AIN'T TALKIN' 'BOUT LOVE

As recorded by Van Halen

(from the 1978 Album "Van Haen")
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk Words by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth
Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth

A Intro
P = 138
Am G

V V
1 4
I4 V V V V V V 4x
VV VV VV VV VV VV
V V V VV V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
Gtr I f w/flanger & delay
P.M. ||||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||||
0 1 3
T 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
A 2 2 2 0 2 0 0
B 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3
3 0 3 3 0
H H

V
5
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V V V VV V V V V V V
V V V VV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V
1/2 1/2 1
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||||
T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 5 8 1 1 1 1 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3
0 3 3 0 3 3 0
sl. sl. sl. H

B Verse 1
Am G
c V VV
9
I VVV VVV VV VV VV VV P V V V V V V V V V
VV V V V V u V
V V V V V V 1
V V V V V V
P.M.

P.M. P.M.
M Full 1
P.M. |||||||
1 3 3
T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 3
2 2 2 2 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 2 2
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3
0 3 3 3
sl. H

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V VV V VV
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V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. |||||||| P.M. P.M. ||||||||
1 3 3 1 3 3
T 1 3 3 1 3 3
2 2 2 2
A 2 2
B 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 3 2 3
3 3
H H

C Chorus

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g} VV VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V VV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||||||
1 3 3
T 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0
2 x x 2 2 2 2 0 0
A 2 x x 2 2 0 2 0 0
B 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3
12 0 3 3 0
sl. sl. sl. H

21
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VV V V
VV
V
VV
V V V
VV VV
V V
VV VV
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VV
V
VV
V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||||
T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3
0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0
H H

D Verse 2

V VV
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VV V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. ||||||| P.M. P.M. |||||||
1 3 3
T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 3
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 3 2 3
0 3 3 0 3
H H

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V VV V VV
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V V
V V t V V V V V V V V V
A.H.
P.M. P.M. |||||||| P.M. P.M. ||||||||
1 3 3 1 3 3
T 1 3 3 1 3 3
2 2 2 2
A 2 2
B 0 [3] 3 2 3 0 3 3 2 3
3 3
C H H

E Chorus

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g} } f V VV VV VV VV VV VV
V V V VV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||||||
1 3 3
T 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0
2 18 x x 2 2 2 2 0 0
A 2 19 x x 2 2 0 2 0 0
B 0 20 x x 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3
13 0 3 3 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. H

37
I VVV VV
V
VV VV
VV V V
VV
V
VV
V V V
VV
V
VV
V
VV VV
VV V V
VV
V
V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
P.M. |||||||||
T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 3 0 0 3
H

c P V V V V V V V
40
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u V V VV V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
1 1

FullM 1 1
P.M. P.M.
T 0 6 6 6 6 8 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 8
0 2 2 2 2 0 0
A 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 3 3
sl. P

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F Guitar Solo

P VV VV VV VV P VV V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V P VV P VV VV V V V V Pz VV VV VV V V
VV V V
43
I z z z
u
1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 5 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 8 8 5 13 0 5 8
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

P VV V V V V V VV V
z V V V V P V V V
I u z
Gtr II mp
0 0 0 0 0
T 8 10 12 12 13 12 8 8 5 5 6 5 5 8
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl.

V V V P V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V gV V V V V V V V V V f V V P V
P VV V V V z ;
47
I z u V V

M
Full M
1/2

0 0 0 0
T 8 10 12 12 13 13 15
0
15 13 15 17 17 20
0
17 20 17
20
17 20 17
20
17 20 17
20
17 20 17
20
17 O
19 19 17 17
A
B
sl. sl. sl. H H P H P H P H P P

V V V P V V V V V V
P VV V V V z P V V V lV V V V lV V V V V V V
I z u V V z
M
Full 1/2
M
0 0 0 0
T 8 10 12 12 13 13 15 15 13 15 17 17 5
0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl.

