Mean Street Lyrics

Van Halen - Mean Street
First of all this is very advanced stuff so be prepared. There are a lot of brief notes
the intro for obvious reasons. The intro makes this song what it is. I can't even play
right. Having said that this tab is quite accurate & will help a lot I'm sure. Yes It
me a good while to tab this so please rate etc. Thanks! Contact me at:
rattlehead.coolio@hotmail.com
Tablature Legend:
t - tap
x - muted note
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
H - Harmonic
~ - Vibrato
PM|-| - Palm-Mute
t~ - tremolo
d - dive-bomb
?(?) - Bend(to whatever is in the brackets)
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide Down
* - Brief Note
X\ - Pick Slide
Intro:
*This is done by tapping the 12th fret of both the high e & B strings together with the
finger & then slapping the strings with the left hand (denoted by ?x?) & then tapping
12th fret of the low E string with the thumb, slapping the strings with the left hand &
on. This bar is played about 6 times.
*This is done by a bunch of taps & pull-offs. Then a hammer-on of the 7th fret of the D string.
HHHHH
* ?H? are natural harmonics created at the fret.
HHHHH
HHHHHHHH
HHHHH
HHHHHHHH
Pre-Verse:
PM|-------------------------------------------|
*Softly palm-Mute
HHHHHHHH
PM|----------------------------------------------------------|
*Softly palm-Mute
PM|---------------------------------||---------------------|
*Softly palm-Mute & then full palm mute at the gap of the palm Mute.
PM|------------------------------------------|
*Softly palm-Mute
*A type of phaser is used (denoted by ?x?) & this is done by rubbing the strings over
bridge pick-up.
Verse I:
H (x4)
PM |-------------------|
Chorus I:
Verse II: same as Verse I
Chorus II:
Bridge:
Solo:
HHHHHHHH
HHHH
| mess with the whammy here |
Verse III: Same as Verse I
Chorus III: Same as Chorus I
Interlude:
volume swells (x4)
Outro:
*For the next part add strumming of the open A string with the swells of the interlude.
Here's an outro riff used:
*The rest is just a lot of tremolo that fades out!
Is it me or does the outro sound similar to that infamous part of Guns N' Roses' Rocket
you know th one!;)
Enjoy or else!