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Eddie Van Halen Played the Greatest G Chord Ever
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Eddie Van Halen Played the Greatest G Chord Ever

Heavy funk, slide guitar, bluesy grooves, and drop-D riffs—Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt and Dweezil Zappa x-ray the unpredictable bones of Van Halen's classic Fair Warning.

Van Halen's Weirdest Tune
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Van Halen's Weirdest Tune

Diamond Dave on guitar, Nicolette Larsen on vocals, and a raging thunderstorm—Dweezil and Blues Saraceno dissect “Could This Be Magic,” from their deep dive into Women and Children First.

Eddie Van Halen Had the World's Loudest Car Stereo
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Eddie Van Halen Had the World's Loudest Car Stereo

Blues Saraceno on how EVH made solid-gold riffs with raw noise and took Van Halen to a deeper, textured sound on Women and Children First.

Paul Gilbert Grabs a 6-String to Analyze Van Halen II Cut by Cut
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Paul Gilbert Grabs a 6-String to Analyze Van Halen II Cut by Cut

The shred master talks about how EVH ignited his playing, and his latest hobby: playing David Lee Roth’s vocal lines on guitar.

Steve Vai Remembers the First Time He Heard “Eruption”
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Steve Vai Remembers the First Time He Heard “Eruption”

The former David Lee Roth sideman recalls being blown away by, and then transcribing, EVH’s virtuosic arrangement—though he’s never actually played it.

"There's A Guy On the Phone Saying He's Eddie Van Halen"
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"There's A Guy On the Phone Saying He's Eddie Van Halen"

After 30 years, Dweezil and Steve Vai finally work out the missing details of how EVH showed up at the Zappa compound.