Spanish Fly

[luapsel77]

You did an awesome job- And i can tell, just from watching, that you COULD do "better", if you wanted to. ..Makes me want to practice it! I bought the Van Halen II songbook just for THIS!

[paulmooreparks]

@luapsel77 Thank you. I do have two or three other performances on my page that are a lot better than this one. It is indeed a difficult piece.

[12345Sarahlover]

EEWWW!

[Daver869]

Mark Hamill plays guitar?

[paulmooreparks]

@Daver869 Hahaha.... Oh, wow, that gave me a good laugh.

[Daver869]

@paulmooreparks compliments from the Daver

[MrPendejizimo]

Fucking God!!!

[julimtz88]

Just awesome

[simpson1045]

There are 21 people out there who don't know real music.

[efzt]

Damn good. One of the best versions on Youtube. I think the time is a wee bit off. I intend this constructively. Something that can easily be remedied.

[paulmooreparks]

@efzt Thank you! Indeed, it is off. As I replied to someone else earlier, this isn't my best effort, but for some reason it's the one getting all the hits. Urgh.

[MrMetallica59]

r u a god ?

[nickzilbersher5927]

thats really good :D how could any1 possibly dislike this vid?

[tavoochoa100]

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[Darrenjudy5]

badass

[bogse]

Does your fingers get tired (lactic acided) when playing that? Awesome work!!

[paulmooreparks]

@bogse My left forearm can seize up pretty quickly if I'm not warmed up and I haven't practiced in a while.

[charliedrummer7]

crap !!

[paulmooreparks]

@charliedrummer7 I agree, it's not as good as it could be. I have a couple of other versions up that, while still not great, are better than this one. Check those out.

[dunavidrava]

@paulmooreparks this version is amazing..... dont listen to that idiot

[paulmooreparks]

@dunavidrava I appreciate that, but it is pretty difficult for me to listen to this version now that I have some slightly better ones up. It's a pity that this one gets all the hits. In any case, thanks for the kind words!

[geology9311]

Man this is pro!!!! Keep up the great work my friend!

[habshockey1994]

That's actually AWESOME!

[Estupidirio]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­o.....w

[WallSpace]

wow you tap with index finger?

[paulmooreparks]

@WallSpace Yes, since it's the strongest finger on my right hand. Eddie taps with the index finger as well (usually), but he also usually holds the pick between his thumb and middle finger. I can't do that, so I move the pick around as necessary.

[QuipyGirbo]

I'm almost on the same level (ITS UNDER 9000!!!!) and i've been playing for three years: I feel special! By the way, thanks for the lesson on tap harmonics : D

[Aepotheosis]

Absolutely incredible.

[Jokieish]

Fail

[MrAnime300]

i love that solo! so much

[BDFPA]

wow, that was amazing. How long have you been playing for?

[paulmooreparks]

@BDFPA Thank you! I've been playing for about 25 years.

[reneee1992]

wow you must have some patient learning this , i like it.

[linustheguitarist]

13 people missed the like button

[paulmooreparks]

@linustheguitarist Heh.

[mnunez31]

do you have some napkins cause this guy just melted your face!!!!!!!!!!

[bassbob137]

that was great!!

[franchojavilondo]

nice cover man :D keep rockin

[16665150]

nice

[Drewriders]

that is freakin awesome.

[XFactor1011]

dude that was amazing. 

[evh7775150]

Not too bad man, keep at it. The speed on the rippin stacato part after the intro will come. Lord knows It ain't ez! 8)

[DImebagDarrell12365]

how much do you practice

[paulmooreparks]

@DImebagDarrell12365 Gosh, not nearly as much as I should. When I'm really into it, I try to play at least an hour a day, but sometimes I get really busy and might go for days without really picking it up.

[roblarosa]

Nailed it!

[Saytar7]

Very impressive ! Didn't think it would be good but man was i wrong ! Great Playing !

[thollm01]

You were one of my inspirations to play =)

[paulmooreparks]

@thollm01 Wow... Cool!

[GHMetallica37]

WOW that was amazing performed just like Eddie. He would be very proud

[paulmooreparks]

@GHMetallica37 Thank you!

[eddieizsikkatlife]

dude thats sick! how long have u been playing?

[paulmooreparks]

@eddieizsikkatlife Thank you! I've been playing for about 25 years.

[ludwigvan17]

@paulmooreparks Did you learn this from tabs, sheet music, or ear?

[paulmooreparks]

@ludwigvan17 Combination of tabs and ear. I slowed down the recording and listened to that to get some of the details and timing.

[paulmooreparks]

By the way, everyone, I moderate all comments, so there's no need to post the same comment multiple times. I promise, I see them.

[ericgatewood1995]

not bad

like blugzor work on the fluency and speed

other than that pretty good

[paulmooreparks]

@ericgatewood1995 Thanks! This recording wasn't so good, to be honest. Check out the other ones I've done. They're not perfect, but better than this one I think.

[blugzor]

Not bad !

the tapping part is fluid and dynamic

You need to work the picking part wich requires supersonic speed and acuracy and a lot of power but your vid is worth the glance

[paulmooreparks]

Thanks for the kind words. I worked on this considerably after I made this video (which I can't stand to watch anymore, honestly). Check out Part 3 of my "How to play..." videos, which covers the first picking run. Hopefully, it's gotten a little better.

[thewonkis]

how much does a guitar like this run for? (us dollars)

[paulmooreparks]

I bought this one over 20 years ago so I don't remember exactly what it cost, but I think it was over $500 at the time (and it wasn't a top-of-the-line model). You can get classical guitars in the $100-$200 range, but they're usually not very good. You can also pay $5000 or more, but that's only worth it if you're a concert performer. Probably, the $500-$1000 range will get you a very good instrument.

[kickflipperland12]

pretty good

[hairyboosh]

WOWZA

[masten12344]

damn you make it look easy!

[TheInvalidChronicles]

loved it man!!! you rock spanish fly vh oh yeah will learn the tap the rest i got

[StArF00xy]

holy crap o_O

[tumeg96]

incredible, although you played the transition at 27 seconds a little slower than eddie himself. i still gotta give u props for that tho. u rock!

[jazzpsalti]

I don't think Eddie plays it the same as on record every time...

[solidsnakejt]

incredible 10/10 to you sir

[leftoverblake]

Best cover of SF I've seen on Youtube.  Superb job.

[TheBebote]

Demasiado..

[JManGuitar5150]

WOW! The tapping was beyond perfect (if that's possible). Everything else was great too, but the tapping was tremendous

[11XXXShawnXXX11]

awsome!

[johnadorian]

man, that was awesome!

[trag5150]

awsome playing

[kisseddievanhalen]

youre good

[Neraelion]

Impressive guy ! Moreover, Tapping is played perfectly

[VanHalenFun]

omg nice

[MisterShred]

Nice job

[HORUSelHALCON]

Excelente...

[gibson627]

lol dont get so harsh on urself in the description

[marc726]

amazing!!! that was fantastic! and most likely the best cover of spanish fly ive ever seen. 5*'s

[JasonHarrell77]

Very nice, Paul!

[tezkracho]

Excellent!!! 5*****

[TheGumbo13]

that was awesome, way to go!

[KEVINBRANN]

lol woohhooo smokin!funny how some people like mick mars or cc deville get noticed,but not the dude in his room blastin out vh solos.good job on that assending run!

[peaveyfan1776]

Impressive, most impressive.

[peaveyfan1776]

Impressive, most impressive.

[juylma]

Excellent. That's all I have to say.