DOA
Van Halen
Letra

Transcribed by: Eric Hutchison/*

Standard Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

Key of A Major

I love playing this song! ENJOY!

A5

bar -1.5 (slowly let bar up--------------------------------------------

eb:0(0)|
Bb:2(2)|
Gb:2(2)|
Db:2(2)|
Ab:0(0)|
Eb:|

FEEDBACK)
w/bar

eb:0//////|
Bb:2///////|
Gb:2////////|
Db:2/////////|
Ab:0//////////|
Eb:|


4 count pick slide


eb:|
Bb:|
Gb:(15)x|
Db:(15)x|
Ab:(15)x|
Eb:(8)x|

A5 F#5


eb:|
Bb:2222//(17)x|
Gb:2222//(17)x|
Db:2222//(17)x|
Ab:0444404444044440|
Eb:2222222222222222/|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc w/pick/desc flick/pick slide
|P.*| || ||


(3x/Fill 1, 1x/Fill 2)
A5 F#5
2) We - was
3)broke and hungry on a summer s day. They sent the
1a)sittin ducks for the po-lice-m a n. They found a

eb:|
Bb:2222|
Gb:24b(6)24b(6)22|
Db:2222|
Ab:0444440444440444404444|
Eb:222222022222202222222222|
w/pick w/pick
|P.M.|(3rd time only) |P.*| ||

(Fill 1)
A5 E5

sheriff down to try and drive us away. 1a)We - were

eb:|
Bb:222|
Gb:222|
Db:22222710V|
Ab:02020/9*9*9*9*9*90/910|
Eb:0002000020|
w/pick w/pick sl. sl.
|PM| |PM|

(Fill 2)
A5 E5

1a)dirtyfacedkidina garbage canha! ooooooohhhhhhh!

eb:|
Bb:222|
Gb:222*4b6r5242|
Db:2222254542h4h5|
Ab:020202h4p2|
Eb:000200x000205b7T(12)/|
w/pick w/pick (quick bend) ^ ^ ^ ^ sl.
|PM| |PM|

C#5 D5 C#5 D5

Im alone on the h i g h-w a y......whoa-yeah! Dead - or - A -

eb:|
Bb:|
Gb:6V~~~~~~~799976/76-------------7/9(9)9-----------------|
Db:6V~~~~~~~76-------------7/9(9)9-----------------|
Ab:4V~~~~~~~577754/54-------------5/7(7)7-----------------|
Eb:4--------------------------------/x|
*. sl. sl.

A5 F#5 A5 F#5


eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--2---------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
Gb:--2---------------2---------------2------4b6r5-4-2------------------------|
Db:--2---------------2---------------2---------------4-3-2-4-3-2-------------|
Ab:--0---4444----0---4444----0--------------------------4--3--2--p0-|
Eb:------22222-----22222----------------------------------------|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc ^ bar -2
|P.*| ||

(1x/Fill 3, 1x/Fill 2)
A5 F#5

Broken down-n-dirty, dressed in rags. Ah, from - the -
mayor down in his pick-up tru-ck! The ju - ry -

eb:|
Bb:2222|
Gb:24b(6)24b(6)22|
Db:2222|
Ab:0444440444440444404444|
Eb:222222022222202222222222|
w/pick w/pick
|P.M.| |P.*| ||

(Fill 3)
A5 E5

day my momma told me boy you pack yo bags. I seen - the -

eb:|
Bb:222|
Gb:2224b6r4b6T(7)4b6T(9)4b6T(12)rT12~~~|
Db:22222|
Ab:02020|
Eb:0002000020|
w/pick w/pick sl. sl.
|PM| |PM|

(Fill 2)
A5 E5


eb:|
Bb:222|
Gb:222*4b6r5242|
Db:2222254542h4h5|
Ab:020202h4p2|
Eb:000200x000205b7T(12)/|
w/pick (quick bend) ^ ^ ^ ^ sl.
|PM| |PM|

C#5 D5 C#5 D5

Im alone on the h i g h-w a y......whoa-yeah! Dead - or - A -

eb:|
Bb:|
Gb:677779116-------------7999/1111|
Db:676-------------7-------------------------|
Ab:45555794-------------5777/99-------------|
Eb:44--------------------------------/x|
*. sl. sl.

