##Dance the Night Away# Van Halen, from _Van_Halen_II_##transcribed by pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)## As with just about all VH songs, tune down 1/2 step to play the#song in the original key. The underscore '_' means "slide".#here's the signature riff for the song----------------------------------------------------------- ----9-----9-10--9--7-7__5-5----9-----9-10--5---5_7--------- ----9-----9--9--9--8-8__6-6----9-----9--9--6-6--_8--------- ----9--9--9--9--9--9-9__7-7----9--9--9--9--7----_9--------- -7--------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------this riff is ad-libbed through most of the song.Have you seen her?So fine and pretty. Fooled me with her style and ease.And I feel her from across the room.Yes, it's love in the third degree.Ooh, baby, baby.C#m C#m E A--4---4------------------------ --5---5---9-----5-------------- --6---6---9-----6-------------- --6---6---9-----7-------------- --4---4---7-----7-------------- ----------------5--------------Won'tcha turn your head my way?F#--------------------------------0------- ---------2------------------------4----- ---------3--------------------------4--- ---------4----------------------------2- ---------4------------------------------ ---------2------------------------------Ooh, baby, baby.Come on, take a chance.You're old enough to dance the night away.Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away.A live wire.Barely a beginner, but just watch that lady go.She's on fire, 'cause dancing gets her higher thananything else she knows.Ooh, baby, baby.Won'tcha turn your head my way?Ooh, baby, baby.Well, don't skip romance, 'cause you're old enough to dancethe night away.Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away.soloDance the night away.Dance, dance, dance the night away.(repeat and fade)-----Dance the Night Away(Van Halen - Van Halen II)by Andr Luis Viegas - Viegas@asinfo.com.brCaxias do Sul - RS - BRAZILAugust 24 - 6:38pm"X"EXPLANATIONS : - Indicates the Guitar Riffs( "Y" ) - Indicates Back Vocal" 4__5 " - Indicates a slide" H12 " - Indicates a natural harmonic" T12 " (above tab) - Indicates fret to tap (with right index finger)" * " - Indicates the LyricsINTRO AND MAIN RIFF||-------4---4__5-------4-----------------------|----4--4__5---------------------| ||-------5---5----------5--------------------5--|----5--5----------7--------5----| ||-------------------4-----4--4--7__5--5-----4--|------------------8--------6----| ||-------------------------------8__6--6--------|---------------9-----7--7-------| ||-------------------------------9__7-----7-----|--------------------------------| ||-0--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|* Have you seen herSo fine and prettyFooled me with her style and easeAnd I feel herfrom across the roomYes it's love in the third degreeRIFF 2* Ooh baby baby won'tcha turn your head my way|-------------------------------------------------------------------2--0--------x| |-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----4--0--x| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9--x--------6----------------------4---4--4---------------| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9--x--------6----------------------4---4--4---------------| |--2--4----7-----7-----7--x--------4----------------4--4--2----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|* Ooh baby baby come on take a chance you're old enough to|---------------------------------------------------2----------------------------| |-----------------------------------5---------4-----4-----------4--5--4--5-------| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9----x-------6------------4--------------4--4--4--4-------| |--4--6----9--9--9--9--9----x-------6---------------------------4--4--4--4-------| |--2--4----7-----7-----7----x-------4--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|CHANGE TO MAIN RIFF* Dance the night away WOWDADADADADADA the night away(Daaaaaaaance the night away)* A live wireBarely a beginnerBut just watch that lady goShe's on firecause dancing gets her higher thananything else she knowsCHANGE TO RIFF 2* Ooh baby babyWon'tcha turn your head my wayOoh baby babyWell don't skip romance 'cause you're old enough toCHANGE TO MAIN RIFF* Dance the night away WOWDADADADADADA the night away(Daaaaaaaance the night away)RIFF 3 (note: "D" and "U" means DOWN and UP,and it's the direction you must hit the strings with the pickD D U D D D U D D D D D D D D D* OOH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|--0------0-----------------0--0--0------0-----------------|--0--0--0-----0-------------------0--------0-------0------------------------| |--0------0-----------------0--0--0------0-----------------|--0--0--0-----0-------------------0--------0-------0--------4--5--4--5------| |--4------4-----------------2--2--2------2-----------------|--4--4--4-----4-------------------2--------2-------2--------4--4--4--4------| |--4------4-----------------2-----2------2-----------------|--4-----4-----4-------------------2--------2-------2--------4--4--4--4------| |--2---------2--2--2--2--2--0---------------0--0--0--0--0--|--2--------------2--2--2--2--2__0----0--0-------------0--2------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|SOLOThe entire solo (or almost) is played in artificial harmonics, so, if are not gettinga good sound from your guittar, you can try my second version of this solo, that soundalmost like the original, but without artificial harmonics.(These Harmonics are notexactly on the 19th fret. ___________________________________Tap diagonally with the |right index finger between |the 19th and the 20th.Same |thing to the other harmonics |indicated with "X/Y" ) || |__|__ |___T12____ | | _____T14______ ____T21___ _T14_ | T19 T20 T21| | | | | | | | | | | ||---0--0--0--0---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |---0--0--0--0------7---7------2---------2-----|----9--9--9--9----2--2----------7-------------| |-------------------8---8------2------------2--|----9--9--9--9----2--2-----8---------8--------| |------------------------------7------7--------|----9--9--9--9----7--7-----9--------------9---| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-0--------------------------------------------|T19/20 T18/17T12 ____T21___ _|__ ____T14_____ T12 ___T14____ __|__ T19/20| | | | | | | | | | | | ||------------------------------------------|----------------------------7----------|| |------9--9--9--9----7--7----2-------2-----|-----9--9--9--9----5---5----7----------|| |------9--9--9--9----8--8----2----------2--|-----9--9--9--9----6---6----8----------|| |------9--9--9--9------------7----7--------|-----9--9--9--9------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |--0---------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------||(SOLO - no artificial harmonics)|--H12--H12--H12--H12----14--14---12----H12----------|------16--16--16--16----12--12---14----14-----------| |--H12--H12--H12--H12----16--16---14---------14------|------17--17--17--17----14--14---16--------16-------| |------------------------16--16---14-------------14--|------16--16--16--16----14--14---16------------16---| |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|-H12------------------------------------------------| |-------16--16--16--16----14--14----H12----------|-------16--16--16--16----17--17---19----------| |-------17--17--17--17----16--14---------14------|-------17--17--17--17----14--14---16----------| |-------16--16--16--16----16--16-------------14--|-------16--16--16--16----14--14---16----------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |--H12-------------------------------------------|--H12-----------------------------------------|CHANGE TO MAIN RIFFDance the night away(Dance the night away)(Dance, dance, dance the night away)Oh come on(Dance the night away)Hey yeah yeah(Dance, dance, dance the night away)Oh come on Baby , babyDance the night awayREPEAT AND FADE
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