BLACK AND BLUE As recorded by Van Halen (From the 1988 Album OU812) Transcribed by zwilling99 Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony

A Intro Moderate Rock = 104 P N.C. (E7) (E6) E5 N.C. Dsus2 Asus2 E5 3 1 g j j 4 j V gV V V V gV V V V V V V V V V I 4 gV V gV gV V 3 V V W V V V V V V V V V k V V u Gtr I u 1/4 1/4 w/chorus mf let ring let ring 0 0 M M 0 T 0 0 3 3 0 4 6 7 6 4 (4) 2 2 A 0 2 B 2 4 5 4 2 (2) 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 sl. H P

N.C. (E7) (E6) E5 N.C. A11 Dadd2/A A5 3 3 3 3

5 R j j g V V gV V P gV V V V V I V V V V V V V V V W V gV f V Vj gV V gV P V V V V Vj gV W W V V V V V W W V V V V V 3 3 3 1/4 1/4 let ring 0 0 M M 0 0 T 0 0 7 6 6 4 (4) 4 6 7 7 2 A 2 5 4 2 B 2 4 5 4 4 2 (2) 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 3 0 3 0 sl. sl. sl. H P P P

N.C. (E7) (E6) E5 N.C. c c c c 9 g d k k k k WW VV k V gV V V gV V W V gV I W V gV V V gV V gV W V V V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj f u u 1/4 1/4 P.M. M M T (0) A 4 6 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 B 2 4 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 sl. sl. Allow open B to sound P as volume increases.

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D5 A5 E5 N.C. (E7) (E6) c c c c c 12 g k k k k V k V V V V V V gV V V gV V I V V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V k V V k V semi-harm------| 1 1/2 u u M P.M. T 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) 4 6 7 7 6 6 A 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) B 5 5 0 7 (7) 2 4 5 5 4 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 sl. sl.

E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c 15 g } W V gV V k V } V V V V } } R I gV V V } V V V V u P V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V

1/4 1/4 M M pick sl. T 4 4 6 7 7 x 2 (2) 9 (9) A 7 7 x 2 (2) 9 (9) B 2 2 4 5 5 0 7 (7) x x 0 3 (0) 3 0 (0) 3 0 0 (0) x x 12 14 sl. P sl. P P sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

B Verse 1 A5 N.C. E5 N.C. A5 N.C. 3 3 3 18 g V k c k c V k c V I V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V gV f V V V gV f V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V P.M. [ P.M. [ P.M. [ T 2 2 A 2 2 7 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 B 0 0 5 5 7 (7) 2 5 7 (7) 0 0 5 5 7 (4) 7 7 7 0 7 7 0 sl. sl. sl. H P H P H P

A5 N.C. E5 N.C. A5 N.C.

22 g k k k V R I V c c V c VV VVgV P VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. V Vlet ring [[ [[ [[ 0 T 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 A 2 2 7 6 6 7 6 4 B 0 0 5 5 7 (7) 2 5 7 (7) 0 0 5 5 7 (7) 7 0 7 7 0 sl. sl. sl. H

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C Chorus (E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c c c 26 g k k k k V V gV V W V gV V V V V V V V gV I V V gV V gV V V V V V V V gV V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V V V V V V semi-harm.------| u u 1/4 1/4 1 1/2 P.M. M M P.M. M T 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) 4 6 A 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 5 0 7 (7) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 3 3 3 3 sl. sl. sl. P

(E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C.

c c c c t 30 g k k k k t t V V gV V W V gV V V V V V V t I V V gV V gV V V V V V V V V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V

u u 1/4 1/4 let ring 1/2 P.M. P.M. N.H. M M [12] M T [7] [12] 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) [5] A 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 5 0 7 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 sl. sl. P

D Verse 2 A5 N.C. E5 N.C. A5 N.C. 3 3 3 34 g V k c V k c V I V } V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V gV f V V V gV f V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V Gtr I [ [ [ T 2 2 A 2 5 2 7 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 B 0 x 0 5 5 7 (7) 2 5 7 (7) 0 0 5 5 7 (4) 7 7 7 0 7 0 sl. sl. sl. H P H P H P

c V g j V V j V j t I V V V } } } t V pick sl. Gtr II f P.M. [[[[[[ N.H. T 2 9 9 12 [5] A 2 9 9 12 [5] B 0 5 5 x x x x sl.

