VAN HALEN NEWS DESK

Posts Comments

Paul Gilbert’s tribute to Eddie Van Halen

August 25, 2008 13 Comments

It’s no secret that Paul Gilbert, one of the greatest guitarists of our time, is a huge fan of Eddie Van Halen. On his “Get Out of My Yard” CD (released in 2006), Paul was inspired to write an instrumental tribute to his idol, called “3 E’s For Edward”.

In the CD’s liner notes, Paul wrote the following:

“My biggest guitar hero is named Edward. I have seen visions of freedom, virtuosity, and unspeakable joy that remain unmatched. I hope he can find his way to a place free of all pollution and once again show us the beauty of his music and soul. With this hope in mind, I put three strings on my acoustic guitar, tuned them all to E (in octaves), and play these notes for him.”

Here’s video of Paul playing “3 E’s For Edward” and discussing how and why he came up with the song.

Filed Under: Eddie Van Halen
  • http://VHND TheManTheMyth

    That’s nice but I hope your not using Ed as a vehicle to showcase your own abilities.

  • BlindBubbaCheeks

    Fuck me….
    That shit is GOOD!

  • iain5150

    TheManTheMyth says:

    August 25th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
    That’s nice but I hope your not using Ed as a vehicle to showcase your own abilities

    “huh?” I don’t think he’ll ever have that problem!

  • jayd

    It says in the description that Paul is discussing how and why, when he really only shows how to play it

  • theREALchris

    That’s….fucking…..ILL! AWESOME!!!!

  • HideYourSheep

    Hats off to Paul. A very nice and original approach.
    It’s nice to see a talented musician give props to Edward. I remember during the 80s when just about every guitarist sounded like Edward, but most denied being influenced by him. That’s changed now, but it’s still nice to see him get tributes and props from his peers.

  • http://VHND TheManTheMyth

    No doubt thats cool. I’m hearing a Could this be Magic flavor in the rythym and the unforgettable widespread run in Girl Gone bad.

  • http://na John Greggs

    very cool Paul! teaching people how to approach the guitar the correct way……awesome!

  • http://www.smokehouserockz.com VOODOO

    Paul Gilbert using Ed as a vehicle to showcase his abilities?! WTF?! Paul is a friggin’ guitar legend in his own right! This is slammin’! Paul Gilbert is a MONSTER on guitar.

  • http://VHND TheManTheMyth

    Hey VOODOO
    Just because Iam one Handsome Man and happen to be Fine as Wine shouldn’t come between this!

  • http://none The Truth

    What? Using Eddie Van Halen for Paul Gilbert to showcase his own abilities? OBVIOUSLY you have no idea who Paul Gilbert is and this is almost a direct insult to Eddie himself! Eddie inspired Paul who, behind Eddie is the greates of all rock guitarists.

  • http://VHND TheManTheMyth

    I don’t know who he is!?? Uh lets see.. Racer X, Mr. Big with Sheehan, all his instructional videos etc…
    I never said he wasn’t a BadAss though.

  • http://myspace.com/breakaswefall T1m

    Really cool piece. Nice of him to explain it.