Im The One Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Ab
Capo:	no capo
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3 contributors total, last edit on Jan 22, 2021
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Van Halen - I'm the One
from the album Van Halen
 
General advice for playing Ed's songs pick, hammer on and pull off as hard
as you can!
 
Effects used: MXR Phase 90.
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-------5-------7---5---------7-------5-------7--------------7-------|
A|0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5p0---------5p0----------------------------------------|
G|------------0-5p0-------7-5p0-------7-5p0---5p0----------------------------|
D|5-------7---------7-----------7-----------7-----7-5p0---7-5-0----------7---|
A|--0-0-0---0-------------------------------------------7----------0-0-0---0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-------7---5--------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7---|
A|0-0---0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       { Harm.          }                    A-ha!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5/-----7-------5w\/\/---8p7p5-------------0-8p7p5---------------2---0-8p7p|
D|-5/-----------5----------------7-7-5-5h7~----------7-7-5-5-0---------------|
A|----0-7-----5------------------------------------------------3-4-----------|
E|----------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                {A.H          }
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------------7b(9)-5-----------------0-8p7p5------------0-8p7p5-----------|
D|--7-7-5-5h7~----------7-6-5-------------------7-7-5-5h7~---------7-7-5-5-0-|
A|----------------------------7p6\5\3----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               Whoo!                                                     A-ha
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------16h17h19--|
G|----2--0-8p7p5---------------------------------16h17h19-16h17h19-----------|
D|---------------7-7-5-5h7~-------------16h17h19-----------------------------|
A|3-4-----------------------3/--16h17h19-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ha  ha  ha  ha!
 
e|15h19-17-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
D|------------------7-------5-------7---5--------7-------5-------7-----------|
A|------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
              We came here to entertain you leaving here we aggravate you don
 
                            {Harm.        }
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5-----7-------5-----------------------------------5--|
D|--7-------5-------7---5-----------5-----------------7-------5-------7---5--|
A|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-7-----5-------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0----|
E|------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
  't you know it means the same to me   Honey! I'm the one the one you love c
 
                                                                {dip wb 3x}
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------5----/9p0w\/\/\/---|
D|------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7---5------------------|
A|0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ome on baby show your love     Hey!              give it to me
 
                               {harm.    }
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7----7---7w~--14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--------|
D|14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--7----------14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--------|
A|12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5-------------12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5-picksc.|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------picksc.|
  I see a glow that fills this room       I see it rolling out of you
 
                                  dive wb &
e|-------------------------------bring-up------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9-----------------16--16--15--14--13--12--11-|
D|--16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9-----------------16--16--15--14--13--12--11-|
A|--14--13--12--11--10---9---8--7-----------------14--14--13--12--11--10---9-|
E|--------------------------------w/0\---------------------------------------|
   Feed her your message from above   I'm telling you          Ow!
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------10-14-12\---------|
B|------------------------------------------------11-12-14-------------------|
G|--5----7---------------------11-12-----11-12-14----------------------5----7|
D|--5----7------------11-12-14-------14--------------------------------5----7|
A|--3----5--5/11-12-14-------------------------------------------------3----5|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Show    come on  and show your love   Ah yeah!                    Show your     {dive wb between chords}
 
e|----slide-chords-up--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9w\/11w\/12w\/14w\/---5-----7--9\---7\---6\----4---------------5----7-|
D|-----x----x----x----x------5-----7--------------------8-7-6---------5----7-|
A|-----7----9---10---12------3-----5----/7---/6----/5---------7-------3----5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   love  Ow!  Woo!  Oh!     Show (Show) Show your love babe Ah Yeah (Show you        phase shifter on (till 
*)
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------6h7---6-7-9-6h7---6-7-9-6h7---6-7-9-6h7---6------------|
D|--------------6-7-9-----9-----------9-----------9-----------9---7-9-6h7---6|
A|-------/7h8h9-----------------------------------------------------------9--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  r)    Show it                                                    Ow!
 
