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Eruption Tab

by Van Halen
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Ebm
Capo: no capo
Author EVH is god [a] 117.
6 contributors total, last edit on Feb 10, 2023
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Tuning: Half-step down
 
(Effects To Use:)
Reverb
Phaser
Slight Delay
Compressor
 
             |-------PM--------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------5-8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0-|
Gb|-----2----------5-7b(ps)r-p5-7---------8---------8---------8---------8---------8---------|
Db|--/x-2------5-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--/x-0--7br------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5-8p5---5--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-------7---7-5--4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4-----------|
Db|-----------------------------7-----------7-----------7-----------7---------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|------------------------------------------------------0--0-----------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------2--3--3-----------------|
Gb|--4------------------------------------------------2--0--2-----------------|
Db|----7-6-5-4----------------------------------------2--0--0-----------------|
Ab|------------7-6-5-3~--/-\------0w-0w-0w-0w-0w-0w---0--0--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------0w------------------------3--------------------|
 
eb|-------17------17------17------17----17----17-20-21----20p17---------------|
Bb|--/20b-----20b-----20b-----20b----20----20----------19-------20br----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--17--20brp17-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------20-17-20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20--|
Gb|----------------------------19---------19---------19---------19---------19---------19-----|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------16-17-20-------------17-20p17-20p17\14h15p14-------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------16-18-20----------14-17-20-----------------------------17p14----14------------------------------|
Gb|--12/18----------------------------17--------------------------------17----17p14-17bp14-17w-17wp14------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0DB--|
 
(This is the part where he starts tremolo picking) (very fast)
eb|--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--|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--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--|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--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--|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--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-----|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--1h3p1p0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------5p3p0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------5p2p0-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------0wwwwww----------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------6---5-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------5p0-------------5p0-----------7p0-5--9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9~~--------|
Db|------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----7/8---8---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--/7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------5p4----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------5p0--------------5p0-------7p6---9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9~~------------|
Ab|------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7------7--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------6p5-------8p0-7-------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------5p0-------------5p0-----7p0-5-------9h11p9h11p9\7h9p7h9p7\5h7p5h7p5\4h6p4h6p4-|
Db|------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(Here is the tapping part)
     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +      +      +      +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5---------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9--------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8-15p7h10-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +       +       +       +       +       +       +       +       +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +       +       +       +       +       +       +       +       +        +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15-17p12h15---|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +        +        +       +       +        +        +        +        +
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +        +        +       +       +       +       +       +      +       +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15p10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p8h11-15p7h10-15p7h10-13p8h11-13p8h11---|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +       +       +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p6h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8--------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +             TH--|    *
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5--------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------/-\--0---12-12---------DB------|
 
                                                                                    * Add feedback, dive w/bar
******************************                                                         (slowly) and add
                                                                                        tape echo effect.
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| b   Bend
| br  Bend & Release
| w   Whammy bar use
| DB  Dive with bar
| +   Tapping
| TH  Tapped harmonic
| PM  Palm muted
| ps  pick squeal (pinch harmonic)
 
******************************

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eliottj
This is the first correct Eruption tab I have ever seen. Plus you got the tapping part right. Thats the way Eddie does it!
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ffbassplayer
i thought it was great this is how my bands guitarist does it and i think its perfect definitely a 5 star rating
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GAC1989
[06/03/2005] by wprestidge1: bull***, none of the versions on here are correct maybe you just cant play it cuz this tab is amzing- 5 stars
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