Poundcake Intro Tab

Van Halen - Poundcake (intro)
tab by InHiding
 
Riff1 part A (easy mode: omit the second slide)
 
e|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0----0-0---|
B|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0----5-5---|
G|---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9\7-7-7----7-7-7\6--6-6---|
D|---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9\7-7-7----7-7-7\---7-7---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7\5-5-5----5-5-5\4--------|
E|-----------0---------------------------------|
 
 
Riff1 part B  (everything alt picked except the 2nd and 3rd note are both upstrokes, emphasized in tab)
 
          u   u
e|---[5]-[5]-----------------------------[5]-----------|
B|---[5]-----[5]-[5]-[5]-[7]-[7]-[5]-[5]-----[7]-[5]---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Repeat Riff1 part A
 
 
Riff1 part C
 
    *--light P.M.---*
e|----------------------------------[5]-[5]-[5]----------|
B|---------------------[5]-[5]-[5]-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------x-x---|
D|---------[5]-------------------------------------x-x---|
A|---[4]-------[3.2]-------------------------------x-x---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Riff1 part D
 
e|---0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0----- 0--0--0--0-0------|----------------------|
B|---0-0-0-0-0---10-10-10-8--8------8--8--8--5-5------|----------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-9--9------9--9--9--6-6------|----------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9---12-12-12-10-10-----10-10-10-7-7------|---2-----2----2-------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|---0-----0----0-------|
E|-----------0----------------------------------------|-----3------3----3~---|
 
 
[]   natural harmonic
x    percussive mute
u    upstroke
P.M. palm mute
X