Yeah that i how it happened! EVH had recorded both the rythm and solo gtrs but there was an issue with the recording of the rythm guitars as i understood and they called Lukather to rerecord the riffs! But in any case the riff was MJs vocal idea!
@@HarryDime Steve Lukather tells the story about Eddie's solo in an interview with Rick Beato. Steve recorded bass and guitar on the entire song. Eddie always only played the solo, but when he returned the tapes of the demo/first take version after recording the solo, they had been edited/cut by Eddie and were completely out of sync. Lukather and Jeff Pocaro had to re-record the entire song around Eddie's solo and Michael's vocals which were the only usable parts. See the video "Steve Lukather Talks About Recording Beat It Guitar Riff". The Eddie part starts at 4:00.
I have seen this interview and from my understanding, Eddie had initially recorded both the rythm and solo guitars. Then he cut the tape somehow and made it out of sync and then they called Steve and Jeff to rerecord the rythm gtrs. Go to 7:50 of the interview with Rick Beato. Rick says "so you had to redo the rythm tracks after Eddie put a solo down" and Steve says yes. They don't make it completely clear on who did what but from my understanding Quincy Jones wanted EVH to do both rythm and solo guitars so he was the initial choice. Then EVH fucked the tape up by cutting it and taking it off sync, but the rythm and solo parts were recorded by Eddie. Then Quincy decides to redo only the rythm parts with Steve. This might not be 100% true but I cannot find any other source that clarifies what exactly happened.
How on earth did I stumble across this video right as you made it. That’s crazy. I’ve been learning a bunch of Mötley Crüe and master of puppets. I just got my first guitar with Humbuckers. Dude thankyou. Great video
Duuuuude, thank u sooo much for this vid🙏🙏🙏 agree with this list - money for nothing is truly on top of this sht Your sense of humour is sick🤘 btw I've subscribed
Yes that is true plus a minor detail, that EVH recorded the riff with the solo before Steve Lukather but something went wrong with the transfer of the recordings to the studio so MJs team called Steve Lukather to rerecord the riff!
He didn’t write the main riff but played it and wrote the chord bit over the solo. I’d recommend his interview with Rick Beato. He goes into detail about recording it
Nice interview with Rick Beato and Steve. just watched it! According to Steve Lukather the riff was Michaels vocal riff idea apparently which was played by EVH and apparently something went wrong with the tracking and Quincy called Steve Lukather to come rerecord it! 🤯
Steve did write the main rhythm riff, ive seen a interview with him saying so and he also had to revise it because at first he was told by Quincy Jones it sounded to heavy and that Steve needed to tone it down a little I think Eddie Van Halen may have re arranged it some so he could fit his solo in like he wanted but you are 100% right I believe this guy just isn't aware of this even the intro right before Eddie's solo was written by Steve Lukather.
Thanks for putting this together and showing the goods too. I’m surprised Ratt’s ‘Round and Round’ didn’t make the list. Killer riff that’s a blast to play.
You are welcome and thanks for watching! Indeed Round and Round is also a candidate for this list but it was so hard narrowing it down to 10 riffs! I could easily do a top 30 riffs but that would be too much!! 🙂
Van Halen has so many greater than beat it, aint talkin bout love, somebody get me a doctor, panama, unchained, hot for teacher, 5150, Im the on... and many more. Why go for the one that he did with MJ?
Evh didn't write the main riff in beat it. He was called in, rearranged the lead section, and did his thing. If you're going to put out informative videos get the facts right. Stick to playing guitar.
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Steve Lukather of Toto did the main riff of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" while Eddie Van Halen provided the guitar solo.
Eddie Van Halen only played on the “Beat It” solo … Steve Lukather (Toto) recorded rhythm guitars … which I believe were already written…
Yeah that i how it happened! EVH had recorded both the rythm and solo gtrs but there was an issue with the recording of the rythm guitars as i understood and they called Lukather to rerecord the riffs! But in any case the riff was MJs vocal idea!
@@HarryDime Steve Lukather tells the story about Eddie's solo in an interview with Rick Beato. Steve recorded bass and guitar on the entire song. Eddie always only played the solo, but when he returned the tapes of the demo/first take version after recording the solo, they had been edited/cut by Eddie and were completely out of sync. Lukather and Jeff Pocaro had to re-record the entire song around Eddie's solo and Michael's vocals which were the only usable parts. See the video "Steve Lukather Talks About Recording Beat It Guitar Riff". The Eddie part starts at 4:00.
I have seen this interview and from my understanding, Eddie had initially recorded both the rythm and solo guitars. Then he cut the tape somehow and made it out of sync and then they called Steve and Jeff to rerecord the rythm gtrs. Go to 7:50 of the interview with Rick Beato. Rick says "so you had to redo the rythm tracks after Eddie put a solo down" and Steve says yes. They don't make it completely clear on who did what but from my understanding Quincy Jones wanted EVH to do both rythm and solo guitars so he was the initial choice. Then EVH fucked the tape up by cutting it and taking it off sync, but the rythm and solo parts were recorded by Eddie. Then Quincy decides to redo only the rythm parts with Steve. This might not be 100% true but I cannot find any other source that clarifies what exactly happened.