                             T       T       T       T      T      T       T
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------10b(12)-7h10-12-7h10-12-7h10-12--6h9-12-6h9-12-6h9-12--5h8-12|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b(9)r(7)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        T      T                   T
e|--------------------------------------------10------12------13------15-----|
B|-5h8-12-5h8-12-4----------------------------13b(15)-15b(17)-16b(19)-18b(20)|
G|-----------------h6b(8)r(6)b(8)-9-6p4-----0--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-17-------------------------10---------------------------------------------|
B|-20b(22)-22b(24)r(22)----------13-13b(15)-10----10-------------------------|
G|------------------------/12------------------12----12-12b(14)r(12)--p11h12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  dive wb, bring up,
ebend-one-step-and-release---------------------------10---------------------|
Band-pull-off-to-11th-fret------------------------10----13-13b(15)----------|
Gw\/b(14)r(12)-p11h12w\/b(14)r(12)-p11h12w\/b(14)-----------------12b(14)r--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                {A.H.                }*                                   M M
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------13b(15)------------------------------------------------------------|
G(12)p10---------13-12-11-10-----------6p5p3-----------0-6p5p3--------------|
D----------------------------12-12~\---------5-5-3-3h5---------5-5-3-3-0----|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------6-7|
                                         Oooww!                        {A.H.}
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----0-8p7p5------------7b(9)-5---------------------------------------------|
D-5----------7-7-5-5h7~---------7-6-5--------------------7-------5-------7--|
A-------------------------------------7-6-5-3~-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Boo bo do woop!                               Lookin at these little kids
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------20b(22)r(20)p17-|
G|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7-------------------|
A|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Taking care of the music biz  Don't their business take good care of me
 
   hammer 20,dive wb,bring
   up and bend. then release
e|and-pull-off-to-17th-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--h20w\/b(22)r(20)-p17h20w\/b(22)w\/b(23)r(20)-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------7-------5-------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                   Honey!         I'm the one the one you lov
 
                                                            {heavy wb vibr.}
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------20------w\/\/\---|
G|5---------------------------------------------------------19b(21)-w\/\/\---|
D|5-------7-------5-------7-------------7-------5-------7--------------------|
A|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3~--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  e come on baby show your love     Hey!   give it to me
                    I                              {harm.  }
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7----7---7---14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7---------|
D|14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7--7---------14--13--12--11--10--9--8--7---------|
A|12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5------------12--11--10---9---8--7--6--5-picksc.-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------picksc.-|
 
    see a glow that fills this room     I see it rolling out of you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9--9b(11)r(9)b(11)----16--15--14--13--12--11--|
D|-16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9---------------------16--15--14--13--12--11--|
A|-14--13--12--11--10---9---8--7---------------------14--13--12--11--10---9--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Feed her your message from above        I'm telling you          Ow!
 
e|-------------------15-17-19-----------15-17-19-15h17p15--------------------|
B|----------15-17-19-----------15-17-19-------------------17----19b(20)\-----|
G|--5----7---------------------------------------------------16------------5-|
D|--5----7-----------------------------------------------------------------5-|
A|--3----5-----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Show!  Show your love babe                                Ah yeah!    Show
 
e|-----5h9p7p5---5h9p7p5---5h9p7p5----------------------19b(22)-19-18-17-15--|
B|-------------9---------9---------9p5h9p5\----------17----------------------|
G|---7----------------------------------------5----7-------------------------|
D|---7----------------------------------------5----7-------------------------|
A|---5----------------------------------------3----5-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    your love  Ow! whoo! woo!                Show (show) show your love babe
 
