How Eddie Van Halen Invented Tapping
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- Опубликовано: 24 фев 2015
- At a What It Means to Be American event at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, legendary rocker Eddie Van Halen, in an interview with music journalist Denise Quan, explains how he came up with his unique, two-handed style of playing the guitar frets--then performs some of his signature licks.
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Eddie : So if I'm playing an A
*PROCEEDS TO MELT EVERYONE'S FACE OFF WITH HIS SHREDDING*
Eddie: *facemelting solo*
Eddie immediately after: "uhh-"
In A*
@@nathanmaxwell1195 he realized he shredded too much in order for people to understand it
He was playing IN A
I think he meant "playing in A" as in, in the key of A.
RIP Eddie
:(
RIP
Yeah so sad. This guy is a Legend
Whoa is this actually you
Whaaat?
No matter how many times I see him do that I am still amazed by it.
Because like you it’s simple
Nice. (Quoting your same stupid comment on videos of players who you envy that are way better than you)
Because no one quite sounds like Eddie when they do it(tapping).
Watch ichika nito, I double dare you. He’s a master
Same
1:51
-"So if I'm playing an A"...
*proceeds by erradicating life on earth*
This had me rolling thank you
How many people think he really said "An a", it's *in A*, that's the note he's playing IN.
@@idaxius_ 👀 don't see what you're talking about... 😂
@@idaxius_ he said AN a and then proceeded to play AN a chord
He said if i’m playing IN A. He solo’s with the A chord as the Root.
Eddie: "so if im playing an A"
*plays eruption*
Jacob Hernandez bwahhhhhhh !!!!
Aruption
He actually says if I’m playing IN a
The old man got rhythm
Stanley Jordan.. is way more advanced..He invented real tapping not this rock shredding crap..
Such a sad loss, Eddie is one of the last great guitar playing innovators. Influenced countless numbers of other players.
RIP Eddie Van Halen. Hope to see you in heaven one day.
I gotta say leokimvideo, I used to watch your videos when I was younger, and ever since then I see you in every comment section of random videos everywhere.
There is Brian May, don't you forget about that
We still have Frank Gambale!
In fact everyone who learned to play after 77/78 was influenced in some way by Eddie...There is not escaping that fact.
Thank god you never used the word “influencer”
Eddie Van Halen: "The finger is just an extension of the hand"
People: "OMG" 🥰🥰🥰
RIP Edward. You left an incredible heritage to all the guitar loving people in the world.
I know you were just making a joke but to clarify he was saying he was basically using the fingers on his right hand as if they were the fingers on his left hand.
Yea that means if you gottem use em like 🙄like would you mop one handed and half ass mop the floor or are ya gonna use both hands and clean the floor?
Well I guess I've been doing it wrong this whole time.
Eddie mopped the floors of arenas all over the world and did a thorough job of mopping!
Eddie: * Starts demonstrating *
Eddie: So then-
Crowd: WHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Eddie: “I never claimed that I did invent tapping.”
Title: How Eddie Van Halen Invented Tapping
Illusion:100
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT 🤣🤣
To be fair, Eddie didn't title the video.
But he;s not responsible for the title to the video.
Well he said he invented it for himself.
How Eddie Van Halen popularized tapping.
There. I fixed it.
Glad to see not everyone is buying the bullsh!t. Read my comment.
John Helfer he literally said that he didn’t
He's referring to "How Eddie Van Halen Invented Tapping."
Obviously he adapted what he saw Page do. Page may or may not have seen/heard what those earlier jazz players did but it seems pretty clear from this that EVH’s expansion of the technique was autonomous.
Right! Just like Michael Jackson didn't invent the Moonwalk either.
“So if I’m playing an A”
Proceeds to play every other note on the fret board.
I think he meant "playing in A" as in, in the key of A.
i miss him so much man. he’s literally the reason i wanted to play guitar in the first place. he will always be the greatest in my book.
he was a major influence when I started playing guitar in my teens
Such a sad loss. Rest in Peace Van Halen. You were a legend.
He inspired me to play guitar
Legends never die. F
Are* not were.
