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Tuning: Half-Step Down

Difficulty: advanced

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                            ERUPTION - Van Halen
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Tabbed by: JackMule
E-mail: [email protected]

Editor Notes: There are a lot of subtle notes played in this song. I may have missed a
              couple or misinterpreted some. Email me if you know a part is wrong.

Tuning: Half-Step Down
1st Section:


                            PM|- - - -| p+
e|-----------------------------------------------------5-----|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------5---8p5-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-----------------------------5--7br9p5-7brb9---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-----------------------5--7--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-ps--0-----------7brb9-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-ps--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-8---------8---------8---------8---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------|

                     p+ p+
e|-------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----5---8---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7b9-------7-8p7p5-4--5--7-5h7p5p4---4h7p5p4---4h7p5p4-7-5h7p5p4---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------7---------7-------------------7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   p+ p+ p+ p+ p+ p+ p+ p+ p+    w\   //w     w   w   w   w
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----7--6--5--4-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------7--6--5--3b5-----------0-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
2nd Section:


                   (Hold the bend (20th fret) at a pitch of around 21.5 and do
                    slight bends to 22; don't release it back to 20 each time.)
                   |- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
e|---------------------17-17-------17-17-------17-17-------17-17-------17-17-|
Chord diagramBB|----3--3---/20--pb22-------20b22-------20b22-------20b22-------20b22-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--0--2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--x--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

- - - -|
e|-------17-20b21------21p17------------17-------17-17-20br22p17----17-|
Chord diagramBB|-20b22------------19--------19br22b21----20b22-----------------20----|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-20br22p17----20br22p17-20br22p17----20brb22---|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------19---------------------19------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------16-17-20----------20p17-20p17-20p17------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------16-18-20-------------17-20-------------------19-20-19---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-12/18-------------------18----------------------------------18pbr21p17h18-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          w|- - - - - - - - - - - -|    w\
e|------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-18br19p14//18\14//18\14//18\14-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------0---|


3rd Section (Tremolo Picking):


    w  w  w
e|-12------12-12-12-12-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-17-17-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-12-12-16-16-16-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-17-14-14-14-16-16-16-|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-12-14-12-10-10-12-10-9-9-9-10-9-7-7-7-9-7-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-3-5-3-|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               w //w \             //
e|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1h3p1p0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------5p3p0-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------5p2p0-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|


4th Section:


e|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------6---5-------8p0h7-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------5p0---------5p0---------7p0h5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----8---8---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5/7-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------|

        PM|- - -|  PM|- - - -|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------5---4-------7p0h6-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------5p0---------5p0---------7p0h4-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----5h7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-----7---7---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3/7------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4h6p4h6p4h6p4h6p4-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------6---5-------8p0h7-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------5p0---------5p0---------7p0h5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----8---8---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5/7-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-5h7p5h7p5h7--3h5p3h5p3--1h3p1h3p1--0h2p0h2p0h2-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|


5th Section (Tapping):


   T      T     T     T     T     T     T     T
e|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-14p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

   T       T       T       T       T       T       T       T
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   T       T       T       T       T       T       T       T
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   T       T       T       T
e|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|

   T     T        T        T        T        T        T       T
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-17p12-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   T        T        T        T        T        T        T       T
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-17p12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   T        T        T       T       T       T       T       T
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-15p10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p8h11-15p7h10-15p7h10-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   T       T       T       T       T      T      T      T
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-13p8h11-13p8h11-13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p6h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

   T      T      T      T      T      T      T      T
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|X2

   T               +  +   w\
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12p5---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------7--7------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------ps-0--------------------------------------------|


************************************

| /   slide up
|    slide down
| //  whammy up
| //  whammy down
| ps  pick slide
| w   whammy
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| +   harmonic
| p+  pinch harmonic
| PM  Palm mute
| T   Tapped note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| br  Bend release
| brb Bend release bend

************************************

Eruption tab

'Eruption' is a song from Van Halen's self-titled album from 1978. 'Eruption' is written buy guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

'Eruption' is an instrumental, basically a guitar solo. This guitar tab will help you learn how to play it. Enjoy!

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