Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

Words & Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth

Am F G5 G C5 A5 B5 C E5 Em7 E9
3fr 3fr 5fr 6fr

Tune all strings down a semitone

Intro Moderate rock q = 138

Am F G5 Am G

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Gtr. 1 (elec.)

          
     

   
  
  

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w/regeneration sweep & moderate depth.

 

1 1
Am G

            
   
     
 
    
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Verse

   
Am F G5 Am F G5
  

     
 
  
   


 
   
1. I heard the news ba - by, all a - bout your dis - ease.


 



(2.)look - in and on the streets a - gain.


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Copyright 1978 Van Halen Music/Diamond Dave Music, USA.
Warner/Chappell Music Limited (75%)/Chrysalis Music Limited (25%).
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
 Am F G5

   

           
  
   
 Yeah you may have all you want, ba - by, but I got some - thin you need,

Oh yeah, you think youre real - ly cook - in, ba - by. You bet - ter find your - self a

 
 


    

 
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Chorus

        
Am F G5 Am G

  

   




oh yeah.
Aint talk - in bout love.
friend. My friend.





   
  
     

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* Play cue notes 2

     
Am G Am G


     
       
 


My love is rot - ton to the core. Aint talk - in bout love.

          
  
        
 
      
       
 
   






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Am G
  

       
     



Just like I told you be - fore, yeah, be - fore. 2.You know youre se - mi - good -

        
             
 
  
  
  
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2. Am G
              
  


   
Just like I told you be - fore, be - fore, uh, be - fore uh, be - fore be - fore.




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*hold bend while sliding * Doubled by elec. sitar (Gtr. 2)

Guitar Solo I

                            

Am G5 Am G5

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Aint talk - in bout - a

 




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Am G Am G




  
 



love. Babe, its - a rot - ton to the core.

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Am G

     



Aint talk - in bout love. Just like I told you be - fore,




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Verse


Am

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Am

F G5

        



uh, be - fore. I been to the edge, an there I stood an looked

 


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Am F G5 Am F G5





  
  
 



down. You know I lost a lot of friends there ba - by, I got no time to mess a -



 

P.M. let ring... let ring...


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Am F G5 Am G
   
    






round. Mmm, so if you want it, got to bleed for it, ba - by. Yeah, got to, got to

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let ring...
let ring... f *w/flanger Harm.


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 bleed, ba - by. Mmm, you got to, got to bleed, ba - by. Hey, got to, got to

 
 
  
        
  
              


 letmpring...

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Chorus

       

Am G Am G 
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 bleed ba - by. Aint talk - in bout love. My love is rot - ton to the

  
 


     
        




    


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Am G Am G
       
   
 
 core. Aint talk - in bout love. Just like I told you be - fore,

  

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be - fore, be - fore. Aint talk - in bout love. Dont wan - na talk a - bout

            

         
 
       
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Am G Am G

  


 
 



love. Dont need to talk a - bout love.


           
         
 
     

 
   
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Am G Am G5



 

   
       
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gon - na talk a - bout love. No more, no more. Ah!

      
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Guitar Solo II

1 1 Am G5
      
                      
 
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Outro

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Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

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Am G Am G

   


   

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

             
 
               

     
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Am G Am G C5 Play 4 times

     
  


Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

             

  
              

  
     
 





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chord, quickly return bar to pitch and slide chord shape9
down in fast gliss.