EDDIE VAN HALEN's 25 Greatest Guitar Techniques!

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    Muted Arpeggios :26
    Open E Pedal Tone 1:37
    Flat 5 Flutter 2:44
    Flanger Scratches 4:13
    Bend Tapping 5:02
    Artificial Harmonics 5:36
    Tremolo Bar Dips 6:25
    Octave Dip Slides 6:53
    The Cathedral Effect 7:22
    2nd Form Variations 8:48
    Tap Harmonics 10:04
    Eruption Motif 11:37
    Legato Runs 12:43
    Tapping 14:10
    Whammy Bar Dives 15:19
    Extended Stretch Tapping 16:10
    Cascading Tap 17:14
    Natural Harmonics 18:23
    Extreme (extended) Left Hand Licks 19:15
    Tap Slide 20:20
    Mean Street Tapping/Thumping 21:19
    Harmonic Slide 22:55
    Volume Swells 23:50
    Muted Rake Strums 24:36
    Circular Picking 25:23
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Komentáře • 525

  • @TheArtofGuitar
    @TheArtofGuitar  Před 3 lety +540

    Found out Eddie passed away today 10/6/20. It was such an honor to have experienced his art in my lifetime. I'll always feel a certain void now that he's gone but his music will live on. Thanks for everyone who visited this video on this dark day. It reminds me how big of an impact he made on all of us.

    • @Jos6128x
      @Jos6128x Před 3 lety +8

      He inspired me to play guitar when I heard the solo in Beat it, then I found Eruption, Hot for teacher and so on, and found he was a God, certainly Rock will miss him...

    • @harperusyt420
      @harperusyt420 Před 3 lety +5

      im so sad ive never got a chance to see him and now i never will...

    • @terrythibodeau9265
      @terrythibodeau9265 Před 3 lety +8

      You do an excellent job in teaching Eddies techniques

    • @AudaciousAce1989
      @AudaciousAce1989 Před 3 lety +3

      We would LOVE to hear a cover of Panama! (after I find my jaw, it fell off the first time I heard you play that intro like that)

    • @thebeamerdreamer
      @thebeamerdreamer Před 3 lety +3

      Eddie influenced all of us in many ways on the guitar. Will always remember the impact he had on me forever.

  • @allancerf9038
    @allancerf9038 Před 6 lety +98

    Love your modest, unassuming, friendly style.

    • @TheArtofGuitar
      @TheArtofGuitar  Před 6 lety +31

      What do you mean? I'm the best ever! haha.. jk Thanks. :)

  • @JunkfoodZombieGuns
    @JunkfoodZombieGuns Před 3 lety +123

    And now he's gone. Rest in peace, Eddie!

  • @jamessteckel5379
    @jamessteckel5379 Před 3 lety +33

    "and that's when i knew he was an alien"
    he's gone home RIP eddie

  • @derekdillehay5899
    @derekdillehay5899 Před 5 lety +278

    Don't forget my jaw is dropped down a half step.

  • @BlueberryStinkFinger62
    @BlueberryStinkFinger62 Před 6 lety +112

    Eddie Van halen = Genius..innovator and pioneer..

  • @joelouis321
    @joelouis321 Před 5 lety +195

    I still remember how shocked I was when I learned 35 years ago that Cathedral was played on a guitar.

    • @bossHogOG
      @bossHogOG Před 4 lety +28

      FloodyBoy Randal no, ed plays it live, smartass. He does it with delay and the volume knob.

    • @gregorymacdonnell7914
      @gregorymacdonnell7914 Před 4 lety

      @@bossHogOG Yup he does bro!

    • @gregorymacdonnell7914
      @gregorymacdonnell7914 Před 4 lety +12

      @ joelouis321 I thought the same thing when I heard "Eruption" when their 1st album dropped in. I was like" No WAY any guitar can sound like that !!" That is why EVH is the greatist ever. Not even Jimi was ever like that

    • @mariosanchez5796
      @mariosanchez5796 Před 2 lety

      That song should have been played WORLDWIDE the day he passed 🙏🏼❤️

    • @holliswilliams8426
      @holliswilliams8426 Před 2 lety +6

      @Randy Randal It's not studio controls, you just really quickly turn the volume up and down. He does it live.

