You have put a lot of hard work and effort into learning Van Halen and the making of this lesson. Congratulations on your success. Jimi, Stevie, Eddie, their music lives on for eternity. Thanks for honoring Eddie. 👍🎸🙏😎✌️

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! We can all learn a ton from the greats!

@Terrysoddy

2 жыл бұрын

People don’t realize just how hard of work that it really is. Eddie is the king of rock and roll, not Elvis.lol

@FarmersAreDummies

2 жыл бұрын

Yeeaah!

I love the isolated track of his guitar. It's amazing all the little things he does in this song that get lost with the full band recording. It's crazy the huge tone he gets rolling back the gain to make the notes more clear.

@BrettPapa

7 ай бұрын

For sure!

for myself, but maybe useful to others 0:01 playthrough 4:30 tuning 4:44 *FIRST Riff* 7:33 B string Vibrato 8:00 *repeat First Riff* 8:20 pick slide 8:45 *SECOND Riff* 10:20 pinch harmonic 13:10 *THIRD Riff* 14:25 *FIFTH Riff* p1 15:30 *FIFTH Riff* p2 17:11 *SIXTH Riff* 20:17 *SEVENTH RIFF* 22:56 *EIGHT RIFF*

@OtaQ

26 күн бұрын

Thanks dude, you rock :)

The emotionally devastating part of this is that Eddy was playing this stuff off-the-cuff and then all of us mortals struggle to learn & play it with modern technology and with hours/days/weeks/months & years of practice and still don’t get it right.

The breakdown section in this song is just a work of art. I don't how you can come up with something like that. I wish I had the opportunity to see him live in his prime.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

We was and always will be the man!

@insideroller

Жыл бұрын

I did see them in 1981 in Portland Oregon. It was absolutely Incredible! At the time the band was so new to me that I didn't realize was I was witnessing. David Lee Roth and all of the band were beyond belief. We had great seats, just off to the left side of the stage and slightly up. Oh how I wish I could go back to REALLY enjoy it again. RIP Eddie, he was the KING of rock.

Easily the best guitar song ever. I think this is Eddie’s best work, there is so much going on in one song and every bit is just unbelievable.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Yep one of my all time favorites too. Perfect in every way.

@edwardprete

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrettPapa most of all, I was remiss. Thank you for this and all your videos. Amazing job on this one especially. Apologies for not acknowledging that first.

@A.T.and-allthings

11 ай бұрын

Man, that intro. Perhaps one of the kewlest hard rock riffs ever written

@RobertMJohnson

10 ай бұрын

Ed's best work is NO DOUBT on vh1 and fair warning. it's not even "available" for debate.

@clemclemson9259

8 ай бұрын

like kewl aid? @@A.T.and-allthings

This needs to be a tone rig rundown. Some of the best guitar sound I've heard.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll see what we can do about that.

“How many knew about that part?” Haha. Spot on man. Eddie is revered for his solo playing but us guitar players recognize his rhythm was just beyond devastating. That little chug on the low E is just ONE piece of evidence of that. Another is in Mean Streets. At the end after the “lord strike that poor boy down” Eddie does the pick slide (sick by the way because he feeds off the lyric and it evokes taking down the guy in the song). After that he holds the, I believe A chord, but chugs away on the low e. It’s a tricky thing to pull off. You need really good hand control so as not to interrupt the chord from ringing while you chug on the low E. Guy was a killer guitarist.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Very true! The isolated tracks make the Eddie thing even that much more impressive!

Wow!! That was the best lesson on this iconic song I have seen. What a great teacher you are. Thank you so much for taking the time to break this up into understandable chunks, that this 75 year young brain can grasp. Your the best!! John Russell (75 year young Rocker now in a rocker ;) in the U.S.A.(Born in Portsmouth U.K)

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing John! Thanks for checking it out!

Great playing, man. Playing like Eddie is really difficult. He had such nuance, swagger, vibe. Then of course the tone was half of it. You have to get at least close for the parts to sound right. So much of his playing was built on that tone. He was a different kind of animal. Long live the king.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he was! Thanks for watching!

Perfect tone and feel! Wow! That setup sounds so amazingly brown! Well done.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

Thank YOU. I’ve been playing this song wrong for 36 years! By far the most detailed tutorial I’ve ever seen on KZread. Well done!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel!

You Are KILLING It Brett. Keep the EVH coming. Now, a detailed breakdown the Beautiful Girls. Lots of nuances in this one. Like "Im The One," got have the swing feel and slightly odd timing rhythm under the vocal. Let's do this man! Thanks for these!!!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank ya! Those are some tall orders! Those swings are killer! I'll see what I can do! Thanks for watching.

