Panama Chords

by Van Halen
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Eb
Capo: no capo
Author smorgal [a] 140.
3 contributors total, last edit on Oct 27, 2023
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Chords

C#m7
F#7add11
E
Esus4
B
D
Dsus4
A
C#m
Bsus4
G
Dsus2
Csus2
G/B
A5
C5
C
Em
F
D/F#
E/G#
A#6

Strumming

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C#m7      x46600
F#7add11  244300
F*        1x0200 (Fmaj13b5)
 
 
[Intro] (begins on the & of beat 1)
 E    Esus4  B    E    E  B  D    Dsus4  A
 E    Esus4  B    E    E  B  D    Dsus4  A
C#m                 B Bsus4 B  A
C#m                 B Bsus4 B  A             B (lead riff)
 
[Riff]
  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Uh...
  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Oh yeah
  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Uh huh!
  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
 
[Verse 1]
D    E                       E A D
Jump back, what's that sound?
                                   D
Here she comes, full blast and top down
E                            E   A
 Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue
Dsus2
  Model citizen, zero discipline
F#7add11
         Don't you know she's coming home with me?
C#m7
    You'll lose her in the turn
           N.C.    B (lead riff)
I'll get her
 
[Chorus]
    E   A  D   A  D A
Panama
A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama-ah
A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama
A G  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Pa-nama-ah
 
[Verse 2]
D E                                       E
  Ain't nothin' like it, her shiny machine
    A        D
Got the feel for the wheel, keep the moving parts clean
D E                           E   A
   Hot shoe burnin' down the avenue
Dsus2
  Got an on ramp comin' through my bedroom
F#7add11
        Don't you know she's coming home with me?
C#m7
    You'll lose her in the turn
           N.C.    B (lead riff)
I'll get her           woh-oh
 
[Chorus]
    E   A  D   A  D A
Panama
A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama-ah
A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama
A G  E    A  D    Csus2 G/B  A5  C5
Pa-nama, oh ho oh ho    ho
 
[Solo]
B   E   B   E
Woo!
B   E   C   D
 
[Interlude]
| Em  | Em  | C   | C   |
| Em  | Em  | F*  | F*  |
 
Em                                        C
   Yeah, we're runnin' a little bit hot tonight
Em                                                        C
  I can barely see the road from the heat comin' off of it
               Em
Ah, you reach down between my legs
C
  Ease the seat back
 
[Build Up]
E               F
  She's blindin', I'm flyin'
D/F#                 G
    Right behind the rear view mirror now
E/G#               A
    Got the feelin', power steering
A#6                 B                  N.C.
   Pistons poppin', ain't no stoppin' now
 
[Chorus]
    E   A  D   A  D A
Panama
A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama-ah
A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama
A G  E    A  D    A  D A
Pa-nama, oh ho oh ho ho
A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama
A G  E    A  D    A  D A
Pa-nama, oh ho oh ho ho
A G  N.C.
Pa-nama
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7 comments
Stormsinger
Not bad!!!!!
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smorgal
Thanks for the feedback! I am the lead singer of my band, but play some guitar during this song. My lead guitar player covers Eddie Van Halen, so I just wanted to put together what I needed. Hope it helps others that don't need to play Lead too.
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nasalegoguy
After the solo I believe that it's E and C instead of D and C#m
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