I'm The One Intro Finally Learned!!

Sean_McFly · Post by **Sean_McFly** » Mon May 25, 2015 7:02 pm

I think I finally learned the right way to play that damned intro lol. Take a listen and let me know! I think I got my tone really close as well.

https://soundcloud.com/sean_mcfly/im-the-one-intro

rdodson · Post by **rdodson** » Mon May 25, 2015 10:30 pm

Sounds great. This and the main chorus riff to Girl Gone Bad have a special difficulty to master.

garbeaj · Post by **garbeaj** » Mon May 25, 2015 10:36 pm

You're getting there...just keep listening to the record to get the timing right. What fingering are you using?

Star*Guitar · Post by **Star*Guitar** » Tue May 26, 2015 12:03 am

How many cups of coffee did you drink before playing this? Lol...The tempo is a tad fast. Sounds really super... The swing makes it seems like it's played faster then it actually is.

garbeaj · Post by **garbeaj** » Tue May 26, 2015 9:12 am

I think that's true...the whole phrase is actually smaller phrases played fast with pauses in between.

JimiJames · Post by **JimiJames** » Tue May 26, 2015 3:45 pm

Sean_McFly wrote:I think I finally learned the right way to play that damned intro lol. Take a listen and let me know!..."

Great tenacity there.

Coffee you say Star* ? I've been busted by rgorke with 3 cups of Starbucks in one video with shaking knee syndrome.

180 bpm

yeayea the feel can be tricky and confusing when you break it down with the timing thing. Most importantly; is that Ed always said he likes his music to boogie. So, going back to his Pop's era, let's take Glen Miller's-In The Mood at a high tempo bpm. That would be a great candidate for one to practice & play ITO intro over. Import, edit & Loop, selecting a key section with as many bars as you like, and then have at it !
Inspiration can come from anywhere and there are many, many ideas within when you apply yourself.
-Here I accidentally sped up VH's The Full Bug. I just kept it going
and johnny-on-the-spot improved right over it. Of course, with Van Halen's - I'm The One...
This is from another thread where efraser bitches me out for a cut-off ending

garbeaj · Post by **garbeaj** » Wed May 27, 2015 10:37 am

Of course the really funny thing is that Ed said "I HATE to solo over boogies". But then so many of his best songs ARE boogies..."I'm The One", "The Full Bug", "Hot For Teacher", "Get Up", "Loss Of Control"...just another example of the contradictory nature of what Ed said in interviews.

Sean_McFly · Post by **Sean_McFly** » Thu May 28, 2015 9:37 pm

Okay I slowed it down and added more swing feel (a-la WB demos), used 2 mics for a fatter and broader tone, and here is what I got:
https://soundcloud.com/seans-evh-explor ... e-improved

(p.s. this is a new soundcloud for EVH stuff!

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patricef · Post by **patricef** » Sat May 30, 2015 2:17 pm

The second version is much closer to the original, IMHO.

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