#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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. ================================ This was normally done by tza but i just wanted to put it on here because its on another site - plus the other one (ver of eruption) is wrong Eruption-Van Halen Van Halen Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb .=staccato *=pm +=tap ph=pinch harmonics b=bend r=release v=bar dive Free Time. e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-----------------------------------.----------------------5------ g---/8--------2---------------.--.--5--7b(ph)-rp5-7b~~~~~~-------- d----x--------2---------------5--7-------------------------------- a---/9--------0---------7~~~~------------------------------------- e-------10\------------------------------------------------------- e-5---------0---------0---------0-----------5--------------------- b---8p5p0-----8p5p0-----8p5p0-----8p5p0---5---8p5----5------------ g---------8---------8---------8---------7---------7b---rbp5------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b---ph------------------------------------------------------------ g---4-5-7--5-7p5p4----4h7p5p4---4h7p5p4---4h7p5p4----------------- d-6----------------7----------7---------7---------7--------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-.--------------------------------------------------------------- g-4-.-.-.-.-.-.-.------------------------------------------------- d---7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------------- a-----------7-6-5--3/15-------------12p0--0v-0v-0-v-0v------------ e-------------------------0vvvvvvv-------------------------------- e------3----2--------------17---17---17----------------17--------- b------3----3--(3)/19---20b--20b--20b--20brp18p0---20b------------ g-2----0----2------------------------------------0---------------- d-2----0----0----------------------------------------------------- a-0----x---------------------------------------------------------- e------3---------------------------------------------------------- e-20--21---20p17----17-----17---20brp17----17--------------------- b-------19------19b----20b--------------20----20brp17---20brp17--- g-----------------------------------------------------19---------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------16-17-20-----------14------- b----20brp17----20b~~~~------16h18h20----------14h17h20----------- g-19---------19---------/18--------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e-17h20p17h20p17p14h15p14----------------------------------------- b-------------------------17p14----14-----------------------15b--- g-------------------------------17----17brp14h17-17vvvp14--------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------0v------ e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-15b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- repeat this bar, trem pick all e-12-------16------19------17--------16------17------14------16--- b----------------------------------------------------------------- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- trem pick e-12--14--10--12--9--10--7--9--5--7--3--5--1--1h3p1p0------------- b-----------------------------------------------------5p3p1p0----- g-------------------------------------------------------------5--- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------------------- g-2br\1------------------------------------------x---------------- d------------------------------------------------x---------------- a------------------------------------------------x--/7------------ e-------/20p0\-v-v-v-v-v-0v--------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------6p0-5-------8p0-7-5h7p5h7p5h7p5--- g-------------5p0---------5p0-3-------7p0-5----------------------- d-5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7----------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e--------------------------------------------------------------/7- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------------------- g-------------------------------5p0-4-------7p0-6-4h6p4h6p4h6p4--- d-------------5p0---------5p0---------7p0-4----------------------- a-5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7---------------------------------/7 e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------6p0-5-------8p0-7----------------- g-------------5p0---------5p0-3-------7p0-5----------------------- d-5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7----------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- really fast build up to the tapping part e----------------------------------------------------9p2---------- b-5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5p3h5p3h5p3p1h3p1h3p1p0h2p0h2p0h2-------2h5----- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- The Tapping Part: + + + + + + + + + + e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5 g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- + + + + + + + + + e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h9-12p5h9-- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- + + + + + + + + + e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8-- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- + + + + + + + + e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-17p9h12- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- + + + + + + e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12----------------- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- Crazy Outro Tapping Part e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-17p12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15---- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12---- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-15p10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p7h10-13p8h11-13p8h1 g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p5h8-13p5h8---------------------------- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- b-p5-------------------------------------------------------------- g----------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------- e-----h4/18\--/19-0------12---------------------------------------