Van Halen - So This Is Love? - Guitar Solo Lesson, with Tabs!

[@tpap6827]

By far the best and easiest breakdown of that solo. One thing I know about EVH’s solos is that, despite the crazy outside notes and time changes where he accelerates the timing of a phrase mid measure and his almost jazz approach to blues (sometimes playing more like a Bebop horn player (without any conscious decision to do that from what I can tell), he always plays in a way that is efficient and makes the most sense from a position perspective unless it doesn’t create the sound in his head in which case he may jump positions when the same note is conveniently located in close proximity but on a string that doesn’t allow for open strings or the brightest tone or richest pinch harmonic. So although he plays pentatonics In a unorthodox manner at times during every solo, he never makes things hard on himself for the sake of mAking it harder to play. Everything he does despite it being totally unique, is also logical once you are experienced enough playing his tunes. The nice thing and it’s intended as a huge compliment is that not only was every note accurate, but more importantly, every phrase was accurate whether you played to tempo or you slowed down. Most guys who attempt to teach Eddie’s solos, sound fairly accurate when they blaze through with the right tone, but then when the slow the phrase down it should also be timed correctly in terms of the space between notes and intervals. additionally, each notes should sound right fast or slow. You make it sound exactly right at any tempo. And you organize the sections logically. Wonderful lesson and the best example of someone who really gets what he does and why. Excellent

[@kojam1]

Great job! Shredders pay attention! This is how u shred with 1000% feel! I've always marvelled at Ed's joker-ish way of playing solos. I can't explain it. He's so, "...and I'll just do this thing here, and that thing there...and slide into this thingermabobber ....while I do the whatchamacallit." NOBODY, AND I MEAN NOBODY, COULD TOUCH HIS WHIMSICAL PHRASING!!! RIP

[@ceolsen2884]

This way of playing came right out of the Jeff Beck and Kilgore Play book.

[@930Tony]

Good god man - Eddie couldn't play it better. Fantastic.

[@frankebel7085]

Just wow! One of my favorite Eddie solos and you "nailed" it! Like I always say, "You are an amazing guitar player and the best teacher/instructor on the internet...ever!". Thank you for doing these...so greatly appreciated! Cheers brother!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey Frank, thanks for the nice words bro! :)

[@jamiegustkey2573]

6:56 in that zone, that run always makes me think Ed was emulating “flight of the bumblebee”…. Thank you for your lessons *

[@townbeach3604]

Excellent!!! Thanks!! Glad I found you!! Keep,em coming!! Have a great day!

[@b.snider6622]

Man I love your VH vids. Every solo is dead on. Keep them up. You are talented.

[@rickysare4286]

Thank you for coming up with this amazing tutorial! I've always wanted to learn this solo and I had a hard time figuring it out from the tabs. Your section-by-section breakdown was brilliant! It really helped me learn the solo and all of its EVH nuances. I'm still not up to speed but I know in time, I will. Again, thank you for making this dream a reality. More power to you and may your channel be more successful in the years ahead!!!

[@gerdeywii]

Thank you so much for doing this one Dave. Some of the licks in this one have been a mystery to me. Now I can learn them for real. Thank you again for your hard work and efforts. Chris

[@jmata4237]

This in my opinion is his best work. Keep rocking!

[@PhilFeedback]

Good job 👍. The tabs definitely helped me out!

[@miked179]

Your best VH cover yet. Spot on!

[@chuckmclaughlin8403]

A great exercise I’m still in section 3 it’s like trying to play flight of the bumblebee really improving my playing. Speaking of flight of the bumblebee that wold be something for a lesson.

[@steveinmidtown]

damn...such a great teacher...amazing patience & ability to clarify something unbelievable complex to those who, like myself, don't have those traits.

[@Anthony-nk4ky]

Yeah man! I’ve been dying to learn this solo, one of my all time favorites.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

You are welcome! :)

[@chuckmclaughlin8403]

Wow one of my all time favorite solos I use to play along with that song for hours and hours just spent one hour on the first 3 bars I love it not up to speed jet

[@aaronholland5183]

Killer! Vibrato, legato, tone with not a lot of gain. nice work

[@gtrrobster]

This is great. So accurate and clear in playing and guidance both.

