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Its About Time

Van Halen

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Van Halen Its About Time Drop-D tuning, then tuned down one half step low to high: (Db, Ab, Db, Gb) ~ = let ring N.H. = Natural Harmonic Intro (0:00) Gb------------------------------------------------| Db------------------------------------------------| X2 Ab------------------------------------------------| Db-0--0--0--0--0--1~-0-1--0--0--0--0--0--0-3-1-0--| Gb------------------------------------------| Db------------------------------------------| Ab------------------------------------------| Db-0--0--0--0--0--1~-0-1--0--0--0-0-1/15----| 1st Verse (0:21) Gb------------------------------------------------------| Db------------------------------------------------------| hfb = hold full bend Ab--------------------5~---5-5--------------------------| r = release Db-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0--0-0--3hfb-r~--| Gb--------------------------------------5-4-5-----5-------| Db----------------------------------------------5---------| Ab------------------5~---5-5------------------5-------7~--| Db-0-0--0-0--0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0--------------7-----| N.H. . . . . . . . . 1st Pre-Chorus (0:35) Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab------4~-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------7~-------7/97-109~-----4~-4/754-4-----------| Db-0--0-------------------0--0-----0-0--------------0--0---------------0---| Gb-------------------------------------------7/16----------------------------| Db-----------------------------3-----5-5-5-5----------3--------5-5-------6---| Ab--------7~-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db-0-0--0----0-7-73-3-3hb--1-----3----------------1-----1/3-3-----3-3-4------| 1st Chorus (0:55) (engage "Hipshot" for Drop-D Tuning) G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A-0--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------3-3-4-4-5-6-7--| D--------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-3-3-0----------------| G-------------------------------9-----7-----12---10------12-10-9/14h16p14~----| D-----------------------------5---0h5---/8-----8----/10-----------------------| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------3/53-5-6-7-7-7-7-0--0-0-0-0-0-3----| D--------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-3-5-3-5-5-3------------------------------------| G-------------------------------7~------------------------6/13-----| D-----------------------------7------------------------------------| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------3-3/5-5-3-53--5-3-3~-----------| 2nd Verse (1:26) (disengage "Hipshot" for Standard Tuning) G------------------------------------------------ hold------------ hold-----------------| D------------------------------------------------/---------------/----------------------| A--------------------5~---5-5-------------------/---------------/-----------------------| E-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0--0~-3fb/---3---r3(1.5)b/---3---r3~-0-0--0-0--0--| fb = full bend (1.5)b = one and a half bend G----------------------------------------9-8------| D------------------------------------9-9----------| A--------5~---5-5------------7-7-7-x---------9-9--| E-0-0-/7----7------0-0--0-0-----------------------| N.H. . . 2nd Pre-Chorus (1:40) G------------------------------------6/9-6-9-7/-----------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------4~--4-4~-2/42-------7~------------------------4--4~-4--4~-4-4-4/7----| E-0--0-----------------0--0-----0--5-------------0--0-----------------------| G----------------------------------------7/17---------------------------| D-----------------------------3-----5/9------------3--------------------| A------7~---------------------------------------------------------------| E-0--0----2-3-2-0-0-0/7~1-------3--------------1-----1/3-3-3-4-5-5-5----| 2nd Chorus (2:01) (engage "Hipshot" for Drop-D Tuning) G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------7h9p7~---------------------| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------3-3-3~-----3-3/157----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--------5-5---------------------------------0~---| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5--| A-----------------------------3-3-4-4-5-6-6-7-7-0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------| D-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-5-5-4-3-3-3--------------------------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-------| G-9----7-----12----10------14-----12----/14--16p14~-----------------------| D---5----/8-----8-----/10-----10-----12/----------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------0----0-0-0-0-0-3~--| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------| D---------------------------------3-3/5-5-52----| Bridge (2:29) G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A------------------------2--1--2-1----2--1--2-1-------| D-0--2-0----2--0--2-0------------------------------2--| G--------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------2--1--2-1----2--1--2-/5~-6------| D-0--2-0----2--0--2-0--------------------------------2---| G---------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------12~----| A------------------------2--1--2-1~-2------5-5-5-5--------| D-0--2-0----2--0--2-0-----------------0-------------------| Guitar Solo (2:49) (disengage "Hipshot" for Standard Tuning) G------------------------------------6/9-6-9-7/-----------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------4~--4-4~-2/42-------7~------------------------4--4~-4--4~-4-4-4/7----| E-0--0-----------------0--0-----0--5-------------0--0-----------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------3-----5~----------------3-------------------------| A-----------7----10~--9--75--7~---------------------------------------------------------| E----0----0------------------------1-----3------3-1-3-1--1--1-----1/3-3--3-3--4-4-5/8---| 3rd Chorus (3:10) (engage "Hipshot" for Drop-D Tuning) G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------7-9p7~---| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------| D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5/10-10-105--5-5/15x--------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------| A----0-0--0-0-0--------------------3--53/85--7--8--9--10-11-12/15~-----| D-7-------------0~-0-0-0--0-2-0--0-------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------3~-4-5-4-3-3-4-4--| D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-4-5-4-3-3-4-------------------| G--------------------------------9----7-----12----10------14-----12p10p9-/14-16p14~--| D----------------------------------5----/8-----8-----/10-----10----------------------| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------5--------------------------------------------------------| D---------------0~-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| Outro (3:38) G------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------| A-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-/95-/10~--------------| D------------------------------------------------------3-3-5-5-5---| trill.. G--------------------------------------------------------------------| trill= quick succession D------------------------------------------------------10-9h10-9--0--| of hammer-ons A--------------------------------------------------------------------| and pull-offs D-3--3-5-5-5(1/4)b-5-/10x--3-5-5-5-3-0-3h7-/12--12-12----------------| (3:51) # # # # # # # # # # # G------------------------------------------| D-----------/7----5------------------------| A-7p5p0~------------7-0-7--0-5-0-3-3hb~-0--| hb = half bend D------------------------------------------| tremelo picking = # # # # # # # # G------------------------------------------------| D-----------7--9--10----12----14/19----19--19----| A-0~---------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------| let ring.... G------2------------------------------| D-----------0~~-----------------------| A-0---------------------0----0-0--0---| D-----------------10~-----------------|
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