[Intro]
PM----------------------|
e|----------0-1-----3----------------|
B|------1-------1-----3--------------|
G|--------2-------2------------------|
D|----2------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
E|----------------------3------------|
x2
PM----------------------|
e|----------0-1-----3----------------|
B|------1-------1-1---3--------------|
G|--------2-------2------------------|
D|----2------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
E|----------------------3------------|
(with ~310ms slap-back delay)
e|-------------------------------------------------------w---w---w---|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0-----1-1/3-3/5-5^8--|
G|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0--------------------------|
E|----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------0----------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0----------w-w---|
G|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0-----8b9--9-9\--|
D|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0----------------|
A|--0-0-0-0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0----------------------|
E|------------0---------0----------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|----------1---3--------------------|
B|------1-------3--------------------|
G|--------2-----0--------------------|
D|----2------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
E|----------------------3------------|
I heard the news baby, all about your disease.
Yeah you may have all you
want, baby. But I got something you need.
(pick slide)
Oh yeah !
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
G|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
E|------------0---------0-------------------------------0------------|
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. My love is rotten to the core.
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. Just like I told you before.
[Verse 2]
e|----------1---3--------------------|
B|------1-------3--------------------|
G|--------2-----0--------------------|
D|----2------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
E|----------------------3------------|
You know you're semi-good lookin'. And on the streets again.
You think you're really cooki'n baby. You better find yourself a friend
(pick slide)
my friend.
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
G|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
E|------------0---------0-------------------------------0------------|
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. My love is rotten to the core.
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. Just like I told you before.
(incl. following lick)
e|----------w-w--w-w---|
B|--7(b)8---8-8-b9-10--|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Solo]
let open E ring
e|-------0----0----------------------0----------------------------------0--|
B|------10---10--10-12~-------------10---12N-12N-12N-13N-13N-13N-*12\-8----|
G|-9-12------------------------9-12----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0----0--------0--------------------------------------------|
B|------10---12--13---15---13--15/17--17/20---17^20^17--17^20^17----|
G|-9-12---------------------------------------------------------20--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--17^20^17--17^20^17--17--------------------------|
G|----------20--------20--19b21-19--0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(whammy dive)
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
G|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
E|------------0---------0-------------------------------0------------|
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. My love is rotten to the core.
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. Just like I told you before.
[Bridge]
(clean sound)
e|-----------1---3---------------------|
B|------1------1---3-------------------|
G|--------2----------0-----------------|
D|----2--------------------------------|
A|--0------------------------3~----2-3-|
E|-------------------------3-----------|
I've been to the edge. There I stood and looked
down. You know I lost a lot of
friends there baby. I got no time to mess
around. So if you want it, got to
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--X--X-------<5>------<12>--------X--X---<5>---------<7>-----<12>----|
G|--X--X-----<5>----<7>-------------X--X-----<5>--------------------0--|
D|--X--X---<5>----------------------X--X-------<5>--<7>----------------|
A|--X--X----------------------------X--X-------------------------------|
E|--X--X----------------------------X--X-------------------------------|
bleed for it baby. gotta gotta bleed baby. mmm you gotta gotta
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--X--X-------<5>--<5>-------------X--X-------<5>--|
G|--X--X-----<5>--------<5>---------X--X-----<5>----|
D|--X--X---<5>----------------------X--X---<5>------|
A|--X--X----------------------------X--X------------|
E|--X--X----------------------------X--X------------|
bleed baby hey gotta gotta bleed baby
e|-------------------------------------------------------w---w---w---|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0-----1-1/3-3/5-5^8--|
G|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0--------------------------|
E|----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. My love is rotten to the core.
e|----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----------0--------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-0-2-------0--------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0---------------3~----2-3-0---------------------3~----2-3--|
E|------------0---------0-------------------0-0--------0-------------|
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. Just like I told you before, before, before
Ain't talkin' 'bout love, don't wanna talk about love.
e|--17-17-17-17-17-17-17\-|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Don't make me talk about love.
Ain't gonna talk about love.
(solo)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
G|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
E|------------0---------0-------------------------------0------------|
Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey !
