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POUNDCAKE (Solo and fills) - Van Halen
As heard on the 1991 album 'FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE'.
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Okay, this is a crazy solo. You've got harmonic tapping. Pinch harmonics.
Huge bends. Vibratos. If you ask me, this is probably one of Van Halen's
hardest solos. The other guy (Paul D. is his name I think) got the rhythm down really
go check out that tab. The only thing his tab was missing was the solo, so here it is,
the outro licks included. Once you get it down though, it's awesome to play. So get
to roll, and let's go. For the solo, you're going to want to get some new strings, because
are some REALLY huge bends that are most likely going to snap old strings. Also, turn
mids about halfway up and put some reverb on. And as always, turn that volume knob up to 10.
Tuning: Standard
Key of E (not too sure, but whatever)
Main solo (2:48 - 3:36)
2:48 2:51 2:52 2:53 2:54e|---------------------2----------------------------------------------------|B|--------5b--5b----------5b---5b-5--------1--t7p2h5t7p5b---7p2h5t7p5b------|G|-4b------------4b---------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------5p2---------------------------|B|-h2h5p2\1/2--5p2--t7p5p2\1---5p2t7-----2\1--5p2h7p2-------5---------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------4b-----4b---4p0--4b--|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------13---------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------14---17b--14---------------|G|-4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4p0h4-4b-----------------15-----------------16b14h16b----|D|---------------------------------2h4-4------------------------------------|A|------------------------------4-------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------14--17b----17b---14---------------------|B|------------------------------------14----------------14------------------|G|-21b-21p16b--21bp16b--14-----5/15-----------------------16b---14b--4\3/6--|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----17---19b-19b---19b--h17----19-19bp17---------------------------------|B|-------17----------------------------------h19-19b19b-19p0-------17b------|G|--18---------------------------------------------------------6/15---------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17---14-----------------------------------------14---17b-14-17-----------|B|---17---14-17---14---------------------------------14-----------17b-------|G|-------------16------14-16---14---------------15--------------------------|D|---------------------------16---14--14b-7\3-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:25e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-20b17b20b17b--10---12------------h5------------------------------10------|G|----------------12b--14b--11\4p2-----4-4-4b-4b-4-4bp2-------------12b-----|D|-------------------------------------------------------4~~\11p0-----------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------t19p14h17---------t19p14h17---------------------------------|B|-14---t19p14h17---------t19p14h17---------t19p14h17------------------------|G|-16b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-t19p14h17t19p17t19p14t19p17t19p17h17h19t21p19t21p19b----------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro fills:
4:37 4:39e|-----15-------------------------------|B|--------15b-15p12--15b-12---15b-15----|G|-15b-------------14------14-----------|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
4:40 4:44 4:47e|--14b-14b--14b-------22b----22b-22b-22b-----------------|B|------------------h19-----------------------------------|G|---------------2/20-------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------12p0h12/14----|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
4:49 4:53e|---------------------------------------------------15b--|B|--------------h12h15b--15/21\6/21----------------12-----|G|---------12bh4-----------------------4/21\7/21----------|D|--12b-h14--------------------------------------12-------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
4:56e|-15-15bh15p14-13-12-------------------------------------|B|-------------------15-14-13p12--------------------------|G|------------------------------h14p13-12b--12-12b12b12b--|D|----------------------------------------14--------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
4:59 5:02e|----------------------------------------15b-------------|B|--------------------------------------12----------------|G|-12\4---21------21--2/7----21\4/21--12------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------19p17----------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
5:04 5:05e|-15b15p14p13p12-----------------------------------------|B|---------------h15p14p13p12-----------------------------|G|---------------------------15p14p13p12--4\3/9p0h7-------|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
5:06 5:07 5:11e|----------------/19~/19~/19~/19~------h15---------------|B|--------------------------------------------14----------|G|----------------------------------9/12---p0-------------|D|-9-8-7-5bp0---------------------------------------------|A|-----------2--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|-t20p17t19p15t19p15p12~~--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
And so on. It's a crazy tapping lick, and it's hard to hear because the song's fading
but you get how to do it. Just do something like a descending tapping run on the B string,
you've got it.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
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