Van Halen - Little Guitars - Isolated Guitar Track

[@BoomerBends]

Always blown away by his rhythmic meter. He is so dead on with his timing. He was a monster rhythm player.

[@kevinalfrey2633]

Everyone talks about his solos but his sense of timing was crazy. He was a monster rhythm player you are correct

[@dankmazzi2376]

Ed wrote his tunes on piano first. Great musical talent ❤️🇺🇸🤘🍻

[@lovetogolf4184]

I Know..The Best

[@stevemeese9799]

Cuz of playing with his brother when he was a kid, amazing 👏

[@ovrdedge4010]

I was 16 years old in 1980 when I first heard VH. Eddie’s guitar playing was like nothing I had ever heard. A true master of the art and a monster with rhythm as you note.

[@daves4645]

Diver Down had few original tunes, but they were all masterpieces.

[@ABandApart01]

You’re so right! Little guitars secrets, cathedral and of course Full Bug! Hang em high!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@Yoyo4lyf]

One of my favorites. Underrated.

[@alitlweird]

One of the best rock albums of all time. Definitely in top three for Van Halen albums.

[@davidames8642]

Yea. I get Ed being sour about the covers but damn good album!

[@angelotro]

They coulda underplayed it and called it an EP, and everyone woulda said "it should be a proper LP!". It's a great way to spend a half an hour either way. DECADES of good memories, thanks Eddie!♥️😅♥️😥♥️

[@stevenrodriguez9655]

R.I.P. Eddie, easy one of the best guitarists and musicians who will ever walk the face of this earth. Big F you to 2020.

[@AgentXPQ]

This is a favorite tune of mine, one of the more truly romantic they ever recorded. Gotta admit hearing the isolated guitar makes me a smidge wistful and weepy.

[@tidentrue]

It’s probably the happiest song they did

[@leslieisgrig5443]

Amen to that

[@gcrauwels941]

A couple of nuances that I heard that you don't quite catch when you hear the song complete. Makes it even better. Long Live Edward !

[@mehmd1913]

After listening to the isolated track, it solidifies the fact that this is an EXTREMELY DIFFICULT song to play. So many variations of tone and techniques it’s really amazing. Genius.

[@jamescarlucci9867]

Gotta give props to Roth for being able to put his part to that..

[@alanmartino8727]

The lyrics are sensational..."Can't crow til I'm out of the woods"...

[@angelotro]

Roth was a big fan of Hendrix (and, by proxy, Dylan). Dave knows the power of words and electric guitar. Ed & Dave, their words and music interplay is a freak of fucking nature if you ask me. ♥️😅 💔😥

[@cs292]

@@angelotro yep...the great guitar players and the best front man are not supposed to come together like this....happened only 2 other times... .Queen...and AC/DC w Bon

[@cs292]

I didnt forget Plant/Page...left them out on purpose.

[@Laurikiwi]

@@cs292 Ozzy and Randy

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Eddie was famous as a shredder, but this is where he really excelled. His rhythm playing is next level. This is his rhythm playing masterpiece, but there are examples of it on every album. Mean Streets off the Fair Warning album is another. So tasty and clean. Eddie is one of the masters.

[@lovetogolf4184]

Gods creation It's that simple..The KING!!!

[@theboofin]

Never call Ed a shredder. That is so inappropriate and rude.

[@tanyathomas9007]

