Why Cant This Be Love Bass Tabs by Van Halen

Tabbed by Gilly Gilfoyle, Hartlepool, UK, May 2008. yatsee song to do live!

WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE (VAN HALEN) BASS TAB

Helicopter Bit  C  G-A  G-F  A-G

Intro
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|-33333333-|----------|----------|----------|   }  x2
E|----------|-55555555-|-11111111-|-33333333-|

Verse 1
(Oh here it comes…)
   D	     A	   F		  G		E
G|----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|
A|-55555555-|----------|---------|---------|-----------|  }  x2
E|----------|-55555555-|-1111111-|-3333333-|-00000-0-0-|

Bridge 1
(And I can’t recall…)
G|----------|----------|----------|------------| 
D|----------|----------|----------|------------| 
A|-11111111-|----------|-66666666-|------------| 
E|----------|-11111111-|----------|-11111111-3-| 

Chorus   (same as intro)
Verse 2  (same)
Bridge 2	(same)
Chorus	(same)

Stabs 1
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-777777777-|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
E|-1--3-111-3-3-|-1--3-111-3-3-|-1--3-111-3-3-|-----------|

Stabs 2
G|-----------|-------------------|---------|-------------------|
D|-----------|---1---1-----------|---------|---1---1-----------|
A|-----------|-4--------4-6---4--|---------|-4--------4-6---4--|
E|-4---6-4-6-|------2----------6-|-4-6-4-6-|------2----------6-|

G|---------|----------|--------------|
D|---------|---1---1--|--------------|
A|---------|-4--------|--------------|
E|-4-6-4-6-|-----2--2-|-6--6-6---4-3-|

Stabs 1

G|----------7-9-------| 
D|-7-7--7-9-----7-9-7-| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

Chorus	(same)

Add Libs Notes: …G - F  G  C (A) Repeat til fade.

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