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Eruption
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Eddie Van Halen
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Distortion Guitar
Track difficulty (Rhythm)
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d#
A#
F#
C#
G#
D#
P. M.
P. M.
1
Intro
=131
(Some PMs are for effect)*
C#*
G#
7
7
F#*
C#
12
12
4
4
2
=134
D#
G#5
2
2
0
(0)
X
D#
7
full
full
3
P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
P.H.
P. M.
3
F
F#
5
G#
7
B
5
C# D#
7
full
B
5
C#
7
full
D#
5
G#
5
3
4
HoPo Section
=144
F#
8
D#
5
A#
0
D
8
D#
5
F#
8
D#
5
A#
0
D
8
D#
5
F#
8
D#
5
2
4
3
3
3
3
P. M.
P.H.
5
A#
0
D
8
D#
5
F#
8
D#
5
A#
0
D
8
D#
5
F#
8
D#
5
A#
0
D
8
D#
5
G#
5
F#
8
D#
5
A#
0
C#
7
D
8
C#
7
B
5
F#
(0)
A#
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
P.H.
P.H.
P. M.
6
=138
B
5
C#
7
B
5
C#
7
B
5
A#
4
G#
7
B
5
C#
7
B
5
A#
4
G#
7
B
5
C#
7
B
5
A#
4
G#
7
7
B
5
C#
7
B
5
A#
4
G#
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
P. M.
P. M.
7
=150
A#
4
G#
7
G
6
F#
5
2
4
8
=128
F
4
D#
7
D
6
C#
5
9
=120
B Slide Up*
8
(8)
(17)
D# Whammy Down to C…
(0)
4
4
…and Up*
P. M.
P. M.
10
=108
^F F (Whammy Bar)*
(12)
(0)
(D# F)
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
12
Big Chords
=83
D#
G#5
2
2
0
C#
F#5
3
3
0
0
X
3
G# F#
C#
2
3
2
0
C# (Just Slide…
3
3
(19)
…Up)*
P. M.
P. M.
13
Bend Section
=170
F#
20
full
G#
17
F#
20
full
G#
17
F#
20
full
G#
17
F#
20
full
G#
17
F#
20
D#
(17)
X
D#
(17)
X
14
=180
F#
20
G#
17
B
20
C
21
F
19
B
20
G#
17
F
19
F# G#
20
full
full
15
=184
G#
17
F#
20
full
G#
17
B C#
20
full
G#
17
F#
20
G#
17
F# G#
20
full
D#
17
C#
19
16
F# G#
20
full
D#
17
17
F# G#
20
full
F#
17
C#
19
F# G#
20
full
full
(20)
P. M.
17
=175
F#
8
C
(14)
D
16
D#
17
F#
20
G
16
G#
17
B
20
C
14
D#
17
F#
20
(X)
G#
17
B
20
G#
17
B
20
3
18
=171
G#
17
F
14
F#
20
F
14
D#
17
C
14
B
17
C
14
B C
17
½
G#
14
B…
(17)
…(Whammy Vibrato)*
P. M.
19
=138
C*
G#*
14
14
(X)
(X)
(X)
(0)
D# Dive*
(0)
X
X
X
X
C#
15
full
full
D#
12
C# D#
12
15
full
12
20
Picking Section
=127
D#
12
12
12
G
16
16
16
16
A#
19
19
19
19
G#
17
17
17
G
16
16
16
G#
17
17
17
F
14
14
14
G
16
16
16
3
7
7
7
21
=138
D#
12
12
12
G
16
16
16
A#
19
19
19
G#
17
17
17
G
16
16
16
G#
17
17
17
F
14
14
14
G
16
16
16
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
22
=155
D#
12
12
12
F
14
D#
12
C#
10
10
10
D#
12
C#
10
C
9
9
9
C#
10
C
9
A#
7
7
7
C
9
A#
7
G#
5
5
5
A#
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
P. M.
P. M.
23
=128
G#
5
F#
3
3
3
G#
5
F#
3
E
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
F#
3
E
1
D#
0
E
1
C#
3
B
1
A#
0
B
1
A A#
3
½
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24
=74
G Slide Up*
1
(1)
(5)
D# Whammy Down to…
(0)
…C and back to D#*
25
26
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
C#
5
D#
(7)
P. M.
27
Trill Section
=128
F#
5
G#
7
7
7
7
7
B
5
F#
0
G#
7
7
7
7
B
5
F#
0
A
8
E
6
A#
0
D#
9
C#
7
F#
0
B
10
F#
8
A#
0
F
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
28
=104
D# F...
