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
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-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
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-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--4\2--2-2------------|-
|-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2------------|-
|-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--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--4\2--2-2---------------4-----4-----4----4-----4---|
-6----6------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4-------4-----4-----4----4-----4-|
-6-----------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4--------------------------------|
-4-----------------------------------O-O-O-2--------------------------------|
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[---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--------------3/5\3~~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|
(Uh!) (Hey yeah!....) (Uh Huh!)
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--------3-X---3----------|
-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|
-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|
-2---O----X-O---O--------|
-O-O--------------3/5\3~~|
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
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---------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)
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-------------------------------|
-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
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---------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)
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-------------------------------|
-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' :)
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|---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 trem\down 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
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|--5-5-5-------------------4--5--4-----4\2--2--2--------------4--------4--5--4--5--4-----|
|--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----4\2--2--2---------6-------6-----------4--4--4-----|
|--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----4\2--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--------|
|--4\2--2--2-----------------------4--------4--------4--------5--5--5--5--------|
|--4\2--2--2-----------------4--------4--------4--------4-----------------------|
|--4\2--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-----5/7\5--| |--0--2--------------------------------|
|--2-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----5/7\5--| |--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|)
Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/van_halen/1984/panama.txt