How Eddie Van Halen REALLY Played 5150!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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Because YOU asked for it! How come none of the TABs or lessons on 5150 by Van Halen sound right??? It's because they're neglecting to mention this latching little finger trick that Eddie did to transition from chord to chord smooth as silk! It's a TINY detail, but it REALLY makes a HUGE difference once you put it into action! Uncle Ben Eller here is gonna show it to you, as well as a few other tricks you can do to get this riff sounding MORE BETTER!
Gear:
EVH Bumblebee
Carl Martin PlexiTone
Marshall 1987X
UA OX
What Van Hagar song should we break down next?! There's some AMAZING guitar work on those albums that NEEDS to be covered! Let me know!
#vanhalen #eddievanhalen #evh #5150
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That is awesome Thanks for the tab to this! and i cannot help but wonder how you guys( You, Pete Thorn, Jacob Deraps, Dario Van halen, and some others
can do the VH thing so well? I used to think if i could get Eddie's tone's i would sound like him but that did not work out at all!☹
Getting his tones was kind of easy compared to playing like him? Pete thorn talked about this and said after you get his tone then the real hard part comes
and that is to play just like him and the way he phrases and attacks the strings and i agree with Pete about this! Playing like EVH is not easy because he had such a definitive style. you cant just finger tap that part at the end of "Eruption" and say you sound just like EVH. His Attack, pinch harmonic's and his lines were very unique.
I'd like to see a video breaking down 'Cabo Wabo'. Good stuff!
Love this riif and always have too! Thanks for the breakdown of this and the secret!
I'd love to see you breakdown Eddie's solo on Black and Blue especially after he adds the delay echo on the 2nd half of the solo! One of my all time solos to listen to. Thanks Ben
Hi 🙋♂️ how about some Cory Wong / fearless flyers / vulfpeck stuff? ❤
Ya did it again ! I leaned a new thang taday. Spelling correct oh yes! 5150 is the shnizzle
Tone is immaculate
Absolutely!!!
I really liked Eddie's updated tone on 5150.
Thick and Chewy. Dig it!
100%
I have an EVH Striped JCM 600, a POD Go, and various pedals, and I just want to sit and figure out how to get that tone.
I don't know if I can with that equipment, but it doesn't sound like he's that loud.
Honey, come quick! Uncle Ben uploaded a new slice of fried gold!
Classic 😂
That 5150 intro is one of the greatest guitar intros of all time. It grooves, it swings, it is amazing. Great work Unca Ben. Mom says hi!
🤘😎🤘
That intro's Mood always reminded me of a real bright sun shining day where you are hanging with all of your friends and having a great time.
@@These_go_to_eleven_1959 perfect description.
Yep, it's a banger.
@@These_go_to_eleven_1959100%!
Agreed, but the “subtle difference” demonstrated, (ok in the bedroom,) but when played in the context of a band onstage, (which really matters!) the audience do not give a shit about one note! IMHO. Great vid though Ben as always.
Eddie was just a natural guitar genius. The longer I play, the more I see things like Uncle Ben's wisdom, the more I appreciate Eddie.
I was never a David or Sammy guy . It's Eddie Van Halen on guitar ! That's all that matters to me .
Yes sir
@@santosmadrigal3702 This is me. For literally decades, I've been saying, "I'm not so much a 'Van Halen' fan as I am an 'Eddie Van Halen' fan."
I know it really requires a Steinberger TransTrem guitar, but a Summer Nights breakdown would be great.
Yeah I second this! This song started my day every morning. I rewound LWAN every night and had it on Summer Nights for first thing in the morning 🤘🤘
Yep, that’s the one I was thinking of!
Put a capo on at the third fret for the first part..
@@pbosche Blasphemer!!! Yeah that works too.
It doesnt actually **require** a TransTrem. There are plenty of "workarounds" to play it these days, like a whammy dt or a capo for example. That being if you wanna play it without doing much juggling
5150 intro is my favorite piece of music. Beautiful instruction. Especially for reminding us that Eddie played it slightly differently live, kept it fresh every night.
Yes that's a relief. I think we (I at least) tend to get frustrated trying to learn some parts note for note.
Being a DLR-era VH purist, I was highly disappointed with “Why Can’t This Be Love” when it premiered. But then I bought the 5150 album on vinyl when it was released. I heard THIS song and knew VH was still amazing.
Fast-forward many years, I met my future wife whose brother was a tremendous EVH fan and a rippin’ guitar player. I miss him. Fly with the angels, Steve! 🤘🏼🎸🪽🤘🏼”5150 forever”
They kinda had to put "Why Can't This Be Love" as their single for the pop charts and the masses. I think it's a good song, but it's just way over played like all the pop chart singles are. The rest of the record was the real meat and potatoes for the die-hard VH fans. I love the Steinberger on "Get Up" and "Summer Nights." It's so thick sounding and has a much darker tone than the other guitars Eddie used. There's a lot of great guitar on that record.
