The Trouble With Never chords

Van Halen

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  			Van Halen - The Trouble With Never 
From 'A Different Kind of Truth' 
Tuning: Eb 
Tabbed by jjhand 

A nice bluesy rock track from the new VH. Verse sounds a little  
like Hendrix's 'Crosstown Traffic' to me but its a cool song. 
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Intro 
eb|------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7~~--| 
Eb|-/x\--------------------------------------------------| 


Pre-Verse Riff - with wah and some PH 
|----------------------------|----------------------| 
|----------------------------|----------------------| 
|-/11--9---------------------|----------------------| 
|--------11-9-8-7------------|----------------------| 
|-----------------9~--7------|------------------/7\-| 
|-----------------------9--8-|-7---5--9--7---5------| 

|----------------------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------------|--------------------| 
|-/11--9---------------------|--------------------| 
|--------11-9-8-7------------|--------------------| 
|-----------------9~--7------|--------------------| 
|-----------------------9--8-|-7---2brb5~~~-------| 

|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|-/11--9---------------------|------------------------| 
|--------11-9-8-7------------|----9--7-----9-7--------| 
|-----------------9~--7------|---------9-7-----9-7-7~-| 
|-----------------------9----|-7----------------------| 

|--------------------------|----------------------| 
|--------------------------|----------------------| 
|-/11--9-------------------|----------------------| 
|--------11-9-8-7----------|----------------------| 
|-----------------9~---7\--|-----0--1-2~----------| 
|--------------------------|-2--------------------| 




Verse 
|---------5-------|--------------------|---------5-------|------------------------| 
|---------5-------|--------------------|---------5-------|------------------------| 
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------2---2-----| 
|-----------------|-------------2------|-------------/x\-|--------2h3h4-2-4-2-4p2-| 
|-------------9\--|-2--2---2h3h4--4p2p0|-------------/x\-|-2--2---2h3h4---4---4p2-| 
|-2--2_____-------|--------------------|-2--2------------|------------------------| 


|-------------------|-------------4-------|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------4-------|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------4-------|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------5------| 
|-------------4p0-2-|-4--4--2h3h4__---7p0-|-5--5--4h5-5---5h6-|-7--7-5-7-7----5---| 
|-4--4--2h3h4-------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------7-| 

|-------------------| 
|-------------------| 
|-------------------| 
|-------------------| 
|-5--7--7-7---------| 
|-----------0---3h5-| 




Chorus 
|------------------|-----------------|-3---------------| 
|-------5----------|----------10-10--|-0-------3-------| 
|-------6----------|----------11-11--|-0----2-----0----| 
|-------7--------0-|-(0)------12-12--|-0---------------| 
|-0--------0--3----|-----------------|-x---------------| 
|------------------|-----------------|-3---------------| 
"That's the trouble with never 

|------------------|---------------|-------------------| 
|-3----------------|--------5------|----------10--10---| 
|-2----------------|--------6------|----------11--11---| 
|-0----------------|--------7------|-(0)------12--12---| 
|------------------|-0---------0-3-|-------------------| 
|------------------|---------------|-------------------| 

|-----------------------------|---------------| 
|-----------------------------|---------------| 
|-----------------------------|-7--7--8--9----| 
|---------------7h9-9-7h9p7\5-|-7--7--8--9----| 
|-5h7-7-5h7p5\3---------------|-5--5--6--7----| 
|-----------------------------|---------------| 



