How To Play "Eruption", PT. 5

[Dopecheez]

how come people tap with their fingers? whenever I tap I just use the edge of my pick, it makes a stronger sound and you dont have to move the pick out of your grip, seems like a much better way to do it but idk just my opinion

[dfranks50]

Ok, ok... guess I should have watched the end of this video... LOL That's how Kurt Mitchell explained it as well. Once again , great job!! I'm going to start back at lesson 1 and see if I can actually learn this.

[dfranks50]

Great video!! Sounds great! Just wondering if have ever seen how Kurt Mitchell does the very end ... not a whammy bar?? See 4:19 at this link youtube.com/watch?v=6j-_NSc5uu­w . Not critizing at all, rather just wondering if you had ever seen it before.

[sstephengriffin]

learned this song with only 3 months guitar exp thanks to your videos, thank you sincerely.

[GCAUFilms]

Hey thanks for posting this video, i've pretty much learnt the song note for note (from you) in about a week, just thanks for the great video :)

[spideyh2003]

thanks sinas I learned the whole song from you!!!

[88phantomdarkness]

OMG Thank you!! this was like completing the hardest workout ever and realizing this was so amazing and payed off so much. these eruption video lessons were THE best lesson vids i have ever seen. it was hard work, but i finally learned the song i have always wanted to learn. Thank you so much. u showed every note slowly, and with monk-like patience. keep up the great work, and keep making awesome vids:)

[sgperson101]

i learned the whole song from u and im only 11. shows how good u actually are. u r awesome.

[22shr]

when he said "thisll be the last segment" i almost cried a little... its been such a long journey with you @Sinasl1 , im going to miss our hours of eddie van halen, maybe ill pay you a visit again someday

[sinasl1]

@22shr ha! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[T11eTheNorse]

Thanks so much Pete! Now I've got practice material for next 10 years!

[rjtmrjtm]

This is the best tutorial video on youtube. Because of you, I learned eruption note for note. I'm so happy that you made these videos. You should make more videos for other Van Halen songs like Panama, Hot for Teacher, Ice Cream Man, etc. Thanks so Much!

[stupiful]

Really kickass videos. Thanks for doing them. Success.

[mycahman]

Does anybody actually have a hard time with tapping? does anybody really need to start out slowly? tapping came naturally to me. just wonderin

[Alfred5150]

Hi... got a question... I've got the official Van Halen TAB book and the tapping part appears like played on the 3rd string... may it be a mistake?

[saguitar541]

I am 14 with 3 years guitar experience. your videos on eruption helped me so much that i went to marveling at this masterpiece you played at the beginning to me and my friend both know all of eruption so we can play it in a school talent show. thank you very much, and rock on!

[9misuraco6]

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

[punkgothicrockabilic]

my*

[punkgothicrockabilic]

for wm its very difficult to learn all the tapping part any advice?

[letteratura2]

you the best!

[philabrian]

Your playing is the closest ever to the real thing. I really appreciate you putting this here. God bless you, man.

[11910blackops]

The last note can be played on the 2'nd fret d string

[Geotubest]

Pete, not only are you a phenomenal guitar player, but from all accounts you're such a great guy too. Thanks for posting this and sharing your talent.

[CaptHowdy999]

Mano, thanks a load for these vids. It MUST have been a bitch putting this together so thanks for taking the time to do it. Now that its "under my fingers", the work starts now. Hello, metronome!

[verticleman69]

Dude, great 5 part instructional. I have been playing this since 79' and I have changed the way I play it over the years. You have unlocked what I was missing and explained Eddie's distinctive phrasing very well and after 32 years of covering this I think I am happy with what I have now. Thank man, CHEERS!

[verticleman69]

Concerning getting rid of the pick, you can hold the pick like Eddie does with his middle finger and your index finger is always ready for tapping!

[gl797]

Hey man thanks a lot for taking the time to do this. I know these lesson videos take a lot of work. I'm just about there with Eruption, my kids think I'm a Guitar God now, lol.

btw someone else has this video uploaded on their channel.

watch?v=A9qFHG7MqOA

people are leaving comments for you there, just thought I'd let u know that. He should remove that video imo.