Your right about him being known as a shredder. People's first thought when he's mentioned is S P E E E E D ! and tapping and lead play . I guess we can blame that on Eruption. Only his true fans know what the man was all about and know his real contributions to the business. In closing , I will say that I've heard a few guitarist that I think are faster than Eddie was , (Malmsteen) , and Vai and a few others that may be as good as Ed at a certain thing , but in those rare instances, there only a hair faster or as melodically rhythmic for a very short moment. The other 98% of the guitar playing time, Eddie's flaming circles around them and as good as they might be , they learned from listening to Van Halen. If anyone was ever going to beat him in a gunslinger 6 string duel in the middle of the dirt street in the late 1800's , they would have beat him using his own stuff against him ! But he blew out of the gate in 78 and in horse racing lingo, he blew out of the gate took to the lead, stayed hard to the inside , held off all challengers , (in reality not a single one ever got close) down the backstretch, headed into the final turn with some wobblyness ( his battles with singers , rec exec people, cancer, divorce, the multiple changes in the band, this singer out , that singer in , currently an open roster spot behind the mike, guiding Wolfgang, hip replacement, alcoholism, , just to name a few. Although all the other horses gained some ground on him , but replacing Anthony, inserting Wolf, and reuniting with Dave, then releasing the last Album ( which I like a lot) . But remarrying, All that good positive stuff and doing one last Album , gave him energy. It was the threat of the whip , so to speak . Eddie Van Halen , like Secretariat's last race at Belmont, Eddie showed that even with a Singer who lost half of his smoke , and some rust here n there , could still get up out of the recliner, backhand all the kids, silence them all and like the Belmont Stakes of 1973, we were privileged to see and hear the greatest of all time. He proved once again that he could win by 31 and a half links , and anytime it looked like someone got closer that 31 links , he just proved that that was merely and illusion. I knew he was special after hearing the first of him in Jamie's Cryn. I heard the song 1 time. I put it on again and liked it so much I put it on a 3rd time before ever hearing any other song. It was the sexiest beat I had ever heard in my life. Mid way thru the song on the 3rd listening , I was history. Since that spring day of March or April , no other band has come closer that 31 lengths in my mind. I and I know many others are all blessed to have heard and seen him all these years. He left us too soon. Why do all the best parties end before their time ? I don't know and I wish he could have stayed longer with more new music. He was the man and the band. It was all him, no dissin to DLR and his multi contributions to the band. But The proved that they could not only get along without Dave , but maintain the level they did in his absence, but Van Halen go on without EVH. ? Impossible,. He was the most irreplaceable member of that band. Period ! RIP EVH you were always the best , and you always will be !

[@tommilitello198]

He’s just as famous as a rhythm player,any time someone mentions his solos there’s more comments about his rhythm playing then there is about his solos,a lot more and is one of the first things commented on every time

[@144wychwood]

Initially like most, it was Ed's shredding that grabbed me but 40 plus years on it's his rhythm playing that impresses me most.

[@tdz69]

I love these isolated tracks. You get to hear how clean his tone was. It wasn’t overly saturated but still sounded huge in the final song mix

[@97warlock]

I dont know why but as I listen to these iscolated tracks. .... It feels like hes still here & I can pretty much see him playing it as Im listening.

[@nelsontolsdorf946]

Really feel we lost a real genius and was happy to have witnessed true greatness as it was evolving ...these isolated tracks are masterpieces

[@ewoh24]

Probably my most listened to VH track of all time. That riff is unbelievably cool AND melodic. Thats the greatest thing about Eddie's riffs...they are pieces of melody that come from the heart of a great songwriter. Thats exactly what was missing from most of all the other metal bands in the 80s...that melodic soul.

[@runbmc35]

This is one of his best compositions. It's an absolute masterpiece that only Ed could have written

[@zapster2412111]

Eddie would not want you to weep as a result of his passing, butt to find joy in his music and legacy he left behind.❤

[@showtime951]

Sorry, Ed. I have a shitload of both.

[@johnb7014]

He will always be my favorite.

[@aandc2005]

I have to admit listening to the incredible tracks without the band brings tears to my eyes..because two reasons, it's so awesome and second he's gone now...😢🎸

[@JayRozz-v8o]

Same

[@leafamania1]

Saw the diver down tour in Toronto 1982 ... the set list was killer ... this tune was outstanding with that mini Les Paul ... VH ruled the world at that time !

[@mikewallace1270]

leafamania1 my very first concert and it changed my life.

[@davidstewart4310]

Think my cousin was at that one....Gardens?

