Van Halen Beautiful Girls song dissection

[jonelaw1]

Just saw VH in Detroit...loved this song from the show...perfect how to video for me....great job...

[DougFCKNSteele]

@jonelaw1 Ah killer!! Make sure and check out the correction as well, in my vid response.

[Mad1Mike]

Driving home home, I heard that song, and wanted to learn to play it. I got on the computer thinking there may be a leson here. I think it's a great job you did. I'll have to go get some rum so my wife gose to bed early. Thanks!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Mad1Mike Thanks, be sure and check out the correction I've done..I may do a few today actually.

[TheMarcuscamby13]

Doug you are the MAN! Keep Rockin! Best lessons on the Internet.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@TheMarcuscamby13 Thanks Marcus, I'll try!!

[twst1]

X2N?

[coffinshaker]

nice shirt

[DougFCKNSteele]

@coffinshaker Shag rules.

[neogeoriffic]

Fantastic lesson, thx4 keepin' it real!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@neogeoriffic thanks, check out the fix I did..check vid responses.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@neogeoriffic thanks, check out the fix I did..check vid responses.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@neogeoriffic thanks, check out the fix I did..check vid responses.

[veryhonestman]

Thank You DougFCKNSteele

[DougFCKNSteele]

@veryhonestman Thank you very honest man!!

[fairfieldkid6]

hahahaha i love your videos man! The "men" and "children" thing is funny xD

[DougFCKNSteele]

@fairfieldkid6 Will do!!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@fairfieldkid6 Cheers, I like it as well.

[tubbybrandon]

finally a fucking good tutorial ..thanks brochacho

[DougFCKNSteele]

@tubbybrandon all good, I do have to fix one part, actually two, ha ha, but it's in the ballpark..

[thebryghtidea]

Nice guitar. Got one just like it.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@thebryghtidea lemme see.

[RickisMotoGuitar]

what tuning is it ?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@RickisMotoGuitar E flattish..

[gerbzman0966]

It's great to see someone else who appreciates an awesome guitarist and a kick ass pickup like the X2N Dimarzio. These things are badass!!! They will take heads off at the shoulders if your not careful!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@gerbzman0966 I'm not using x2n.

[BSlash24]

great playing, but I just like your teaching style. you got lots of energy.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@BSlash24 Thanks, no use being boring, who wants that?

[Stiggyclapton]

thanks for the vid mate !... this song is giving me sleepless nights man can't get that 16th note swing thing going

[msgscout007]

Thanks for doing this, perfect pace, no wasted time.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@msgscout007 cheers, I try to get the shit under 10 min..

[nosdog136]

THANK YOU SO FRIGGIN MUCH! I cant find a decent tab anywhere!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@nosdog136 Your ear will always shit on tab. Tab is for bitches.

[HORUSelHALCON]

@DougFCKNSteele " Tab is for bitches." lol...!! thnxs for share the lesson Man..



[DougFCKNSteele]

@HORUSelHALCON All you need is ears and patience.

[PaxAmor1]

Thanks for putting this together. I also appreciate that it's "all killer and no filler" - you get the information across clearly but also efficiently without wasting any time with excess talking or other delays. At the same time you make it entertaining. Nice job, man!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@PaxAmor1 Thanks. I try not to waste any time, as I have no time for this stuff. I figure if you can't absorb it all in a slower tempo, than you have no business playing this shit anyway.

[lidesnowi]

Swing it!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@lidesnowi Thomas Dolby sang it best..

[AtomicPunk1995]

that's an excellent tone you've got there.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@AtomicPunk1995 Thanks. Pod x3 Live through Peavey 15 watt amp.

[1sevillana]

you are an amazing teacher thank you!!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@1sevillana Ha ha, amazing? nah, a 'fairly accurate buttface' will suffice.

[schuey999]

Outstanding job!

[fairfieldkid6]

hahaha thanks man great dissection!! i love how you have men and children haha

[DougFCKNSteele]

@fairfieldkid6 Same. I have to try and make it entertaining to myself, otherwise I'd get bored and stop posting.

[fairfieldkid6]

@DougFCKNSteele yeah i could see where you could be coming from. you have like..200 vids lol. but you have some great stuff man!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@fairfieldkid6 Cheers. Some of it's vacation trips and silly shit around the house. Variety, if you will.

