Lesson
Introduction from Jeff Fiorentino
In these "Vh'izing Originals"
guitar lessons I want to not only teach you some Van
Halen go to techniques, sounds, and arrangements, but I also want you to
understand that the VH guitar style can be a creative spring-board and is
transferable into any style your want, hopefully your own style of course..
It's not about the Phase 90 or the Flanger, it's about the approach to the
fretboard. Van Halen takes a very free spirited approach to music,
this allows for a limitless creative process. My hope for these
lessons as we embark on this series of original Van Halen influenced
materials is that you not only learn some cool riffs and solos to impress
your friends with but also you take the creative process I'm going to talk a
lot about on the video lessons and in the lesson text and run with it to
create your own music.
All this being said, please listen to this lesson's song example a few times
before diving into the tabs and video lesson so that you can get the
absolute most out of this guitar lesson.
Enjoy the lesson and as always CRANK IT UP!!
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Van Halen Techniques 1
JFRocks Guitar TABs & Lesson Notes
Transcribed by:
Erica Reese
Lesson notes by:
Jeff Fiorentino
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All rights reserved.
Unauthorized reproduction or use is prohibited.
Lesson 1
The JackHammer - (Theme Riffing, Intro,
Main, & Verse)
In this lesson segment we'll deal with Van
Halen's favorite double-stops, and the way this type of chord riffing is
conveyed. There are 3 main theme riffs tabbed below for you.
Lesson taken from Jeff's song,
"The
JackHammer" -
listen to it on SoundCloud
Intro Riff - (Standard Tuning)
E_____________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________________2~~_____
D__________9_6_9__4_7__7~___7~_____________9_6_9__4_7__7~___x________
A__________7_7_7__5_5__4~___5~_____________7_7_7__5_5__4~___3~~_____
E__0_0_0_0_________________________0_0_0_0____________________________
E__________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__3-5-3-0_3-5-3-0_3-5-3-0_3-5-3-0_3-5-3-0_3-5-3-0__________________
E__________________________________________0~~~*let ring out~~___
*Note,
not all guitars can get 6th fret natural harmonics. Any random
harmonic-like noise will do the trick. Jeff doesn't demo this part on the
video lesson, but for accuracy purposes it has been transcribed for you as it is
the actual lead-in to the main theme riffing of the song.
E________________________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________6h______________________________________
D___________________________________________6h___________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________
E__0_0_0_0__0_0_0_0__0_0_0_0__0_0_0_0______________12--hand slide
down----->_*into main theme riff___
Main Theme Riff - (Standard Tuning)
Modeled after the feel of "Feel your love tonight's" pre-solo, this is actually
quite a different riff. But it's a good example of how using VH style
double-stops in riffing can make pretty much anything sound VH'ey..
E_________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________
D____9___2___4______4___7___7_____________________
A____7___4___5______5___4___4_____________________
E__0___0___0___0_0____0___0___3^1/2________________
E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D____9___2___4______4___7___7~~______________________
A____7___4___5______5___4___4~~___riff repeats
from the top___
E__0___0___0___0_0____0___0___________________________
Verse Riff - (Standard Tuning)
Very quick...
E_______________________________________
B_______________________________________
G_______________________________________
D________________2-0____________________
A__2________0-5-0____2-0_0_______________
E__0__0_0_0_______________3^1/2__________
E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D________________7__________________________
A___2____________5__________________________
E___0__0_0_0_0_0___3^1/2_____________________
E_______________________________________
B_______________________________________
G_______________________________________
D________________2-0____________________
A__2________0-5-0____2-0_0_______________
E__0__0_0_0_______________3^1/2__________
E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D________________7__7_______________________
A___2____________4__5_______________________
E___0__0_0_0_0_0____________________________
E_______________________________________
B_______________________________________
G_______________________________________
D________________2-0____________________
A__2________0-5-0____2-0_0_______________
E__0__0_0_0_______________3^1/2__________
E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D________________7__________________________
A___2____________5__________________________
E___0__0_0_0_0_0___3^1/2_____________________
E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G_________________________________________
D_________________________________________
A______4--5--4~_2^1/4_0_5___________________
E___2_________________3___________________
Lesson 2
Driving Amy - (Intro Riff)
In this lesson segment we'll deal with Van
Halen style arpeggio riffing. This riff is more of a mix between a "Hear
about it later" and an "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" kind of thing. The main
intro theme riff is tabbed below for you, along with a song link of course.
Lesson taken from Jeff's song,
"Driving Amy"
-
listen to it on SoundCloud
Intro Riff - (Standard Tuning)
With Flanger and slight palm-mute.
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________________________
G___________6-7-6~___________7^1 a.h >release>
7_____________6-7--9~__9-11-9>trill_7-9-7>trill_6-7-6>trill_--4~~___
D______7__5______________7______________________7__5_________________________________________
A____7________________7______________________7_______________________________________________
E__5________________5______________________5_________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________ 10---12__12~____________
B____________________________________________________________________________
G___________6-7-6~___________7^1 a.h_
7~______________6__7----9___9~_____________
D______7__5______________7______________________7____________________________
A____7________________7______________________7_______________________________
E__5________________5______________________5_________________________________
*Very fast
You'll need to Jump strings. This is part VH, Part Bratta, Part
Fiorentino, Part Tricky. Note in (parenthesis) is tapped of course..