          hit open E
          and dive wb       phase shifter on (till *)
e|17b(19)--------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------10b(12)---10p7h10p7p0------10p7p0------10p7p0|
G|------------------5----7----------------------------10-9--------10-9-------|
D|------------------5----7---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3----5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------0w\----------------------------------------------------------------|
         Ah Yeah! (Show your) Show me
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10p7p0------10p7p0------10p7p0-------10p7p0----7---------------------|
G|-10-9--------10-9--------10-9---------10-9--------10---9b(11)r(9)p7h9b(11)~|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
             pick fast
e|----------7-9-10-12--9-10-12-9-10-12-9-10-12-9-10-12--10-12-14-10-12-14-10-|
B|-0-10b(12)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|12-12b(14)~~------12--------------------------12-15-12-15p12----14p12----12|
B|--------------------15b(17)r(15)b(17)--15b(17)---------------15-------15---|
G|--------------/13----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-14p12----14p12----12---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------15-------15----15p14p12-----14----12-14b(16)r(14)p12-14b(17)r(14)|
D|----------------------------------14-----14--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------15-17-19----------15-17-19----------17b(19)---|
B|--------------------15-17-19----------15-17-19----------15-17-19-----------|
G|b(17)r(14)b(17)--3/-----------------------------------------------------15\|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      Hurry!                                        *
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-15(17)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------15-14-12b(14)r(12)----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-4-5-6-7------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                           Whoo bop bada, shoobe doo wah etc.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8p7p5---6-9p8p6---7-10p9p7---8-11p10p8----9-12p11p9----10-13p12p10----11-14|
D|------7---------8----------9-----------10-----------11-------------12------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                       Oooww!
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|p13p11----------5----7----9------------------------5----7----9\---9\---9\--|
D|-------13-------5----7----9------------------------5----7----9\---9\---9\--|
A|----------------3----5----7------------------------3----5----7\---7\---7\--|
E|----------12\---------------0w\---------------------------------0----0----0|
 
                (Show your love) Ow! Ow! Come on and show me   Baby show! Bab
 
                      dip wb after                  pick fast and
e--------------------each-chord-then---------------slide-up-without-------12|
B--------------------slide-up----------------------pressing-string-so-------|
G-9\----5----7-------9w\/11w\/12w\/14w\/--5----7---you-get-A.H.--------13---|
D-9\----5----7-------x----x----x----x-----5----7----------------------------|
A-7\----3----5-------7----9---10---12-----3----5----------------------------|
E----0------------------------------------3----5---0-1-2-3-etc.-------------|
  y show your love now   Aah Yeah!    Wow!          Oooww!
 
e---------12-----------------------------12---------------------------------|
B-15b(17)----15b(17)r(15)p12----12h15p12----12h15p12----12------------------|
G----------------------------14----------------------14----15p14p12----14-11|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------14------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                                                         Yeah!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|h12p11-----11-12h14p12p11----11-12h14p12p11----11-12h14p12p11----11--------|
D|-------14----------------14----------------14----------------14----12h14-11|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------7|
B|------------------------------------------7|
G|---------------------------------9b(12)~~-x|
D|----12p11----11---------------------------x|
A|-12-------14----12\11\9\7/10--------------7|
E|-----------------------------0w\-----------|
 
 
************************************
 
| h = hammer on          w\  =dive whammy bar (wb)
| p = pull off           w\/ =dive wb and pull up
| / = slide up           7b(9) = bend full step
| \ = slide down         7b(9)r(7) = bend full step and release
| ~ = vibrato            T = tab with right hand
 
{harm.} = play natural harmonics
{A.H.}  = play artificial harmonics (with thumb and pick)
 
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11 comments
This tab kicks as$ and so does this song. EVH is my idol. 5 stars all the way. Keep up the good work!! =Þ
i love this song! and AWSOME tab man 5 stars! lol they kinda should of kept song name show your love in my opinion.
i always thought the song was a reference to the record companies and labels and such as a direct comment "look at all these kids, takin' care of the music biz" and "honey, i'm the one, the one you want, come on baby show you're love" in other words please sign me!