After 2 years of playing pretty consistently, I can find I can handle most rhythm parts in songs I attempt, but this song’s rhythm pattern definitely intimidates me lol. Eddie’s soloing was mostly what he was known for, for obvious reasons, but his rhythm’s are insane. You really have to be a great rhythm composer as well as a great lead player when you’re the only guitarist in your band, and Eddie did that better than almost anyone.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

@fixedgear37

Жыл бұрын

Nah, he's regarded as one of the best rhythm guitarists of all time pretty regularly

Brett is a great teacher and wonderful human being. If you really want to learn. He can teach you. He did me then I started teaching my son what I learned. He was 15. He is 17 now and better than I am. It must be a young thing. Thank you Brett from 2 generations.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome to hear Eric! Glad I could help you guys out!

1:27 "a bit tricky" is the understatement of all understatements. 'Panama', in my opinion, was the greatest riff of the 80's. Number two is Van Halen's 'Best of Both Worlds' but that's nether here or there.

@NintenDub

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. It's the greatest riff SINCE the 80s

@scottsdale4899

7 ай бұрын

Not trying to be a hater but the honors of greatest riff of the 80s easily goes to Warren DiMartini for that insane intro to “Lay it Down”.

Long Live The King RIP Eddie. He was the bar. No doubt. His hands were the dynamics.

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

For sure!

How you don’t have a million subs is mind boggling, seriously you’re one of the best teachers I’ve seen here on YT and TY for all your hard work you put in for us

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks man! Glad you like the vids. I guess all I can say is if you dig it share it and maybe I'll get there one day lol!

From this tutorial I can play them almost perfectly except for the pinch harmonics. Now 3 months after learning it from this video I learned pinch harmonics and it sounds so much better! Great tutorial amazing!!!

That is some seriously nice playing. Thanks for the lesson!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vic! You are welcome!

Dude! I've been playing this "ok" and I knew Eddie was amazing, but I didn't know all the hidden nuances in some of this stuff you broke down that I never heard. He was a genius. Thank you!

@BrettPapa

7 ай бұрын

Yes he was! Thanks for watching!

This was an amazingly well done tutorial. You helped me fix a couple of spots that I've played incorrectly for years. Thank you!

@BrettPapa

11 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for tuning in!

Thanks, Brett. This was clearly a labor of love. I love just about everything Eddie ever did, but Panama is right at the top of the list. Thanks again.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing Wes!

Nailed it, excellent tone and playing thank you for going slow! I usually watch lessons that include tabs because most go too fast for me! However, you showed exactly where to put your fingers, now getting my fingers to go there is another story!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Thanks for watching Phil!

Brett, that is fantastic and super detailed!! I have always loved Panana, but played it kind of approximate, no excuses now! thank you so much!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! More VH coming soon.

Thank you Brett, you did an excellent job of breaking this song down and teaching it for us. I think you do the best job of teaching all the way around !

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin! Glad you like the vids!

I seen Eddie back in like 86...i could not believe how amazing he was. Still the greatest guitar player i have ever seen live...ever and i seen alot of players over the years. I've never tried to play any eddie...but i'm bout to give it a try..thanks man.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Such a fun tune to learn!

You sir, are truly an all American badass. 🤘🏻 Excellent lesson. And your tone is always sick. Wether it’s AIC or VH or whatever. Thanks for all your hard work on this one. Hats off to you!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank ya! Glad you like the tone and vids!

Thanks for this Brett, love these longer in detail lessons, especially the VH ones! Amazing work.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing Jamie! Hopefully more coming soon!

Thank you Brett, I have played guitar for 40 years and was always intimidated by Eddie, never even tried. Now thanks to you I got the courage and confidence to go for it. Now I am ripping up the fretboard with a furious revenge thanks to you ..! 😊

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks!

Awesome Eddie Lesson! As far as vids and books on Van Halen go, people have been paid more to do a lot less over the years. Love the attention to detail from the up picks to all the other freaky stuff Eddie would do. For anyone wanting to learn Van Halen guitar this is one of the best ways to go about it.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out Max!

You definitely need a huge raise $$$ the best I've ever seen teaching EVH tunes. You are definitely THE MAN ! thanxxx for all your hard work

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Thanks Thomas! Thanks for tuning in!

Thank you soooo much! Your work on this is FANTASTIC! You captured ALL of the subtleties perfectly! PLEASE do one on UNCHAINED as well as it is all about the subtleties in the playing- especially the upstrokes. Makes a HUGE difference!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! I have done Unchained and a bunch of other VH tunes just search for them on my channel. Thanks for watching! Glad you like them.

