Very well stated....

Chaplin Gean WORD.

Not poor lesson. No lesson. There are no tricks, rules or games. Just music!

True. A lot of us can copy what Ed did. But I don’t think any of us could create what Ed did.

I’m in a cover band right now and even though I’ve idolized Eddy since I was a kid, I’ve never actually attempted to play his stuff...long story short...I didn’t think it was possible to respect him more as a musician

Hated when that happened!

Lmao...I need a few trips back too. I HAVE somee wrongs to right.. lmk on finding that time machine...

Ednerd - yep. That's what people did back in the day. No KZfaq. Just endless stop, rewind, play. Stop, rewind, play. Buy a new tape cause the first one was stretched to shit. That or buy the tabs and I couldn't find that back in Newcastle Australia in 1979. I still struggle getting this intro down to the speed of the record but, hey, so it goes. Respect to you mate.

Ednerd I hear you..100% agree.. new generation don't even know how hard it is to figure out such licks through cassette tapes.imagine yourself in Europe in the early 90's and not in USA so have limited access to Guitar mags and Instructional videos.So no tabs bro! You should listen to the same lick may be 1000 times That was hell bro!

Here in the U.S. I used a turntable, set it at 16rpm from 33 1/3rpm, tuned down my guitar and then constantly played a part, lifted the needle & set it down again over and over and over. Lol. Learned a lot of VH and LZ that way. Those were the days.

Agreed. People don't seem to realize there was no internet way back then so obviously it's a LOT harder to learn guitar and master new techniques. We should respect all the guitarists in the 60's-90's because many of them were either self-taught or they had to innovate tricks on a guitar. Most of the time was just them figuring out playing whole pieces on their own. Not everyone could afford going to a music teacher considering that not many people were good at guitar to begin with. That's how I see it.

Whoever is shooting shade at EVH, doesn't know music, period.

True , the only problem is that the band didn’t actually write good songs. They’re one of the few bands I can think where there is a great drummer, great bassist, great singer , revolutionary guitar player, But the songs themselves as a whole would be utterly forgettable, if it wasn’t for eddies ground-braking guitar parts I mean , the songs just feel like they’re made for jocks in high school to listen to

100% party band... their music will be forgotten in time, but Eddy's revolutionary way of playing won't.@@markokovacevic3444

@@markokovacevic3444 Thats a wild take. The Fair Warning album is a masterpiece in my opinion, showing a side of Van Halen that wasn't seen before. Live your life tho

I always felt Ed Van Halen was one of the greatest rhythm guitarists I ever heard. Lead guitarist he was good, but too choppy for me. My choice for greatest lead guitarists of all time are Neal Schon and Steve Lukather. But I have to also say that both of those guys were incredible rhythm.guitarists also.

How does someone like this guy learn to be able to copy something like this. That's the beauty of KZfaq. When I first picked up a guitar in the late 70s the was nothing but a " bert weedon play in a day " book. Which was quite useless. Beginners nowadays are totally spoilt for choice. a young beginner will probably be further on in a week than I was in a year. Good luck to them and enjoy your chosen instrument

ANTES ,EN LOS 70 ,EN BARCELONA, NO HABIA NI INSTRUMENTOS, Y RNCIMA YO ZURDO COMO JIMI HENDRIX,...AHORA ESTA THOMANN,Y YOU TUBE PARA APRENDER.....

I thought the same thing. Ed has proven he's capable of anything, but this song still stands out (to me) as the definition of Edward Van Halen.

i don't agree that most guys in 'the local bar band can play it'. i live in LA where theres thousands of insane guitarists. Im guessing quite a few of them couldn't properly play this. i do agree with the idea of what you're saying though.. but it's going to take me a few to get this down. this guy has obviously studied EVH in depth. and no, i'm not basing my opinion on how hard it might be for me.

No doubt. Who could even think of this? I have never seen ANYONE play this let alone flawless.......that is an over statement...........EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!

even then rarely do I see it in bars

that a big word, compost, $5.00 worth

Yes and the pattern was inspired by Alex drum part after the solo on Light Up The Sky.

