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Jump Guitar Tablature
Artist: Van Halen
Song: Jump
Tabber: SchecterMan

OK, heres the CORRECT way to play jump. Its in standard tuning.

Intro (Riff A):
(synth. arranged for guitar)

E-10--12--8---8---10--10--12--8---5--3--3---------
B-12--13--10--10--12--12--13--10--6--5--3---------
G-12--12--10--10--12--12--12--10--5--5--5---------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------

Repeat that 3 time then play...

(Fill 1)
E-20--20--20--15---8---5--3--3-----------
B-22--22--22--17---10--6--5--3-----------
G-22--22--22--17---10--5--5--5-----------
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

Ok, repeat riff a throughout the verses until he says "cant you see me standing.."

Pre Chorus(Riff B):
  !   P.M.--|  P.M.----|      ~~~~~
E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G-9----------5--------5---7/9--7-
D----------7--------5------------
A--------8-----8-7---------------
E--------------------------------
!=hold note

(Fill B)
P.M.-| P.M.-----|      ~~~~
E-------------------------
B----------------8/10--8--
G-----5-------5-----------
D---7-------5-------------
A-8-----8-7---------------
E-------------------------

Ok, this is the chorus... its sorta silent. Listen and you'll hear him playing:

Chorus(Riff C):
P.M.---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------
B--------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------
G--------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------
D--------------------|--------%---------|--------%--------|----3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|-----------------|--3-----------------
E--------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------

Repeat the end fill thing until the end of chorus. Now for the solo!

Solo:
  R R ~~~ R    ~~~~                          ~~~~    R R P.H.----------------|
E----18-----6----------6------------6------------------------------------------
B---x-----x----9b(11)-----6-9p6----------------6-------------------------------
G-x------------------------------9-----9p8p6-8---6-------6--6--6b(11)--6b(11)--
D------------------------------------------------------x-----------------------
A----------------------------------------------------x-------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

P.H.--|                    ~~~~~~
E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D-6b(8)--8p6---6----------------
A------------8---8p7p64-6-4----
E-------------------------------

  H H  T P P P H  T P P P H  T P P P  H T P H  T P H   T P H    T P
E-^6^9-13^9^8^6^9-13^9^8^6^9-13^9^8^6----------------------------------------
B------------------------------------^9-13^6---------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------^9-13^6^10-----------------------
D------------------------------------------------------13^6^10---------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------13^6b(8)r6/8-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                P.M.----|            ~~~~~
E----------------------6--8-11/13--9h11
B--------------------6-----------------
G-8b(9)r8p6-8------6-------------------
D----------------8---------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------15h16p15--
B---------------------------------------------------15h16h18------------
G-----------------------------------------15h16h18----------------------
D------------15h16h18------------15h16h18-------------------------------
A--15h16h18------------15h16h18-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Whew! now you can figure out what all comes next. Maybe i'll 
post the synth solo for guitar. If you want it email [email protected].
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