WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Van Halen - Dance The Night Away Bass | Ver. 1
amazing song.
flat tuning, but it's van halen, so you knew that
e-eighth note
q-quarter note
h-half note
T-dotted half note (Three beats)
w-whole note
r-eighth rest
R-quarter rest
come in during that drum roll thing on the last eighth beat of the measure,
tying it over to the first eighth beat of the next meausure. in fact if the measure
with an Eb, always tie it over to the next measure (ex: last note in 2nd measure of the
part of this tab, the 5-4-2-0
intro
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
Ab|-----------------2-2-2-2-----------7-7-------------------/11---11\---|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-7-----------0-|
1st verse
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7-7-----------2-2-2-2-------------------------------2-4-2------|
Eb|-0-----0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-------4-0--|
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e q|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7\--|
1st pre-chorus (come in on beat 2 of measure)
R q h |q e e e e q |e e q R r e|q e e e e q|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-R---2--4----2--------------4-4-4--R--r-2-2--4-3-3-2-0--|
Eb|----------------4-3-3-2-0-------------------------------|
tie over the two at the end of the 3rd
meausure on this part to the 4th measure
R T |e e r e r e r e|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-R--4-------4-2-r-2-r-2-r---|
Eb|--------------------------2-|
tie over the dotted half note 4
to the next measure also
1st chorus
q e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------9-11-9------|
Ab|----------------2-2-2-2-------------7------------------------11/7-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-------------|
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------2-2-2-2-------------7---7-------------2---------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-5-5-5---5-4-2-0-|
2nd verse
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7-7-----------2-2-2-2-------------------------------2-4-2-4---|
Eb|-0-----0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5---------0-|
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e q e e e|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------2-|
Ab|-----------------2-2-2-2-------------------------------2----2---|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5----4-----|
2nd pre-chorus (come in on beat 2 of measure)
R q h |q e e e e q |e e q R r e|q e e e e q |
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-R--2--4----2---------------4-4-4--R--r-2-2--4-3-3-2-0--|
Eb|----------------4-3-3-2-0-------------------------------|
tie over the 2 at the end of the 3rd
meausure on this part to the 4th measure
R q h |q e e e e q |R q q q |r e r e r e r e|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------4-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-R--2--4----2--4-3-3-2-0---R--4/--11--11\-r-2-r-2-r-2-r---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
2nd chorus
q e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------9-11-9------|
Ab|----------------2-2-2-2-------------7------------------------11/7-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-------------|
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e q |e e e e+h |
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------14------|
Ab|-----------------2-2-2-2-----------------7-7-7/--14-12-14---------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------|
bridge
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e q e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e q e e
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------9-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------12-12-12-9-7--0-0-|
Eb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7/--9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|q e e+h |w |
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------9------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-0-5--0/-5------5---------|
hold this five over
between the 2 measures
interlude
w |w |
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7---------7--------|
Eb|--------------------|
tie these sevens together
then rest for 3 measures
outro
e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|e e e e e e e e|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------9--------|
Ab|-----7-----------2-2-2-2---------------------------------11---11\----|
Eb|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---------5-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-7----------0--|
just play this as the song fades out. they add some improv throughout it, so this is
basic guide for what they're doing.
enjoy.
