Angus Young Tricked Us All!

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[RobertBakerGuitar]

Hey Gang,
If you have any questions at all about the course leave them here. I will be happy to answer them for you and talk about them in Sundays video :)

[reno]

I will say this again. The solo in Squealer is absolute genius. The way he weaves the solo in and out of the song is flawless.

[TRGP]

In the past few years I have come to gain a newfound respect for Angus' near-perfect phrasing and dynamics. He is one of the greatest of all time.

[ScottDaddyMac]

Decades ago, when I was taking guitar lessons, my instructor asked what guitarist I really admired. I told him Angus was the guy who made me finally go out and buy a guitar. The instructor rolled his eyes and said "Angus plays only pentatonic leads. Pretty simple stuff" So after a few lessons, I asked him to break down and show me how to play the lead on "Crabsody in Blue" off the "Let There Be Rock" import album. I could see my instructor's view on Angus do a complete 180. He kept saying is a lot of stuff going on in this!" To make a long story short, he became a big Angus fan after analyzing his playing. 40 years later I am still playing a lot of Angus inspired guitar riffs.

[MARKETING]

I think what impresses me most about Angus is his insane vibrato and how/where he fits it in during his solos

[Olisplumbing]

Angus is „The Guitar „ i am middle fifty and Angus give me over fourty years every day a big smile in my face, hope they stay for long time on stage ❤THANK YOU AC/DC for Long times Rock n Roll 😊

[da]

Without a doubt; Angus' best lead work is on Powerage. It's savage!

[leighpalmer]

Angus was once asked by a report what his best special effect was. His reply..."I plug a Gibson SG into a Marshal amp. I am the special effect". Classic answer.

[walter.poletti]

Ride on
Riff raff
Love hungry man
Shake a leg
Landslide
Two's up
The razors edge
Fire your guns (live)
Jailbreak (live)
Boogie man (No Bull)

These solos (and many others) are just amazing: creativity, power, feeling, energy all together.

[jocallaghan]

After learning the solo to You Shook Me All Night Long, I realized how impressive Angus' playing is. One of the things he does best, is his seamless transition from the major to minor pentatonic scale. His playing always seems so effortless and he makes it sound so tight! Great lesson, as always!

[maxx]

angus is a great example of how important mastering the fundamentals is. his technique is definitely more basic than a lot of modern players, but it’s pretty much flawlessly executed down to the smallest details

[stratkat]

The thing that fascinates me is that there is something about pentatonic lines that, when done really well, you never get tired of hearing them. They can work for just about any style of music as well.

[RJ-lfex]

very well stated!!!! I've always like (not loved) AC/DC and respected the heck out of them. On a whim, I decided to try to master the 'Shook Me All Night' solo. While I feel pretty darn good about it, it opened my eyes COMPLETELY on how rich bluesy bendy that Angus is!

First of all, the solo is all pentatonic, BUT, it goes up the neck quite nicely, and in a timely manner. Second of all, it's not just a bunch of notes, it is PHRASED with patience. Lastly, the BENDS are FANTASTIC and PERFECT. It really is a perfect solo, because you can 'hum' it. It's 'singable' and that's a sign of a great composer! I am now a huge ACDC fan, LOL.

[FastOneBaz]

Can't believe no one has commented on the perfect intonation of that SG, nicely set up my man. Sounds ace.

[bwalk]

Thanks for the excellent lesson. What I love most about Angus is you don't notice him repeating. That's what makes him a genius!

[MrJohnnyDistortion]

Angus is unique. He ain't tricking anyone. His solo thinking and right hand picking is very different from any other guitarist that I've ever attempted to copy. Once you get the gist of how his musical brain thinks you can better see in your mind his approach to his solo note selection and why his solos stand out so much. While his whole body is in motion nonetheless. An amazing rock guitarist.

[strshooter]

Angus has always been a huge factor in my playing. That vibrato is on point along with Paul Kossof.

[scoobystap]

This really sounds great and the price is awesome. Not only Angus’s solos, but the rhythm sections by Malcolm, when you go to playing them they are also more complex than you think. Keep rocking.

[Metalguitarpete]

Angus was my first inspiration to pick up a guitar in the early 80s. Over the years I fell into the shred rabbit hole and got into Vai, Satch, YJM, Gilbert… for maybe 20 years I sort of forgot about AC/DC until recently…
What the hell was I thinking!!!

[donaldgosling]

In a guitar magazine interview I read in the early 80's Angus was probed on what scales he played... he said 'Chuck Berry scales ', He described the upper scales on his fretboard as 'The dusty end'.... No bullshit rock and roll !