  • @ItsKryptick
    @ItsKryptick Před rokem +11

    The man was truly the Mozart of his time. Creativity on the guitar that no one else possessed. RIP to the GOAT.

  • @definandstuff8926
    @definandstuff8926 Před 6 lety +144

    Eddie really is another Voodoo Child. Hell, he even chopped the strings down with the edge of his hand.

  • @80sruler
    @80sruler Před 6 lety +33

    Van Halen I think spawned 1,000,000 guitar players
    I think he probably would still be listed as the best guitar player around and VH 1 & 2 were 40 freaking years ago

    • @zachlewis9751
      @zachlewis9751 Před 3 lety +2

      I think he inspired a lot more people to pick up a guitar. Definitely a big reason I did

    • @theycallmealex454
      @theycallmealex454 Před 3 lety

      Naw I think 1,000,001 to be exact 👍

  • @CROSSFIRE19604
    @CROSSFIRE19604 Před 3 lety +5

    R.I.P. Eddie, One of the Guitar Greats! Great Lesson keeping it rocking!

  • @MarkMetternichPhotographyLLC

    EXCELLENT TEACHER! Able to play proficiently and explain clearly.

  • @AudaciousAce1989
    @AudaciousAce1989 Před 3 lety +6

    My jaw dropped when you started playing Panama. Id love to see a full cover, that tone you had there was fantastic to me

    • @alibobsmarland9572
      @alibobsmarland9572 Před 3 lety +4

      Eddie's guitar sound on Panama is fantastic especially the doodling solo piece.

  • @licksnkicks1166
    @licksnkicks1166 Před 7 lety +12

    I am watching this at 6 am just before I go to the grind!! This is the only time I had to watch your video! I can hardly wait to get home and try out these ideas! I have a pedal board with a flanger, delay, OD/distortion and a phaser pedal! You have made me a very happy woman! Thx! You're amazing and I can't thank you enough!!!

  • @mattowen2749
    @mattowen2749 Před 7 lety +17

    these vids are the best, I like how it's not just licks from songs u actually show us the techniques

  • @archiecunningham3734
    @archiecunningham3734 Před 3 lety +5

    Eddie inspired many to play guitar and caused a few to give it up as well ! Rip my all time favorite 👍🏻

  • @gunsofsteele
    @gunsofsteele Před 4 lety +12

    I saw a smirk when you hit that first artificial harmonic

    • @Groteskfull
      @Groteskfull Před 3 lety +2

      Hahaha!! 😆 😆
      I thought I was the only one who noticed that until I saw your comment! He's got that pleased-with-himself smirk on his face that says "yep, totally nailed it".

  • @zachlewis9751
    @zachlewis9751 Před 3 lety +3

    RIP this guitar legend. He was an amazing player that really showed me what crazy things you can do on an electric. I hope we see his like again

  • @amoh5
    @amoh5 Před rokem +2

    Eddie was definitely the last founding father of rock guitar in our era, he brought a futuristic rock guitar sound to the 70s music world that was very different to Clapton and Hendrix of the 60s. The whammy bar and artificial harmonic effects was two of his signature sounds, along with the digital sound effects of the flanger, delay and others. He paved the way for all the 80s rock guitar slingers who more or less tried to perfect his sound and techniques especially his shredding sound which a lot of 80s rock guitarists perfected to an extreme level. His shredding technique wasn't perfect but you knew where he was trying to go with it. He had other signature sounds and techniques which all in all gave us a futuristic sci-fi rock guitar sound of sophistication and artistic creativity.
    It makes me wonder if there's any more uncharted rock guitar territory that needs founding? Maybe the rock guitar feedback sustain sound still needs exploring? I know Eddie did a little bit on the intro of the song "Everybody wants some" I wish he had of done way more of the feedback sustain technique, I think that would of blown all our brains out period!! It's such a beautiful sound and technique if you know how to apply it effectively in rock music.
    I don't think Eddie ever realized how much impact and ground breaking new rock guitar sounds he had brought to the world stage of guitar music 🤔
    Rest in peace and love Eddie ❤️ 🎸

