Van Halen Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do From the album Balance Drop the E string to a D. On Riff A as you pick, scrape the strings to get the scratchy effect. Riff A: Pick scrape while playing notes. (Do not slide!) E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2| Play riff A for the first half of the verse, then go to riff B for the last half. Riff B |-2---2---2-2--2---2---2-2--| Repeat this |--0--| |-2---2---2-2--3---3---3-3--| a few times |--0--| |-2---2---2-2--2---2---2-2--| then play an |--1--| |-4---4---4-4--4---4---4-4--| E before the |--2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--| chorus. |--2--| |---------------------------| |--2--| Chorus |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| Repeat this |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| for the rest |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| of the chorus. |--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6---5---------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---5---------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---3---------| |--------------5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| I have not figured out the first solo yet, but I almost have it. So I will not write it. I do know the first part of the second solo, but not all of it. Solo 2: |--3-------------------| This is only the begining |-----2h3p2------------| of the solo. This repeats |------------4--2--4B--| four times before it becomes |----------------------| higher. |----------------------| |----------------------| Enjoy!