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 SecÂ’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: 92The 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: 132Eb|-----------------|-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| + |---X2Eb|-----------| |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 TimesEb|---------| |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 YouÂ’ve now done Eruption.
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