How To Play Van Halen Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love on Guitar | Rhythm And Lead Guitar Parts

[@ak1969]

The very first riff of that song is one bloody masterpiece!

[@BrettPapa]

For sure!

[@Terrysoddy]

Yea I agree. Eddie was a musical genius for sure🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@clintbunas7415]

Indeed bloody!

[@you2vertigo]

Yeahh....a masterpiece ❤❤❤❤

[@MrSkywunder]

I gotta say this is the best instructional video out there. Not only for this song but for any song. I think you have come such a long way from your earlier vids. You cover everything in this tutorial regarding Aint Talking About Love. Your lesson is so very well laid out. It is methodic, just the right speed and you go over every facet of this song w great detail and shared knowledge. Just want to commend you on your work. Ive seen other videos where the instructors actually talk down to their audience. Maybe its teaching by sarcasm I don't know. But not you. You teach music like you're a best friend. Can't say enough good things about your lesson and cool, friendly style. Keep rockin 🎸

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks so much Sky! Glad you enjoyed the vid and teaching! Thanks for watching!

[@Leonthe1st503]

Dude, I just watched your video for the first time. Out of all the other youtubers that have videos teaching this song, you are the one with the best explanation. I just started learning guitar 8 months ago and been looking at all these different videos. By far yours is one of the best. I'm going to check the rest of your videos and see what else I can learn from you.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Glad the videos are helping you! Thanks for watching!

[@sangorilla1]

That is the wonderful thing about many of Eddie's tunes - he took some very basic core ideas and crafted a catchy backing track. His composition of rhythm parts for his songs goes largely overlook in favor of his solos. This song is a prime example of doing something almost completely in first fret position - where every guitar player starts out. And it still a crowd favorite to this day. thanks for the great video.!!!

[@IGarrettI]

Precisely! First time hearing him I was blown away. In this example I did recognise the A minor chord, but then I was surprised how he turned it into something I haven't heard yet. And that's very hard to do!

[@BrettPapa]

Agreed! Thanks for checking it out!

[@anthonyglennmollicasr.425]

Best lesson on this song Brett! Even at 60 I can still learn something new🤘 Great job brother!

[@BrettPapa]

That's awesome to hear! Thanks for checking it out!

[@artadams1]

I agree with you about EVH guitars, I wasn't a believer until I bought one. Man, if you're trying to match Eddie's tone this is a must!

[@BrettPapa]

Yep they are fantastic!

[@Greg-rd8qr]

1 of the best tutorials I've seen! And I've been playing that tune for over 20 yrs.! Just learnt how to play it better! Thanks man!!🇨🇦

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Thanks Greg!

[@mariadelosangelesmarinpenu981]

Eddie is Inspirational!!!!His tone, his sound, his guitars, his compositsions! his effects and techniques! The man with the golden touch! THE KING!! What an AMAZING video!! Thank You!!

[@BrettPapa]

For sure! Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@Samlol23_drrich]

Youre one of the very few that actually show what pedals and what type of distortion is used. Thank you!

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@mojodojo5533]

The most ferocious riff in rock history. Bank it !

[@BrettPapa]

It's one of them for sure!

[@pauldunn3917]

I’ve watched a few tutorials on this song and they were pretty good. But jumping up and down Martha .. yours is far and away the best. You get the effects, the whammy and you really love the song and how EVH played it. If I could give an award of the most awesome EVH instructor you’d get it. I’m a mortgage dude who recently started playing his 1985 Kramer and really appreciate these videos.. EVH is the reason I spent my college tuition on a guitar! Rock on brother!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Paul! Gearing up to do some more VH soon. Awesome that you have an old Kramer! Those things are amazing!

[@dangrice3050]

Thanks for all the details and pointing out the little gems in this classic VH jamfest tune. Excellent lesson!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Dan!

[@michaelcoca6612]

🎉 he makes it so you want to learn it great teacher

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@CanuckQuest]

I love how you break down these great tunes. Best for me to learn by far how you do it.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Glad they help you out!

[@cheechchong2521]

papa,papa,papa, been waitimg 45 years for that detail!! great song,sounds,and lesson !!wow!! finally saw the logo on the headstock!! nice! take care

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya sir!

