percussive tapping

Eddie Van Halen pushed his singular talent past its limits on this overshadowed masterpiece.

Intermediate

Beginner

  • Explore Eddie’s lesser-used approaches to two-hand tapping.
  • Learn simple ways to create dramatic guitar parts.
  • Make navigating complex time signatures a breeze.
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“So, Jeff, what do you think of Van Halen?” a friend whispered to me during eighth-grade English class. “Who?” I replied. “You play guitar, and you don’t know who Eddie Van Halen is?!?” The very next day he handed me a cassette of Van Halen, the band’s earth-shattering debut, and, like so many others, the trajectory of my musical life would be forever changed. It stands to reason that this über-classic album would be many a fan’s favorite. But whenever I try to nail down mine, there’s another I just can’t shake. Fair Warning, the band’s fourth release, is only 11th out of 15 on the list of all-time Van Halen album sales—about two million copies sold, a disappointment by Van Halen standards—but among a multitude of guitarists, it is beloved.
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