/  = 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 ----------7\-

B ----------7\-

G ----------7\-

D ----------6\-

A ----------7\-

E --0(dive)----

 

---



Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)

-------------------------

scary@zikzak.apana.org.au









Ain't_Talkin'_'Bout_Love 

      by Van Halen		(what I remember anyway)



Transcribed by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)



The main riff goes something like this:



(Palm-Muted of course)



Am		  G

----------O-1-----3---------------|

------1-------1-----3------------.|

--------2-------O-----O-----------|

----2----------------------------.|

--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:



----------------------------------------------------------

---------3------------------------3-----------------------

-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--------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------



--------|

-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 I ever learned!!!

--------|



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

---------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



  







From: caton@eniware.it (Stefano Picciolo)

Subject: TAB: Ain't talkin' 'bout love (Van Halen)

Date: 10 Dec 95 13:01:22 CET



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-------------------------------------------------------------||