Song: Right Now
Artist: Van Halen
Bass Tab
Tuning: Standard
~ - Let note ring
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
b - Bend
S - Slap
P - Pop
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
Intro (0:11)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0~~~~-------------------------|
A|1~~~~---------------------------1~~~--3~~~33-5|
E|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------33---------22-----------------|
A|9/----1-3-5---5-7--------3-5----------5-5p3--5-3|
E|--1-3----------------8----------6--6h8-----6----|
Verse
G|--------------77--------5h7p5------3--3------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----1-3-5--------3~~--x-------1~~-x--x------------3|
E|1-3-------3h5---------------------------x3--5-3-5--|
S PP S P SP SP
G|--------7b------------------------------|
D|----------------5b----------------------|
A|5~~--5x----3~~-----1-------------------3|
E|----------------------4/6-6--3--5-3-5---|
SS P P S
Pre - Chorus
G|----------------------------------------10-10-10-10-9\|
D|---------------------------------5/12h14--------------|
A|1~~~-3~~~-----------1~~~-3~~~-5~~---------------------|
E|----------1~~~-3~~~-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|1~~~-3~~~-----------1~~~-3~~~-------------------|
E|----------1~~~-3~~~-----------3h5-3h5-3h5-5555-5|
Chorus
G|-------------------------------------5--5h7p5|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|----0~~-1~~-x33-x3h5p3-----0~~-1~~-x3--x-----|
E|1~~--------------------1~~-------------------|
SSP SP
G|------------2-2-----3-3------------------------|
D|----3-3----------------------------------------|
A|--------0--0----1--1---3--x3h5p3--1~~~~~-1--1-0|
E|1--1-------------------------------------------|
S SP P S SP P S SP PS
Verse
G|--------------77--------5h7p5------3---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----1-3-5--------3~~--x-------1~~-----------------3|
E|1-3-------3h5---------------------------x3--5-3-5--|
S PP S P P
G|--------7b--------------3------------------|
D|-------------------------3-----------------|
A|5~~--------3~~-3-31~~-----3x--------------3|
E|-----3h5------------------------3--5-3-5---|
S P S
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_halen/right_now_btab_ver_2.html ]
Pre - Chorus
G|------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-9\|
D|-----------------------------------5/12h14--------------|
A|1~~~-3~~~-----------1~~~-3~~~-55355---------------------|
E|----------1~~~-3~~~-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|1~~~-3~~~-----------1~~~-3~~~-------------------|
E|----------1~~~-3~~~-----------3h5-3h5-3h5-5555-5|
Chorus
G|-------------------------------------x5-555h7p5|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----0~~-1~~-x33-x3h5p3-----0~~-1~~-------------|
E|1~~--------------------1~~---------------------|
SSP SP
G|------------222-----333--5-5h7p5--------|
D|----333---------------------------------|
A|--------0-00----1-11---3--3-------1~~~~~|
E|1-11------------------------------------|
S SSP P S SSP P S SSP PS PSP
Interlude (2:49)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|0~~~~~------0~~~~~~-------------------------------|
A|------1~~~~~-------1~~~~~-3~~~----------1~~~-3~~~-|
E|-------------------------------1~~~-3~~~----------|
Timing is a bit tricky (3:15)
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-77-5h77-5h77-7p5h77|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo (3:20)
G|----33------55-----------------|
D|--------------------33------555|
A|1-11----3-33-------------------|
E|----------------1-11----3-33---|
G|----33------55------77--7910101097--|
D|----------------------------------10|
A|1-11----3-33----5-55--5-------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G|--33-33----55-55----------------|
D|--------------------33----55-555|
A|1---1----3---3------------------|
E|----------------1-11----3---3---|
G|----33------55------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|1-11----3-33--------------------------|
E|----------------3h55-3h55-3h55-3h55555|
Chorus (3:40)
G|--------------22------33-----------|
D|-----3-----------------------------|
A|-------0~~~-00---1~~-1---3--3-3h5p3|
E|1~~~-------------------------------|
G|--------------22------33-55-5-5h7p5|
D|-----3-----------------------------|
A|-------0~~~-00---1~~-1-------------|
E|1~~~-------------------------------|
G|--------------22------33-----------|
D|-----3-----------------------------|
A|-------0~~~-00---1~~-1---3--3-3h5p3|
E|1~~~-------------------------------|
G|-----------222----333--------------------|
D|----333----------------------------------|
A|-------0-00---1-11---3-333331~~~~///13\\\|
E|1-11-------------------------------------|
Outro
G|---------------------------|
D|0~~~~~~-------0~~~~~~------|
A|-------1~~~~~--------1~~~~~| Fade Out
E|---------------------------|
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Jamie