How on earth did I stumble across this video right as you made it. That’s crazy. I’ve been learning a bunch of Mötley Crüe and master of puppets. I just got my first guitar with Humbuckers. Dude thankyou. Great video
Thank you 🙏 I guess the algorithm is pushing it to the right people! 😁 Enjoy you first guitar w humbuckers. These are all must know riffs 😉
One of (if not THE) best 80s rock riff vids I've seen so far - nice job dude!
That's great to hear man thank you 🙏
Most fun to play in my opinion: Big City Nights.
Yes good choice!! 👍
Duuuuude, thank u sooo much for this vid🙏🙏🙏 agree with this list - money for nothing is truly on top of this sht
Your sense of humour is sick🤘 btw
I've subscribed
Thank you so much dude! They are not necessarily in order but they are in the top 10!
The beat riff was written by michael jackson.Eddie played this solo Steve lukather play the rhythm riff
Yes that is true plus a minor detail, that EVH recorded the riff with the solo before Steve Lukather but something went wrong with the transfer of the recordings to the studio so MJs team called Steve Lukather to rerecord the riff!
I was just looking for something like this
You are welcome friend!! 🙂
Really enjoyed this! Well done!
Thanks buddy! 🙏
Pretty cool vid, like the practice tips.
Thank you 🙏 Im doing a similar video with 70s riffs very soon 😉
Afther this.... easy peasy..... thanx!
You are welcome :)
I thought Steve Lukather wrote the main riff for "Beat It" maybe he just played it but didn't write it?
He didn’t write the main riff but played it and wrote the chord bit over the solo. I’d recommend his interview with Rick Beato. He goes into detail about recording it
Nice interview with Rick Beato and Steve. just watched it! According to Steve Lukather the riff was Michaels vocal riff idea apparently which was played by EVH and apparently something went wrong with the tracking and Quincy called Steve Lukather to come rerecord it! 🤯
Steve did write the main rhythm riff, ive seen a interview with him saying so and he also had to revise it because at first he was told by Quincy Jones it sounded to heavy and that Steve needed to tone it down a little I think Eddie Van Halen may have re arranged it some so he could fit his solo in like he wanted but you are 100% right I believe this guy just isn't aware of this even the intro right before Eddie's solo was written by Steve Lukather.
You are correct. Luke did the guitar minus the EVH solo 🤟
Excellent video 👊
Thank you sir!
Great content !
Thank you Sir
Thanks for putting this together and showing the goods too. I’m surprised Ratt’s ‘Round and Round’ didn’t make the list. Killer riff that’s a blast to play.
You are welcome and thanks for watching! Indeed Round and Round is also a candidate for this list but it was so hard narrowing it down to 10 riffs! I could easily do a top 30 riffs but that would be too much!! 🙂
That’s total understandable! So much good rock. I’m an 80’s rock kid and a newish guitarist so this was so much fun.
Also, I really hope my original comment didn’t sound like a complaint. Cause you chose some great stuff.
Naahh it didn't sound like a complain no worries 🙂
@@HarryDimeGlad to hear! Rock on!
Eddie's touch was undistinguishable? It was very distinguishable. People in the know knew automatically that it was Eddie 🤟
I thought Sweet Child was an exercise Slash used to use and Axl heard him practising it one day and persuaded him to turn it into a song.
Yeah sounds about right! 😊
Didn’t Coverdale say he got the 'Still of the Night' riff from listening to an old cassette tape of Blackmore jamming back in his Deep Purple days?
I have never heard this story 🧐
Alice Cooper released Trash 1989, not 1987 😉
Holy yeah you are right 😅 I dont know why i said 1987! Thanks for pointing it out!
@@HarryDime I think we all can overcome that slip 😄 especially since your clips always are awesome! Thank you. ❤️
Hopefully you are right my friend 😁 and thank you for your kind words! 🙏
I thought Cinderella, shake me was a good one for a list
Yeah nice song indeed!!
Still of the night is wrong, theres an extra note on the A string, you play frets 2,3,4 then 2nd time round 2,3 etc.
Yeah you are right in the beginning there is a 2 3 4 on the A string!
Van Halen has so many greater than beat it, aint talkin bout love, somebody get me a doctor, panama, unchained, hot for teacher, 5150, Im the on... and many more. Why go for the one that he did with MJ?
Im doing aint talking bout love in the next video 😊
Evh didn't write the main riff in beat it. He was called in, rearranged the lead section, and did his thing. If you're going to put out informative videos get the facts right. Stick to playing guitar.
yes, but don't worry, there are already enough professors with red pens