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How to Play Eruption By Eddie Van Halen (Tab) Tuning: E Flat Guitar: Any Strat style guitar with a Humbucker pickup at the bridge of the guitar. Key: B : Bend B(6): Bend Pitch indicated T : Tremolo pick (Pick Fast) Tr : Trill + : Tap \ : Slide Down / : Slide Up H : Hammer On P : Pull Off PM : Palm Mute ~ : Vibrato W~ : Whammy Bar * : Harmonic " : Pinch Harmonic Gear: Eddie used a MXR Phase 90 script or something like that, use the newer Block version if want, but Eddie used a script instead of the block. He also used a boss equaliser, you also use a MXR Distortion + if you want as well, just as good. He used sometimes two instead of just the one. And he also had reverb at about 2.5 Sec Decay time and a delay about 500 probably 600 Mil Sec's and a Tape Delay at the end. I would prefer a fender watt head amplifier stack but you choose. Drive :8 Bass :5 Treble:7 Mid :6 BPM: 92 The Song: Eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|--------2-----------5-7b*(9)r7p5-7b9-| Db|--------2-------5-7------------------| Ab|--------0---2/7----------------------| Eb|--14\2-------------------------------| PM|-----------------------| Eb|------------| Bb|--5h8p5p0---| Gb|----------8-| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Eb|------------|X4 \Rake/ Eb|----5-----------------| Bb|---5--8p5------5------| Gb|--5-------7b(9)--r7p5-| Db|----------------------| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------| Eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|--4-5-7-5h7p5p4---| Db|----------------7-| Ab|------------------| Eb|------------------| Eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|--4h7p5p4---| Db|----------7-| Ab|------------| Eb|------------|X4 Heavy Palm Muting Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|----4----------------------------------------| Db|--7---7-6-5-4--------------------------------| Ab|--------------7-6-5-3----------------------0-| Eb|-----------------------0(Bend Down Whammy)---| Eb|------------2-2----------| Bb|-------3----3-3-----2/19-| Gb|--2----0----2-2----------| Db|--2----0----0-0----------| Ab|--0----------------------| Eb|-------3-----------------| Note: Now you turn on the phase 90 Eb|-------17-| Bb|---20b----| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X5 \Rake/ Eb|--------17-20-21----20p17-------------17---------17-20b(22)p17---17-| Bb|--19--19---------19-------19b(21)r19~----20b(22)--------------20----| Gb|-----x--------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| PM|-----| Eb|----------------| Bb|--20b(22)p17----| Gb|-------------19-| Db|----------------| Ab|----------------| Eb|----------------|X3 Eb|-------------------------------16-17-20----------| Bb|-----17 20b(22)-------16h18h20----------14h17h20-| Gb|--19--------------/18----------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| \Rake/ Eb|----17-20-17-20p17\14-15p14------------------------------------| Bb|---x------------------------17p14----14------------------------| Gb|--x-------------------------------17----17b(19)r17p14h17-W~p14-| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| BPM: 132 Eb|-----------------|-12------12t-16t-19t-17t-16t-17t-14t-16t-12t-| Bb|-----------------|-15b(17)-------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------|---------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------|---------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------|---------------------------------------------| Eb|--0(Dunk Whammy)-|---------------------------------------------|X2 Eb|--14t-h16p14\12t-h14p12\10t-h12p10\9t-h10p9\7t-h9p7\5t-h7p5\3t-h5p3\1t-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--h3p1p0---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------5p3p1p0-------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------2b(4)r2p1-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------0(dunk Whammy down then bring up)-| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--x---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--x---------------5p0-------5p0-----10---9-7p0-----12----11-9tr10-| Db|--x---5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-----7/8----8-------/10----10----------| Ab|--x/7-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------5p0------------------------| Db|------------------5p0-------5p0-------9-7-----12----11-9tr11-| Ab|------5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-----7---------9-9----10----------| Eb|--5/7--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--x---------------5p0-------5p0---10p0-9-7p0-----12----9tr11\7tr9\5tr7\4tr6-| Db|--x---5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-----8----8-------/10----10----------------------| Ab|--x/7-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| BPM:146 + Eb|--------| Bb|--9p2h5-| Gb|--------| Db|--------| Ab|--------| Eb|--------|X8 + Eb|---------| Bb|--10p2h5-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X8 + Eb|---------| Bb|--10p4h7-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X7 + Eb|---------| Bb|--11p4h7-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X1 + Eb|---------| Bb|--12p5h9-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X8 + Eb|---------| Bb|--13p5h8-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X8 + Eb|---------| Bb|--15p5h8-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X8 + Eb|----------| Bb|--15p7h10-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X7 + Eb|----------| Bb|--16p7h10-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X1 + Eb|----------| Bb|--17p7h10-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X8 + Eb|----------| Bb|--17p9h12-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X8 + Eb|-----------| | Bb|--17p12h15-| | Gb|-----------| | Db|-----------| | Ab|-----------| | Eb|-----------|X2| + | Eb|-----------| | Bb|--17p11h14-| | Gb|-----------| | Db|-----------| | Ab|-----------| | Eb|-----------|X2| + |---X2 Eb|-----------| | Bb|--17p10h13-| | Gb|-----------| | Db|-----------| | Ab|-----------| | Eb|-----------|X2| + | Eb|----------| | Bb|--17p9h12-| | Gb|----------| | Db|----------| | Ab|----------| | Eb|----------|X2 | + Eb|-----------| Bb|--15p10h13-| Gb|-----------| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------|X2 + Eb|----------| Bb|--15p9h12-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X2 + Eb|----------| Bb|--15p8h11-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X2 + Eb|----------| Bb|--15p7h10-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X2 + Eb|----------| Bb|--13p8h11-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X2 + Eb|----------| Bb|--13p7h10-| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|X2 + Eb|---------| Bb|--13p6h9-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X2 + Eb|---------| Bb|--13p5h8-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X2 + Eb|---------| Bb|--12p4h7-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X8 + Eb|---------| Bb|--12p5h8-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X8 + Eb|---------| Bb|--12p4h7-| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------|X8 + Eb|---------| | Bb|--12p5h8-| | Gb|---------| | Db|---------| | Ab|---------| | Eb|---------|X1 | + |------Repeat 8 Times Eb|---------| | Bb|--12p4h7-| | Gb|---------| | Db|---------| | Ab|---------| | Eb|---------|X1 | Eb|-------| Bb|--12p5-| Gb|-------| Db|-------| Ab|-------| Eb|-------| Eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|------2-2--------| Eb|--14\-0-0 12*12*-| Now Click on the tape delay and drop down an octave. Well Done You've now done Eruption. Please msg me if you think some bits are wrong