Play Intro  

Play Verse Riff Again 

Play Chorus Again 



Bridge 1- use wah throughout 
|---------------------|------------------| 
|-8-------------------|-2----------------| 
|-7--9p7----9~--0h2---|-2--2-------7-9p7-| 
|-------9p7---------2-|-2----0--0--------| 
|---------------------|---------0--------| 
|---------------------|------------------| 

|---------------------|--------------------| 
|-8-------------------|-2---------0--------| 
|-7--9p7----9~--0h2---|-2--0h2----0--7-9p7-| 
|-------9p7---------2-|-2------0--0--------| 
|---------------------|--------------------| 
|---------------------|--------------------| 

|---------------------|------------------| 
|-8-------------------|-2----------------| 
|-7--9p7----9~--0h2---|-2--2-------7-9p7-| 
|-------9p7---------2-|-2----0--0--------| 
|---------------------|---------0--------| 
|---------------------|------------------| 

|------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-8----------------12-14-|-15----15--15-----12-14-12-| 
|-7--9p7----9~-----12-14-|-14b16-b16-b16r14-12-14-12-| 
|-------9p7-----/14------|---------------------------| 
|------------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------------------|---------------------------| 




Solo 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
|-15----15--15--15---------|---------------------------------7h10T12-| 
|-14b16-b16-b16-b16-b16r14-|-14b16r14p12-14b16r14p12-12h14-12--------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 

|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7h10T12-7h10T12-7h10T12-6h10T12-7h10T12-6h10T12-7h10T12-| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 

|---------------------------------|----------------------| 
|-6h10T12-7h10T12-7~-T12p5~~~-----|----------------------| 
|---------------------------------|-4brb7-4-2-2~~--------| 
|---------------------------------|------------------0-2-| 
|---------------------------------|----------------------| 
|---------------------------------|----------------------| 

|--------------------------|-----0----------------| 
|--------------------------|-5b7---7-7~~~---------| 
|--------------------4--2--|----------------------| 
|--------------------------|------------------7h9-| 
|-0--3-3p0-/3p0-/5p0-------|----------------------| 
|--------------------------|----------------------| 

|------------------------------|----------7--------7------7------12~| 
|------------------------------|-10pb12-10--10p7-10--10-10--10p7----| 
|----7h9p7---------7-9b11r9p7--|------------------------------------| 
|-7h9------9p7h9p7-----------7-|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

|-12~~---------------------|-----------------22b24~~--| 
|-----------7----------17~-|----17~---17p19-----------| 
|------9b11---9-9b11-------|---------------16---------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

|-------------------|-10b12r10-----------------------------------| 
|-x\-3-5p3-6p5-3~---|---------T17p12T17p10T17p12T17p12T17p12\10--| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------| 

                                PH****** 
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------ 
|-7-10-7-10----7--------7-----|-----10-9-------------------|------ 
|----------9b11-9-7-9b11--7~--|-9b11-----7-----------------|------ 
|-----------------------------|------------9p7-------------|------ 
|-----------------------------|---------------9p7\5-7-7b8r7__b9--- 
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------ 





Bass/Drum Bridge 2 (Guitar feedback) - slower tempo 




Guitar Re-enters - play both lines, then repeat first line 2x more 
|---------2-------|----------------------| 
|---------2-------|----------------------| 
|---------2-------|-------------2----/7\-| 
|---------4-------|-------------2----/7\-| 
|---------4-------|-2-2-0h1h2h4----------| 
|-2-2-2-2---------|----------------------| 
  PM***** 

|---------2-------|----------------------| 
|---------2-------|----------------------| 
|---------2-------|-------------4-2~-----| 
|---------4-------|--------2h4--4-2~-----| 
|---------4-------|-2-2-2h4--------------| 
|-2-2-2-2---------|----------------------| 
  PM***** 




Play Prechorus with intro part mixed in 


Play Chorus Again  

Last Chorus Ending: 

eb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9~~--| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------| 




Ending- 

Play PreVerse Riff, but end with these last 2 bars: 

|--------------------------|----------------------| 
|--------------------------|----------------------| 
|-/11--9-------------------|----------------------| 
|--------11-9-8-7----------|----------------------| 
|-----------------9~---7\--|-2-----2~-------------| 
|--------------------------|----5-----5~--2-------| 



KEY 
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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| PH  pinch harmonic 
| x   mute note 
| PM  palm mute 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| r   Bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 
| T   right hand Tapping 
| __  hold note out before changing pitch again 

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