My condolences to your loss. Sounds like he was a cool guy. Would have loved to hear him play.
Poundcake is one of my favorites from the later Van Halen library. Thanks for all your hard work, love the lessons and attention to detail!
Summer nights 👍🏼💪🏻🔥🔥
Seconded. Such great and unique playing in that song.
The live version of "5150" off the Live Without A Net concert video is possibly the greatest live version of any song ever. That solo break is a thing of pure bliss!
This is one of the most difficult songs to master and King Edward plays it while running around, jumping, getting kicked in the butt, and performing calisthenics and aerobics.
EVH's best live solo for me was in that live version of 5150. I rewatch it all the time and I've never seen him repeat it like that, at least not recorded.
@@RKDriver There's a version that is on a live from Tokyo recording from the OU812 tour that is nearly the same... BUT... there is something missing. It just doesn't have the magic that was captured in Live Without a Net.
@@bobtimusprime4005 I think I've seen that but it was the way he started it off with his cathedral volume swell stuff that I've only seen in LWOAN.
Mr.Uncle Ben ,You are the Van Halen of teachers ,Seriously!!
Thank you, thank you kind sir😀🎸
Eddie was the GOAT. His riffs and rhythm playing are absolutely mind blowing. Great Job Uncle Ben.😊
Good lord that tone is thickern a snickers. Amazing.
This intro is amazing, is like a celebration of guitar, thank you!
Ben you earned your spot as my Van Halen go to. You sound really good too. It's a warming sound to hear 5150 once again
Dude, that EVH lick is the most ham fisted & messy technique of his I've seen demonstrated. I love it. I'm going to practice that & see how I can incorporate it into my own songwriting. Also, that tone is killer. Chorus is so fun. Can't wait to hit up patreon.
Your 'regular' vids are great; your VH stuff is off the charts - best of the web!
More Van Hagar! Criminally underrated. You just hit my favorite. Feels So Good is another favorite. Poundcake and 316 you can’t go wrong with those.
Such an unique and unusual riff. He’s a genius, plain and simple. King Edward 👑 RIP
‘Get Up’ would be a cool one to learn - whammy bar craziness!
You need a Steinberger Trans Trem to do that one properly…. I think there is a workaround on a standard guitar using barres, but it’s crazy difficult.
Just goes to show how many people are too lazy to slow the riff down and take time to listen to it. I guess Ben here is one of the few that take the time to put the work into it. That is the real lesson here.
The more I know Ed, the more i discover! His playing is like those paintings that keep revealing details as long as you watch them. Thanks a lot, man.
Edward's beauty was that he never really played anything the same ever. I really love that plexi tone pedal. Great lesson!
After 30 something years I now understand why I've never been able to play this intro smoothly.
Bad tab books were a hallmark of the late 80's.
Real musicians, do not tab they know how to read notes.
@@edwardbanda6018 Ok, Mozart. So upload a vid showing off your sight reading proficiency. I'm betting you're all talk.
@@edwardbanda6018 Bullshit. I can do both. Standard notation just does not work for an instrument that can play the same note 40 different ways.
I always found this to be so hard because of that transition. I thought it was me, I just could not get it smooth. I never read any bad tabs for this, all by ear at the time that was nothing out there. I was just how the hell does he do it????? Crapy VHS video didn't help see what he was doing. My conclusion was WOW he is just some kind of mutant I'm never going to get that smooth. I loved watching Ed play 5150 it seemed to be his favorite song. Never seen any one enjoy playing a song so much. Man I wanted that! When I did get it right maybe 1 out of 100 attempts Yep that felt like magic.
I found out later in my playing that all those tab books set my playing back for years. They rarely had chords in the right position which often made them much harder to play.
5150 is my all time favorite Van Hagar… Been practicing this forever… now I’m gonna have retrofit… Cabo Wabo I would be awesome
This song has meant so much to me for so long. Since I wore out my “Without a Net” VHS in the 80s. Thanks Ben!
OMG dude that concert video was THE BEST. Watched it over and over and over. “This is the first #1 for all of us!” - and then straight into the Dreams intro. Gets me in all the feels.
Good lord Ben, this is the best breakdown I've seen of the intro. This is my favorite VH song to play and I knew I was missing something. Great work. Thank you so much!
Wow, thanks!
The part where it goes into the pre-verse with the big open chords always gives me chills. It was and is my favorite song off my favorite record by VH.
Definitely the best version of this kind of video for this song. Excellent! I've been playing it wrong for 38 years.
