A VAN HALEN Solo That BEGINNERS Can Play? YES!

-A VAN HALEN Solo That BEGINNERS Can Play? YES!
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[@TheArtofGuitar]

Sorry, the Laura Bennett Art shirt I wore really combines with the guitar’s pinstripes and does a number on our visual senses. Hope no one got dizzy. 🤣

[@HannahCope88]

I actually quite like the 2 patterns together 🙂

[@freddyferrillo9704]

Mike, did you ever make a video that shows all your beautiful guitars? If I'm not mistaken......I think you did? I'm so busy that I can't remember or keep track of YT vids. But you have the most prestigious collection! You deserve every one too! Thanks Mike. Peace.

[@shadowedge729]

@@HannahCope88 same lol

[@SetFire2TheNightSky]

Cool video here. That's one of my fave VH songs. I am a semi beginner on guitar (I play bass primarily). I just ordered a Positive Grid Spark amp and I saw that you had made a review for it a while back. Very informative and entertaining. I wanted to ask, do you plan to make a video on the Spark app features that you left out on that first video? Also, what is your opinion on the Spark now? Do you still have it/use it? Last, have you tried the new mini Spark amp? If so, what're your thoughts? Thanks.

[@danielbarrientos7586]

I didnt notice till I read ur coment lmao

[@tanneryordan]

a tip for people trying to learn EVH solos, timing and feel is everything! just because you read the tabs and know all the notes, doesn’t mean you “can play” it. there is always more nuance than you think. use tab in conjunction with ear training (slowing the original track/isolated track down), tab can’t always teach you timing

[@jasonrestoule9175]

You are correct! Learning the notes is the easy part, it sometimes takes me weeks to have a Eddie solo finally fall into place. Finding that groove is magical LOL.

[@MaxwellVador]

This is every angus young solo lick and riff lol

[@angels77100]

I disagree. Having the tabs is really all you need to be able to play whatever song you want. Especially the older Van Halen solos.

[@ivoshandor6859]

@@angels77100 You must come from the Vernon Reid school of guitar playing. All flash, no feel.

[@JustAdude291]

@@angels77100 disagree, just because you have the tab, doesn't mean you understand the timing, phrasing and all the little nuances. Using a tab and using your ear in conjunction is the best option for learning a song, especially a Van Halen song.

[@trashklown]

Just remember, a huge part about EVH's playing: he played for the fun of it and not for 100% accuracy. I still learn the tabs to the T, but youre allowed to improvise

[@davesaenz3732]

More Tony Iommi, Van Halen and Randy Rhoads is always a plus on your channel. 🎸

[@TheLudwigAdventure]

Tony and Randy are some of my faves, along with Ritchie Blackmore, Dave Murray, Slash, Keith Richards and Jimmy Page (wow I have a lot of fave Guitarists) 💀

[@sydneyhalliwell2513]

I actually thought it was about Running with the Devil

[@TheArtofGuitar]

My next solo for my student. :)

[@ali965]

I don’t think that song has a solo, besides that lick Van Halen plays a couple times in the chorus

[@andjustjizzforall]

@@ali965 lol EVH plays a short solo on it. Twice in fact, just ends it a little differently each time

[@HannahCope88]

Awesome! One of my favourite Van Halen tunes. That guitar matches the shirt pretty well!

[@Damnation3729]

Hey, I found this quite interesting. I didn’t realise what was happening in the second speaker. No I do thank you for pointing that out, I am a blind musician that’s been playing for quite a few years now, I’ve always found Van Halen to be a bit intimidating, but I’m gonna have a go With learning this using that, and instead of the one that everyone else knows, keep on rocking!

[@zachlewis9751]

I think this video came out a year too late for it to apply to me, but I am pretty sure given a day of practicing that I could play it a year ago. That being said, anyone who's just now learning or thinking about learning, start now. The first few months I could play that and barely a year later I could play it in 20 minutes of learning and practice. The only way to make guitar playing easier is to have experience with it, and that comes from starting ASAP.

[@machine-madedog5059]

My guess was correct! 😂 The first Van Halen solo I learned was the one from "Running with the Devil" strangely enough.

[@quinnquitars]

Been playing for about a month and this is perfect! Definitely gonna learn this today. Thanks 🙏

[@stevemora7845]

All these years hearing this and I never noticed a sitar part! So cool!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Cool tips, even regardless of the specific solo. Great for thought and noodling around. Long live EVH! 🤘

[@renatomachado2980]

Eddie Van halley deixou um grande legado

[@LMacNeill]

Ok... I've been listening to that song for literally 45 years, and I've never noticed the sitar in the other channel! Whoa!!

