Chords of: Eruption by: Van Halen. (Eb, Ebm7, Ab, Eb7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Eruption” by Van Halen is in Eb Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 53 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ebm7, Ab, Eb7.
Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 1:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → F#/G# → Ebm7b5 → Ab7 → Ab → C# → Ebm7 → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | 0:15 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 14% |
| Ab | 0:12 | 13% |
| Eb7 | 0:09 | 10% |
| C# | 0:07 | 7% |
| E | 0:06 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:06 | 6% |
| Ebm | 0:04 | 4% |
Ab – F#/G# – Abm7b5 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Ebm7b5 – Bb7 – B7 – F# – G – Ab7 – Ab – F# – C# – Ebm7 – Eb7 – Ebm7 – E – D7 – Eb7 – Ab – Ebm7 – Ddim – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab – Ebm7 – Cm – Ab – Ddim – Bb – Eb – B – Ebm7 – C# – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb7 – F#m – C#maj7 – Dm6 – Em – B/C# – Bb – Ebm – Bb – Ebm – …
