The Trouble With Never

Van Halen - The Trouble With Never From 'A Different Kind of Truth' Tuning: Tabbed by jjhand A nice bluesy rock track from the new VH. Verse sounds a little like Hendrix's 'Crosstown Traffic' to me but its a cool song. Please rate or comment Intro eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7~~--| Eb|-/x\--------------------------------------------------| Pre-Verse Riff - with wah and some PH |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |-/11--9---------------------|----------------------| |--------11-9-8-7------------|----------------------| |-----------------9~--7------|------------------/7\-| |-----------------------9--8-|-7---5--9--7---5------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |-/11--9---------------------|--------------------| |--------11-9-8-7------------|--------------------| |-----------------9~--7------|--------------------| |-----------------------9--8-|-7---2brb5~~~-------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |-/11--9---------------------|------------------------| |--------11-9-8-7------------|----9--7-----9-7--------| |-----------------9~--7------|---------9-7-----9-7-7~-| |-----------------------9----|-7----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |-/11--9-------------------|----------------------| |--------11-9-8-7----------|----------------------| |-----------------9~---7\--|-----0--1-2~----------| |--------------------------|-2--------------------| Verse |---------5-------|--------------------|---------5-------|------------------------| |---------5-------|--------------------|---------5-------|------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------2---2-----| |-----------------|-------------2------|-------------/x\-|--------2h3h4-2-4-2-4p2-| |-------------9\--|-2--2---2h3h4--4p2p0|-------------/x\-|-2--2---2h3h4---4---4p2-| |-2--2_____-------|--------------------|-2--2------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-------------4-------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------4-------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------4-------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------5------| |-------------4p0-2-|-4--4--2h3h4__---7p0-|-5--5--4h5-5---5h6-|-7--7-5-7-7----5---| |-4--4--2h3h4-------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------7-| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-5--7--7-7---------| |-----------0---3h5-| Chorus |------------------|-----------------|-3---------------| |-------5----------|----------10-10--|-0-------3-------| |-------6----------|----------11-11--|-0----2-----0----| |-------7--------0-|-(0)------12-12--|-0---------------| |-0--------0--3----|-----------------|-x---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-3---------------| "That's the trouble with never |------------------|---------------|-------------------| |-3----------------|--------5------|----------10--10---| |-2----------------|--------6------|----------11--11---| |-0----------------|--------7------|-(0)------12--12---| |------------------|-0---------0-3-|-------------------| |------------------|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------| |-----------------------------|---------------| |-----------------------------|-7--7--8--9----| |---------------7h9-9-7h9p7\5-|-7--7--8--9----| |-5h7-7-5h7p5\3---------------|-5--5--6--7----| |-----------------------------|---------------| Play Intro Play Verse Riff Again Play Chorus Again Bridge 1- use wah throughout |---------------------|------------------| |-8-------------------|-2----------------| |-7--9p7----9~--0h2---|-2--2-------7-9p7-| |-------9p7---------2-|-2----0--0--------| |---------------------|---------0--------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-8-------------------|-2---------0--------| |-7--9p7----9~--0h2---|-2--0h2----0--7-9p7-| |-------9p7---------2-|-2------0--0--------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-8-------------------|-2----------------| |-7--9p7----9~--0h2---|-2--2-------7-9p7-| |-------9p7---------2-|-2----0--0--------| |---------------------|---------0--------| |---------------------|------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |-8----------------12-14-|-15----15--15-----12-14-12-| |-7--9p7----9~-----12-14-|-14b16-b16-b16r14-12-14-12-| |-------9p7-----/14------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| Solo |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-15----15--15--15---------|---------------------------------7h10T12-| |-14b16-b16-b16-b16-b16r14-|-14b16r14p12-14b16r14p12-12h14-12--------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-7h10T12-7h10T12-7h10T12-6h10T12-7h10T12-6h10T12-7h10T12-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |-6h10T12-7h10T12-7~-T12p5~~~-----|----------------------| |---------------------------------|-4brb7-4-2-2~~--------| |---------------------------------|------------------0-2-| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|-----0----------------| |--------------------------|-5b7---7-7~~~---------| |--------------------4--2--|----------------------| |--------------------------|------------------7h9-| |-0--3-3p0-/3p0-/5p0-------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------|----------7--------7------7------12~| |------------------------------|-10pb12-10--10p7-10--10-10--10p7----| |----7h9p7---------7-9b11r9p7--|------------------------------------| |-7h9------9p7h9p7-----------7-|------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-12~~---------------------|-----------------22b24~~--| |-----------7----------17~-|----17~---17p19-----------| |------9b11---9-9b11-------|---------------16---------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|-10b12r10-----------------------------------| |-x\-3-5p3-6p5-3~---|---------T17p12T17p10T17p12T17p12T17p12\10--| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------------| PH****** |-----------------------------|----------------------------|------ |-7-10-7-10----7--------7-----|-----10-9-------------------|------ |----------9b11-9-7-9b11--7~--|-9b11-----7-----------------|------ |-----------------------------|------------9p7-------------|------ |-----------------------------|---------------9p7\5-7-7b8r7__b9--- |-----------------------------|----------------------------|------ Bass/Drum Bridge 2 (Guitar feedback) - slower tempo Guitar Re-enters - play both lines, then repeat first line 2x more |---------2-------|----------------------| |---------2-------|----------------------| |---------2-------|-------------2----/7\-| |---------4-------|-------------2----/7\-| |---------4-------|-2-2-0h1h2h4----------| |-2-2-2-2---------|----------------------| PM***** |---------2-------|----------------------| |---------2-------|----------------------| |---------2-------|-------------4-2~-----| |---------4-------|--------2h4--4-2~-----| |---------4-------|-2-2-2h4--------------| |-2-2-2-2---------|----------------------| PM***** Play Prechorus with intro part mixed in Play Chorus Again Last Chorus Ending: eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9~~--| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| Ending- Play PreVerse Riff, but end with these last 2 bars: |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |-/11--9-------------------|----------------------| |--------11-9-8-7----------|----------------------| |-----------------9~---7\--|-2-----2~-------------| |--------------------------|----5-----5~--2-------| KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | x mute note | PM palm mute | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | brb Bend release bend | T right hand Tapping | __ hold note out before changing pitch again ************************************