[@r.llynch4124]

Your AWESOME dude!! Thanks for this one. EVH is the G.O.A.T

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks bro! Rock on! :)

[@cbeserra]

Impressively accurate. Such an interesting solo. Nice job!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks Chris! :)

[@AlexanderGhezzo]

Great, super lesson!

[@pvbaelen]

I may be able to get your lesson for I'm the One down by the end of the year. Then after that, I'll work on Somebody get me a Doctor. I might be able to do that in 6 months. So possibly by midyear 2022 or possibly 2023, I can start on this....... lol. Thanks though, these lessons are really appreciated no matter how long it takes me to master them.

[@carlodestefano6628]

That's not a bad timeline. I'm 49 and just started playing. I hope to get there by 2030 lol.

[@pvbaelen]

@@carlodestefano6628 Persistence and patience. Gains may be slow depending on how much time you have. I use a program called Transcribe to break the difficult parts into just a few bars i can slow down and practice (using an mp3 of the actual song). I'll work on just those to get them up to speed, then link them together. A lot if it is how much time you have to practice. It's definitely a, "you get out of it what you put into it" situation. It's tough to devote time though with a full time job, kids, etc. When it seems like you've hit a plateau, keep practicing and you'll break through it eventually.

[@carlodestefano6628]

@@pvbaelen Thanks. It is all about persistence. I'm giving it all I can while juggling the things you spoke of. Just love it, no matter how frustrating it can be at times. Power through. Thanks for encouragement. Hopefully one day I'll be able to use Dave's lessons 🙏

[@PDXguitarfreak]

LOL thanks bro, take your time and make sure you are enjoying playing too :) I often forget to do that :)

[@PDXguitarfreak]

@@carlodestefano6628 Yeah, finding the balance with work, family, etc., and then finding time to do this is hard :)

[@bruceniblett959]

Great lesson. I like how you play it to speed more than once

[@ryanbaker7071]

Wow!! I would love to jam next time I'm in Portland.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey Ryan, thanks bro! :)

[@TheGuitarFretZone]

great job!! such a great job being so accurate on the solo and great at breaking and explaining the solo , always a great video from your channel.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey GFZ, thanks again for the great comment! Rock on! :)

[@delucadrums]

Hey man thanks for getting it right. So many just can’t the notes correct and not even close to his feel but you nailed it. Cheers

[@Someguy04-v3m]

Another great video lesson 👍😁. Thanks again.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks bro! :)

[@vannmann9597]

Love the Charvel T-shirt! Yeah man!! 🙂

[@danielvelsor5693]

Slow sounds sick asf

[@gothicuq470]

PDX is the Man!!!!!

[@LucasVieira-qe4yb]

Always a great job, this is my favorite chanel for guitar lessons! I would suggest love walks in by VH and Rhythm of love by scorpions for lessons. Stay safe 🇧🇷🤘

[@buddywilliams5650]

Almost like the Mean Street's solo. You nailed it man. Cool man 😎

[@ryanlee2546]

Awesome man!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks Ryan!!! :) Rock on!

[@dubettoni]

Nice solo! Thank you so much! A happy Easter to you my dear friend!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks man, and happy Easter to you too! :)

[@carlodestefano6628]

I wish you lived in Montréal Canada 🇨🇦. Great lesson

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks again Carlo :) Rock on! :)

[@janezimmerman7987]

4:18 5:43 9:27 18:21

[@williamlayton1827]

Maybe one day😭

[@jessetryon5108]

So clean... Nice.

[@andybrown1439]

You should try and get a patent on your "box idea" Lol! But seriously It just makes so much more sense to do when tabbing guitar out...Hats off sir 👒👏!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey Andy, thanks bro! I think over time, I'm improving the lessons, so I appreciate hearing that :)

[@N101-b8x]

Exact....Bravo

[@theophany1770]

Some strange note choices in there. Thanks for another great lesson man!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Yeah for sure! Ed moves from some basic pentatonic stuff, to some weird phrasing for sure :)

[@igorfumasoli7079]

Great ! Very great !

