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Genesis Guitarist Talks How He Feels About Using Tapping Years Before Eddie Van Halen: 'Well, I Was Using It in '71' | Music News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
Eddie Van Halen on how he discovered tapping watching Led Zep: "I never claimed that I invented it! But I do know how and when I figured out how to do it..."
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The King of Ten fingers and Six strings...Mr. Eddie Van Halen!! | Eddie van halen, Van halen, Rock music
Watch Eddie Van Halen explain how he figured out the two-handed tapping technique behind Eruption – all thanks to a little help from Jimmy Page
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Where Did EDDIE VAN HALEN's Finger-Tapping Technique Come From? CHRIS HOLMES Weighs In - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
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