[@donaldyoung9838]

Looks so Cool An love the EVH striped series I’m working on a EVH bumblebee body with the Kramer neck an the headstock is going to be yellow striped an black with 5150 striped headstock great video definitely gonna try it thanks

[@Fernandez3995]

Wow! All these years I never knew there was a sitar! Blows my mind

[@allboutthemojo]

That's a revelation..been listening to this for ages, never picked a sitar in there. Always knew there was some added effect but never guessed sitar and that too played differently from the guitar riff. Great stuff 👏

[@JohnnyBeane]

This is a classic solo! 🎸👍

[@antonymalko2009]

Dude that guitar looks SO SICK! I NEED ONE! 😂

[@vixlenz]

This is great!! Definitely earned a subscriber, thank you!!

[@AllenGoodman]

Awesome,you are a great teacher. Smashing the like and sub button now ! 🔥

[@maryemerson9941]

Yes this will work for me ☺️! I can bend and I really liked the practice lessons ebeginers. I'm so ready to do that. Just need time and patience thank you

[@mykneeshurt8393]

That guitar looks amazing.

[@aiden.jpg.]

What guitar is it?

[@Plumbsss]

@@aiden.jpg.evh signature

[@aiden.jpg.]

@@Plumbsss what specific model, link if you can

[@kevinsharpe8457]

Awesome lesson! 🔥🔥🔥

[@danwilhite]

Great lesson! I've learned the other parts of the song, dunno why I haven't learned the solo. Now I don't have an excuse! lol

[@amievil3697]

All EVH solos must be played with a big smile

[@rikjones5924]

Back in the 80s I kept hearing two guitars during the solo,years later I read it was a sitar in the background

[@evildead68]

That guitar is beautiful!

[@bernardanderson3758]

This is my first time so I got to try it and send it to you as a Beginner

[@cancelbubble6535]

Running With The Devil is a great, entire VH song, that is not difficult, including the solo.

[@jasonp9508]

RWTD remains the only VH song I can play all the way through!

[@jamesmorris223]

Runnin w/ the Devil solo isn't much more difficult. Double the Eddie solo's for beginners! (Their touch & feel might take a while, tho.)

[@bon3y4rd]

I learned the main riff a long time ago. But I still have trouble with pinch harmonics. I've had several people give me tips, watch me try, etc. I can hit them at times but it's not consistent.

[@jackhaugh]

I was looking for a reason to break out the electric sitar today!

[@Toxination1]

Very nice guitar!!

[@davidsparks6146]

Please give us some info on that EVH guitar ... it's awesome!

[@BrokenPrey44]

Love that guitar! It blends in with your shirt though...lol

[@jackknife8916]

I'm pretty well brand new, only really can do some power chord riffs and the start to sweet child of mine . I'll give it a crack tomorrow night, don't have high hopes 🤪

[@sydneyhalliwell2513]

Also the stop pick reminds me of Ace Frehley

[@1donniekak]

A lot of his stuff isn’t real hard to play decently. It can be difficult to nail his tones and phrasing, but playing a perfectly passable solo is well within most intermediate players skill level. What he did that was most difficult was inventing a whole style.

[@wm-nu1yf]

I always thought the same thing. Van Halen never played stuff the same way every time. Trying to play everything note for note with every nuance wouldn't be easy, but it isn't too difficult to play a convincing approximation of what he was doing for most of his solos. I always liked his rhythm playing better than his solos and some of the rhythm parts he played are more tricky to get right. His brilliance was more that he played stuff differently than most people had at that time.

[@28tpi]

Yes. I got it. Needs lots of practice but you can tell what song it is. Thanks!

[@andocobo]

Haven’t watched it but I’m betting it’s ain’t talkin bout love

[@microsoftpain]

That's a nice guitar.

[@huruduru5144]

They also have a sitar effects pedal

[@liviofraschetti4713]

Very good lesson! The guitar is new vh model? 👍

[@fridthjovlowe2664]

What guitar is that? Looks awesome

[@kc0lif]

i like that song

[@eleanorrigormortis]

Which EVH guitar is that? It’s beautiful!

[@Cr3b1]

I thought you were gonna say Eruption because that was the I think the 3rd or 4th song that I learned and I've only been playing for about 3 months as of typing this

[@KingBobsKingdom]

Curious...where did you get that striped guitar, the one you are playing, from? Is that from Mean Streets?

[@dean3279]

What amp and peddles are you using? To get the VH sound? Would a beginner be able to just plug in a electric guitar to a practice amp and get that sound?

[@Me37368]

Before watching, I’m guessing the small details is the little parts of tremolo picking in the solo

[@michaeloday466]

Jamie's Crying and Ain't Talking 'bout Love are doable for beginners.

[@alrecks619]

i instantly thought of Runnin' with the Devil only to be reminded that you Ain't Talkin' bout Love.

[@dimebagmcgraw]

I'm no beginner but I can sure play like it

[@FunkAdelik]

lol

[@rickfennell7849]

Hey brother, you still loving that EVH???? You're always playing it so im guess yes...LOL. Any issues you had to address before playing it regularly??? I might have ask this before a while back. If so i apologize. Just curious. Im thinking of getting one. Love your videos too bro. Thanks. 🤟🤟🍻

[@scotthames6634]

Suggestion-play the whole solo in the beginning so people know what they are learning. Thx. Rock on!

