Originally posted by Darth RevanI'm 23 years old and I've been playing guitar since I was 8. How did I get from my first open G to Eruption? - Practice.
Oh, and tabby, I highly doubt you and two people you know can play "Eruption" or at least nearly as fast as Van Halen plays it. Besides which, the average guitarist does NOT want to spend two years learning one song. Imagine playing it for your friends, and then they ask what else you can play, expecting you to pull out a Hendrix riff or something. "Uh... Well, actually..."