This guy's a great rock guitar teacher, really understands the AC/DC vibe and what makes Malcolm's playing what it is. Awesome little interactive jam session at the end there, I'm gonna make use of this when I get home from work and pick up the guitar. Cool idea, wish more youtubers did that interactive jam session at the end of a virtual lesson lol. Great content!
This has got to be one of the best-presented and best-thought-out guitar lessons on TH-cam. It's definitely the most fun. The jam session is the perfect way to put the material to immediate use.
Oh man - this video just appeared on my "you should watch this" list that was effen awesome - Malcolm Young, bless him, the undisputed engine room of AC/DC - that was the best AC/DC tutorial I have seen - subscribed
THAT-WAS-AWESOME!!!! Wish there were more lessons like this on TH-cam. This is definitely one of my favorite teachers on youtube, such a cool guy with a great vibe! Can't stop listeling to that solo at the end!
Most people overlook the genius of the Young brothers ability to make music that was both simple and complex at the same time and still be relevant 40+ years later. Malcolm was truly the driving force of the greatest rock band ever. Rock In Peace Mal.....and tell Bon we said hi.....\m/
Brilliant! 1st time I've ever seen a camera angle from the players view point, from above. Every lesson should be shown that way! My brain just doesn't work the other way unless I already know how to play the song or chords. I'm still learning at 55 but I learnt most of what I know, when I was 15 to 21 ish. Never had lessons "officially". Our family grew up not far from where the Youngs lived, on arrival in Australia. My oldest brother said he saw AC/DC at a local pub before they used that name. Saw them at our Sydney Olympic Stadium when when Brian had couldn't sing. Most of the gig had a big screen with Bons voice & video dubbed over the bands live music. Saw GnR there too & to make up for the help, Angus played with them. It was The "Slash & Angus Show." Brilliant!
AC/DC always sounds easy but when I get to it I always realize that man, that groove is hard to capture. Then you come a long and do it effortlessly god damn it. All kidding aside, it’s the first time I watched a video of yours and it was amazing. You have ease and it helps. Great video indeed. Really helpful for me going into AC/DC songs. Thanks.
I always had a hard time making the D/F# until I saw a TH-cam short showing you can use your thumb, it also was a AC/DC tutorial. That made playing a whole lot easier.
Wauw i saved this one for tomorrow to practice more.. found out that with that 3rd exercise.. changing my middle finger with my first finger was some problematic.. and.. even from this video i learned play the barre chords how they suppose to be..i could only barre all 6 strings with first finger..now i can just barrehigh E and B and the low E with my thumb and play E shape barre chords like that (and more that only needs highest 2 or 3 and low e string i think its A shape only that needs that.. but not sure st the moment. .but now it finally all make sense and fall in place..🎉🎉 thankssss
Been playing acdc for years but this is just what i've been missing. Thank you. I'll get right onto it. Edit: I can play it like this now. H**y s**t. Thank you very much. That's a game changer, I can finally play like Malcolm. Not only the right hand, also the left. And you can play this forever and never get tired of it. I think I will apply to the course. Yours first and then I see there is a lot of other content.
Really good tutorial. A lot of people seem to miss Malcolm's contribution to the sound and are focused in Angus. The key to their sound is the combination of both brother's respective sounds.
Awesome tutorial! Congratz on your great and easy to follow style! Would love to know what gear are you using and the exact Model of that beautiful Les Paul Classic!
In an era where shredding is everything, players really need to remember that rhythm is still crucial. Ac/dc is a key band that a newish guitar player can learn a lot of foundational techniques for being a well rounded player, as those grooves teach you a lot of tempo and groove. Learn this lesson, and play along with someone who can play some major scale leads, you're going to have a great time.
You had me searching for your lesson with this video! Learning “Malcolm’s rhythm techniques” I’m so in! Went to your site, not one thing about this topic at all. Am I missing something?
Get yourself some fat stings, like 11s or even higher and sting them up nice n tight. Think: acoustic. Now dont use too much distortion. Natural boost with volume is best. Basically it should be hard to use vibrato. Lol. Best way to practice Malcolm's precision and tightness and groove; play Mal's parts on Jailbreak or High voltage live. He sits on one chord to let Angus do his magic. Sometimes only 2 strings but brings up the tension with his brother so naturally. Theyll do this for like 5 minutes or more depending on Angus's shredding. And remember Mal will usually play low on the neck with open chords while Angus may play a bar/power chord or variant thereof. Together they sound massive! My favorite band of all time. i consider Malcolm young my guitar teacher. AC/DC LIVE video is my Holy Grail of guitar. The famous Donnington show. And Angus has the most beautiful black SG. great vid my dude.🤘
Malcolm removed the neck pickup AND the middle pickup, leaving only the remaining bridge pickup. It’s crazy that his signature series guitars have two pickup holes in the guitar. 😂😂😂
@@Pickupjazz Wow it actually sounds like an ACDC song! I thought it was weird that I didn't recognized it immediately since I'm a huge fan of ACDC. Thank you for the lesson 👌
There's a train of thought that each pickup affects how the strings vibrate, each will dampen the vibrations so by taking the neck pickup out he's trying to maximise the tone of each string. That ties in with removing the lacquer from the guitar body. