Unchained
Words & Music:
Edward Van Halen, Alen Van Halen, Michael Anthony &
David Lee Roth
There is a full transcription of this in the November 2004
issue of Guitar One.
D Bb C D
F C [4x]
VERSE: [chords
are D5 Bb/D C/D D5
C/D]
You say, "I cannot get there from here, baby."
Then I don't care where I'm goin'
Here's to your thin red line
Mmm, I'm stepping over
PRE-CHORUS: [chords
are G5 G5/F A5/G A5 Ab5 G5 F5]
Thought you'd never miss me 'til I got a fat city address.
Non-stop talker, what a rocker,
Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress.
CHORUS: [chords are D
Bb C D F
C]
Change, nothin' stays the same.
Unchained, and you hit the ground runnin'.
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same.
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground runnin'
I know, I don't ask for permission.
This is my chance to fly.
Maybe enough ain't enough for you.
But it's my turn at a try.
PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:
CHORUS:
BREAKDOWN: [over
D Dsus4 D]
Woo-hoo! Take a look at this! Hey man, that suit is you!
Whoo-whee! You'll get some leg tonight for sure!
Tell us how you do! Hoo hoo hoo!
Come on, Dave, gimme a break.
Hey hey hey hey! One break, comin' up!
CHORUS: [2x]
Unchained Tab (tabber unknown)
Dropped Db tuning [Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro: [4x] CHORUS USES THE
SAME TAB:
D
Bb
C D
F
C
Eb----------------------------P----------P----------------------------------------------|
Bb-7---8-----------------3---4^3-----5--6^5----7---8--------------10---11--10------10--8|
Gb-7---7-----------------3---3-------5---------7---7--------------10---10--10------10--9|
Db-7---7-----------------3---3-------5---------7---7--------------10-----------10-----10|
Ab-5---5---------------------------------------5---5---------------8--------------------|
Db--------0--0--0--0--0-----------0---------0---------0--0--0--0------------------------|
1st, 2nd Verse: [2x = 1 verse]
D5
Bb/D
C/D
D5 F/D
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--10
---------------------------------3------5------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------3-------------5---------------------------------5/10--------
-3-----5-----3---------/5----------5/7---------------3------5-----3b1/4-------sl.--------
----------0------0--0--sl.---------sl.-------0---0-------------0-------0--0--------------
C/D
--------------|
------8-------|
---------9----|
-10-----------|
--------------|
------------X-|
Pre-Chorus:
G5
G5/F
A5
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----------------------sl.sl.--------------------------------------sl.sl.-----------------
-7------7-------------7\5/7---------------------7----7------------7\5/7-------------9----
-5---5--5-------5--5--5\3/5-------------X---X---5----5------5--5--5\3/5-------7--7--7--7-
------------5-----------------5------3--X---X-----------5----------------3/7-------------
------------5-----------------5------3--X---X-----------3----------------3/7-------------
Harm--| Harm-|
Harm-|
Harm. Harm
A5/G
A5 Ab5 G5 F5
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------sl.sl.----------------------------------------------|
-9-----------9\7/9--------------9-----9--------------------------|
-7-----------7\5/7-----------7--7-----7--------------------------|
----7--7--7--------7---5--7--------------5-----7-----6----5----3-|
----7--7--7--------7---5-----------------5-----7-----6----5----3-|
Harm.
Harm.
Guitar Solo:
trem bar 2.5
---------------------------T-P-H-T-P-H-T-P-T-P-P-------------------P-------P-------P-----
---------------------------8-3-6-8-3-6-8-6-8-6-3-----------------18-15---18-15---18-15---
-5----------------3-----3-------------------------5b1/2----3--5--------------------------
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Harm.
Harm.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-----------
------------------------------------------------P--------17--------sl.sl.------20-20bFull
-17b1/2----17bFull------17---18---19---19b1/2-19-17---------18----18\14/18---------------
----------------------------------------------------19-----------------------------------
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------19----15----17----20----19--20--19--20bFull-|
-17-----------------------------------------------|
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