VAN HALEN - "Sucker In A Three-piece" Tablature
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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)
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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