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How to REALLY Play 5150!!!

🕑 Added 2024-03-01 14:38:29 +0000 UTC

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Chop

My man, think your tab is off - no double fives after the brief pause following the third piece. Sounds like a pause, then one strike to the 5A and into the last arpeggio before the pull off.. Or im stroking out and nevermind me.

Mike Ouellette

My favorite song from the album! Going to work on tackling this one.

Jeff Kolek

"Black and Blue" or "Cabo Wabo"! Along with 5150, those three songs are in my Top 10 Van Halen songs of all time

Jeramy Ashlock

Yes! This is one of my favorite songs to play all the way through! There is actually another quick change that is harder for me in this riff. If you slow it down and listen real closely, he plays the D on the 5th string _before_ arpeggiating the D chord. So the last note in your second line of tab is actually fret 5 on the A string, not fret 7. This change is the harder one for me because you have to quickly move down to the D chord form a half beat sooner.

Götz Christmann

Great! Van Hagar Songs…. Dream is over, Runaround, Summer Nights (Without the Steinberger Trans Trem 😅) and Poundcake!

Rick Pettus

Thanks for this! I’ve been struggling with that move for 2 years!😂. Any chances of doing a complete breakdown when you have the time? That would be awesome!

ShredderJeff

Thanks Uncle Ben. My stepmom says hi.

Christopher Tennant

This is fantastic. Thank you. I wouldn't say no if you wanted to do a follow up with how he actually plays the pre chorus bit. Some fancy finger shenanigans going on there, and I am always doubtful about any transcriptions.

craig

Cabo wabo, black and blue, intro to source of infection ( must have) sucker in a 3 piece!!!!

Darren Bruestle

“Mangle it and strangle it!” HA 😂 Ben, you not only did us an incredible service with this incredi-riff, but your expressions are one of the best parts of your videos, man.

BrandonLane

Hot for teacher lesson? Not hagar but still... I'm using "licklibrary.com" to break it down but would be nice to see on here also

BrandonLane

Yes....a fractal van hagar tone would be awesome!??

BrandonLane

Yes more van hagar please.

Lewis Richards

This is great. I’d love to see a complete breakdown of the whole song, Bark at the Moon style.

Keith Hayes

Amsterdam has a number of killer riffs. Drop D flat I think. Really fun to play. How about a fractal preset to go along with the lesson. :)

Ryan Nutick

Could you do a break-down of Humans Being? That song is just EPIC!

George Knoll

Details-sweated EVH is the best Ben. Summer Nights next!

Ben Eller

his devotion to imperfection is what made it magic!

Ben Eller

I'm glad, cause I love making it!

Diogo Camacho

i love how eddie was on the one hand so technically gifted but on the other so sloppy with some of the playing, to make it all sound just right. great find on this.