Van Halen - Aftershock Tab

Subject: Aftershock (TAB)

AFTERSHOCK
By Van Halen
>From the Album Balance

Intro (hold chord and tap fret indicated in parenthesis

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Let all notes ring in the first part of intro

0(12)
0(12)
0(12) 0(12)
2(14) 2(14) 2(14) 2(14)
2(14) 1(13) 2(14) 1(13)
0(12) 0(12)
0(12)
0(12)
0(12) 0(12)
2(14) 2(14) 2(14) 2(14)
2(14) 1(13) 2(14) 1(13)
0(12) 0(12)

Intro (2)

this goes down as one of my favorite Ed licks, it kicks ass, esp through a flanger.
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 0 2 2
2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1
0 3b(1/2) 0
pm pm
0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 0
1 0 0t(2) 2 2 1 1 0 0
3b(1/2) 0 3b(1/2)
^^^^^ pm
trill
0 0
2 2 2 0
2 2 1 1 0 0 2
0 7\5\2b(1/2) 3 3b(F) 5b(F)
pm
0 3 2 0 3 3 3 2 0
0 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 0
0 2b(F) 2p0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2
2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
5b(F) 0 0
3 3 3 0
(Flanger off) 3b(1/2) Bend third fret up 1/2 tone 5b(F) Bend fifth fret up a whole tone 0t(2) Trill (hammer and pull of second fret quickly) 7\5 slide down from seventh to fifth fret pm Palm Mute 2(14) Fret second fret, tap on the fourteenth fret James 5149 1/2 (M-O-O-N, that spells James, laws yes) TAB: :"Aftershock" by Van Halen Album: Balance

This is the rest of the song after the intro part (when the drums

come in) which has been submitted by another tabber. This is a great VH song that goes down as one of the best. TAB Notes:
5h8 Hammeron
5p8 Pulloff
5/8 Slide Up
5\8 Slide Down
5~ Vibrato
Repeat
* *
* *
(0:36) Fig.1
0 3 3 2 0 0 3 3 2
0 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3
0 2 2 2 2 * 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 * 2 2 2
2 2 5~ 2 0 2 5~ 0
0 0
End Fig. 1
0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
3 0 3 3 3 3 0 0
2 0 2 2 2 2 5 6
2 2 2 5 7
2 2 5~ 2 3 4
0 0

P.M-------------- Verse 1/ Fig. 2-------------|

0 3 3 2 0 0
0 3 3 3 3 0
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 0
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2
0
3 3 2 0 0
3 3 3 3 0
2 2 2 2 0
2 2
2 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 2
0 0 0 0 0
3 3 2 0 0 3 3
3 3 3 3 0 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2
0 0
0
End Fig 2
2 0 0 3 3 2 0
3 3 0 3 3 3 3
2 2 0 2 2 2 2
2 9\
2 2 5 5 2 7\
0 0

(1:26) Interlude

0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
5 7 2 2 2 2 4 4 5
5 7 2 2 2 2 4 4 5
3 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
P.M. -- P.M. -------------------------------------|
3 3 2 0
8p7 3 3 3 3
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9\ 2 2 2 2
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9\
5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7\

(1:40) Verse 2 Fig .2 (2:08) Bridge

0 0
0 0
5 7
5 7
3 5
P.M. P.M.
0 0
0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 8 7
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 8 7 8 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 6 5 8 7
6 5

(2:22) Chorus / Fig. 1

3 3 2 0
3 3 3 3
7 7 2 2 2 2
5 7 7
5 5 5
3
(237) Post Chorus P.M. P.M.
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

(2:44) Solo

0 0
0 0 9 10 9 9 7 7
8 9 9
9 9 9
6 7
[A second guitar plays rythmn overtop]
7
9p7 5 5 9 10 9p7 7 7
9
9

(2:58) Post Solo

3 2
3 0
5 2
5 0 2 0 3
3 2 0
3 3 2 0
2/3\2 3 0 0
0 0 0
2 4 5 2
5 5 2 2
3 0 0
Harmonics
12 12 12 12 12 12
7
7 7 7 7
7 7 7 5
7 7 5
12 12 12 12 12 12
7
7
5

Whammy bar dive,sqeal,solo(Don't ask)

(Solo is over chorus and interlude figs.)

Fast alternate picking on each note
4 7 9 7 9 11 12 11 12 14 16 11 12 11 9 7 11
7 9 4 7 9 7 9 11 12 14 12 11 9 7

(3:44) Post Solo

9 9 12 12/14 14/17 5 5/7 7 9 9 12 12/17 17
9 9 12 12/14 14/17 5 5/7 7 9 9 12 12/17 17
7 7 10 10/12 12/15 3 3/5 5 7 7 10 10/15 15
/16 12 12 12/11 11 * 4 2 2
/16 12 12 12/11 11 * 4 2 2
/14 10 10 10/9 9 2 0 0

P.M.-- (4:05) Chorus Fig. 1

3 3 2 0
3 3 3 3
2 2h4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
2 2h4 4 4 4 4 4 4
0 0h2 2 2 2 2 2 2

(4:20) Post Chorus

0 0 0
0 0 0 0
5 7 2 2 2
5 7 2
3 5 0
P.M.
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 4 5 7 7 7 8 9
2 2 4 5 7 7 7 9 9
0 0 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 7

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