Unchained

Words & Music:

Edward Van Halen, Alen Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth

 

There is a full transcription of this in the November 2004 issue of Guitar One.

 

D   Bb   C   D   F   C  [4x]

 

VERSE:  [chords are D5   Bb/D   C/D   D5   C/D]

You say, "I cannot get there from here, baby."

Then I don't care where I'm goin'

Here's to your thin red line

Mmm, I'm stepping over

 

PRE-CHORUS:  [chords are G5   G5/F   A5/G   A5  Ab5  G5  F5]

Thought you'd never miss me 'til I got a fat city address.

Non-stop talker, what a rocker,

Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress.

 

CHORUS:  [chords are D   Bb   C   D   F   C]

Change, nothin' stays the same.

Unchained, and you hit the ground runnin'.

Change, ain't nothin' stays the same.

Unchained, yeah you hit the ground runnin'

 

I know, I don't ask for permission.

This is my chance to fly.

Maybe enough ain't enough for you.

But it's my turn at a try.

 

PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:

 

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:

 

CHORUS:

 

BREAKDOWN:  [over D  Dsus4  D]

Woo-hoo! Take a look at this!  Hey man, that suit is you!

Whoo-whee! You'll get some leg tonight for sure!

Tell us how you do! Hoo hoo hoo!

Come on, Dave, gimme a break.

Hey hey hey hey! One break, comin' up!

 

CHORUS:  [2x]

Unchained Tab (tabber unknown)

 

Dropped Db tuning [Db  Ab  Db  Gb  Bb  Eb

 

Intro:  [4x]  CHORUS USES THE SAME TAB:

   D                     Bb          C         D                  F                C

Eb----------------------------P----------P----------------------------------------------|

Bb-7---8-----------------3---4^3-----5--6^5----7---8--------------10---11--10------10--8|

Gb-7---7-----------------3---3-------5---------7---7--------------10---10--10------10--9|

Db-7---7-----------------3---3-------5---------7---7--------------10-----------10-----10|

Ab-5---5---------------------------------------5---5---------------8--------------------|

Db--------0--0--0--0--0-----------0---------0---------0--0--0--0------------------------|

 

1st, 2nd Verse:  [2x = 1 verse]

 D5                     Bb/D           C/D           D5                      F/D

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--10

---------------------------------3------5------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------3-------------5---------------------------------5/10--------

-3-----5-----3---------/5----------5/7---------------3------5-----3b1/4-------sl.--------

----------0------0--0--sl.---------sl.-------0---0-------------0-------0--0--------------

 

      C/D

--------------|

------8-------|

---------9----|

-10-----------|

--------------|

------------X-|

 

Pre-Chorus:

G5                                  G5/F                                      A5

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------sl.sl.--------------------------------------sl.sl.-----------------

-7------7-------------7\5/7---------------------7----7------------7\5/7-------------9----

-5---5--5-------5--5--5\3/5-------------X---X---5----5------5--5--5\3/5-------7--7--7--7-

------------5-----------------5------3--X---X-----------5----------------3/7-------------

------------5-----------------5------3--X---X-----------3----------------3/7-------------

   Harm--|     Harm-|                                      Harm-|             Harm.  Harm

 

                       A5/G                   A5    Ab5  G5    F5

-----------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------sl.sl.----------------------------------------------|

-9-----------9\7/9--------------9-----9--------------------------|

-7-----------7\5/7-----------7--7-----7--------------------------|

----7--7--7--------7---5--7--------------5-----7-----6----5----3-|

----7--7--7--------7---5-----------------5-----7-----6----5----3-|

       Harm.              Harm.

 

Guitar Solo:

   trem bar 2.5

---------------------------T-P-H-T-P-H-T-P-T-P-P-------------------P-------P-------P-----

---------------------------8-3-6-8-3-6-8-6-8-6-3-----------------18-15---18-15---18-15---

-5----------------3-----3-------------------------5b1/2----3--5--------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Harm.            Harm.

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-----------

------------------------------------------------P--------17--------sl.sl.------20-20bFull

-17b1/2----17bFull------17---18---19---19b1/2-19-17---------18----18\14/18---------------

----------------------------------------------------19-----------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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------19----15----17----20----19--20--19--20bFull-|

-17-----------------------------------------------|

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