The fact that Eddie was 20, 21 when he came up with these approaches that had really not been done before, is the reason why we still talk about and admire his genius. R.I.P. King Eddie, and thank you for it all. Great channel Marty, and thank you as well.

Bonus Dude.

I remember learning this 30+ years ago. I still have my notebook with the hand written tab. Now I can relive those lessons through the man Marty! Awesome channel!

Thank you Marty for this amazing video. We all miss EVH and nothing better than learning with you how to play their best songs. Best regards from Argentina

Guitar Genius for sure !!!! EVH along with Nokie Edwards, Chet Atkins and a few select others really set the mold for guitar playing. Vito Bratta was another that was a complete guitar genius probably the best at what he did. This video is probably the best instructional video I've ever seen for this song !!!! Thank you so much.

I think I missed the most about any being gone was watching him play guitar I just made you happy watching and listening to him

I have a few learning disabilities and you are hands down the best VH teacher I have come across, my fav new channel, cheers !

Love this song! Great lesson Marty 🤘👍

Marty...Thanks for that wonderful breakdown of that amazing song. You are a true musican. Thank You

Thanks Marty!. I really do appreciate your time doing these instructions. It brought me back to guitar playing after years.

Thank you for EVH 101! Again! I learning VH better than ever because of your teaching style!

Great Lesson & great playing ... Thank you so much for this 🙂

Excellent lesson Marty! I love the guitar too. I’ve been watching all of your Van Halen videos for a week now. You’re awesome 👍🏻

I loved how Eddie could just the sound he needed a lot of the time just putting the guitar through a stack and using his volume knob & pick attack to get a cleaner sound. I often approached playing live like this. My amp & my channel switch, with a dual drive head. I always tried to approach things with a keep it simple stupid approach to my guitar rig/ guitar parts I wrote. Sometimes its not what you play, but what you don't. Serve the song. Another great lesson bro.

Love that guitar and that delay is blowing my mind…..thank you buddy.

Great lesson and fantastic insights! Really enjoyed. Thank you

Great lesson Marty and thank you for showing me this song

Wow I wish I had KZfaq back in the 80’s! Going to pick up the guitar and follow your jam on this one. Well done and an easier vh tune - but it truly captures his style and I thank you for that.

Marty, in few words, let me tell you and with all my pleasure, that you have a great way to teach, considering the technical way of teaching but also the ability you have got, probably over the years, but I am also sure that being a teacher is something that belongs to our own DNA, those skills that a great teacher needs to pass his passion and knowledge to his students. Thanks and all the best! CIRO ✌🏻🍻😉

Well done Marty! You explain this all very well....love that you hand draw your chord shapes!

This is unreal, job well done. Your tone is very verry similar i cant tell the difference we appreciate the video

Special appreciation for your great guitar tone 😍

Fantastic lesson, and slick playing - thank you! Wish I could have watched your lessons back in the 1980s!

This brings back so many good memories, thank you so much.

Nice little lesson. as a side note, I started taking a shot every time you try to get your hair out of the way. 7 minutes in... I am buzzing. Thanks for both the lesson and the buzz. Now, off to the woodshed!

Well done.... Just awesome... Thanks for sharing...🤘🤘🤘

Thanks for the tips buddy, ive been earring it in eb, ill continue as i like the tone but using the tips you suggest, thanks brother

I got Laid a lot to this song .

Marty we love you man!keep on putting killer content 👏🕊

Hi Marty, the more I understand Van Halen thanks to you, the more I realize how much of a giant he was. Thanks for your lessons. Ciao!

Fabulous brother

Hey Marty, in this video I believe your the first person to nail it correctly. Your correct saying that Eddie was always changing up is music from original. As Eddie had said it’s all about the feeling. Great job!!

Good lesson Marty. It looks too fun. Can't wait to give it a go. Thank you. Tucson, AZ.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I’m putting together my first super strat and want to have some fun stuff to play when it’s ready.

Quintessential!!!! Great.

Thanks Marty I’m going to give this one a go. Great tips!

Dude you are so awesome!!! Liked and Subscribed. Now I know who to go to learn a new Van Halen tune!!!

Great job! Great video. You do a great job breaking sh+’ down. Your efforts are appreciated.

Aloha Marty! Awesome! Subscribed! Mahalo nui loa for sharing….

Nice. Was going to comment negatively, then thumbs up, now thank you

Nice with both cat and dog. My dog does the same thing: lies down and listens to good music!👍

It's so sad that we're never going to hear his genius. Ever again. It's Prashant Halen song I ever heard I was 12 years old. I can still feel the excitement could I get the first time I heard it. And then I get a lump in my throat. He was blessed with a gift from God. He just made you feel good when he played. It's not a long journey from the Cradle to the Grave. We better all enjoy everyday we're given

Wow! Thank you so much! Rock ‘n’ roll!

outstanding job! learned a lot from this video, not just about the song.

Thanks, amazing and melodic riff

awwsome lesson......me learn!!!!!!!

I’m diggin the paint job. 🤘🏼

Great lesson!

