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#This file is the MY own work and represents MY (completely correct)interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, research or to hand
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Credit goes to Steven cron for some of the parts
From Chris Liggett 18th May 06
Van Halen - Ain't talkin' 'bout love - transcribed by Chris liggett
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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 ----------7---|
B ----------7---|
G ----------7---|
D ----------6---|
A ----------7---|
E --0(dive)-----|
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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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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:
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---------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 :)
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------10---10-10-12--------10---12-13-12--------------10---12-13-13/15--13-15--|
-9-12-----------------9-12---------------129---9-12----------------------------|
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-15^~~~-| I'm sure this last part isn't right but it fits......
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The sound Eddie gets is the result of a good flange sound and I assume a
Marshall cranked up to eleven!
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-------------------------------------------------------------||
Stefano Picciolo
(caton@eniware.it)