[jakesegdirb]

I liked and added all five of your Eruption video lessons to my favorites :)

[jammer88jijoe]

that pick your using, is it a planet wave light pick??? xD

[lblakelhall]

Dude you are the best teacher for this song!!, i got to show my friend this with me playing he says it was unbeliveable!! thanks!

[jofo442]

gret video though i only have a suggestion, when taping try using the middle right finger so it won't get that much complicated

[Craiglionheart]

awesome, this is by far the best tutorial I have seen, what gear do u use to make it sound so good?

[verticleman69]

@Craiglionheart watch part 1

[greenwood09876]

great lesson thanks dude.

[piEmanRockerdude]

thanks.... now i am going to get me a girlfriend

[Lewiswayne0930]

you are the best person ive seen on you tube. thanks to you now i can play it note for note . i have a peavey jsx and a marshall 4 12 cab it souns killer like a marshall plexie and phas3 90 and some delay a dd3 sounds great thanks pete .

[rhkendall]

I love how you have loads of views on the 1st one and like only 1/4 of folk have made it this far!

[zeppelin25101980]

@rhkendall lol i didnt notice that

[glie3]

@rhkendall i know right! haha

[Kaeralho]

see people don't mind an emo when he rocks...

[Kaeralho]

yeah that's the only part worth knowing, that one that makes the chicks have orgasms... the one is kinda of preparation for this part

[terrormonkey1]

awesome stuff..... thanks for sharring the knowledge dude... i'm gettin into the widdly widdly stuff lately, but if you need any classical stuff tabbed, get in touch, i feel like i owe you 1 for this.... thanks again...

[THEOSCARTUBE]

lol I was actually referring to your song PERPLEXED somehow it posted here..HMM? Anyway...You ROCK!!! lol

[THEOSCARTUBE]

Dude.... you ROCK!!! Awesome song, love it. Thank you for sharing the love ;)

[jos8t]

hey man this is what I dream since I was young know how to play eruption. Thanks for the hard work and taking time to make this nice instructional video. You really play like Eddie every time I listen to it.

[evilguitarist1]

Second finger always hold pick

[EllisN2468]

@evilguitarist1 i think your comment is good, you always need to hold the pick and tap with the middle finger so you will look like a bit of a fool half way through when you drop the pick by doing it wrong

[MamoDad]

Pete, you da man. Absolutely and categorically.

Thanks for taking the time to make these great instructional videos. Much appreciated!

[darianNK]

Justin Bieber made 14 accounts to dislike this

[coolramone]

5 stars thank you

[crowdiz]

dude you rock

[mvp019]

Who are the 14 a-holes who don't like this? I may never learn how to play this amazing tune but at least this guy took his time to make these videos to show how he does it, and what did it cost? Some people are just losers - probably jealous that he shreds better than they do.

[troper151]

dude your awesome

[4fire1]

Thanks Dude, You Rock!

[4fire1]

Very Helpful, Thank You!

[guyanaredtailboa]

Thanks man I can play the whole song because of you now you have no idea how much you have helped me

[smokiejohn]

Thank you so much !!! I've had a few disheartening attempts at learning this over the years, now I've got it under my fingers it's just a matter of speeding/cleaning it up. You've reinvigorated my playing and boosted my confidence, Cheers , J

[2121westmax]

14 people couldn't play it

[jpcooler]

It does not get better than this!!! The way all lessons should be presented.

[Philip1995]

epic lesson!

[darrenroskam]

This could be on a pay website. Thanks for your work, man

[MrStodern]

Fucking awesome. Absolutely, fucking awesome. This is definitely going to help me get faster. Thank you.

[noisebloom]

You are huge. Thanks. This is great.

[tefolase]

LOL at 9:10

[hankfletcher]

Just signed in to say: you are the MAN!

The way tutorials should be done.

[darren94casey]

great lessons.is there a particular better way to do the release from the tap (down or up) with the picking hand. thanks

[dld5150]

That was a great lesson. Thank-you! Now I will take the time to learn this beast!

[sbvikings30]

hey eddie, you look alot younger

[jeffsdolphin]

nice fuckin shirt pete............

[pcbgatlas]

THE BEST, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

[akoreis]

By far the BEST Eruption lesson. Thx for the attention to detail an accuracy!

