Eddie Van Halen finger tapping

[fcdaxfecgrex]

Bach!!!

[TibetCorporation]

watch?v=4Y_7IrVI01I

[VasilisVi]

OMG one part looks like orochimaru's theme

[psilyocybinn8664]

Hey dude this one time...YOU SUCK! FAGGOT STUPID

[amaday]

Good teacher, good lesson, but the audio is not great :-/

[Nlandra]

Anyone know what kind of bass that is?

[xxcannibalxchristian]

@Nlandra its a yamaha

[wjc133]

holy fucking duck on a stick.....0___0

[hacker1535]

this is NOT eddie van halen... if it is, i'm killing myself :)

[Arhkhio]

I have this bass and it is a beast for what I bought it for :)

[natazer]

he looks like he smells bad

[PippoYoung96]

@natazer He probably smells like teen spirit :D

[breeboy420]

@PippoYoung96 cum n hormones?

[ChrisGuitarSmith]

@treyzzer Same here man, I've always found the thumb to be too limiting at times anyways.

[L0wD0wnPhX]

You sir, are among the best bassists i have ever seen.

[hellokitty3897]

jeff huel



[AbstractMan23]

haha that was great. i thought this guy was just joking around until i skipped through to the last quarter of the video. hahaha nice work! that awesomeness just came out of nowhere!!

[treyzzer]

you dont need to put the thump on the neck or use 2 fingers to sound good... that is just an easier way to do it... i ve been doing it for ages with one finger ( it is easier when you skip strings......)

[SexRobotOfDoom]

lol fuck my face at first i thought this was gonna be something like psycho exercises or that malmsteen parody, and then he sped up and it all made sense and i shit my pants, yeah, nice going

[HerbaL1st]

niice!

[siraleckingofterrors]

haha playing tocatta and fugue on my bass is one of my ultimate goals! you are awesome

[maziku]

guy in video: "ok and im just going to smoke another joint and ill be back to play the next part."

[revan15]

holy fuck where did that come from!!!!!

[maddermofo]

Love this!!!!!!!!

[alucard123death]

YOOOOU NEEEED TO BEEEEEEE IN MYYY BAND NOWWW! lol.

[HarcourtBullV]

big ol' meaty hook.

[fcdaxfecgrex]

Bach ROOOOOOCK!!!

[JamesDeathMetal]

Dude, van halen?? All classical man!

[richobicho1]

lars ulrich engordo =0

[Dnine1]

that sounds really cool XD

[superquinn14]

dude awesome =D

[deezstack]

you have to have such tight strings to do this shit

[master0fgaming]

I think theres something wrong with his amp and bass... i can hear his bass..

[bebeard17]

I'm not gonna lie, I do this when ever my friend makes me hold his bass. I only use one finger.

[8foot666]

Sick!

[destroyallnerds]

WHO SAYS PEOPLE WITH FAT FINGERS CANT PLAY?

WATCHU KNOW ABOUT GUITAR? FUCK SALAD. FUCK YOUR LETTUCE.

[kingluciano]

@destroyallnerds

idk if you actualyl saw this video but that would be a bass guitar in which there are 4 strings spaced farther apart. you should put that comment on a warren haynes video if you want it to make any sense

[aeonONERR69]

@destroyallnerds let me be the 100th person to like your comment :D

[Evilhyuuga10]

@destroyallnerds Hamburger Rules!

[B3NGAG3]

@destroyallnerds This made me laugh so hard!!! haha fair play to you man!

[ThePigster1234]

He looks like a fat highlander.

[GabrehProductions]

omg that was tocata and fugue xD

[mrgober0ne]

He loves playing bass and taking shit at the same time

[gus191103]

HAVE MY BABIES!

[MusicalSkinz9595]

he looks like da duude from lost

[guitarnutty]

@MusicalSkinz9595 he is

[albertokinghunter]

exelent 

[narcissoyepes]

wow i was not expecting to see the middle of fugue on a bass... NICE

[xlanarkilllx]

what's is the motherfucker song??

[SmackThatWhat]

@xlanarkilllx bach prelude nigga

[6imthatdude]

wtf

[MetallicSlayerDeath]

Was that Last Rites/Loved TO Death at 2:01 ???

[frysmaktoff]

You're gonna come down and L-WOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[milko361]

land and pull land and pull land and pull

hes not landing and pulling

[motleycrue24]

man thats alot of explaining for a very simple technique :P

[pipitopinto]

@motleycrue24 that's so true, but out there is a lot of guys doing it wrong, and also, a good explanation it's always welcome, even when you know what you're doing.

[catalinaguerrero]

hey! you are not eddie van halen. fuck you man!

