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The following is the tablature for "Sucker in a Three-Piece" by Van Halen
off the album OU812.  Any questions/comments/suggestions may be sent to
stevem@imap1.asu.edu.  Thanks.

                        Sucker In a Three-Piece
                        -----------------------

                                By Van Halen

                              transcribed by:
                               Steve Mueller
                            stevem@imap1.asu.edu

---------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
---------------------|------3-----------|--3---------------------------------|
-------------------2-|------2-----2-----|--2-----2---------------------------|
-x-/-/-/-x-\-\-\---2-|------0-----2-----|--0-----2-------2------(2)----------|
-x-/-/-/-x-\-\-\---0-|------------0-----|--------0-------2------(2)----------|
---------------------|------------------|----------------0------(0)----------|

|--pick slides--|


----------------|---------------------|-------3-------|-3------------|-------|
----------------|------------------3--|-(3)---3----3--|-3---3--------|-------|
----------------|------------------2--|-(2)---0----2--|-0---2----2-2-|-2-----|
-(2)------------|------------------0--|-(0)---0----0--|-0---0----2-2-|-2-----|
-(2)------------|---------------------|---------------|-----0----0-0-|-0-----|
-(0)------12--9-|-(9)-7-5--5-4--------|---------------|--------------|-------|

           T  T       T T  T T

        |---tapped harmonics---|

----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------|
----------------------------------|--------3------|--3--------------|-------|
-x/x\/x\--x\--x\--x\--x\--------2-|-(2)----2----2-|--2---2----------|-------|
-x/x\/x\x/x\x/x\x/x\x/x\x/x\x---2-|-(2)----0----2-|--0---2----2-2-2-|-(2)---|
--------x/--x/--x/--x/--x/--x\--0-|-(0)---------0-|------0----2-2-2-|-(2)---|
-----------------------------\----|---------------|---------------0-|-(0)---|

|--slide pick back and forth---|
   across stgs. indicated
   while descending in a
   steady gliss

    A.H.    |-v1-v1-v1-v1-v1--------------------------------------------------|release
----------------------------------------|--------3------|---3----------|------|
------^(1.5)--------------------------3-|---(3)--3----3-|---3---3------|------|
-----6--------------------------------2-|---(2)--0----2-|---0---2------|------|
---x----------------------------------0-|---(0)--0----0-|---0---0----2-|-(2)--|
--x-------------------------------------|---------------|------------2-|-(2)--|
-x--------------------------------------|---------------|-------2----0-|-(0)--|


      note: (v1 means dive with whammy bar 1 step lower)


                                                                      semi
                                                        |----P.M---|  harm.-|

--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------|
--------------3-----|-(2)----------------|---------------------|-------------|
-----2--2--2--2-----|-(3)----------------|----2--2--2--0-------|-------------|
-----2--2--2--0-----|--------------------|----2--2--2--0-------|-------------|
-----0--------------|--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|--0------------0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------|


                        P.M.
                      --2nd and 4th-- P.M.       |-P.M------------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|
--------------3--|-(3)---------------|------------------|---------------------|
--------2-----2--|-(2)---------------|----2---2-0-------|---------------------|
--------2-----0--|-(0)---------------|----2---2-0-------|---------------------|
---(0)--0-0-0----|------0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0----------0-0-0-|-0-------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|


 |----semi. harmonic hammers and pulls----------------------------------------|
                                                         |-----P.M------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-------------------------------------------------------3----------|-----------|
---------------------------------------------2--2--2---2----------|-----------|
---------------------------------------------2--2--2---0----------|-----------|
-0h3p2p0h3p2p0h3p2p0h3p2p0h3p2p0h3p2p0h3p2p0-0--0--0------0--0--0-|-0-0--0-0--|
------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|

 note:  glide up and down A string w/ right
        hand (lightly touching it) while
        hammering on and pulling off with
        the left hand, sounding random
        harmonics and palm-muted notes.