If you could do one on the solo to Beat It and full song Hot for Teacher that would be fantastic.

[Newbieguitarplayer]

thnx u taught a newbie thats been playin for only a year not van halen yet but im workin on it

[xboxemo360]

it's been a while since i''ve come back to this video, but i wanted to say

i did learn most of the solo, at least the bits i wanted to and i have got to say YOUR

lesson was extremely helpful. don't think i have ever come across a more detailed

tutorial in the 30+ years i have been playing. your attn to detail and your patients

are second to none my friend and i honestly thank you. now how bout some lamb of god......just kiddin. thank you sir.

[UnFallinRain]

dude you are the best thanks just learned this part, i bow down to you!

[satjathamma]

vey good lesson! easy the best on youtube! I just wan't to ask you what pickup you are using in the bridge on that guitar?

[mysweetchild09]

Nice lesson...thanx so much...for sharing this lesson...

[drgndfly]

Fantastic lesson. Thanks for all your time and effort . But really, were you even alive when Van Halen arrived on the scene.:) Awesome job. Thanks again , from a very old guy. Probably older than your dad. lol

[cordovacj2]

Thank you. This was a great lesson, it helped my with the phrasing and some trouble areas, Absolutely Awesome breakdown!!!

[Eagmr]

E-PIC!

[1994jonax]

awesome man!!!! can you tell me the name of the pedal that you use??

[MATHIJSIE666]

hahahaha xd the last part with that delay XD it wont stop....

ehh

ehhhhhh

ehmm

wavee =D

XD lol but great vid dude ;) helped A LOT

[brunsamatic22]

Fantastic tutorial series. Thank you for putting this together. Good luck, boss.

[Made0910]

My favorite part the "TAPPING"

[Emceetem]

@Made0910 Everyone'es favorite part.

It's the easiest part though if you'd have to learn this in order from easiest to hardest i'd say.

Part 5,part 2, part 3,part 4

That's the order i'ma do it.

[FLAMINGSTRINGZ]

@Emceetem u hav fun with that.

[axeguitar1]

5 stars on all 5 lessons. This is an awesome how to series. Helps a lot! Thx

[Trevs2132]

do you think people can hear a big difference wheather its play 9-2-5, 9-2-5. or 9-5-2 9-5-2? i can only play it the second way for some reason.

[TheBrandominator]

@Trevs2132 Just do it 9-2-5 because I facepalm when I see other people doing the second way you're talking about. And it sounds much better too. Just practice practice and you'll be able to do it :)

[TheBrandominator]

Dude you are a really unbelievably great teacher. You should seriously consider making videos teaching people how to play Funtwo's version of Canon Rock on here for the thousands of guitarists like me that really want to play it just like this song. You really helped me with these videos by the way and thank you :D

[Mastereduardo527]

awesome videos but honestly , not the better for me, I only wear my point finger to play solos, maybe the middle on, I cant use pick at all lol "like it" though :)

[GermanSampa]

Wow! Finally I found out what happens on the final E note of the solo! How the hell did you figure that out?????????? Actually, great part of the success is the outstanding production of the albums with Ted Templeman. This guy seems to be a genius....

[Prototype1023]

and i like how hes not like other people who go "it goes like this." they play it and say there you go. no detail at all/:

[Prototype1023]

best teacher on youtube!! i love how you get so detailed!

[Ritsaart]

Great tutorial!

Best on eruption. One that actually shows the right notes and rythm!

[skateboardermonk782]

OMG MAN I CANT TELL U HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS! I LEARNED IT ALL MAN THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

[timclarkson]

This has got to be "THE BIBLE" on How to play Eruption! If I can't learn it from these lessons....I never will. Thanks man!!

[WutangClan4LiF3]

sinasl1 very nice man. Can you plz tell me since i m a beginner why my guitar doesnt tap? Its not my fault man i gave it to the store to set it up but still problem. Do you think its the wire? or Amp

[infraboy1]

nice guitar nice video :)

[DevonSimmons1]

im a begginer and i can now play the outro thank you so much love the video

[ljbthree]

Very Very,Cool.Thanks for sharing you're fantastic skill.