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G Chorus

c
50
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g} V V VV V V V V VV V V VV V V V
VV V V V VV VV V V
V V V V
3 1/2
P.M. ||||||
T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0
B x 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
0 13 0 3 3 0 0 3
H sl. sl.Hsl. sl. H

V V V V P V V V V V Vc V V
c
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3
M
1/2 1/4 M
T
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5
O 5 5
A 7 7 7
B
P

54
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V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. ||||||| P.M. |||||||
T 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
A 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0
B 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
H H

flanger off

H Verse 3

V V
58
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V V
U V V V V V V V
mpP.M. let ring P.M. let ring
1 3 1 3
T 0 1 3 1 3
0 2 2 0 2 2
A 0 2 0 2
B 0 3 3 2 3 0
3 3
H

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c V V
62
I V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V
let ring let ring let ring
1 3 1 3
T 1 3 1 3
0 0 2 2 0 2 2
A 0 2 0 2
B 3 3 2 3 0 3 3 2 3 0
3
H H

flanger on
8va 8va
t t
66
I V V VV VV t t t t
t t
t VV VV t t
V V V V t
V V V V V V V t V V
mp mp
let ring
f N.H.
f N.H.
T 1 1 [5] [5] [12] [12] [5] 1 1 [5]
0 2 2 [5] [7] [5] 2 2 [5]
A 0 2 2 [5] (5) 2 2 [5]
B 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
3 3
P

8va 8va

gt t t t t VV VV t t t t t
t t
t VV VV t t
70
I t t V V V t V V
V V t V V t
mp
mp
N.H.
f N.H.
f let ring
N.H.
T [7] [12] 1 1 [5] [5] [5] [12] 1 1 [5]
[12] [12] [12] 0 2 2 [5] [5] [12] [7] 2 2 [5]
A [5] [7] 2 2 [5] [5] 2 2 [5]
B 0 0 0 0

I Chorus

t c t t VV V VV VV VV VV VV
74
I V gV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
N.H. N.H.
f ||||||||
T [5] [5] 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 [5] 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
A 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0
B 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
sl. H

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78 V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V VV
V
I V V V VV V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V
V
1 1 1
P.M. ||||||| P.M.
T 0 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
A 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0
3 0 3 3 0 0 0 3
sl. sl. sl. sl. H H

82
I VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. ||||||| P.M. |||||||
T 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
A 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0
B 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
H H

8va

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86 V
I VV ; ; ; VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
M Full M M Full Full
P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||||| P.M. P.M.
17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 x
T 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 x 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
0 x 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
A 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Gtr I only0-> 3 3 0 0 3
sl. H

J Guitar Solo

PP VV V V V P V V V V V V V V P VV V V V V
V V V V V z V V V V V V V V V V
90
I VVV z u u
V V V V V V
1/2 1 1
Gtrs I, II
P.M.
0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 5 8 8 10 12 12 5 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 5 8 8 10 12 12 13 12
0
A 0
B 3 3 3 3 3 3
sl. sl. sl. sl.

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V V VV VV VV VV Pz VV V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V P VV V V
94
I z
Gtr I
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 12 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 13 15 17 17 20 17 20 17
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. P sl. sl. H P

V V P VV V V V P V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V z V V z V P V
I u z
Gtr II
let ring
MFull

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 12 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 10 12 12 13 13 15 15 13 15 17 17 5
7 7
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

K Out-Chorus
V V V gV V V V V
97
V V VV P V VV VV VV VV
I ; V V V V V V V V V V
V V W 5
V V V V V V V V V
M
Full
P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||
0 0
T 17 20 17 17 20 17 0 1 1 0 0
20 20 2 2 0 0
A 2 2 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 3
5 20 20 20 0 0 13 0 3 3 0
H P H P sl. sl. P sl. H

R j
I P WW WW WW VV

M
Full

T
A 5
7 7
5
7
5
7
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B

P V P V P V
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V
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V
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P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||| P.M. P.M.
M
Full M
Full M
Full

T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 8 10
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 7 7 10 10 12 12
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 3 0 0 3 3
H

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4x
105
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V V
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P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||||| P.M. P.M.
T 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
A 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0
H sl.

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V
V
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VV V
V V
VV gVV VV c
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6

T 5 5
2 4 4 5 5 2 4 4
A 2 4 4 5 5 2 4 4
B 0 0 2 2 3 3 10 3 2 0 0 2 2
0 10 10 0 3 5 20 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. P

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6
P.M. GK 3 |||||||||
0 3 7
T 1
2 4 4
5
5
5
5 2 4 4
KK 30 3
0
7
7
A 2 4 4 5 5 2 4 4 K2 2 6
B 0 0 2 2 3 3 10 3 2 0 0 2 2 7
0 10 0 3 0 7 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. P sl.

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