Hello, stepdad here. I love this track so much...really cool you decoded it and shared it with your audience. I'm a big fan of Eddie's "brown sound" but I'm also blown away by the clarity of his playing on later recordings like Balance. I recall being mesmerized by "Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do" at the midnight release in my hometown and I had to hear more. I'd love to hear a breakdown of that tune for sure.
Awesome playing love this song, I remember when Van Halen II came out. I would stare at the "Bumble Bee" Guitar for hours on the album cover.....I thought it was then and still do today, it is the coolest looking guitar ever.
How about a little "Summer Nights" from 5150. Oh yeah those girls are bitin good tonight. See ya down at the old fishing hole !
The other thing in this song that no one ever gets right is the prechorus “Still we try, win or lose” part - he plays it up anchoring on the low string at the 7th fret with big stretches down to 4 and up to 9, not down in open A position like every cover and tab shows.
Jimi was that way too with not playing everything the same way...brings about the free flowing spirit of being in the moment.. absolute freedom. Thanks for the knowledge nugs, unc
This nugget should warrant a 100k subscriber boost alone! This tip may rank #2 only behind the "door knob turn" for Blackmore arpeggios!
This intro really underscores how great EVH was as a rhythm player and song writer as well as a flashy lead soloist. Just brilliant phrasing and always a fantastic tone.
3:20 I just realized "I want the besssst offff bothhhh worldssss". He was really in a box during this era; yet somehow made everything sound fresh.
God I love seeing this. 5150 has an absolutely beautiful introduction. My first concert was the 5150 tour and I was so blown away. He was like a super hero to me. My childhood would have never been the same without him.
This song is such a gem
Tone is exact!!! Spot on and you are amazing at EVH...you are killing 5150! Bravo!!
Your talent and tutorials are amazing!
Dude your the Carl Sagan of guitar - billions and billions of chops
Good Enough has always been one of my favourite Sammy era rockers!
Well played, sir. Literally and figuratively.
I’ve been watching Ben grow up on this channel for many many years and wow what a player he’s become.
Thanks so much!
That song never got much air time and it was always my favorite song on that album. Eddie's solo after the second chorus was off the charts too.
SO GOOD
It's amazing that Eddie also invented the CAGED system for us! Great breakdown as always 👌🏼
GENIUS level guitar playing...EDDIE was one of the most incredible musicians EVER! Seeing him play this song effortlessly makes it even more impressive!!!!
So appreciative of your detail!!
The 5150 intro is truly one of the greatest rock riffs. It tells the entire "story", from beginning to end, and the rest of the band has even entered the scene yet!
Great work, how about " Get Up", "AFU" or "Cabo Wabo" next?
Cabo Wabo !!!
I asked in comments for this song like a month ago after seeing Uncle Beller trying the VH wet dry wet rig and playing that song. The song has a lot of details and is one of his best songs and riffs. Thanks man!!
Loved it!..want any and every VH tune.
Thank you Ben.
While I wont be trying this anytime soon, really enjoy just watching and listening.
Unky Ben sharing EVH/Van Hagar Easter eggs with us, because he’s a true gem.
Thanks for this lesson. I was definitely playing it wrong. Your tone is perfect!
Man!!! Your attention to detail in your teaching is so appreciated. The shout out to “mangle it and strangle it” for someone like me who’s always playing thumb on back is KILLER.
It's a real lesson when you find that the two most influential and innovative electric guitarists, Hendrix and Van Halen, were first and foremost amazing rhythm players. After all, it's what you do 90% of the time.
Maybe it's just me, but every time I hear this riff I am instantly happy. And that little missed part Ben demonstrated is a huge part of what makes this riff for me. That little shift is just so...Ed-sounding. It's those kind of subtleties that made Eddie's rhythm so different than anyone else. It wasn't just his feel and swagger, but his note choices. This is a great riff, and even if a person doesn't play it 100% accurately, it's still a fantastic riff. That's how you know a riff is great.
God, I miss EVH.
Love this video - so much easier. One of the best riffs ever, IMO - Eddie or otherwise.
Always cool to see EVH lessons!
Top VH tracks with Sammy, imho, The Dream is Over, Pleasure Dome, Get Up, Summer Nights, Black and Blue, Don’t Tell Me What Love Can Do (whoa), Aftershock. To name a few.
not to mention Seventh Seal…Sucker in a 3 piece!!!
that is IT, you got it for sure, that little slide... makes the difference!
Eddie was bad ass. Such and under rated song. Epitomizes 80s pop and Van Halen in the 80s. The live version insane. Same sound with Eddie running all over, no missing a beat.
I remember being in my teens in 2002-2003 getting "Live without a net" VHS , just rewinding and rewinding that part of the intro trying to figure out how he does that. That's the only way I was ever able to realize what he did. Kids have no idea how easy they have it now! Amazing break down. thanks!
that little part always eluded meee Uncle Bennnn 🔥🔥🔥 thnk u!!