[@leafamania1]

@@davidstewart4310yes

[@ale13xanders21]

You lucky sod

[@u2be1201]

Same here. El Paso County Coliseum of all places.

[@skeeter197140]

It's amazing how ahead of the beat Eddie plays on this, but it stays on track. Amazing. Probably one of the top 3 or 4 VH songs.

[@BoomerBends]

I agree, and it brings a certain natural energy and urgency to the song. His feel and tempo still seem to be largely "on". He's driving the song the whole way. I couldn't help but think "no drummer needed" as I listened to this isolated track. It's strange, but a lot of my favorite guitarists have this tendency. Hendrix was guilty of this, so is Eric Johnson.

[@skeeter197140]

@@BoomerBends It's not easy. And you need good players along for the ride who won't push.

[@cccheeks8819]

This is a MasterPiece! Creating ONE Masterpiece in Your Life is a Rare and Huge Accomplishment...... Eddie has created MANY! A ONE of a KIND Talent that will Never be Duplicated!

[@michaelleyvas3935]

God even their "meh' stuff is 10x better than most of the stuff that was going at the time

[@cdsmetalhead99]

This is not meh

[@ktcolo1]

If Ed played this for you and said, 'come up with some words and a melody to sing over this and by the way, make sure it's great,' could you do it? Me neither.

[@sinisterminister6478]

NO probably not lol

[@JosephLopezDearborn]

Only David Lee Roth could. Sammy was cool but let’s be honest DLR Rules!!!

[@leafamania1]

@@JosephLopezDearborn DLR wrote the lyrics to VH's best albums!

[@JosephLopezDearborn]

leafamania1 100%

[@themayor6836]

@@JosephLopezDearborn If Ed played 5150 for you could you come up with great lyrics and a great melody.??? Me Neither!

[@chriswick7987]

Man, I’ve probably said it a thousand times, but that first electric riff makes you feel like you’re king of the Earth

[@TwentyOneRoyalMusic]

This is just so insanely beautiful. I can picture him smiling while playing this. Damn...

[@r.bracemaker1734]

There's 4 different songs in here if he wanted to, yet they're all in one. Brilliant rifs.

[@claesaxelsson8817]

All really great guitarists have a certain sound and a timing that sets them apart from the rest. Its proven right here.

[@nicholasdorazio10]

👍100%,Realised that with Yngwie,many imitators but there is only one!!

[@claesaxelsson8817]

@@nicholasdorazio10 In my opinion Yngwie is better than the rest. The rest copies him while he copies a lot of great Classical musicians. That makes him better.

[@nicholasdorazio10]

@@claesaxelsson8817 Yngwie is incredible,changed my style for ever and will be forever grateful for what he was able to contribute not only as a musician,but also as a well respected Composer!

[@metalboy5150]

@@claesaxelsson8817 I'm glad you guys like him, and no disrespect intended, but all Yngwie ever really wanted to be was Richie Blackmore.

[@tasteapiana]

Let it sink in that on an album of around 1/2 covers done in the early 1980s, Ed's compositions fully stacked up against some of the greatest songs of the 1950s and 1960s. He literally wrote things that are fully on-par with MoTown and the biggest pop rock songs of the Elvis era. It's no wonder that Quincy Jones requested him to play on a Michael Jackson song that he knew would be pivotal to his career. After Beat It, Michael began incorporating more and more rock to his albums, before Beat It there was no rock at all in his releases. Listening to this Van Halen album, Diver Down, Quincy knew that he was hearing one of the best overall musicians/composers of an entire era (not just decade, I'm saying 1950s - 2000s, ie more than 1 generation). Quincy could have gotten literally anybody, yeah, he's that big of a thing, he was musical arranger for the Rat Pack (Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, etc). He only wanted 1 guy. And every guitar player on earth who has heard that recording agrees that he made the right choice. There's nothing else like Eddie, even the best mimics fall short by a mile and we all know that.

