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Blavod25th March 2015REAALLYY cool lesson! Now let's work on this one! Thanks Guido!
Nava31st August 2014Now how beautiful isn't this??? Very goo
d work
spacebran4th June 2014oh man - I'm going through a huge 80s rock and metal phase lately. This is too awesome.
Guido Bungenstock4th May 2014Many Thx for your nice compliment, Marius! You're an awesome player, mate! :-)
Marius Pop2nd May 2014Awesome lesson, love your playing and your
guitar sound !!!!
Hexabuzz23rd April 2014Excellent!
- Guido Bungenstock22nd April 2014
Thx so much, guys! You're so kind! :-)
Darius Wave22nd April 2014I was born to late but I'm addicted to the 80's!
Awesome lesson. Perfect fit with the stale and perfect execution. Love it! 
Peter VP22nd April 2014yes loving it! thanks Guido
coffeeman22nd April 2014what a groovy lesson!
Procyon22nd April 2014Wow, Guido, das ist fantastisch! Awesome composition and playing. I like it very much - especially the ending is kind of surprising and very "lukatherish" - great work! I definitely have to learn this...
St Anger22nd April 2014Excellent, Guido
Your work reminds me of the movies/series soundtrack that we listened this years ! Thanks Man.
wollace0322nd April 2014great lesson!! I like the 80´s stuff!
- Guido Bungenstock22nd April 2014
Many Thx! I already told Bogdan about this: The funny thing about the lesson is when my wife first heard it, she said: OMG that's the 80's!
I answered: Really? I thought it was the 90's?! Shit, I'm getting old, haha 
Blister22nd April 2014I can't stop listening to this! I really love it. The added details to the classic rock riff just melts me into it. Great lesson! It will take me a while but I've got to learn this.
- Guido Bungenstock22nd April 2014
Many Thx, guys! I'm glad you like it! @Ben, Yeah, could be a sportscar jingle as well. :-D
Ben Higgins22nd April 2014This rocks ! Palm trees and open top Corvettes !
Javier Aviles22nd April 2014I really like how you synchronized pianos and guitars in the riff.
Kristofer Dahl22nd April 2014What a fresh lesson Guido. And I love observing all the little nuances in your playing - thanks!
Huargo22nd April 2014like!
Hajduk22nd April 2014Love it Guido, awesome
- Lesson
- My notes
Hi GMC!
This third lesson is for every player who likes the Rock Guitar Riffs from the 80's & 90's. Steve Stevens & Andy Timmons (who I really like) are also known for their great rhythm work. So I decided to do something similar here.
The lesson has five song parts: INTRO, A, B (as Interlude), C and OUTRO.
INTRO
Gm7 | Gm7 Gm6 | Gm7 | Gm7 Bb5 F5|
Gm7 | Gm7 Gm6 | Gm7 | Riff |
In the Intro Section I'm playing the low G with my thumb while alternating between the low G and the upper fourth chords on the G & D strings. It ends with a cool G Minor Blues run to start the following main riff.
A PART
G5 | % | % | %|
Eb5| % | C5|F/A|
A typical chord progression with a heavy 8th notes Rhythm (think Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" here!) with some nice accents.
B(INTERLUDE)
Bb F Bb | F C F Bb | F Bb | Csus4 C|
All these chords are played over the root note G with heavy accents in G Dorian.
A PART
G5 | % | % | %|
Eb5| % | C5|F/A|
The Main riff comes back again but this time with higher power chords. And now the similarity to Steve Stevens' guitar on Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" is unmistakable :-D
C PART
C5 ||: D5 F5 | G5 Bb5| C5 | Riff :|| 3x
The modulation to D minor gives this little extra. On the last part the unison with bass, keys & guitar fills the small space on the last bar by adding some C mixolydian stuff.
OUTRO
The last unison part on C mixolydian has some strong accents, a fast 16ths run and a modulation from C mixolydian to Db Lydian and back again to G Dorian.
Final words
Before you play this tune at the original tempo BPM 160 you should start slower (80/100 BPM) of course. There are some little tricky things that look easy first but need a little time for practise. Specially the punchy 8ths with downstrokes should be played very accurately. So be patient ;-)
Cheers - Guido
Technical specifications
Guitar: Music Man Luke II
Strings: D'Addario EXL 120
Amp: Peavey JSX Top with Marshall 4x12" V30
Effects: T.c. electronic G-Major
Sound-deflection system by DEEFLEXX
Mics:
Shure SM57 & Rode NT1000
Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
Recording SW: Logic 9, several plugins
Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E
Tempo: 160 BPM
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
