Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock Bass Tabs

And the Cradle Will Rock...
Van Halen "Women and Children First" (1980)

Here is the framework of this tune. As always...listen to the song for timing and variations.
transcribed by: Crabby (crabbyappletin@aol.com)


{intro/chorus}
      A...       A...  G...		
----------|----------|---------|
--5-7-----|--5-7-----|---------|
-7----0---|-7----0---|---------|
----------|----------|-3-------|
     A...	 A...  G...	
----------|----------|---------|
--5-7-----|----------|---------|
-7----0---|-0-3-2-0--|---------|
----------|----------|-3-------|
 

(lick)     {v1} C...        Bb...     C...         Bb  
----------|---------|---------|------------|-------------|
5-3-1-----|---------|---------|------------|-------------|
------5-3-|-3-------|-----1---|-----1-3----|-----3-1-1--1|
----------|---------|-1-3-----|-1-3--------|-1-3-------1-|

{chorus}
  
(lick)     {v2} F...        Eb...      F...         Eb
----------|---------|---------|------------|-------------|
----------|---------|-----3-1-|-0----------|------3-1-1-1|
7-5-3-----|---------|---3-----|---3--------|---3-------1-|
------3-1-|-1-------|-1-------|------3-1---|-1-----------|

{chorus}

{bridge}
         C    Bb  A     Ab   G	   F  C
-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
-0-1-2-|-3-3---1-|---------|---------|-3-------|
-------|------1--|-5-5-5-4-|-3-3-3-1-|---------|

solo (repeat chorus)
verse (2)
chorus