FULL SONG LESSON.
This hit was recorded in 1979 for the album that also is called "Highway to hell" and is the last album recorded with lead vocalist Bon Scott.
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AC/DC, Highway to hell, Angus Young, Malcolm
Hi GMC! Welcome to my new lesson based on this great rock song called “Highway to hell” by AC/DC. This hit has been realized in 1979 for the album that also is called “Highway to hell” and is the last album recorded with lead vocalist Bon Scott.
This song shows the essence of AD/DC which is based catchy guitar riffs, memorable choruses, classic rock/blues solos and simple but forceful drums + bass base.
This is a lesson appropriated for beginner/intermediate players because the rhythm guitar is very easy to play. We’ll only use major chords, inverted chords and sus4 chords in open positions.
The solo is a bit trickier but it can be played by a beginner with a bit of hard work. It contains some classic rock/blues licks which are “must know” for every rock player. The scale used in the solo is A pentatonic major and minor. We will work techniques aspects like rhythm, bending and vibrato.
The sound for this lesson is based in a classic rock overdrive/distortion with this approximated settings: gain: 6, bass: 7, mid: 7 & treble: 5. I added a plate reverb (Waves Rverb: Guitar plate preset) to the rhythm guitar in the Intro & Verse.
Tuning: 6th: Eb // 5th: Ab // 4th: Db // 3rd: Gb // 2nd: Bb // 1st: Eb //
I used the same tuning than the orignal version of this song to have a similar sound.
This is the song structure:
INTRO: 8 bars
VERSE: 16 bars (E5 bridge: 2 bars)
CHORUS: 8 bars
VERSE 2: 16 bars (E5 bridge: 2 bars)
CHORUS 2: 8 bars
BRIDGE: 4 bars
SOLO: 8 bars
CHORUS 3: 16 bars
Ok guys, I hope that you enjoy the lesson!
See you!
Chords used:
A major:
D/F# major:
G major:
E5:
D major:
D sus4:
Scales used:
A pentatonic major:
A pentatonic minor:
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