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Best Of Both Worlds Tab

Send "Best Of Both Worlds" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Best of Both Worlds -- Van Halen
(transcription from Cherry Lane Music Company)


Key:  H - hammer-on	P - pull-off
      / - slide-up	 - slide-down
      ^ - half bend 	^^ - full bend
      ~ - vibrato	T - thumb

*** Recording sounds 1/2 step higher


*** Intro ***
     D/F#      G5         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3----3----3---3------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
     T    T               T               T

     D/F#    G5         D/F#       G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3-------3---3------3-------|--0------2---2------------------|
-----2-------0---0------2-------|--0------2---2------------------|
-----0-------0---0------0-------|--0------2---2---2--------------|
-----0------------------0-------|---------0---0---0--------------|
-----2-------3---3------2-------|--3-----------------------------|
     T                  T

(pick w/fingers)         G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A    G/A   D/A A          G/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
--------------------3---|-3----(3)----3-----3----|-3-----3--2-----------3-|
------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-|
------------2---2---5---|-5-----4-----5-----4----|-5-----4--2----2------5-|
------------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-------0-----|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


      D/A   G/A A    A5    A7sus2        A        G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-3--3--3-----3--2-----5-|-----0----0-----2------3|-3-----3-----3-----3----|
-4--4--2-----4--2-----2-|-----0----0-----2--2---4|-4-----2-----4-----2----|
-5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|-----2----2-----2--2---5|-5-----4-----5-----4----|
-0-----0--0--------0----|-0----------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


G/A   D/A A  Asus2   A9  G/A   D/A  G/A A  Asus2
----------------------0-|------------------------|------------------------|
-3-----3--2----0------0-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------|
-4-----2--2----2------0-|-4--4--2----4--2----2---|--(2)-------------------|
-5-----4--2----2--------|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------|
-0--0--0--0----0--0---0-|-0--0--0----0--0----0---|--(0)-------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|----------sl-/14-------|

(w/pick)
      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-------2-------0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0-------0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0------------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2-------3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T                  T               T

     D/F#    G         N.C.              A(sus2)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3-------0---0--------------|-------------0--------------0---|
-----2-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------------2---|
-----0-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------^^----2---|
-----0------------------^P------|---^----0----0-----^^v------0---|
-----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3---------------3-------------|
     T           Let Ring_____|

     D/F#      G          D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----3----3----0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
     T    T               T               T

     D/F#    G      N.C.    D5                       Csus2    A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
-----3-------0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------||
-----2-------0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--||
-----0-------0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--||
-----0--------------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--||
-----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||
     T           Let Ring_______________|                PM.


*** 1st Verse ***
        A/C#            G/A         D/F#    A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
--------------2---2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|
-------------------------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|-----------------3//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         I don't know__what  I been__livin' on,__         but

                         D7sus4             D/A           A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4---4-------(2)-----|
-----2/5---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5---5-------(0)-----|
-------------------P------------|------------5---5---------------|
    it's not enough     to fill    me up.

        A/C#            G/A         D/F#    A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2--2---4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|----0------------3//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        I need more_  than just a words can say,


                         D7sus4             D/A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------/6-O----|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4-------------------|
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5-------------------|
-------------------P------------|------------5-------------------|
    I need ev'rything this life   can give   me.        Hey, hey,

      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|
-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T   T              T               T
    __ yeah!                      'Cause sometimes  its not enough


     D/F#    G         D/F#              A(sus2)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
-----3-------0---0--------------|--------0----0------------------||
-----2-------0---0-----2--------|--------2----2------------------||
-----0-------0---0-----0--------|--------2----2------------------||
-----0------------------^P------|---^^---0----0------------------||
-----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3-----------------------------||
     T
						Ow!

*** 2nd Verse ***
        A/C#             G/A        D/F#    A     A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        Come on,   ba-  by,   close your eyes,        let go.

                         D7sus4             D/A             A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4--4----------------|
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5--5-----------0----|
-------------------P------------|------------5--5----------------|
       This can be      every-thing   we   dreamed,  ah.