Yes, losing this man was a loss but is EVH was gift to the world and his legacy will live in forever. RIP
He was, he is, and forever will be a legend
"So if im playing an A"
**proceeds to play the whole alphabet**
Lol
I'm pretty sure he said "playing in A"
"In A" as in playing in the key of A.
What's with your profile picture
Who's in ur profile.pic
1:52 "So if I'm playing an A"
Proceeds to access the fourth dimension.
RIP Eddie.
There is 4th dimension it is time
@@gackspop9723 the 4th dimension is something you can't explain with words. But music can help describe your feelings there - john frusciante
LMAO!!!
He was the man
"So, if I'm playing an A..."
*causes another ice age by melting all the heads in the room*
"So if I'm playing an A..." *plays all the letters*
Why my A doesn't sound like that?
ctyuang 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
...My A's sound like bees.
He’s in Eb tuning
ctyuang because you're not EDDIE
Because YOU dont play an A with 9 fingers
Tears in my eyes. The undisputed king of rock guitar, gone from us just over a year now. Thankfully his pioneering music, solos, and ideals, will live on with us forever. RIP EVH
How dare do people have the audacity to even think about disliking sucha video, this type of talent is simply unfathomable
"so if I'm playing an A" proceeds to shred effortlessly
TannerLewis the dream...
my A doesnt sound that good.
"Uhh..."
Great call dude...like it’s nothing, just an everyday, commonplace ability to shred like that.
the man is a genius musician, his precision is unbeaten
When I first heard "Eruption" it blew my mind at a time when I was being classically trained on guitar. I figured out what Eddie was doing and played the style on my little Yamaha acoustic guitar with nylon strings which is harder than using an electric guitar. Mrs. Shine was my teacher and 60 something years old at the time (circa 1981.) She was just starting to teach us Flamenco but Eddie's style also blew Mrs. Shine's mind. I brought into class a boombox the next day and played Eruption for her. I showed and explained how Eddie used his left index finger as a bar while tapping the strings with his right hand while moving up the neck with his left finger as a bar. She was so impressed with the performance by Eddie but more impressed that I figured it out on my own. After that, I got straight As in Mrs. Shines guitar class at Mayport Jr. High, Florida. Best to Eddie... love you. Gordon
Randy’s Rhoads I know very humble guitar player! There were musicians that said that when they complimented him on his guitar playing he blushed! He never had a bad thing to say about anyone! Even if deep down he might have thought that his style might have been better! Great man!
Cool story bro
Wow!!! This is a Great story!! thanks 😂
Eddie has such a recognizable sound, everytime I hear a lick similar to this I think of Eddie.
Eddie will always be number one on my list of guitar greats.. I still get the chills....🤘🎸
It was nice to hear EVH say that he didn't invent tapping.
Yes he has gentle yet masculine voice.
He didn't invent drinking either but he made a career out of that too!
It's cool to know that EVH, is modest about he's not the first one to do Tapping, he has Hendrix modesty.....
Matt White He is when he’s sober.
He has literally never said he invented it. But nobody ever heard it until they heard him, and certainly nobody ever did it like he does.
1:52 *Eddie Van Halen's "A Chord"*
Its an A man
HACKETT Create technic guitar tAPPING
@@tomoharuyara9908 an a barre chord but he didn't barre it
Lol
@@axlsangil2131 so you mean an a power chord with just the root and the fifth lol
“A little piece like Eruption”
You absolute legend
Our neighbor’s kid who has been playing for 2 years, can now play Eruption, so it Kinda knocked the shine off that EVH solo for me. The kid can’t play Roy Clark’s acoustic version of Malagueña, though. I think Roy was better than EVH.
No matter how many times I hear eruption it still gives me chills, thank you Eddie.
"So if I'm playing an A..." *invents best solo since decades*
AHAHAHAHAHA WOW
He says if I’m playing IN a
@FloodyBoy Randal Oh really? Then how did he play it live back in the day dumbass? You sound like you are putting Eddie down for A being a Rock musician and you think pop music is better or two just an asshat.
FloodyBoy Randal
he played it live in 1970s
@FloodyBoy Randal Actually...that's not accurate. You can find Pasadena gig recordings of him playing various versions of Eruption in 1976. Live.
RIP Edward. You left an incredible heritage to all the guitar loving people in the world.