  • @morebeer4435
    @morebeer4435 Před 6 lety +63

    This is what a lot of people didn't realize, including myself, that his "brown sound" really came down to his style of playing and his hands on the guitar. Eddie will forever be the best guitarist ever. He may not have the technical chops as say Vai or Satriani, but he doesn't need to be. His style was attitude with in your face guitar playing back then and just his innate ability to play. Great video. Thanks

    • @pacman3908
      @pacman3908 Před 5 lety +14

      I agree more beer.he was the hendrix of the 80s his tone and use of effects and atack of guitar was extraordinary awesome

    • @martinhajda2132
      @martinhajda2132 Před 5 lety +20

      Don't underestimate Eddie, he does things live in concert that would bury anyone.

    • @cambell9
      @cambell9 Před 5 lety +1

      No Jason Becker was the best and if he could still play he would literally be the guy to learn from. Ed is slop.

    • @cambell9
      @cambell9 Před 5 lety

      I can literally play everything he plays when he does his solo guitar solo

    • @ianjones2731
      @ianjones2731 Před 5 lety +9

      @@cambell9 LMAO your so full of shit boy, hows about you link a vid of your playing 😂😂

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 Před 4 lety +2

    I keep coming back to this, greatest tutorial on the net, very well explained as well as demonstrated, so very well done AND some of the very best guitar sounds!
    Thanks so much for this.

  • @doctoribanez
    @doctoribanez Před 3 lety +3

    Greatest of all time. Inspired more people and changed guitar forever.

  • @waltpowell7254
    @waltpowell7254 Před 4 lety +8

    Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo in live without a net is one of my favorites, I like Joe Satriani and Steve also, but you can't take away the influence Eddie must have had on them

  • @Ezekiel33USA
    @Ezekiel33USA Před 7 lety +18

    The first time I listened to Eruption, which was when VH's first album came out... I know I am old... I was absolutely blown away. I was a kid at the time and after hearing that I thought to myself, man I need to learn how to play the guitar. So I picked it up and I still don't know how to play eruption, but I did learn several other of EVH's riffs and licks and that helped me a lot in my playing ability. What I love about EVH is his ability to inject a kind of "swing" in his playing that gave him a unique style. His tapping technique was actually not new at the time, but he took it to a new level. His tone was actually pretty basic when you look back on it now since it was just a PAF pickup running through a Marshal with all knobs turned to "11". But he figured out that getting that tone which allowed him to achieve the sound he wanted was not easy with an 100 Watt Amp that would blow your head off and a pickup that would squeal like crazy at that volume. So he threw a variac to lower the volume without affecting the distorted tone and he placed the pickup in melted surfboard wax to prevent it from squealing and the rest is history. I have often heard that the tone of the guitar affects how you play and the more I play the guitar the more I believe that statement. I personally think that EVH had an idea of what he wanted to achieve, but as he set out to achieve it by modifying his tone from the guitar/amp/effects that it modified how he played as well and so it caused his playing to exponentially increase in style and technique that was different from what others were doing at the time. Similar to Jimi Hendrix and what he was doing in the 60's and early 70's. Just my 2 cents.

    • @PapaWheelie1
      @PapaWheelie1 Před 6 lety +2

      Ezekiel33USA - Yes I remember the goosebumps when WJRR out of Orlando played the entire album when I was headed to the beach for surfing and we stayed in the car for the entire thing with jaws on the floor

    • @darkstar4494
      @darkstar4494 Před 5 lety

      Ezekiel33USA cool post. what you’re saying seems right.

    • @kennethgoin628
      @kennethgoin628 Před 5 lety

      Very insightful, almost philosophical approach to the evolution known as Edward Van Halen, and I agree with you given the example you added. The same could be said for Brian May and Tom Scholz.

  • @zzsql
    @zzsql Před 5 lety +2

    I like how he explains things. He's easy to follow. Nice work.

