The Guitar Solo by Eddie Van Halen from Michael Jackson's song Beat It. Played by Frederik Bang on his Ibanez Prestige plugged to his Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature Amp.
What I love about this solo isn't just that it's played very 'fast' but that it has a rhythm and soul that's carried throughout. Eddie's virtuosic playing here, especially with those strategic use of bends really adds the meat and potatoes to this solo. It was played with feeling and purpose.
@Lard Eppelein Yeah once you actually get it in tune (after a while you figure out how to get there quick) it holds tune for months on end, and worse case you have fine adjustment screws on the bridge
Just found this, WOW what a fabulous performance, so beautifully done and sounds just so damned good. RIP Eddie, we are still listening to your influence!
When people dislike something like this I never understand. He played it note for note and with ease. Why dislike it, cuz his grin, cuz his hair, his jean jacket? Seriously pathetic. Good job homie you killed it.
@@jannichar someone’s jealous. Considering the fact that he picks flawlessly and has all his fingers in proper positions, I don’t see why he’d put that much effort just to fake something
I love watching this guy play, you can tell he's having so much fun and feeling like a badass and enjoying the results of his work, this is what playing guitar is to me and you exude it so well man.
If you think that's impressive, wait until you discover Allan Holdsworth, Eddie's hero. In fact, Eddie recorded this solo with an amplifier he borrowed from Allan. Allan was doing shit way more insane than this in the 70's. Check out his track "Joshua".
I like the stiffened vibrator bar hit in the beginning. Shows you how amazing they both are. What's crazier is that Freddy is reproducing Eddy on-the-spot in 1-single-take experierence.
A guitar solo created by a legendary guitarist in partnership with a music legend, both will always be remembered for their unique and incomparable talents. R.I.P 🖤
@@LZMP60 Dont know about that... I watched a TH-cam clip the other day, and EVH kind of says that MJ just left him to it. Ill trawl my history and try to find it... think it was on an Australian news magazine.
Ah, on CNN with Piers Morgan. th-cam.com/video/VFyqSy8X1RY/w-d-xo.html Starting about 2:00... supposedly Quincy Jones said, "I'm not going to tell you what to play. You're here because you'll know what to play." Supposedly he changed the arrangement, too.
@@skollybob .. Yo right everybody forgets or doesn't know there was one other to the guitar solo of MJs song, the one & only Steve Lukather, EVHs personal friend..
Well done Fred. Note to novice players trying to play this solo: watch and learn from this guy. He does a number of things really well. First, perfect timing. Meaning he is not struggling to play a passage that is too high in difficulty, therefore he isnt rushing it. The notes land in time, or a fraction behind the downbeat, giving the solo that yummy, swinging bluesy feel. Secondly, the dynamics are spot on. He is feeling the notes and giving it character with raunchy harmonics, pick scrapes and in tune bends and vibratos. Third, the tone is warm and tasty and well thought out. And lastly, look at him. He has swagger. Clearly enjoying himself and pulling the listener into the music piece with him. Good stuff, kid. Rock on.
He did a very good job. You could've just said that. I mean, If anyone would want to cover this song, they'd want to do it as close to the original as this. The only "difference" I heard was in the last 2-3 seconds, where he has to hit the last high note. He's a little bit late with hitting it, and doesn't slide back down to the main riff, like in the original. Other than that, really well done.
Each of Eddie Van Halen’s solo is so unique, inventive, and distinctly Eddie that you know just from the first note. Beat It is one of his best for sure. Awesome cover too.
This is still honestly one of the nicest things I've ever heard. One of the most underrated guitar solos and you just completely nail it. I come back at least once a week and I can't not loop the video and watch it like 30 times. Incredible.
I’ve watched every single Beat It solo on TH-cam and some are near perfect and have all the signature Eddie whammy dives, finger taps, bends, pinch harmonics, slides etc…but none are as precise as this one. Your pitch, timing and accuracy is perfection.
This is one of, if not, the best cover of this solo I’ve seen on TH-cam. Even the best players have trouble timing some of the phrases...not this dude!
@@sevyxuoir6714 I just watched...very good also. I left a like on his video a while back, so I guess I’ve seen it already. Def was worth the re-watch tho!
This might be the best cover I've heard. I'm actually working on showcasing a list of some of the best TH-cam covers of this solo right now, and I hope you wouldn't mind if I feature yours. You've pretty much got all the bases covered - note accuracy, tonal quality and most importantly, feel and soul. A+ performance, man.