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A5 N.C. E5 N.C. A5 N.C.

38 g k k k R V V I V c c V V c P VV V gV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. V P.M. Vlet ring [[ [[[[ [[ 0 0 T 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 1 A 2 5 2 4 2 B 0 0 5 5 7 (7) 2 5 7 (7) 0 0 5 5 7 (7) 0 7 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

g gt I V j V gV j et t j j V V } } } } } P.M. N.H. [[[[ [4] T 2 4 [3] [3] A 2 6 B 0 5 x x x x x sl.

E Chorus 2 (E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c c c 42 g k k k k V V gV V W V gV V V V V V V V gV I V V gV V gV V V V V V V V gV V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V V V V V V semi-harm.------| u u 1/4 1/4 1 1/2 P.M. M M P.M. M T 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) 4 6 A 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 5 0 7 (7) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 3 3 3 3 sl. sl. sl. P

(E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 c c c c c } 46 g k k k k } V V gV V W V gV V V V V V V u I V V gV V gV V V V V V V V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V

u u 1/4 1/4 P.M. M M pick sl. T 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 (7) 2 (2) 9 (9) A 7 (7) 2 (2) 9 (9) x B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 (5) 0 7 (7) x 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. P P

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F Bridge C5/E D5/E E5 C/E D/E B5

50 R V g V V P V V V V gV V V V V V I V V V V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V [[[[[[P.M. [[[[[[P.M. [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[P.M. [[[[[[P.M. T 12 10 9 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 9 (9) 9 9 5 5 7 7 4 A 5 5 7 7 7 9 (9) 9 9 5 5 7 7 4 B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 sl. sl. P sl. C5/E D5/E E5

53 g eV f V V eV Vf V V V R V V V V V gV V I V V V V V V P V V V V V P.M. let ring P.M.V V P.M.V 0 2 0 [[[[[ [[[[[ [[[[[[[[ T 4 4 5 7 5 12 10 9 4 5 5 7 7 7 9 (9) 9 9 A 5 5 7 7 7 9 (9) 9 9 B 0 0 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. P sl. G Guitar Solo C5 G5 B5 N.C. N.C.

56 g V V V R I V V V V c V V V V V V eV P fV V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. [[ [[ tr T [[[[[[[ 5 4 (4) A 5 5 4 (4) 0 (2) B 3 5 2 (2) 5 5 5 7 (7) 5 6 6 7 (7) 0 0 3 0 2 7 H sl. sl. sl.

3 59 g 3 V V V V V V V V V I V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V Full 1/2 [[[[[[[[[ 1/2 Full Full A.H.[[[[[[ M M M M M T 7 7(12) 7(14) 7(12) 7(14) (7) (7) A 2 (2) O O O B 0 2 0 (0) 3 0 3 (3) 0 3 11 (11) H P sl. T T T T P B O P H T

61 g V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V t t R R V V V V V V R P P P A.H. 4 1/2 1/2 N.H. rake M [[[[[ T 5 (5) 3 5 7 8 7 5 3 5 7 8 7 (7) 0 [5] 2 (2) (2) 4 A x x O B x P E sl. P H T P P P H H T P Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org BLACK AND BLUE - Van Halen Page 6 of 10

V V gV V V V V 63 g V V V V V V V V V V P V gV V eV fV V gV V fV V V V V V eV V V V V z 9:8 10:8 I 9:8

T 8 7 5 3 7 8 7 8 7 5 3 7 8 10 9 10 11 8 11 9 11 12 9 12 10 12 13 10 13 14 11 14 15 11 14 15 11 A B T P P P H T P T P P P H Tsl. P Tsl. P T P Tsl. P T P Tsl. P Tsl. P Tsl. P Tsl. T P

8va 8va 6 64 g eV V V fV `P f V V fV V V V gV V I V V V V V z gV V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V 10:8 9:8 3 1/2 1/2 2 1/2 Full M M 15 T 15 16 12 15 16 13 16 17 13 16 17 14 17 18 14 17 18 15 18 19 15 (15) 12 12 15 (15) A O 14 (14) (14)O 12 14 12 0 B Tsl. P Tsl. P Tsl. P Tsl. P Tsl. P Tsl. P Tsl. P P P