  • @JamesGreenier
    @JamesGreenier Před 4 lety +2

    Wow. This is THE best guitar lesson I’ve ever seen and heard on YT.

  • @timpitts5646
    @timpitts5646 Před 6 lety +51

    20:11 "thats when i knew he was an Alien" FELL ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING - funniest thing i ever heard on youtube!

    • @gwalker5327
      @gwalker5327 Před 5 lety +2

      Agreed! :) Got to 20:10 to cleanly catch the quote.

    • @huruduru5144
      @huruduru5144 Před 5 lety

      I never believed in Aliens but after this...yes yes YES! EEdie is an Alien.lol

    • @kennethgoin628
      @kennethgoin628 Před 5 lety

      He slid that comment in there so smooth I almost missed it, but the bursting laugh response that followed told me I was still listening closely enough!

  • @destinyreturns4885
    @destinyreturns4885 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for all the great tips. I really enjoy the fact that you're so humble as well...

  • @mikev6498
    @mikev6498 Před 3 lety +3

    Rest in peace eddie you were the spark that lit my guitar fire

  • @skullduggery3377
    @skullduggery3377 Před 5 lety +2

    not only did king ed come up with all those tricks but he successfully utilized them as integral parts of actual songs.

  • @mariosanchez5796
    @mariosanchez5796 Před 2 lety +1

    We miss you, Ed 🙏🏼❤️ Thank you for pursuing your passion and following your dreams 👏🏼

  • @LouRadon
    @LouRadon Před 5 lety +1

    Really cool man. You cover a LOT of techniques and it's cool that you're straight up in your descriptions without putting on airs. I like the terminology as well. Nice playing dude.

  • @braytonwells7845
    @braytonwells7845 Před 5 lety

    These technique videos are very and I mean VERY helpful!!! Thank you for the hard work you put in to these videos man. Bravo!

  • @gargaunch1114
    @gargaunch1114 Před 3 lety +5

    Rest in peace to one of the best influencers in the timeline of rock and roll. Eddie, you will certainly be missed by everyone, but God may you fly high with the ones above

    • @shredhed572
      @shredhed572 Před 2 lety +1

      Thankfully we still have his catalogue!
      And much video

  • @robbievalentine8239
    @robbievalentine8239 Před 5 lety +1

    This is fantastic my man! Great job

  • @mrtylerlarson
    @mrtylerlarson Před 5 lety +1

    Excellent tutorial, man! Great stuff in here!

  • @jasonm1651
    @jasonm1651 Před 6 lety

    Very informative, detailed and fun to watch. I'm Learning heaps.
    Thanks so much.
    You are very skilled.

  • @jimmyjam4ever
    @jimmyjam4ever Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks for the upload!

  • @thomaspeters5889
    @thomaspeters5889 Před 5 lety +1

    60 yrs old with classical guitar background. EVH sealed a switch to electric guitar and remains biggest fretboard influence. Great video.

  • @satchrome
    @satchrome Před 7 lety +2

    Great lesson thanks for this.

  • @Tgym98
    @Tgym98 Před 7 lety +1

    Just the video i needed, keep up the great work!

  • @leonarda.l8002
    @leonarda.l8002 Před 7 lety +4

    Great video.👍

  • @jayquattrochi702
    @jayquattrochi702 Před 7 lety +1

    This man explains things in a language that radiates with me, thank you man!!!

  • @KickflipGnasty
    @KickflipGnasty Před 5 lety +1

    This video really conveys what a creative and deeply innovative player Eddie is. I've grown so tired of everyone referring to his chops as merely "a bag of tricks" because it's such a hater's mentality. It's not just that he mastered a bunch of little tricks, it's how effortlessly he incorporated them into his music and how fluid and fiery his playing was. So much excitement, expression and emotional content in his guitar work.

  • @jonrivera
    @jonrivera Před 6 lety +1

    I guess you could say that muted rake strum REALLY GOT ME

  • @commanderchilles6264
    @commanderchilles6264 Před 4 lety

    Your series right here, is what its all about man.. applying great techniques to yourself...great stuff maaan.

