Eruption Tab by Van Halen

ULTIMATE
GUITAR
COM
Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#

Tuning: Half-step down

(Effects To Use:)
Reverb
Phaser
Slight Delay
Compressor

|-------PM--------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A#|-------------------------------5-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0-8p5p0--------------
F#|-----2----------5-7b(ps)r-p5-7----------------------------------------------------------
C#|--/x-2------5-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|--/x-0--3/7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----5-8p5---5--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--7-------7---7-5--4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7p5p4-----------|
C#|-----------------------------7-----------7-----------7-----------7---------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------------0--0-----------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------2--3--3-----------------|
F#|--4------------------------------------------------2--0--2-----------------|
C#|----7-6-5-4----------------------------------------2--0--0-----------------|
G#|------------7-6-5-3~--/-\------0w-0w-0w-0w-0w-0w---0--0--------------------|
D#|----------------------------0w------------------------3--------------------|

D#|-------17-----17-17----17-17-----17-17---------17-20-21----20p17-----------|
A#|--/20-----20b------20b-------20b-------20b--20----------19-----------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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D#|------17-----17--20brp17----------------------------------------------------------------
A#|--19b----20b-------------20-17-20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20brp17----20
F#|---------------------------------------19---------19---------19---------19---------19---
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------|
brp17----17-|
------19----|
------------|
------------|
------------|

D#|--------------------17-20-------------17-20--17h20p17/14h15p14--------------------------
A#|--------16-18-20-21----------17h20-----------------------------17p14----14--------------
F#|--12/18-------------------17-------17--------------------------------17----18b-14-18b-18
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------|
------------|
b-----------|
------------|
------------|
---0DB------|

(This is the part where he starts tremolo picking) (very fast)

D#|--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--|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|--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--|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|--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--|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|--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-----|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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D#|--1h3p1p0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------5p3p0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------5p2p0-------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------0wwwwww----------------------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A#|--------------------------------------------6---5---------------------------------------
F#|--------------------5p0-------------5p0-----------7p0-5--9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9
C#|------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----7/8---8-----------------------------------------
G#|--/7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------|
----------|
~~--------|
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----------|
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D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|-------------------------------------------5p4------------------------------------------
C#|--------------------5p0--------------5p0-------7p6---9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9h11p9~~--
G#|------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7------7----------------------------------------------
D#|--3/7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------|
----------|
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D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A#|----------------------------------------6p5-------8p0-7---------------------------------
F#|--------------------5p0-------------5p0-----7p0-5-------9h11p9h11p9/7h9p7h9p7/5h7p5h7p5/
C#|------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------
G#|--3/7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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4h6p4h6p4-|
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(here is the tapping part)

+ + + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5---------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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 + + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9--------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8-15p7h10-------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15-17p12h15---|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + +
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A#|--17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--15p10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p8h11-15p7h10-15p710-13p8h11-13p8h11----|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p6h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8--------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + +
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + +
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5--------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------/-\--0--|

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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend

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