Tabs: Van Halen "Amsterdam"

USER-SUBMITTED TAB

Below is a user-submitted guitar tablature for the song "Amsterdam" by Van Halen, one of several user-submitted tabs to be found on GuitarWorld.com.

Please note that the tablature on this page is not an official tab.

For official tabs, be sure to visit alfred.com.

Artist: Van Halen

Song: "Amsterdam"

Album: Balance

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Light 'em up Unh! |-muted strngs-|

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Oh yeah

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Yeah!

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|-tap harmonics--| Looking good through

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the window Shinin' red and blue

0:36

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light yeah A little thick but still

in the bottom

0:44

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lookin' got a

alright, yeah

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pocket fulla money got me a long

night

0:58

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ahead quick stop by score

the bulldog me

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some yeah Whoooaaaa Wham, bam, oh Amsterdam

panama red,

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