When Its Love - Van Halen
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Artist:Van Halen
Album:Best of Both Worlds
Title:When It's Love

Tuning:1/2 step down Drop D (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)

Legend:
h=hammer on
x\=pick slide



[INTRO] [Synth. arr. for guitar|

D A D/F G5 D A D/F
Gtr. II W W W W W W W
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
Gtr. I
e|--------2---3--5--------------------------------2---3--5-----------------|
B|--------3------------5------7--8--10------8-----3-----------5-----7--8-10|
G|--------2---------------6---7----------------7--2--------------6--7------|
D|--------0---------------------------------------0------------------------|
A|------------------0---------9---------10------------------0-------9------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Rhythm Figure 1|

G5 D A D/F G5 D
W W W W W W
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /

e|----------------2---3--5---5--------------2---3--5---5--3---3-------2---3|
B|------8---------3-------------5---5-------3-------------------3-----3----|
G|---------7------2-------------------6----------------5----------4---2----|
D|------------7---0---------------------7---4-------------------------0----|
A|--10-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A D/F G5 F6/9 Csus2 F5
W W W W W W
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /

e|--5---5---0-------2---3--5---5---3----------3----------3-----------------|
B|--------3----2----3------------------3---3----3------3---3----3--3-------|
G|---------------2-----------------------4--------5----------5-----0-------|
D|------------------4----------5-----------------------------------0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3--------------------5--3-5--|
|----Rhythm Figure 1A---|

e|---------------------||--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------||-------------------------------5--5---------------|
G|---------------------||--7----------5-----7-----------5--5--7--------5---|
D|---------------------||--5-----5h7--5---7-7-------5h7-7--7--7----5h7-5---|
A|---------------------||--5--5-------------------------------5--5---------|
E|--5-3-5-5--0-3-------||--0--0-------3-----5--5--5-----7--7--0--5-----3---|
|Riff A|

e|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------------5--5------------------|
G|----7-------------5--|--7----------5-----7---------5--5--7--x\-----5-----|
D|--7-7-------------5--|--7-----5h7--5--7--7-----5h7-7--7--5--x\-5h7-5--7--|
A|---------1-1-1-1--3--|--5--5-----------------------------5--x\-----------|
E|----5----------------|-----0-------3-----5--5-5----7--7------------3-----|
|Riff B|

e|---------------------||
B|---------------------||
G|--7------------------||
D|--7------------------||
A|---------------------||
E|--5--3-5-5--0-3------||

1st Verse
w/Riff A


[Chorus] |Rhythm Figure 2|

**D A B E F# A
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
*
e|---2--3--5--5-----3--2----|------------|----------------|---2------------|
B|---3--------3--------3--2-|----------3-|----------------|---3-------2----|
G|---2--------2--------2--2-|---2---2--4-|-4----------4---|---2-------2----|
D|---0--------0--------0--2-|---2---2--4-|----4--0--4---4-|---0-------2----|
A|------------------------0-|-0--------2-|----------------|------0--0------|
E|--------------------------|------------|----------------|-2--------------|
*=Synth. chords arr. for gtr.
**=Synth. bass arr. for gtr.

Gtr. II [Repeat last line]

e|---2--3--5--5-----3--2-|-------------10-|-7-------------|---2-----------||
B|---3--------3--------3-|-2-----------7--|---7-------7---|---3----3---2--||
G|---2--------2--------2-|-2----2---2--7--|-----7---7---7-|---2----2---2--||
D|---0--------0--------0-|-2----2---2--9--|-------9-------|---0----2---2--||
A|-----------------------|-0--0-----------|---------------|------0-0---0--||
E|-----------------------|-------------9--|---------------|-2-------------||

Play |Riff B| next 1x

2nd verse
w/Riff A


[CHORUS]
w/Rhythm Fig. 2 (1st 6 bars only)


[BRIDGE] |Rhythm Fig. 3|

e|---------------------8--7------------------------------------10--7-------|
B|------1------1-------------8-------------------1------1-------------8----|
G|--------2---------------------7----9---7---------2---------------------7-|
D|--3------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------3----5--5--5--5----5---5--5--3--------3--3---5------5--5-|
|-Bass notes are optional-|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------1--1----------1----------|
G|-----9--------------2-------------------|
D|---------------3----------------3-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--5--5---5--5--3-------3--3--3--3-------|


After that, there's the solo.
(Which I don't know)

Then play |Rhythm Fig. 3|

[CHORUS]
w/Rhythm Fig. 2 (1st 7 bars only)

After that, play Rhythm Fig. 1

Play Rhythm Fig. 1 3x

Finish the song with Rhytm Fig. 1A 2x

That's all I got. Hope you like it.
I'm going to post the solo soon.

*ROCK ON*
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Song info
When Its Love
Van Halen
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
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