Girl Gone Bad - Van Halen

Girl Gone Bad

--------------------------|-----------------------0-3-5--|
--------------------------|---------------5--------------|
-------------------0h2----|-----2h4--0h5-----0h5---------|
----------2-------2-------|------------------------------|
0h2--2h3-----2h3----------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------------|
 
bend up 1/2,bring back down
/
------------------------|-----0-----------------0-----------------------|
---------/--------------|-----0--------------1--1-----------------------|
---2--2--4h2-----4h2h0--|--2--2--------------2--2-----------------5--5--|
------------------------|--2--------2--2--2-----------------------5--5--|
------------------------|--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--0--3--3--|
------------------------|--------4--------------------------------------|
^^Repeat this twice,then third time add in:
------------------------------------------------------|* all the notes played
---------------------------------------------------1--| at the fourth fret
---------------------------------------------------2--| are bent up one
---------------------------------------------------3--| half step and vi-
---0-----0-----------0--------0--0--0-----0--0--------| brated.(Listen to the
-----*4-----4--4--4-----4--4-----------4--------5-----| damn song.:)
 
i didnt add in that first fast lick thingee he does in between doing the
last part twice because i cant make out what notes he is doing by just
listening to it and i couldve slowed it down w/my computer but i havent got
around to it.anywayz,right before the verses is:
 
----t-----t------t---|
--/------------------| <-7th fret is bent up full step and then tapped in
7--(12)--(14)--(19)--| the frets in parenthesis.Like you didnt know that.
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---------------------| now the verses.
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Lazy Eyes In the Summer..
-------------------5-------------------------|
----5-----3-----5--6-----3------5\3--5--5\3--|
----4-----2-----4--5-----2------4-2--5--5-3--|
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and thats pretty much what makes up the verses.Next is the little ditty in-
between the verses and chorus,and the harmonics that is in the chorus.
 
(fingerpicked--------------------->)
---10h9------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---10----13--12--11--10--9--8--7--6--|---------------------------------|
---9-----12--12--10--10--9--8--7--6--|-------(5)------------(7)--(12)--|
-------------------------------------|--(5)-------(5)--(7)-------------|
-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Next is that thing after the first chorus.
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------5--------7--7--7--9--9--9-----|
------------2--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--7--7--8--3--|
---------0-----------------------------------1--|
Now the sections before the solo.This first part is played twice.The second
part leads into the solo.
 
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
----------------------3h2--0-----|-----------------------------------|
2--------2/-\---x--x--2----2--0--|-----------------------------------|
2--------2--------------------0--|-----4--3~~~--4~~~-----4--3~~~--4--|
0--------0-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
---4~~~-----------------------3--|--2-----------------2--------------|
--------------------------------trem.picking------------|
--------------7------------------~~~----~~~----~~~------|
--------------7--7--6~~~--7-----9-----11-----12-----14--|
----------/---7-----------------------------------------|
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play again,exept substitute ^ (the above trem.picking) w/:
 
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--------------7h6-----6h5----------5h4-----3--|
-------------------0--------------------0-----|
---------0h7--7h6-----6h5-----0h5--5h4-----3--|
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How to play Girl Gone Bad

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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