This is absolutely amazing! The best cover of the Eddie Van Halen's Beat It solo I've ever heard, even better than the original version! That's perfect.
No matter how hard I try, I cannot understand how a man can make such incredible music like no other, that doesn't sound like anything there ever was. The thought of it alone gives me goosebumps.. 🙏 goated.
I grew up listening to Eddie's music. He had a huge influence on me and changed the history of music. May he rest in peace.
May this legend rest in peace 🙏
Rest in peace Eddie, the legend🙏🏽
Well said and well played. An inspiration for all guitar players.
Van Halen was a legend. RIP
Frederik very cool solo mate - RIP EVH ✌🏻a true legend who will be remembered for his unique talent
Why does he make the faces of a high school bully about to steal my girl in a dance off?
the trucker jacket with popped collar doesn't help getting rid of that impression either
@BlackSails lol
Хахахаха
cause he can
Lmfao
When I was little, I used to think this solo was impossible
@Darius World Stop
@Darius World stfu
It's my dream to play this song like him
I didn’t even know this was a guitar I thought it was at least a piano or some electronic instrument to be that fast and consistent
r/woooshed@dariusworld, soon to be closed World
Literally impossible to watch this video only once. Incredible
thanks for your comment!
I keep watching it over and over.
Just did
If you don't know what "literally" means, don't use it.
I watched about 6 times trying to find an error. Very precise, super accurate.
That's not only a good Van Halen cover, but also a good impression. Absolutely accurate playing, plus effortless and joyful expressions
Do you have the tabs for the faces?
Lmfao
john jajajaj
Lol
HAHAHAHAHA
I laughed loud with people around me Bro... Don't do that anymore 😂😂
The most perfect "Beat It" guitar solo cover I've heard. Ever
thanks a lot.
I agree 💪💪💪
I agree too
I agree
I’m pretty sure Eddie did it better
Bro I’ve literally replayed this hundreds of times #flawless
appreciate your comment!
Same lol
This video made me discover the loop feature on PC. I didn't know you could right click the video and loop lol.
Same
true
If it actually can be played better than the original version, this is the one. Simply outstanding, congratulations on your amazing skills!
thanks a lot for your comment!
Definitely a natural burn shredder
nope there is better
@@paulatreides1354 What's it like?
Being you I mean.
RIP Van Halen. He would be proud.
He would man he is proud he’s looking down on this guy
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😔👊
Didnt slash do the solo?
guitar playing: 10/10
guitar faces: 11/10
Haircut....priceless.
Larry Bethune I don't even care about the haircut, I just want a name that's as cool as his
Larry Bethune yea haircut 12/10! lolol!
why no％
Fuck you
What I love about this solo isn't just that it's played very 'fast' but that it has a rhythm and soul that's carried throughout. Eddie's virtuosic playing here, especially with those strategic use of bends really adds the meat and potatoes to this solo. It was played with feeling and purpose.
The most impressive part of this solo is having a Floyd rose guitar that’s in tune
@Lard Eppelein guitars with Floyd roses are know to be out of tune but mostly after you change strings
@Lard Eppelein Yeah once you actually get it in tune (after a while you figure out how to get there quick) it holds tune for months on end, and worse case you have fine adjustment screws on the bridge
@@jasonstephenson2248 once you’re used to doing it no. First few trys will be difficult
@T. S. Good floyd rose guitars can hold tune for months haha
@Levi Thompson I cant get it in tune in the first place
Playing: 10/10
Facial expressions: 100/10
Hehe😎
Lmao yeah
guitar face xddd
😂
something tells me he masturbates in the mirror...
Just as Eddie passed away, TH-cam is recommending this amazing video
Woah it's spider Australian man
I DID NOT EXPECT YOU HERE BRO
@Compass_- don’t be a dick
Wait i didn't die
He killed it
Why does this guitar sound make me deeply cry? I miss 1980s.
I don't know how many covers of this solo I've seen (several tbh), but this is the best by far. It's so, so, so accurate, absolutely outstanding.
That pinch at 0:28 is seriously one of the best I've ever heard. I love how it's much quicker in this cover.
