Source of Infection Lyrics

SOURCE OF INFECTION
As recorded by Van Halen
(From the 1988 Album OU812)
Words and Music by Van Halen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie (Rhythm/Lead)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie (Fills)'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=136
Gtr I
T T T T T
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------||o----------------------------------------|
|----------||o-12p0h7-12p0h10-12p0h7-12p0h10-12p0h5h7-|
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------o||
|-12p0h7-12p0h10-12p0h7-12p0h10-14p0h7p0-o||
Gtr II
E E Q Q E. S +E E Q S E. E. S
T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E Q Q E. S
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+E E Q H
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W W
T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S
T T T T T ~~~ T T T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S +S +S +S +S
|-12p5h9-14p5h7-12p5h9-14p5h7-12p5h7b9-|-12p7h11-12p7h11-12p7h11-12p11b12==(11)r(11)b12==(11)r(11)-(11)-(11)\-|
lightly Faster Q=140
() (s())
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-------------------------------------------|
||o-12p0h4-12p0h5-12p0h5h9-12p0h5h9-12p5h7h9--|
T T T T T ~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|-12p4p0h4-12p0h5-12p0h5h9-12p0h7h11-14p12p0h7h11-o||
() (s()() () (s())
T T T T T ~~ T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
() (s())
T T T T T ~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
() (s())
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p0h4-12p0h5-12p0h5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9p=|
E E +S E. E. S +E E +S E. Q Q E. S
~~~~~~ PM| PM|
E E Q E S S +S E S S S S S +Q e s S S E S E E Q S E S S E S
S S S S +E. +S E E +E. S
PM| ~~~~~~ PM
E E Q e s S +S E S S S S S +Q e S S S E S
PM|
E E Q E S S S E S Q. E +Q Q E E +S E. E S S +E E
|-5-6-7------x---x-x-|-2--------(0)-----------||---4-(4)-4--4p=2--4-(4)-2-|
|--------------------|----4-(4)--3--(3)S=17\--||-2-------2----------------|
E. S +E E H
+H H E E +S E S E. S +E E +H S E. S S S S
|-(2)-----------|-------------2--4-(4)-4-|-(4)----2h4--2h4-2-----|
+Q Q Q Q
E E +S E. a E S S +E E +H H E E +S S S S E. a S +E E
|--------------2---2-(2)-2-|-(2)----------|---------------2--4s6-(6)-4-|
|---4-(4)-4--2h4p2-4-(4)-2-|-(2)----2-----|---4-(4)-4-4-4-4--4s6-(6)-4-|
H Q Q
+E +E +S +E +S +S +E +S +E. S
PM| ~~~~~~ PM|
E E Q e s S S E S S S S S +Q e s S S E S
PM| ~~~~~~ ~~ PM|
E E Q e s S S E S S S S S +Q E E +E. +S E E Q e s S S E S
~~~~~~ PM| PM
S S S S +Q e s S S E S E E Q e S S S T T S S Q. E +Q Q
|------------------x---x---|-5-6-7------^x---x---^x---|----------1-(1)-------||
|------------------x---x-x-|-5-6-7------^x-----x-^x---|-2--------0-(0)-------||
|-5-0-4-3-(3)--x-x-------0-|-3-4-5--x------------^x---|-0--------------------||
E. S +E E +Q Q
E E +S S E E S S +E E +H H E E +S E. E. a S E E
|-------------2---2-(2)-2-|-(2)---------|------------2--4s6-6-4-|
|---4-(4)-4-4-4p2-4-(4)-2-|-(2)----2----|---4-(4)-4--4--4s6-6-4-|
+Q E.S +Q S S S S E E +S S E E S S +E E +H H
|-(4)--2s4-(4)--2-------|-------------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|-(2)------------|
|-(4)--2s4-(4)--2h4-2-x-|---4-(4)-4---4p=2--4-(4)-2-|-(2)-----2------|
+Q Q Q Q
E E +S E. E. a S +E E +E a E +E E Q Q E E +S E. E. S +E E
|------------2--4s6-(6)-4-|-(4)-2s4---(4)p2h4-------||-----------------------|
|---4-(4)-4--4--4s6-(6)-4-|-(4)-2s4---(4)p2h4-------||---4-(4)-4--6--6-(6)-7-|
+E E +S E. E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. S +E E
|-----------------------6-|-(6)-6-(6)-6--7S11-(11)-9-|
|-(7)-7-(7)-7--9--9-(9)-6-|-(6)-6-(6)-6--7S11-(11)-9-|
|-(7)-7-(7)-7--9--9-(9)-4-|-(4)-4-(4)-4--5S=9------7-|
+Q S S S S S S S +E S E.
