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Jump Bass

by Van Halen
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Trabscribed from the Isolated Bass Master Track. Used chords for ease of section location. Exact notes used in this transcription.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author The_Philth [a] 383. Last edit on Dec 29, 2022
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Song:      Jump
Artist:    Van Halen
Album:     MCMLXXXIV (1984)
Bassist: Michael Anthony
Transcribed by: Phil T.
http://youtube.com/ThePhilth
 
    Standard A-440 Tuning:
    Low to High: E - A - D - G
 
Moderate Rock: (approx.) BPM=128
 
4/4
Intro: Riff A (Synth)
 
   G/C    C    F/C    G/C    C    F/C  C/F  Gsus4  G/C    C    F/C    G/C    C    F/C  C/F  Gsus4
G |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|5----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
D |-----------|-----------|-----------|----------5|-5---------|-----------|-----------|----------5||
A |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--3--------|(3)--------|(3)--------|------5/7--||
E |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|1--3-------||
 
****************************************************************************************************
Synth Riff A
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
Synth Riff B
                                                            (end Riff B)
       F/C                    C          F/C            C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
                                                                 I get up__
 
****************************************************************************
Verse I w/Riff A
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
                      and nothin' gets me___ down.             You got it__
 
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
   tough.           I've seen the...                            And I know__
 
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
                     baby just how you feel.                 You got to
 
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
   roll___ with the punches to get to...                    Ah, can't you__
 
****************************************************************************
Pre-Chorus
   Am                                             F           C/E     Dm
G |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D |----------------------|----------------------|---------------------7|
A |----------------------|----------------------|-------------3-----3-5|
E |5---------3--------5--|----3-----5-----3-----|-1-----1--------------|
   see me standin' here...
 
                           F                   Dm
G |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D |(7)-------------------|----------------------|7(7)------------------|
A |(5)-------------------|-------------3-----3/5|-(5)------------------|
E |----------------0--5-3|-1-----1--------------|----------------0--5-3|
      I ain't the worst...
 
                           F           C/E     G
G |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D |-7--------------------|----------------------|-------5-----2--0-----|
A |-5--------------------|-------------3--------|-------------------2--|
E |----------------------|-1-----1--------0--1-3|----3-----3----------3|
      Ah, can't you see...
 
 
G |----------------------||
D |----------5-----------||
A |-----5/7-------7--5-2/||
E |----3-----------------||
     Ow___, might as well... 
 
*************************************************************************
Chorus
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Jump!              Might as well__  jump!                 Go 'head an'...
      (Jump!)
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Jump!               Go 'head and___ jump!
   (Jump!)                                                       How_old___
 
***********************************************************************
Verse II w/Riff A
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |--3-------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
   are you? Who said that!                              You say you don't__ 
 
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
   know___  You won't know...                                So, can't you__
 
****************************************************************************
Pre-Chorus
 
   Am                                             F           C/E     Dm
G |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A |----------------------|----------------------|-------------3-----3-5|
E |5---------3--------5--|----3-----5-----3-----|-1-----1--------------|
   see me standin' here...
 
                           F                   Dm
G |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D |----------------------|---------------------7|(7)-------------------|
A |(5)-------------------|-------------3-----3-5|(5)-------------------|
E |----------------0--5-3|-1-----1--------------|-------------------5-3|
      I ain't the worst...                      Ah, can't you see what I...
 
                           G
G |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D |----------------------|-------5----/7-5------|-----5---------3------|
A |----------------3-----|-----------------7\---|-----------3h5---5----|
E |-1-----1-----------0-1|-3---3---3-----------3|---3---3------------3-|
    mean?_____                                     Ow___, might as well... 
 
*************************************************************************
Chorus
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Jump!                Go 'head an' jump!                 Might as well...
   (Jump!)
 
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Jump!               Go 'head and___ jump!
   (Jump!)                                                        Jump!__
 
*************************************************************************
Guitar Solo
 
    Bbm   Gb      Ab      Db          Bbm   Gb      Ab      Db
G |---3------------|----------------|---3------------|----------------|
D |---------4------|------6---------|---------4------|------6---------|
A |-1---1----------|------4---------|-1---1----------|------4---------|
E |-------2---2---4|(4)-------------|-------2---2---4|(4)-------------|
 
 
    Bbm   Gb      Ab      Db          Bbm   Gb      Ab      Db
G |---3------------|----------------|---3------------|----------------||
D |---------4------|------6---------|---------4------|------6---------||
A |-1---1----------|------4---------|-1---1----------|------4---------||
E |-------2---2---4|(4)-------------|-------2---2---4|(4)-------------||
 
***************************************************************************************************
Synth Solo
 
   C                                               F                       G
G |-----------|----------5|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|5----------|
A |3----------|(3)--------|3----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------3-2|1----------|(1)-----1-2|3----------|----------3|
 
   Bb                      Am7                     Ab                      G
G |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----6-----|-----------|----------5|/7--5-7-5--|
A |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------7|
E |6----------|--------8-6|-5---------|--------1-0|4----------|----------0|-3---------|-----------|
 
   C
G |-----------|-5---------||
D |----------5|-----------||
A |3----------|-----------||
E |-----------|-----------||
 
****************************************************************************************************
Outro: Riff A (Synth)
 
   G/C    C    F/C    G/C    C    F/C  C/F  Gsus4  G/C    C    F/C    G/C    C    F/C  C/F  Gsus4
G |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|5----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
D |-----------|-----------|-----------|----------5|-5---------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
A |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--3--------|(3)--------|(3)--------|--------0-1||
E |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|1--3--3----||
                                                                                     Might as well...
 
*************************************************************************
Outro Chorus w/Riff A
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
  jump!              Go 'head an'__  jump!                 Get in an'...
      (Jump!)
 
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------5|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-----------5/7-|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-----|
  jump!              Go 'head an'__  jump!                        Jump...
      (Jump!)
 
 
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C     C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-1-1-3-3-0-1-3/5|
                                Jump!                            Jump!
 
Start Fade w/Riff B
 
       F/C                    C          F/C           C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------7-7-5---|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3------------7-5|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-1-1-3-3--------|
                                Jump!
 
Riff A
       G/C   C      F/C       G/C        C     F/C      C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3--------------5|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-1-3-3-3-5/7-|
 
 
Riff B
       F/C                    C          F/C            C/F Gsus4
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--1---3---------|
                                                                       (end)
 
****************************************************************************
Legend
 
     Symbol -  Technique
          h -  hammer on
          / -  slide up
          \ -  slide down
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