Hear About it Later chords

Van Halen

Simplify chords 

  			 
Transcribed by Greg J. Musi ([email protected]) 
Here is the intro... 
                                            
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D-|--------------------2--------3--(3)-----------3-----3--------1-------------| 
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            pull off                                                            
                                                                               
 
This is where my version takes over: 
  
"Hear About it Later" 
tabbed by Aaron Goldman 
[email protected]  
  
v = wide vibrato with bar 
\ = dive with bar 
. = palm muted 
# = tremelo picked 
  
after the clean-toned intro above, there are two guitars, both 
distorted. the  
lead guitar plays: 
  
E|-5---5--5--5--5------5--------------------- 
B|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5---------- 
G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv------ 
D|----------------------------------7vv-5\-- 
A|------------------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------------------- 
  
E|-8----8----8------------------------------------- 
B|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7----------------------- 
G|-----------------/9----9---7--------------------- 
D|-----------------------------10vv-7-5-4-5--4----- 
A|---------------------------------------------7-5- 
E|------------------------------------------------- 
  
while the rhythm plays: 
  
*Rhy. Fig 1* 
  
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------| 
D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------| 
A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--| 
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                 slide                     
                                    
                                   let ring---------------------}                
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G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------| 
D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------| 
A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------| 
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
*End Rhy. Fig 1* 
                                                                                
                                                let 
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G-|---------2-----------4-----------------------------------------0-----------| 
D-|-----2-----------2------------------5------------4-----------------4-------| 
A-|-0-----------0-----------0-----/5--------0---5--------------------------5--| 
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                                   let ring---------------------}                                             
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G-|---------2-----------4-----------------0---------------0-------------------| 
D-|-----2-----------2------------------4-----4-----------------4--------------| 
A-|-0-----------0-----------0------5------------------------------------------| 
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
VERSE: 
Lead guitar takes a break, while rhythm guitar plays: 
 
(note: I'm not sure if the tap harmonics are really what he's doing, only 
that  
he does something of that nature to raise the octave of those 
notes. Personally, 
I just play the notes normally) 
  
*Rhy. Fig 2* 
                     tap harmonics 
E|--------0-2-0-2-2--3(15)-2(14)h3p2-0(12)-------------------------- 
B|-3----3---------3-------------------------3(15)-------3(15)------- 
G|-2--2-----------2-------------------------------2(14)-------2(14)- 
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
  
E|-0(12)-2(14)---------------------- 
B|---------------------------------- 
G|---------------------------------- 
D|-------------------------5-5-7-5-- 
A|---------------5---7-8-8---------- 
E|-------------5---5---------------- 
  
*End Rhy. Fig 2* 
  
followed by Rhy. Fig 1, and then this: 
  
                               Palm mute 
E|--------0-2-0-2-2--3-2h3p2-0-.---.---0-2----------------------- 
B|-3----3---------3------------3-.-3-.--------------------------- 
G|-2--2-----------2--------------2---2--------------------------- 
D|-0----------------------------------------------------5-5-7-5-- 
A|--------------------------------------------5---7-8-8---------- 
E|------------------------------------------5---5---------------- 
  
and then Rhy. Fig 1 once more. 
  
PRECHORUS: 
  
Rhythm guitar: 
  
*Rhy. Fig 3* 
  
E|-----------------------------0------------------0--------------------- 
B|---------------------------0------------------0-----------------0----- 
G|-----0-----0-----2---------------------------------------2-2-2----2-0- 
D|---2-----4-----4------------------2-3-3--2-------------1-------------- 
A|-3-----5-----5-----5------------3----------3-------------------------- 
E|----------------------3-1-------------------------1-3----------------- 
  
   all palm muted 
E|----------------- 
B|----------------- 
G|----------------- 
D|---------------.- 
A|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0- 
E|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3--- 
  
*End Rhy Fig 3* 
  
CHORUS: play rhy. fig 1 twice 
VERSE: play rhy. fig 2, followed by rhy. fig 1 
PRECHORUS: play rhy. fig 3 
CHORUS: play rhy. fig 1 twice 
  
BRIDGE: 
  
Rhythm plays: 
   palm mute                    palm mute 
E|-------.-0-------------0------------------------------------------ 
B|-----.-1---1---------1---3-1------.-0-1--1-0-------------------3-- 
G|---.-0-------0------------------.-2----------2-----------------2-- 
D|-.-2-----------2---2----------.-2--------------------------0-2-0-- 
A|-3---------------3------------0----------------0-0-2-2-3-3-------- 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
  
   palm mute         palm muting again 
E|-.-.-.-.-.-.------------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.---- 
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---- 
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---- 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-.-.-.-.-.-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---- 
A|------------------3-3-3-2-3-----------------7- 
E|----------------------------------------------- 
  
And the lead guitar returns in this section, playing: 
  
                            trem picking 
E|--------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------#---#--#--#-------- 
G|-7b~~~~-7~~-5~~----5---7~~7-/19-19b-19B*-x-- 
D|----------------/7---7-------------------x-- 
A|-----------------------------------------x-- 
E|--------------------------------------------- 
  
*: in case it's unclear, you hold that bend as you tremelo pick the 19,  
and then you bend it even further while continuing to trem pick 
  
