Panama by Van Halen Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Panama guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Panama by Van Halen using guitar or guitar.
This song by Van Halen can also be played by that instruments.
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Panama guitar chords has rhythm and included in 1984 (1983) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Panama by Van Halen Guitar Chords


Here’s Panama by Van Halen… THE WHOLE THING (Well most of it anyway)

Transcribed by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)

I figured this out with my own two ears, so I’m sure it’s not perfect, but
I tried to come as close as I could.

Intro:


--------------------------------|-------------------------|-
-9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|-
-9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|-
-9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----7\--|-
-7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------O\--|-
---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|-

PM (all open E’s) DB (Dive Bomb –
Hit the Twang Stick)


--------------------------------|-------------------------|
-9----10-----7------9------10-7-|-7-----8-----7-----------|
-9-----9-----8------9-------9-8-|-7-----7-----8-----------|
-9-----9-----9------9-------9-9-|-7-----7-----9-----####--|
-7-----7------------7-------7---|-5-----5-----------####--|
---O-O---O-O---O-O----O-O-------|---O-O---O-O-------------|

PS (Pick-Slide)
Pre-Verse:
[B/Bsu4] 


|-0---------------------------------------------|-
|-5------------------4-5-4--42--2-2------------|-
|-6------------------4-4-4--42--2-2------------|-
|-6------------------4-4-4--42--2-2--4^h^4~~~~-|-
|-4------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|-
|-----------------------------------------------|-

$ AH ($ strum & let ring)


C#min B/Bsu4 A B [---------Riff #1------------]
-4---------------------------------------------O-----O-----5----5-----5-----|
-5--4---4-5--------4-5-4--42--2-2---------------4-----4-----4----4-----4---|
-6----6------------4-4-4--42--2-2---------4-------4-----4-----4----4-----4-|
-6-----------------4-4-4--42--2-2---------4--------------------------------|
-4-----------------------------------O-O-O-2--------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[---Harmonics----]

Chorus:


|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------3-X---3----------|--------3-X---3---------|--------3-X---3---------|
|-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|-----2--2-X-2-2-2-------|
|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|-2---2--O-X-2-O-2-------|
|-2---O----X-O---O--------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|-2---O----X-O---O-------|
|-O-O--------------3/53~~|-O-O--------------3/53~|-O-O--------------3/53~|

(Uh!) (Hey yeah!….) (Uh Huh!)


-------------------------|
--------3-X---3----------|
-----2--2-X-2-2-2--------|
-2---2--O-X-2-O-2--------|
-2---O----X-O---O--------|
-O-O--------------3/53~~|

Verse1:


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------O---|
|-3-------------------------------5---------------------------------------O---|
|-2-----------------------------9-6-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-/|
|-O---2-------------------------9-7-7------------------7-7-9----------O-O-2-/|
|-----2-------------------------7---5------------------5-5-7--------------O---|
|-----O------O-O-O-O-O--------------------(O)-(O)-(O)--------(O)-(O)----------|

Jump Back What’s that sound Here she comes….. Hot shoe.. $ PS

Bridge:
F# C#min (arpegiate chord)


|-O----------------------|-O---------------|---------------------------|------|
|-O----O-----O-----O-----|-5---------------|---------------------------|------|
|-3------3-----3-----3---|-6---------------|--------------------------|-riff-|
|-4--------4-----4-----4-|-6---------------|--------------------------|--#1--|
|-4----------------------|-4---------------|----5-------3------------2-|------|
|-2----------------------|-----------------|------6-5~----4-5~--2~-O---|------|

$(Dont you know she…) $(You lose a….)

