Spanish Fly

Music:  Edward Van Halen

Tabbed by Andrew Zara

 

This beautiful instrumental is fully transcribed in Guitar One.  It is also published in the March/April 2009 issue of Guitar Edge.  Andrew Zara's great tab is below.  To Edward Van Halen's credit, even though it is clear that this is a guitar piece written by him, all the band members got a writer's credit for it.  Good luck!

 

tr I (D G C F A D) - 'Eddie Van Halen acoustic - nylon string'

 

Free Time Q=160

    (Esus4)

   9/8

    Gtr I

    T     T     T     T     T     T     T     T     T

    E     E     E     E     E     E     E     E     E

||--------------------------------------------------------:

||o-------------------------------------------0(12)-------:

||--------------------------------------2(14)-------2(14)-:

||--------------------------2(14)-2(14)-------------------:

||o-------------2(14)-2(14)-------------------------------:

||--0(12)-0(12)-------------------------------------------:

 

 

  (A9)

 4/4                                            3/4

  T     T     T     T      T      T     T         T

  E     E     E     E     +E      E     Q        +H.

|----------------------------------------------:-------------||

|-------------------1(13)-(1(13))-3(15)-0(12)--:-(0(12))----o||

|-------------2(14)----------------------------:-------------||

|-------2(14)----------------------------------:-------------||

|-0(12)----------------------------------------:------------o||

|----------------------------------------------:-------------||

 

 

 4/4

   T          T          T          T

   |---5---|  |---5---|  |---5---|  |---5----|

   S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S  S

|----------------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------------:

|-12p7p5p0h5-12p7p5p0h5-12p7p5p0h5-12p7p5p0----:

|-------------------------------------------h7-:

|----------------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------------:

 

 

   T          T          T          T             T    T    T        T

   |---5---|  |---5---|  |---5---|  |---5----|

   S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S  S    S E  S E  S S +S   S E Q

|----------------------------------------------:----------------------------:

|----------------------------------------------:----------------------------:

|----------------------------------------------:----------------------------:

|-12p7p5p0h5-12p7p5p0h5-12p7p5p0h5-12p7p5p0----:----------------------------:

|-------------------------------------------h7-:-12p7-12p6-12p5-(5)-12p3p0--:

|----------------------------------------------:----------------------------:

 

 

   |-3-|   |-3-|    |-3--|

   E   Q   E   Q    E    Q   E   E     +H.       S S S S

|-----------------------------------:--------------------:

|-----<5>------0-------<12>---------:--------------------:

|-----<5>-----<7>------<12>---------:--------------------:

|-<5>-----<7>-----<12>----------<7>-:-(<7>)--------------:

|---------------------------<7>-<7>-:-(<7>)------3h4h5s6-:

|-----------------------------------:--------------------:

 

 

 3/4

  PM----------------|

  |----6----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|

  S S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S T T

|------------------------------------------:

|------------------------------------------:

|-------------4h(5)---4-5-7p5p4---4h5h7s8--:

|-------4-5-7-------7-----------7----------:

|-5-x-7------------------------------------:

|------------------------------------------:

 

 

 4/4

  |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |------6------| |------6------|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S S  S  S S  S  S S  S  S S  S  S

|--------7-8-10--------7-8-10---------8-10-12---------8-10-12-:

|-7h8h10--------7h8h10--------8h10h12---------8h10h12---------:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

 

 

   |------6------|  |------6------|  |---------9:8----------|

   S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S

|----------x-12-14----------x-12-14----------x-13-15p13p12----:

|-10h12h14---------10h12h14---------12h13h15---------------15-:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

|-------------------------------------------------------------:

 

 

   E  E  E  E H

|-12----------0----:

|----13-------0----:

|-------14---------:

|----------15------:

|------------------:

|------------------:

 

 

                 |-3-|   |---5----| |---5----| |----6-----| |---5----|

   S E S E E E E E E E   S S S S  S S S S S  S S S  S S S S S S  S S S

|-^7p5---8-7-6-5-4-5-7-:-5h7p5p4----4-----------------------------------:

|-^5-------------------:---------h7---7p5p4----5p4----4-----5p4----4----:

|----------------------:--------------------h7-----h7---7p5-----h7---7p=:

|-^7-------------------:------------------------------------------------:

|-^0-------------------:------------------------------------------------:

|----------------------:------------------------------------------------:

 

 

 3/4

  |--5--| |-----7-----|

  S S S E S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T

|---------------------------------------:

|---------------x-----------------------:

|-5p4---7-------4-----4-5-7p5p4---4-----:

|-----7---4h5h7---5-7-----------7---5h7-:

|---------------------------------------:

|---------------------------------------:

 

 