[@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14]

Okay, it's a different song and I don't mean to hijack, but I think you might be able to answer the question. In "Wall of Sleep" by the Smithereens, there is the end of the solo where the guy is whacking two strings back and forth, almost in the same key but not quite. Can you explain how this sound is achieved on a separate video? Again, I am not trying to hijack your post.

[@TheMerchantOfTruth]

Ah but can they play the intro ...one of my most rockin days when I learned that one 💥💥.

[@joaquinguerra7217]

Please play of white lion little fighter a tutorial

[@ferrollg]

Nice guitar. Where can I get one like that?

[@vincentcalafiore846]

Whats the brand and guitar model that you used in the vidéo?

[@shipofthesun]

Interesting. I would have gone with "Everybody Wants Some".

[@itzmozzie1304]

I thought the tapping solo from Eruption is the easiest solo from eddie

[@RoRo-vr6wx]

Exactly

[@chemax79]

It's not easy to play cleanly like Eddie, most people on youtube i've seen play it with butchered timing, half of the notes blend together so it's just sounds like a mess and not triplets at all, sure it's easy just to tap your finger fast, but if your hands are not synchronized it sounds terrible

[@john2357]

It’s a huge misconception that the Eruption tapping is easy. The beginning sure, but when he does the descending pattern it’s extremely challenging to play cleanly. It is not an easy solo at all

[@haywire8008]

that's just one part of the solo.

[@travisbrady1477]

Is there anything I can do to alleviate finger pain I do a great deal of string bending and I play 10 hr sessions

[@blakemorgner]

I saw the title and thought to myself, its gotta be ATBL. And sure enough. 00:01:40 in my hypothesis is proven correct.

[@blakemorgner]

Another solo you could do that i thought was relatively easy learning was the solos for ten years gone by led Zeppelin

[@muleblues71]

Coral sitar

[@iamabuilding4747]

who did the striping on that 5150? looks awesome!

[@TheArtofGuitar]

I did. :)

[@iamabuilding4747]

Was it originally matte black or did u get the silver one then put matte black over it?

[@RJW14]

Ah yes, Ain't talkin' bout love. Where the solo is easier than the rest of the song 😂 I do love playing that tune tho, it's great.

[@Skoopyghost]

I'm a dyslexic/dyscaliculic. The piano is my instrument. It's a visual instrument. If you have my issues. How you learn to read music music for the guitar. I'm curious. I can't read guitar tabs to save my life.

[@TheeIronJedi]

Your shirt choice with the guitars body is missing up my eyes

[@RV4Z]

What guitar is that?

[@zkohsa]

what guitar is that?

[@mjholiday557]

You could mention the title of the song before you begin playing a solo some may not recognize. Thanks. 🎸

[@andrejz8954]

3:55 That tab is wrong? It should be fret 19 on the g string?

[@ZFlyingVLover]

running with the devil is pretty damn simple

[@naedrentsek895]

another one is runnin with the devil Saw the tab 1 time and had it.

[@IKnowYouStranger]

Hello.

[@nicktrierweiler3690]

Running with the devil isn't too bad either

[@Rattnroll94]

Was eddie influenced by Ace?

[@Driessens_Peter]

i thought you were to gonna teach how to play eruption lmao

[@2216sammy]

People have had over 40 years to figure eruption out and you know what ............ most still get it wrong .

[@ibelieveinsomething3895]

Lol he said easy for begginers 🤣

[@cowboyjamerson3746]

The begging of this solo is a lot like war pigs

[@POLLOTROM]

Humans Being looks easy too.

[@hbo001]

I think it should be said for the beginners that early VH songs are not even in Eb tuning! You generally need to tune your guitar per song by ear if you want to play along the record. All I want to say it's pointless to tune your guitar down if you are just learning the song. BTW, it's not only VH who did that and it's really frustrating if you want to play along the tracks.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Beginners just shut off when I get that specific.

[@AD1978leo]

Eddie Van Halen where the rythem is harder than the solos

[@DavidLee0227]

Easiest EVH solo by far is Women In Love.

[@HarlanHarvey76]

Did you plan an wearing that shirt with that guitar or was it just a happy accident?

[@espojespo5]

Women in love is Eddie's easiest.

[@ScilentDeath]

Ok first off we are here for guitar not sitar… 2nd off teach the harder part gawd… wtf its for guitar dammit… also the chords in this song are pretty beginner friendly jura they are kinda picked abit wonky and there’s all sorta of flare thrown in throughout the song… so teach the damn thing… ps one of the best guitar tones ever in this song!

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Are you okay? ;)

[@monmixer]

Another easier one is somebody get me a doctor.

[@thezoologicals]

Thanks Markiplier

[@fondoman3884]

.. not 1st!

[@vikumdharmsena4372]

First

[@216trixie]

2st

[@dj_neon_delta2897]

First comment les go

[@natelilley8849]

first like first comment sweet

[@jimb7816]

Evh wasn't that great