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Drop Dead Legs Guitar Tablature
                       "Drop Dead Legs" by Van Halen
                           Tabbed by: Jay Shepherd
Tuning: Standard
Key:
/=Slide Up
=Slide Down
~=Vibrato
^=String Bend
W=Whami Bar
PM=Palm Mute
h=Hammer on
p=Pull off

Intro:

e------------------------------|
B---2--2--2h3-3-----5----3(3)--|
G-2--2--2----------------------| repeat
D-2---2--2-------4/6--64------|
A-0----------------------------|
E------------------------------|

last time
               |Palm Mute|
e----------------------------|
B---2--2--2-1-----2----------|
G-2--2--2---2------2---------| repeat
D-2---2--2----------2-0------|
A-0--------------------------|
E----------------------------|

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Verse Riff:
             |-----PM-----|   |--PM--|
e-2-------0-----------------------------|
B-3-------1----------------------------2| 
G-2-------0-----------------4----------2| repeat
D-0-------2---------0-5-4~--4----------2|
A----53^-3---0-2-3---------2---0-2-3--0|
E---------------------------------------|

last time
             |-----PM-----|   |--PM--|
e-2-------0-------------------------------|
B-3-------1-------------------------------| 
G-2-------0-----------------4------------2| repeat
D-0-------2---------0-5-4~--4----------5-2|
A----53^-3---0-2-3---------2---0-2-3--5-0|
E--------------------------------------3--|

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Choras:

e------------------------------------------3p2-5-3-2-0---------------15p14-10p9-8p7|
B---2--2--2h3-3-----5----3(3)----2--2--5-3-------------2---2--2--2h3---------------|
G-2--2--2----------------------2--2--2-------------------2--2--2-------------------|
D-2---2--2-------4/6--64------2---2--2------------------2---2--2------------------|
A-0----------------------------0-------------------------0-------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-4-4-4--4/7-7-7-7|
D-4-4-4--4/7-7-7-7|
A-2-2-2--2/5-5-5-5|
E-----------------|

The rest of the choras I'm not so sure about.  If I find a better way to play the rest I'll modify it.

e----|---------------------------------------------------|
B----|---------------------------------------------------|
G----|-----------------------0------0h2h4-----0h2h4-4-5-7|
D-2-3|-----------0------0h2h4--0h2h4-----0h2h4-----------|
A-2-3|------0h2h4--0h2h4---------------------------------|
E-0-1|-0h2h4---------------------------------------------|
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Interlude(Before 2nd Verse):
                        |--PM--| 
e-9-7-7-9p7-5-3-2-0------------|
B-------------------2-----2----|
G---------------------4^~--2---|
D---------------------------2-0|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

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Bridge:

e--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D---------0---------0---------0--------------|
A-----0h2---0-0-0h2---0-0-0h2---0-0h2-2h3(3)-|
E-0-2----------------------------------------|

The whole bridge is basically variations of this riff.  Listen to the song for timing, palm mutes, and vibratos.  It would be hard to tab all those in so I didn't.

Sorry, no solo.
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