[@r.fortner4661]

No other guitarist had this kind of creativity. This piece as well as the Mean Streets intro came from places high above straight down into Eddie's fingers! I had never heard chords like this in a rock band's songs. Little Guitars will always be special to me. And Roth's lyrics were outta nowhere as well!

[@yogiblair22]

Not any players can have such tight rhythm while simultaneously keep in the groove swing. Nature’s natural

[@angelotro]

If you go back a decade, listen to Pete Townshend with the Who's "Sparks" from "Tommy". Then go back centuries to both guitarist's favorite classical composers, it's all there: not copywritten notes & chords, but honest human feelings and emotions. Thanks, Eddie!!!♥️😅♥️😥♥️

[@TheAgentAssassin]

It's weird I know the isolated track like it's not even isolated. This song really hit me as a guitarist. All the elements all there.

[@darrenlinder7360]

OMG I love this song so much. So happy that this isolated guitar track exists. Thank you,

[@Excalibur2112]

Best song off Diver Down (both parts).

[@darrenlinder7360]

@@Excalibur2112 Agreed

[@billmcmahon5454]

Same here.. after the Acoustics stopped the drums automatically started playing in my head until Eddie started in. Just like clockwork.

[@sandmanlogan]

I feel like I'm sitting next to him in the studio as they record his guitar.

[@kengibbens5059]

Secrets and Little Guitars are likely my favourite VH tunes, everything before 1984 rocked

[@nicolassosolic3760]

"1984" is a masterpiece!!! I love Sammy era as well,you've just got to learn how to appreciate that's all.

[@donsmith5385]

I feel the same way Ken, something missing from 1984 that’ll all the Roth era albums had.

[@nicolassosolic3760]

@@donsmith5385 Don,just be thankful that they didn't stop after 1984! Because Sammy era was great also! Just not the same,but EVH guitar playing was as great as the Dave era! Mais oui,ouh là là!

[@nicolassosolic3760]

@@donsmith5385 Of course,i could have done without a suck ass cheesy song like "Can't stop loving you"

[@sirkayda7205]

@@nicolassosolic3760 - That song is awesome.

[@uyhg7284]

It's easy to forget how brilliantly creative he can be.

[@bradykerr141]

As insane as he was with lead...you have to wonder was equally as epic at rhythm? This song always made me think...hell yeah!

[@DRJDVM95]

Is it just me or did hearing this make you tear up a bit? Still can’t believe he’s gone…

[@JergAff-vp2wg]

Even b4...something about it...makes me cry..not sure why...

[@user-gk1sg6cn9l]

For me,, it's tears of joy for all the wonderful beautiful music he gave to us

[@SilverSurfer5150]

Just gives me goosebumps, it’s like a good book, but in a listening sense! EVH never produced a boring track guitar wise.

[@Neilbear5820]

Senorita i'm in trouble again.

[@user-kp1ry3so2s]

And I can’t get free

[@mikemonanteras8003]

Thank you to the people that do these isolated guitar tracks!!EVH Forever!!

[@craigfazekas3923]

This is one of the BEST things ever posted to KZbin !! Damn right...😎

[@stringbender11672]

Excellent!!! Great to hear EVH isolated. I can hear all the nuances in this very clearly. Thank you

[@sca1871]

He was so melodic and in the pocket

[@Tuftsedge1]

Still can’t believe he’s gone.A world without Eddie Van Halen is a little darker.

[@craigfazekas3923]

Funny, as now you can hear the edits. Roth stated in a Joe Rogan interview that many Eddie solos were "comped"- compiled together. The best parts of solos put together for inclusion on albums. So as a result, Eddie had to go back & learn the way it was actually comped together in the studio. And DLR admitted, the way it was comped led to some difficulties. As in, where an ending part of one solo had no relation on the guitar fretboard to where the next part commenced. But if anyone could figure out how to make it work, Eduardo could.... Cool stuff indeed !! 😎

[@dickblackbeard5752]

That’s how it always works when recording solos.

