HOT FOR TEACHER As recorded by Van Halen (from the 1983 Album "1984")
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk Words by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth
A Intro Q = 126 (P P = PDPR) 7 3 1 j } I J } } W V } V V Gtr I pick scrapes
T A x x B x x 0 3 7 x x 15 sl. sl. sl. H H
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 I V V V V V V V V V V V gV V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 5 9 12 9 5 0 5 9 12 9 5 0 5 12 T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H
3 3 3 3 13 V V V V V I V gV V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T A 12 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 5 9 B 12 9 5 0 5 9 12 9 T P P P H H T P T P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H
16 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ||||| T 12 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 5 9 A 12 9 5 0 5 9 12 9 5 0 5 9 12 9 9 9 7 B T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P T P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H
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V V V V V V V V 19 V V V V V V V V W V I V V V V V gV gV V V V V V
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ||||||||||| 12 5 8 T A 12 9 5 0 5 9 12 9 5 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 3 7 12 7 3 0 5 9 12 9 9 B T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H T P P P H H T P T P H
B .
V 3 V V V V V V V 22 gV V gV V f V V g g I V gV V f V V V V V g U 3 V V V V U 3 3 V 3 gV U 12 8 7 5 T 8 12 8 7 5 8 12 8 7 5 2 2 A 8 12 8 7 5 2 2 B 8 12 10 7 5 0 2 2 T P P P H T P P P H T P P P H T P P P H T P P P P
25 g g g f V k V V V V k R V I f V V V gV V V V P V V V V V V V V V V f P gV P.M. T 5 4 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 A 5 4 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 sl. sl.
28 g g f V V g W 3 k f V V V V V I W V gV W V V V V V V V V V V V V u P.M. T 2 10 10 7 7 4 A 2 10 10 7 7 4 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 sl. sl. sl.
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31 g g c c g V V V W f V I V V gV V V V W f V V V V V V V V V V V V T 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 A 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 sl. sl.
g c c c 34 g k k j k V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 2 4 4 4 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 4 4 4 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sl.
C Pre-Verse T TT f 3 38 ff j V V k V V k V k V gV f V V } I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V } V V V gV let ring let ring let ring T 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 5 2 5 8 7 7 x 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 x 2 B 0 5 6 7 P P P H H H sl.
3 c 42 V V k V V k V k V gV f V V k I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V gV let ring let ring let ring T 2 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 5 2 5 8 7 7 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 B 0 5 6 7 P P P H H H sl.
to Dbl Coda c 46 V V k V V k V V k j k I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring let ring let ring T 2 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 0 P P P
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3 c 50 V k k V gV f V V I V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V T 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 7 7 0 P P P P P H H H sl.
3 54 k k V gV f V V I V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V T w/slight variations on verse 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 7 7 0 0 P P P P P H H H sl.
D Verse 1 & 2
3 3x 58 k k V gV f V V I V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V T 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 7 7 0 0 P P P P P H H H sl.
to Coda
3 62 k k V gV k f V k V k V I V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V let ring T 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 5 7 A 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 5 7 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 7 5 P P P P P H H H
pick scrapes
E Pre-Chorus c c } 66 } gV f V V V V c V V W V } k gV k f V k V k V I V V } let ring T 7 7(19) 13 12 10 12 A 7 7(19) 7 7 13 12 10 12 B 5 5(17) x x x x T T T sl.
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c V V V V V V V 70 W q W V V V V } V V V V V W W W V } V } V V V V V I } u
1/4 1/4 |||||||||||||||| A.H.||||||||||||||||||||||||| M M T 10 10 12 10 12 12 12 12 [12] 12 12 10 10 12 x 10 12 12 12 12 A 12 12 12 12 x 12 x 12 12 12 12 7 B x x x sl. sl.
c V V c 74 V V V gV V V V V gV f V gV V V V V gV V V V I gV V f V V gV V f V V V V V V V gV V V V f V V V
let ring T 11 10 9 8 10 9 8 7 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 2 A 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 2 B 9 9 8 8 7 6 7 7 7 0 sl.
F Chorus
3 3x 78 k k V gV f V V I V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V T 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 7 7 0 0 P P P P P H H H sl.
D.S. al Coda c c c c c 82 k k I V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V V T 0 2 2 2 x x (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P P P P
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G Pre-Chorus S
86 c gt gV f V V V W t t t t t t t t k gV k f V k V k V I W u N.H. T [7] (7) [7] [7] [7] [7] [7] 13 12 10 12 A (7) [7] [7] pick scrapes [7] 13 12 10 12 B (5)
c g} } V V V V V V 90 U g} } } V V V } V V V V U f } } V } V V V V I u V 1/4 1/4 |||||||| M M T 10 10 (12) 10 12 12 12 x x x x 10 10 12 x 10 12 12 12 A 12 x x x x 12 x (12) 12 12 3 7 B x sl. sl. sl. sl.
c V V c 94 V V f V V V gV V gV f V V V gV f V V V gV V gV f V V V gV V V V I gV V f V V gV V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V f V V V
let ring T 11 10 9 8 8 8 10 9 8 7 7 7 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 2 A 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 2 B 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 7 7 7 0 sl.