                                  ~~~~                                   ~~~~
-------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------|------|
-------------|------------3----(3)------3/5---3/5\3--3-|-(3)-------3--|-(3)--|
--2--2-2--0--|----2----2--2----(2)------2/4---2/4\2--2-|-(2)-2---2-2--|-(2)--|
--2--2-2--0--|----2----2--0----------------------------|-----2---2-0--|-(0)--|
--0----------|-0---------------------------------------|--------------|------|
-------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------|------|


                                 Vocals:  Ow!_______________________________

-P.M.-                P.M.
---------------------|-----------------------------------------||------------|
---------------------|-----------3---(3)3/5--5-5--3/5--5-5--5--||-(5)\-------|
-------------2---2-0-|----2---2--2---(2)2/4--4-4--2/4--4-4--4--||-(4)\-------|
-------------2---2-0-|----2---2--0---(0)-----------------------||------------|
-0--0--0--0--0-------|-0---------------------------------------||------------|
---------------------|-----------------------------------------||------------|


________________________________________________

--P.M--               -P.M.-                       -P.M-
                                                                 P.M.
------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------5------|-5--------------------|----------------5------------------|
-----------4--4---|-4---------4--4--4--2-|-(2)---4--------4---4--------------|
-----------2--4---|-2---------4--4--4--2-|-(2)---4--------2---4--------------|
--2-2-2-------2-2-|----2-2-2-----------2-|-(2)------2-2-------2---2----------|
------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|


                   ~~~~~~~~    -P.M.-              --P.M----------------------|
----------------7/10--|-(10)------------------|--------------------|----------|
-5-5-5--7/10----7/10--|-(10)----------5-------|--5-----------------|-(2)------|
-4-4-4----------4/7---|-(7)-----------4---4---|--4---------4-4-4-2-|-(2)--4---|
-2-2-2--4/7-----------|------4--------2---4---|--2---------4-4-4-2-|-(2)--4---|
----------------------|------2--2-2-------2-2-|-----2-2-2--------2-|----------|
----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|----------|


                                        Vocals:  She's so fine.


-P.M.-        P.M.                                                  P.M.
-----------------------------|-----------------------||----------------------|
-------5---------------------|-----------------------||------------3---------|
-------4----4------4-2-------|-(2)-------------------||------2-----2---------|
-------2----4------2-2-------|-(2)-------------------||------2-----0---------|
--2-2-------2--2---2-0-------|-(0)--x\---------------||---0----0-0----0--0---|
-----------------------------|---------12\--0---0-0--||----------------------|


           How 'bout a nine on a ten scale,               with long legs

--P.M.---                                     -P.M.-

--------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------|
-----------------------------------3--------|---------4/5\3/4\3--|-----------|
------------2-2--2--0-(0)--2-------2--------|---------3/4\2/3\2--|----2------|
------------2-2--2--0-(0)--2-------0--------|--------------------|----2------|
-0-0-0--0--------------------0--0-----------|--0-0-0-------------|-0---------|
--------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------|

                          straight on up___to her lunch pail

-P.M-
             ~~~~~   -P.M.-
------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------|
-------3---(3)----|-3--------------------------------3-------|-(3)-----------|
-------2---(2)----|-2--------2-----2---0--(0)-2----2-2-------|-(2)-----------|
-------0----------|-0--------2-----2---0--(0)-2----2-0-------|-(0)-0-0-------|
--0-0-------------|---0-0-0--------------------(0)-----------|---------------|
------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------|


 Whoo! Sweet lit--tle wishbone,__ oh_ yeah,_    don't wanna break her in half

                         -P.M.-                                       -P.M-

-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
-3/5--3/5\\\3--3-|-(3)-3-------3----3----|-----------5-5--5\3--(3)--3------3-|
-2/4--2/4\\\2--2-|-(2)-2-------4----4----|-----------6-6--6\2--(2)--2------4-|
---------------0-|-(0)----0-0---------0--|------------------0--(0)-----0-0---|
-----------------|-----------------------|--5-5-5-5--------------------------|
-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