  • @vajabri
    @vajabri Před 7 lety +29

    if there isn't one yet, there needs to be band called "Flat Five Flutter"

  • @joemojoemo
    @joemojoemo Před 7 lety +3

    I'm a huge EVH fan , thanks for the great lesson, lots of good info there, I learned a lot !! thanks''

  • @dmobile2go
    @dmobile2go Před 2 lety

    Very nice bag of tricks. Amazing! Thank You.

  • @franciscomartin4381
    @franciscomartin4381 Před 6 lety

    One of the best Guitar teaching videos in the net. Congrats + two thumbs up

  • @derred723
    @derred723 Před 7 lety +1

    watching the full video now that i have time. very informative. And wow impressed with the sounds you get from that guitar. Assuming the stock pickups are still in there and it shows what a good player can do. I have the guitar so always nice to see it played by someone good so i can stop blaming my equipment lol.

  • @mutt8553
    @mutt8553 Před 3 lety +1

    This is why EVH is my favorite guitarist. Look at all these fun and unique techniques you really can’t find anywhere else.

  • @VascoRockPatricio
    @VascoRockPatricio Před 5 lety +3

    Kudos on the legato credit :) I love EVH, but Joe's the legato king...
    Great video!

  • @mikec6733
    @mikec6733 Před 2 lety

    I am amazed by how much you can do, and how humble you are about it.
    Just great. 👍

  • @mongofan1
    @mongofan1 Před 5 lety

    Fantastic lesson! Thanks, Alex

  • @tennislife1951
    @tennislife1951 Před 6 lety +1

    Great Teacher, awesome techniques well explained, Art of Guitar Yes mon

  • @wrap-itsolutions2387
    @wrap-itsolutions2387 Před 7 lety +1

    Another great video!!

  • @user-qj4vg9gq5m
    @user-qj4vg9gq5m Před 6 lety +1

    MAN, THIS IS AWESOME!

  • @beaudalleomusic3525
    @beaudalleomusic3525 Před 6 lety

    I just wanted to drop in and throw you some major praise. I find your method of instruction and explanation highly effective and engaging. A real guitarist's guitarist! Subscribed!

  • @Highcastle_of_Tone
    @Highcastle_of_Tone Před 3 lety +1

    RIP, Eddie. May your great works live forever.

  • @mommy251
    @mommy251 Před 3 lety

    I’m REALLY enjoying your videos

  • @DSmith-iw7fs
    @DSmith-iw7fs Před 7 měsíci

    incredible lesson. Thank you! \m/

  • @danielandersson3539
    @danielandersson3539 Před 6 lety

    Very, very pedagocial tutorials, all of a sudden I can do totally OK tap harmonics! Thank's and keep up the good work!

  • @robosullivan704
    @robosullivan704 Před 3 lety

    Great video, didn't know that much went into making those sounds!

  • @cerclesvicieux
    @cerclesvicieux Před 3 lety

    love these, really wish you would do more

  • @PajamaPantsStudios
    @PajamaPantsStudios Před 6 lety

    it's fun to watch videos like this and see the things in my style that I've already found, and see when famous guitarists have used them. like tap harmonics! and to see new and strange things like that volume swell business, that was cool! educational, and entertaining!

  • @EricHughesAstrologer
    @EricHughesAstrologer Před 7 lety +2

    THANK YOU!!!

  • @joehancock6028
    @joehancock6028 Před rokem

    The harmonic slide and cathedral effect will be added to my arsenal now. Thanks mate 😎

  • @masonangel_1
    @masonangel_1 Před 5 lety +4

    Eddie can do anything 😁

  • @ValentineGoloubev
    @ValentineGoloubev Před 6 lety +1

    Great series!

  • @jasonjones7461
    @jasonjones7461 Před 3 lety

    You are great at explaining stuff. You don't talk too much and demonstrate right away. Great video

  • @cebastianlayneOffical
    @cebastianlayneOffical Před 3 měsíci

    Thankyou so much your content is so reliable I appreciate the time you took to do this ! RIP EDDIE

  • @raymondwilliams2609
    @raymondwilliams2609 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much! Subscriber forever!
    The most interesting 🎸 tutor video I've ever seen!!!😀

  • @ajwatson7091
    @ajwatson7091 Před 6 lety

    Iv'e watched a few of your videos tonight. You have a natural talent. well done.

