-------3/5-|--------------------------7--0h2-| D#|-------------------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------| F#|-----------5-----5-----5-------|---------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|-----------7-----7/9-----7/9-----| G#|-3-----3-----3-----3-------3/5-|-------------------------------2-| D#|-------------------------------|-5-----5-----5--------5----------| F#|-----------5-----5-----5-------|---------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|-----------7-----7----7p5--------| G#|-3-----3-----3-----3-------3/5-|--------------------------7--0h2-| D#|-------------------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------| F#|-----------5-----3-----5----------|------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------|------------------------------| G#|-3-----3-----3-----3----------5h7-|------------------------------| D#|--------------------------5h7-----|-0-----0-----0-----0----------|
[Last Verse]
F#|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------| play as 16ths throughout 2:11 - 3:14 G#|---------------------------------| back off volume - pick lighter D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| [Last Prechorus] F#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------|---------------7----6-0---------------| G#|---------------7----5-0-------0-0-0-|------------------------------5-5h7---| play 3x D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| F#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G#|---------------7----5-0-------0-0---|-----------------------7p5--------| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7p5p0--|
[Last Chorus]
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------0-|-5---5-------------------------0--|
G#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-2---|-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-2----|
D#|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3--------|
F#|-----------------------------9----|--------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------7h9---9-7p6-------------------------------|
G#|-7-----7-----7-----7--------------|-------7-----7-----7p5----------|
D#|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----------|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----7p5-3-0--|
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------0-|-5---5-------------------------0--|
G#|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-2---|-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-2----|
D#|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3--------|
F#|---------5-----5-------5-----5---|-------------------------4----4/7-|
C#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-|-2-----2-----2-----2--------------|
D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|-------5-----5---------5-----5---|----------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|-3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|----2------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------|----------5----\3----\2------|
[Ending]
play freely
F#|-----------------------------------------------7TP---8TP---9TP-------------------|
C#|-----------------------------7TP---9TP---10P-------------------------------------|
G#|-----------7TP---9TP---10P-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-0TP------------------------------------------------------------0TP--------------|************************************
KEY
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| TP tremelo picking
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