                    Lick up a-one    side and down the oth-er__


                                                      --P.M.-------

--------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
---3----|-x-5-5-5-5-3h5--3--3--3-|-(3)--3-------3---3----|-----------5-5-3-3-|
---4----|-x-5-5-5-5---5--5--5--2-|-(2)--2-------4---4----|-----------5-5-5-2-|
------0-|-x--------------------0-|-(0)-----0-0---------0-|-0--0-0-0--------0-|
--------|-x----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
--------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|


always make her laugh Ha   ha!       She take me down,  down,   down,


      -P.M.-       P.M.                                     ---P.M----------

------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|---------|
-(3)-3--------3--3------|----5-5-5-3h5--3--3----|----------3-------|---------|
-(2)-2--------4--4------|-x--5-5-5---5--5--5----|-----2--2-2-------|---------|
-(0)----0-0----------0--|-x-------------------x\|-----2--2-0-------|---------|
------------------------|---------------------0-|-(0)-0------0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|---------|

                                               I got ev - ry thing you wanted


                  -P.M-    --P.M---------                     -P.M-
                                                   ~~~~~~~
----------------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------|
-------------------------3--------|--------4/5---4/5----5-||-5----------6----|
-2-2--2--0--(0)--2-------2--------|--------3/4---3/4----4-||-4----------5--5-|
-2-2--2--0--(0)--2-------0--------|-----------------------||---------5--3--5-|
------0-------------0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----------------||----3--3-3-----3-|
----------------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------|


         give you ev - ry thing you need,        still you want that sugar


   -P.M.-
                            -P.M.-             -P.M-                 -P.M.----|
---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
--6------------------|--------------8-8---|--8----------------|---------------|
--5------------------|--------------7-7-7-|--7----------------|---------------|
--3--------5-----5-7-|-(7)----------5-5-7-|--5-----7-7\5/7--5-|-(5)-5---------|
----3-3-3--3-----3-5-|-(5)---5-5-5------5-|----5-5-5-5\3/5--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-----|
---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|



 daddy              over me                                 Huh!  She want a


        P.M                           --v.5-------                bend/release
               -P.M.-                                                    |--|
-----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
--6-6--------6---------------------|----------------------|------------------|
--5-5-5------5--------5-5-7---(7)\-|------------------2p0-|-5p2--7p5^(.5)-13-|
--3-3-5------3--3-3---3-3-5---(5)\-|--------2-2-2-2-------|------------------|
------3--3-------------------------|-2/7------------------|------------------|
-----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
                                                                           T



 sucker,                 sucker in a three - piece

           (sucker____            ...three - piece)

                    -P.M-                     P.M.           -P.M.-
                           ~~~~~
----------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
--------3-------|-3------------------|-------------3------|-3-------3/5------|
-2------2----2--|-2--------2-------0-|--(0)-2------2---2--|-2-------2/4------|
-2------0----2--|-0--------2-------0-|--(0)-2------0---2--|-0----------------|
-0-0-0-------0--|----0-0-0-----------|----------0------0--|----0-0-----------|
----------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|


                        Sucker   all dressed up in a  three-piece suit

(sucker)_______________


               --P.M.---     P.M.
                                                             -P.M.-
---------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
-3/5\3--3---(3)----------3-------|-3------------------|------------3---------|
-2/4\2--2---(2)----------2---2---|-2---------2-2-2--0-|-(0)-2------2---2-----|
--------0---(0)----------0---2---|-0---------2-2-2--0-|-(0)-2------0---2-----|
----------------0-0-0--0-----0-0-|---(0)-0-0----------|-------0-0------0-----|
---------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|


