Submitted By: Noah
Email: Jiffylite@aaahawk.com
Band: Van Halen
Song: Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)



                                 Van Halen
                        Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
                           Tabbed By: Noah Gary


On the album the guitar is dropped D tuning

 During the intro use alot of distortion and scrape the strings
 with the edge of the pick while playing


E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| Repeat 8 times
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-2-2|


 (0:36)

E|-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-XX-2-2-0-0-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2--0--|
B|-2-X-2-X-2-2-3-X-3-X-3-3-2-X-2-X-2-2-3-XX-3-3-0-0-2-X-2-X-2-2-3-X-3-X-3-3-2-X-2-X-2-2--0--|
G|-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-XX-2-2-1-1-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2-2-X-2-X-2-2--1--|
D|-4-X-4-X-4-4-0-X-0-X-0-0-4-X-4-X-4-4-0-XX-0-0-2-2-4-X-4-X-4-4-0-X-0-X-0-0-4-X-4-X-4-4-2---|
A|-4-X-4-X-4-4-0-X-0-X-0-0-4-X-4-X-4-4-0-XX-0-0-2-2-4-X-4-X-4-4-0-X-0-X-0-0-4-X-4-X-4-4-2---|
D|---X---X-------X---X-------X---X-------XX-----2-2---X---X-------X---X-------X---X-----2---|
	
                                      (let the last two notes ring untill the chorus)---^^^	


 (0:54)
  Chorus
E|----------3-2/3\2--------------------2----------5-3/5\3\2-----------0-|
B|-----------------3-------------------3-------------------3----------0-|
G|------------------2-2----------------2---------------------2--------2-|
D|0-------------------2----------------0---------------------2--------2-|
A|0-------------------000000000+++++++-0---------------------00000000-0-|
D|0------------------------------------0--------------------------------|

 (^^let ring)                         (^^let ring)                   (^^let ring)

( "+" take one finger and put it lightly over the string almost like your going to mute it,
  and slide up the neck of the guitar which will produce a few harmonics)


 (1:12)

E|-----2-0----------|
B|---2--2--3--------|
G|-2--2-----2-------|Repeat 4 times
D|--4--------0------|
A|4-----------0-2-4-| <<