        A/C#            G/A         D/F#    A      A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2-(2)--4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        It's not work      that makes it work, oh

                         D7sus4
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|---------------H----------------||
---------2------------------5---|---5--4----5--4-5-----4---2-----||
-------------2--------------5---|---5--5----5--5-------5---3-----||
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--------------------------3-----||
-------------------P------------|--------------------------------||
     no, let the magic do the  work for you.__  'Cause honey,


*** Pre-chorus ***
     Fsus2             C/E Esus4       E     Esus4 E
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------1------------------------|------5---5-------5-------------|
-------0---0-------0---0-----4--|--4---4---4---4---4-------------|
-------3---3---3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7---6---7/9-(9)--|
-------3-------3----------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      now,  some-  thing    reached  out  and touched me.

    Bsus4          B  D                  Dsus2   F
--------------------------------|----------------8--8--8--8---0--||
-x-x--5--5---5--5--4//7---7-7---|-------7--5--x-10-10-10-10--10--||
-x-x--4--4---4--6--4//7---7-7---|-------7--7--x-10-10-10-10--10--||
-x-x----------------------7-7---|-------7--7--x------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    Now I  know           that         all I    want...I want the


*** Chorus ***
      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------|
-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T   T              T               T
 best             of             both        world.  And honey


      D/F#     G           D/F#          A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------3---3---0---0--------3---|--------------------------------|
-------2---2---0---0--------2---|--------2----2--------------2---|
-------0---0---0---0--------0---|--------2----2--------^^----2---|
-------0---0----------------0---|-----^--0----0-----^^v------0---|
-------2---2---3---3--------2---|----3-------------3-------------|
       T   T                T
 I__      know what it's worth.          If   we  could have the


      D/F#     G         D/F#     G      D/F#   G      A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------|
-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|
-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|
-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|
-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|
       T   T              T               T
 best             of             both        worlds,  /we'd have
						      a little bit of

     D/F#    G      N.C.    D5                       Csus2    A5
----------------------------2---|--(2)------2---2----------------||
-----3---3---0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------||
-----2---2---0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--||
-----0---0---0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--||
-----0---0----------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--||
-----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||
     T   T
/heaven right  here on earth,_____          oo!        Woo!
   heaven right here on earth,  *** 2nd time to Coda

*** 3rd Verse ***
        A/C#             G/A        D/F#    A     A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      Well,there's a picture         in a galley             a

                         D7sus4             D/A             A5
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------2------------------5---|--5--5---------------------2----|
-------------2--------------5---|--5--5----4--4---4---------2----|
-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5----5--5---5---------0----|
-------------------P------------|----------5--5---5--------------|
        fallen angel, look  a     lot like  you

        A/C#             G/A        D/F#    A     A/C#
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------2--3--------|----3------2-------------2------|
------------------2----4--------|----2------2----------------2---|
--------------2--------5--------|----4------2--------------------|
--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         We  forget    where we      come   from     sometimes.

                         D7sus4                D/A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------||
--------------2-------------5---|--5--5-------4---4--------------||
-----//4----------4---O-----5---|--5--5-------5---5-----5/(10)---||
--------------------P-----------|-------------5---5--------------||
       I had a dream    it was,   uh, really  you.


*** Pre-Chorus ***
      Fsus2            C  Esus4        E       Esus4  E
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------1--1----1----------------|------5---5---5------5----------|
-------0--0----0---0---------4--|--4---4---4---4------4----------|
-------3--3----3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7------6--7/9~~~~~|
-------3--3----3-----P----3-----|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
       Something             reached  out  and touched  me.


                                                       D.S. al Coda
    Bsus4          B        D                     F(maj7)
----------------------------5---|-(5)------------0--0--0---(-0)||
------5--5---5--5--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)||
------4--4---4--6--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)||
----------------------------7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    Now I  know,            oh,   all  I        want... I want the

*** Coda ***        Csus2    A5
--(2)------2---2----------------||
--(3)------3---3------3---------||
--(2)------2---2------0------2--||
--(0)------0---0-------------2--||
-------3--------------3--0---0--||
--------------------------------||
 ___________________ Yeah!