                                         I'm on fi-re_____

                             -P.M-                           --P.M.--------
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~
------------------------|---------------------||-----------------|-----------|
------------------------|---------------------||---------3-------|-----------|
-2----------------------|---------------------||--2------2-------|-----------|
-2--(2)-----------------|---------------------||--2------0-0-----|-----------|
-0----------------------|-----------------3---||--0-0-0------0-0-|-0-0-0-0---|
-----3------------------|--(3)-5-5-4-4-3------||-----------------|-----------|


whoo, with just one   look                    Got me a brand new number


                                   -P.M.-                     -P.M-
 ~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~                                      ~~~~
----------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
----------|------------3---(3)----|-------3/5--3/5\3-3-|-(3)--------3--(3)---|
-2---2-0--|-(0)-2---x--2---(2)----|-------2/4--2/4\2-2-|-(2)-2------2--(2)---|
-2---2-0--|-(0)-2---x--0----------|------------------0-|-(0)-2------0--------|
----------|---------x-------------|-0-0-0--------------|-----0-0-0-----------|
----------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

          in my little black___ book.                Well, she don't like


---P.M---                   P.M.            -P.M.-
                                      ~~~~
-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------|
-------------------|------------3----(3)---|-------3/5--3/5\\3---3-|-(3)-3---|
----------2-2-2--0-|-(0)-2------2----(2)---|-------2/4--2/4\\2---2-|-(2)-2---|
----------2-2-2--0-|-(0)-2------0----------|---------------------0-|-(0)-----|
-0-0-0-0-----------|-------0-0-------------|-0-0-0-----------------|---------|
-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------|


 the way I dress,     she don't like the way I wear my hair


-P.M-       --P.M------                   -P.M.-       -P.M.-

--------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-------3--3---|----------5-5-5\--3-|-(3)-3-------3----3-----5-5-5-5-3----3---|
-------4--4---|----------6-6-6\--2-|-(2)-2-------4----4-----5-5-5-5-5----2---|
------------0-|-0-0-0-0----------0-|-(0)----0-0-----0---0-0--------------0---|
--0-0---------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
--------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|


   but when I roll you over baby,          you     don't   care._________


        -P.M-       ---P.M.--------                    -P.M-       -P.M--

-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------|
-(3)--3-------3---3----|-------------5-5--5\--3-|-(3)-3------3---3---|-------|
-(2)--2-------4---4----|-------------6-6--6\--2-|-(2)-2------4---4---|-------|
-(0)-----0--0--------0-|-0--0--0--0-----------0-|-(0)---0-0--------0-|-------|
-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-3-----|
-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------|


     Just take me down,    down,   down,   down to the bot -  tom.________


                                ----P.M.-------                        -P.M.-

---------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-3hp5-3--3-----|--------3-------|-------------------------------3-------|
-5-5-5----5-5--5-----|--2---2-2-------|----------2-2--2-0--(0)-2-2-2--2-------|
-------------------x\|--2---2-0-------|----------2-2--2-0--(0)-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|
---------------------|--0-------0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
---------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------|




                Give me ev   -    ry-thing I want,                give me


P.M.                                     -P.M.-            -P.M.-
                         ~~~~~
------------------------------||----------------------|----------------------|
----------4/5---4/5------5----||-(5)------------6-----|--6-------------------|
----------3/4---3/4------4----||-(4)------------5---5-|--5-------------------|
------------------------------||-------5--------3---5-|--3--------5-5-5//7---|
-0--0--0----------------------||-------3--3--3------3-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3//5---|
------------------------------||----------------------|----------------------|


 ev - rything I need.____         you don't want that sugar daddy


      -P.M.-         P.M.     P.M-                     -P.M.