|-(7)--7h9p7h9p7h9p7-(7)-x-x\--||
S E S S S e a H S E. S S e Q. S S +S E S S S e a Q E E
|---------2-2---2s4----|------2-2---1--------|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
|---------2-2---2s4----|------2-2---2--------|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
#
+Q +E. S E E E S S +S E S S S e a H S E. S S e Q. S S
|-(4)--(4)-------------|----------2-2---2s4----|------2-2---2--------|
S E S S S e a Q +S S E +Q. E +Q.. S
|-------2-2---2s4--(4)s2s4-|-(4)---2-(2)------||
|-------2-2---2s4--(4)s2s4-|-(4)---2-(2)------||
Gtr II
H Q E T T T T E. S +E +E Q E T T T T
|--------------------------|-b10-------b10r()-()---------------------|
| Gtr I
| PM| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM----------|
| E E Q E S S S E S S S S S +Q e s S +S s e
Q +S +E. H
|-b11====(9)r(9)-----------------|
| PM|
| E E Q E S S S S S S
T T T T T ~~~~~~~
H E a a a E Q E E E E +Q Q
|----------------------------7b9===7(14)---|-7(14)---7(12)r==7(14)---7(12)r==(7(12))-------------|
| ~~~~~~ PM-----|
| S S S S +E. +S E E +E. S E E Q E S S S S S S
T T T T
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------15p13p==10-19p=13p10h13-19p13p==10h13---19p13p==7-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------5p====|
| ~~~~~~~~~ PM-------------------------|
| S S S S +Q E S E S E S E S
\6_________________________________|
H. +Q +Q +S s E +H
| PM| TP
| E E Q e s S S S E Q. E Q Q
E. S +E E H
Guitar Solo 1
N.C. (F#m)
Gtr I
TP TP TP TP TP
H.. +S S Q. E Q. E
|-/6---------(6)-6S|=9----9S11----11/-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T S S S S S S Q +E a T E.. S S +E
|-4h5-7-------5h7-9-------4h5-7-----------------7---|-5---5--(5)sxpx-5b7---5b7==(5)---|
S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S
|-----5b7-(5)-----5b7-(5)-----5b7-(5)-----5b7-(5)-|
T T T T S +S S S S S +S T T T T S +S S S S S +S
|---------5b7-(5)-------5b7-(5)---------5b7-(5)-------5b7-(5)--|
S S S S +S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S T T
|-------5b7-(5)-------5b7-(5)---------5p2---2---5p2-|
S S S S S S T T S S Q S S S S
|---2--------------------xp0h(5)/----||
|-5---5s4p2-5s4p2-4p2-4--------------||
E S T T T T E S T T T T E S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E +H Q Q
|-17b19-------------xS21-21-21-21-21-xS22-22-22-22b24-22b24-|-(22)-----------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------xs=x\--||
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------xs=x\--||
S E S S S e a H S E. S S e Q. S S +S E S S S e a Q E E
|---------2-2---2s4----|------2-2---1--------|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
|---------2-2---2s4----|------2-2---2--------|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
PM|
+Q +E. S E E E S S +S E S S S e a H S E. S S e Q. S S
|-(4)--(4)-------------------|----------2-2---2s4----|--------2-2---1--------|
|-(4)--(4)-------------------|----------2-2---2s4----|--------2-2---2--------|
PM-|
+S E S S S e a Q E E
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
+Q +E. S E E E S S +S E S S S e a H
|-(4)--(4)---------------------|----------2-2---2s4----|
|-(4)--(4)---------------------|----------2-2---2s4----|
PM-|
S E. S S e Q. S S +S E S S S e a Q E E
|------2-2---1--------|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
|------2-2---2--------|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|
+Q +E. S S S S S S S S S
|----------2-5p(0)-6p(0)-7p(0)-8p(0)--||
Guitar Solo 2
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S
|---------------------------9p(0)----11----9-11b13-(11)-|
|--------------9p(0)-11p(0)-------11----11--------------|
|-9p(0)-11p(0)------------------------------------------|
T
S S E S T T S S S S +S +T +T +T +T +S S S
|-9---12b14---12p9----9------------------------------------------------14p==|
|------------------11---12-11-(11)b14==(11)r(11)b14==(11)r(11)-(11)\--------|
Gtr II
W
T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E a E
|-9h12-14p9h12-14p8h11-14p8h11-14p7h10-14p7h10-14-6sxp0-|
E. S +E E +S E. Q
o o / o / o o
E. S +E E +S E. E. S
|-13b15-14b16==(14)r-15b17==(15)r-16b18-17b19------||
|---------------------------------------------14S==||
PM ~ PM PM|
S E. E e a H S E S S S e Q. S S
|------2---2s4----|-------2-2---1--------|
|------2---2s4----|-------2-2---2--------|
+S E S S S e a Q E E Q +E. S E E E S S
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|-4--(4)-------------------|
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|-4--(4)-------------------|
PM ~ PM PM|
+S E S S S e a H S E S S S e Q E S S
|----------2-2---2s4----|-------2-2---1--------|
|----------2-2---2s4----|-------2-2---2--------|
+S E S S S e a Q E E Q +E. S E E E S S
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|-4--(4)------------------||
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s4-|-4--(4)------------------||
Guitar Solo 3
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(9)\---6h7h9-8h9h11------------------------------------|
S S S T T T T S S S T T T X X T T T T S S Q
Gtr II
W
T T T T T ~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E
|---------14p9h12---------14p9h12-14sxp12----|
E. S +E E +S E. Q
o o / o / o o
E. S +E E +S E. E. S
|-13b15-14b16==(14)r-15b17==(15)r-16b18-17b19---||
~ PM PM|
S e S S S e a H S E S S S e Q. S S
|---------2-2---2s4----|-------2-2---1--------|
|---------2-2---2s4----|-------2-2---2--------|
+S E S S S e a Q E E +Q +E. S E E E S S
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s=4-|-(4)--(4)--------------------|
|---------2-2---2s4s=2s=4-|-(4)--(4)--------------------|
|----------------------h2-|-(2)------2----8-9--|
PM ~ PM PM|
+S E S S S e a H S E S S S e Q. S S
|----------2-2---2s4----|-------2-2---1--------|
|----------2-2---2s4----|-------2-2---2--------|
+S E S S S e E. +S S S S S Q +E. S E E E S S
|---------2-2---4--(4)-2s4s2s4-|-4--(4)-------------|
|---------2-2---4--(4)-2s4s2s4-|-4--(4)-------------|
H.=H
N.C. Bb9A9 Ab9
+S S E E S S +S S E E S S S S E E S S +S S E E E
Free Time
Q +E +E +E +E +E +E
\1/ \7______________
+Q. +E H +H. Q
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
n
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda