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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..

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-----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--|
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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----------------------------------------------
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