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Feelin’
Van Halen (Balance)
Transcribed by: Mike Heasley ([email protected])
I grabbed the tab for this off of ftp.nevada.edu and thought it was
close but not quite right. So here’s my rendition. I basically
just edited the version that was transcribed by Bob Brockman
([email protected]). Corrections, comments,
suggestions, flames, etc. welcome.
Part 1:
e|————————————————-0-2–|
B|———————————————–3——|
G|——4——-4——-4——-4———-4—2——–|
D|—-4——-2——-0——-0———-0—0———-|
A|–2—–2-0—–0——————–2—————-|
E|——————3—–3-2—–2~-0——————|
Part 2:
e|————————-|
B|——–2———3-2—-|
G|——4——-2——-2–|
D|—-4——-2—2——–|
A|–2——-0————–|
E|————————-|
Part 3: (similar to Part 1):
e|————————————————-2-0-0–|
B|———————————————–3—–0–|
G|——4——-4——-4——-4———-4—2——-2–|
D|—-4——-2——-0——-0———-0—0———2–|
A|–2—–2-0—–0——————–2—————0–|
E|——————3—–3-2—–2~-0——————–|
^
Part 4: Same as Part 1
outta touch most the time
gotta lotta things on my mind
kickin’ down, where to start
Part 5:
it’s the hardest thing oh….
e|——————–0————–|
B|——–2——-2—0———–3–|
G|——4——-4———–2—2—-|
D|—-4——-2———–2—0——|
A|–2——-0———–0————|
E|——————0—————-|
Part 6: Same as Part 3
grow it long, shave it off
life is hard, never soft
i need a change, i need it quick
before it makes me sick
Part 7:
that’s what’s on my mind
e|—————————————————7————-12–|
B|——–7—–7-8——-7—7-5————7—7-8—8–12-10-10-10–|
G|——9—–9———7———7——–9—9———-12-11-11—–|
D|—-9—–9———7—–7——-7—-9—————-0————|
A|–7—————5——————7——————————-|
E|———————————————————————|
Repeat parts 4 through 6:
pay attention, watch your back
pay your dues, stay on track
got no room to second-guess
puts me under stress oh….
if i were you, you were me
i wonder who i’d wanna be
with just one wish you can’t refuse
i wouldn’t know what to choose
Part 8:
(not exactly sure about this chord)
e|——————————————————————–|
B|—3/7–5–8–7/10–8–12–12/14-14—15—————————-|
G|————————————–0—————————–|
D|————————————–0—————————–|
A|—2/5–3–7–5/8—7–10–10/12-12—12—————————-|
E|——————————————————————–|
Chorus: I just play these as bar chords, though I’m sure Eddie does
something fancier
Bm A G D/F# Em D
feelin’…no, i don’t like what i’ve been told i’m feelin’
Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2
feelin’ what no one else will ever know i’m feelin’ oh….
Variation on Part 4:
now black is white and white is black
got politicians smokin’ crack
and john paul’s all bullet-proofed
e|——————————————————-0-2–|
B|—————————————————–3——|
G|——4———4———4———4———-4—2——–|
D|—-4———2———0———0———-0—0———-|
A|–2—–2-2-0—–0-0———————-2—————-|
E|———————-3—–3-3-2—–2~-0——————|
Repeat Part 5:
it puts me through the roof yea….
Variation on Part 6:
i were you and you were me
i wonder who i’d rather be
if i had one wish i’d take it
e|——————————————————-2-0-0–|
B|—————————————————–3—–0–|
G|——4———4———4———4———-4—2——-2–|
D|—-4———2———0———0———-0—0———2–|
A|–2—–2-2-0—–0-0———————-2—————0–|
E|———————-3—–3-3-2—–2~-0——————–|
^
Chorus:
Bm A G D/F# Em D
feelin’…oh, i don’t like what i’ve been told i’m feelin’
Bm A G D/F# Em D
and i’m seein’ what no one else will ever know i’m seein’
Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2
come on feelin’, hey, i don’t understand these things i’m feelin’, no
Part 9: Lead-in to solo
e|————————————————————–|
B|————————————————————–|
G|————————————————————–|
D|———–5/7—————————-5—-7—–7/5——|
A|—5/7—–0—0-0-0-0-0—–5–5/7———5–5-5-5-5/3-3-3–|
E|—0—0-0—————5/7—-0—0-0-0———————|
e|————————————————–|
B|————————————————–|
G|————————————————–|
D|———–5/7—————————-5——-|
A|—5/7—–0—0-0-0-0-0—–5–5/7———5—–|
E|—0—0-0—————5/7—-0—0-0-0——5–|
Pick scrape/whammy bar/something like that on the last note
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Solo here… ( Em – D )
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Variation on Part 9:
e|————————————————————–|
B|————————————————————–|
G|————————————————————–|
D|———–5/7—————————-5—-7—–7/5——|
A|—5/7—–0—0-0-0-0-0—–5–5/7———5–5-5-5-5/3-3-3–|
E|—0—0-0—————5/7—-0—0-0-0———————|
e|———————————————————-|
B|———————————————————-|
G|———————————————————-|
D|———–5/7—————————-5—-7—–7/5–|
A|—5/7—–0—0-0-0-0-0—–5–5/7———5–5-5-5-5/3–|
E|—0—0-0—————5/7—-0—0-0-0—————–|
Variation on Part 3:
e|————————————————-0-2-0–|
B|———————————————–3—–0–|
G|——4——-4——-4——-4———-4—2——-2–|
D|—-4——-2——-0——-0———-0—0———2–|
A|–2—–2-0—–0——————–2—————0–|
E|——————3—–3-2—–2~-0——————–|
^
Repeat Part 3 as written:
outta touch most all the time
too many things on my mind
shuttin’ down, gotta stop this thing
Chorus:
Bm A G D/F# Em D
feelin’…oh, i don’t like what i’ve been told i’m feelin’
Bm A G D/F# Em D Asus2
i’m bleedin’…like no one else will ever know i’m bleeding
Bm C#dim D Em F#
dealin’…i’m dealin’ with these things i’m feelin’
Bm C#dim D Em F#
i’m dreamin’, im dreamin’, i’m dreamin’ things that show me what i’m seein
Bm C#dim D Em F#
seein’…i’m seein’ things that i don’t know i’m feelin’
Bm C#dim D Em
i’ve been feelin’, i’m feelin’, i’m feelin’ things that i don’t know
F#m
i don’t know, i don’t know what i’m seein’
(Repeat: Bm – C#dim – D – Em – F#)
hey, i don’t understand
Variation on Part 3:
e|————————————————-2-3-0–|
B|———————————————–3—–0–|
G|——4——-4——-4——-4———-4—2——-2–|
D|—-4——-2——-0——-0———-0—0———2–|
A|–2—–2-0—–0——————–2—————0–|
E|——————3—–3-2—–2~-0——————–|
^
Part 10 (the end):
e|—————–9–|
B|————–5–7–|
G|————7—-7–|
D|——-7-11——9–|
A|—4/7———–9–|
E|—————–7–|
(From Bob Brockman’s transcription):
Just in case, the more esoteric chords used herein are:
Bm Bm/A Bm/G Asus2 C#dim
e|–x—–x—–x—–0—–x—–|
B|–3—–3—–3—–0—–5—–|
G|–4—–4—–4—–2—–6—–|
D|–4—–4—–4—–2—–5—–|
A|–2—–0—–x—–0—–4—–|
E|–x—–x—–3—–x—–x—–|