[jacosmith86]

I think that's the same shitty yamaha bass my friend has.

[duduvcd3000]

he looks like he can kick all of you clown shoes out there in a guitar battle =]

[metaldrums96]

he looks stoned

[sacboy9]

he looks like he should work at a comic book store

[kharlos84]

wow guy I enjoyed  it

[juampiwe05]

aplauso.

[hotdog420000]

just fyi the piece is actually "toccata and fugue in d minor". that was part of the toccata, not the fugue. that was pretty nice playing though

[bobcat22227]

that type of long hair only works with the old peeps =]

[MCPerfunctory]

Ah, I got the same Bass. It sucks, so Irespect him for tapping as clean as he did. And well, he's not bad after all... xD

[Wiltonibanez]

i'm learnin XD

[dashizzler]

he looks like the dude who fixed my muffler last week

[Ayjay717]

sorry buddy i can bass tap with one finger after playin guitar for a while your fingers get stronger but yea i guess i did play bass for 6 months first so i dont got an excuse thats a good way to learn tho for all u beginners out there

[slipknotmaggot4eva1]

I didn't know Hurley from Lost played bass.

[gingenroses]

@slipknotmaggot4eva1 lol he looks nothing like Hurley dude :P

[runeskypex]

he'd look way better with short hair but why the fuck are you disscusing about his looks if you all typed "how to finger tap guitar" in the youtube box? thats what i dont understand

[HillBillyAsian]

this guy...looks like the guy from the highlander movies...but fat

[ErikJonssonMusic]

"And you're gonna come down and.. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM."

[MGMT1580]

@ErikJonssonMusic That's what she said

[Azakhiel]

Well, I don't want to sound like I'm trolling, but why am I thinking that he looks like a bigger Christophe Lambert ? Prolly just me. Nice playing, though. :)

[kevbe144]

0:57 volume changes alot

[96Dethmagnetic]

why would u want to tap on a bass

[makris777]

@96Dethmagnetic maybe show a bit more technique and get a different tone ?

[kello111]

i can do this with out the need of having one finger over the other. just work your hand.

however i must say your technique is very good. will definitely take some pointers from your left hands controll

[KillModzzor]

This chode isn't Eddie Van Halen.

[recurveninja]

he looks like such a douche.

[FischerDefilementory]

that meathook thing is not needed at all, it just limits you if you want to use more fingers down the line

[DivineCult]

WHHHAAAAATT!!??? I CANT HEAR YOU OVER THE ENOURMOUS BASS!!!??? haha

still good vid! =D

[fillfucker]

bach stuff

[alexander371zxd]

i can whit 4 fingers of left hand

[cookieaddict1]

I just high watching this video :P

[Awm3278]

thats some serious bass skillz

[TheJebmyster]

i didn't know john belushi played guitar....or was alive....

[pooluke41]

@TheJebmyster Looks like John Lotvitz if he had long hair. 

[TrampolineSkateGuru]

NOTICE: He is flipping us off from :05 - :21 secconds =D. Nice work, btw.

[gafferphone]

DDDDUUUUDDDDDEEEEE!

[GearBov]

Who is this bassist? Just wondering.

[RAMBrooksy33]

lol meaty hook

[thesokable]

nice...........

[gabisedycias]

why shall thy look in great elevation my friend? ty, ty, i try :D

[GearBov]

wat.

[jpmoench21]

streelar bro

[MrAnachronus]

fucking awesome

[masterofpuppets2322]

eddie was the second dude to do finger tapping. the first guy would bend a note up and tap it as it came down. but yeah. i dont play bass. lol

[alezaxD]

tu no sales en la serie de lost?

[SlashIsRockNRoll2010]

are you stoned??? in the bathroom and ur eyes r half closed... nice man :D

[RyanAJurado]

denied!!

[dantinez]

Fatty can shred!

[MrEllinaras]

How is ti possible that someone learns bass when guitar exists?????

[PreviousGod]

0:56 "..and you gonna come down and l..{boing} and a pu..{poing} l..{boing} pu..{poing} " lol hilarious

[chilitrousers666]

isnt this bach?

[lakistein]

what song at 1:45?

[PerejraD]

@lakistein

Johann Sebastian Bach toccata and fuge in d minor

This is the intro of the fuge part

[chricolwould32rock]

That was pretty cool. It sounds even cooler on a bass than a guitar.

[geganobo]

this guy needs 2 fingers to puch down on a string and a thumb to support it...

[Twinky5959]

Bass cables. Hahaha. Priceless.

[drummerman0067]

holy fuck your not eddie van halen! damn title!

