Paul Gilbert’s tribute to Eddie Van Halen
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.
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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.
August 25th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Fuck me….
That shit is GOOD!
August 25th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
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!
August 26th, 2008 at 7:52 am
It says in the description that Paul is discussing how and why, when he really only shows how to play it
August 26th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
That’s….fucking…..ILL! AWESOME!!!!
August 26th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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.
August 26th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
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.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
very cool Paul! teaching people how to approach the guitar the correct way……awesome!
August 27th, 2008 at 7:10 am
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.
August 27th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Hey VOODOO
Just because Iam one Handsome Man and happen to be Fine as Wine shouldn’t come between this!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:40 am
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.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
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.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Really cool piece. Nice of him to explain it.