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Van Halen - Red Zone a.k.a Act Like it Hurts - Eddie Van Halen Guitar Lesson with Tab
[Episode 14]
In this video I show you how to play Ed's riffs and parts from Red Zone/Act Like it Hurts. You can find a few different takes of this unreleased demo. There's a nod to Cactus' "Evil" riff that is also in "Amsterdam."
PDF of my transcription: drive.google.c...
The tuning is a little tricky, because it's a little sharper than Eb standard, and you have to contend with Ed's tempered tuning.
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Thanks for the video and showing the tab at the end. Awesome job
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
6 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm glad when someone like you finds these.
these videos are a gift from god, man. so glad your transcribing them for those who can't learn by ear (like me) so many good songs in demos (or outright didn't get demo'd at all) which never saw the light of day any chance you could do the solos and fills in down in flames? that song never got a demo but it's my all time favorite vh song
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
6 ай бұрын
That's great to hear. I was hoping there would be people out there that would appreciate what's contained in these, but I didn't know for sure. I was going to take a short break from doing the Ed vids to try to diversify a little. I'll definitely do more. Songs like Down in Flames I started to avoid because I found if the audio was already pretty rough, it would sound pretty bad in the final video after getting digitally compressed. Is there a (somewhat) decent recording of that song?
@kmydet
6 ай бұрын
@@JimbosGuitarPlanet unfortunately none have surfaced yet, the best quality version is live in japan (i believe nagoya or shinjuku), which has pretty rough audio
@kmydet
3 ай бұрын
@@JimbosGuitarPlanet i found a decently high quality version of down in flames, may be the highest quality one out there, it's at the june 22 '78 show in tokyo
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
3 ай бұрын
That recording is awesome! I'm on it.
Very cool - thanks!
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you-you're welcome!
Hey I just saw your comment on your other video, I just wanted to learn the main riff and solo for main squeeze
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
3 ай бұрын
Ok-cool. You're the second person to mention that one, so maybe it's gotta happen. It might be a bit later though because I have the next few chosen and I'm working on them.
@antonesardo2657
3 ай бұрын
@@JimbosGuitarPlanet all good take your time. Even though main squeeze and red zone are basically the same song but with a few differences I feel like I liked main squeeze better because it just felt more upbeat
thanks, great trabscritpion
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
3 ай бұрын
Cool-thanks!
As far as full tunes go could I request She's the Woman from the Zero Demo. Thanks for these awesome transcriptions.
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! She's the Woman is one of my all-time favorite VH tunes. I might want to do the Warner Bros demo version though because I can get those to sound a little better. Is there something about the Zero version that you prefer?
@paullandry8181
5 ай бұрын
No, nothing I prefer. The Zero version is the only version I've heard. Just a super cool song. It really blew me away the first time I heard it. With a lot of the demo work showing up on later albums, I'm surprised She's the Woman never showed up later. Thanks for the work.@@JimbosGuitarPlanet
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
5 ай бұрын
Ok, cool. Check this version out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4WFs9SvZM-pkZM.html It's pretty close to the sound of the albums. I can't believe they didn't use it either, but if they did Mean Street might not have happened.
@paullandry8181
5 ай бұрын
@@JimbosGuitarPlanet Cool. I'll check it out. Thanks again.
Cool. Subbed
Wow; awesome job!
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
6 ай бұрын
Cool-thanks!
@motrock2
6 ай бұрын
@@JimbosGuitarPlanet You bet. There are so many great unreleased tunes from VH. I was just listening to Just Like You Wanted and Show No Mercy. Those should have been on an album!
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
6 ай бұрын
I just checked out Just Like You Wanted. That's cool, I hadn't heard that one. Yeah, there's always great riffs in the songs they didn't use. Eyes of the Night or She's the Woman come to mind.
@motrock2
6 ай бұрын
@@JimbosGuitarPlanet Yeah; thats a great tune. Show No Mercy is another one I like a lot. The intro they used on Take Me back from Balance. That solo is blistering. I hear there is a lot more we have yet to hear.
What kind of guitar is this you’re playing? I want one. Lol Great vid as always
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
6 ай бұрын
All of the guitars that I've played in these videos so far I made. I'd like to make a video of a build from scratch (or something like that) sometime in the future.
Thank you.!
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
5 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, you're the guy that requested this one. I hope it helps, it was fun to do.
@Greeanerbeans77
5 ай бұрын
@@JimbosGuitarPlanet I’m so glad for this I’ve asked every Van Halen tuber I know And you deliver and followed through better than I could’ve thought And the tabs 💯👌
@Greeanerbeans77
5 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@Greeanerbeans77
5 ай бұрын
Obviously you gained a sub
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
5 ай бұрын
That's great! Thanks for letting me know you found it and for the positive comments.
could you maybe do the intro to “eyes of the night”?
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
5 ай бұрын
It's up: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fJOVuKOum7itZbg.htmlsi=kMPl6Haeij_3-9LZ
Nice! Can you transcribe ‘Believe Me’?
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
Ай бұрын
Thanks! Another commenter mentioned "Believe Me" too, and found me a better recording than the rough one I kept finding. As long as I can hear what Ed's playing, I'll give it a whirl.
Could you do Get this show on the road
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
5 ай бұрын
That's a good one. That's on my list.
Do you have a lesson for the solo?
@JimbosGuitarPlanet
3 ай бұрын
I skipped the solo for a few reasons. It's not the kind of thing I would normally try to transcribe and learn, I would just wing it. For a video I don't think I would be able to recreate the sound without enough volume to get some feedback. I also think I've heard him play a more definitive solo on a different take.