Mean Street

Van Halen

Composição de: Halen Van Edward / Alex Halen Van / Sobolewski Michael A / Van Halen
Tom:
Afinação:
[Intro]

E|-12t---------12t-------------12t---------12t------------| 
B|-12t---------12t-------------12t---------12t------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----x-----x-----x---------x-----x-----x-----x----------| 
A|-----x-----x-----x---------x-----x-----x-----x----------| 
E|-----x-12t-x-----x-12t-12t-x-----x-12t-x-----x-12t-12t--| 

*This is done by tapping the 12th fret of both the high e & B 
strings together with the
finger & then slapping the strings with the left hand (denoted by 
“x”) & then tapping
12th fret of the low E string with the thumb, slapping the strings with
 the left hand &
on. This bar is played about 6 times.

E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-------12tp5-------------------------------h7--| 
A|-12tp5-------10tp5-12tp5-----------------------| 
E|-------------------------12t-12t-12t-12tp5-----| 

*This is done by a bunch of taps & pull-offs. Then a hammer-on of 
the 7th fret of the D string.

                 H      H  H      H     H
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------4p0-4-5--------------------------| 
D|-------12tp5p0-5-----------5h7-12t-7-11t-------h7--| 
A|-12tp5---------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------12tp5-----| 

* “H” are natural harmonics created at the fret.
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E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-------12tp5-------------------------------h7--| 
A|-12tp5-------10tp5-12tp5-----------------------| 
E|-------------------------12t-12t-12t-12tp5-----| 

                 H      H  H      H     H
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------4p0-4-5--------------------------| 
D|-------12tp5p0-5-----------5h7-12t-7-11t-------h7--| 
A|-12tp5---------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------12tp5-----| 

E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-------12tp5-------------------------------h7--| 
A|-12tp5-------10tp5-12tp5-----------------------| 
E|-------------------------12t-12t-12t-12tp5-----| 

                 H      H  H       H    H    H    H    H
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------4p0-4-5------------------------------------| 
D|-------12tp5p0-5------------5h7-12t--11t--10t--11t--12t--p0--| 
A|-12tp5-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 

         H    H   H    H   H
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------h5p0--| 
G|------------------------------h5p0--| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|-h7--10t--11t--12t--12t--14t--------| 
E|------------------------------------| 
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       H     H      H     H     H     H      H              H
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19t-h5h7p5\4~-(4)--| 
G|-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19tp5-17t-h7-19t-h5h7p5\4~-(4)--| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------|   
B|d~~~~~~~--| 
G|d~~~~~~~--| 
D|--------|   
A|--------|   
E|--------|   

[Pre-Verse]

E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------0---------| 
G|-5--------5---------------5-------0---------| 
D|-5-7-7--5---7-7----5h7p5--5-7-7---0---------| 
A|-----------------7--------------7-----------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
PM|-------------------------------------------| 

*Softly palm-Mute

                                       H H H H H H  H  H
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------5----------12-------| 
G|-5--------5---------------5--------------5---7-------12----| 
D|-5-7-7--5---7-7----5h7p5--5-7-7---5--5-----7---12----------| 
A|-----------------7--------------7--------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
PM|----------------------------------------------------------| 

*Softly palm-Mute

E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5------------------------5-------5----------------------| 
D|-5-7-7--5-x-7-7----5h7p5--5-7-7-5---7-7-5-5-5-5----------| 
A|-----------------7------------------------------7-7-7----| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
PM|---------------------------------||---------------------| 

*Softly palm-Mute & then full palm mute at the gap of the palm 
Mute.
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E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-5--------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5-----| 
D|-5-7-7--5-x-7-7----5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5-----| 
A|-----------------7----x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
PM|------------------------------------------| 

*Softly palm-Mute
*A type of phaser is used (denoted by “x”) & this is done by 
rubbing the strings over
bridge pick-up.

[Verse 1]

                     H                                  (x4)

E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-3p0-0----3p0-0--------3p0-0----3p0-0----------------------| 
E|--------3--------0-3~---------3---------3-3-3-3p0-0-0-0----| 
PM                                       |-------------------| 

[Chorus 1]

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| 
D|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| 
A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------6-----------------------10---------------| 
G|-----------5------10-12------------9-----X\---------| 
D|------------------10-12------------------X\---------| 
A|-3p0-0-0-0----0-0-8--10--3p0-0-0-0-------X\---------| 
E|---------------------------------------------12~----| 

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| 
D|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| 
A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5-3p0-0-0-0----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------/15\--| 
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E|-------------------------------| 
B|----3--------------------------| 
G|----2--------------------------| 
D|-2--0----------------------9---| 
A|-0------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---| 
E|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---| 

[Verse 2] same as [Verse 1]


[Chorus 2]

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| 
D|-----------5-----------------------7-------------| 
A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------------1-3-3-1~---| 
B|-----------6-----------------------10-------------| 
G|-----------5------10-12------------9--------------| 
D|------------------10-12---------------------------| 
A|-3p0-0-0-0----0-0-8--10--3p0-0-0-0----------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| 
D|-----------5----------------------7---7-7--------| 
A|-3p0-0-0-0----3p0-0-3/5-3p0-0-0-0----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------/15\--| 

E|--------| 
B|----3---| 
G|----2---| 
D|-2--0---| 
A|-0------| 
E|--------| 

[Bridge]

                                                                (x4)
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E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|-8/10--10-----------------------|-8/10--10-----------------------| 
G|-x/x---x---------------7p5------|-x/x---x----------------12/14---| 
D|-5/7---7-----12/14--14-----7p5--|-5/7---7-----12/14--14--10/12---| 
A|----------10-10/12--12----------|----------10-10/12--12----------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

[Solo]

    H    H   H   H   H   H   H   H

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-7(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(7)~~~-5---7p5-----| 
D|---------------------------------------7-----7~--| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

        H H H                              H
E|----5-8-6-5----7-10-8-7----------------------| 
B|---5----------7---------10-8-7-------8-7-8~--| 
G|--5----------9-----------------9-8-7---------| 
D|-8-------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

E|-----19-17-15-14-17-15-14----15-14--------------------| 
B|-/15----------------------15-------17-15-14-----------| 
G|--------------------------------------------17-15-14--| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-15(16)-(16)-12-15(16)-(16)-12-15(16)-(16)-12-15(16)-(16)-12-
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|15t~~~~~~--| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 
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                    |   mess with the whammy here   |
E|-15(17)(15)-13-15-|-15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12-|--| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------15t~~\---|          
B|-------------------------------------15t~~\---|          
G|-------------------12----12h15p12-------------|          
D|-15-12----12h15p12----15----------15----------|          
A|-------15-------------------------------------|          
E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo 

[Verse 3]: Same as [Verse 1]
[Chorus 3]: Same as [Chorus 1]

[Interlude]

  volume swells                         (x4)

E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-5-------------------7-------------------| 
D|-5-------------------7-------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

[Outro]

*For the next part add strumming of the open A string with the swells 
of the interlude.
Here’s an outro riff used:

E|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|3(3)------5(5)-6-(6)--8-(8)-10(10)-11(11)-------13(13)-14(14)-
G|5(7)~~~~~~7(9)~8(10)~10(12)~12(14)~13(15)~~~~~~~15(17)~16(18)~
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------| 
B|15(15)-------------| 
G|17(19)-20(22)~~~~--| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|-------------------| 
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