[@maskof]

I remember that Joe Rogan interview too. One example could be the added dive bomb which Eddie does @ 3:47 which is missing from this isolated track.

[@bofa83]

Never heard this song until the Van Halen guitar hero, and it became one of my favorite Van Halen songs.

[@Neilbear5820]

Etch a Sketch Etch a Sketch.

[@fandlpetroleum]

Slow clap for you my friend. Well done.

[@MrOccyc]

LOL....we thought, what the hell is dave singing about? But it’s was Dave and VH so we thought it was cool.

[@scott7521]

My friends and I used to make that joke as teenagers :)

[@michaelsmilek2404]

Rik Nel 😂😂 I thought the same thing when this came out!✌🏻

[@daves4645]

I listened to this song for over thirty years wondering what the hell Dave was saying. Now that I know, I still prefer etch a sketch.

[@todd2683]

The most seminal album of my youth. Better person for it.

[@scottwaszak698]

Let's not forget DLR's brilliance at fashioning a melody line and lyrics to all of this 💪

[@DavidLee-wj9sp]

One of rock and rolls greatest guitar endings. A beutiful tune that sounds like things will be ok. I was stoked they played it in s.j.

[@huppmoile]

This got algorithmed into my suggesteds right between Yngwie and Greg Howe. Today is gonna be a good day.

[@miningmonkey760]

I remember this piece in guitar magazines over 20 years ago! He played the bass line on the e and also picked the high enat the same ,genius move.

[@davidkiefer9875]

Incredible player - incredible songwriter - incredible person - RIP King Edward...

[@alphamale1228]

I CAN LISTEN TO HIM PLAY TILL THE COWS COME HOME .🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄

[@slide4180]

Cows are so underrated

[@kamranahmad4592]

Sure but just don't crow until you're out of the woods

[@BrotherBrownMusic]

Love the Townsend inspired part starting at 1.50, simply amazing...

[@stevemcneill7154]

I remember THIS at the US festival . Unbelievable

[@rdd2devore409]

Luv the dialed back usage of the flanger and the chorus.

[@RSTI191]

His sense of timing and phrasing was impeccable. As fast as he could play, as strong as his hands were, he never rushed the notes. The guy just loved playing guitar..

[@dusty3913]

People always sh!t all over Diver Down, including Eddie. But, it’s gems like this one, and Full Bug, Hang ‘Em High, etc that made the album get plenty of play time for me. There’s NO bad VH albums.

[@mitchelllittrel653]

I can only imagine how great it would be to have this kind of talent. I've loved Eddie's style and technique for as long as I can remember. I put Alex in my top 5 drummers EVER also.

[@dreamlifter2701]

My favorite Van Halen song!

[@stephenallsman8913]

This isolated is insane killer, love it!!

[@DivaInTheWoods]

I love this song, but somehow this sounds even better! Well, obviously I know why it sounds better. Heaven must be having such a jam session with all the greats we're missing here! 💜🎸

[@adamboynton7726]

Edward was the best rhythm guitar player in the business period.

[@HyBr1dRaNg3r]

Oh snap, that intro is definitely something he used in his live solo “set,” never realized that!

[@fenderfunk]

Just the flamenco intro alone is a masterpiece. Unbelievable guitar playing, and very very authentic as well.

[@Arthagnou]

to time travel to 1982 or 1984...wow, thanks Eddy for that small moment of time travel

[@toms3158]

Great sleeper EVH performance. 🤘

[@davidsommerville2213]

Missing the other main guitar track and missing Eddie. All thanks to him for a lifetime of joy.

[@donDonau]

3:48 I miss that beast guit sound that made phenomenal guitar dialog.

[@orbital14]

Fuckin' sonic poetry

[@Dr_Cosmobyte]

Diver Down was one of the first vinyl records i've bought, because it's pretty much my favorite Van Halen album (Fair Warning is also a personal love of mine). Every now and then when i feel happy i put it to play, because the high energy it has is just out of this world.

