Powerful EVH Licks Everyone Should Learn!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

5150 FRIDAYZ!!!!!!

[@MattCrill]

5150 FRIDAYZ should be every Fri-yay!!

[@narcissewilson9900]

That would be AMAZING! I literally live for everything EVH related on KZbin lol!

[@bobsmith1965]

I'm glad you give his playing the respect it deserves. So many kids out there don't understand why he's the King. Most of these kids parents weren't born in 1975 when he was making the demos that have most of the stuff for the first 4 albums. Hey kids this was before KZbin, Internet and online programs that will teach you how ever slow you want to break it down to learn it. In 1980 I ordered a cassette tape and a pamphlet of tabs to learn some 10 second licks off of VH 1 and 2. Yes over 40 years later people are still breaking it down and its AWESOME. And save the "ok boomer" comments because being 13 in 1978 was the bomb.

[@stevesheroan4131]

I’ve always said that “I’m The One” is the blueprint for 90% of Eddie’s trick bag. It also showcases how mind blowing the entire band was for their age, especially in the context of 1978. There is so much “big band” and jazz influence in that tune, something I miss in today’s rock landscape.

[@kojam1]

AND THAT SWING! Swings so much it swung me right out of my chair onto the floor!

[@stevesheroan4131]

@@kojam1 I’ve never heard a rock song swing harder.

[@kojam1]

@@stevesheroan4131 Beautiful Girls swings LOADS too but ppl don't really talk about the swing of that. AH HELL! EVERYTHING SWINGS WITH ED!!! 😂

[@stevesheroan4131]

@@kojam1 Sinner’s Swing…..,

[@IVORY123100]

The mark of a great player .. Admits mistakes " which I can't hear " enjoys the playing and simply makes it understandable .. You are an awesome guitarist

[@ThunderFalcon333]

Some say EVH is overrated... ha try to play with his vibe. And oh when's the last time these critics changed the face of rock guitar.?? Also look at the contributions he made with the instrument . The D Tuna the humbucker in the the strat configuration. The low friction and high friction pots. And God knows what else. The technique and composition. I say LONG LIVE THE KING 🎸EVH🎸

[@humanbeing2420]

Who says he's overrated? He's indisputably the greatest, most influential hard-rock guitarist ever.

[@franciscofonseca7236]

@@humanbeing2420 lots of people do unfortunately

[@brunolevasseur]

Eddie is kind of unique guy with his guitar.

[@brunolevasseur]

@HomeSchooler94 I was a young soldier in France and on a sunday morning, in the squadron (Air Force base in Nimes) , a fellow played in the corridor , when we all were aslept, with his radio K7 player "Eruption" loudly :-D, never heard it before and it absolutly blowed my mind !!!! :-) The other fellows was upset but me! ^^ Since this moment, I became a fan for life! :-)

[@humanbeing2420]

In the pantheon of guitar heroes there are hundreds of great players, each with a unique style, each with a unique contribution to the development of the art of rock guitar. But EVH is simply in a class by himself - he's just a step above all the rest. Like Hendrix before him (his only arguable equal in terms of inventiveness), he created an entire new language for the electric guitar. He's the most innovative guitarist in history - his influence on technique and tone are simply incalculable. He is to rock guitar as Einstein is to physics. He's a genius. He has no equal and never will.

[@danh7739]

EVH was playing in a 3 piece band, he had a huge amount of sonic space to fill even with Alex playing double bass drums. Without the guitar going all the time there'd be a huge hole in the music. It's astonishing how crafty, exciting, and resourceful, he was creating his parts. He has rhythm, harmony, melody and feeling, all going on at the same time He was a musical genius

[@glassslide]

The weekend has OFFICIALLY started!!! Thanks Robert!!! Smoking lesson!!!!

[@andylazur8493]

Awesome lesson! Thanks for the fun EVH licks. I agree about 'Im The One'. A great test for any guitar player. And NOBODY has gotten that shuffle close to how Eddie does it!

