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From Gary Chapman Jul 22 '94 at 1:58 am 600
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Van Halen - Ain't talkin' 'bout love - transcribed by Gary Chapman
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/ = slide
^ = hammer/pull
w = quickly hit the whammy bar
b = bend
X = noise
~ = vibrato
< >= natural harmonic
Intro:
E MajorE ----------0-1-----3----------------
BB ------1-------1(1)--3-------------- Repeat 4 times. On the second time
G+G --------2-------2------------------ through, play note in parentheses ()
D MajorD ----2------------------------------
A augmentedA --0---------------------3~----2-3--
E MajorE ----------------------3------------
|<--- palm muted ---->|
(with ~310ms slap-back delay)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------w---w---w---
BB --1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0-----1-1/3-3/5-5^8--
G+G --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
D MajorD --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
A augmentedA --0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0--------------------------
E MajorE ----------------------0--------------------------------------------
E MajorE ----------------------------------0------------------------------
BB --1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0------------w-w---
G+G --2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0-----8(b)9--9-9\--
D MajorD --2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0------------------
A augmentedA --0-0-0-0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0------------------------
E MajorE ------------0---------0------------------------------------------
Verse:
E MajorE ----------1---3--------------------
BB ------1-------3--------------------
G+G --------2-----0--------------------
D MajorD ----2------------------------------
A augmentedA --0---------------------3~----2-3--
E MajorE ----------------------3------------
I heard the news baby, ....
Yeah you may ...
want, baby. But I got ....
(pick slide)
Oh yeah !
Chorus:
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
BB --1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------
G+G --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
D MajorD --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
A augmentedA --0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--
E MajorE ------------0---------0-------------------------------0------------
Ain't talkin' 'bout love.....
Ain't talkin' 'bout love. ....
Verse 2:
You know you're semi-good ....
You think you're really c....
(pick slide)
my friend.
(chorus, incl. following lick)
E MajorE ----------w-w----w-w---
BB --7(b)8---8-8-(b)9-10--
G+G -----------------------
D MajorD -----------------------
A augmentedA -----------------------
E MajorE -----------------------
Solo:
let open E MajorE ring
E MajorE -------0----0----------------------0---------------------------0--
BB ------10---10--10-12~-------------10---12-12-12-13-13-13-12\-8----
G+G -9-12------------------------9-12---------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
|<-- very fast -->|
E MajorE -------0----0--------0--------------------------------------------
BB ------10---12--13---15---13--15/17--17/20---17^20^17--17^20^17----
G+G -9-12---------------------------------------------------------20--
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------
BB --17^20^17--17^20^17--17----------------------------
G+G ----------20--------20--19(b)21-19--0(whammy dive)--
D MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------
(chorus)
Bridge:
(clean sound)
E MajorE -----------1---3---------------------
BB ------1------1---3-------------------
G+G --------2----------0-----------------
D MajorD ----2--------------------------------
A augmentedA --0------------------------3~----2-3-
E MajorE -------------------------3-----------
I've been to the edge...
down. You know I ....
friends there baby. ....
around. So if you ....
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
BB --X--X---------------------X--X---------------------
G+G --X--X----------------------X--X-------------------------0--
D MajorD --X--X-------------------------X--X-------------------------
A augmentedA --X--X----------------------------X--X-------------------------------
E MajorE --X--X----------------------------X--X-------------------------------
bleed for it baby. gotta ....
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------
BB --X--X----------------------X--X---------
G+G --X--X----------------------X--X---------
D MajorD --X--X-------------------------X--X---------
A augmentedA --X--X----------------------------X--X------------
E MajorE --X--X----------------------------X--X------------
bleed baby hey ....
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------w---w---w---
BB --1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0-----1-1/3-3/5-5^8--
G+G --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
D MajorD --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
A augmentedA --0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0--------------------------
E MajorE ----------------------0--------------------------------------------
Ain't talkin' 'bout love.....
E MajorE ----------------------------------0--------------------------------
BB --1-----1-----0-------------------1-----------0--------------------
G+G --2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
D MajorD --2-2-2-2-----0-------------------2-0-2-------0--------------------
A augmentedA --0-0-0-0---------------3~----2-3-0---------------------3~----2-3--
E MajorE ------------0---------0-------------------0-0--------0-------------
Ain't talkin' 'bout love....
Ain't talkin' 'bout love, .....
E MajorE --17-17-17-17-17-17-17\-
BB ------------------------
G+G ------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------
Don't make ...
Ain't gonna ....
(solo)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
BB --1-----1-----0-------------------1-----1-----0--------------------
G+G --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
D MajorD --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
A augmentedA --0-----0---------------3~----2-3-0-----0---------------3~----2-3--
E MajorE ------------0---------0-------------------------------0------------
Hey ! Hey ! Hey ....
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
BB --1-----1-----0----w---w----w-----1-----1-----0--------------------
G+G --2-----2-----0----5--/8--/10\----2-----2-----0--------------------
D MajorD --2-----2-----0-------------------2-----2-----0--------------------
A augmentedA --0-----0-------------------------0-----0---------------3~----2-3--
E MajorE ------------0-----------------------------------------0------------
Hey ! Hey ! ....
E MajorE --------------------------------
BB --1-----1-----0-----------------
G+G --2-----2-----0------5---5---5-- (4 times)
D MajorD --2-----2-----0------5---5---5--
A augmentedA --0-----0------------3---3---3--
E MajorE ------------0-------------------
Hey ! Hey ! Hey!
E MajorE -------------------------------------------0----------------------------------
BB ----------5----------------1---------------1------------------------1-------8-
G+G --2---4---5----------------2---4-----------2---4---5----------------2---4---7-
D MajorD --2---4---5----------------2---4/----------2---4---5----------------2---4---9-
A augmentedA --0---2---3-----------3-2--0---2-----------0---2---3-----------3-2--0---2---7-
E MajorE ------------/12\--0^3-------------0(dive)------------/12\--0^3----------------
E MajorE ----------7\-
BB ----------7\-
G+G ----------7\-
D MajorD ----------6\-
A augmentedA ----------7\-
E MajorE --0(dive)----
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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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Ain't_Talkin'_'Bout_Love
by Van Halen (what I remember anyway)
Transcribed by Eric Larson ([email protected])
The main riff goes something like this:
(Palm-Muted of course)
A minorAm G+G
----------O-1-----3---------------|
------1-------1-----3------------.|
--------2-------O-----O-----------|
----2----------------------------.|
--O---------------------3^~~-2-3--| (the ^~~ means do afunkey bend/vibrato)
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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------------------
FF FF P P AH FF FF P P (FF = 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---------------12\9---9-12--------------------------
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-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!!!
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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!
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen)
intro:
A minorAm FF G+G
---------0-1-----3--------------
-----1-------1-----3------------
-------2-------0-----0----------
---2----------------------------
-0-------------------0-3b*-2-3--
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*pinch harmonic
Chorus: A minorAm (x0221x)
G+G (3x000x)
verse
A minorAm FF G+G
---------1----3----------------
-----1-----1--3----------------
-------2------0----------------
---2---------------------------
-0----------------0-3--2-3-----
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I'll try to post the solo later.....
Check y'all
-Raphrat
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
([email protected])