[@modelcitizen1977]

That G chord never gets old.

[@BrettPapa]

Nope!

[@megnadh]

Ahhhhh!!! Brett gives us another one!! You are just f****** awesome brother!! Thanks much for these amazing lessons. Your passion and love for music is very contagious!!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha thanks! Lots more on the way!

[@davidt9841]

Brett, your commitment to sharing, instructing, teaching, explaining, along with your attention to detail is deserving of shouting from rooftops! I’ve followed you, and your videos for a long time, and I Love What You Do! Thanks for sharing your Love of the Instrument, and this series! I’ve said to many people - for years - that if you told me I could only listen to ONE guitar player, for the rest of my life.. that player would be Edward Van Halen! Can you imagine the stuff “in the can” that only a few people have ever heard?!? I hope Alex and Wolf can, someday, share it with the World! Lastly - I’M GONNA BUY YOU A NEW CAP!! Sheesh!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks David! Totally agree on Eddie! As for the cap I have a bunch of them so one starts to look tired I just pull out a fresh one lol!

[@hanshaan4610]

Thnx again, playing 40 years things that we heard but indeed the isolated tracks!!!! Listen again and you are damn right!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing! Thanks so much for watching the video!

[@pinkuhaque8344]

Sir You are great teacher, Love from Bangladesh.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! Thanks for watching!

[@GuyNarnarian]

Love that guitar. If you can expense these because of the channel, that is fantastic! The picking was a little tricky on this one, at least for me, but if you repeat it enough times to drive your wife and family crazy, it becomes second nature.

[@BrettPapa]

Lol for sure!

[@cscoioscscoios2768]

Brett, love your EVH deep dives. Great tone and explanations! Looking forward to more.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! More coming soon!

[@usta4070]

Nailed that intro tone Brett. Very few lessons or covers have done that on YT. That actual VH isolated track intro is the gold standard on how good a plug in or stand alone (like Amplitube/tonex) or modeling amp is. Very few products that try to mimic that intro tone, are able to pull it off. You proved you still need a real amp to achieve identical tone. Not even axe-fx and all it's clones out there are able to match it. Great video.🔥

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man!

[@PhilFeedback]

Great lesson video, thanks for making this video! Rest In Peace EVH 🥲

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks so much!

[@davidhoxit4274]

One helluva great tutorial, thanks Brett Papa!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks David!

[@WW-tw5lm]

Dance the night away So this is love On fire 🙏 🙏 🙏 your van halen lessons are the best !!!

[@BrettPapa]

All great suggestions! I'll see what I can do.

[@thomasmullin9315]

This series rules! Loving it

[@BrettPapa]

More coming soon! I got about 10 left haha!

[@wesd3370]

And this is why I love youtube for learning riffs... a lot of the other lessons I've seen for this song use awkward fingering for the Am to Fm to G transition at the beginning (disregarding the tuning). Your way of doing this both sounds better and looks/feels less awkward. Same thing for the little Fill on the B string. I've seen a lot who do that on the G string which puts you further from getting back to the Am position. Immediately subscribed, and you'll be one of my first stops when looking to learn a song. Keep up the awesome work.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome Wes! Thanks for checking out the video! Thanks for the sub!

[@steveinmidtown]

for my money, coolest ending ever. I learned the chord at 26:27 from the "certified" TAB with the index finger dropped one fret & last chord at 26:33 without the pinky fretting any note & sliding into it while bringing the bar up from the dive then sliding down fast after hitting it. Both almost make the tinnitus worth it.

[@BrettPapa]

Haha!

[@steveinmidtown]

@@BrettPapa this wound up in my KZbin feed this morning...if you haven't seen it, Ed shows off his Rock A Billy chops. Always cool to see old clips when the Master was goofing around & still demonstrating who the BOSS was. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHu5Z6yIoJapga8

[@TeamHURSTOLDSRich]

I love this song, and I would say it's probably the easiest VH song to learn, yet there is so much to it....just amazing. He was just so good. Great lesson thx.

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing Richard. Yep even the simplest VH song is a deep dive in feel!