[StraightUppJeff]

nice

[teeheeman3]

okay that turned out a lot better than i thought it was going to when the video started and he was explaining it

[IronMainiac666]

Wow :O van halen can rock the Bass too. A bit distortion and He could make a tribute to Cliff Burton xD

[destrucktor]

That guy sounds like such a douchebag, but he can play. >_>

[xAndersK123]

@destrucktor what's a douchebag?

[PflegerFlav]

@xAndersK123

ein Trottel

[ElvisBluntman777]

@destrucktor except that he isnt really a douche...you in fact sound like a douchefag

[Rectanglectum]

john myung from dream theater has some more impressive bass tapping techniques imo

victor wooten is sick too

[jubjubem]

wats he talking about one finger is all u need...

[bman547]

@randomriffsrawsome He was talking about how it's easier to tap on a guitar than on a bass, which if you had any common sense, you would know.

[usernamessuck1122332]

@ randomriffsrawsome your probably one of the most retarded douchebags i have seen on a guitar/bass instructional video

[silencesoloud12]

@usernamessuck1122332 Need I say? Obvious troll is obvious. Not you, randomriffs.

[myruler89]

(o_o)

[dudeWTF7896]

Lol big old bass' cables haha

[waytoohigh70]

Is he in the bathroom ?

[beefcake0354]

sounds like it :D

[idangle6]

@waytoohigh70 haaaaaaa

[TheDarkCalling]

@waytoohigh70 Yeah he is XD For second I was going to say it was to improve the accoustics, but... he's playing a bass?

[necrolehad]

@waytoohigh70 jajajajajajjajajaja

[beefcake0354]

Listen to what he says, mate. It's EVH's style, not EVH's song.

[complimentsheck]

this is some sick skills man

[ironwolg]

check out John Myung

you'll crap yourselves

[Passitivity]

shit looks like it fell out the wrong end of the 90s...this guy probably played in some crappy death metal band in tampa in 93

[megaluisdeth]

WHOA that was cool! Sometimes I use my thumb to tap. I'm gonna try to learn that now! Dude you can hear that nasty bass buzz gross....

[Natedogg686]

holy shit

[primussucks]

oh i miss wayne's world too lol

[619STOBBY]

not to be a jerk, but could you do a little less talking and a little more playing?

[Max8Jizzy]

He's one meaty guy.

[xFaIIenAngel]

@Max8Jizzy well that's how all bassist should be >:B

manly.

[FeArLeSsTuRd]

@Max8Jizzy ya

[ripbaloff]

"bass cables"

[MatthewTheServant]

Awesome skills, but Fugue sounds shiznit on bass

[domonichimself]

he may look like a chud with down syndrome but damn he is good...as a teacher and an instructor

[gtcolaforlife]

land and pull guys....land and pull.

[jeramy576]

lol bass players

[megaboxxx]

i need the name of the piece sounds awesome dude!!!

[JaffahProductions]

ITS BACH fugue in d minor

[CrappyMovieStudios]

Fugue in D minor by Bach

[ravenrage07]

Toccata and Fugue.... not just fugue... Its Tocatta and Fugue in D minor. If you type in just Fugue you'll get something different prolly.

[pogohead]

It's the Fugue part of Toccata and Fugue, its two pieces put together, Fugue being the secondhalf.

You're right though, if you just put Fugue it finds something else.

[VanBaton]

Jea, off course, with a fretless :P

Jaco didn't tap at all. First tappers - Entwistle and Sheehan

[lieuwe1233]

omg hes gat big hands!!!!!!!

[AFNYOAQIS]

bach.

[bronxboy530]

It sounds like a piano

[AbysedPodre614]

omg im gonna learn to play this :DD it sounds sick!!!

[LJPfilm]

ur still ugly

[clappingfish]

do you feel good after you call someone ugly

[RockBand2Freak78]

yes

[manouilos]

dick

[Fatb0ybadb0y]

hey, he's pretty fat too

[fingerboy18]

Once you have been playing for a while you should be able to tap with the index, middle, and ring alone.  The pinky is very difficult to get the strength to tap.

[hidemysocks]

i always wondered how that was done.. grat vid

[WheatDream]

THE BMV! I LOVE THIS SONG

[bukethd1223]

holy shit that was amazing

[ArkRaider188]

vry good

[CoolKwstas123]

Actually Genesis had 2 hand tapping before Eddie. Eddie 4 life!

[1p0rnstar]

but he make it Famous

[alexdakotanick]

......................

[MusicMang1024]

Just fucking play until your fingers are tough enough to tap like a real man.

[6Cannibal6Bassist6]

agreed...whats with the bitch technique and terrible tone