Van Halen - Voodoo Queen - Warner Bros. Demo - Eddie Van Halen Guitar Lesson with Tab

[Episode 23]
In this video I show you how to play Ed's riffs and the solo from Voodoo Queen off of the 1977 Warner Bros. Demo. If you're new to hearing this, you will notice that this track evolves into "Mean Street" with the addition of the breakdown from "She's the Woman." Also, the ending will eventually find a home in "Hot For Teacher."
I brought the tuning of the source down almost 60 cents so that it works with Eb standard tuning. Whether or not the source(s) is/are a half step sharp is up for debate, but with there being 2.5 step bends I'd rather be tuned to Eb.
There's a note in the fast hammer on part where it sounds like he rolled off the fret end. I decided to play what I think he meant to do. I noted it in the tab.
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[@kmydet]

this one is probably my favorite from the warner demos, i've got most of the song down but was never able to get the solo, jim to the rescue again!

[@JimbosGuitarPlanet]

That's awesome!
For the second to last phrase in the solo where I'm bending the note on the G string at the 12th fret with my middle finger--you can also try doing the bend with your index finger and then playing the second note (with the bend released) at the G string 15th fret with your pinky.

[@paullandry8181]

Very Nice. Starting it right now.

[@JimbosGuitarPlanet]

Nice!

[@surachedtitaram7403]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉

[@motrock2]

Its been a while since a VH lesson; unless I missed some. Excellent!

[@JimbosGuitarPlanet]

Thanks! Yeah, I unintentionally took a month off. I have some good suggestions piling up so I want to knock some out.
Did you get that amp?

[@motrock2]

@@JimbosGuitarPlanet Yes sir I did. Wow; it NAILS the first 4 albums. I even bought a brand new EVH 4x12. Those Speakers are perfect for that setup. Next step is to put a Gibson 57 Classic Plus in my Franky. I believe that to be very similar to the pickup that Ed pulled out of the Gibson 335. Just slightly hotter. I wished I could send you a clip somehow. I have videos on my Facebook.

[@JimbosGuitarPlanet]

Those all sound like great acquisitions. With that gear and a close approximation of the reverb, you'll be right there.

[@anthony-ju6qo]

It's a version Mean Streets.

[@JimbosGuitarPlanet]

Yeah, there's a few surprises the first time you hear it.