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/ Van Halen / 1984 (1984) / Panama guitar tab

Here's Panama by Van Halen... THE WHOLE THING (Well most of it anyway)

Transcribed by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)

I figured this out with my own two ears, so I'm sure it's not perfect, but
I tried to come as close as I could.


Intro:

 E    Esu4   B      E      E  B   D     Dsu4  A
--------------------------------|-------------------------|-
-9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|-
-9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|-
-9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----7\\\--|-
-7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------O\\\--|-
---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|-
   PM (all open E's)                                DB       (Dive Bomb -
                                                         Hit the Twang Stick)
 E    Esu4   B      E      E  B   D     Dsus4 A
--------------------------------|-------------------------|
-9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|
-9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|
-9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----####--|
-7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------####--|
---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|
                                                    PS       (Pick-Slide)
Pre-Verse:
  C#min              B/Bsu4   A
|-0---------------------------------------------|-
|-5------------------4-5-4--4\2--2-2------------|-
|-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2------------|-
|-6------------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2--4^h^4~~~~-|-
|-4------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|-
|-----------------------------------------------|-
  $                                   AH            ($ = strum & let ring)
 
 C#min             B/Bsu4   A       B   [---------Riff #1------------]
-4---------------------------------------------O-----O-----5----5-----5-----|
-5--4---4-5--------4-5-4--4\2--2-2---------------4-----4-----4----4-----4---|
-6----6------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4-------4-----4-----4----4-----4-|
-6-----------------4-4-4--4\2--2-2---------4--------------------------------|
-4-----------------------------------O-O-O-2--------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                           [---Harmonics----]

Chorus:
  E   A  D  A  D A G        E   A  D  A  D A G        E   A  D  A  D A G
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------3-X---3----------|--------3-X---3---------|--------3-X---3---------|
|-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|
|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|
|-2---O----X-O---O--------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|
|-O-O--------------3/5\3~~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|-O-O--------------3/5\3~|
 (Uh!)             (Hey yeah!....)                 (Uh Huh!)


-------------------------|
--------3-X---3----------|
-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|
-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|
-2---O----X-O---O--------|
-O-O--------------3/5\3~~|



Verse1:
  D  E                          E A D                   D   E              Asu2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------O---|
|-3-------------------------------5---------------------------------------O---|
|-2-----------------------------9-6-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-\/|
|-O---2-------------------------9-7-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-\/|
|-----2-------------------------7---5------------------5-5-7--------------O---|
|-----O------O-O-O-O-O--------------------(O)-(O)-(O)--------(O)-(O)----------|
 Jump Back    What's that sound       Here she comes.....      Hot shoe..   $ PS


Bridge:
  F#                       C#min (arpegiate chord)
|-O----------------------|-O---------------|---------------------------|------|
|-O----O-----O-----O-----|-5---------------|---------------------------|------|
|-3------3-----3-----3---|-6---------------|-\-------------------------|-riff-|
|-4--------4-----4-----4-|-6---------------|-\-------------------------|--#1--|
|-4----------------------|-4---------------|----5-------3------------2-|------|
|-2----------------------|-----------------|------6-5~----4-5~--2~-O---|------|
  $(Dont you know she...)  $(You lose a....)


Chorus

Verse 2 (basically the same as the first)
By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)

Solo for "Panama":
This is really how it goes...
                                                     [-%4x-]       
---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------|
---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------|
---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B\~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~|
---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
-3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
..ah oh)                                WB = Whammey Bar     % = repeat
                                        ^B = Bend Full Step  H = Hamer-On
                                        T = Tap              P = Pull-Off


------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------|
-(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                (release 9th bend here) ^  (bend up ^
                                                            with whammey bar)

-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-7^B-7-----7^B~----------------|
-------9-7------9-8-7----------|
----------------------9-8-7----|
----------------------------10-|

Break? (I dunno what ya' call this part!) 'The Reach down 
                                          between my legs part' :)

|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|--
|-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|--
|---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|--


