Eddie Van Halen Tributes

[William B.]

@Jak Angelescu I'm working on C major, trying to find the other positions
I made a song with GarageBand and it made me sad
The songs not in C, not sure atm

 

[RoaringRowanThunderBender]

I've decided on one/part of one finally! I'll do my best

 

[Imactuallyadrummer]

I’m attempting the intro to Hear about it later (attempting to play it at full speed that is).

I also thought about maybe doing some drumming, but that wouldn’t be directly an EVH tribute?

 

[Jak Angelescu]

I’m attempting the intro to Hear about it later (attempting to play it at full speed that is).

I also thought about maybe doing some drumming, but that wouldn’t be directly an EVH tribute?

DO IT! You can do your drumming too!

 

[Christian Schulze]

Fuck it Im gonna give little dreamer a go! For Eddie!

 

[ari.mac]

Rip to this Legend
I don't think I'll be able to learn something from VH in such short time but I love all your tributes!!

 

[chris_is_cool]

I wanted to share with you my practice on Ain't Talking 'Bout Love. Will probably do a play-along to a backing track, once it is cleaned up a bit more.

 

[Imactuallyadrummer]

here is my beginners level contribution...I don’t have confidence in myself learning the rest of the intro at a half respectable speed and playing it in a presentable manner for the camera... so here’s mine legit just playing the first 8 bars... LOL

 

[Ed Seith]

I may be in... Going to try my hand at - at least part of - Finish What Ya Started. It's way outside my rock and metal comfort zone.

I kinda wish I'd realized when I said this that it's all fingerpicked, but now I'm committed, so, well, come on, baby, finish what ya started...

 

[William B.]

@Ed Seith Yeah I saw EVH played a lot with his fingers, been tryin it. I never liked it before on electric, but now I do. I'm going to try and just be a hybrid picker. Somethings I like needs a pick, don't got long talons.

 

[RoaringRowanThunderBender]

I’m a beginner and it’s not much, so I hope it’s enough. I was never good at arpeggios, but I figured challenging myself was the least I could do for Eddie. I hope you guys like this. I attempted the intro to Pretty Woman.

 

[Ed Seith]

I’m a beginner and it’s not much, so I hope it’s enough. I was never good at arpeggios, but I figured challenging myself was the least I could do for Eddie. I hope you guys like this. I attempted the intro to Pretty Woman.

sounds great! Where's the distortion so it's Van Halen and not Roy Orbison??

 

[RoaringRowanThunderBender]

sounds great! Where's the distortion so it's Van Halen and not Roy Orbison??

This amp is a little sucky, so it sounds really bad if I add distortion and wanted to make sure you guys could hear my work loud and clear. I might upload a distorted version on my Marshall amp though. You’ll probably love that one better! Thank you, Captain! ❤

 

[William B.]

I didn't know that was Van Halen :'(
amazing
my hands been hurting from practice, some parts I need my pinky, but my fretboard is a little cramped
practicing eruption, I can do it slow, for sure can't go full speed by Tuesday

 

[Ed Seith]

I didn't know that was Van Halen :'(

Went looking for the video and... umm, wow. The actual song starts at about 1:45. Holy shit, what a weird video.

 

[William B.]

haha, me too that intro is crazy and some of those slashes he does sound like lightswords or something
what a spooky song, i can really relate

 

[Donovan Etue]

Went looking for the video and... umm, wow. The actual song starts at about 1:45. Holy shit, what a weird video.

Holy shit! I've never seen the video before and I kinda wish I hadn't... it's uncomfortably awkward. What the fuck were they thinking making that video haha.

 

[RoaringRowanThunderBender]

For @Ed Seith lol, here’s the distorted version just for you! P.S. I know my whammy and bend wasn’t perfect, but I tried

 

[Ed Seith]

For @Ed Seith lol, here’s the distorted version just for you! P.S. I know my whammy and bend wasn’t perfect, but I tried

ThunderBender BRINGING THE THUNDER! Nice!

 

[Ed Seith]

Since everyone seems to be posting progress videos, here's mine. This is a style I don't think I've ever attempted. If I did ANYTHING like this, I haven't touched it since the mid-90s, at the latest, so go easy on me. The tone is a "country twang" for a Strat that I downloaded from the Fractal AxeChange site.