Van Halen: "Jump" Main Theme & Solo Lesson

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- Ben Higgins3rd March 2011
  Awesome ! Really authentic tone. Now I want to get some old big white Hi-Techs and rock out like it's 1984 ;-p
- badfingers933rd March 2011
  I've been waiting for this song to be covered for some time! Thanks! Nice cover!
- thefireball3rd March 2011
  Hey! I recognize chorus strings! That's cool! I didn't know that was VH!
- Jerry Arcidiacono3rd March 2011
  Good cover Laszlo! I think this is one of the most famous songs around!
- Fran3rd March 2011
  Wow, you nailed it man, great job
- Daniel Realpe3rd March 2011
  when you isolate the track like this you can really see the genius behind the guitar playing, nice one!
- Bogdan Radovic3rd March 2011
  Great lesson! Sounds very authentic!
- Adrian Figallo3rd March 2011
  classic tune, great job!
- Nava3rd March 2011
  Yes! Eddie rules and u nailed it great:)
  Good work on this one! It sounds and looks like he has a lot of fun when he plays..makes me happy:D
- Zsolt Galambos3rd March 2011
  Great cover! I love this song. And your tone is very nice, too
- Laszlo Boross3rd March 2011
  Wow! Thanks a lot guys for these nice comments! I'm glad if you liked this cover lesson!
- Michael AC4th March 2011
  Nice job Laslo! Very smooth on the lead!
- Sinisa Cekic4th March 2011
  great cover lesson !!!
- Blister4th March 2011
  Bookmarking now! Love it!
- Ivan Milenkovic4th March 2011
  Great tone in this one, sounds awesome
- playaxeman4th March 2011
  very cool, great cover
- Laszlo Boross4th March 2011
  Thanks guys!

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- Tags: Van Halen, Jump, Rock solo, Tapping, Artificial harmonics, Legato,
Hi GMC-ers! In this lesson I'll show you the main guitar theme and solo of the song, "Jump". This in my opinion is one of the most famous Van Halen songs.

In the beginning there's a bluesy part in a regular blues scale which continues, but focus on the artificial harmonics. Then there is a legendary Van Halen tapping part, followed by an arpeggio and legato run.

I love the diversity in his playing. Also in this short solo he used a lot of different technical elements such as tapping, legato, artificial harmonics, arpeggios and bluesy sections.

Techniques:
* Bends
* Slides
* Tapping
* Legato
* Hammer-ons
* Pull-offs

Song Structure:
* Verse Part 1 : Bars 1-4
* Verse Part 2
* Chorus
* Solo

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Have Fun!/ Laszlo

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