--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
--------------8--8--------|-8-------------------|-----------6-6--------------|
--------------7--7--7-----|-7-------------------|-----------5-5--5-----------|
-(7)----------5--5--7-----|-5-------7--7\5/7--5-|--(5)------3-3--5-----------|
--5----5-5-5--------5-----|----5-5--5--5\3/5--3-|--(3)--3-3------3-----------|
--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|



        not  over  me.                                 Ooh!  She want a


   -P.M.-                   -v.5----------                     |---------|
                                                                   ~~~~
------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
-6----------------------|------------------2p0-|-----------------------------|
-5----------------------|----------------------|--5p2--7p5^(1/2)--13---------|
-3--------5-5--7----(7)\|-------2--2--2--2-----|-----------------------------|
----3--3--3-3--5----(5)\|-2/7------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
                                                                   T

                          Note:  the v.5 indicates           Note: bend the
                                 Eddie's use of the                note and
                                 whammy bar as he                  hold, then
                                 dips 1/2 step lower               tap the
                                 with the bar on each              13th fret,
                                 note indicated.                   use vibr.,
                                                                   and release
                                                                   the bend.



sucker,               whoo!  Sucker in a   three  -  piece
        (sucker______                      (three - piece)


                      -P.M.-                                        -P.M.-

-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------|
--------3--------|--3--------------------|---------------3------|-3----------|
-2------2----2---|--2---------2--2--2--0-|--(0)-2--------2---2--|-2----------|
-2------0----2---|--0---------2--2--2--0-|--(0)-2--------0---2--|-0----------|
-0-0-0-------0---|-----0-0-0-------------|-----------0-------0--|----0-0-----|
-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------|



                                   Sucker,     all dressed up  in a
               (Sucker)_____________


                        ---P.M.---        P.M.   --P.M.--

------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
--3/5---3/5\3---3-|-(3)-------------3---------|-3----------------------------|
--2/4---2/4\2---2-|-(2)-------------2---2-----|-2---------2--2--2--0---------|
----------------0-|-(0)-------------0---2-----|-0---------2--2--2--0---------|
------------------|------0-0-0---0------0---0-|---0--0--0--------------------|
------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|


three - piece suit.

       --P.M--
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
---------------3------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
-(0)-2---------2---2--|-2---------------------|------------------------------|
-(0)-2---------0---2--|-2---------------------|------------------------------|
--------0--0-------0--|-0---------------------|---------------------7--------|
----------------------|----3------------------|--5-2-----------(2)/-0--------|

Oh,______      uh,  now say it isn't so, baby                   She need a


   P.M.  P.M.         P.M.  P.M.         P.M.   P.M.        P.M.
                                                                ~~~~~
--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
-9-----9------------------------|------7-----7---------|---------------------|
-9-----9-----------5-----5------|------7-----7---------|-5-5---5------9-9----|
-7-----7------3h5--5-----5------|-3/5----5-5---5-5-5h7-|-5-5-7-5------7-7----|
---0-0---0-0---------3-3---3-3--|----------------------|---------------------|


sucker,__________    Nah.                                       He just a


   P.M.  P.M.       ----P.M.----         P.M.   P.M.
                                                          ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
-9-----9------------------------|------7-----7---------|---------------------|
-9-----9-----------5-----5---5--|-5-7--7-----7---------|-5----5---5----------|
-7-----7------3h5--5-----5---5--|-3/5----5-5---5-5-5h7-|-5----5---5----------|
---0-0---0-0---------3-3---3----|----------------------|---------------------|


sucker.          He just a sucker.     Look at all that money, baby ya know


         P.M.     P.M.          P.M.   P.M.            -P.M.-

----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
-7/9--9--------9------------|-------------------------7-------7--7--7--------|
-7/9--7--------9------------|-5-------5-----5--5-/-7--7-------7--7--7--------|
-5/7-----------7--------3h5-|-5-------5-----5--3-/-7-----5-5--5--5--5--------|
---------0--0-----0--0------|----3-3-----3-----------------------------------|


               your a sugar daddy.                    You're a sugar mama


      P.M.    P.M.             ------------------P.M.------------------

----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
-5--5-----5--5----7/9-|-(9)--9-------------------|----------------------5/7--|
-5--5--7--5--5-7--5/7-|-(7)--7-----------------3-|-5--------------------3/5--|
----------------------|---------0--0--0--0--0----|----3--3--3--3--3--3-------|