Brett, I really dig the emphasis on the details. I think some of what you are getting into here is the sensibility Eddie derived from "playing his amp". I think the kind of detailed inflections beyond the notes... from the "feel" to the synergy between the hand manipulations feeding off the interplay of standing in front of a cab. I think that is an important part of why he wrote and played the way he did. Fantastic too to see the "line work" of passages he chose to construct his sense of melody and swing. He really had an authentic way of playing through with imaginative playing that was mindful of the past, but progressively pushing forward.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Eddie was the man!

Great job, great teacher. Once I learned Eddie was a piano player, as am I, his knowledge of piano techniques comes through, which is unlike most guitar players. Very regular and common third and fourths throughout his playing. Your lesson shows this, whether others see it or not, but has opened up a few of Eddie's tricks and playing style to me. 2 years electric guitar. 58 YO. thanks so much

@BrettPapa

5 ай бұрын

Sure thing. He was a great piano player. For sure it influenced his playing.

Eddie van Halen was a technical master and musical beast. He understood both technique and feel and took it to a whole another level.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

For sure!

Awesome lesson Mr. Papa. You have been my favorite Hendrix teacher on KZread and now you are channeling the spirit of Eddie. I would say you are ready to tour with Van Halen. Cheers!👍👍

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks man. Super fun learning all these old classics.

Holy shit man I started this video with my iPhone volume full up and you just blew my phone up with that ultimate brown sound!! That intro was out of this world good!!! You captured so much of the original tonal character it’s mind blowing!! Amazing!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like the tone!

Such cool tone on this song, just the right amount of reverb and delay .

Man, I'm so glad I discovered your channel. This was a great lesson!! Thanks so much!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Charlie!

Excellent job Brett! I always thought learning EVH solos were difficult to get right-on because of his unique timing, touch, technique & killer vibrato. Thanks for your hard work & commitment to show casing Eddie's awesomeness! Cheers brother ;)

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing Randahl! Thanks for watching!

Great work Brett, Had a blast just watching without my guitar in hand. You even nailed the tone and every little nuance !!! Great teachings. Will definitely take a stab at learning this !!!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

Fantastic lesson, well done. I'll be learning this tonight :D I'm not a Van Halen fan, but I love Panama, love all the little nuances in the playing.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! That song is a masterclass in feel! Thanks for watching.

I appreciate your shit man. Because of you, I've learned every Van Halen song that I've ever loved. You're the only one that's ever been able to explain it and show me how to do it correctly. My ears never allowed me to hear it right? Because I'm self-taught don't read music. I just do everything by ear and I had some of the stuff somewhat but watching your videos I got it nailed now I play right along with you. I just want to thank you for the free videos. You have been a big help in my progression in my playing

@BrettPapa

3 ай бұрын

That is awesome to hear! Glad they helped. More VH coming soon!

Incredible enthusiasm! Makes the great lesson that much better.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil!

Nice work Brett, that is a lot to learn, wow. I will continue to work on this song. Thanks

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

Best lesson ever for that song, and omg that tone ❤️

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks man!

Dude, your tone and technique... love it.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like it!

Ya not half bad yourself there PAPA,killing it my man!This stuff is hard for me my brother,but I love trying.You're a great teacher.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

Can't believe how accurate that tone is, Brett. Massive. Thanks for this vid!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

You nailed that Brett. You kick a... Thank you for all the years of service.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thank ya sir! Thanks for watching!

For all the drummers out there that song starts on the and of 1. So the count is. 1234..1&. Van halen songs never start on a downbeat. As a drummer i've learned this hell. Everything alex does or eddie is on the and of the beat.

Friggin Awesome! Just subbed and excited!!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Awesome. 🎸👍 I'm very happy about it.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

Having a lot of fun with this one, top notch man! Just..Thanks!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom!

Wow, you nailed that tone and all the notes to boot! Subbed!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Great lesson , great playing , great tone and GREAT respect to the King 👑

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank ya!

Bravo! I thought I knew much of the song and I've watched several of the other youtube videos on panama. No one comes close to capturing the subtleties of the song and EVH. I'd much rather get the real version and work toward it getting it down. It also helped me to work on my muting more and pick hand palm position to not have unwanted noise. Brett - would love to see your work on 5150 the song. Thank you!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Travis! Everyone can learn a ton analyzing his playing. 5150 is on the list. It got a lot going on so it might be down the road a bit.

THANK YOU!!!! This is GOLD!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

You have the best personality. Easy to learn from you as well. Great teacher.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks! Glad ya think so. Thanks for tuning in!