[@70stunes71]

Genius player...just incredible.... glad I got to grow up in the 60's and 70's and all the wonderful music that also followed on into the 80s

[@Twotontessie]

This track is Roth and Edward at the their best together. Nice to hear the guitar but the whole band is magic on it

[@nnymrod]

Love these iso tracks!! Thanks & keep 'em coming!

[@sca1871]

Man I wish I came up with this piece of music myself. What a beautiful intro

[@d.j_cam]

beautiful

[@EGlideKid]

One of the more detailed and ever-changing songs he wrote. Amazing stuff, as usual.

[@markc5864]

I watched them play in back yard kegger parties in Pasadena, and I knew they were something out of this world!! RIP Sir Edward

[@cathisanchez6548]

EEEEEEEEK! OMG this is just sick - bravo Eddie, bravo miss you so much and absolutely one of my VH favs. this song always makes me SO HAPPY....anyone have Whispers too?

[@johnb7014]

That is the best in the world. Eddie was amazing 👍

[@masque1313]

just flat out incredible.

[@SixStringJoy]

What a genius!!!!!!!!!! 🙏

[@guibox3]

Weird! I was just fooling around with the intro tremolo part the other day when I was playing! Big Brother is seriously watching! I have no idea how he can do the second part so cleanly with one hand during the tremolo! I remember back in 1984 when first learning the guitar, this first part really intrigued me and I learned a half ass version. I think I'm going to learn it properly now.

[@abandoned-mines-novascotia]

In a Guitar World Magazine interview he revealed he played / recorded both parts separately. So one part is just the tremolo picking alone... and the other part is the walking notes.

[@guibox3]

I have seen clips of him and every other tutorial playing them at the same time. It is muffled enough that you can tell the notes are being tapped

[@bobbyfikesmusicfun]

These are awesome. More VH please!

[@JohnnyBeane]

Great tone!!!

[@rayfromvegas]

Mozart of Rock hands down👍🙏😁🎸

[@TheQuadrum]

I have no idea why but every time I hear things like this and especially anything off of Van Halen II, I see Southern California. I’ve never been there but for some reason I always think about what it must’ve looked like and felt like in the late 70s and early 80s. It doesn’t matter if the Van Halen song is an a major key or a minor key, for some reason, it is uniquely southern California to me. Does that make sense to anybody else?

[@kevindoe1000]

My all time favorite riff

[@fireonhigh100]

I miss him

[@cheenu711]

I think people don't realise that he did quite a lot without using many effects. Of course he's using a chorus in some parts of this song but when I heard that main rhythm part for the first time I thought he's probably using an effect. There's no way that just him and the guitar.

[@kingboagart899]

Damn song blows me away more now than it did 35 years ago. Maybe I'm just more appreciative.

[@donanger1968]

The King.

[@RobbyTG777]

Just incredible EVH. Thank you for your music

[@Excalibur2112]

Great pic!

[@Plastfer]

Cara adoro essa música. Minha banda nunca quis tocar, mas já toque várias vezes com o LP. Esse video vai deixar a experiencia bem mais desafiadora. Obrigado.

[@KentDorfman2024]

One of my top 5 Van Halen songs

[@deadlyoneable]

Man thank you so much for this. I’m learning this one on guitar and I thought “surely there’s something on KZbin with this isolated”. Sure enough….there was. Amazing times we live in. Normally I’d be spending all day looking at a tab book that I’d pay way too much for

[@mastershredder78]

Hail to King Eddie!!

[@flixsymmetry]

There’s a flippin thumbs down to this??

[@meerschaummountaineer3049]

You're freakin crazy dude he can do no wrong.

[@meerschaummountaineer3049]

Or you mean in a good way ???

[@flixsymmetry]

Yeah who would give it a thumbs down

[@johnnyguitar65]

@@flixsymmetry Randy Rhodes fanboys.

[@themayor6836]

EVH MVP GOAT

[@Jason-jw2wc]

King of the "brown sound".....RIP Ed....