A5 F#5 A5 F#5


eb:|
Bb:2222|
Gb:2222|
Db:2222|
Ab:04444044440444440|
Eb:2222222222222220|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc bar full
|P.*| ||

(Guitar Solo #1)
E A5 F#5

eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17b19|
Bb:-------------------------------------1417b19r0h14h170h13h160h12h150h11h140h12h15p12/17p14|
Gb:4b6r524b24b24b6244216b----------------------------------------------------/16|
Db:------------------------------4V----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:---------------------------------/|
sl. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ sl. ^

eb:(0)4575*4*5*7*5*4*5*7*5*4---------------------------------------------------141719b21r14h17p14(14)|
Bb:------------------------------7*7*7*5*441417b19141417---------------------17b19V|
Gb:66042b4r1416b|
Db:----------------------------------------------------------1416---------------------------------------------|
Ab:----------------------------------------------------/1416--------------------------------------------------|
Eb:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A.H.|sl. ^ ^

C#5 D5 C#5 D5

eb:(10)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:13b15V//////151410/12/12/12(4)(4)(4)(4)(5)(5)(7)(8)|
Gb:-------------------------------------------------------6b86b86b86b87b97b99b1110b1212p0|
Db:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
bar vibrato sl.AH sl. sl. bar whips ^
dive


A5 F#5
Al-right! OOHH! Now - we re

eb:|
Bb:222|
Gb:222-----------------(R)T9//|
Db:222-----------------(L)7/-----------------|
Ab:04444044440444(R)T5/|
Eb:22222222222222(L)2/12-------------|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc w/pick/desc overlap slides
|P.*| || || (R/L hands)


A5 F#5

Broken down-n-dirty, dressed in rags. Ah, from - the -
sittin ducks for the po-lice-man They found a
eb:|
Bb:2222|
Gb:24b(6)24b(6)22|
Db:2222|
Ab:0444404440--------44404444|
Eb:22222022222/222022222|
sl. w/pick
|P.M.| (2nd time normal) ||


A5 E5

day my momma told me boy you pack yo bags. And we were

eb:|
Bb:222|
Gb:222*4b24b642|
Db:22222-------------4320|
Ab:02020---------------------4-----------------|
Eb:0002000020/75|
w/pick w/pick sl. AH sl. bar
|PM| |PM|


A5 E5

dirtyfacedkidina garbage canoooohhhooo ye heah!

eb:------------------------------------------------------------------------------17b19|
Bb:22-----------------17b19r141717b19r1414h1714h17b19r14|
Gb:22-------------------------------------161616|
Db:2222--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:0202--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:000200x000/----------------------------------------------------|
w/pick sl. ^ ^ ^
|PM| |PM|


C#5 D5 C#5 D5

Im alone on the h i g h-w a y......whoa-yeah! Dead - or - A -

eb:|
Bb:|
Gb:677779116-------------7999/1111|
Db:676-------------7-------------------------|
Ab:45555794-------------5777/99-------------|
Eb:44--------------------------------/x|
*. sl. sl.

A5 F#5 A5 F#5


eb:|
Bb:2222|
Gb:2222|
Db:2222|
Ab:044440444400|
Eb:22222222222/0020|
w/pick/desc w/pick/desc bar full
|P.*| ||

(Guitar Solo #2)
C#5 D5 C#5 D5
I m -

eb:(10)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:13b15V//////151410/12/12(4)(4)(4)(4)(5)(5)(7)|
Gb:-------------------------------------------------------6b86b86b86b87b97b99b114b6rp2|
Db:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bar vibrato sl. sl. sl. sl. bar whips
^
A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5
g o n e . ohooooyeah! OH!

eb:12*17b19p1417--------14h17p14|
Bb:12--------14*17b19r140h14h|
Gb:4**6**9**6**9**11*9*11*14*11*1414-----------------------------------16b18r14h16V--------|
Db:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^


A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5

al-right!

eb:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1417b19--------------------------------------|
Bb:170h13h160h14h170h13h160h14h17b19r1417V0h13h160h12h150h11/14h17p14h17b--------/17////|
Gb:------------------------------------------------0h13h160h12h150h1116b18r1614/16b14/16V|
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ sl.^ ^ ^ * whips
^ ^ bar bar


(2x normal tempo, 2x building faster gallops on F#5)
A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5

eb:|
Bb:2222|
Gb:24b(6)24b(6)22|
Db:2222|
Ab:04444044440444404444|
Eb:2222202222202222222222|


A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5

eb:|
Bb:2222|
Gb:24b(6)24b(6)22|
Db:2222|
Ab:04444044440444404444|
Eb:2222202222202222222222|

(Played 2x)
A5
lalalalalao

eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:22xxxx22xxxx22xxxx22xxxx|
Gb:22xxxx22xxxx22xxxx22xxxx|
Db:22xxxx22xxxx22xxxx22xxxx|
Ab:00xxxx00xxxx00xxxx00xxxx|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
|PM| |PM| |PM| |PM--------|

A5 B5 A5 A5 B5 A5


eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:22x4x22xxxx22x4x22xxxx|
Gb:22x4x22xxxx22x4x22xxxx|
Db:22x4x22xxxx22x4x22xxxx|
Ab:00x2x00xxxx00x2x00xxxx|
Eb:----------------------------------------------------------------|
|PM| || || ||