Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 
Van Halen

Transcribed by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)

The main riff goes something like this:

(Palm-Muted of course)

Am                G
----------O-1-----3---------------|
------1-------1-----3------------.|
--------2-------O-----O-----------|
----2----------------------------.|
--O---------------------3^~~-2-3--| (the ^~~ means do a funky 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------------------
   F   F    P P AH          F   F    P P                    (F = 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--15^~~~-|
-9-12-----------------9-12---------------12\9---9-12----------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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!!!

The sound Eddie gets is the result of a good flange sound and I assume a Marshall cranked up to eleven!


From: Bradley W Zimmerman <bz29+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: TAB: Ain't talkin' 'bout Love

"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen)
intro:
Am         F     G
---------0-1-----3--------------
-----1-------1-----3------------
-------2-------0-----0----------
---2----------------------------
-0-------------------0-3b*-2-3--
--------------------------------
                          *pinch harmonic

Chorus: Am (x0221x)
        G  (3x000x)

verse
Am       F    G
---------1----3----------------
-----1-----1--3----------------
-------2------0----------------
---2---------------------------
-0----------------0-3--2-3-----
-------------------------------

I'll try to post the solo later.....
Check y'all

                                        -Raphrat

  



From: caton@eniware.it (Stefano Picciolo)
Subject: TAB: Ain't talkin' 'bout love (Van Halen)
Date: 10 Dec 95 13:01:22 CET

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
(caton@eniware.it)