[@mikefairchild5059]

The first lick is similar to what I call the "Aeo-Dorian" scale that I use to cop the Eddie vibe in my soloing. Because the only note that changes is the 6th, in fast runs, they can be inter-changed at will to create long, smooth runs. The 1-2-4 fingering pattern can be moved around to create other combo scales such as the "Mixo-Dorian" where the only note that changes is the 3rd.

[@2hi2dye]

Thanks Professor

[@bi0lizard1]

I can never play Eddie’s stuff very well. Even if it doesn’t sound ‘hard’ to play. It usually is deceptively difficult.

[@verbalizerone]

LOVE IT - Thanks, Robert! You make learning this stuff obtainable and FUN!

[@ChrisD_GTR]

I need more Eddie videos like this! Please do not hesitate to post a thousand more like this. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@MoreHeresJohnny]

Awesome video!!!! Thanks!!!

[@nphamus09]

Please tackle some of the Fair Warning stuff...(Dirty Movies, Hear About It Later, So This Is Love?) I'd love to get into that!

[@rowenlampe7426]

mean street is my favorite VH song. Such a good album man

[@Stevejoohee]

What you said about taking the idea...that's what every player should be doing. Not copying note for note. That is the fast way to killing any style of your own. Everybody copies, that is a given. The idea has always been to take that nugget you learn and explore.

[@autismp432]

Can’t wait for that EVH scale video man!

[@rickycompton2610]

Hell yeah Robert what a way to start a weekend man With Van Halen licks.

[@ronniecoffey9945]

Another great EVH style lesson !!! so cool to learn all this stuff, thx bro

[@alanwinn4250]

Brilliant video Robert! Eddie’s the man and you did an amazing job as always 😀😎

[@aditya__dabholkar]

WOW, my favorite. Exactly what I needed, also EVH used a lot of Mixolydian!

[@AndrewCCM]

Killer lesson. Love it.

[@ThankfulHeart10]

Can't wait for the evh scale!

[@funkmcfingers]

This, the Joe Bonamassa and the Jimi Hendrix videos have been really brilliant, thank you! As always, awesome playing Robert!

[@LewisShieldsUS]

Great show, good lesson (approaching speed of light, Captain, still not catching Eddie.) thanks Robert!

[@em99eh88rkay]

Another great video. Keep ones like this coming. Very good info and I like your approach. Thanks.

[@galarius]

Everyone should be as nice and calm as Robert as well....Right on, man

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Thanks :)

[@2hi2dye]

Its the medz

[@123ClassicRock]

Hell of an EVH tone!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Thanks homie

[@ODBMOTORSPORTS]

It's Tuesday, Friday over here! hell yeah = buddy!

[@austinevans921]

Bottom line nobody sounded or played like Eddie and without him we wouldn't have nearly as much of the great music we have today. He shifted the guitar into overdrive and brought the attitude to the sound of hard rock. I remember the first time I listened to van halen 1 when I was like 9, it was similar to having sex for the first time. It was the absolute coolest thing I'd ever heard.

[@neanderthalsnavel7411]

sweet guitar. excellent color & tone

[@sheepflockfilms4517]

Can we get a breakdown for the lick at 2:26? 😅

[@brunolevasseur]

Nice licks, Robert!

[@loveguitars]

Hey Robert, awesome!! Can you please do some Vito Bratta!! Thank you!! 👍😎💗

[@saintrhoads3375]

Awesome video, Robert! 🤘❤️✌️

[@richardstreyer4342]

Next Video: 3 VanHalen Riffs Would be awesome

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

For sure

[@martyscovers2022]

Atomic Punk Mean Street I'm The One Beautiful Girls Runnin' With The Devil Really hard to pick just three...

[@heynn1459]

@@martyscovers2022 what about Hot For Teacher?

[@martyscovers2022]

@@heynn1459 I was trying to write down riffs that are not the first ones to come to your mind. Hot For Teacher, while being an awesome song with great riffs, has been played to death, along with Ain't Talkin' Bout Love, Panama and more...