*** Guitar Solo ***
--------------------------------|------------------------------^^|
-------^^-10--------12~~(12)---|-----10------12~~~~----x--15^^--|
----(9)-------9/11----------/9^^|-(9)----9/11--------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

-----------------H--^|------P-H--P-P----P-P----P-----------------|
-(15)--(15)~~~--7 10-|10(10)-7-10-7-0-10-7-0--7-0--^^-P----7---^^|
---------------------|----------------------9-----9(9)-7---7--9--|
---------------------|-----------------------------------9--7----|
---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------P-----T-------T---|-----T-------T--P---------H-----|
---(9)--12~~~---9--14(14)12--|-(12)9----12--9-------7-9----|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


      H   T     P  ^   P H
-----7-10-12(12)-10(10)7----TP^^|P-H----T----P-^^--P-------------|
----^^^-----------------10-20-10|-7-10-12(12)-10(10)7-^^----P-H^^|
(9)-----------------------------|--------------------9---(9)-7-9-|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
---------H-^^----------T-P---T--|--------------------------------||
-(9)~~--7-9------(9)---12-9--14-|-(14)~~~~~(14)-----------------||
--------------------------------|-------------------------------||
--------------------------------|-------------------------------||
--------------------------------|-------------------------------||


(pick w/fingers)         G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A    G/A   D/A A          G/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
------------2---2---3---|-3-----3-----3-----3----|-3-----3--2----2------3-|
------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-|
------------2---2---5---|-5-x-x-4--x--5-x-x-4-x/-|-5-x-x-4--2----2------5-|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


      D/A   G/A A  A7sus2                A        G/A   D/A   G/A   D/A
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-3--3--3-----3--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--3-|-3-----3-----3-----3----|
-4--4--2-----4--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--4-|-4-----2-----4-----2----|
-5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|--(2)---------x-2--2--5-|-5-----4-----5-----4----|
------------------------|----------------0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


G/A   D/A A  Asus2   G/A  G/A   D/A  G/A A  A7sus2
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
-3-----3--2-----0-----3-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------||
-4-----2--2-----2-----4-|-4--4--2----4--2----0---|--(2)-------------------||
-5-----4--2-----2-----5-|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------||
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0-------------|------------------------||
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
                                        Wo!_______________________


*** 4th Verse *** (still pick with fingers)
    A       G           D/F#      G     D/F#    G      D/F#  A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
----2---2---3---3--------3------|-3------3------3-------3----2---|
----2---2---4---4--------2------|-4------2------4-------2----2---|
--------2---5---5--------4------|-5------4------5-------4----2---|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   Uh, you don't have       to   die and go to  heaven,     uh,

               G          D/F#         G   A          A7sus2
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------2-----0-----0--|
-----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2-----0-----0--|
-----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2-----2-----2--|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    or hang around         to be     born again.


    A       G           D/F#      G     D/F#    G      D/F#  A
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
----2---2---3-3----------3------|-3---------3------3------3--2---|
----2---2---4-4----------2------|-4---------2------4------2--2---|
----2---2---5-5----------4------|-5---------4------5------4--2---|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Just tune in    to   what this place has got to offer,  'cause

               G          D/F#         G   A    A7sus2
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
-----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------0--------------||
-----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2--------------||
-----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2--------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
     we   may  nev-er  be here a-     gain!      Ow!   I want the


*** Chorus *** (with pick)

*** and finishes similar to intro ****

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture lewi Wanna Be	#1 by lewi broadway at Feb 16, 1978 at 12:28 AM EST
	I thought this song had some hedonistic messages that supposedly corrupted our youth and was a posterboard for typical rantings of conservative religious groups against damaging rock music in the 80's. Hearing this the other day I really tried to analyze the lyrics and see what was so bad: (Coming from a male perspective) having sex with 2 girls at the same time, or at least sexual relationships having straight vaginal sex (world 1) plus anal sex (world 2) "Well, there's a picture in a gallery of A fallen angel looked a lot like you We forget where we come from sometimes I had a dream it was really you" He sees a model in a porno magazine (Isn't Gallery a hustler type) and wants his girl to be like her, then meets another who is and he sometimes wants his girl that he loves to be like the one he has sex with. I could go on... Any Van Hagar's out there with some insight

No Picture Shreder Dude Wanna Be	#2 by Shreder Dude at Aug 30, 1980 at 12:53 AM EST
	The reason for my username. ;)

No Picture Guitar FrE@k Average	#3 by Guitar FrE@k Freak at Oct 10, 1980 at 3:50 PM EST
	About not being able to decide on stuff and just wanting the best of everything.

No Picture _Heretic_ Wanna Be	#4 by _Heretic_ at Aug 12, 2002 at 12:45 PM EST
	Wanting peace in the world, I will give this song s 7 on the scale rating.