Eruption

Music: Edward Van Halen

Tabbed by Chris Bray from

Guitar Player Magazine, Issue unknown

 

----------------------------------------------------------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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-----------------------------------------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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------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\----------------------------------

 

------------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---------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------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---------------------------------------------------------------------

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------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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---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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---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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--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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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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---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/----------------------||

----------------------------||

----------------------------||

--------\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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