Tom: D Version 1: The Eddie Van Halen "Right" Way The opening chord (as best as I can tell--the bass doubles on the low E string, and your ear's mileage may vary) NOTE: This intro chord is plucked in 6/4 time. E |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| B |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--| G |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| play this pattern twice D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7--| (total of eight measures) A |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| drums join final measure E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Opening and main verse riff "She ain't waiting 'til she gets older..." v--Use pinky to hit 9th fret while still holding barre chord E |----------5----9---9---------------------3------2--------| B |-8-7--5-5---5----5----6-5--3-3---------3--------3--------| G |-7-7--7-6-------------5-5--5-4------------------2--------| D |-7-7--7-7-------------5-5--5-5------------------0--------| A |-5-5--5-5-------------3-3--3-3---0-2-3-----2-0-----------| E |---------------------------------------------------------| v--Bend slightly (1/2 step) here E |----------5----9---9-------------3--------3----------------| B |-8-7--5-5---5----5----6-5--3-3---3-3-5b-3---3--------------| G |-7-7--7-6-------------5-5--5-4-----------------------------| D |-7-7--7-7-------------5-5--5-5-----------------------------| A |-5-5--5-5-------------3-3--3-3-----------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------| "Aw, aw, aw, got that rhythm..." (0:40) v--Slide the chord up two frets E |--------3-------3-------3--------7-/-9-----------------------------| B |----------3-------3-------3------8-/-10----------------------------| G |---------------------------------7-/-9-----------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-0-2-3-------2-------1-------0-------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |--------3-------3-------3----------------7-/-9---------------------| B |----------3-------3-------3------6-/-8---8-/-10--------------------| G |---------------------------------5-/-7---7-/-9---------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-0-2-3-------2-------1-------0-------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| "She's just lookin' good..." (0:58) E |---7-/-9----9--\-7--------------| B |---8-/-10---10-\-8--------------| G |---7-/-9----9--\-7--------------| D |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| E |--------------------------------| "You know how sometimes, you've got to run..." (1:40) Eddie does this bit with a stocatto strumming that is better heard than explained no slide! --v E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------6-/-8---8-\-6---6-/-8-/-11----6-/-8---8-\-6---6-/-8--6--------| G |-------5-/-7---7-\-5---5-/-7-/-10----5-/-7---7-\-5---5-/-7--5--------| D |-------3-/-5---5-\-3---3-/-5-/-8-----3-/-5---5-\-3---3-/-5--3--------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| "You're running blind..." (1:48) I am almost certainly wrong/incomplete here; it doesn't sound full enough E |-------------------------12--------------------------------------| B |--15-\-13--15-\--------------15-\-13--15-\-17--17----17----17----| G |--14-\-12--14-\-14-----------14-\-12--14-\-17--------------------| D |----------------14--14-12-------------------------17----17-------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| B |--15-\-13--15-\-10---13--12--------------------------------------| G |--14-\-12--14-\-9------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------14--12--------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------5-/-7-/-10-/-12-/-14----------------------| B |----6--6-/-8--8--------6-/-8-/-11-/-13-/-15----------------------| G |----5--5-/-7--7--------5-/-7-/-10-/-12-/-14----------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| (the rhythm under the solo is a variation on the segment above) Ending (3:11) v-- natural harmonics E |-----------3----3-------3--------5---------------------------------| B |---------3--------3-------3------3------------------------------| G |---------------------------------2------------------------------| D |---------------------------------0------------------------------| A |--0-2-3-------2------1---------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Version 2: The Dan amrich "Obviously Wrong But More Comfy" Way Main verse riff: E |-3-2--0-0-0-----0-------1-0--3-3-----------3------2---------| B |-3-3--3-2---2-----2-----1-1--3-3---------3--------3---------| G |-2-2--2-2-----2---------0-0--5-4------------------2---------| D |-0-0--0-0---------------0-0--0-0------------------0---------| A |-----------------------------------0-2-3-----2-0------------| E |------------------------------------------------------------|