He did nail that fucking harmonic damn
Yeah that's authentic
ITS LIKE A SCREAM LMAO ITS SO EPIC
Where’s the picture from 😂
@@Drakur_ fuck off lol you have no clue
Probably one of the best solo covers on the entire Internet that has ever been seen, and everyone knows it.
Just found this, WOW what a fabulous performance, so beautifully done and sounds just so damned good.
RIP Eddie, we are still listening to your influence!
woah i didnt know benedict cumberbatch could shred like that
Benadryl cabbagepatch.
More like shaggy
Or that villain from Die Hard 1:)
Raresel 4 zoinks scoob gotta get that bend
don't disrespect my man benedict like that
When people dislike something like this I never understand. He played it note for note and with ease. Why dislike it, cuz his grin, cuz his hair, his jean jacket? Seriously pathetic. Good job homie you killed it.
Cause its fake
@@jannichar How?
@@jannichar someone’s jealous. Considering the fact that he picks flawlessly and has all his fingers in proper positions, I don’t see why he’d put that much effort just to fake something
@@jakub8302
he knows this song.
but it looks like first he recorded the solo and than he imitated playing easily.
@@jannichar bruh if he did that, it still means he played it lmao. He’s just did that so he sounds good fam lmao
I've been on a youtube rabbit hole adventure for this cover and I think you're the only one I've heard that has nailed the tone and delivery - bravo!
Im coming back here every single day.this is the BEST beat it cover and I heard A LOT!!!WOW
This guy simultaneously looks like hes doing modeling for an Aeropostale cologne
okay then.......
All these comments about his face... I'm staring at this guy's hands! Good job Frederik.
thanks !!
I think you are the only person able to see his hands.... What frame rate does your eye's have?
@@frederikbang9914 I've replay like 5 times the video and I'm like
HE IS GOD he play so hard🙇 He's hands really OH 🎸
Man you are SO FREAKING good 🙏🏻🙇
...there was a face?
3point1 right?!
A great pleasure- have come back to this video many times and always watch many times at each sitting
I love watching this guy play, you can tell he's having so much fun and feeling like a badass and enjoying the results of his work, this is what playing guitar is to me and you exude it so well man.
This just goes to show how unbelievable wonderful the solo still is that Eddie played in 1982. History in music!! And yes, you nailed it!!
The 1980’s was the best decade of music for a reason
@@Howlingburd19 The 70s was fire too tho, I can’t decide between those two decades. Music during both was at its peak.
@@al.s.3277 of course, the 70’s was awesome, too. Along with MJ, Elton John is my favorite artist and the latter was a monster in the 70’s!
If you think that's impressive, wait until you discover Allan Holdsworth, Eddie's hero. In fact, Eddie recorded this solo with an amplifier he borrowed from Allan. Allan was doing shit way more insane than this in the 70's. Check out his track "Joshua".
@@lex.cordis ???
Rip eddie Van Halen 1955-2020
*you will be remembered 🕊*
Goddamn hate 2020
@@aaronmehta1781 same:/
I loved your version of this solo. It's simply amazing!
Whattttt😭
Finna learn the guitar just to be be able to play this
Please don't steal my girlfriend
lol
lol
lol
lol
lol
You brought honor to both Eddie and Michael. Thank you, brother.
0:33 love that bend!
I like the stiffened vibrator bar hit in the beginning. Shows you how amazing they both are. What's crazier is that Freddy is reproducing Eddy on-the-spot in 1-single-take experierence.
Sexy bend 🔥
The sheer effortlessness he shows playing this solo just shows how amazing of a guitarist he is. Awesome job sir! 🤘🤘
When I was little, I used to think this solo was impossible.
I STILL DO.
stfu
meow bastard it’s a joke you brain dead pussy.
Yeah it's definitely impossible
Good job copying the top comment
@@user-ow3od5jh1g he improved joke
Best beat it solo hands down. I have watched this a 100 times. Good work
Thanks man!
@@frederikbang9914 i the very much agrees. this is one of the best solos ive ever hears in my's lifes.
Yes I agree best beat it solo.u nailed it excellent
Very good playing but FYI your intro is wrong the second double stop is minor
Arguably the best guitar solo of all time
For me it's Slash in Michael Jacksons 'Give in to me" ...And this one comes second. (Its too short)
Nah, Green Grass & High Tides, Free Bird, Comfortably Numb, Little Wing and many others
This is one of the best covers of that solo I've ever heard. And I've heard a lot. You pretty much nailed it.
omfg, this is the *BEST* beat it solo cover i've ever heard.. as a Michael Jackson fan, congratulations.. 🔥
thanks man, cheers !