 5/4

  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |-3-| |---5----| |----6----|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S s s S T T T T  T S S S S S S

|------------------------------------------------------------------:

|------------------------------------------------------------------:

|-4h5---4-5-7p5p4---4-----4h5---4-5-7-4-5---5-7p5p4----4-----------:

|-----7-----------7---5h7-----7-----------7---------h7---7p5p4---4-:

|--------------------------------------------------------------7---:

|------------------------------------------------------------------:

 

 

  Faster Q=176

 4/4                               7/8

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------:------------------------------:

|---------------------------------:------------------------------:

|---------------------------------:------------------------------:

|---------------------------------:------------------------------:

|-5h7p3p0h5h7p3p0h5h7p3p0h5h7p3p0h:=7h9p5p0h7h9p5p0h7h9p5p0h7h9p=:

|---------------------------------:------------------------------:

 

 

 5/8                                  2/4

       T      T      T      T      T        T      T      T      T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|   |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S   S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S

|------------------------------------:------------------------------:

|------------------------------------:------------------------------:

|---------------------------------12p:=5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p=:

|-------------------12p5h9-12p5h9----:------------------------------:

|-5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9------------------:------------------------------:

|------------------------------------:------------------------------:

 

       T      T      T      T        T      T      T      T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|   |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S   S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-4h9-12p4h9-12p4h9-12p4h9-11p:=4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8-11p:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

 

       T      T      T     T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S S

|------------------------------:

|------------------------------:

|-4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8-----:

|------------------------------:

|--------------------------9p==:

|------------------------------:

       T      T      T      T        T      T      T      T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|   |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S   S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|--------------------------10p:=3h7-10p3h7-10p3h7-10p3h7-10p:

|------------10p4h7-10p3h7----:-----------------------------:

|-2h7-10p2h7------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

 

 

       T      T      T     T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S S

|------------------------------:

|------------------------------:

|-2h7-10p2h7-10p2h7-10p2h7-9p==:

|------------------------------:

|------------------------------:

|------------------------------:

 

 

 3/4

      T     T     T     T     T     T               T      T      T       T

  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|                        |-3--| |--3--|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S  S S S e  T T T  T S S  S S  S  S

|-------------------------------------:--------------------------------------:

|-------------------------------------:--------------------------------------:

|-2h6-9p2h6-9p2h6-9p2h6-9p2h6-9p2h6-9p:=2h=5s7s9-----------------------------:

|-------------------------------------:-0p-------------------------------12p=:

|-------------------------------------:----------5--------12p5h9-12p5h10-----:

|-------------------------------------:------------12p5h9--------------------:

 

 2/4

       T      T      T      T        T      T      T      T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|   |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S   S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p:=4h9-12p4h9-12p4h9-12p4h9-11p:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

 

       T      T      T      T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S

|------------------------------:

|------------------------------:

|------------------------------:

|-4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8-11p=:

|------------------------------:

|------------------------------:

 

       T      T      T      T        T      T      T      T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|   |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S   S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

|-4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8-11p4h8----:-----------------------------:

|--------------------------12p:=5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p:

|-----------------------------:-----------------------------:

       T      T      T      T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|

  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S

|-------------------------------:

|-------------------------------:

|-------------------------------:

|-------------------------------:

|-4h9-12p4h9-12p4h9-12p4h9-11p==:

|-------------------------------:

 

 

       T      T     T     T       T     T     T     T

  |-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

  S S  S S S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------:--------------------------:

|---------------------------:--------------------------:

|---------------------------:--------------------------:

|---------------------------:--------------------------:

|-3h7-10p3h7-10p3h7-9p3h7-9p:=3h7-9p3h7-9p3h7-9p2h6-9p=:

|---------------------------:--------------------------:

 

 

 3/4

      T     T     T     T     T

  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T

|----------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------:

|-2h6-9p2h6-9p2h6-9p2h6-9p2h6-9p6p2p0h2h=:

|----------------------------------------:

 

 

  Slower Q=108

 4/4

    T           T           T           T

  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |-----7-----|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|----------------------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------------------:

|----------------------------------------------------:

|-6-9p6p2p0h2h6-9p6p2p0h2h6-9p6p2p0h2h6-9p6p2p0------:

|-----------------------------------------------3p2p=:

 

 

     T     T     T     T     T     T       T     T     T

  Q  E     E     E     E     E     E       E     E     H.

|----------------------------------------:-------------0(12)----*|

|----------------------------------------:-0(12)-0(12)----------*|

|----------------------------2(14)-2(14)-:----------------------*|

|----------------2(14)-2(14)-------------:----------------------*|

|----2(14)-2(14)-------------------------:----------------------*|

|-0--------------------------------------:----------------------*|

 

 




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