Band: Van Halen
Album: Van Halen II
Song: D.O.A
Bassist: Michael Anthony
Tabbed By: Caleb Pedercini
Tuned:1/2 step down
At about 0:15
Riff A: Play 2X
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|-5--2-2-2-2-2-2---|-5--2--0-2-0--|5--2-2-2-2-2-2--|-5--2--0-2-0-|
Verse: Play Riff A 4X
*Note
There are fills at the end of the 2nd and 4th time but I can’t figure them out, if
could let me know.
Pre-Chorus:
And I’m alone on the highway wanted
|----------------------|-------7/9--7--|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----7---------|-----------------|
|-0-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-5-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Dead or A L I V E !!
|-----7---------9---|
|---7--------9------| Play Riff A 1X
|-5-------7---------|
|-------------------|
Verse 2
Chorus
The solo follows the same progression as the song so you can either play:
Riff A 2x and then the Pre-chorus
Or you can play what I like to play. We’ll call it Riff B
|-----------------|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|------4-------2--|-------7---|------4-------2-|-------7-----|
|---------4-4-----|---------7-|---------4-4----|---------7---|
|-2-2-------------|-2-2-------|-2-2------------|-2-2---------|
|-----------------|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|------4-------2--|-------7---|------4-------2-|-------7-----|
|---------4-4-----|---------7-|---------4-4----|---------7---|
|-2-2-------------|-2-2-------|-2-2------------|-2-2---------|
|-------------------|-------7/9--7--|-----------------|-----7-----9-|
|-------------------|-----7---------|-----------------|---7-----9---|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-5-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-----7-----|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
Guitar Bar Dive
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--4----------------|
|----------------2--|
Riff A 1X
Verse 3
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
2nd Solo Play:
Pre-Chorus, then
Riff A 2x or Riff B 1x
Outro: Play Riff A until end and progressively speed up.
End with
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|-2-2--------------|-2-2----------|-2-2------------|-2-2---------|
Yeah, so this was my first bass tab. Of course it can’t compare to the master Michael
Van Halen’s true bassist, but hopefully it was helpful. (Please Rate)