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Phil Weller

“Eruption with one hand”: This guitar prodigy plays Eddie Van Halen's legendary two-hand tapping part – with only one hand

Eddie Van Halen and Filipe Rosset.

Van Halen’s Eruption is widely regarded as the crème de la crème of shred guitar, and when it was released in 1976, it changed the face of guitar forever. Now, São Paulo guitar prodigy Filipe Rosset has put his own spin on the legendary cut by playing its two-handed tapping parts... with just one hand.

Boasting a handspan that looks like it could stretch across different zip codes, the Gibson-endorsed artist shows formidable finger reach by anchoring down with his first finger. He then lets his other digits dance across the fretboard of his Les Paul Standard. He's made life twice as hard for himself, but it's also twice as impressive.

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