Chorus

Verse 2 (basically the same as the first)
By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)

Solo for “Panama”:
This is really how it goes…
(-%4x-)


---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------|
---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------|
---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~|
---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
-3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

..ah oh) WB Whammey Bar % repeat
^B Bend Full Step H Hamer-On
T Tap P Pull-Off


------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------|
-(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(release 9th bend here) ^ (bend up ^
with whammey bar)


-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-7^B-7-----7^B~----------------|
-------9-7------9-8-7----------|
----------------------9-8-7----|
----------------------------10-|

Break? (I dunno what ya’ call this part!) ‘The Reach down
between my legs part’ 🙂


|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|--
|-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|--
|---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|--
-------------------O--|
------------------O---|
-----------------2----|
---H--P---------3-----|
-/9-10-9-------3------|
---------10---1-------|

$ (Arpegiate Chord)

Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
[–]

[—–]

By Vlad (vladmo@hotmail.com)

Solo for “Panama”:
This is really how it goes…
(-%4x-)


---------------|-------7-----7-7--------------|--H----T-P-P-----|-----------------|
---------------|-----7-------7-7--------------|-7-10-12-10-7----|--P-P---7--------|
---------------|-9^B-----9^B------9^B^9^B~/--|-----------------|-9-7-9^B---9^B~~~|
---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
-3~-O----O-----|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
------3~---3~~-|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

..ah oh) WB Whammey Bar % repeat
^B Bend Full Step H Hamer-On
T Tap P Pull-Off


------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P----T----P-----------------------|
-(9^B~)--14-(9^B)--12-(9^B)--14-(9^B)--16-(9^B)--14-(9^B^9~~)--7-7^WB--7-9-7~~|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(release 9th bend here) ^ (bend up ^
with whammey bar)


-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-7^B-7-----7^B~----------------|
-------9-7------9-8-7----------|
----------------------9-8-7----|
----------------------------10-|

Break? (I dunno what ya’ call this part!) ‘The Reach down
between my legs part’ 🙂


|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--
|---H--P-----------------H--P------------------H--P----------------|--
|-/9-10-9----7^B^7-----/9-10-9----9~--(9~)---/9-10-9---9~----------|--
|---------10--------7~---------10-----10-------------10---10-10/12-|--
-------------------O--|
------------------O---|
-----------------2----|
---H--P---------3-----|
-/9-10-9-------3------|
---------10---1-------|

$ (Arpegiate Chord)

Any sugestions to: vladmo@hotmail.com
[–]

[—–]

Panama
6D#

Intro
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM tremdown PM


|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------10--------7--------9-------10-----7--7--------8--------5----0-------|again exc.
|--9--------9--------8--------9--------9-----8--7--------7--------6------------| last two,
|-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--------5--5-----5--5---------------| replace
|--9--------9--------9--------9--------9-----9--7--------7--------7------------| w/pick
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--| slide
PM-----------| PM AH~~~~~ H PM
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-------------------4--5--4-----42--2--2--------------4--------4--5--4--5--4-----|
|--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----42--2--2---------6-------6-----------4--4--4-----|
|--6-6-6-------------------4--4--4-----42--2--2---------6----------6--------4--4--4-----|
|--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--4-----------0-------------2------4----------------------------0--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM------------| harm---------------------|
|-------------------------------0--------0--------5--------5--5--5--5--5--------|
|--42--2--2-----------------------4--------4--------4--------5--5--5--5--------|
|--42--2--2-----------------4--------4--------4--------4-----------------------|
|--42--2--2-----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0--0--0--0--0--2--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

PM–| PM—| PM


|---------------------------------------| |--------------------0-----------------|
|-----------3-----------3---------------| |--------------------0--2--3-----------|
|--------2--2--------2--2--2------------| |-----------------------2--2-----------|
|--2-----2--0--------2--0--2-----5/75--| |--0--2--------------------------------|
|--2-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----5/75--| |--0--2--------------------------------|
|--0--0-----------------------0---------| |-----0--0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--|

pickslide ~~~~ ~~~~


|------------------0--------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------|
|---------------------0--0--------0--------------0--------0-------------------------------|
|------------4--4-----------3--------3-----6--------6-----6------------------------------4|
|------------4-----------------4--------4--6-----------6--6------------------------------4|
|------------2-----------------------------4--------------4----5----------3--------------2|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------6--5-------4--3----2-0--|

harmonics are the same as the intro

I’ll do the rest later

Tab by: Mike V. (|5150|)

If you want to learn Van Halen Panama guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Panama. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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