Eruption
Van Halen
Elec. guitar w/dist. tuned one half step down
(low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
P.H. - - -
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|---/13\--(2)------------------------5--7b1/2(7)r(7)p5h7bf(7)----|
|----13\--(2)--2bfr(2)bf(2)r(2)--5-7-----------------------------|
|---------(0)----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M. - - -
|-----5----------------------------------------------------------|
|---5---8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5--------|
|-------------8---------8---------7---------8---------7---4------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------7-6--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|---5-4-----------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------7-6-5-3/15|----------------0--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|
|-----------------|-0-----(0)------------------------------------|
{w/bar} -2 1/2 -1 -1 -1
|-------------------------|-------------------3---2--------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------3---3---3/19-------|
|-------------------------|---------------2---0---2--------------|
|-------------------------|---------------2---0---0--------------|
|---(0)------(0)--(0)--(0)|---------------0---X---0--------------|
|-------------------------|---X---------------3------------------|
-1 1/2 -1 pick scrape
|---------17--------17--------17--------17-17------17------17----|
|---20bf------20bf------20bf------20bf--------20bf----20bf-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---20bfr(20)----20-17-------------------------17---------17-----|
|--------------19-------19(19)b1-1/2r(19)bf(19)----20b1/2--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---20bfr(20)p17----17-------------------------------------------|
|----------------20----20bfr(20)p17----20bf(20)r(20)p17-20bfr(20)|
|-----------------------------------19---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------17-20----------|
|---p17----20bf(20)r(20)bf(20)\-------16-18-20-21----------17h20-|
|-------19----------------------12/18-------------------17-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------17-20-17h20p17\14h15p14---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------17p14----14---------------------|
|---(17)-------------------------------17----17b1/2r(17)p14------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
w/bar
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---17----(17)--(17)--(17)--(17)--14--(14)-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------X--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------X--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------0-----------------|
{w/bar} -2 -2 -4 -3 1/2
|---------------------------12-12-12-12-16-19-17-16-17-14-16--12-|
|---15bf(15)r(15)bf(15)--0---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo Picking-- -- --
|---16-19-17-16-17-14-16--12-12-12-14-12/10-10-10-12-10\9-9-9-10-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
|---9\7-7\5--5-5-7-5\3-3-3-5-3\1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1h3p1p0-0-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------3p1p0-1---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------X---------------|
|---2b1/2r(2)p1----------------------------------X---------------|
|------------------------------------------------X----5h7-7-7-7--|
|--------------------------------------------------/7------------|
|----------------/20--0-------(0)--(0)------(0)------------------|
{w/bar} -3 -6
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------6---5-------8p0-7-5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5-|
|-----5p0----------5p0-----------7p0-5-----------------------------|
|---7-----7-7-7-7------7/8---8-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------5p0-4-------7p0-6-4h6p4h6p4-|
|---0---------------5p0---7--(7)-5p0---------7-4-4-----------------|
|---------5h7-7-7-7-----7---7-7------7-----------------------------|
|-----3/7----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_halen/eruption_tab_ver_8.html ]
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------6pX-5-------8p0-7----|
|-----------------------------5p0-------5p0-3-------7p0-5----------|
|---h6p4h6p4p0----5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7----------------------------|
|--------------/7--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h7p5h7p5h7-5\3h5p3h5\3-1h3p1h3p1p0h2p0h2p0h2------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---14p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T
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|---10p2h5-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h9-12p5h9--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T
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|---12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T
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|---15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-17p12p9-17p12p9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T
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|---17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12/15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---17p12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---17p9h12-15p10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p8h11-15p7h10|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---15p7h10/13-14p8h11-13p8h11-13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p6h9-13p5h8--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---13p5h8-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12p5h8-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T
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|---12p5-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4/18\--/19\0----12-12---12----12------12-----12------------|
T.H. -- -- {w/tape echo effect}
NOTATION GUIDE
B=Bend
F=Full
P=Pull off
H=Hammer-on
bf=bend full
bfr=bend full then release
b1/2r=bend 1/2 then release
b1-1/2r=bend 1 1/2 then release
\or/= slide
P.M.=Palm Mute
T.H.= Tap Harmonic
P.H.=Pinch Harmonic
