This is the tab for the album version of Eruption. Enjoy! It's a tough one!
Legend:
~ = vrabrato
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release note from bend
h = hammer on
+ = tap
w = whammy bar
/ = slide
/X = pick slide
pm = palm mute
(ps) = pick squeel or pinch harmonic
DB = dive bomb
/-\ = slide up and back down the neck quickly on that string
Effects To Use:
- Reverb
- Phaser
- Slight Delay
- Compressor
ok lets get started first you have to tune your guitar down half a step so the tuning is
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
<-------PM-------->
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------5-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0------------|
G-----2----------5-7b(ps)r-p5-7--------------------------------------------------------|
D--/X-2------5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--/X-0--3/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5-8p5---5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-------7---7-5--4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4-----------|
D-----------------------------7-----------7-----------7-----------7---------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------0--0-----------------|
B---------------------------------------------------2--3--3-----------------|
G--4------------------------------------------------2--0--2-----------------|
D----7-6-5-4----------------------------------------2--0--0-----------------|
A------------7-6-5-3~--/-\------0w-0w-0w-0w-0w-0w---0--0--------------------|
E----------------------------0w------------------------3--------------------|
E-------17-----17-17----17-17-----17-17---------17-20-21----20p17-----------|
G--/20-----20b------20b-------20b-------20b--20----------19-----------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------17-----17--20brp17----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--19b----20b-------------20-17-20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----17-|
G---------------------------------------19---------19---------19---------19---------19---------19----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------17-20-------------17-20--17h20p17/14h15p14--------------------------------------|
G--------16-18-20-21----------17h20-----------------------------17p14----14--------------------------|
B--12/18-------------------17-------17--------------------------------17----18b-14-18b-18b-----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0DB------|
This is the part where he starts tremolo picking (very fast)
E--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14--|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-12-12-12-12-12-12-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19--|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--19-19-19-17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-12-12-12-12--|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12-12-14-14-10-10-12-12-9-9-10-10/7-7-9-9/5-5-7-7/3-3-5-5/1-1-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--1h3p1p0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------5p3p0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------5p2p0-------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------0wwwwww----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------6---5-------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------5p0-------------5p0-----------7p0-5--9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9~~--------|
D------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----7/8---8---------------------------------------------------|
A--/7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------5p4----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------5p0--------------5p0-------7p6---9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9~~------------|
A------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7------7--------------------------------------------------------|
E--3/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_halen/eruption_tab_ver_10.html ]
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------6p5-------8p0-7-------------------------------------------|
G--------------------5p0-------------5p0-----7p0-5-------9h11p9h11p9/7h9p7h9p7/5h7p5h7p5/4h6p4h6p4-|
D------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
here is the tapping part
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5---------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9--------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8-15p7h10-------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15-17p12h15---|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + +
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--15p10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p8h11-15p7h10-15p710-13p8h11-13p8h11----|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p6h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8--------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + +
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5--------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------/-\--0--|
So there it is people my "Eruption" tab. This song is awesome hope you can
all play it and i hope this tab helps because i could never find a good tab
for this song.