GUITAR SOLO: 
  
for a few bars, there is no guitar whatsoever as the drum and bass set  
up the mood or whatever. then, the lead guitar comes in with: 
  
                     palm mute                               palm mute 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|-------------------.-.-.--.-.-.-------------------------------------- 
G|-------------------9-9-9--7-7-7---9-7----------------------.--.-.-.-- 
D|--------------------------------------0-0------------------0--0-0-0-- 
A|-5---7-7-5-7-7-5----------------------------7-7-5-7-7-5br------------ 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
    T       T       T       T        T       T      T       T 
E|-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7---14p10p7-14*---14p10p7-15--- 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
*: all these tapped notes with space after them are sustained notes, so  
keep your tapping finger held down 
  
    T      T     T      T 
E|-14p10p7-14---14p10p7-12brp10*----------12------------------------- 
B|-------------------------------------12---------------------------- 
G|---------------------------------14b-------14brp12----14-12-12br-- 
D|---------------------------------------------------14-------------- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
*: do an rh tap the 12th fret as normal. then, while holding down the 12th 
fret with your right hand, bend the string with your left. then you 
release the bend and pull off the tapped note 
  
                         palm mute 
E|-----0-----------------------------------12--------------------------------- 
B|-----------0---------------.---7b-7b--------12-15--------------------------- 
G|--2b---12---2brp0-2-----.-9-.-------9~-----------14-15-14-12----12brb^rbr*- 
D|-----------------------.-9---9--------------------------------14------------ 
A|-----------------------7---------------------------------------------------- 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
*: the second bend is made bigger with whammy bar 
  
                     AH 
E|------------------------------- 
B|---4-----3--------------------- 
G|------3-----2brp0-<2brbrb>/---- 
D|------------------------------- 
A|------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------- 
  
          T        T        T 
E|-12h15-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T------- 
B|----------------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12- 
G|---------------------------------------------------- 
D|---------------------------------------------------- 
A|---------------------------------------------------- 
E|---------------------------------------------------- 
  
     T        T        T                              hold bend 
E|--19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12--T--------T------------------------------ 
B|-----------------------------19p15p12-19p15p12---------15------------- 
G|------------------------------------------------12h14b----14r-12-14--- 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
E|-12-14-15-15-17-15-17-17-19-17-19-19-20-19-20-20-22-20-22-22b- 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
BRIDGE: both guitars basically repeat what they did the previous bridge,  
and then rhythm plays: 
  
   all palm muted 
E|----------------- 
B|----------------- 
G|----------------- 
D|---------------.- 
A|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0- 
E|-0-0-1-1-2-2-3--- 
  
OUTRO CHORUS: 
  
Rhythm guitar does nothing for a while, and lead plays the following: 
  
E|-5---5--5--5--5------5--------------------- 
B|-8b--8b-8b-8b-8br-5-8b-5-7-5-7-5---------- 
G|------------------------5-7-5-7-5-5vv------ 
D|----------------------------------7vv-5\-- 
A|------------------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------------------- 
  
E|-8----8----8------------------------ 
B|-11b--11b--11br-----10---7---------- 
G|-----------------/9----9---7-------- 
D|-----------------------------10vv--- 
A|------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------ 
  
        AH 
E|--------------------------------- 
B|-----<12>-13-15-12--------------- 
G|---x---------------12----12-12b-- 
D|-x--------------------14--------- 
A|--------------------------------- 
E|--------------------------------- 
  
At this point, the rhythm guitar enters with Rhy. Fig 1 as the lead  
continues. I think the rhythm guitar eventually goes up an octave,  
but it's not that important. 
  
E|-----20------------------------------------------- 
B|-20b----20b~~~r----------------------------------- 
G|--------------------14----12---------------------- 
D|----------------/14----12----12-12-10-10--12p10\- 
A|-------------------------------------------------- 
E|-------------------------------------------------- 
  
E|-8--~~~-10---12---15b------------------------ 
B|-11b~~~-13b--15b----------------------------- 
G|-----------------------7-7p5-5~~------------- 
D|-----------------------7-7---7~~-10tr0---/7- 
A|--------------------------------------------- 
E|--------------------------------------------- 
  
                                  palm muted 
E|-5-~~~-8----10---12----------------------------- 
B|-8b~~~-11b--13b--15b------------------------.--- 
G|----------------------7-7p5-5~~-.-.-.-.---.-5-.- 
D|----------------------7-7---7~~-7-5-7-5---7---7- 
A|------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------ 
  
now, the rhythm guitar plays: 
  
E|-------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-/17----- 
B|-------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-/17----- 
G|-x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-2--x-x---2-2-2-2-/18---2- 
D|-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-0-0-0-0-0-/19---2- 
A|-------------------------------------------------/19---0- 
E|-------------------------------------------------/17----- 
  
while the lead plays: 
  
E|-------7--------------12--------------19------------------ 
B|----8-----8--------13----13--------20----20----20/22------ 
G|-7-----------7-12----------12-19----------19----------2- 
D|--------------------------------------------------------2- 
A|--------------------------------------------------------0- 
E|----------------------------------------------------------