8va

66 V V V V V V V V V V X g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I u u u u 1/2 Full Full[[[[[[[[ Full Full Full Full \\\\\Full Full Full Full Full M M 15 M 15 M M 19 19 19 19 19 M 19 M M M 22 22 M 22 M 17 T 15 15 15 15 15 19 19 (19) 19 19 19 19 22 22 22 (22) 20 O A O O O B With Delay - approx. 500ms P with repeats (fdbk. 35%). 8va

69 X X X g k V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 3 V V } V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV

Full 1/2 P.M. M 17 16 17 16 [[[[[[[ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O 0 T 17 (17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 2 2 x 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B sl. H

72 g V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV I VV VV VV VV VV V V V V P P } 3 z z V Delay off 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 5 3 0 3 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 A 2 2 2O 2 4 B x 12 sl. P P P sl. sl. sl. sl.

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D5 E5 D5 E5 D5

74 c } } g W V V V } } V V W V V V } V V I W V V } } } V V W V V V V V V V upick sl. V pick sl. (w/hand noise) T 7 9 (9) x 7 7 7 9 (9) (9) x x 7 7 A 7 9 9 (9) x x 7 7 7 9 (9) (9) x x 7 7 B 5 7 (7) x x x 5 5 5 0 7 (7) (7) x 5 5 0 (0) x sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

E5 D5 A5 E N.C. 3 3 } 78 g } gV U W } V V V V V V V V V V V U W V VgV I W } V V V V V V V V V V U W V gV V V V V V V U W V pick sl. mf

T 9 (9) 7 x 9 9 9 (9) x x 7 7 7 9 (9) (9) (9) 4 6 A 7 x 9 9 9 (9) x 7 7 7 7 7 9 (9) (9) (9) B 5 x 7 7 7 (7) (17) 5 5 5 7 7 7 (7) (7) (7) 2 4 0 0 0 5 5 0 (0) (0) sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

H Interlude (E7) (E6) E5 N.C. Dsus2 Asus2 E5 N.C. 3 3 83 g V V gV V k V } V V 3 gV I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V VgV U 1/4 1/4 V V V V 1/2 V let ring let ring let ring 0 0 M M 0 M T 0 0 3 x 0 0 7 6 4 (4) 4 2 2 4 6 A 0 2 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 B 5 4 2 (2) 2 2 4 0 2 (2) 2 4 0 3 3 0 0 (0) 0 3 (3) (3) 0 H H P H P H P sl. P O P

(E7) (E6) E5 N.C. Dsus2 Asus2 E5 E7+9 N.C. 3 87 g }V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V k V gV I V gV gV V V V gV gV W V V V V V V V V V V V u V

u 1/4 1/4 let ring let ring f 0 0 M M 0 T 0 0 3 3 0 8 7 6 4 (4) 2 2 2 7 4 6 A 0 2 2 6 B 5 4 2 (2) 2 4 0 2 7 2 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 3 0 3 0 0 H sl. P P

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I Out-Chorus (E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c c c c 91 g k k k k V V gV V W V gV V k V V V V V V gV I V V gV V gV V V V V V V gV V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V V V V V V semi-harm.------| u u 1/4 1/4 1 1/2 P.M. P.M. M M M T 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) 4 6 A 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 0 7 (7) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 3 3 3 3 3 sl. sl. sl. P

(E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c c c 95 g k k k k j } V V gV V W V gV V V V V V V } V gV I V V gV V gV V V V } V V V V gV V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V V

u u 1/4 1/4 P.M. P.M. M M P.M. pick sl. T 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 7 x 2 (2) 9 (9) x x 4 6 A 7 7 x 2 (2) 9 (9) x B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 (5) 5 0 7 (7) x 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 0 3 0 0 (0) sl. P sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. P P

(E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c c c c 99 g k k k k V V gV V W V gV V k V V V V V V gV I V V gV V gV V V V V V V gV V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V V V V V V V semi-harm.------| u u 1/4 1/4 1 1/2 P.M. P.M. M M M T 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) 4 6 A 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 0 7 (7) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 (0) 3 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 3 3 3 3 3 sl. sl. sl. P

(E7) (E6) E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c c c 103 g k k k k V V gV V W V gV V V V } V V V V V gV I V V gV V gV V V V } V V V V V V gV V k V V k V kW V V V V V Vj V V V V V V u u 1/4 1/4 1 1/2 P.M. P.M. M M \\\\ T 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 7 7 7 x 2 (2) 9 (9) 4 6 A 7 7 7 x 2 (2) 9 (9) 0 B 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 5 x 0 7 (7) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 (0) sl. sl. sl. P P

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D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 N.C.

