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From Steven Cron 12 Feb 2002
Van Halen - Ain't talkin' 'bout love - transcribed by Steven Cron
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/ = slide
^ = hammer/pull
w = quickly hit the whammy bar
b = bend
X = noise
~ = vibrato
< >= natural harmonic
Intro:
| E 0 1 3 |
| B 1 1(1) 3 Repeat 4 times. On the second time |
| G 2 2 through, play note in parentheses () |
| D 2 |
| A 0 3~ 2 3 |
| E 3 |
|<--- palm muted ---->|
(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 8(b)9 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:
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, incl. following lick)
| E w w w w |
| B 7(b)8 8 8 (b)9 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Solo:
let open E ring
| E 0 0 0 0 |
| B 10 10 10 12~ 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 12\ 8 |
| G 9 12 9 12 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|<-- very fast -->|
| 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 19(b)21 19 0(whammy dive) |
| D |
| A |
| E |
(chorus)
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(dive) /12\ 0^3 |
E --0(dive)----
Ain't_Talkin'_'Bout_Love
by Van Halen (what I remember anyway)
The main riff goes something like this:
(Palm-Muted of course)
Am G
| O 3^~~ 2 3 | (the ^~~ means do afunkey bend/vibrato) |
| |
AH (Artificial Harmonic)
Then he does something like this after that and for the chorus:
-2-X-2-X-O----------------2-X-2-X-O-------/5-5/7-7/9-9/12- ('/' = slide)
| 2 X 2 X O 2 X 2 X O |
| O X O X X 3^~~ 2 3 O X O X X |
| 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 :)
| |
| 10 10 10 12 10 12 13 12 10 12 13 13/15 13 15 |
| 9 12 9 12 12\9 9 12 |
| |
| |
| |
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-15^~~~-| I'm sure this last part isn't right but it fits......
--------| Man, I gotta get this CD as soon as I get some cash,
--------| this is such a kickin' tune!!!
| | As a matter o fact, this was the first song | ever learned!!! |
| |
The sound Eddie gets is the result of a good flange sound and I assume a
Marshall cranked up to eleven!
Subject: TAB: Ain't talkin' 'bout Love
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen)
Intro:
Am F G
| 0 1 3 |
| 1 1 3 |
| 2 0 0 |
| 2 |
| 0 0 3b* 2 3 |
| |
*pinch harmonic
Chorus: Am (x0221x)
G (3x000x)
Verse
Am F G
| 1 3 |
| 1 1 3 |
| 2 0 |
| 2 |
| 0 0 3 2 3 |
| |
I'll try to post the solo later.....
Check y'all
-Raphrat
Another version of this famous riff:
| e |
| B |
| G 10 12(h) |
| D 10 14 15 12 12(h) |
| A 7 12 0 3 (a.h.) 2 3 (a.h.) |
| E 5 |