[TheInvalidChronicles]

nice thx man what amp do u use>

[kiwisdad1]

Thanks for all the time you put into this... very nice, very helpful. Ton of work to put this together - quality!!!! Take care,

[Guitarhero617]

love the "uhh....i definitely meant to be doing this" face at 9:16

[michaelmilostan]

Everything about this is perfect. How the Hell did you learn it note for note? Great teacher. Great guitarist. Great inspiration for me and anyone else trying to learn this song. First time I watched you play it I thought maybe you weren't really playing it... it was just too perfect. Awesome. Rock on dude.

[mikemarqueziv]

Thank u so much I would not be able to learn this without u keep it up

[cingle2004jp]

He never plays it mean, that means what's realy cool

[Alvingston]

Do you think that matters (when it comes to sound) if instead of doing the tapping pattern 9-2-5 you do 9-5-2? Can you here the difference?

GREAT LESSON!

[Trevs2132]

@Alvingston ive been wondering the same exact thing! i cant play it as well the first way. 

[TheBrandominator]

@Alvingston Yes, well I can. Just sayin. make sure its 2-5-9 or i guess 9-2-5 if thats the way you think of it.

[Trevs2132]

@TheBrandominator yes it is 9-2-5 but everyones hears it 2-5-9. but i will practice. im starting to hear a difference

[TheBrandominator]

@Trevs2132 9-2-5 and 2-5-9 are the same thing. do you mean 9-5-2? lol but yea its much better doing the way (not to mention, the correct way) I suggested

[Trevs2132]

@TheBrandominator yeah 9-2-5 and 2-5-9 are the same thing. they tell ya to play it the 9-2-5 but it evens out and you hear it 2-5-9

[TheBrandominator]

@Trevs2132 Alright well yea do it the 2-5-9 (also the same thing as 9-2-5) way. If you watch my tapping video thats what it sounds like the 2-5-9 way.

[beckybones]

thorn, your the shizzz..

[aiuqudabas]

Most excellent, bro.

I would offer that you might want to get miked up, potentially both your cab and your voice, so that your voice doesn't get drowned out by your guitar. Clarity suffered at times, in my judgment.

Other than that - kick ayss!

[oossyy]

great lesson...I wouldn't be able to play eruption that well without this tutorial....thanks for taking the time to make this....I hope you upload more lessons...cheers!!!

[lanae1111]

I agree with the other comments - you have made the Best tutorial , also the best performance, and, the closest sound/tone on Eruption ever done. Excellent job, and

you've inspired me to learn it exactly verbatim as you have. Thanks much!

[Zatt7]

best Eruption lesson ever!

[TheVanhalen44]

really helpfull thanks man you are an awesome teacher keep doing this ... :)

[CAPEWOLF]

Great Videos thx

[UberHax18]

This is amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[demetry171]

thx man

[bibol382]

Thanks You are awesome teacher!

[rolocaster]

Gracias we!!!!!!!! ya puedo tocar eruption necesito pratica pero gracias a ti ya puedo tocarla you are a great teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joebag2319]

I would not been able to learn this completely without your help man! You are awesome!!! THANKS!!!!

[BurningJavelin]

what humbucker are u using??

[12345678ix]

thanks you so much man ur the best

[Deussoftwebru]

WoW, what a detailed lesson!

Switching delay does earthquake 8)

[JameLouisSolo]

dude... thnx so much

[yogy529]

cool shirt

[LilVanHalen7]

ill post a video of what you taught me and how good it sounds! thanks man!!!!

[anser08]

excellent,really useful... mate

[Carltomaz]

you really rock!..thank's for all tips here!

[cletusofatv]

Awesome!! Eddie rules

[Skillandnice]

very very very helpfull!! Thank you so much

[foxiedays]

Thank you so much i apreciate it

[foreveralive]

Thanks a million for the series of videos. Great instructions and great explanations to accompany the instruction. You have a great approach to teaching.

[ksb1006]

I have gone through all five videos and learned the notes, but now I just have to get the nuances down. That is definitely what makes it his solo, the swing and feel. Thanks for the great instruction, and for making this totally complex and original solo fairly easy to comprehend and eventually play. The right way that is. It is just too hard to get the bends and feel down through the tab. Best to see it played and watch the explanation off the actual fretboard. Excellent job.Thanks again.

