Eruption by Van Halen

Eruption tab by Van Halen

Guitar tabs

"Eruption" by Van Halen
Taken from Guitar Player Magazine, Issue unknown

Entered by: Chris Bray


----------------------------------------------------------5---------------
--------------------------------------------------------5-5-8^5^0---------
\--2------------------------------5--7^(8)^7--5--7^(9)-------------8------
\--2------------------------5--7------------------------------------------
\--0------------7^(9)^7^(9)-----------------------------------------------
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                          gliss
------------------------------------------------5-------------------------
--5^8^5^0--5^8^5^0--5^8^5^0--5^8^5^0--------5---8-5-------5---------------
--------------------------------------7^(8)------------7----7^(8)^7^5-----
------------------------------------------------------0^----------------6-
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                             slight ritard
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-----------------------------------------4--------------------------------
---4---5---7---5-7^5^4----4^7^5^4----4^7^5--4--7--4^7^5^4-----4-----------
-----------------------7----------7------------------------7----7-6-5-4---
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               ritard
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---------------------------------------------------------------3---3--------
-----------------------------0-----------------------------2---0---2---2/---
-----------------------------------------------------------2---0---0--------
---7-6-5-3----------------------3-----0^2^0^2^0^2^0^1^0----0----------------
-------------5\16-0-^-5-^-3------------------------------------3------------

----------17---------17---------17---------17--------17-20-21----20-17----
--20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)-----20-------------19----------
--------------------------------------------------0-----------------------
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----------------------17---------17---------17---------17-----------------
---19^(22)^19^20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)----20--------------
-------------------------------------------------------------0------------
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---17-20-21----20-17-----------------17---------17-20^(21)^20^17^---17----
------------19-------19^(22)^19^(20)----21^(22)------------------20-------
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---20^(22)^20^17----20^(22)^20^17--20^(22)^20^17----20^(22)^20^(22)\------
-----------------19------------------------------19-----------------------
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                 gliss
---------------16^17^20--------------17-20-17^20^17^14-15^14^--------------
------16^18^20-------------17^20---X^------------------------17^14---------
--/18-------------------18--------X--------------------------------17^(18)-
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--14-------------------------------------------------------17-------------
-----18^(19)^18^14-17^14^17^14^17^14\------19^(21)^19^(21)----19^(21)-----
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--------------------------------------0\----------------------------------

   fast picking
------------16-16-16-16-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-17-17------------
---17-17-17----------------------------------------------------19-19-19---
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---16-16-16----------16-16-16-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-17---------
------------17-17-17----------------------------------------------19-19-19
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---16-16-16---12-12-12-14-12\10-10-10-10-12-10\9-9-9-10-9\7-7-7-9-7\5-5-5-
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                                ritard
---7-5\3-3-3-5-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1^3^1\0---------------------------------
------------------------------------------5^3^1^0-------------------------
--------------------------------------------------2(4)^2\1----------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------2/------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------0-13-0---
                                 ~ ~
                            trill
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------6^0^5-------8^0^7--5^(7)-------------
--------------------5^0--------5-0-4^------7^0^5--------------------------
-------5^7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7--------------------------------------------
---/7---------------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------4^0---------------------
------------------------------------5^0^4--------------6--4^(6)----4^0----
-----------------5^0----------5^0----------7-4-4--------------------------
------5^7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-----7---------------------------------------
---/7---------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-------------------5^0----------5^0^---6-0-5-------8----------------------
-------5^7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-----8--------7-0/5----10------------------
---/7---------------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---9^11^9^11^9^11^9\7^9^7^9^7\5^7^5^7^5\4^6^4^6^4^6-----------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---18^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9----------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9^8--------------
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       repeat 3x               repeat 4x
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
--|: -14^8^11-14^8^11 :|-16^8^11-16^8^11-|: 16^9^13-16^9^13 :|------------
--|: ---------------- :|-----------------|: --------------- :|------------
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------

       repeat 3x               repeat 3x
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------
--|: -17^9^12-17^9^12 :|-19^9^13-19^9^13^11-|: 19^11^14-19^11^14 :|-------
--|: ---------------- :|--------------------|: ----------------- :|-------
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------

                 repeat 3x
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------
--|-21^11^14-21^11^14-|: 21^16^13 21^16^13 :|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|: ----------------- :|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------

        change feel
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--21^13--21^13--21^13^16--21^13^16--21^13^16--21^13^16--21^16-------------
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--21^16^19--21^15^18--21^15^18--21^14^17--21^13^16--21^13^16--------------
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---19--21^16^19--21^16^19--21^15^18--21^15^18--21^14^17--21^14^17---------
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---21^13^16--21^13^16--21^14^17--19^14^17--19^13^16--19^13^16--19^12^15---
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---19^12^15--19^11^14--19^11^14--16/17^15^17^12^15--17^11^14--17^11^14----
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                            repeat 8x
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------
---17^10^13--17^10^13--17^9^12--17^9^12--16^|: ^8^11-16^8^11-16^ :|-------
--------------------------------------------|: ----------------- :|-------
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------

        repeat 8x      repeat 8x       repeat 8x
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----
---|: ^9^12-16^9^12-10^ :|: 8^11-16^8^11-16^ :|: ^9^12-16^8^11-16^ :|-----
---|: ----------------- :|: ---------------- :|: ----------------- :|-----
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----

      slow *
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---^9/----------------------||
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--------\0------0--^--12^---||

  * Hit the low E string, 12th fret, with right-hand index finger,
   causing harmonic.


Key: ^   Hammer on/off
   \   Slide up
   /   Slide down
   ^() Bend to the note in ()


--
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csb1@engr.uark.edu      | Chris Bray
cbray@uafhp.uark.edu     | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is
why several of us died of tuberculosis.
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