Can’t agree more
Think so? th-cam.com/video/TXtR8zmF05s/w-d-xo.html
How this sound is Perfect
Absolutely, the most fluid of all covers to date. Bravo
A guitar solo created by a legendary guitarist in partnership with a music legend, both will always be remembered for their unique and incomparable talents.
R.I.P 🖤
@@LZMP60
Dont know about that... I watched a TH-cam clip the other day, and EVH kind of says that MJ just left him to it. Ill trawl my history and try to find it... think it was on an Australian news magazine.
Ah, on CNN with Piers Morgan.
th-cam.com/video/VFyqSy8X1RY/w-d-xo.html
Starting about 2:00... supposedly Quincy Jones said, "I'm not going to tell you what to play. You're here because you'll know what to play."
Supposedly he changed the arrangement, too.
Dont forget steve lukathers contrinution😉
Well, MJ may be remembered for something other than that. . .🧒
@@skollybob .. Yo right everybody forgets or doesn't know there was one other to the guitar solo of MJs song, the one & only Steve Lukather, EVHs personal friend..
Damn this sound is just impeccable let alone flawless playing
Probably one of the most accurate ones I've watched timing wise, harmonics, feel etc.. well done
Well done Fred. Note to novice players trying to play this solo: watch and learn from this guy. He does a number of things really well. First, perfect timing. Meaning he is not struggling to play a passage that is too high in difficulty, therefore he isnt rushing it. The notes land in time, or a fraction behind the downbeat, giving the solo that yummy, swinging bluesy feel. Secondly, the dynamics are spot on. He is feeling the notes and giving it character with raunchy harmonics, pick scrapes and in tune bends and vibratos. Third, the tone is warm and tasty and well thought out. And lastly, look at him. He has swagger. Clearly enjoying himself and pulling the listener into the music piece with him. Good stuff, kid. Rock on.
He did a very good job. You could've just said that. I mean, If anyone would want to cover this song, they'd want to do it as close to the original as this. The only "difference" I heard was in the last 2-3 seconds, where he has to hit the last high note. He's a little bit late with hitting it, and doesn't slide back down to the main riff, like in the original.
Other than that, really well done.
A more realistic note to novice players trying to play this solo: don't be ridiculous, come back to it in a few years
@@rhythmace1 well said! lol
Saad Shah ok we get it you like his playing
@@michaeldeering3195 hahah. I did! :)
The most perfect cover of all the ones I've seen so far
As good as it gets! Best cover of this solo I've had the pleasure to hear, really captured Eddie's sound!🔥🔥🔥
so far, this is the most accurate cover, the best cover ever... everything.. the tone, just like the studio version.
thanks man, appreciate your comment
Best version on YT, hands down. It even comes with free "I'll steal your girlfriend" faces, I'm definitely subscribing
haha thanks man, I appreciate the support!
Yesss I'm literally doing the same as well.
I'm so jealous! This is phenomenal and he plays it like it's so easy 😍
After listening literally hundreds of versions on TH-cam recently, yours is by far the best one, you're perfect in every aspect of the solo 👍👍👍
to this day I listen to this solo every once in a while, it is the best beat it solo out there, 110%
Just reminding u to watch it again
@@winniethemurderer220 I forgot abput this. Thanks bro
@@ffpsffps6766 ur welcome man
Each of Eddie Van Halen’s solo is so unique, inventive, and distinctly Eddie that you know just from the first note. Beat It is one of his best for sure. Awesome cover too.
This is still honestly one of the nicest things I've ever heard. One of the most underrated guitar solos and you just completely nail it. I come back at least once a week and I can't not loop the video and watch it like 30 times. Incredible.
thank you!!
I’ve watched every single Beat It solo on TH-cam and some are near perfect and have all the signature Eddie whammy dives, finger taps, bends, pinch harmonics, slides etc…but none are as precise as this one. Your pitch, timing and accuracy is perfection.
I agree my friend this is the most perfect beat it solo in anyway shape or form
ok im literally binge watching every beat it solo cover I can find. Think we have a new winner! Man that was wonderful
Nice! Me too😅
Clearly this is fake. He's Van Halen in disguise duh
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No this is david bowie
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This is the best cover of this solo, the tone was perfect!
