ACDC - Back In Black...hands up!

stickyfiddle

As said, it's all about timing. Hardly any 'DC songs sound right with only one guitar, and Malcolm's parts are more important than Angus's. Our lot used to do Shoot to Thrill and You Shook Me... as warm-ups in rehearsals (not the right style for the gigs we were playing!). Absolutely brilliant fun when both guitarists are properly on it. 

I enjoy playing Malcolm's stuff as much as just about anything else. Just perfect bouncy rhythm playing.

stratman3142

The lick can be counted as 1 e & a, 2 e & a, but with a silent 1.
Just remember to "let one go".

rico

Voxman said:

rico said:

It's never struck me as particularly tricky! 

And nor me to be honest. But we are all 'wired' differently and there are plenty of other riffs I struggle with that others can pick up and play very naturally.  

Yes you're right. I'm playing with a rock n roll covers band in a month or so and the intro to Johnny Be Goode has been like a tongue twister for my fingers. It's nailed now but it was very frustrating!

Voxman

rico said:

Voxman said:

rico said:

It's never struck me as particularly tricky! 

And nor me to be honest. But we are all 'wired' differently and there are plenty of other riffs I struggle with that others can pick up and play very naturally.  

Yes you're right. I'm playing with a rock n roll covers band in a month or so and the intro to Johnny Be Goode has been like a tongue twister for my fingers. It's nailed now but it was very frustrating!

It took me ages to learn that riff the 'right' way from the record and I played it that way until I realised that Chuck varied it live anyway! So, I thought if he could vary it why can't I!  So I do a kind of cross variation now that mixes it up a bit e.g.

randella

stickyfiddle said:

As said, it's all about timing. Hardly any 'DC songs sound right with only one guitar, and Malcolm's parts are more important than Angus's. Our lot used to do Shoot to Thrill and You Shook Me... as warm-ups in rehearsals (not the right style for the gigs we were playing!). Absolutely brilliant fun when both guitarists are properly on it. 

I enjoy playing Malcolm's stuff as much as just about anything else. Just perfect bouncy rhythm playing.

@stickyfiddle I've always found Malcolm's parts more fun to play, there's something about them that's infectious and they make me grin like an idiot every time. Loud amp and off you go. 

Anyone who who says they're easy to play, I can guarantee, isn't doing them right

stratman3142

Voxman said:

rico said:

Voxman said:

rico said:

It's never struck me as particularly tricky! 

And nor me to be honest. But we are all 'wired' differently and there are plenty of other riffs I struggle with that others can pick up and play very naturally.  

Yes you're right. I'm playing with a rock n roll covers band in a month or so and the intro to Johnny Be Goode has been like a tongue twister for my fingers. It's nailed now but it was very frustrating!

It took me ages to learn that riff the 'right' way from the record and I played it that way until I realised that Chuck varied it live anyway! So, I thought if he could vary it why can't I!  So I do a kind of cross variation now that mixes it up a bit e.g.

The guitar sounds great and very authentic. You're right that Chuck Berry varied it a lot. I've got another version of the riff stuck in my head (at the start of the clip below) and find it difficult to think of the 'usual correct' version.