-------------------O--|
------------------O---|
-----------------2----|         
---H--P---------3-----|         
-/9-10-9-------3------|         
---------10---1-------|
              $ (Arpegiate Chord)

Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
--


-----


By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)

Solo for "Panama":
This is really how it goes...
                                                     [-%4x-]       
---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------|
---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------|
---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B\~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~|
---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
-3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
..ah oh)                                WB = Whammey Bar     % = repeat
                                        ^B = Bend Full Step  H = Hamer-On
                                        T = Tap              P = Pull-Off


------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------|
-(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                (release 9th bend here) ^  (bend up ^
                                                            with whammey bar)

-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-7^B-7-----7^B~----------------|
-------9-7------9-8-7----------|
----------------------9-8-7----|
----------------------------10-|

Break? (I dunno what ya' call this part!) 'The Reach down 
                                          between my legs part' :)

|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|--
|-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|--
|---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|--


-------------------O--|
------------------O---|
-----------------2----|         
---H--P---------3-----|         
-/9-10-9-------3------|         
---------10---1-------|
              $ (Arpegiate Chord)

Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
--


-----


Panama
6=D#

Intro
      PM       PM        PM       PM     PM         PM      PM    trem\down PM
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------10--------7--------9-------10-----7--7--------8--------5----0-------|again exc.
|--9--------9--------8--------9--------9-----8--7--------7--------6------------| last two, 
|-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--------5--5-----5--5---------------| replace
|--9--------9--------9--------9--------9-----9--7--------7--------7------------| w/pick 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|  slide

            PM-----------|         PM            AH~~~~~                H            PM
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-------------------4--5--4-----4\2--2--2--------------4--------4--5--4--5--4-----|
|--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----4\2--2--2---------6-------6-----------4--4--4-----|
|--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----4\2--2--2---------6----------6--------4--4--4-----|
|--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--4-----------0-------------2------4----------------------------0--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

             PM------------|                    harm---------------------|
|-------------------------------0--------0--------5--------5--5--5--5--5--------|
|--4\2--2--2-----------------------4--------4--------4--------5--5--5--5--------|
|--4\2--2--2-----------------4--------4--------4--------4-----------------------|
|--4\2--2--2-----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0--0--0--0--0--2--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus

   PM--|       PM---|         PM  
|---------------------------------------|  |--------------------0-----------------|
|-----------3-----------3---------------|  |--------------------0--2--3-----------|
|--------2--2--------2--2--2------------|  |-----------------------2--2-----------|
|--2-----2--0--------2--0--2-----5/7\5--|  |--0--2--------------------------------|
|--2-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----5/7\5--|  |--0--2--------------------------------|
|--0--0-----------------------0---------|  |-----0--0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--|

  pickslide                                                          ~~~~       ~~~~
|------------------0--------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------|
|---------------------0--0--------0--------------0--------0-------------------------------|
|------------4--4-----------3--------3-----6--------6-----6------------------------------4|
|------------4-----------------4--------4--6-----------6--6------------------------------4|
|------------2-----------------------------4--------------4----5----------3--------------2|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------6--5-------4--3----2-0--|
  harmonics are the same as the intro

I'll do the rest later

Tab by: Mike V. (|5150|)


Van Halen albums
1998 Van Halen III
1996 Twister (original soundtrack)
1995 Balance
1991 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
1988 OU812
1986 5150
1984 1984
1982 Diver Down
1981 Fair Warning
1980 Woman and Children First
1979 Van Halen II
1978 Van Halen
1984 tabs
011984 tabbass tab
02Jump tabbass tab
03Panama tabbass tab
04Top Jimmy tabbass tab
05Drop Dead Legs tabbass tab
06Hot For Teacher tabbass tab
07I'll Wait tabbass tab
08Girl Gone Bad tabbass tab
09House Of Pain tabbass tab

 

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