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.
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
(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 |
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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\ |
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(1:40) Verse 2 Fig .2 (2:08) Bridge
| 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 | |
| (2 | 37) 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 |
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(2:44) Solo
| 0 0 | |
| 0 0 | 9 10 9 9 7 7 |
| 8 9 | 9 |
| 9 9 | 9 |
| 6 7 | |
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[A second guitar plays rythmn overtop]
| 7 |
| 9p7 5 5 9 10 9p7 7 7 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
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(2:58) Post Solo
| | 3 2 |
| | 3 0 |
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| | 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 |
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| 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| 7 |
| 7 7 7 7 |
| 7 7 7 5 |
| 7 7 5 |
Whammy bar dive,sqeal,solo(Don't ask)
(Solo is over chorus and interlude figs.)
Fast alternate picking on each note
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| 4 7 9 7 9 11 12 11 12 14 16 11 12 11 9 7 11 |
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| 7 9 4 7 9 7 9 11 12 14 12 11 9 7 | |
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(3:44) Post Solo
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| 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 |
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| /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 |
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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 | |
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(4:20) Post Chorus
| | 0 0 0 |
| | 0 0 0 0 |
| | 5 7 2 2 2 |
| | 5 7 2 |
| | 3 5 0 |
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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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