         Hey!                You're both a bunch of suckers!______________


--------------light P.M.-------------------

------------------------|-------------------||-------------0-----------------|
------------------------|-------------------||-------------0-----------------|
------------------------|-------------------||----------------------0--------|
-7--7--7--7--7--7--5----|-5--5-----5--------||----------------------0--------|
-5--5--5--5--5--5--5h7--|-5--5--7--5--7--7--||-------------------------------|
------------------------|----------------0--||---0---------------------------|


---------let ring---------
                                                                   A.H.
                                                                       v.15--
-------0-0-0------0-0-0--0---7/15--0------0-0------------------|-------------|
-------0-0-0------0-0-0--0-----------10\x-----5/x-0------------|-------------|
--2/4---------2/4-----------------------------------16\x-0-----|----3^(1)----|
-----------------------------------------------------------5/x-|---x---------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|--x----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|-x-----------|

                                                      Note: Dip 3 times with
                                                            bar at 1.5 steps


                ~~~~~~                      ~~~~~~~~
----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------|---9-9-9----9-9----(9)\-|-----------------------|
----2-2-2----2-2-------(2)/-|------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------|-7-------7--------------|-----------------------|
-0--------0-----------------|---------0--------------|-----------------------|



 T      T    T        T    T        T    T        T      T      T

--------------------------------------------------5/xp0----------------------|
-8p3h7--8p7--8p7p5p3--8p7--8p7p5p3--8p7--8p7p5p3---------5/xp0---------0--0--|
----------------------------------------------------------------4/xp0--------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       -----\
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--15^(1)---------12-12-15-12-12----12-15p12-12-15p12----12----12------12-----|
--------------14----------------14-------------------14----15----0h14--------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12-15p12-17p12-15p12------12-15p12-17p12-15p12------12-15p12-17p12-15p12----|
----------------------0h14----------------------0h14-------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 T         T            T            T                              *see note
                                                         ---\         v------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-17/19p12--17/19p12h15--17/19p12h15--17/19p12h15-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------14^(1/2)---(14)p12p0-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Note:  Eddie here will be diving around on his whammy bar after hitting the
        open note on the G string.  The v---- indicates the start of his
        whammy bar antics.

Note:  Again, the below notes are all whammy-bar induced.  The v1.5 and v2.5
       indicates that the whammy bar is being dropped to those specific steps.
       The /\/\/ indicate up and down jagged movements of the bar.  The
       harmonic and rake notes refer to the notes played (all while being
       warped by the whammy bar).  Finally, the vibrato notes indicate the
       shaking of the bar.


---(v1.5)-~~~--------(v2.5)---/Harm.--/-\/\/rake\semi-harm.~~~~

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------5--5p3--5/7----|
--(0)----------(0)-------------5------------------7--(7)---------------------|
------------------------------------------------x-x--(x)---------------------|
-----------------------------------------------x--x--(x)---------------------|
----------------------------------------------x------------------------------|

-------0-----0------0------------|-(0)---------------------------------------|
-7/8---8/10--10/12--12/15--15/17-|--20--19---17--17--------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------x-----------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------19\---------------------|


         P.M.     P.M.          P.M.               -P.M.-

----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
------9--------9------------|---------------------7-------7--7--7------------|
------9--------9------------|-5-------5----5-/-7--7-------7--7--7------------|
------7--------7--------3h5-|-5-------5----3-/-7-----5-5--5--5--5---5h7------|
---------0--0-----0--0------|----3-3-----------------------------------------|


                           -P.M-                                   -P.M-
            ~~~~~
--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
----------------------------------9---------|---------------5/7--7-----------|
--5--5-----5--------7/9--9--------9---9\----|-5-------5-----5/7--7-----------|
--5--5--7--------7--5/7--7--------7---7\3h5-|-5-------5-----3/5--5--5--5-----|
----------------------------0--0------------|----3--3------------------------|