Clean solo - one of the most precise covers I have heard. Nicely done
This is one of, if not, the best cover of this solo I’ve seen on TH-cam. Even the best players have trouble timing some of the phrases...not this dude!
th-cam.com/video/3RziJdrSA8o/w-d-xo.html
@@sevyxuoir6714 I just watched...very good also. I left a like on his video a while back, so I guess I’ve seen it already. Def was worth the re-watch tho!
This might be the best cover I've heard. I'm actually working on showcasing a list of some of the best TH-cam covers of this solo right now, and I hope you wouldn't mind if I feature yours.
You've pretty much got all the bases covered - note accuracy, tonal quality and most importantly, feel and soul.
A+ performance, man.
Nasir Uddin not bad, but it was filmed with a potato
jelly4jesus why tf does it matter
Starman Oddity I love you and everything you stand for.
@@jelly4jesus you must be playing the video on 144p
And 10/10 guitar faces, 10/10 for haircut
salute to you Fred, hope I could have more time playing and practicing..this is the best cover I've seen so far, so smooth..you rock bro
I can't say enough about this cover. Stunning
As a fellow player I can say that the faces he makes come naturally
I think watching this just got me pregnant
or maybe fred came to your house and got you preg ever think of that?
@@gerbilteez fred the impailer
lol
Frederik Bangs
😂😂😂
Finally a cover that follows the rhythm on every note, not an easy solo
I really don't know how many times I've watched this :0 Congrats!
There’s no other way to say it . This was perfect , I know Eddie is smiling down on this beautiful cover
Feel proud dude, that solo cover probably gave us all goosebumps
This is the best "Beat It" Solo i've ever hear in the entire beat it solo's here on youtube
Most probably the best cover I have listened so far...you are an amazing Guitar player MAN...
Wow, dude just nailed those pinch harmonics. So clean.
My girlfriend saw this video while she was pregnant. Now, somehow the baby looks a lot like you.
I love this solo. Great performance, dude.
Facial expressions on point-Never lose your joy of playing!
Michael Jackson: “Eddie can you drop a nice solo on my song?”
Eddie: “Hold my beer"
Freddy sounds pretty spot on to Van Halen. Ngl
Wow, best cover of this I’ve ever heard...absolutely nailed it, great job 👍
Great performance!!! One of my favorite solos of all the time! Amazing Michael Jackson epic Van Halen
thanks a lot! and yes, it's a masterpiece
My compliments Frederik, bravo.
Wonderful interpretation! 👏👏
This video inspired the me to learn the solo that I always thought was one of the hardest in existence, you absolutely nailed it. Good job man
Reasons he uploaded the video:
-5% ibanez prestige
-5% the solo
-90% the faces
The best playing solo, just amazing very clean and powerfull
The cleanest I've seen it played! Well done!
Hands down this is the closest beat it cover ive heard to date. Bravo my dude!!!
Hands down the best cover of this solo I've ever seen! Awesome playing! And the facial expressions make it even better! 🙌👌😂
I was looking up the solo and saw your cover of it. Very impressive
This is the best cover of this solo I’ve ever heard! Great job, you are extremely talented.
Think this is hands down the best cover of this solo I can find on TH-cam very well done
That's probably my favorite rendition I've seen
This is absolutely amazing!
The best cover of the Eddie Van Halen's Beat It solo I've ever heard, even better than the original version!
That's perfect.
thanks so much!
This IS the best cover I have heard of BEAT IT!
I heard dozens and dozens, and more. Yours is undoubtedly the most perfect.
That pinch @ 0:28 cured my depression
That’s always the bit for me that makes or breaks it
Holy Shit!! The solo is awesome and i love the facial expressions dude
Wow! That was sick! Also awesomely clean execution :-)
No matter how hard I try, I cannot understand how a man can make such incredible music like no other, that doesn't sound like anything there ever was. The thought of it alone gives me goosebumps.. 🙏 goated.
I honestly had no idea that a solo could be so perfectly executed until I saw this video. Simply unreal
thanks a lot, appreciate it!
I've never heard anything like it! You are honestly way beyond the best! Keep going! Rock on!!!
La miglior cover di quest'assolo che ho trovato su TH-cam finora! Bravissimo!
That bend at 0:40 is insane! You killed it man, best cover of this solo I’ve seen.