AC/DC Style Rhythm & Solo

Welcome to the AC/DC style Rhythm & Solo lesson !

Let's go through some essential stuff that every rock player should know. Legendary classic rock band - AC/DC was, still is and hopefully will be an influence for many upcoming guitar players. No matter if you choose to be rock, blues or metal player, AC/DC riffs and solos are just perfect to start with. They can teach you a proper hand mechanics and strength to get THAT gain from the hand instead of overuse the gain from the amp.


Gear used (in order of connection chain placement):

1. SX SST57 guitar (JB Junior bridge pickup)
2. Presonus Inspire 1394 firewire audio interface (input gain 40%)
3. Poulin LeXtac vst plug-in:
- Channel - blue
- Input 50%
- Gain 70%
- Pre EQ - brighter
- Bass 50%
- Middle 40%
- Treble 50%
- Contour 100%
6. Kefir impulse loader (mix 100%)
7. Impulse - Catharsis s-preshigh

Tuning - Standard E

Backing track progression:

4/4 ||: A | G D | D Csus9 A | A :||
A | G D | D Csus9 A | A |A | G D | D Csus9 A | E | E |
A | D Csus9 G/B | G | D/F# D Csus9 |
A | D Csus9 G/B | G | D/F# D C |
||: A | G | D/F# | A :||



Tempo: Main song tempo is 115 bpm. There are backing tracks available at 60, 70, 85, 100 and 115 bpm.

Time signature: 4/4

Scales used in this lesson:

A-major




A-mixolydian





A-dorian