3 3 3 3 t t t 107 g } t V V V V V } } V gV V V V V V t V gV I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V let ring pick sl. N.H. [12] [12] T [7] 7 7 7 2 2 x x 4 6 7 7 7 2 2 [5] 4 6 A 7 7 7 2 2 2 (2) x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 (2) B 5 5 5 0 0 2 (2) x 2 4 5 5 5 0 0 2 (2) 2 4 0 (0) 0 (0) sl. sl. sl. sl. D5 A5 E5 N.C. D5 A5 E5 3 3 3 3 111 g V V } V U I V V V V V V V } } V gV V V V V V V U V V V V V V V u V gV V V V V V V U V V V V pick sl. V V V U T 7 7 7 9 (9) x x 4 6 7 7 7 9 (9) A 7 7 7 7 7 9 (9) x x 7 7 7 7 7 9 (9) B 5 5 5 7 7 7 (7) x 2 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 (7) 5 5 0 (0) 5 5 0 (0) sl. sl. sl. N.C. 6 6 6 6

115 g U U } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } I U U } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } U U } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x T x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x (9) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x A (9) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B (7) Allx stringsx x fullyx x slackenedx x x w/tremx x bar.x Allowx x tox soundx xby thumpingx x x x x x x x (0) againstx x neck.x x Allx rhythmsx x xarticulatedx x x by xpumpingx x thex bar.x x x x x x x x x J Outro N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c 3 118 g V I V V k gV k V V W V gV V V V k V V V V V V V V V gV V V W V gV V V V } V V u V V V V 1/2 mf P.M. 0 M [[[[[[ T 0 3 3 7 7 6 6 4 (4) 4 6 7 (7) 2 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 A 7 (7) 2 2 O 2 0 2 B 5 5 4 4 2 (2) 2 4 5 5 0 x 2 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. P H sl. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. E5 Esus2 Em N.C.

122 c c c V g k V gV k V k c R k V V V VV VV VV V j gV I V V V V V V P V V } V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V P V V V V gV V Full V V P.M. P.M. M [[[[ 7 T 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 4 (4) 0 7 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 4 6 A 7 0 2 (2) 5 7 7 x 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 B 5 5 4 4 2 (2) 5 7 5 0 7 (7) 2 4 0 3 (3) 0 3 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. O P Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org BLACK AND BLUE - Van Halen Page 10 of 10

(E7) (E6) N.C. D5 A E5 N.C. c c c 126 g V k V gV k V V k gV k V V gV I V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V gV V V V 1/4 V 1/2 V V } 1/2 V

M M M 0 T 3 2 2 0 (0) 0 7 7 6 6 4 (4) 2 2 2 4 6 A 2 0 2 2 2 (2) B 5 5 4 4 2 (2) 2 4 0 0 2 (2) 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 (0) x 3 (3) 0 sl. H sl. P O P (E7) (E6) N.C. D5 A5 E5 N.C. c c c 130 g V k V gV k V k gV V k V V V l R c k gV I V V V V V V V V V V V P gV V V V gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V bP V V V V V V 1/4 1/4 V V V V M M T 7 7 6 6 4 (4) 4 6 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) 4 6 A 7 7 2 (2) 9 (9) 0 2 4 5 6 B 5 5 4 4 2 (2) 2 4 5 5 0 7 (7) 4 5 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. H H sl. sl. P (E7) (E6) N.C. D5 A5 E5 c c 134 g V k V gV k V k c k V c k I V V V c V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V 1/2 V 1/2 V M M T 7 7 6 6 4 (4) 7 2 A 2 7 2 2 2 B 5 5 4 4 2 (2) 2 5 5 x 0 2 0 0 0 3 (3) 0 3 0 sl. sl. sl. O P

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