[@willip66]

Top stuff. I can just about get it slow... Need to work on my speed. Great accurate lesson as always. 👍

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Glad you liked it! Rock on! :)

[@eyank57]

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[@JJC333]

Sections would sound like octave clefs Section One - Treble clef 8vb then Treble clef Section Two - Treble clef Section Three - Treble clef Section Four - Treble clef 8vb Section Five - Treble clef Section Six - Treble clef Section Seven - Treble clef

[@michaeleaster1815]

Super detailed and thoughtful lesson, as always! weird fact: Wikipedia currently states that this song is unique for VH, "being rooted in a swing beat"... doesn't VH have several songs with a swing beat? e.g. I'm the One, presumably Sinner's Swing, etc

[@Anthony-nk4ky]

Tons dude, I’m The One, Bottoms Up!, So This is Love?, The Full Bug, I believe Black and Blue has a slight swing, Hot For Teacher, Beautiful Girls. There’s probably more

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks Mike! I think the dude below answered the swing question... but I guess it all depends on the definition of swing :)

[@TonyFuentesTV]

Another masterpiece! 🤘🤘🤘🤘😉

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks Tony! :)

[@timpitts9256]

thank you!

[@MyNameIsMach]

Holy smokes!!

[@criminalsnail757]

Thanks for lesson, please do a lesson of outro solo also.

[@truthup4364]

You not only nailed the solo but even the sound which is crucial since it can't be too distorted....excellent in every way! May I ask what amp/pedal/setup were you using?

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks man! I'm actually using a Line 6 Helix, which I use for all of my videos these days.

[@prestongarvey4085]

Hey man you should start a patreon or something like that where we can subscribe and you’d post all your amazingly made tabs! I would and I bet many people here would jump to pay for that.

[@Anthony-nk4ky]

Seconded! I would absolutely

[@prestongarvey4085]

Absolutely love the lessons but sometimes I just wanna see the tabs quickly and completely without skipping around in the video and watching ads etc

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey Preston, I've been thinking about doing something like that... just need to get a separate website set-up. :)

[@ascentiall]

@@PDXguitarfreak that too! And Patreon supporters can possibly request songs once a month? The would be awesome

[@sotirios6882]

I see u broke out ur Green Lantern Strat, Go Green. Awesome chops n lesson bro. ROCK ON.🎸. BTW are they administering the Covid vaccine in yor state . I just got my first dose of Moderna here in NEW YORK.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey bro, yeah we have it and I even got it ahead of schedule. Sick afterwards for 36 hours, but worth it (at least I think so). :)

[@dkpitt3912]

Maybe this doesn’t work for what you’re doing, but a little theory with this would go a long way. The key of the song, modal context of any, ect. Learning this is awesome, but if you understand a little as to why he may be doing it, that could really drill in in

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Yeah I hear you. I occasionally talk about theory in some of these solo lessons, but perhaps not enough. With Van Halen, he was all over the place, so that makes it a bit of extra work on his solos LOL :)

[@philipmajor4495]

Shadilay!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks! :)

[@buddywilliams5650]

I need your help on pickups man. What guitar 🎸 pickups do you personally recommended. Instead of EMG, Duncan's those are way too much for my price range. I seen some on eBay called GM. They are personally hand wound by the guy. I need a humbucker that is a cross between a old 1961 P.A.F. and a JB "Jeff Beck" with a little bit of a 1959 model. Output range around a 5. Midrange 7 lows or Bass around 6. I can't afford the Duncan 1978 EVH. But there are guitar pickups that sound very similar. I also need the guitar pick-up to go into reverse parallel wound. Also split the coil into a single coil. What do you recommend? You have a very good sound. I've been playing guitar for 21 years. I had two drum lessons and four years of guitar lessons 2000-2004. I got up to Mel Bay book four on reading music. That's my experience.

[@eyank57]

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[@JimSlimjimCassi]

Hello, i'm always checking out your Van Halen stuff to see if i get it close when trying to figure out this crazy stuff myself. It's always better to at least try to figure out things on your own 1st, and if your struggling with a section, then go look how others are interpreting the piece. You can find my version / cover on my page. Great VH stuff... 👍 👍

[@Swanlord05]

What key are you in? What notes are you playing.....what scale

[@gregtaylor1939]

I love you

[@Krieghandt]

I'm confused. If I learn this solo, I'll get cans of Tab? Or do I need Tab to learn the solo?

[@PDXguitarfreak]

You need to drink at least 2 cans of Tab before attempting! :)

[@zakklee2556]

That's not Van halen that's van hagar.