[@dirtstyles]

Great lesson man, hearing the individual parts isolated like this made me realise how they all sound amazing on their own due to that great EVH tone :D

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@homeguitarplayer9482]

Thanks Brett, this is a great classic tune.

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome. More on the way!

[@bach5150]

great lesson. only thing is the very last chord after the bent bar at the end of the song actually is the 7th fret on the B string. he plays the hendrix chord before but flats that note after...

[@ArnoldwilliamDow]

Love your content. Might get the yearly on your page... Love the color of that EVH.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Well thanks for the support if you do! Lots of new stuff coming soon!

[@theelectricvoyage]

Hey Brett, you are a diamond for your class of new electric guitar players because as you pointed out the effects are crucial to the playing style of the song, something not really shown a lot. Rock on.

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya!

[@Longjonsilver2]

🌕 awesome iconic licks .one of the top best editorials papa on EVH , sounds so right on. I replayed it over and over and getting it down and it cracks me up every when you mention the back dude way in the back , It’s just so funny I laugh every time..., you’re hilarious , and it so freakin true. It’s amazing you can’t get around it , there is always a few executives from gods committee out there.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@Longjonsilver2]

@@BrettPapa 🌕 that is self elected executives Ya been checking out .your vids for a few years.always gain big time.Thx for sharing ur magic.🤙

[@garrytrillo]

When gigs stopped due to lockdown I lost interest in playing! This made me think about picking up a guitar after not playing for 4 over months!

[@BrettPapa]

Pick it up man! Do it!!!

[@lesbellon6497]

Thanxxx for the VH tutorial vids..please do more..all the VH fans appreciate it RIP EVH🎸❤️🖤 cheers🎸👍🎶🎶🎶

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing! More coming soon!

[@Onoins425]

Superb as always....fantastic tone, too, Brett ♥️

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@AndyK.23]

Awesome details! That Hendrix chord is the best ending! I also think half of the "brown" sound is tuning down half a step.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Yeah tuning down is a huge part of it. Same thing with Hendrix.

[@danguee1]

Beautiful-looking guitar, Mate! What a colour, too...

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@rangerdoc1029]

I''m loving these!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@bach5150]

good on the solo.. about the best you can do with it. eddie doubled that solo with a sitar buried in the mix a bit. so getting it exact is of course impossible.. on the iso vid, you can hear it better. you can also hear a couple of other notes being played right at the end of the solo and you can hear two seperate trem bar dives that are at different times create that really huge dive sound...

[@paintyoursky]

Easy song to learn by ear. First song I ever learned from start to finish almost 30 years ago

[@BrettPapa]

Yep it's a great one!

[@funkymonk80]

Love your videos! I also love both those guitars! Keep it up!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Keith! Glad you like the vids!

[@thedominator211]

Dang Papa you got that evh tone really close and dude I have that same army green guitar Hellyeah 🎸 it jams RIP EVH

[@GuyNarnarian]

Whats the name of that model? It sounds great

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! My buddy helps me dial in the tones just right. I get them close and he takes it home!

[@BrettPapa]

Not sure the guitar is not mine. I did order one though. Just go to Sweetwater and type in EVH and it will come up.

[@mojodojo5533]

I believe that is an EVH 5150

[@GuyNarnarian]

@@mojodojo5533 Yep I found it, pretty reasonable. I've never had a floyd rose so might be one to think about....

[@victorjbarker]

awesome lesson and playing papa!

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya! Thanks for watching!

[@happygolucky6331]

Coolest teacher on KZbin hands down Best guitars best sound best personality do you still have the Fiesta red relic'd telecaster? I want one badly Brett going to see some live guitar tonight Jared James Nichols Nita Strauss.... Black Label Society on slate Thank you Brett for the best guitar stuff.Lovin that hockey stick guitar neck.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks so much! Glad you like the vids! Enjoy the shows!

[@ipguyman108]

Fantastic lesson again!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@Maddoz-w3p]

This is a fantastic video. Really a top notch, easy-to-understand explainer lesson. Thank you! Also, that guitar is a beauty but I don’t see anything like it on the EVH Gear site. What model is it? Thanks again!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! It was my friends guitar but it is on the Sweetwater site.