[@allboutthemojo]

@@RobertBakerGuitar one other legend that rakes aggressively, SRV comes to mind. He looked like he picked to detuned. LOL

[@ScottMacLeodCompany]

I hope every Friday is an EVH Friday until you get sick of it. Thanks for this!

[@anthonyjames9711]

Cool and fun, got me looking into Eddie Van Halen again

[@freeatlast1963]

Great tone.

[@williambock1821]

That is a SICK Friedman!

[@caseylee12]

Awesomo 3000! I can practice these on my Peavey USA Wolfgang Special I just got.... and IT'S PURPLE!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

YES!

[@ctsguitar]

Love your videos Robert. Would it be possible to start mentioning the Key you are playing in? Thanks

[@Briansgate]

5150 is the best album. /nod The greatest 'lick I ever took from Eddie for my whole life, is playing his triplets. Like you highlighted in the first one. Now tell us how you got that tone!!!! Please

[@nanakveermehta7497]

Can you do a video on DAVID GILMOUR

[@looper4838]

Best hair on KZbin 👍😁

[@davemack6384]

i like that pickguard

[@dominiksanderson5646]

Could you do a video about what effects to use to get the EVH tone.

[@bigpiranha]

Hey Robert, love your channel. You're a terrific teacher sir. Question: What's the opening raking lick to 0:07? I'd love to learn the tabs on that.

[@RJW14]

I honestly took the rake from Dave Gilmour, I dig in a bit less but you still have that thump before the note that is oh so good.

[@guitarocd9984]

That's what I loved about Eddie. He really didn't sound like anybody else.

[@espino661]

sweet Friedman axe!! IYO, what is the difference between that Friedman, and Fender Start? ?

[@alextheguitarist7282]

This are some seriously *SMOKIN' HOT* 🔥🔥🔥🔥licks!!! Hypes m8.

[@anthonybeckett8642]

Robert, I love your videos ! Thanks for showing your human side, but do not dismay, you're still a Deni-god my friend!

[@nozziebear8478]

First one here! Awesome Robert how you called out the blockers in your Hendrix video! Dig your channel!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Ha thanks my dude!

[@travelbyrocket]

Are you using the Fractal or is this an amp head? Sounds great

[@gkniffen]

Ed is the king.

[@joeywilder9708]

Please do tell more about the tone in this video. That intro the tone just completely ripped.

[@khaldrogo8315]

i love 5150 but i love that surf green friedman❤️❤️🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@TimBoulette]

Any place we can get the PDFs? Link in description seems to be dead.

[@FlopsyGuitarBunny]

You're a pretty damn good guitarist yourself.

[@tylerdiven7841]

Great lesson. 51 out of 50 would shred.

[@andrewwagner6851]

You should look into his ‘83 us fest solo, maybe do a video on some interesting licks from that solo. It’s on KZbin.

[@2hi2dye]

HAHAA! The 83 USMESS !!

[@andrewwagner6851]

Sydaball right? Not recommending the rest of the show haha.

[@norbert9206]

what is your hair routine? I mean seriously it looks amazing

[@cragginshred]

Can I please have this Fractal pre-set?

[@benpowersguitar]

Oooooh yeah!!

[@christopherjunkins]

Man, to comment on youtube's home page algorithm, it just suggested to me one of Robert's videos for 2012!!!! WTF? (So fast it's slow) I'm not complaining about showing me anything of R.B.'s stuff but JESUS! When Cinemasins gets around to Net/WebSins This will be YET ANOTHER sin awarded to it! WTF MAN? LOL, either way Great content and keep making great stuff R.B.!

[@claudiocruzat7667]

Are you using the computer for that guitar sound(guitar rig) or some programme ?

[@TonyFuentesTV]

Yes! Baker!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Yeahhh Boiiii

[@ThunderFalcon333]

Your Lynch videos kick ass Tony

[@TonyFuentesTV]

Dennis Breault OMG! Thanks so much! I don’t have much exposure but am always grateful! Much appreciated! Thanks again!!!

[@JohnsFrusciante]

Eddie tuned mostly half step with the b string slightly flatter then the rest

[@derekdowling456]

I’ve signed up for your tabs multiple times and don’t see them. Checked my junk mail and nothing. Anything I’m missing?

