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Van Halen: Eruption

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From: csb1@engr.uark.edu (/usr/spool/mail/csb1)



"Eruption" by Van Halen
Taken from Guitar Player Magazine, Issue unknown

Entered by: Chris Bray 


----------------------------------------------------------5---------------
--------------------------------------------------------5-5-8^5^0---------
\--2------------------------------5--7^(8)^7--5--7^(9)-------------8------
\--2------------------------5--7------------------------------------------
\--0------------7^(9)^7^(9)-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    gliss
------------------------------------------------5-------------------------
--5^8^5^0--5^8^5^0--5^8^5^0--5^8^5^0--------5---8-5-------5---------------
--------------------------------------7^(8)------------7----7^(8)^7^5-----
------------------------------------------------------0^----------------6-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                          slight ritard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------4--------------------------------
---4---5---7---5-7^5^4----4^7^5^4----4^7^5--4--7--4^7^5^4-----4-----------
-----------------------7----------7------------------------7----7-6-5-4---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             ritard
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------3---3--------
-----------------------------0-----------------------------2---0---2---2/---
-----------------------------------------------------------2---0---0--------
---7-6-5-3----------------------3-----0^2^0^2^0^2^0^1^0----0----------------
-------------5\16-0-^-5-^-3------------------------------------3------------

----------17---------17---------17---------17--------17-20-21----20-17----
--20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)-----20-------------19----------
--------------------------------------------------0-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------17---------17---------17---------17-----------------
---19^(22)^19^20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)----20^(22)----20--------------
-------------------------------------------------------------0------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

---17-20-21----20-17-----------------17---------17-20^(21)^20^17^---17----
------------19-------19^(22)^19^(20)----21^(22)------------------20-------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---20^(22)^20^17----20^(22)^20^17--20^(22)^20^17----20^(22)^20^(22)\------
-----------------19------------------------------19-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                  gliss
---------------16^17^20--------------17-20-17^20^17^14-15^14^--------------
------16^18^20-------------17^20---X^------------------------17^14---------
--/18-------------------18--------X--------------------------------17^(18)-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--14-------------------------------------------------------17-------------
-----18^(19)^18^14-17^14^17^14^17^14\------19^(21)^19^(21)----19^(21)-----
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------0\----------------------------------

     fast picking
------------16-16-16-16-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-17-17------------
---17-17-17----------------------------------------------------19-19-19---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

---16-16-16----------16-16-16-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-17---------
------------17-17-17----------------------------------------------19-19-19
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

---16-16-16---12-12-12-14-12\10-10-10-10-12-10\9-9-9-10-9\7-7-7-9-7\5-5-5-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                ritard
---7-5\3-3-3-5-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1^3^1\0---------------------------------
------------------------------------------5^3^1^0-------------------------
--------------------------------------------------2(4)^2\1----------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------2/------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------0-13-0---
                                                                  ~  ~
                                                        trill
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------6^0^5-------8^0^7--5^(7)-------------
--------------------5^0--------5-0-4^------7^0^5--------------------------
-------5^7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7--------------------------------------------
---/7---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------4^0---------------------
------------------------------------5^0^4--------------6--4^(6)----4^0----
-----------------5^0----------5^0----------7-4-4--------------------------
------5^7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-----7---------------------------------------
---/7---------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------5^0----------5^0^---6-0-5-------8----------------------
-------5^7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-----8--------7-0/5----10------------------
---/7---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---9^11^9^11^9^11^9\7^9^7^9^7\5^7^5^7^5\4^6^4^6^4^6-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---18^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9----------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9-14^6^9^8--------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

             repeat 3x                             repeat 4x
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
--|: -14^8^11-14^8^11 :|-16^8^11-16^8^11-|: 16^9^13-16^9^13 :|------------
--|: ---------------- :|-----------------|: --------------- :|------------
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
--|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------

             repeat 3x                             repeat 3x
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------
--|: -17^9^12-17^9^12 :|-19^9^13-19^9^13^11-|: 19^11^14-19^11^14 :|-------
--|: ---------------- :|--------------------|: ----------------- :|-------
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------
--|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------

                                  repeat 3x
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------
--|-21^11^14-21^11^14-|: 21^16^13 21^16^13 :|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|: ----------------- :|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------
--|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------

                change feel
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--21^13--21^13--21^13^16--21^13^16--21^13^16--21^13^16--21^16-------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--21^16^19--21^15^18--21^15^18--21^14^17--21^13^16--21^13^16--------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---19--21^16^19--21^16^19--21^15^18--21^15^18--21^14^17--21^14^17---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---21^13^16--21^13^16--21^14^17--19^14^17--19^13^16--19^13^16--19^12^15---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---19^12^15--19^11^14--19^11^14--16/17^15^17^12^15--17^11^14--17^11^14----
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                       repeat 8x
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------
---17^10^13--17^10^13--17^9^12--17^9^12--16^|: ^8^11-16^8^11-16^ :|-------
--------------------------------------------|: ----------------- :|-------
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------
--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------

               repeat 8x            repeat 8x             repeat 8x
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----
---|: ^9^12-16^9^12-10^ :|: 8^11-16^8^11-16^ :|: ^9^12-16^8^11-16^ :|-----
---|: ----------------- :|: ---------------- :|: ----------------- :|-----
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----
---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----

           slow *
----------------------------||
----------------------------||
---^9/----------------------||
----------------------------||
----------------------------||
--------\0------0--^--12^---||

   *  Hit the low E string, 12th fret, with right-hand index finger,
      causing harmonic.


Key:  ^     Hammer on/off
      \     Slide up
      /     Slide down
      ^( )  Bend to the note in ( )


-- 
==============================================================================
csb1@engr.uark.edu            |  Chris Bray
cbray@uafhp.uark.edu          |  University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 
==============================================================================
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is
why several of us died of tuberculosis.
==============================================================================
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