[@hermannthegerman291]

Hi Brett, watching all of your videos since quite a while. Inspired me a lot as a guitar re-starter. I appreciate the professionality how you nail the songs. Not only technical wise but also sound wise. Let notes ring even not involved in riffs. That's what sounds really awesome. Let me allow to raise one wish. If you ever heard D.A.D, a Danish band, great musicians since 80s. They have a song " a prayer for the loud “ what is a real a cool tune! Im sure you love it. If you could make a lesson out of it would be very cool. Best regards, Hermann

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Hermann! I'll check it out!

[@paulstewart808]

I guess the guitar is stripped 5150 $999.00? Sweetwater?

[@Fhenriquesilva]

Excellent work man! Success and thank you.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@michaelsicowitz362]

All these different versions of that guitar, don't want to spend a bunch. I get needing a great neck and humbucker. That Floyd Rose doesn't need a d tuner, wish it didn't. Point is the prices are all over the place. I like the strat shape, but the shape isn't the sound, it's Ed's fingers. That flange is sweet too, great tune, and solid instruction, just great.

[@johnm8538]

Fantastic lesson. Thank you🎸👍

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks John!

[@dongriffiths6578]

Love your instruction. Learning the importance of correct pedals,tuning and play. Is that an Ibanez RG? Sounds great. Thanks for the video!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Don. It's an EVH brand guitar. Thanks for watching!

[@r.llynch4124]

EVH the GOAT

[@Jaxisagod5]

Unbelievable tone!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Kevin!

[@johnmatlack7177]

I just subscribed, thought I already was anywho…really appreciate your videos been watching for a while! 2009?

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Welcome aboard!

[@thomasstone3261]

Easily the best and most comprehensive tutorial on the internet. Tell Marty to eat your shorts. His needs to be redone badly.

[@BrettPapa]

Lol! I can't say that Marty is my friend haha!

[@greggaedeke2386]

lubin it Papa! Really Lubinit!!👍🎸

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@racerx8335]

you nailed it. awesome

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@philbarrows424]

I see you finally got your Floyd wish granted👍🏻🎉🏁 Killa lesson as always PS👍🏻🔥🎸

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thanks! Its a buddies but it will do!

[@elliottnunez1057]

Good show!! The hardest part of this song, for me anyway is muting that tiny little E string...Either it is ringing out or muted so much ya cant hear it!

[@LesStrummer]

Excellent! Thanks!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@AceAskin]

I have that same exact guitar. I love it! Great lesson by the way!!

[@BrettPapa]

Yes! Great guitars!

[@paulstewart808]

What model is it?

[@AceAskin]

@@paulstewart808 EVH5150 in O.D. Green

[@rich5061]

Best lesson out there

[@BrettPapa]

Wow thanks Rich!

[@MrAntsrules]

Wassup Mr Stash who doesn't love a good van halen riff rock on bruva!

[@BrettPapa]

Hello! VH is tough to beat!

[@Cickstart]

Awesome lesson! ... thank you

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@JAV619]

Damn that's a gorgeous guitar!

[@BrettPapa]

They are really great. For the money they are a steal!

[@SixstringLately]

Thank you very much.

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@markandzel9369]

Great job brett appreciate your work my friend from buffalo

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking out the vids Mark!

[@brettweber6132]

DUDE that tone \m/

[@BrettPapa]

Haha thanks!

[@steveaustin2032]

Great job!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@JS-kp3nc]

Hey Mr. Papa - what year is that EVH? I think is is an EVH 5150 but the ones I see on Reverb have the EVH logo at the tip of the headstock. Love the look of the one you are playing. Thank you for this incredible lesson. I would consider myself early intermediate and felt like VH songs were out of my league (of course for the most part, yes they are), but you have shown me that I can get this one under my belt and it is so fun to play. Any other early VH songs that you think fall under this same category of playability? Thank you sir!!!!

[@BrettPapa]

That’s awesome to hear! Glad the videos are helping. That particular guitar was a friend on mines so I’m not sure of the year.

[@luizmichalowski5901]

Autenticidade musical. Excelente.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hey this is great stuff! Brilliant my good man, what model EVH is that? I am looking for one. I am not too crazy about the Floyd Rose, but I think I pull the trigger and buy one.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Angel! Just go to Sweetwater and type in EVH and you will see it.