Great channel man, love it. Tone is awesome! Bravo!

Beautiful lesson.Thank you!

Rest in peace Eddie, you make this a lot easier than that other guy on here.

One of the best Van Halen songs imo . He had such a great touch and with all those little nuances Eddie added so much magic so his playing & even simple riffs came alive . Great lesson .!

Just wanted to back up what everyone else is saying bud. Nicely broken down and easy to understand. Great job! 👌

13:56 thank you for breaking down this technique especially with the explanation of the slide. I always wondered how he got this sound

sice a few days i watching your Videos, and i really like the art of how you explain and show the different problems and riffs. Thank you very much. Would be great to know how you reach your heavy sounding sounds. also for the Def leppard Videos.

Super class

Really cool video.

Nice tone and an understandable lesson. Well done!

Bro…. killin it good video thank you for sharing

Marty have you ever done humans being it's my favorite VANHALEN song everything he does is in this song and the wicked octave climb at the end outstanding Edju

Lemmy says you are number one...well done brother.

Such a kill lesson thank you bud figured it out except the harmonicx awesome .....thank you sir. 2thumbs up

Great job! Please keep your VH series going!

Nicely done and cool lookin guitar. Picked a new trick or two…thanks. 👍

Subscribed! This is fantastic! Thank you!

Thanks for posting this!

I knew about artificial harmonics, but you blew my mind with that angled B maj harmonic chord strike.

this is fantastic! bravo

How'd I miss this? Subscribed.

Aw marty awesome! Been wanting to learn this 1 so bad. This 1, and gimmie all your lovin by ZZ Top. To funny you popped this 1 up. Thanks again! Peace, Love, and Rock n Roll. 😎 -edit- ok it was 7 months ago, where the hell am i. But regardless, thanks!

I’m just starting to follow you. Trying to learn great lessons. Thanks for helping

Excellent lesson, Marty. You totally explained and clearly demonstrated how to play that song. Thank you. I subscribed and looking forward to more of your lessons.

Thanx Man-- Youre awesome

outstanding. thanks, youtube algorithm :) subscribed :)

Great lesson! Thanks

Hey CK,we all wish we had Utube back in the 80's,hell,I wish I had it in the 70's HA!

Love that guitar

Can't wait til the Black and yellow gets here,then I'll have 2 guitars.I keep my wolfgang standard in flat tuning.I'm gonna keep the bumble bee in standard so I don't have to be retuning all the time.It's got the d tuna also.It's got a couple of dings so i'm getting a great deal on it,or I wouldn't be able to get it.Knocking almost 400.00 off.Thanks for teaching this song Marty,one of my favs 4 shure.Seen em in Raleigh N.C. 1979 when it came out.They opened for Boston.Great show.

Brilliant discussion & tutorial Marty. Which pickup are you using in that Kramer ?

Awesome, thanks .. new subscriber for sure. Tuning in the record 1/2 step down to E flat? Also, did I miss the part where you show "ooh baby baby won't you turn your head my way" part??

Love your playing, love your sound - great channel, Marty!

Thanks for the lesson

Be proud of your acheivements, this video was done extremkely well, thanks for your hard work. If you took the theory out oif the picture I could swear It was Eddie himself teaching this lesson.

Beautiful work on an early Eddie melodic masterpiece. You demonstrated the song so clearly, I might practice this weekend.

This is fantastic! You've absolutely nailed it: Tone, nuances, harmonics...This couldn't have been done better had it been taught by Eddie himself. Excellent job! 🤘

Awesome thanks

Nice!!!! Thank you!!!

You are a great teacher, thanks for the great lesson on a fantastic song - love how you pulled it apart in a way that was clear, concise and informative. Now I'm going to go learn it, if I can get the right tone ...

Happened on this video.. I never tried this song before for whatever reason, but how cool are all those little tricks? Thanks for the lesson!

Love the tone and the playing on this lesson, nice job. I always thought this song was done in E-flat though?

I know this is an Eddie channel but Mike's bass playing/feel is killer on this song.

Thanks for the lesson. What amp and pedals are you using? Your tone is excellent.

Excellent tutorial man! Sidenote, have you heard Kent Carrlevi’s version of this song… it’s on KZfaq, excellent cover/ arrangement

Hi Matt. I’m a huge longtime Edward fan...since February of 1978 to be exact. You’re ears and explanations are expert level. Is there any chance you would do a similar breakdown of Romeo Delight? The intro after the tapped harmonics is something I’ve had trouble with forever. I just can seem to get the slides and rythym for it. It would be a miracle of angels if you could bless me with your tutelage on this very amazing song from our mutual hero, Edward Van Halen.

yore so fast for me, and I like that : Maybe I will learn Thx

This is awesome especially since it’s in standard tuning! However it would’ve been even better if you had it done the complete song and included the bridge section! Thanks again

Just wanted to say thanks. Great job bringing this lesson for idiots like me. New sub from NJ

Brilliant thank you

This is one of the best electric guitar lessons that I have seen. Hands down!

that guitar colour scheme is soooo awesome did yall paint that ?