When Its Love tab by Van Halen

Tabs

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Artist:Van Halen
Album:Best of Both Worlds
Title:When It's Love

Tuning:1/2 step down Drop D MajorD (DbDb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb eb)

🏷Legend:
h=hammer on
x=pick slide


  [INTRO]  [Synth. arr. for guitar|

     D MajorD     A augmentedA    D/F    G5G5     D MajorD     A augmentedA   D/F
Gtr. II  W     W     W     W     W     W    W
     |     |     |     |     |     |    |
     /     /     /     /     /     /    /
Gtr. I
e|--------2---3--5--------------------------------2---3--5-----------------|
BB|--------3------------5------7--8--10------8-----3-----------5-----7--8-10|
G+G|--------2---------------6---7----------------7--2--------------6--7------|
D MajorD|--------0---------------------------------------0------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------0---------9---------10------------------0-------9------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Rhythm Figure 1|

  G5G5       D MajorD     A augmentedA       D/F    G5G5       D MajorD
  W       W     W       W     W       W
  |       |     |       |     |       |
  /       /     /       /     /       /

e|----------------2---3--5---5--------------2---3--5---5--3---3-------2---3|
BB|------8---------3-------------5---5-------3-------------------3-----3----|
G+G|---------7------2-------------------6----------------5----------4---2----|
D MajorD|------------7---0---------------------7---4-------------------------0----|
A augmentedA|--10-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    A augmentedA     D/F     G5G5      F6/9    Csus2Csus2   F5F5
    W      W     W       W      W    W
    |      |     |       |      |    |
    /      /     /       /      /    /

e|--5---5---0-------2---3--5---5---3----------3----------3-----------------|
BB|--------3----2----3------------------3---3----3------3---3----3--3-------|
G+G|---------------2-----------------------4--------5----------5-----0-------|
D MajorD|------------------4----------5-----------------------------------0-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------3--------------------5--3-5--|
                       |----Rhythm Figure 1A---|

e|---------------------||--------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------||-------------------------------5--5---------------|
G+G|---------------------||--7----------5-----7-----------5--5--7--------5---|
D MajorD|---------------------||--5-----5h7--5---7-7-------5h7-7--7--7----5h7-5---|
A augmentedA|---------------------||--5--5-------------------------------5--5---------|
E MajorE|--5-3-5-5--0-3-------||--0--0-------3-----5--5--5-----7--7--0--5-----3---|
            |Riff A augmentedA|

e|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------|-----------------------------5--5------------------|
G+G|----7-------------5--|--7----------5-----7---------5--5--7--x-----5-----|
D MajorD|--7-7-------------5--|--7-----5h7--5--7--7-----5h7-7--7--5--x-5h7-5--7--|
A augmentedA|---------1-1-1-1--3--|--5--5-----------------------------5--x-----------|
E MajorE|----5----------------|-----0-------3-----5--5-5----7--7------------3-----|
            |Riff BB|

e|---------------------||
BB|---------------------||
G+G|--7------------------||
D MajorD|--7------------------||
A augmentedA|---------------------||
E MajorE|--5--3-5-5--0-3------||

1st Verse
w/Riff A augmentedA

  [Chorus] |Rhythm Figure 2|

  **D          A augmentedA      BB       E MajorE  F#F#  A augmentedA
   |    | | |    | | | |  |   | | | | | |  |  | |
   /    / / /    / / / /  /   / / / / / /  /  / /
   *
e|---2--3--5--5-----3--2----|------------|----------------|---2------------|
BB|---3--------3--------3--2-|----------3-|----------------|---3-------2----|
G+G|---2--------2--------2--2-|---2---2--4-|-4----------4---|---2-------2----|
D MajorD|---0--------0--------0--2-|---2---2--4-|----4--0--4---4-|---0-------2----|
A augmentedA|------------------------0-|-0--------2-|----------------|------0--0------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|------------|----------------|-2--------------|
  *=Synth. chords arr. for gtr.
  **=Synth. bass arr. for gtr.

Gtr. II [Repeat last line]

e|---2--3--5--5-----3--2-|-------------10-|-7-------------|---2-----------||
BB|---3--------3--------3-|-2-----------7--|---7-------7---|---3----3---2--||
G+G|---2--------2--------2-|-2----2---2--7--|-----7---7---7-|---2----2---2--||
D MajorD|---0--------0--------0-|-2----2---2--9--|-------9-------|---0----2---2--||
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-0--0-----------|---------------|------0-0---0--||
E MajorE|-----------------------|-------------9--|---------------|-2-------------||

Play |Riff BB| next 1x

2nd verse
w/Riff A augmentedA


[CHORUS]
w/Rhythm Fig. 2 (1st 6 bars only)


  [BRIDGE] |Rhythm Fig. 3|

e|---------------------8--7------------------------------------10--7-------|
BB|------1------1-------------8-------------------1------1-------------8----|
G+G|--------2---------------------7----9---7---------2---------------------7-|
D MajorD|--3------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-------------3----5--5--5--5----5---5--5--3--------3--3---5------5--5-|
           |-Bass notes are optional-|

e|----------------------------------------|
BB|---------------1--1----------1----------|
G+G|-----9--------------2-------------------|
D MajorD|---------------3----------------3-------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5--5---5--5--3-------3--3--3--3-------|


After that, there's the solo.
(Which I don't know)

Then play |Rhythm Fig. 3|

[CHORUS]
w/Rhythm Fig. 2 (1st 7 bars only)

After that, play Rhythm Fig. 1

Play Rhythm Fig. 1 3x

Finish the song with Rhytm Fig. 1A 2x

That's all I got. Hope you like it.
I'm going to post the solo soon.

*ROCK ON*
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