9
11
9
11
9
11
9
11
9
11
9
G#
(X)
5
A#
(7)
2
4
P. M.
29
=126
C#
5
D#
7
7
7
7
F#
5
C#
0
D#
7
7
7
7
F#
5
C#
0
D#
7
B
5
F#
0
A#
9
G#
7
C#
0
F
9
C#
7
F#
0
C
11
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
30
=120
A# C...
9
11
9
11
9
11
9
11
C#
(X)
5
D#
(7)
2
4
3
3
3
P. M.
31
=127
F#
5
G#
7
7
7
7
7
B
5
F#
0
G#
7
7
7
7
B
5
F#
0
A
8
E
6
A#
0
D#
9
C#
7
F#
0
B
10
F#
8
A#
0
F
11
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
32
=132
D# F...
9
11
9
11
9
11
C# D#...
(7)
9
7
9
7
B C#...
(5)
7
5
7
5
A# C...
(4)
6
4
6
4
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
33
Tapping Section
=145
G C D#...
9
2
5
9
2
5
9
2
5
9
2
5
9
2
5
9
2
5
9
2
5
9
2
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
34
=150
G# C D#...
10
2
5
10
2
5
10
2
5
10
2
5
10
2
5
10
2
5
10
2
5
10
2
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
35
=151
G# D F...
10
4
7
10
4
7
10
4
7
10
4
7
10
4
7
10
4
7
A# D F...
12
4
7
12
4
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
36
=149
A# D# G...
12
5
9
12
5
9
12
5
9
12
5
9
12
5
9
12
5
9
12
5
9
12
5
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
37
=151
B D# F#...
13
5
8
13
5
8
13
5
8
13
5
8
13
5
8
13
5
8
C# D# F#...
15
5
8
15
5
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
38
=155
C# F G#...
15
7
10
15
7
10
15
7
10
15
7
10
15
7
10
15
7
10
D# F G#...
17
7
10
17
7
10
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
39
=157
D# G A#...
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
40
D# G A#
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
17
9
12
2
4
3
3
3
3
41
=154
D# A# C#...
17
12
15
17
12
15
D# A C...
17
11
14
17
11
14
D# G# B...
17
10
13
17
10
13
D# G A#...
17
9
12
17
9
12
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
42
=160
D# A# C#...
17
12
15
17
12
15
D# A C...
17
11
14
17
11
14
D# G# B...
17
10
13
17
10
13
D# G A#...
17
9
12
17
9
12
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
43
=153
C# G# B...
15
10
13
15
10
13
C# G A#...
15
9
12
15
9
12
C# F# A...
15
8
11
15
8
11
C# F G#...
15
7
10
15
7
10
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
44
=149
B F# A...
13
8
11
13
8
11
B F G#...
13
7
10
13
7
10
B E G...
13
6
9
13
6
9
B D# F#...
13
5
8
13
5
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
45
=147
A# D F...
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
46
=144
A# D# F#
12
5
8
12
5
8
12
5
8
12
5
8
12
5
8
12
5
8
12
5
8
12
5
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
47
=145
A# D F...
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
12
4
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
48
=152
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
49
=150
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
A# D# F#
12
5
8
A# D F
12
4
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
Harm.
50
Outro
=116
A#
12
D#
5
F
(X)
2
A#
(19)
F Slide Up, Pull-Off to Open D#
14
(19)
0
0
51
=70
Harmonic D# Whammy Down*
12
12
3
52
53
Vibrato + Phaser Pedal Up and Down
54
Fade Out
55
Pitch can be shifted to match standard tuning (R)