H Chorus
3 3x 98 k k V gV f V V I V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V T 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 7 7 0 0 P P P P P H H H sl.
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I Guitar Solo V V V V V V V V V V V 102 k k gV V gV V f V V I V V W gV V V V V V V W 12 5 12 8 7 5 T 8 8 12 8 7 5 2 2 2 8 12 8 7 5 A 2 2 2 8 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 P P T P H T P P P H T P P P H T P P P H
105 g g V V gV f V V V g W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V 3 V V 3 3 3 3 Full |||||||||||||||| M Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y T 4 4 4 O4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 A 8 12 8 7 5 B 8 12 8 7 5 0 0 T P P P H T P P P P P sl.
8va g V V V V V W V 108 gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P V V I 3 ; 3 3 u u 3 3 FullM Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y |||||||||||||| 14 14 T 17 17 A 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 6 B H sl. sl.
8va
111 g g V V V V I g V V V V V V V V V P V V V V V V V V V W V V 3 3 ; 3 3 3 Full Full |Full||||||||||||||| M M M 14 T 14 17 14 14 14 17 14 14 17 14 14 14 A 16 16 16 16O 14 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 2 B H P P H P P sl.
g 114 g k c V V V V V V V V V V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 1/2M FullM 1/4M 1/4M FullM 2 2 2 T 2 5 2 5 2 0 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 A 4 4 B P P P P
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117 g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I g V V V V V V V V V V } V V f V gV f V 3 3 3 3 3 1/2M 2 2 T 2 0 5 5 5 2 0 5 5 5 2 0 5 5 5 2 0 5 5 5 2 0 x 5 5 2 5 2 2 A 5 5 B P P P P P P P P P P
g } 120 g R j j f V I g V V V V V V P V W V V V ~ u Full||||||||||||||||||||||| M |||||||||| T 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 x 2 4 5 A 4 G x B K x P sl. sl.
8va V 123 g g f V gV V V V V V V g k f V j k 2 V J V V V V V I u 4 V u FullM FullM FullM |||||||| 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 T 6 7 9 10 10 17 17 17O 17 A 5 B
8va 8va 8va 8va V V V V V V V V V V V 127 V V V V V V k V V k k V I V V V 3 3 FullM 14 14 16 14 17 14 19 14 17 17 14 17 16 17 16 17 16 14 T 17 17 (14) 14 14 A B P P P P H P P
8va
130 V V V V V V V V V V I V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 FullM FullM 1/2M FullM 14 14 14 T 17 17 17 17 17O 14 14 15 14 14 17 14 14 14 14 14 14 A (17) 16 16 16 16 16 16 16O 14 16 B H P P P
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8va 8va 8va c c 133 k k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u FullM pick scrapesFullM FullM 3 FullM |||||||||||||| 2 T 2 2 14 16 14 16 14 14 14 4 4 4 O4 2 2 2 4 A 4 B P
D.S.S. al Dbl Coda c 136 V V V V W } c c I } } V u } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Full Full Full||||||||||||||||||| M M M T 5 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 2 A x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sl. sl. sl.
J Out-Chorus SS f 3 3x 140 ff k k V gV f V V I V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V T 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 7 2 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 7 7 0 0 P P P P P H H H sl.
gV V V f V fgV 144 gV V V gV V V k V V k V V c gV V V gV I V V V V V V V V V V u u u V V V V V V V V FREEV TIME V V V V T 11 12 12 13 14 2 2 2 2 2 11 12 12 13 14 A 2 2 2 2 2 11 12 12 13 14 B 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 P P P P P
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V gV V V gf V fgV 148 V k k c gV V V gV V I V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u u T 14 11 12 12 13 14 14 2 2 2 2 11 12 12 13 14 A 14 2 2 2 2 11 12 12 13 14 B 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 sl. P P P P P P
V gV V V gf V fgV V gV V V gf V fgV V g} 152 V gV V V gV V V gV V V gV V V W V V V V } } } slide up fretboard w/right hand & left hand I u u u u u u u u } } Y Y Y Y Y T 14 11 12 12 13 14 14 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 11 12 12 13 14 14 11 12 12 13 14 14 A 14 11 12 12 13 14 14 11 12 12 13 14 14 x x B x x 19 19 19 19 (19) x x x sl. sl. sl. sl.sl. sl. sl.
V V V V V ( V V V V } } } } } } } 156 V } } } } } } } V V V V u I W V } W
Y 1 1/2Y 1| 1/2||||| Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y M M T 0 0 2 4 5 7 12 14 16 17 19 21 21 21 21 21 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x A 0 B 3 x sl. sl. Tsl. sl. Tsl. sl. Tsl. sl.
gW V 160 gU gW f V gV W V gV j I U W V V V U W ) V Y Y Y Y Y Y T 2 2 5 7 14 14 2 2 2 5 7 14 14 2 A 2 2 5 7 14 14 2 B 0 0 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
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