This such an amazing interview. Denise was wonderful and obviously did her research.
We love ya, Eddie.
"I didn't invent tapping"
*How Eddie Van Halen Invented Tapping*
I forgot he got old , I still think 1984 was about 10 years ago. Rest in piece Eddie. A true master.
Glad he mentioned Jimmy Page, cuz even a guy like Eddie gets motivation from ppl before him. Eddie just combined various techniques... man he’s crazy cool
Didn’t you die at the prison of elders?
i think thats the masterpiece of newer artists. they take what theyve heard and combined them in a way that defines them. im not talking about pop music or just the newer rock that sounds all samey. im talking about the ones who grind out their own techniques and have a certain tone that makes them stand out from everyone else.
@Sebastian
Riddle me this, Batman. Who fucking asked?
@@spacedetective_ - Riddle me this, asshole............He's right.
@Sebastian Dumb remark. Jimmy was a trailblazer and Eddie knows that.
His father did it on a ukulele years ago. Pretty fricken awesome! Miss ya Eddie. May you rest in the heavens of rock n roll
Whenever there is a debate, or list of the greatest guitarist that has ever lived Eddie is always at the top of the list. RIP Eddie, so my of my teenage years had Van Hallen as part of it cruising with my buddies singing along while doing air guitar imitating Eddie. Good times, and good memories.
RIP Eddie. You popularized and elevated the finger tapping technique as a major staple of a guitarist's technical tool kit and changed the landscape of Rock and Metal forever.
How you play an A: *plucks A string/plays A chord*
How EVH plays an A: 1:54
That was classic.
Best guitarist of all times by far. His musicality were just insane.
I've watched so many different videos of him playing, and I'm always jealous of how he can just DO those things. No effort, no thinking ahead, just making the guitar do exactly what he wants, when he wants, because he's Eddie Van Halen.
Man said "so if I play an A" *does epic solo*
He said "so if I play *in* A", as in the key of A
I know that it’s a joke
A reporter once asked him where he got his gift for music. Edward said it was no gift, I worked my ass off for years practicing in my room while all my friends were out having fun. This was my favorite line from EVH.
Definitely one of a kind. I will listen to Van Halen for the rest of my life.
There will never be another Eddie Van Halen 😔 blessed to see him live once in my lifetime. R I P EVH 🤟🏼
Eddie Van Halen was a true rock legend,even at 60 he could still play just fast as ever, such hard loss for the man who influenced so many rock bands, and those to come,R.I.P. thanks for the music you left for us to remember you by😢💔🎸
Several musical legends have passed away in the last few years, but Eddie was, to me, THE LEGEND of legends. I’m still having a hard time comprehending that this person, who was beyond important to rock music, is now gone. He was a true musical genius. Decades from now, younger people will hear his music somewhere, and you’ll be able to say, “I was there! I lived at the same time as Eddie Van Halen.” Some of you will even be able to say, “I met him! I got to see him perform, in person!” I know he was just a person. I don’t mean to deify him, but how cool is it to know that you spent decades living in the same time as him? It’s a wild thing to me. I don’t really know why. I never even met him. He just had such a huge impact on me, as a guitarist, myself. I genuinely am crushed that he’s gone. I’m very thankful for all of the music and knowledge he left us.
I saw him live and it was an amazing experience.
Love this video of EVH being honest about his life and sure love him playing the guitar 🎸
As someone who has a LITTLE bit of knowledge about playing (I play myself, nothing like this but I can work my way around the fretboard) it's always mesmerizing to see someone talking so technically and then immediately go into play mode. It's like the spirit of rock just possesses him to use as a vessel of face-melting potential, and the point that really drives it home is going from playing to speaking again because you can tell he needed a minute to recollect his thoughts. It's like his brain just emptied the minute he started playing and all he could think about was the guitar
you’ve been the biggest inspiration to millions Eddie. Rest well.
EVH: Starts playing 'A'
Me: *adds 30 more frets and 10 strings to my guitar, completes Machine learning and neural networking course, programmes a robot to learn from video and then wake up from dream
I can't help but "have something in my eye", watching this, knowing that we shall never see this MASTER in action ever again..........he was truly one of a kind. RIP Eddie Van Halen.
