This is The Beat It by Michael Jackson, but we are referring to it as Van Halen because Van Halen played the guitar in the same song. Eddie Van Halen was recruited to add his fiery touch by playing Beat It solo. He broke the band's rule to be a part of Michael Jackson's hit song Beat It, which was part of his 1982 album Thriller. The album, even to this day, is one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Lewas the man who recorded most parts of the guitar for the album, but for Beat It, producer Jones was looking for another guitar artist who could tackle the fast-paced Beat It solo with more oomph. The song fits right in the rock genre, making it stand out from all the other songs in the Thriller album. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed top for about three weeks. The song received the Record Of The Year award in the 1984 Grammy Awards and two American Music Awards. According to Rolling Stones magazine, Beat It ranks 337 in the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time list.
To give guitar lessons of Beat It, we have asked Bill Peck, one of the prominent names from our list of guitar instructors, to be your guide. He is the man who was able to perform and record with some of the biggest guitarists that the world has ever seen. He is known for his exceptional tapping technique and has a dedicated feature page in "Guitar-One" that teaches his playing style. He played as a lead guitarist for the "Exit The Ride" band, which
was active for about 8 years and was able to leave its mark on the rock scene.
Bill Peck has divided the Beat It guitar lesson into 9 different segments that include solo, improvisation techniques, guitar tone, intro riff and many other important aspects of guitar playing that you can only find in this lesson. Once you finish the Beat It guitar lesson, you can move on to similar songs such as Crash by Dave Matthews Band, Dust In The Wind by Kansas, Estranged by Guns & Roses and many more from our repository of guitar song lessons.
If you are new to guitar and don't know where to learn the basics, Torrins has got you covered. We have instructors who have been teaching guitar for more than 20 years now, and they know exactly where you might get stuck and what needs to be done to get you out of that problem. We believe that a musician must build a relationship with their instrument, and that's what we teach you; we teach you how to understand music and your instrument. We show you how you can find the soul of a song and use it to play the song on your guitar. In addition to guitar lessons, we also teach piano lessons and bass guitar lessons. So, check them out and be a part of the musical change you want.