[vandermaas76]

Thanks for this video....very helpful and I hope you leave them on here for 10 more years so I can learn the song.... great playing !!!!!

[HACKJOBJOHNNY]

Genius

[gaspas]

i think the devil took his eye orientation as a pay of a flawless solo

:P sorry but its too perfect

[dmohr7]

well i have an epiphone les paul sunburst and the way i do it is i just do a harmonic on the 12th fret low e then i just continuously tune down the e string

[xElR3Yx13]

AMAZING SIMPLY AMAZING!

[brunthroath6912]

Best Eruption tutorial out there...5/5 and subs!!

[cesserdragon]

AWESOME!

[artistegreen]

....so that's how Ace Frehley does his guitar noise during his solo. THANKS!!!

[levicash]

If I had an eruption lesson on youtube right now.....I think I may go take it down because this lesson is about as good as you could imagine unless Ed did it himself. To honest and at the risk of being sacrilegious, Ed would probably say " oh yea that's how I did that " EVH RULES!

[axeguitar1]

Nice, performing with Chris Cornell(Soundgarden). Let there be Rock!

[0oAccount123o0]

It was funny when you messed up with the delay in the end !!! :D

[DMac604]

Thank you so much! :)

[superbolli]

I mean hands down the best lesson I've ever watched to be honest

[superbolli]

what does he play @ 6:59 ? Is it just the open low E string or is it an E power chord? Can't hear what he says. But very good lesson anyway :)

[dmohr7]

hmmm i face my wrist bent down the exact same way im sure pete townshed does the same thing

[geoffbaz1]

This series of lessons was the absolute best i've seen worked with on You Tube. Every single detail was covered. This guy's amazing. Thanks!!

[metalheadmaniac7]

Thank you sooooo much!! your videos seriously HELPED A LOT! :D

best cover i've seen of this song! :D

[nhusean]

T H A N K Y O U!! For taking your time to REALLY do a proper job of teaching - and inspiring - us how to learn to play this ever-classic solo that for so many of us is what first spurred us to pick up a guitar and learn to play, man. EXCELLENT job!

Now I'm wondering, do YOU have any original solos of your own to share? I get the feeling you can come up with some cool stuff of your own..? Anyway, thanks again.

[shred440]

Best guitar lesson EVER!! I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. I've been playing guitar for over 15 year, and I remember, when I first started out, trying my hardest to play this by ear, but there were just some things my virgin ears just couldn't pick up. So I'd just fudge my way through it. I hadn't really played it ever since, up until now. Thanks!!

[loveguitars]

Excellent

[JeAnSaM55]

What do you use to have this sound????

[Trooperx0]

A phase 90. I believe Eddie used it on the High A parts and the tapping section.

[zwit93]

i learned eruption before this but this and i just needed help on one part but i ended up watching al these because it was so detailed and make me play it better

[torterra165]

i tried the tapping and u make it look as easy as breathing

[Projoiner1]

ok, so maybe I'll spend the next couple years learning this, but couldn't of even tried without your lessons.

This is the best sound i have heard for this, going to be a stretch for my inexpensive gear, but so many little tricks to learn in this it will really improve my playing.

Cheers from the west coast of Canada

[jms61239]

dude. because of you i learned eruption in almost 1 day! i spent 2 hours watching your ids and practicing. i still got some mastering to do though. lol i wish my telly had a whammy.

[cingle2004jp]

Looks punch his last ticket, amigo, but sounds really fantastic

[cliffwashere]

thanks man tis vid really helped, there some parts i was a little skepticle bout but i pretty sure u were right on

[fret625]

Thanks so much!! This lesson is absolutely fantastic! I'm actually starting to get my brain and hands wrapped around this solo thanks to your excellent teaching!

Masterful playing AND teaching!!!

[cgaurav1622]

dude............. u rock!!!

[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

lol im cheap

i find that tuning the low e down works well too

i cant affor no delay watchamajiger

and if you dont have a whammy bar i find that pushing on the back of the neck and the top of the body works pretty well for the whammy bar parts throughout the song

[tvvdo]

you are really cool, I learned how to play beatles black bird with ur vid...tnx a lot. keep on posting stuff please.

[jestercrate]

yo, thx so much dude, now i can play the whole song. BEST LESSON EVER! 5/5