True, but his son is pretty good.
We love you Eddie! Thanks for inspiring me to pick up the guitar!
He died from a talent overdose. All these years caught up with him.
Fuckin Nice!!!
@Ran Man dude was old, he put out countless bangers and was just living life. . . Quit bein an asshole
Smoker
Not sure if that’s a compliment or an insult but okay?
Rusty Viper ; He died of drinking COLT 45 Malt Liquor Smoking Cancer Sticks but getting back to the Guitar actually At the Miami Pop Concert, Non other than Jimi Hendrix did Taping but Eddie took it to a Nother LEVEL.....
He didn't invent tapping, he "PIONEERED" it.
He got tapping from Steve Hackett of genesis
@@MrMick50 Genesis Live 1972 The Return of Giant Hogweed Popshop
@TBALLZ_973 And one of his friends Terry Kilgore showed him a few things.
@@MrMick50 look up Roy Smeck
@@MrMick50 he got it from Jimmy Page, he straight up references Heartbreaker in the video
Steve was totally doing it before him though
As was Ace Frehley
We're all going to miss you Eddie you were a blessing for us all for many years you made music we all enjoyed and will remember you forever rest in peace my brother ❤️
Never mind his tapping (which was great of course) but I have more love of how he played riffs, the percussive accents, the dynamic variance and the power he got out of otherwise basic riffs was truly amazing. There are a LOT of shredding kids on the internet now and while technically they are incredible, it is the subtleties that make a player stand out from the pack and also their ability to make techniques there own. EVH did all this
Can’t believe he’s gone 2020 has taken it too far RIP king
The video should be titled "How Eddie Van Halen innovated tapping".
Yes, absolutely!. It's well documented that way before EVH other legendary guitarists were doing tapping. Steve Hackett from Genesis in 1971 was doing it on songs like 'The Musical Box' and 'The Return of the Giant Hogweed'.
Last time i checked Roy Smeck was doing this on a ukulele in the 1930s and 40s.
One n
Hackett was also tappin' that Bertinelli broad. lol
It is
I love how was trying to say something and then he just got carried away, lost in the music, and it took him a second to remember where he was. That's a man who loves what he does right there, and when inspiration strikes sometimes you just gotta let it take you
Click bait title, he didn't invent it he just took it to another level. He is one of many links in the long chain line of great guitarist.
RIP Eddie Van Halen
💜🥺
Forever on our hearts and your music
My chord book never taught me to play an A like that!
your chord book isnt eddie van halen
Rock ain't got no rules ;)
Degarmo Tate
That should be the first commandment if rock
AMEN
It's a barre chord on the 5th fret my dude
Dont ever play by the book son play by the soul n heart
an absolute legend when he was alive and now he will be remembered for what he did to music forever. I know my kids will hear his music.
Wow, how awesome to have been there.
He originated a whole new style of guitar playing-melodic,dynamic,explosive and exceptional in every way and next to Hendrix is probably the most influential guitar hero in history.
People often say "guitar soloing can be divided into pre and post Hendrix"
It's just as true for Ed
he said he never invited tapping and it's true.
Vittorio did invented tapping in 65's by using acoustic guitar..
@@d.a.w.975 I agree with both statements
I certainly wouldn't claim that Hendrix was technically the best, rather that he was hugely influential (more so in terms of overall sound than his actual playing, 99% of people influenced by Jimi play nothing like he did)
Hendrix wasn't even doing all original and unique stuff, other people had messed with feedback and fuzzed out guitars, he was just the first person to bring all those elements together into a single package (and many would say that Robin Trower outright did it better)
With regard to Ed, he didn't just make Jimi sound like old news, he made everyone sound like old news
Actually Eddie is a way more influential musician and guitarist than Hendrix, with all due respect to Hendrix that still is an amazing guitar player. Eddie Van Halen is in the same floor of Mozart and Beethoven in terms of influence and musicianship, and I am not joking.
@@kikepistolas5878 I agree. One person that bugs me on RUclips is Music is Win who practically worships Hendrix and says he's objectively the best guitar player.. like, how? Totally disregarding other legends like Steve Vai, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and of course Eddie. Plus so many more. So many were so influential in their own right and technically amazing, with I believing Eddie to be the most technically gifted.
