Van Halen

I´ts About Time

Van Halen


Tom: E

(afinação 1/2 tom acima)

Tabulature legend:
harm.=harmonics
/=slide up
\=slide down
B( )=fret note before "b", then bend till it sounds like the note in ( )
R=release bend back to note before "b"
H=hammer on
P=pull off
P.m.=palm mute
T=tap with right hand
~=vibrato
tr~~~=trill
Trem. pick=tremelo picking

(intro)
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|--0--0--0--0--0-0--1--0--1--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--1--0----|
a|--0--0--0--0--0-0--1--0--1--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--1--0----|
d|--0--0--0--0--0-0--1--0--1--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--1--0----|

e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|--0--0--0--0--0-0--1--0--1--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--1--0----|
a|--0--0--0--0--0-0--1--0--1--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--1--0----|
d|--0--0--0--0--0-0--1--0--1--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--1--0----|

                                           harm.
                                      |-----------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------5------7-----|
g|---------------------------------------5------7-------|
d|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--1---0--0--0---5------7---------|
a|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--1---0--0--0--------------------|
d|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--1---0--0--0--------------------|

    (verse)
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|--9--9---9--9---9--9------------------|--9--9---9-9---9--9------------|
d|--9--9---9--9---9--9------------------|--9--9---9-9---9--9------------|
a|--7--7---7--7---7--7-------5-----5-5--|--7--7---7-7---7--7------------|
d|-----------------------/7-----7-------|---------------------3b(5)r3---|
 last time    time   outside  outta line         uh.            yeah, but

                                                               harm.
                                                        |-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------12-|
b|--------------------------------------|------------------5-------7-12---|
g|--9--9---9--9---9--9------------------|--9--9---9--9---5---5---7--------|
d|--9--9---9--9---9--9------------------|--9--9---9--9---------7----------|
a|--7--7---7--7---7--7-------5-----5-5--|--7--7---7--7--------------------|
d|-----------------------/7-----7-------|---------------------------------|
 this time's ourtime rite on  let it shine                 get up.__turn you


    (pre-chorus)
e|-------4------0-------------------7-----7-------0-----------------|
b|---------4------0-------------------7-----7-------0---------------|
g|--6--------6------0h1----9--9-9-------9-----9-------0h1--9--9-----|
d|--6----------------------9--9-9--------------------------9--9-----|
a|--4----------------------7--7-7--------------------------7--7-----|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 clock back      paint     on black                  bringit all rite

e|-------4------0-------------------7-----7-------0------|
b|---------4------0-------------------7-----7-------0----|
g|--6--------6------0h1----9--9-9-------9-----9----------|
d|--6----------------------9--9-9------------------------|
a|--4----------------------7--7-7------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
     block____    oh,      hell yeah               c'mon

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
b|------10-------12--12-12-13-----|-----10------------10--10/12--12-13---|
g|------10-------12--12-------12--|-----10------------10--10/12----------|
d|------10-------12--12-----------|-----10------------10--10/12----------|
a|--3--------5--------------------|--3------3/5-5--5---------------------|
d|--3--------5--------------------|--3------3/5-5--5---------------------|
              alrite                        hey hey         hey   you can

                          p.m.
   (chorus)           |-------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------0-------------------------------------------------|
g|--2--2-------2----------------------------------------------|
d|--2----2-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5--4--3-3-------|
a|--0------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--4--3-3-------|
d|-----------------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5--4--3-3-------|
    spend my money, waste my time._     my  time prime

e|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
b|------------------------|---------0-----------------------------|
g|------------------------|--2--2-----2---7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
d|--5--5/6--7--7--8--9-9--|--2----2-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
a|--3--3/4--5--5--6--7-7--|--0------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
d|------------------------|---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
    time       yeah   but    rite makin'up lost time yeah

