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Van Halen - Jump
From the album 1984

The intro and main riff goes mostly like this:

    G    C    F       G         C    F        F9   Gsus4
E---10---12---8---8---10---10---12---8-----------------
B---12---13---10--10--12---12---13---10--10---8----8---
G---12---12---10--10--12---12---12---10--10---9----7---
D----------------------------------------10---10---10--
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------


Or try it this way-I personally prefer it this way.

E------------------------------------------------------
B--15---17---13--13---15--15---17---13---10---8----8---
G--16---17---14--14---16--16---17---14---10---9----7---
D--17---17---15--15---17--17---17---15---10---10---10--
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------


Pre-Chorus:

             Am              G
Oh can't you see me standin' here 

         Am           G                  F  C  Dm 
I got my back against the record machine

                      repeat 2x           
E----------------------------------|----------------------
B----------------------------------|------------8b--8~----
G--------------5------------7b-7~--|----------------------
D-----------5------------5---------|---------5------------
A--0--5--7---------5--7------------|---5--7---------------
E----------------------------------|----------------------


                                     F  C  Dm
I ain't the worst that you've seen 

                                  F  C  G
Oh can't you see what I mean ?


Keyboard part during guitar solo:
(arranged for 2 guitars)

(Note:  the solo was recorded with the guitar tuned down a semitone)

E------9---6--------6--------------------------------
B---------------7-------9-------9---------7----------  play twice, then
G---------------------------8---------6-------8---6--  high part drops an 
D----------------------------------------------------  octave, play twice again
A--1------------------------------4------------------
E------------2------------4--------------------------


(SOLO)

                                                  PH
                                                 +-------------+
     B         B         P         P                    B R B R  
E--16(18)---6-------6---------6---------------------------------
B---------7---9(11)---6-9^6-------------6-----------------------
G---------------------------9---9-8^6-8---6------4-3-4-3(4)3(4)3
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

   PM   PH
   +-+ +---+  P       P P  V      H  T P P P H  T P P P H
E--------------------------------6^9-13^9^8^6^9-13^9^8^6^9-----
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--3---4(5)4-3^1---1-------------------------------------------
D----3-----------3---3^2^1-------------------------------------
A--------------------------4-----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

  T P P P H    P H  T P H   T P H   T P H P B R    B  R H
E-13^9^8^6^----------------------------------------------------
B----------9-13^6^---------------------------------------------
G-----------------9-13^6^10-----------------------8(10)8^6-8---
D---------------------------13^6^10----------------------------
A-----------------------------------13^6^8^6(8)6---------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

   PM
  +---------+         S     H      H  H     H  H     H  H     
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------13-16-16/18-14^16--------------------------------
G----------15--------------------------------------------------
D-------15--------------------------------15^17^18-------------
A-13-16--------------------------15^17^18----------15^17^18----
E--------------------------------------------------------------

    H  H     H  H     H  H     H  H
E----------------------------15^16^15--------------------------
B-------------------15^16^18-----------------------------------
G----------15^17^18--------------------------------------------
D-15^17^18-----------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

B  = Bend
R  = Release bend
P  = Pull off
H  = Hammer on
T  = Right-hand tap
S  = Slide
PM = Palm Muting
PH = Pinch Harmonics