@@michaeldineenSG2018 ah cool

It was probably an accident. Nobody purposely downvotes something this helpful

A total miserable child would after not nursing off his mommy's bosom long enough.

Jealous People.

@John Sticher actually from what he says he didn't put in ten thousand, probably more likely 4 or 5 thousand, he got really good really fast tho when he developed something new.

@MerkinMuffy I'm replying just in case you don't understand the concepts of Ed and his tapping harmonics. You can play an open note, then play a series of natural harmonics at the 5th, 7th and 12th frets by lightly touching the string as you pick just above the fret wire (there are others, especially if you listen to Mattias Eklundh). If you play a fretted note say at the 3rd string, 9th fret...just tap 5, 7 and 12 frets higher and you'll get the harmonics to sound really nice. So you will tap on the 14th, 16th and 21st frets. Just tap 5, 7 and 12 frets higher than whatever note you are fretting and you'll get these harmonics. it's just a matter of doing the quick math to let you know where to tap. Eddie would do this quickly on adjoining strings as in the 'Mean Street' part of his live solo (Live Without a Net). Once you get it, it's really quite easy to remember and then you can apply it to your own licks. This is what he is doing during the 'Mean Street' tapping from the album. He's just utilizing what harmonic he wants to tap as he's fretting different notes. Hope this helps anyone out there to visually see the technique clearer.

@@RichardGutierrezRG not a musician, got no clue what you said, love it.

@John Sticher Well said. I spent years playing and it literally is about how much you put in. When I was younger I would spend 5 or 6 hours in my bedroom playing.

I guess Im kinda off topic but do anybody know of a good place to watch newly released tv shows online?

Damn wish I could learn this in 5 minutes! especially since the guy takes 10 minutes to teach it! thats skill right there.

@@Min3freak 💀💀💀💀

mike eaton They are the idiots in every Guitar Center with the Marshall cranked up, butchering a Metallica song with that "I am Awesome" look on their face.

probably some Jimmy Page fans. LOL

A bunch of jack offs.

Ulysses Lim woah I’m a Jimmy Page fan at heart but Eddie still is there too, maybe I’m the only one

Probably David Crosby.

No one. I fear for today's youth. I have two teenagers and just thought yesterday-I don't ever see kids getting together just to listen to music(new release), or even having fun doing whatever with it in the background like kids have done since what, the 50's?

@@srwven Honestly, it started when the internet came out. Even today's internet guitar players all sound the same, and all play the same way. My versions of songs look so different than what we see on here. Us old schoolers sat with a turntable on one side, our amp on the other.. you know what I mean 😬.

@@Scottocaster6668: I do, I'd set my turntable speed from 33-1/3rpm down to 16rpm, tune my guitar down to pitch and spend hours lifting and resetting the arm to the part I was learning over and over. Had to learn the leads in short sections. lol.

@@antithug7942 Yep, I feel ya brother. Besides, I have so much fun doing it that way, I still do. You feel like you accomplished something. 2 days ago I decided to go back in time and figure out "Fever" (Judas Priest). Let me tell you, the kid STILL has it 🤣👍. What makes it easier is that they, like most bands from that era are tuned 440/standard.

@@Scottocaster6668: Priest is another one I spent a lot of time learning at the turntable too. Delivering the Goods, Hell Bent for Leather, Electric Eye, Another Thing Comin' etc.That's when I really knew how under rated Glenn Tipton truly was. He played his leads in a lot of different areas of the neck than most guitarists. Very unique. Didn't really notice it until I would start learning one of his leads. Our cover band played a shit load of Priest, Led Zep, AC/DC, Black Sabbath & several of Motley Crue's songs from Shout at the Devil, the only album we did covers from. And of course VH & The JHE, too.

real question is how on earth did eddie write the things he did

He's an alien

lol

@@jimmyh453 mountains of cocaine & Jack.

@@steveinmidtown haha

Try raising the pickup height. It’ll reduce ur natural sustain but increase your output alot