[fairfieldkid6]

@DougFCKNSteele yeh

[Gonz216]

Doug, you rock with these dissections! I see this song butchered all of the time and it usually revolves around most guitarists not having that feel. That swing groove is what makes VH so kick ass. You capture it well.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Gonz216 Thank you. If you don't have the swing, I'm the One, Hot For Teacher, and this song are gonna sound fucked. Do the right thing and avoid playing those songs in public if that's the case.

[Caparison81]

what a cool idea. man we need some other van halen dissections!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Caparison81 Soon.Real soon.

[TerrenceRocks]

thanks

Just bought the mercury Magnetics transformer and choke for my JVM, can't wait to see how good it sounds

[TerrenceRocks]

thanks



[TerrenceRocks]

It would have been really nice to say what friggin key you are tuned to, I am guessing you are tuned down to D or something

[DougFCKNSteele]

@TerrenceRocks Sorry my man, it's like E flat or some shit, D will be too low.

[guitarlosindy]

@TerrenceRocks at the very end, he stated that it was in E, if you watched it, you would have seen that he was playing with the tune, therefore if you have a copy of the tune, you can probably tune to that.

[PoundcakePlaysMW2]

Why is this the hardest VH song for me to learn?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@PoundcakePlaysMW2 No idea.

[luckluc]

Love you Doug

[DougFCKNSteele]

@luckluc Right back atchya luck..

[evhfrankie]

Hey Doug What VH Song do you think is the hardest?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@evhfrankie There's a stretch in Hear About it Later that is pure bullshit. 3 fingers, 5th fret, 1st finger, 2nd fret. Ouch!!! Biggest stretch is between 1st and 2nd fingers.

[evhfrankie]

@DougFCKNSteele But you know the whole song though right?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@evhfrankie Of course.

[omfgwhale]

love you for this video, i cant figure this out on my own and the tabs all blow.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@omfgwhale Tab are for robots.

[omfgwhale]

@DougFCKNSteele thats why i do my best to never use them. certain styles i could never get down though. like i could figure out a new jimmy page solo pretty damn fast cause i know all his licks, but i never figured VH's style out.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@omfgwhale That's where I come in.

[VANHALENBEATSHELL]

Love the videos man, you should do ice cream man!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@VANHALENBEATSHELL I have already, twice, just not in this particular format.

[ShredReviews]

Top damn notch as usual :) 

[DougFCKNSteele]

@ShredReviews Cheers!!!

[evhfrankie]

Hey Doug are you still gonna do Hear About It Later?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@evhfrankie Soon.

[andest]

the neck is a warmoth wizard profile right? how do you like it? 

[DougFCKNSteele]

@andest Love it, Like a big hand on a Ukele. No chunky shit here.

[foreveralive]

This is your usual mad crazy skills, Doug. Awesome, bro.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@foreveralive Thanks. I think I'll be working on Whiskey song/solos, then Fools. Then On Fire. I think.

[foreveralive]

@DougFCKNSteele You can't go wrong with that song line up. I'm looking forward to it.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@foreveralive Same, I tried out my vetta head at the rehearsal studio today, I'm gonna fucking make some brutal ass Ed dual tones..The plan is to do a VH tribute band with 2 Eds so we can do all the overdubbed shit..It'll sound like 3 Eds with my dual tone shiz..MADNESS!!

[1919BlessedMafia]

How much shit do you get about these videos? I remember you said you got loads of shit about the Meshuggah video. I think it was Tap Like Fredrick. What is everyones problem?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@1919BlessedMafia You get the occasional douche thinking that I'm somehow bagging the artist that I'm dissecting, or they think I've played a part wrong and they need to correct me. I'm fine with the majority of it, but if they really piss me off, I'm a big fan of block/delete, ha ha...I got like a hundred people on the list. I usually have problems with Canadians or teenagers, or Canadian teenagers.

[1919BlessedMafia]

@DougFCKNSteele Who likes Canadians anyway? Ha

[brunthroath6912]

@1919BlessedMafia Hey im canadian and respect all of Doug's stuff.. But im french canadian so that's why im not a douche lol.. The Real english canadians are the real pricks.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@brunthroath6912 Where are they located?

[brunthroath6912]

@DougFCKNSteele Ontario, Toronto, Alberta lol all the provinces except Quebec which im from.. greetings from Montreal:D

[DougFCKNSteele]

@brunthroath6912 Greetings, my house is your house. Figuratively.

[1919BlessedMafia]

Sick as usual dude.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@1919BlessedMafia man, you watched it before the quality got good, ha ha..Good shit.