Superstitious by Europe guitar solo lesson with scrolling tab

Here is Kee Marcello's awesome guitar solo from the Europe song Superstitious.

0:00 Solo full speed
0:54 Half speed solo with tab
2:38 22 fret version tab
2:57 Vibrato or get out!

This week in "do as I say not as I do" news, I messed up the rhythm on the full speed version in bars 7 and 15. It's correct on the half speed version though.

GETTING THE TONE
The Kee Marcello tone on Out of This World was a notch tone, which means that an EQ was used to dramatically boost one narrow frequency band going into the amp. I don't know what the exact frequency was, but it was around 1k. If you have a graphic EQ, just take the slider for 1k or whatever's close and push it right up. If you want to get really detailed, you could use a parametric EQ and sweep until you find the value that sounds right.

The notch tone really accentuates your pick attack. That means if you pick well it will sound mega precise, but if your picking is off it will really highlight it.

I played the last note of the really fast run as a B-string bend on the full speed version, but on the slow version I play it as a fretted note on the high E string. I prefer playing the bend, but Kee teaches the unbent version in his instructional video, so that's what I tabbed.

Other Europe solo lessons by me:

Final Countdown (John Norum version)

Final Countdown (Kee Marcello sweep picking version)

GEAR
I used the ESP Sonic the Hedgehog guitar on the neck pickup (Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound) into a Splawn Quick Rod emulation on a Fractal AX8, with the notch tone I described above.

Spotify playlist for all the songs from my solo lesson videos:

[JoseOrozcoGuitar]

Super cool choice of songs on your channel man! I love 80s hair metal and this solo is sooo good!! That lightning-fast alternate picking run is so epic!! Thanks for sharing this one 🤘🏻👍🏻🎸

[AlineRabeloChannel]

A fun fact it's that when I'm nervous, I put this solo to listen, and it's makes me calm. It's better than any medicine hahahaha You nailed it! Kee when created this solo was with some divine inspiration, I can bet :)

[GetawaysandGuitars]

Cheers for the alternate 22 fret version, my 24 fret is a Burns Red special, the fret spacing is really tight! I subbed mate ;0)

[mrbigbosskojak]

Thanks for this, you're a legend!

[josejmsc]

Just suscribed to see the easy version in the fast part :D Great video, thanks!

[stott]

Good work mate. One of my all time favourites

[TetrisShark]

Dude you've got one of those sonic guitars?! Nice!

[shanegibbons]

what guitar are you using? that Neck pickup sounds amazing

[ferpirata]

Great video. Subscribed! One question, please. What kind of scale or mode follows this solo? I just know the pentatonics but i think i, m going to learn it by watching you. I think its easier. I would appreciate your opinion. Thanks a lot

[yanisreinisrockmusicway]

*I was also lucky to do a cover of this great song :-)*

[Guitar]

Great lesson and a reminder on vibrato 👍 I used to play this solo about 27 years ago when I was 16. But when I got to the 23rd fret on the fast run I kept realising my guitar only had 22 frets. Bummer 😂

[zelipapa]

Very good video, I'm currently working on this solo, I feel like I know your nickname from TheFretboard?

[DronedLove]

Prince - While my Guitar Gently Weeps please!

[MoCatt]

Vibrato or get out! there. Done. So many shitty benders and shrill, trash vibratos out there. Drives me nuts.
-Thank you!