“Comfortably Numb”. Many guitarists think it is super easy, but to get it right takes a lot of feel and the right tone. I would love to see you explain it.
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It's the same folk who think faster = harder = better.
Angus is a lot like Chuck Berry, their riffs seem simple, but it's the nuance & technique that define each one. It's how they make each song sound different while keeping within their groove. They have refined their groove to an extent that goes beyond most players.
@@paulrevere4749 Well the Whole Lotta Rosie solo is very fast. And getting the phrasing right isn't easy. If you're referring to the rhythm section it's usually pretty easy. But so is most of Rock or Metal.
This was the show I was at. Not much after this Angus slid across the stage, opened up wounds on each knee and spent the rest of the show playing with blood pouring down his shins not missing a beat. The kids next to me were like "my dad loves this band...a few songs later...jesus man these guys rock.".... That's right kid...these guys rock. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-axGxDCZ6tek.html
I find it EXTREMELY badass, that Angus actually starts the whole song with the open B-string as first note. For me its an absolutely great song-starting-moment.
@@dukethotness They're making another one? Fuck, that's some great news. They've been through a lot of shit in recent years so it could be an interesting one.
GingerBeardMan I suspect Angus got an SG because he's small and it's light. And the double cutaway makes it easier to play. Also, the SG is cheaper than a Les Paul (he is Scottish, you know).
Malcom's playing is even more deceptively simple than Angus's. It's just goes to show how much a slight nuance in the way a chord is picked can change the sound. Plus the guy was using insanely heavy strings. I stand by the fact that Malcom was probably the greatest Rhythm player in hard rock.
@@seanmckelvey6618 I think he's the best too. And his riffs completes amazingly those from Angus. When you listen to "moneytalks", the main riff played by Angus sounds so "empty" without Malcolm's part.
I have struggled with this riff for longer than I can remember but I never tried the pure hammer on and pull off technique. As soon as I did that a couple of times it all made sense in my head and hands and now I've got it with a pick! It still needs a lot of work but thank you so much for giving me the foundations to build on! ❤
I have watched this video about 9,000 times now, and I practice for hours every night. The first time you get the flow going - the groove- is magical beyond words. I owe it all to your inspiration. Thank you!
@@mrabrasive51 riff raffs my top of all time, while its hella fun to play and challenging at first, i think beating around the bush is alot harder to pick
I've heard Rumors (see what I did there?) that if you play "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac after having snorted cocaine and pick every note then it comes out a lot like Beating Around The Bush. **Disclaimer** I've never actually tested this theory and do not recommend it.
Nailed it mate..... essence of ACDC. Just stumbled onto your channel, very well produced and edited mate from someone who grew up with ACDC in Australia. ACDC is not about TABS , its wicked blues with wicked mixed amps and foot pedals. TURE ROCK.
Angus plays the intro clearly with the pick in Donington Live Video. The really tricky part is that played by Malcolm though... The rythm riff is definitelly a very hard one to play accurately.
This was hard to get right, after years of picking and pulling off - but Malcolm's rhythm I could never get my ears around - I even toyed with the idea he may be using an effect, like delay. And then sighed a huge relief when I saw this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jD7W8xnXpbE.html - - But Paul, I would love to hear your well explained breakdown of it. You seem to be a Master at tuning your ears into hard to hear intricacies...
hey Paul ! I know a tips for the AC/DC tone : Angus said once time he was using a Shaffer early in the 70s but a super fan from Solodallas worked in featuring with AC/DC to recreate the Shaffer Tower Boost ! It's just a amp boost but it has also an equalizer presetted. And it's this eq who makes the perfect AC/DC tone !
You are absolutely right about that.I been playing guitar for twenty years,and that riff is just mind boggling.but,I learned to play it on my own with persistence,and eventually I got it.
As a keyboard player who was in a band where the guitar player would learn a Song from the tabs and not the record .....wrong every time. And I really do mean every time. Keyboard music books are generally better but still imperfect.
I am at 4:39 and laughing, thinking, "man I so glad I put my ego aside and went all the way back to the beginning with Paul's beginner course. The thought hit me when you talked about anchoring your index finger against the neck near the binding to keep a consistent spacing. I could imagine and think, "yep, that is just how to do it" (and might have taken me a long time to figure it out). Looking forward to the intermediate course, very much. Thanks, Paul!
I think the confusion stems from him picking it on the album but in the video and most live performances he pulls off. Also, when they recorded it Angus taped off every string except for b to make it that much cleaner Source:my stepdad has been a massive Angus nerd for nearly 30 years, many interviews read and live performances watched
Dutch? Very good breakdown here...when I was young I was fortunate enough to get a sony CD player with A-B functionality (repeat a certain segment by just pressing a and b and repeat those few seconds), that is how I figured out many songs including thunder struck. I still think 'let there be rock' is their most epic song ever, but technically Thunder Struck is amazing and very inventive/playfull. Eddie must have liked it a lot!