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0----w---w----w-----1-----1-----0--------------------|
G|--2-----2-----0----5--/8--/10\----2-----2-----0--------------------|
D|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
A|--0-----0-------------------------0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
E|------------0-----------------------------------------0------------|
Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey !
e|--------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-----------------|
G|--2-----2-----0------5---5---5--| (4 times)
D|--2-----2-----0------5---5---5--|
A|--0-----0------------3---3---3--|
E|------------0-------------------|
Hey ! Hey ! Hey!
e|-------------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
B|----------5----------------1---------------1------------------------1-------8-|
G|--2---4---5----------------2---4-----------2---4---5----------------2---4---7-|
D|--2---4---5----------------2---4/----------2---4---5----------------2---4---9-|
A|--0---2---3-----------3-2--0---2-----------0---2---3-----------3-2--0---2---7-|
E|------------/12\--0^3-------------0------------------/12\--0^3----------------|
(dive)
e|----------7\-|
B|----------7\-|
G|----------7\-|
D|----------6\-|
A|----------7\-|
E|--0----------|
(dive)
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|/ = slide
|^ = hammer/pull
|w = quickly hit the whammy bar
|b = bend
|X = noise
|~ = vibrato
|< >= natural harmonic
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ADDITIONAL VERSIONS
[Main riff]
(palm-muted)
Am G
e|----------O-1-----3---------------|
B|------1-------1-----3-------------|
G|--------2-------O-----O-----------|
D|----2-----------------------------|
A|--O---------------------3^~~-2-3--| (the ^~~ means do afunkey bend/vibrato)
E|----------------------------------|
AH
Then he does something like this after that and for the chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3------------------------3-----------------------|
G|-2-X-2-X-O----------------2-X-2-X-O-------/5-5/7-7/9-9/12-| ('/' = slide)
D|-2-X-2-X-O----------------2-X-2-X-O-----------------------|
A|-O-X-O-X-X------3^~~-2-3--O-X-O-X-X-----------------------|
E|---------3--3-3-------------------3--3-3------------------|
F F P P AH F F P P (F = Finger Mute
P = Palm Mute)
The verses I believe are like the main riff only not muted, just let the notes
ring.
I don't even have a tape of the song anymore so I can't figure out the solo...
I forgot it, sorry. The solo is pretty simple though.... Well I'll write down
what I THINK it sort of sounds like.... perhaps someone would like to mail me
a tape?? (I'd be happy to figure out the rest of the songs if someone would :)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10---10-10-12--------10---12-13-12--------------10---12-13-13/15--13-15-|
G|-9-12-----------------9-12---------------12\9---9-12--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------|
B|-15^~~~-| I'm sure this last part isn't right but it fits......
G|--------| Man, I gotta get this CD as soon as I get some cash,
D|--------| this is such a kickin' tune!!!
A|--------| As a matter-o-fact, this was the first song I ever learned!!!
E|--------|
The sound Eddie gets is the result of a good flange sound and I assume a
Marshall cranked up to eleven!
From: Bradley W Zimmerman
Subject: TAB: Ain't talkin' 'bout Love
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen)
intro:
Am F G
e|---------0-1-----3--------------|
B|-----1-------1-----3------------|
G|-------2-------0-----0----------|
D|---2----------------------------|
A|-0-------------------0-3b*-2-3--|
E|--------------------------------|
*pinch harmonic
[Chorus]
Am (x0221x)
G (3x000x)
[Verse]
Am F G
e|---------1----3----------------|
B|-----1-----1--3----------------|
G|-------2------0----------------|
D|---2---------------------------|
A|-0----------------0-3--2-3-----|
E|-------------------------------|
Another version of this famous riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------10-----12(h)-------------------------------|
D|-----10------14-15-----12-------12(h)--------------------------|
A|---7------12---------------------------0--3--------2--3--------|
E|-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
A.H. A.H.
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|*pinch harmonic
|F Finger Mute
|P Palm Mute)
|/ Slide)
|AH Artificial Harmonic
|^~~ means do afunkey bend/vibrato)
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