This part is really hard to play.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------5------3------8-----6------10-------10-------8--10--10/12\10------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--0h5---0h5----0h8----0h8---0h10----0h10------0h10----12--10/14\12------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        al        rite             al                  rite   i think it's

                       p.m.
                    |-----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--2--2---------2---7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
d|--2-----2----------7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------5/7\5-7--8--9-9-9-9--|
a|--0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5---3/5\3--5\3--5-5-5--3/5\3-5--6--7-7-7-7--|
d|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---3/5\3--5\3--5-5-5-----------------------|
    high time we laid  there on the line                            yeah,

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------0----------5p3---5------------5h7----7---10-10/12-12-12-12-----|
g|--2--2-------2--2/5------5----7-7--7---------7-----10-10/12-12-12-12-----|
d|--2----2--------2/5-----------7-7----7-------------10-10/12-12-12-12-3-3-|
a|--0---------------------------5-5------------------------------------3-3-|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-|
    bout time it's bout time    bout time yeah.

    (bridge) (2:29)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--0-2-0--x-x-x--2-0-2-0--x-x-x---9-8-9-8--x-x-x--9-8-9-9--x-x-x-------2--|
e|--0-2-0--x-x-x--2-0-2-0--x-x-x---9-8-9-8--x-x-x--9-8-9-8--x-x-x--/12--2--|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--0-2-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--2-0-2-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9-8-9-8----------------9-|
e|--0-2-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--2-0-2-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9-8-9-8--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-|
                         time, time

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------8/10----------------------------------------------------------|
g|--7---9----------7~~-----7---9----7---9b(10)--5-------5----5--5/7-7------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   big night, and spend.  now don't you worry 'bout wastin' my time

e|----------------------||
b|----------------------||
g|--4--6\4--9\6---------||
d|----------------------||
a|--2--4\2--7\4---------||
e|----------------------||

    (solo) (2:52)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------9---12b(15)-|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------9---------|
g|--11\9--13--------------11p9-11b(13)r11p9----9-11-11-11p9~~--------------|
d|--------------9--9~~----------------------11-----------------------------|
a|---9\7--11---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            tr~~~~~~~~~~           t   t    t   t    t
e|--12b(14)--9--------------7h9p7---------9p7------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------9p7--9p5---------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------9p6--9p4------------|
d|--------------9--11-9~~---------------------------------------12p6-12p5--|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    t    t
e|-------------------------------------------17~~-------19-19b(20)r19--15--|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------/17-------/19----------------------|
d|--12p4-12p2--4b(5)r4-4b(5)r4-2--/15\-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         it's al-right.

e|--17------17------5-----7-----5--8-8-8b(9)---|
b|---------------------------------------------|
g|------17------0h5---0h7---0h5----------------|
d|---------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|

-play chorus next-

    (breakdown) (3:42)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------17-------|
b|--------------------------------------------------20b(22)-20p17----20p17-|
g|--19b(21)r19p17----19b(21)r19p17----19b(21)r19p17------------------------|
d|----------------19---------------19--------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 it's all about,            talkin' bout,

e|--20-20-19p17-19-20--19p17-----------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------20b(22)---------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------5--7-7b(8)--7--7b(9)--5--7~--5-7b(9)-|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  we're rockin' out.              there ain't no doubt           it's about

                             trem. pick
e|-----------------------------5-----------6p5-6p5-6p5---------------------|
b|---------------------8b(10)--------------------------8b(10)r8p5-8--------|
g|--r7p5----7b(8)p5---------------------------------------------------5-7--|
d|------------------7-----------------------------------------------7------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       time.               yeah, yeah...

e|------------------------------------------------17--------17-17-17-19-19-|
b|-----------------------------------20-17-20b(22)---20b(22)---------------|
g|--7-7-7-7p5--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------7p5----------------5h7---------------------------------------|
a|-----------------7p6p5-5-5h6h7-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     so go ahead,

e|--20-20-22-22-22b(24)-22b(24)-22b(24)------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------7b(9)r7p5-------------5------------|
d|------------------------------------------------7-7--7-7-7--5--7-7-7-----|
a|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-----0-0-0-----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          turn you clocks back                         hey.    ow.