Eruption by Van Halen I'm a bassist/ lead vocalist to my band and i've listened to this song millions of times and searched the internet for the guitar part on bass, and found that everybody says ther is no bass at all. i say there is and heres the tab **this version is off of Van Halen Best Of** *Drum Fill* G|----------------|-----------| D|----------------|-----------| A|----------------|-----------| E|--4-------------|-----------| 0:01 G|----------------|-----------| D|----------------|-----------| A|--------4-------|-----------| E|--4--2----------|-----------| 0:17 i also love to play the tapping part on my bass. here it is! ex - 6^9 is hammer on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---18^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9-13^6^9---------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|----- ---|: ^9^12-16^9^12-10^ :|: 8^11-16^8^11-16^ :|: ^9^12-16^8^11-16^ :|----- ---|: ----------------- :|: ---------------- :|: ----------------- :|----- ---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|----- ---|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|----- slide down and strum open low E and tap the 12 fret playing the harmonic and either detune slowly an octave or push the tremolo bar down slowly one octave thats the whole tapping part of Eruption. email me at bassplayercutrer@yahoo.com or my band at lightning_strikes_twice_rocks@yahoo.com visit us at www.lightningstrikestwicerocks.webs.com and www.youtube.com/LS2rocks