Love your takes, Uncle Ben. There are just so many terrific intros (as well as solos and outros too, duh) by King Edward it's hard to, well, just pick ONE!! But this particular intro (well, the whole thing actually) for 5150 is just.... man.... so good and so distinguishable how can anyone not enjoy it? But Mr. Eller? You pick up on those subtle nuances and idiosyncrasies the vast majority overlook and open up a new window altogether to King Edwards innovation, greatness and special quirks. I grew up with the Van Halen Invasion, have been Baptized live by the Guitar Rock & Roll God himself probably 20 times and at 60, he still just never gets old with me. Just BETTER. When mine and everyone else's jaws dropped back in 1978 and a collective "wtf is THAT??!!" could be heard around the world.... I was hooked. And growing up with a father who was also not only a guitar musician, but also blind as a bat, I watched him TRULY study everything he listened to. As a player myself, I was lucky to get that from him too, and I relish productions like this one. Btw, a long overdue shout out to your well-done Edward Van Halen tribute video "Why Do Guitar Players Like Eddie Van Halen?" Watched it several times and as part of the audience, I had fun too. Nicely done, Sir.
This song kicks A**, 5150 is my favorite song from that album. Thanks for the great video and choice song, have a great weekend 🤘
Nice detail 🤟
Thanks for catching this and sharing it!
there's so many details in Eddie's playing that you can miss, thanks for the lesson, been trying to make this intro sound right for a time but it never sounded quite there
So I’ve played it wrong all these years. Thanks for pointing that out, so subtle a change but it sounds cool. What an eye/ear for detail. A friend of mine calls that “picking fly shit out of the pepper”. Respect!
The transition between the verse and the chorus is ABSOLUTE GENIUS and one of my favorite parts of playing that song. You should slap that vid out. He's the KING of guitar rock songwriting. Even considerable to mention him as a prog rock genius.
Great stuffs Ben. King of guitar education on the interwebulitis.
Masterful teaching and playing.
Thanks Uncle Ben! Your attention to detail gives shredite! Power!😎👍
You are absolutely right! (Intro chord form)
Incredible- such a subtle, awesome song- the nuances layered on the whole song framework are divine. There are definitely touch harmonics thrown in at the turns. Thanks!
This has always been my absolute favorite EVH riff ever and you 100% totally nailed it, awesome lesson! 🤘🤘
Thanks for this, that transition has tripped me up for years.
No wonder i could never get it to sound right, thanks uncle ben youve done it again!
This is one of those instances where Eddie's rhythm guitar is more challenging to play than than the solo. Thanks Ben!
Yeah and one of many too. Eddie had some crazy difficult rhythm chops.
Van Hagar... "Finish What you Started" ‼️ 😉
This makes this SO much easier.
When I learned this yrs ago I never could finger the start the way everyone showed, so by accident or my lack of dexterity I just fingers the chord exactly the way he is showing here. Now I feel better about playing it the way I do when all this time I figured I was wrong...lol.
dude!! you nailed that shit. you're one of the few that can seem to really get some of this difficult stuff down (5150, im the one ect ) and translate it to the masses. love it !
That friggin sweet Uncle Ben! Gonna try it tonight! Thanks!
great video and instruction!
Crazy how much fine detail there is in Eddie's playing that really adds to the big picture. He really was like Jeff Beck - never stopped working at it!
I wish I had your ear for detail. Bravo!!! Good ol’ Uncle Ben will set you straight! Cheers!
Indeed 100% one of the greatest VH songs of all time. Well done sir.
Thanks for putting out this video Ben! This is definitely a tricky one to play. One of my all time favorites too. 🤘
Ben, you are a f'kn GENIUS!!! Thank you.
I have always played it that way. I learned from TAB's back in the 90's off of paper and three fingers in one fret would never work for me. I learned to "mash" my way through it. You are the ONLY one who sounds right now that I have watched a few others before landing here tonight trying to relearn it as a 54 year old in 2024.
Happy to hear that! Thanks and good luck!
This ENTIRE SONG is incredible! Quite possibly my #1 favorite from Eddie.....and I love the groove/riff Ed plays when the vocals come in! And the solo he did live for this song on "Live Without a Net" is simply stunning!
Great Vid. Top of the World, especially the live version, has so many cool little details.
Wow it's easier this way for me too. That 3 finger stack was always awkward feeling. Thank You!
Listen, this is about as close to Live without a Net as I’ve heard from anyone else on YT. Anyone nitpicking can go pound sand. Another all killer no filler vid from Uncle Ben. Thanks again bro
Thank you, dude!
This tone is perfect. Thanks for the lesson - this song is also one of my all time favorites.
Praise the heavens, been waiting for this video. Sounds spot on! Learned a lot of new things.
Excellent breakdown. Great tone! Joe is listening.