Van Halen - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers - Live 1976 - Eddie Van Halen Guitar (Solo) Lesson w/Tab

[Episode 1]
In this video I show you how to play Ed's rippin' 1976 live solo in ZZ Top's Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers. I Originally heard it on TH-cam on the Roots compilation. It's from a soundboard recording from a performance in Norwalk CA that you can find on TH-cam.
If you haven't checked out any of these early recordings, I highly recommend that you do. Ed's playing is inspired, fiery and muscular. His plexi is screaming too.
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[@ronbruck3825]

This is remarkable. Ed’s early days playing style is almost never discussed beyond ‘they were a cover band’. Great work!

[@JimbosGuitarPlanet]

Right. I thought they had to play lame Top 40 sets just to get gigs, not "Man on the Silver Mtn." I would see early pics of Ed playing a Les Paul or a V and wonder what he sounded like then. Now we can hear some of it--and he ripped!
Thank you! That means a lot!

[@JoeR203]

They also covered "Tush" but the audio quality is pretty bad from what I remember.
Are you a fan of White Lion? Vito Bratta was another phenomenal player.

[@JimbosGuitarPlanet]

This Tush sounds pretty good:
th-cam.com/video/U5P--04b_h0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TFghVM4TgQeVGA8j&t=546
Ed quotes T. Iommi's Fairies wear Boots solo in the second solo.
White Lion was happening in the late 80s. I was more into G N' R at that point, and Soundgarden was right around the corner.