Van Halen – Aftershock tab

Intro (hold chord and tap fret indicated in parenthesis )
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)-------------------------|--------|

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Intro (2)this goes down as one of my favorite Ed licks, it kicks ass, esp througha 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)

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Key to terms used

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

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Part two coming soon!