  • @d3w4yn3
    @d3w4yn3 Před 5 lety

    "And that's when I knew he was an alien"... GLORIOUS!!! I learned more from this single video than years of trying to learn from others!!!

  • @keithpetersen560
    @keithpetersen560 Před 7 lety +1

    Great video!

  • @K3vinK
    @K3vinK Před 4 lety

    Good instructional technique and explanation. I find it even more important than technical ability when instructional videos. You have both. 👍🏻

  • @sethdel5337
    @sethdel5337 Před 6 lety +3

    great player and teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @howardsartin2629
    @howardsartin2629 Před 6 lety

    nice teaching method.I'm gonna watch ALL of "em!

  • @diamondd2778
    @diamondd2778 Před 4 lety

    Excellent show ! subscribed!

  • @TheDesertRat31
    @TheDesertRat31 Před 7 lety +2

    the "eruption motif," also sounds like what he played in his solo breaks in "I'm the one," especially the second solo break.

  • @christopherhendricks4369

    This is a great video. Thanks.

  • @micahj894
    @micahj894 Před 3 lety

    great techniques! great video!

  • @markpr73
    @markpr73 Před 6 lety

    Awesome lessons! I'm very impressed with your attention to sonic details. One of the best instruction sites on the web.

  • @utubehound69
    @utubehound69 Před 6 lety

    You are one of the best instructors I've ever seen Great Job.

  • @buddhajoecoughlin3011
    @buddhajoecoughlin3011 Před 6 lety

    I love watching your videos. you are the best teacher by far. slow and methodical.

  • @troybalthazor9068
    @troybalthazor9068 Před 6 lety

    Good stuff man. Makes a monster manageable. Appreciate the respect for ed too.

  • @bigdogaxis
    @bigdogaxis Před 6 lety

    I like how you work in the riff/lick, then tweak it by encouraging the viewer to experiment with the method. I believe this is superior to simply teaching the song/solo. You take this approach in many of your videos. Well done.

  • @zinger7863
    @zinger7863 Před 3 lety

    excellent tutorial. thank you!

  • @polishlarry4569
    @polishlarry4569 Před 3 lety

    This dude is everywhere. Bravo!

  • @mp-vw5ce
    @mp-vw5ce Před 6 lety

    Nice coverage on the topic.

  • @alexandrumititelu647
    @alexandrumititelu647 Před 7 lety +1

    YES,thank you

  • @josemiguelnavarro1433
    @josemiguelnavarro1433 Před 3 lety

    Great video man💯🔥 RIP EVH

  • @greggwalther6267
    @greggwalther6267 Před 6 lety

    awesome as always rock on

  • @tomecalm7
    @tomecalm7 Před 5 lety +22

    That Kramer is sick! I LOVE flat top pickups! Plus, the humbucker angle really catches my eye.
    If anyone knows what model this is, please let me know.
    Save me some searching. LOL

    • @Lkrona
      @Lkrona Před 5 lety

      Tom_E Calm_7 believe kramer guitars have the model name on the truss rod covers

    • @rja9996
      @rja9996 Před 4 lety

      Tom_E Calm_7 looks to me like the Truss Rod cover says “610” on it, hope it helps

    • @edoedgar6744
      @edoedgar6744 Před 4 lety +1

      Kramer Pacer Custom I

  • @blackfender100
    @blackfender100 Před 6 lety

    Great stuff Man Hat's off.

  • @Zatt7
    @Zatt7 Před 7 lety +1

    very good!!!!Tks

  • @gerryreynolds8367
    @gerryreynolds8367 Před rokem

    I was. Listening to VH1 in the late 76' in my 65 Mustang in front of our High School loving every note...

  • @rawkzilla2319
    @rawkzilla2319 Před 4 lety

    Great tips man!!! 🎸🎶🤘

  • @zaz4667
    @zaz4667 Před 5 lety

    pretty awesome on the tips!