Van Halen – Aint Talkin Bout Love (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords

[Intro]
    PM--------------------|
Eb|----------0-1-----3----------------|
Bb|------1-------1-----3--------------|
Gb|--------2-------2------------------|
Db|----2------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|----------------------3------------|

                                          x2
    PM--------------------|
Eb|----------0-1-----3----------------|
Bb|------1-------1-1---3--------------|
Gb|--------2-------2------------------|
Db|----2------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|----------------------3------------|

   (with ~310ms slap-back delay
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------w---w---w---|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0-----1-1/3-3/5-5^8--|
Gb|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Ab|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0--------------------------|
Eb|----------------------0--------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------0----------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0----------w-w---|
Gb|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0-----8b9--9-9\--|
Db|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0----------------|
Ab|--0-0-0-0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0----------------------|
Eb|------------0---------0----------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Eb|----------1---3--------------------|
Bb|------1-------3--------------------|
Gb|--------2-----0--------------------|
Db|----2------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|----------------------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]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
Gb|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Ab|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|------------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]
Eb|----------1---3--------------------|
Bb|------1-------3--------------------|
Gb|--------2-----0--------------------|
Db|----2------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|----------------------3------------|
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]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
Gb|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Ab|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|------------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.

 (incl. following lick)
Eb|----------w-w--w-w---|
Bb|--7(b)8---8-8-b9-10--|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|

[Solo]
        let open e ring
Eb|-------0----0----------------------0----------------------------------0--|
Bb|------10---10--10-12~-------------10---12N-12N-12N-13N-13N-13N-*12\-8----|
Gb|-9-12------------------------9-12----------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------0----0--------0--------------------------------------------|
Bb|------10---12--13---15---13--15/17--17/20---17^20^17--17^20^17----|
Gb|-9-12---------------------------------------------------------20--|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--17^20^17--17^20^17--17--------------------------|
Gb|----------20--------20--19b21-19--0---------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
                                    (whammy dive)
[Chorus]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
Gb|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Ab|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|------------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.

[Bridge]
   (clean sound)
Eb|-----------1---3---------------------|
Bb|------1------1---3-------------------|
Gb|--------2----------0-----------------|
Db|----2--------------------------------|
Ab|--0------------------------3~----2-3-|
Eb|-------------------------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

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--X--X---------------------X--X-----------------------------|
Gb|--X--X----------------------X--X-------------------------0--|
Db|--X--X-------------------------X--X-------------------------|
Ab|--X--X----------------------------X--X----------------------|
Eb|--X--X----------------------------X--X----------------------|
  bleed for it baby. gotta gotta bleed baby.      mmm you gotta gotta

Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--X--X----------------------X--X------------------|
Gb|--X--X----------------------X--X------------------|
Db|--X--X-------------------------X--X---------------|
Ab|--X--X----------------------------X--X------------|
Eb|--X--X----------------------------X--X------------|
  bleed baby  hey  gotta gotta  bleed baby

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------w---w---w---|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0-----1-1/3-3/5-5^8--|
Gb|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Ab|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0--------------------------|
Eb|----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ain't talkin' 'bout love.   My love is rotten to the core.

Eb|----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----------0--------------------|
Gb|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-0-2-------0--------------------|
Ab|--0-0-0-0---------------3~----2-3-0---------------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|------------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.

Eb|--17-17-17-17-17-17-17\-|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Don't make me talk about love.
Ain't gonna talk about love.
(Solo) [Outro]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------|
Gb|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Ab|--0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|------------0---------0-------------------------------0------------|
                   Hey ! Hey ! Hey !               Hey ! Hey ! Hey !

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0----w---w----w-----1-----1-----0--------------------|
Gb|--2-----2-----0----5--/8--/10\----2-----2-----0--------------------|
Db|--2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------|
Ab|--0-----0-------------------------0-----0---------------3~----2-3--|
Eb|------------0-----------------------------------------0------------|
                   Hey ! Hey ! Hey !               Hey ! Hey ! Hey !

Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--1-----1-----0-----------------|
Gb|--2-----2-----0------5---5---5--|  (4 times)
Db|--2-----2-----0------5---5---5--|
Ab|--0-----0------------3---3---3--|
Eb|------------0-------------------|
                     Hey ! Hey ! Hey!

Eb|-------------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
Bb|----------5----------------1---------------1------------------------1-------8-|
Gb|--2---4---5----------------2---4-----------2---4---5----------------2---4---7-|
Db|--2---4---5----------------2---4/----------2---4---5----------------2---4---9-|
Ab|--0---2---3-----------3-2--0---2-----------0---2---3-----------3-2--0---2---7-|
Eb|------------/12\--0^3-------------0------------------/12\--0^3----------------|
                                     (dive)

Eb|----------7\-|
Bb|----------7\-|
Gb|----------7\-|
Db|----------6\-|
Ab|----------7\-|
Eb|--0----------|
     (dive)
************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | ^ hammer/pull | w quickly hit the whammy bar | b bend | X noise | ~ vibrato | < > natural harmonic ************************************