VAN HALEN - "cant stop loving you" Tablature

From: BROCKMAN@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu

Can't Stop Lovin' You
Van Halen (Balance)

Transcribed by: Bob Brockman (brockman@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu)

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Notes:

This song is actually in A, but I first scoped in out in G and it's
(I think) easier to play that way (for me, anyhow) with more open
strings. Eddie obviously doesn't share my limitations...

There are several one-off sections in this song, most of which lead
into the chorus or solo sections; I've isolated them and labeled them
"pre-chorus" or whatever.
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Intro: Gsus4 G Gsus2 G (all strummed)


Reasonable facsimile of next intro part:
(Palm muting on beats in between, I think)

Gsus4 G Gsus2 G Em+C Em Esus4 Em ------ NOTE ------
e|-------------------------|----------------------------| This bit and many
B|--h1-----0-----0-----0---|--1-----0-----0-----0-------| variations of it
G|---0-----0-----2-----0---|--0-----0-----2-----0---2/4-| is used throughout
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|--2-----2-----2-----2-------| the song, whenever
A|-------------------------|--------2-----2-------------| G-Em-C-D appears.
E|---3--------3-----3------|--0-----------0-------------|


C D D6 D Gsus4 (etc)
e|-------------------------|---------
B|---1--1--0--3--0--3------|---1-----
G|---0--0-----2--2--2------|---0-----
D|---2--2-----0--0--0------|---0-----
A|---3--3------------------|---------
E|-------------------------|---3-----


Verse 1:
G Em
there's a time and place ...
C D
we can push ...
G Em
but nothin's gonna come, ...
C D
and if i asked ...

Pre-chorus 1:
Em
oh could you ...
C Am
i wanna hold you and say...
F D
tell me you won't go, ...

Chorus:
G Em
i can't stop lovin' you, ....
C D G
you know my heart is true, oh....


Fill between chorus and verse (well, sorta):

e|---3--5--2------------------|
B|---3--------3--1--0---------|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2--0---|
D|---0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Verse 2:
G Em
you can change your friends, ...
C D G
we can change the ...
Em
oh no, but i ....
C D
that when you look ...

Pre-chorus 2:
Am
oh baby, i'll ...
Bb Gm
hold on, i'm ....
Eb D
baby, just come on, ....

Chorus (same as Chorus 1)


Bridge:
Am D Bm G
oh, i'm so twisted ....
Am D
was how hard we ....

Interlude and Solo:

Bb C
C - C - Bb (3x)
C - C - G

Pre-chorus 3:
G Em
and when it's over, ....
C D G
and true love will nev....

Chorus 3:
G Em
and i can't stop lovin' ...
C D G
you know my heart is true, ....
Em
and i know what ...
C D G Em C D
hey, ray, what you said ...
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
oh, oh, i can...


From: KMH001@snoopy.bridgewater.edu (KEVIN MICHAEL HILL)

This is the first part of "Can't Stop Loving You" by Van Halen from
what I can figure out. It isn't much but when it's repeated
with a little improvising it covers most of the song. Enjoy.

Van Halen
"Can't Stop Loving You"
off of the album: Balance
Transcribed by Kevin Hill (kmh001@snoopy.bridgewater.edu)

Intro...

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-----2----2--------0---------2----|
G|-2-2-2-----2----2--------2---------2----|
D|-2-2-2-----2----2--------2---------2----|
A|-0-0-0-----0----0--------0---------0----|
E|----------------------------------------|

"Hey!"

A F# D
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-3--2----0-0----2---|-3--2----0-0----2---|-3--------3--3--3---|
G|-2--2----2-2----2---|-2--2----2-2----2---|-2--------2--2--2---|
D|-2--2----2-2----2---|-2--2----2-2----2---|-0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E A
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-3--2--0----2-2-2---|
G|-1---------1-1-1----|-2--2--2----2-2-2---| "There's a time..."
D|-2---------2-2-2----|-2--2--2----2-2-2---|
A|-2---------2-2-2----|-0--0--0----0-0-0---|
E|-0---------0-0-0----|--------------------|


Comments and suggestions are always welcome...



Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:26:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Gerald Brisson <geraldb@hotmail.com>
Subject: Can't stop lovin' you-Van Halen-CD,Balance

Here is a cool Van Halen song. All I know is the main
riff and the solo which is surprisingly easy for an
Eddie solo. Anyways here is Cant stop loving you.
Verse:
---0------------------|-----------------------|
---3---3---2---0---2--|---10---10^---9--10--10|
---2---2---2---2---2--|-----------------------|
---2---2---2---2---2--|-----------------------|
---0------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|
Also on the verse a second guitarist strums the second fret
on the top E string(thickest), or you can use your thumb
as Eddie does.

Solo:
------------------------------------------|----------
---8---7\5----5---5\8----8/10---10\8\7\5--|----------
------------------------------------------|----------
------------------------------------------|----------
------------------------------------------|----------
------------------------------------------|----------

---------------------------|------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------|
-------------------5\7\9---|-----4------------------|
-----------5\7\9-----------|--4----5------2-------2-|
---5\7\9-------------------|--5------5----2-----2---|
---------------------------|--5-----------3---3-----|

--0----|---------------------------------|-----------
--0----|---------------------------------|-----------
--2----|---7/9----7---6------------------|-----------
--2----|------------------7--------------|-----------
--0----|----------------------7---5---4--|-----------
-------|---------------------------------|-----------

This is almost the whole solo. I changed it to Eddie's
live version. So it is a bit easier than the Cd.
It'll do anyways. Good Luck