Ain't talkin' 'bout love

Ain't talkin' 'bout love Van Halen ==================================== / = 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)---- ******************************** The main riff goes something like this: (Palm-Muted of course) ----------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------------------ = 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!!! --------| intro: ---------0-1-----3-------------- -----1-------1-----3------------ -------2-------0-----0---------- ---2---------------------------- -0-------------------0-3b*-2-3-- -------------------------------- *pinch harmonic Chorus: (x0221x) (3x000x) verse ---------1----3---------------- -----1-----1--3---------------- -------2------0---------------- ---2--------------------------- -0----------------0-3--2-3----- ------------------------------- 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-------------------------------------------------------------|| ********* You found it at E-Chords Submitted By: David Campbell Ontario Canada