[@PlouplePoupi]

Wouaw ! Merci🇫🇷👍🏼🍒

[@adinrocks4305]

Idea, teach at start what you play at start😂🔥

[@2hi2dye]

Can't seem to get the tabs, unless I'm missing something. The link gives me a video for the fretboard decoder, but no tabs for this anywhere that I can see?

[@chrisdiceart]

I wish this was a half down... next time please Robert. 👍

[@2hi2dye]

I have yet to be successfully able to get the tabs. I get the email and it reads click on the link below, I click on it and nothing ever happens....

[@donbabcock2062]

Tabs no longer exist… bummer I was looking forward to trying it out.

[@monkface]

I love how there's a subtle phase/flanger going on during these solos and licks too!

[@VHTLtdDimarzio]

The "Eddie Van Halen Scale" has three "modes," if memory serves, but I think he just does the first two. 4-5-7, 5-7-9, and 7-9-10.

[@brianrupe85]

RIP Eddie!

[@FortressofShred]

Eddie's "symmetrical runs" shouldn't work at all, theory wise. But it goes by so quick the dissonance adds dynamics.

[@1tdillon]

Robert...HOW can you do a 5150 Friday without talking about your tone or signal chain. Not cool man. Gotta say, you've really tapped (no pun intended) into the Eddie tone here. Great licks and really great tone. So, update us on the tone man!!!!

[@2hi2dye]

Because its a lesson in "licks" not tone. I'm guessing that's probably why. And unless everyone's got the same high end gear he's using its simply a waste of time and a bunch of flibba flabba that people always complain about when there's too much talking on the video....

[@CentaurusRelax314]

@@2hi2dye It takes no 'video time' to overlay gear information or to list them in the Notes section. And with EVH tone, yeah, i think a lot of people are quite concerned with getting the precise tone. It's a part of the music itself.

[@badarmenia]

Links for tabs is dead?

[@journeyquest1]

Finger tapping whammy bar circus tricks.

[@HillcrestGames]

Powerful? I would say mighty.

[@AndyInTheUK]

Way beyond me!

[@shelisasimmonds817]

RIP EVH, I will play my EVH Wolfgang Standard every day in your honor

[@paullee9277]

You're all over the place

[@han36solo]

5150 Friday! It's official.

[@adrianoalvesborges9268]

Power top 🎸🎼🎶🎶🤘🤘👊👊

[@aaronhill3020]

And EVH was doing this in 1978

[@luisch8660]

Can you bring the FPS in your videos up?? Love you dude

[@spanneng]

what, like, you want to slow the video down so you can see better which fret he is playing??

[@luisch8660]

@@spanneng yeah

[@victorfernandes7319]

U look like reb beach 😁

[@dogworldonline1189]

GREAT JOB! also, get a hair cut dude

[@gluph5580]

fifty one fifty, or five one five O

[@marybethgibson6616]

Rip

[@howardcunniffe8738]

The most challenging song to learn by Van Halen is Euruption. Eddie has what it takes to put in his hammer on pull offs and use his whammy bar.I solute any guitar player that can play Euruption. Can you do it Robert ? I'm sure you can. Give it a shot.

[@elyot4010]

Lol first lick has same notes as "Dueling Banjos"

[@ricstormwolf]

I think it's illegal to play a EVH lick on a hardtail 🤔

[@ArticLight14]

Hmmm original....

[@Ayyem93]

Randy was better 😉

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Why I oughta!!!!! Randy was for sure amazing :)

[@Ayyem93]

@@RobertBakerGuitar I've just been learning some of his stuff lately, I'd love to see you do a video breaking down some things like Over The Mountain or Believer, or really anything pertaining to his riffs and solos!

[@timparker4160]

You always say you don't sound like Eddie when you play and in your regular playing you definitely have your own style but bro, you know these licks inside out and upside down and when you 'want' to sound like Eddie only an expert would be able to tell you apart. Not offering to give you a reach-around or anything but credit where's credits due and all.