Poor eddie he’s trying to talk but the people can’t handle his guitar voodoo and yell right after he’s trying to explain what he played, rip
Yeah, if he didn't want to be interrupted by applause then he should have been so great.
when is cheering yelling?
@@Excitable101 it's a joke
such a humble guy who just love his guitar , very passionate . this is why the people choose him to be the ultimate legend
How humble he is..
RIP Eddie.
Watching you from Indonesia
Let's face it...Eddie's the fuckin' man!
D Targa Dude can jam for sure.
while i do agree that calling him a liying fucktard, is uncalled for. saying "top 5 best of all time" is just blatantly ignorant. there's no such thing as "top 5 best guitarists of all time" you may be able to argue that he's ONE of the top guitarists of all time, but best? and numbered? spare me. every player is different, while there are certainly ways to measure skill in the beginner to intermediate phase of playing, at all becomes absolutely subjective when you reach a certain point of mastery. i could mention 10 guitarists at the top of my head, who i consider to be far superior in technique on a multitude of levels. step down.
A toast to one of the greatest musicians of all time. An inventor of sound in uncharted waters. Part of my youth is gone now. His music will live forever.
He discovered tapping on his own. He never claimed to invent it. He just didn't know it was a thing before he started doing it. RIP 💔
Yeah, but he's lying. Listen to "Return of the Giant Hogweed" by Genesis. That's where he got it.
Amazing guitarist and composer Thank you for your incredible music!
It was Marty McFly.
You know that knew sound you lookin for? Well LISTEN TO THIS!
Exactly
ruclips.net/video/f_T1QjkEcH0/видео.html this what tapping guys cant play at all. But danger: its the biggest rock band in the world: AC/DC. Dont believe it?
The best stage performance ever. In history.
Wow what an original joke. Did you invent that joke like tapping?
EV:
“So I’m just kinda doing this no big deal..”
Me holding my guitar watching the video:
☹️🎸
Eddie has cemented his place among the guitar gods.
He didn’t invent tapping. Ironically, in this interview, he says he didn’t invent it
Clickbait title
The tapping thing is just a drop in the ocean really.For me,there isn't a single rock guitarist who have been a game changer like Eddie and influencing so many guitar player for the last 40 years. Eddie's the king,period. Hi from France :)
Eddie: taps one note with both hands
Crowd: OmFg HoW DoEs He Do ThAt!!!
Let's keep in mind not everyone in that room plays guitar 😂😂
To people who don't play guitar it's an amazing sound.
To people who play guitar, it’s an amazing sound.
Me
You
Born in 1972, I have had the privledge of witnessing some of the greatest in entertainment. And unfortunatley, saying goodbye as well. Prince, M. Jackson, Chris Cornell, Robin Williams, Eddie...But I can and will always enjoy them.
I absolutely love this interview!
He seem to possess 2 amazing talents. He was an phenomenal & innovative guitarist but also seemed amazingly down to earth.
I just came here to see the same comment posted 80 thousand times.
Mark McQuillan it’s only, 79,000 Stop exaggerating
Mark McQuillan same here. I knew there’d be the same.
You got that right Mark! How many morons can't read OR listen to an interview?
One of the coolest interview ever.
Little did he know that he only had 5 years left to live......
RIP EVH TRULY A LEGEND
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen you did change my life and made changes on my mind when I was 13 years old and you brought me to new ideas with your great guitar sound love you from the bottom of my heart your music your guitar will alway be with me and you'll be always in my heart until I go from this life thank you.
All my condolences to Eddie's family and fans from a fan from the 70s to today from the bottom of my Aztec heart love all rock fans like me God bless you all.🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘 🎸 🎸 🎸 🎸
He was truthful ..he didnt invent it.
RIP. Ed.
he just invented music with it. rip eddie.
What a guy. So humble.
And he always gives a smile for all fans. Awesome!!!
