Beats Workin chords

Beats Workin

• Eb

Van Halen - Beats Workin' 
From 'A Different Kind of Truth' 
Tuning: Eb 
Tabbed by jjhand 

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Intro (slow)  
eb|-------------|-----------|-----0--------| 
Bb|-------------|-----------|-----0--------| 
Gb|-------------|-7---------|-0------------| 
Db|-2-----------|-7---------|-7------------| 
Ab|-2-----------|-5---------|-4------------| 
Eb|-0-----------|-----------|--------------| 

|-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------| 
|-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------| 
|-------------|-7---------|-0------------|--ps\\\\\\\\\-| 
|-2-----------|-7---------|-7------------|--------------| 
|-2-----------|-5---------|-4------------|--------------| 
|-0-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------| 

|-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------|-------------| 
|-------------|-----------|-----0--------|--------------|-------------| 
|-------------|-7---------|-0------------|--------------|-------------| 
|-2-----------|-7---------|-7------------|--------------|-2-----------| 
|-2-----------|-5---------|-4------------|--------------|-2-----------| 
|-0-----------|-----------|--------------|-0\_(-6)/-----|-0-----------| 

random picking/sliding at end of intro 





Pre-Verse/Chorus Riff - played 2x 

|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| 
|-9---------7-------|----9--------------|-9---------7------|-7tr9----0\_(-5)/-| 
|-9----9----7-------|----9--------7-----|-9----9----7------|------------------| 
|-7----9----5-----10|h11------------7-9-|-7----9----5------|------------------| 
|------7------------|---------8h9-------|------7-----------|------------------| 




Verse Riff - * is pinch harmonic 

|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------*-*-------| 
|-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-4b6r4-2-4-4-0tr2--| 
|-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-------------------| 
|-0---------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------0-|-------------------| 
|------2------0-2---|----3-2-0----2-0-|------2------0-2---|-------------------| 
              PM_                 PM_               PM_ 

|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----5-------------| 
|-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-4b6---6r4-2tr4----| 
|-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-------------------| 
|-0---------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------0-|-------------------| 
|------2------0-2---|----3-2-0----2-0-|------2------0-2---|-------------------| 
              PM_                 PM_               PM_ 



Verse, Pt 2 

|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------| 
|-----------------------|-8-----7------ps\\-|----------ps\\-|----------------| 
|-7--------7--7--7------|-------------------|-7-------------|----------------| 
|-7--------7--7--7--8/9-|---9-9---9-9-------|-7-------------|----------------| 
|-5--------5--5--5------|-------------------|-5-------------|-5--4-2---------| 
|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------|--------3-1b2---| 
  "Beats   workin'     

|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| 
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----5------------| 
|-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|-4b6---6r4-2h4p2--| 
|-2---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------2-|------------------| 
|-0---------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------0-|------------------| 
|------2------0-2---|----3-2-0----2-0-|------2------0-2---|------------------| 
              PM_                 PM_               PM_ 



PreChorus- 

|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|---4-----4-4---4------| 
|----------------------| 
|-2-----0--------------| 
|-------------3-----2/-| 


Chorus - just like before, but end is different 
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| 
|-9---------7-------|----9--------------|-9---------7------|-7tr9----0\_(-5)/-| 
|-9----9----7-------|----9--------7-----|-9----9----7------|------------------| 
|-7----9----5-----10|h11------------7-9-|-7----9----5------|------------------| 
|------7------------|---------8h9-------|------7-----------|------------------| 

|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| 
|-9---------7-------|----9--------------|-9---------7------|----9--7--7~------| 
|-9----9----7-------|----9--------7-----|-9----9----7------|----9--7--7~------| 
|-7----9----5-----10|h11------------7-9-|-7----9----5----10|h11---------------| 
|------7------------|---------8h9-------|------7-----------|------------------| 



Verse 2 - Similar to Verse 1 

PreChorus/Chorus - Same thing as before 


Solo 

|-----------------|------------------------|---------------|------------10~~~-| 
|-----------------|----------------------8-|-8TP-----8-5---|-8-7h8p7----------| 
|-7~~~----7\6-0h6-|-7-6h7p6----------------|-------------7-|---------7--------| 
|-----------------|---------7---5h7p5-0----|---------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|---------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|---------------|------------------| 

|------------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------|-13-13~~-------|------------------| 
|-10-10-10-10-10-8-7-/10-|-----------------|---------------|------------------| 
|------------------------|-10-10~~---------|-----------11--|-12PH~~~~~~\___---| 
|------------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| 
  slowly dive and vibrato the last note 



After short Fuzz Bass Solo (3:16) - 

|-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|---------| 
|-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|-10--9-10| 
|-----|-9-------|-----11--9h11p|9~--------|---------------|-9-------|---------| 
|-7/9-|---------|--------------|----------|-7--6-7-/9--7/9|---------|---------| 
|-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|---------| 
|-----|---------|--------------|----------|---------------|---------|---------| 


|-12------------------|---------------|-----------------------|play 5x w/ wah-| 
|-12------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
|-----999-7h9p7-6h7p6-|---------------|-0h9-0h7h9-0h7h9p7p0h9-|--0h7h9p7p0----| 
|---------------------|-7--6-7-9PH~---|-----------------------|---------------| 
|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------| 


|------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| 
|------------|---------------|------7TP-9TP--|-10TP-12TP---| 
|------------|---------------|-9TP-----------|-------------| 
|-9TP\_--9---|-7p5h7-5\/\/-0-|---------------|-------------| 
|------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| 
|------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| 


|-10TP-12TP-10-12TP-10-12-|-15-14-12-12~~--x\-| 
|-------------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------| 



Last Chorus - play 3x 
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------| 
|-9---------7-------|--------------------|-9------------9-9-|-11-11-12-12-11-9h11p9-| 
|-9----9----7-----6-|-7-6-7-9--7h9p7-6---|-9----9----7------|-----------------------| 
|-7----9----5-------|------------------7-|-7----9----5------|-----------------------| 
|------7------------|--------------------|------7-----------|-----------------------| 


Outro (play 2x)  
|------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------15TP-| 
|------------|-----------------|---------------|-12TP-15TP-17TP------| 
|----9--7--9-|-11---9--11-14\12|-(12)-11-12-14-|----------------12TP-| 
|------------|-----------------|---------------|-9TP--12TP-14TP------| 
|----7--5--7-|-9----7--9--12\10|-(10)--9-10-12-|---------------------| 
|-0----------|-----------------|---------------|---------------------| 



Ending - Play Intro Chords with feedback at end 


KEY 
************************************ 

| /    slide up 
| \    slide down 
| h    hammer-on 
| p    pull-off 
| ~    vibrato 
| PH   pinch harmonic 
| x    Mute note 
| PM   Palm Mute 
| b    Bend 
| r    Bend release 
| tr   trill (hammer-on, pull-off repeated) 
| TP   Tremelo Picking 
| \_   whammy bar dive to lower note, pitch drop shown in () 
| ps\\ pick scrape 
  
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