Hey Paul. Great video! I never learned this riff because I tought it didn't sound right the way it was tabbed. Watched this and have been rocking the riff all night. Thank you!
I really appreciate this video. You took the time to talk through the bits and pieces of this amazing riff. I'm a beginner, and yeah, tried to play it, yet it doesnt sound any near as good as supposed to. Hope this video will help me.
Angus and Malcolm used Wizard amps from For those about to rock until Black Ice. Their amp tech is from my hometown. They only used Marshals for "show" at concerts
It's ridiculously hard to play the whole beginning of Thunderstruck without mis-fretted or mis-picking a note, or making the jump from the 4th fret to the 12th fret and mis-fretting or just outright playing the wrong fret, like 13 or 11. To play the whole thing from top to bottom without at least one minor screw up is REALLY tough, lol.
One other element of Angus' tone is that (according to the internet) he picks softly and lets the amp work. I've tried it and it works (whether Angus does it or not).
Have you ever considered teaching Physics?.......your stuff is always so clear & insightful. This is a long time after the fact, but would like your take on getting the guitar sound & timing/feel on 'Stepping Out'', Kashmir', & Heartbreaker ......the old masters.
Paul, you could say that your kind of investigational analysation of riffs is scary. But to me it is surprising an insperational. Again and again my 30 years playing experience gets kicked in the a... over and over by your videos. Thanks a lot for kicking my a...over and over again. 😊👍 Did you make an analysis of whole lotta love already? That slightly bended D over the A string, you know. ..? 😉
Here's the thing, You're absolutely right, but it's really fun to throw up the horns or otherwise engage your picking hand while playing this riff, it's one of those tough tradeoffs where you either do the work so it sounds exactly right, or insert a little showmanship
Great video. Good advice re dialling back the gain, not only does it sound better but you also hear your mistakes better! Angus has some very underrated little technical things going on in many of their tunes, usually simple but not always easy...🙂
I never knew there were difficulties concerning this riff, but it makes sense now. In 2010 acdc was in finland and i wondered as to why angnus had difficulties maintaining the higher tempo at the beginning of the song
Its a good subject but wouldnt be too harsh on the creators. Most of us started writing tabs without any theory background as a way to remember things. Where it goes wrong is looking it like sheet music. Don't get me wrong, accurate tabs are best for all but I rather have someones rough notes than no tab at all. Its a place to get going when you dont have chops to tab it your self. Good video none the less and would love to see Freightrain from Alan Jackson analysed. Such cool intro and multiple solos as well!
Honestly, I don't think sheet music is going to be any more accurate. Of course total noobs are not going to do guitar transcriptions on sheet music, but even the "official" tabs have a lot of mistakes in them. If the song didn't originally exist on sheet music (that is the case with most pop and rock music), then you are still trusting on other people's ears. And sometimes they also make mistakes, or are simply lazy with their transcriptions (which seems to be the case with a lot of "official" tabs), even if their ears are well-trained. Tabs are not the problem. Tabs are actually pretty handy for notating guitar riffs and solos, because they also show you how to play the riff. Playing the same thing on a different string may have a bit different sound. The problem is lazy people or people with untrained ears trying to transcribe songs. The solution is training your ears, listening to recordings and just copying what you hear. Maybe use tabs as a reference if something feels difficult to figure out. But people need to learn to trust their own ears.
Mate Angus Young has little hands and for him to get the notes spot on every time is incredible, he is the best guitarist in rock history and the boy can move. Angus used to play that riff one hand at live shows but recorded it picking .
"You can never get as good as Angus, but we can try to get close". Respect for that. You are an awesome guitarist, but anyone even playing the exact notes and technique etc, there's always something missing from the original guitarist. Mostly that it's just not them 😄 Whatever they play it's their and "that's" how it sounds, if they deviate, then it's still how it "should" sound. We don't have that luxury
Doing the hammer on and pull off for this song is easy, and I played it that way for years. But now I am getting back into guitar in a big way again, and well I am relearning this song by picking each note, and it is hard when you go to full speed. Can do it half speed but still not full.
I’m in complete admiration. I’d love to be able to play 6 string. I’m a self taught bassist. ( to a fashion 😂😂). You play awesome 😎🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘. Angus is purely AMAZING 🤩
Back in Black intro is much, much harder .. and it's a lot fewer notes :/ EDIT (for no reason): There has never, ever, been an accurate tab of Eugene's Trick Bag. Every single one of them gets the arpeggio fingering wrong, including Magazines, and on the wrong part of the neck. Tabber(s): "Ok, so, we start off in 5th position and go up and down the arpeggio like this ..." _NO, you start in 2nd position and go up, then shift to 8th position to come down, that's the whole point of the exercise - technical prowess. It evens shows you how to do it in the movie_ Tabber(s): "But, duuuuude, it's the same notes and, like, I can't play it at the correct speed that way" _and that's why Eugene won_ Tabber(s): "But ... it's the same notes .... " _ mumble something about his mom_