Rest In Peace Sir Edward, you most certainly brought a tremendous amount of your amazing musical gift to 'The Game'. 🖤
The world lost an icon. Definitely put a dent in our music universe. RIP EVH
Humble, even knowing he was one of the top 3 guitarist EVER! His loss was a real shock, and show know one is invincible. He was part of my life since 1978
Huge pts for being the only middle aged rocker who doesn't try to look like they're still 23yrs old. Cool Dad chic plus well spoken. I'm impressed mister Van Halen.
"Trying to look like they're 23 years old?" Music is meant to do the talking not looks, so they can look however they want to.
@@jolteon43Sure. That is what what we call dressing according to your age.
That sounds like gender/social construction to me. I am actually 23 so it's a little too late for brainwashing now. Can I behave like a 23 year old when I turn 24? What about 30? When does is start to be unacceptable?
+jolteon43, You're clearly too young to get it. You'll get it when you get to that age, believe me.
Why don't you explain it to me then? It's not that I don't get it, it's just that I opt not to conform and wear a suit in 90 degrees Farenheit. What's wrong with a simple t shirt and jeans? Somehow it makes me a rebel? Give me a break.
R.I.P Eddie, you inspired generations of guitarists and will continue to 🎸
My favorite story is that dimebag darrell's favorite player was eddie and both of them were so exciting and fun to watch may heaven now enjoy and watch them play together
One of the top 5 rock guitarists who ever lived. IMO
Yes With Hendrix SRV Page and Clapton
Beck has to be there.
@@0sumgamezzz435 No, Beck definitely doesn't.
@@markrodgers2976 Yes he does, and right now, today, he plays better than everyone on the that list, he would completely blow each one of them off the stage, and I love all of the players listed.
@@0sumgamezzz435 Nope, sorry. Beck over-plays, constantly adding all sorts of goofy, self-indulgent fretboard gymnastics that doesn't serve the song. As for blowing the other guys off the stage, I actually saw Beck w/ SRV in Atlanta back in the 80's, and Beck didn't blow anyone off the stage, especially not SRV. There's a reason Clapton's and Page's careers went into hyperspace, when the average rock fan couldn't name a single Beck song, or even album title.
He didn't invent it, but before him NO ONE incorporated it in such a fully developed and versatile way into their playing.
***** I sure did. Why?
facepalm what? its a misleading title. what the fuck is the problem?
+CHRIS B. versatile? really? nearly every tapping routine is either triplets or natural harmonics. hardly "versatile"
EXACTLY !!! Thx Chris ;)
Except for Steve Hackett, years before Eddie, with much more complex and developed music than VH.
Eddie was in a league of his own, that tapping technique is inhuman! I have only just started learning how to do it, wish me luck!!
Super cool cat. Heaven has one incredible band, Eddie,Jimi, Dimebag,Neil Peart, just a few of the incredibly talented people that contributed so so much to the music world. Thank you guys,RIP to all.
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen. A badass name befitting of badass talent. It must be damn hard to be humble when you're that damn good. I grew up with these guys and I never once knew Eddie, nor Alex, to ever be cocky. Competitive, yes, but not cocky. As far as I know, E. V. H. always seemed to be fueled not by the millions he earned, but by the love of music and the passion to please his fans. Yes, he had his demons and flaws, but we all do too. Now, after hearing about the death of Tom Petty, I am VERY disheartened by the fact that one of these days, when NONE of us expect it, this world will be minus one more awe-inspiring musician. I would give nearly anything within my power to go back to the early 1980s to see Van Halen in their prime again just one more time... one more live concert. But now thinking on it, I know just how lucky I am to have lived it, to have experienced it AND to have this amazing ability to access modern technology like the internet which allows us to watch old footage of a bygone era, then smile and say, "I was there". I think it's wonderful that as long as we have technology like this and as long as there are new generations around to listen, our heroes will not be forgotten and will live on to inspire those who come long after we are gone. I remember mowing neighbors' yards all summer to save up and buy their 1984 album on cassette when it came out. I wore the tape out and had to buy another one. I'm in my 40s now and still have that second cassette. I pop it in once in a while and have a listen.
Kilroy was here I'm in my 40s now too and I second everything you said. Van Halen was THE band for me growing up. I saw them in concert more times than any other.
Amen to that.
stay tuned and see how Yngwie invented barre chords
How yngwie invented arpeggios on guitar lol
LOL