This is going to be so cool...I have learned so much from you already,, I know I will be playing this Thank you you are the man.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Francis! Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for such a wonderful lesson, Brett. I hear that pinch harmonic at 13:00 as A string third fret.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing man. I'll have to listen to it again.

Just Superb!!Thank you 🙏

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing Rob!

Nice !! You're Having So Much Fun , Great Lesson 🎸🎸

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! VH lessons are always a blast to do!

This is fantastic. Thank you! First time I'm really making progress learning EVH.

@BrettPapa

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! So glad it helped

Amazing video! You did a fantastic job delivering at the right pace and explained all the different parts perfectly. Keep up the great work.

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

Excellent l'artiste 🎸👍. Une très bonne continuation musicale à vous.

Such a good song! So much fun to play! Very nice job here.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Amazin tribute to Eddie. Thanks Brett ... keep the EVH coming... hope to see some from the Sammy years

I appreciate the time it takes to produce these videos

The MAN would be proud. Good stuff.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice job Brett! I learned that song when it came out. Revisiting it again thanks to you!

@BrettPapa

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for checking it out!

Great playing and amazing tone brother!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Well done! Most people miss riding the lower strings while letting chords ring out when they play/teach his stuff. An excellent example of riding the bass notes is “Bottoms Up”, pretty basic rhythm but nobody has a complete and accurate lesson out there. Wanna do that one next?!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Great tune Brett! I have never learned that one but I'll check it out. I plan on doing more stuff off the second album soon.

Incredibly great tutorial! I learned so much here. And the sound bro...soooo sick!

@BrettPapa

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

Amazing!! Thank you!!!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Alex!

Very hard song. Long and thorough lesson. Very detailed and explained also. Excellent teacher and to the tee accurate note for note. Thanks 👍

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! Glad it helped.

Great lesson. started with papa stache lesson 10+ years ago!!! thanks man!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Well thanks for hanging around again

Hey Brett, That was a great lesson. Thanks for putting that out. G

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

The sound of heaven! Man, this is gold.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks!

Amazing lesson! Thank You for your time and effort!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for tuning in!

Thanks so much Brett for the great lesson. I've been wanting to learn this song but I'm a bit thick skulled and need things broken down and spelled out for me. You've done that extremely well. You also asked for Van Halen lesson suggestions, how about "Finish What You Started". One of my favorites from the Sammy era.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick! Great tune suggestion! I am going to do some Sammy era stuff soon.

Pick Slides!! Thanks for this one!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

Awesome work on a truly iconic rock song. Well done!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thank for checking it out!

Epic. all the. little details. I thought I had found the ultimate tutorial (and there are a lot of good ones) but this is the best by far. I would have loved to seen a bit more on the picking on that part of the legato solo immediately after the "Chuck berry" esque bends and the trem arm, I have seen others show it well (Chris Zoupa gives a good breakdown of what he finds best for the picking). Epic brett. Lovely stuff, and great tone!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

I’m with you Brett…there are plenty of greats…but EVH is my guy. Great lesson. So many people focus on Eddie’s solos…but his rhythm playing was soooo tasty. If you haven’t seen it already, check out the live version of Amsterdam. It’s amazing to think all of that is coming from just one guitarist…lead, riffs, fills, rhythm and singing backup…the guy was such a beast.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Yep great tune! There is a clip of him working out that song in the 80's. So cool. Love that tune. Gonna work it up soon.

man this is great. thanks so much for your time

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing Andrew! Glad you liked it!

im not a guitarist but my brain MELTED when i watched this, awesome stuff!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks for checking it out!

Best lesson EVER!!! Thank you Brett! 🙏🤘🏼

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Haha! You are welcome!

Thanks for the Deep Dive, awesome lesson.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

Lesson finished. Thanks a lot man. Killer tone.

@BrettPapa

10 ай бұрын

Yes! Way to go! Thanks!

Awesome tute for an awesome song......thank you for sharing!

@BrettPapa

5 ай бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for this. You basically did my homework. 😄

I just subscribed!! Enjoying the content. 👍🏽

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Glad you like it! Welcome aboard!

Brilliant lesson!! Thank you!!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

Super attention to detail here and it is very accurate. Brett is next-level !!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@stricknine8623

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrettPapa Thankyou Brett for being such a great ambassador for guitar and guitar related stuff. You have been around a long time and you are one of the very best out there. With the enormous amount of options in your lane,...you are still a stand-out man.

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind word! Glad you like the vids!

Excellent job! Thank you!!

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Cool vids brett thanxxx for doing the tutorials fan since 1980 keep doing the VH👍🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing Les! Thanks for watching!

cannot get over the tone here, Brett. siiiiiiiick

@BrettPapa

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome, you are the man👍

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger!