------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SO THIS IS LOVE - Van Halen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: wallyboy Email: wallyboy317@hotmail.com Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb Looked around for a decent tab of this and couldn't find one, so here's what I came up with. Eddie changes things a little each time through so you'll have to listen to the recording for the variations. [light distortion............................] [heavy distortion from here on] eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb--7-8--5v----6--5---------------7-8--5v---6--5---------------------------------| Gb--7-7--5v----5--5---4-2-2-2-----7-7--5v---5--5---------------------------------| Db--7-7--5v---5-------5-5-5-4\----7-7--5v----------9--7--7--7--------------------| Ab-------------------------------------------------10-10-10-9\-------------------| Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [few pick slides in here......] eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb-----5-6-x-3-x-5----------------------------3--2-------------------------------| Gb-----5-5-x-4-x-5-------7--7-4-----------0---2--2-------------------------------| Db-----5-5-x-5-x-5---5-5-7--7-4------3----0---2--2-------------------------------| Ab--\3-------3---3---5-3-5--5-2--ps--3----x---0----------------------------------| Eb-------------------3-3---------ps--1--2-3--------------------------------------| eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb--7-x-7-8--7\5------------6--6-5---3-3-3-2-------------------------------------| Gb--7-x-7-7--7\5------------5--5-5---2-2-2-2-------------------------------------| Db--7-x-7-7--7\5------------5--5-5---2-2-2-2-------------------------------------| Ab--5--------5\3--5p0-5p0-5-3--------0-------------------------------------------| Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb--7-x-7-8--7\5------------6--6-5---3--3-2--------------------------------------| Gb--7-x-7-7--7\5------------5--5-5---2--2-2--------------------------------------| Db--7-x-7-7--7\5------------5--5-5---2--2-2--------------------------------------| Ab--5--------5\5--5p0-5p0-5-3--------0-------------------------------------------| Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play above twice. For outro to solo, change the last two chords (after the 5p0 thing) to this: eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb--6-5--3-2--1-0----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb--5-5--2-2--0-0----------------------------------------------------------------| Db--5-5--2-2--0-0----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb----------------0--------------------------------------------------------------| Solo is not hard to find online. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | v vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | ps Pick slide | brb Bend release bend ************************************ #-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or other monospaced font. # #See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Van Halen So This Is Love? from Fair Warning * - pickslide part 1: clean........................... distortion................................. |--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--7-8--5~~---6--5---------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--7-7--5~~---5--5---4--2--2--2--| 2x |-------------------------------------------| |--------------------5--5--5--4--| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7---4--*---------------| |--------------------------------| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5---2--*--3----5----7--| |--------------------------------| |-----------------3---------*--1----3----5--| this is what i do because it sounds fuller, but play the same thing as the clean part if you dont like it |-----------------------------------------------| |--7-8-7--5-5~~--0-5-0-6--5-5--5-0--------------| |--7-7-7--5-5~~--0-5-0-5--5-5--5-0--4--2--2--2--| 2x |-----------------------------------5--5--5--4--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| repeat part 1, then the solo: |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------9b----------------------------------| |--------------------7---9b-------9b-7----9^10^9-7-----------| |---------------7-^9---9---------------9---------------------| |--------5-7/-9----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| ------10-----------------------------8^-10-^12-10-8----8-----------| --------10--------*-------8^-10-^12-----------------12---13^12^10--| ----------11^10--10b-----------------------------------------------| ---------------12--------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------*-*-*-| --12-10/9b-10-r9^8^7s7^8^9b10r9^8^7s7^8^9b10r9^8^7-9br7--7-9-9-7-| -------------------------------------------------------9---------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| ---9^10^13-9^10^9------------------------------------------------| ------------------12-12^10^9^10^9--------------------------------| ---------------------------------12^10^9-------------------------| -----------------------------------------12^10^9\8~~-------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------15br------------------------------------------| -------x-10br-7--7--------12121212--12bh121212r(10)12-10br------10b-| ---7-9----------9-----------------------------------------1210------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------13------/13-/13b-/14--etc--| -------------------13b--13b----------------------| ----------12br(10)-------------------------------| --12-1210----------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| part 2: |-------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--7-8--5~~---6--5---------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--7-7--5~~---5--5---4--2--2--2--| 2x |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7---4--*---------------| |--------------------5--5--5--4--| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5---2--*--3----5----7--| |--------------------------------| |-----------------3---------*--1----3----5--| |--------------------------------| after that the outro starts which i just improvise on because its a bunch of noise until the end, which im not really sure of except for the last two chords eddie hits, which are: |-------| |-------| |--7-7--| |--7-7--| |--5-5--| |-------|