[@Jaxisagod5]

Awesome man. Thanks

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome Kevin!

[@rongerritse8567]

Awesome 👏

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Ron!

[@gonr.2426]

Helllll yeah !!

[@robinater]

I like the fact that you play is slow but not so slow that it bores you. You keep it interesting Great Job!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Glad you liked the vid!

[@soos2409]

Very cool video 💪🤙🤙

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@frankleblanc6490]

Excuse my ignorance, but you mentioned J Archer Jeff Beck mod. Is that a distortion pedal? I love your tone here! Thanks!

[@BrettPapa]

It is a Rockett Audio pedal. They have a number of different Archer pedals the one I have and like the best is the Jeff archer. It is on my Sweetwater page the links below.

[@donaldyoung9838]

Hey Mr Brett Can’t To Get EVH Flanger Set Right Man I Love Your Playing I’m 58 An Wish I Could Play As Amazing As You Thanks Donald

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out Donald!

[@donaldyoung9838]

@@BrettPapa hey my friend what is your settings on the EVH flanger thanks love your playing

[@duanevega2995]

You are the Greatest! Do you take request? Could you please teach us Needle and the spoon by Lynyrd Skynyrd? And thanks again,you are the best teacher around!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Sam! I'll check it out!

[@johnhunsinger2625]

Great instruction!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks John!

[@Terrysoddy]

Great tutorial Brett. What kinda body wood is you EVH made of . Just wandering.

[@BrettPapa]

I believe it bass wood. Not sure but I'm sure the website will tell you.

[@FernandoOliveira1979]

killer tone

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@FernandoOliveira1979]

@@BrettPapa I finished the panama lesson few days ago. Starting this one. Thanks for your kindness in sharing these incredible lessons. BTW, your Blues Soloing Secrets - Major Pentatonic is incredible.

[@anthonystrother2381]

You should go check out Carl poppa. Awesome

[@kendrix76]

👍

[@tkimagesmedia3960]

Perfect.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Tom!

[@juliusevola8806]

thanks

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@donaldyoung9838]

Hey Brett I Got A Request How About A Lesson On Eruption Thank You

[@BrettPapa]

Oooooo that is a tough one. I'll see what I can do.

[@donaldyoung9838]

@@BrettPapa thank you sir your awesome I bet you will have no problem with that one.

[@glenanhorn3671]

One of my favourite VH songs Brett, looking forward to you doing "dance the night away"!

[@BrettPapa]

Coming soon Glen!

[@donaldyoung9838]

Hey Mr Brett where is your settings on the echoplex thanks for everything

[@BrettPapa]

Mix up pretty high say about half. Around 350 milliseconds of delay and one to two repeats max.

[@bujfvjg7222]

Any chance you could do Funkadelic - Maggot Brain next?

[@tommythompson7941]

Yessssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Woooohooooo!

[@bentlight04]

So no phaser? I’ve heard people say use a phaser and flanger and then I’ve heard phaser no flanger and vice versa. Brett yours sounds the most accurate though.

[@BrettPapa]

Yeah that is a Flanger. He does use the phaser a ton on the lead tracks on that album. Phaser is more the sound on Atomic Punk.

[@bentlight04]

@@BrettPapa ok thanks Brett!

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

Eddie used a Bud box MXR Phase 90 set at around 9 O’Clock for both solos on this recording. The vintage MXR Flanger is used for a few of the low note riffs throughout the song and during the bridge for the Am chord stabs and natural harmonics during the bridge.

[@jeffpecosky5682]

papa due the full version of VAN HALEN ERUPTION.....🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@BrettPapa]

That would take some time! Pete Thorn actually did a video a long time ago on it. It was great!

[@jeffpecosky5682]

I know you can do it Brother...

[@rich5061]

How about breaking all the rules by ozzy and Zakk?

[@BrettPapa]

Great tune! Great album. I need to check some of those out.

[@vagnusde67]

Isolates track of ain't is really good

[@BrettPapa]

All his isolated stuff is incredible. Gives you even more respect for how good he really was.