                                               -P.M-     ----P.M----
                                 ~~~~~~~~
--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------|--------------------------------2-----------------------|
-------5----5-----5-|-(5)------(5)--------(5)\-------2---------------2---2-0-|
--5h7--5--7-5---7-5-|-(5)------(5)--------(5)\-2-----0---------------2---2-0-|
--------------------|--------------------------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------|

 P.M. -P.M.-   -----P.M-----        v1-\--/~~~      P.M.  P.M.   -----P.M.---

---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------|-------3/5---/5----------|-(5)-------------------------|
------------2--------|-------2/4---/4----------|-(4)----------2--------------|
-----2------2--------|-------------------------|--------2-----2--------------|
-----2------0--------|-------------------------|--------2-----0--------------|
--0----0-0------0--0-|-0-0-0-------------------|-----0-----0--------0--0--0--|


--P.M.---              P.M.     P.M.    --P.M--                        tr.~~~

----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------0--0-|
----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------0--0-|
----------------------|--------------2-----------|---------------------------|
----------2-----2--0--|-----2--------2-----------|--2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2(0)-|
----------2-----2--0--|-----2--------0-----------|---------------------------|
-0--0--0--------------|--0--------0-------0--0---|---------------------------|

     --P.M.--     -----P.M-----                -P.M.-    -P.M-

---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------|
---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------|
--------------4------|-------------------|------------4--------|-------------|
--2p0---------4------|---------4---4--2--|----4-------4--------|-------------|
-------4-4-4---------|---------4---4--2--|----4-----------2--2-|-------------|
-------2-2-2-------2-|-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2--2--2-2-----------|--2--2--2----|

                        --P.M.--   -------P.M.-------

-1/2--2--2-1/2--2---2--------------------------------------------------------|
-1/2--2--2-1/2--2---2-----------3--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------2--------2---------------------2------2--0---(0)------|
-----------------------2--------0---------2-----------2------2--0---(0)------|
-----------------------0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                     Oh!___________________________________________He got a


    -P.M.-                                      -P.M-               --P.M.--

----------------------------------------||---------------------|-------------|
------------3---(3)---3/5--5--5-3/5--5--||-5-----------5-------|--5----------|
--2---------2---(2)---2/4--4--4-2/4--4--||-4--4--------4---0---|--4----------|
--2---------0---(0)---------------------||----4--------2---4---|--2----------|
-----0--0-------------------------------||----2--2--2------2-2-|----2--2--2--|
----------------------------------------||---------------------|-------------|

 big   old  belly.________                  A stone bald    head__

                                                                   (Sucker!)
                   -P.M.-

-------------|---------------------------------------7/10----10-|-(10)\------|
-------------|------------5-5--------5--5--5--7/10---7/10----10-|-(10)\------|
--4--4--4--2-|---4--------4-4--4-----4--4--4---------4/7-----7--|--(7)\------|
--4--4--4--2-|---4--------2-2--4-----2--2--2--4/7---------------|------------|
-----------2-|------2--2-------2-2------------------------------|------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------|


           Now listen here, honey, that ain't down your alley,____no.___


    -P.M.-         P.M.       --P.M.--                     -P.M.-        P.M.

-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------5--5--------|-5----------------------------------------5--5-------|
--4--------4--4--4-----|-4--------------4--4--4--2--(2)--4--------4--4-------|
--4--------2--2--4-----|-2--------------4--4--4--2--(2)--4--------2--2--4----|
--2--2--2--------2--2--|-------2--2--2-----------2--(2)-----2--2--------2--2-|
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

                He's just a sucker
                                              (Sucker!)

                                     --P.M.--          P.M.   --P.M.--

-----------------7/10----10--|-(10)\-----------------------------------------|
-5--5--5--7/10---7/10----10--|-(10)\-----------5--5---------5----------------|
-4--4--4---------4/7------7--|--(7)\-----------4--4--4--4---4----------------|
-2--2--2--4/7----------------|-----------------2--2--4--4---2----------------|
-----------------------------|--------2--2--2--------2--2------2--2--2-------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


   in   a   three - piece.

