HOUSE OF PAIN Van Halen,1984 tab by dsale@jax.jaxnet.com This is a great tune that is easy to play yet rocks HARD i thought i would tab out.Most of its here,exept for part of the solo and the 'uh uhhhh..' part.. First the intro.. ------------------------------------------------------| -----5h4-------5h4--2----------------5h4-----------2--| 1h2--5h4--1h2--5h4--2-----------1h2--5h4-----------2--| 1h2--5h4--1h2--5h4--2--x--x--x--1h2--5h4--x--x--x--2--| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| This next part is also played during the chorus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------3--| --------------------2----------------------------------------------0--| --------------------2----------------------------------------------0--| --------------------0--0--0--3--4-------------------------------------| 0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------0h2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----| 1/2 ----------------------------------------t------t------t-------t------| -----------------------------------/---------------------------------| --------------------2--------------5--(10)h5--(8)h5--(13)h5--(12)h5--| --------------------2------------------------------------------------| --------------------0--0--0--3--4------------------------------------| 0h2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------| repeat that again,then end w/: the verses: Say you.. Cause i always.. ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------3--2--| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------2--2--| ---------------------------------------|--4------------------------------| -----------------------------0--5h4h0--|--2-\----------------------------| 0h2--2--2--2--1--1--1--0--0------------|---------------------------------| i always.. Gonna pack.. ------------------5--|---------2--|-------------------------------| 3--3--5--5--6--6--6--|------4--3--|-------------------------------| 2--2--4--4--5--5--5--|------4--2--|--7h4-----9~~~------9h7-----7--| ---------------------|------4-----|--7-4--9--9---------9h7--------| ---------------------|------2-----|-------9-----------------9-----| ---------------------|------------|-------------------------------| ----------------------|----------------------------| ----------------------|--4-------------------------| 9h7-----7-------------|--4--2-----2----------------| -----9-----9-h--7~~~--|--4-----4-----4--3--2-------| ----------------------|----------------------------| ----------------------|-----------------------0h2--| then it goes back into the chorus,another verse,then the chorus and then: 1/2 1/2 now the solo:(what i could make outta it.) -/---------/-------------|-----------------------------| /------------------------|--------4--5--9--10-*15--14--| *full 4h2--4h2--4h2--4h2--4h2--|-----------------------------| -------------------------|-----6-----------------------| -------------------------|--4--------------------------| -------------------------|-----------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| 9--10--12-----9--10--12-----9h10h12--12h14h12--12h14h10--| -------14~~~---------14~~~-------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ------------------------------|---------------------------------------\| 4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--|----------------------------------------| 2--3--4--5--6--7--8---9---10--|----------------------------------------| ------------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| harm. -----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 15~~~--14h15-*17-*17--19~~~--|--5--7h8h12h13h14h15h16h17h18h19--8--| -----------------------------|-------------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 15h12--17h15h14h12------------------15h12--17h15h14h12--14/12------------------- --------------------19h15h19h17h15---------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------