For this months Lick of the month we have included the famous guitar solo "Eruption" by Eddie Van Halen. This is one of the greatest guitar solos of all time and is a must learn if you want to master finger tapping, open string licks and more. So blow the dust off your 1978 Van Halen debut album and get a ripping!
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Eddie Van Halen - dist. electric'
Q=92
4/4
Gtr I
PM--|
|-3-|
H Q E S S H S +S +S +S e e e
|-----------------||---------------------------------:
|-----------------||---------------------------------:
|-----------------||-------------------------------5-:
|-----------x/----||-7-------------------------5-7---:
|-----------x/----||-7----7b9==(9)r(7)b9==(7)r-------:
|--------------14-||-5-------------------------------:
~~~~
|-------5-------| |-3-| |---6---| |---6---| |---6---| |---6---|
S +S +S S S +E S T X X X X T T T T T S T T T T S T T T T S T T T T S
|------------------------------5---------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------5---8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5h8p5p0---5-8p5p0---5-||
|-[7]b8==(8)r(7)p5h7b9==(9)r-----------8---------8---------8---------7---------7---||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
7/8
|----6----| |-----6------| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---|
T T T T S T +T T T S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|---8p5-----5-------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------7b8---7b8r(7)p5---[4]-[5]-[7]-[5]-7p5p4---4h7p5p4---4h7p5p4-7-4h7p5p4---||
|-----------------------6-----------------------7---------7-------------------7-||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
4/4
Gtr II
W
2.5___/1.5________
S S S S S S S S S. T E +E. a S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------------------|
|---7-6-5-4------------------------------|
|-----------7-6-5-3s15--------------15p0-|
|----------------------0-----(0)---------|
A
H Q E. S Q E. S H
| | | | |
/ / / o /
/ 1___/ 1___/ 1.5___/ 1___/
|-3--| |-3--| |--3---| |-3--|
+Q +E +S +E +S +E +S +E +S +E. S Q Q Q E. S
|--------------------------------------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------||----3----3--3s<19>-|
|------------------------------------------------2-||-2--0----2---------|
|------------------------------------------------2-||-2--0----0---------|
|-(0)--(0)--(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)----(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-0-||-0-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------||----3--------------|
+W
|
/
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |------5------| |3-| |3-|
E S E S E S E S S S S S S E S E S
|-------17-------17-------17-------17-17------------17-20-21----20-|
|-20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22---------------20----------19----|
|----------------------------------------(0)-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------(0)-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
W
|3-| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |-----------6------------|
E S E +S +E S E S E +S S S S S +S S S S +S
|-17------------------------17-------17-20b22r(20)p17----17-------------------------------|
|----19-19b22==(22)r(19)b21----20b22------------------20----20b22r(22)p17----20b22==(22)r=|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------19--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6----------| |-----3------|
+S S S +S S S S +S +S +E a S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|------------------------------------------------------------------------17-20---------------17-20-17h20p=|
|-(20)p17-20b22r(22)p17-15-20b22==(22)r(20)b22==(22)r-------16-18-20-21----------17h20-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------12s18-------------------17-------(17)--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1.5/ 1.5/ 4 3.5
|---3---| |3-|
T T T T T T T T T +T T T T +T T +T S +S S E T +T +T +T S S T
|-17p14h15p14------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12--|
|-------------17p14----14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|-------------------17----18b20r(18)-14-18-18-----(18)-18-----(18)-14--(14)---------18b20==(20)r(18)b20-(20)-18b20--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------x--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------x--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
Q=132
|3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E S T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-12-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-17-14-14-14-16-16-16-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-12-12-16-16-16-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-17-14-14-14-16-16-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T a T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T a T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-12-12-12-14-12s10-10-10-12-10-9-9-9-10-9-7-7-7-9-7-7s5-5-5-7-5-3-3-3-5-3-1-1-1--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6___________
T T T T T T T T T T T T T a +S +T S S E +E +E
|-1-1-1-1-1h3p1p0-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5p3p1p0-1---------------------------------|
|---------------------------2pb3==(3)r(2)p1-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------/20p0---(0)-(0)-|
/
+Q +H E. T T
|----------------------|
|----------------x-----|
|----------------x-----|
|----------------x-----|
|------------------/7--|
|-(0)--(0)-------------|
|----6----| |-3-| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S E S T T T T T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------6---5-------8-0-7-|
|-------------5p0---------5p0-----------7-0-5-------|
|-5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7s8---8---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----6----| |----6----| |-3-| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S E S S T T
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0---------------5p0---7-|
|-----------------------------5h7-7-7-7-----7---|
|-------------------------3s7-------------------|
|----5----| |----6----| |----6----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S S S S T T
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-------------5p0-4---------7p0-6-4h6p4h6p4h6p4h6p4p0-||
|---(7)-5p0---------7-4-4-4---------------------------||
|-7--7------7-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
9/8
|----6----| |---6---| |----6----| |----6----|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------6px-5-------8p0-7----||
|----------------5p0-------5p0-3-------7p0-5----------||
|----5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7----------------------------||
|-/7--------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
4/4
|----6----| |---6---| |---6---| |----6----|
S S S S S S a E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5h7p5h7p5h7-5s3h5p3h5s3-1h3p1h3p1p0h2p0h2p0h2-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Q=146
T T T T T T T T
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-14p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h9-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|----6-----| |----6-----| |----6-----| |-----6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5p4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
|----6-----| |----6-----| |----6-----| |------7------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p=|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-13p=|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |------6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8p6-15p=|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|------6------| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-17p=|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6------| |-----6------| |-----6------| |-----6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p12p9-17p=||
|------------------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------------------||
2/4
T T T T
|------6------| |------6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------||
|-9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
4/4
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |------6-------| |------6-------| |-------6--------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12h15-17-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-15p=|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|------6-------| |------6------| |------6------| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p8h11-15p7h10-15p7h10-13h14p=|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|------6------| |------6------| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8h11-13p8h11-13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p6h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-12p=|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p3h6-12p3h6-12p=|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p=|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p=|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p=|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p=|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
T T
E.. T E.. T Q. S S
|----------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----h(4)/-18b18.5-/19s0----0(12)-0(12)-|
6__
+H.. +E +H +H +W
|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-(12)------*(12)-|-(12)----(12)----|-(12)-------*|
*feedback pitch B
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend:
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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