                       -P.M.-

--------------|------------------------|-----------5/10----9/10----9/10------|
--------------|---------------5--------|--5--5--5--5/10----9/10----9/10------|
--4--4--4--2--|-(2)--4--------4--4--4--|--4--4--4--2/7-----6/7-----6/7-------|
--4--4--4--2--|-(2)--4--------2--4--4--|--2--2--2----------------------------|
-----------2--|-(2)-----2--2-----2--2--|-------------------------------------|
--------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Sucker,__________      yeah,__          in   a   three  -  piece suit.

            (Sucker!)

  ---P.M.---                   --P.M.---                      -P.M-

--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------5--5--------|--5-----------------------|---------------5--5--5-|
--------------4--4--4--4--|--4-----------4--4--4--2--|-(2)--4--------4--4--4-|
--------------2--2--4--4--|--2-----------4--4--4--2--|-(2)--4--------2--2--2-|
---2-2-2---2--------2--2--|-----2--2--2-----------2--|-(2)-----2--2----------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|


                   S - s - s - sucker!                        Stone cold,


                                     ---P.M.---       P.M.     --P.M.--

-8/10--10--10--10/12---11/12--||-(12)---------------------|------------------|
-8/10--10--10--10/12---11/12--||-(12)-----------8---------|--8---------------|
-5/7----7---7---7/-9----8/-9--||--(9)-----------7---7-----|--7---------------|
------------------------------||-----7----------5---7-----|--5---------------|
------------------------------||-----5--5--5--5-----5--5--|-----5--5--5------|
------------------------------||--------------------------|------------------|

 sugar  daddy,______________________                     S - s - s - sucker

                        (Whoo                whoo     whoo)

                       -P.M.-                    -P.M.-

-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
------------------------------10--10-------|--10---------------------|-------|
-------------------------------9---9--9--9-|---9---------------------|-----7-|
---7--7--7-/-9--(9)--9---------7---7--9--9-|---7--------9--9\7/9--7--|-(7)-7-|
---5--5--5-/-7--(7)--7--7--7----------7--7-|------7--7--7--7\5/7--5--|-(5)-5-|
-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------|


               's' all      dressed    up  in  a  three          -     piece

     (Sucker!)

 -P.M.-           P.M.      --P.M.--

------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
--------8--8-------------8----------------------------|----------------------|
--------7--7---7---------7----------------------------|----------------------|
--------5--5---7---------5--------------7--9--(9)\----|----------------------|
--5--5---------5---5---------5--5--5----5--7--(7)\----|----------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|


            suit.                                                with bar

                                                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
------------|-------------------------------||--------------|----------------|
------------|-------------------------------||--------------|----------------|
------------|-------------------------------||-----2--------|--(2)-----------|
------------|-----------2------2------------||-----2--------|--(2)-----------|
------------|-----------2------2------------||-----0--------|--(0)-----------|
------------|-----------0------0------------||--------------|----------------|

Spoken:  That's alright go a head, suck it all up,
         right down to the last drop.

              x  23 TIMES
---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|--2----------|
---------------------------------------------------------x/-x\-|--2----------|
---5h7p3p0h5------------------------------------------------x\-|--0----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|

   Note:  For clarity of reading, continue this hammer-pull-pull pattern
          approximately 23 times in free time mode.  As well, glide gently
          up the A string with the side of your right hand (lightly touching
          it) while hammering and pulling, thus sounding random harmonics
          and palm-muted notes.



---------------
Legend Notation
---------------

 h - hammer on

 p - pull off

 / - slide up

 \ - slide down

 v - indicates whammy bar dive (the step of the dive will be indicated in
     the tab itself

 ^ - bend (followed by the degree of the bend - i.e.  ^(1) means bend up
     one full step)


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