From: [email protected]
Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
Van Halen (Balance)
Transcribed by: Bob Brockman ([email protected])
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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 for everything, for everyone
C D
we can push with all our might
G Em
but nothin’s gonna come, oh no, nothin’s gonna change
C D
and if i asked you not to try
Pre-chorus 1:
Em
oh could you let it be
C Am
i wanna hold you and say, we can’t throw this all away
F D
tell me you won’t go, you won’t go, do you have to hear me say
Chorus:
G Em
i can’t stop lovin’ you, and no matter what i say or do
C D G
you know my heart is true, oh, i can’t stop lovin’ you
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, your place in life, you can change your mind
C D G
we can change the things we say and do anytime
Em
oh no, but i think you’ll find
C D
that when you look inside your heart
Pre-chorus 2:
Am
oh baby, i’ll be there, yeah
Bb Gm
hold on, i’m holding on
Eb D
baby, just come on, come on, come on, i just wanna hear you say
Chorus (same as Chorus 1)
i can’t stop lovin’ you, and no matter what i say or do
you know my heart is true, oh, i can’t stop lovin’ you
Bridge:
Am D Bm G
oh, i’m so twisted and tied, and all i remember
Am D
was how hard we tried, only to surrender
Interlude and Solo:
Bb C
C — C — Bb (3x)
C — C — G
Pre-chorus 3:
G Em
and when it’s over, i know how it’s gonna be
C D G
and true love will never die, no, not fade away
Chorus 3:
G Em
and i can’t stop lovin’ you, and no matter what i say or do
C D G
you know my heart is true, oh, i can’t stop lovin’ you
Em
and i know what i got to do
C D G Em C D
hey, ray, what you said is true, oh, i can’t stop lovin’ you
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
oh, oh, i can’t stop lovin’ you
From: [email protected] (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 ([email protected])
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
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——————|————————|
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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:
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—8—75—-5—58—-8/10—10875—|———-
——————————————|———-
——————————————|———-
——————————————|———-
——————————————|———-
—————————|————————|
—————————|————————|
——————-579—|——4——————|
————579————|—4—-5——2——-2-|
—579——————-|—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