E__10-12-10--8__8-10-8--7__7-8-7--5__________________________________
B______________________________(15)^1-10~~______3_______________
G______________________________________________ 3_______________
D______________________________________________ 0_*let chord ring
out_____
A______________________________________________ x_______________
E______________________________________________ 3_______________
Main Verse Riff
- (Standard Tuning)
Similar but embellished on a lower octave..
E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G______2______2_________________________________
D____2______0____0______________0x_4~--5--4~~____
A__0______4________4______4x_5x_________________
E______________________3x_______________________
E________________________________________
B________________________________________
G______2______2__________________________
D____2______0____0_____________5~-4~~____
A__0______4________4______4--5____________
E______________________2x_________________
Lesson 3
Whet Dream - (Main Theme Riff)
In this lesson segment we'll deal with Van
Halen's love of the open string. Frankly, I love it too, and I do open
string riffs all the time. This riff chugs alone with a sideways groove
feel. No matter how you slice it, thanks to songs like "Panama" and "Top
of the world" this type of riffing almost always sound VH'ey. The main
intro theme riff is tabbed below for you, along with a song link of course.
Lesson taken from Jeff's song,
"Whet Dream"
-
listen to it on SoundCloud
Intro Riff - (Standard
Tuning)
Be sure to control the open 1st string a little bit with your picking hand
palm. Not a mute as much as just ring-out preventing..
E________0__0__0___0______0__0_____ 0_0_0__0_____0_0______
B_______12_12_12__12--10__10_10---4__4_4_4__4---5__5_5---12__
G____4h___________________________________________________
D___4h____________________________________________________
A__4h_____________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________
E___0__0__0___0_________ 0__0_0__0____ 0_0_____________________
B__12_12_12__12---16---10__4__4_4__4--5__5_5---*slide
down & away---_______
G_____________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________
Lesson 4
Big Surf County Line Surf Rider - (Solo)
While this lesson isn't one of my Van Halen
style pieces, I did throw in a classic Van Halen solo. I love adding
surprises to my surf pieces, and the solo tabbed for you below utilizes a
classic VH scale, and is in the style of solos like "Feel your love tonight" and
Eddie's "Big Trouble" solo from the unreleased Gene Simmons 1976 demo.
Lots of fun, and lots of Van Halen style lesson here. I'll go into some
detail about the scale and techniques on the video lesson.
Lesson taken from Jeff's song,
"CountyLine
SurfRider" -
listen to it on SoundCloud
Solo
-
1/2 step flat tuning - Eb,
Ab, Db,
Gb, Bb,
Eb..
E______________________________________________________
B___(vocal - OH YEAH!!)_______________________________________
G__<begin with whammy bar depressed and slowly bring up<<<w.b0w.b>then
back down slightly>___
D______________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________
Am
F
G
B
E________________________________________3__________3______________________
B______________________________________3__________3__________3_____4~~____
G__9~__12_9~---___________4_5^slow bend 1/2_______5^1/2_______5^1/2___3_4_________
D________________0x_2--5_5__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________
*This line slides in from the
line above
Em
G
C
Bm
E________12_______12______12____________________________________________________________________
B__4---15____15^1_____15^1____15_12__________________________________12___________________15^1/4__
G_________________________________15_14_12~---random hand slide
down then back up---____15_14_12~_14_15_16_______
D_______________________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Am
C
Bm
E_______17_____________12semi-a.h_____________________________________________________
B__20^1____20^1-----___x_______15_13_12-13-12___12___________________________________
G___________________x_rake__________________14___14^1>release_14-12-14-w.b14^1>release_14_____
D__________________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________________
Bb
E__________________________________________________________
B___12-13_12-13-12__12_______________________________________
G__x rake_________14___14^1>release_14-12___12___________________
D__________________________________14____14_13_12~~---_____
A__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
Am - (Chorus riff
converted to chords is played)
E____17-18-17___17______________________________________________________
B___x_______20___20_18_17-18-17__17_____________________________________
G__x_rake______________________19__19^1>release_19-17-19-w.b19^1>release_19_______
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________
B____________________________5a.h____________________________
G__7^1 a.h *hold bend then release it slowly>_7_____7a.h_6a.h_5a.h__________________
D__________________________________________7a.h_6a.h_5~
a.h ----__
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________
*The final 5th fret 3rd string
harmonic rings out as the verse riffing comes back in..
Bm
Bb
Bm
E__0____ 0_0_0____ 0_0_0____0_0_0____ 0_0______________________________________________________
B__3--5__5_5_5--3__3_3_3--5__5_5_5--3__3_0__0____0_0_0____
0_0_0____ 0_0_0_______________________
G________________________________________2--4__4_4_4--2__2_2_2--4__4_4_2-0>w.b
dive>>_____5h~w.b~~___
D_____________________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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