Solo Of The Week: 25 AC/DC - Back in Black

The Guitar Solo from Back in Black by AC/DC
By David Escobar.
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Back in Black: Words and Music by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson

Guitar Solo originally played by Angus Young with AC/DC

Back in Black Guitar Solo Cover by David Escobar

Solo Of The Week: 25 AC/DC - Back in Black

Back in Black solo in standard tuning.

[angus]

I once met a guy who called the TABS for guitar “the guitar lyrics”. Absolute genius

[myworstenemy]

I always hear how ac/dc songs are sooo easy, but Angus' solos are hard as hell to duplicate imo. This is the best attempt I've seen so far, and this is the fourth vid I've watched for this solo. Hats off to Angus and Malcolm Young for making two guitars sound like one, and complimenting each other so well.

[KingTabor]

This song has been always labeled as a beginners level. I play for 20+ yrs, many harder stuff like VH, Nuno, Friedman etc and I cant disagree more. Young brothers solos and riffs here are top notch and not that easy, many hand stretchs and precise playing.

[Jmortonvids]

Technique aside, this is one of those amazing guitar solos that just fits perfectly with the rest of the song and is clever, well thought out, and well executed. The solo could not be more complimentary to the song.

[DavidEscobarGuitar]

Thanks for your words, they sure mean a lot, even though there are many, many great covers of this solo. I appreciate it.

To record this solo I plugged the Les Paul straight into a Marshall Haze combo with no effects between the guitar and the amp, and miced the speacer using an SM57.

[likeawatch]

Probably the best on youtube for this solo. I reckon I've seen them all. The vibrato is near-perfect. Tone is great too. Well done.

[rsm]

the very best of the covers of this solo

probably the best there ever will be:
-tune and sound are just crazily on point
-additional notes in the beginning kinda make the solo even better than it was before
-he hits every note just perfect to the beat

(-tabs on the bottom of the video, making it easier to learn also)


so yeah, thanks David

[ehdforlife]

Great job. It's amazing how Angus takes something so simple and it just sings out so loud and clear.

[igorlebich]

finally someone uses bending and vibrato in this solo. It's actually quite hard to find players who are notafraid to hit those strings hard

[Pladderkasse]

The thing I really love about Angus solos, is he's SO in the pocket. The mans got feel AND time.

[joseacosta]

One of the best guitar solos in rock history. Who agrees!? :)

[gangoguitar]

I like how you perfectly hit all of the notes. You must be practicing a lot!

[milkywayrocks]

The tone on that Les Paul is frigging amazing!

[DCraftsman]

when someone like this guy makes videos like these, I SUBSCRIBE.

[Rjay]

I'm all about the vibrato. And you sir are absof'nlutley amazing at it.. Have heard nearly 10 covers of BIB and none can lay a finger on you. Great work, I salute you.

[JohnDoeEagle]

Angus wrote this when he was only 24/25 years old as well. That is a outstanding feat and also noteworthy.

[alexfichter]

Thanks, mega helpful, epic playing. The attack on the descending licks with the double downstroke was an epiphany for me.

[MikmawWarriorBrave]

This is absolutely the best example of this iconic solo on YT...

I thought i was improvising it pretty closely for the past 30 years... until i saw this...lol.... now im gonna learn it properly.

Thanks so much for this

[KennyEvansUK]

Excellent vibrato on this solo, it's what makes it come alive.

[jduncanmgolf]

Angus was very under rated as a solo'ist imo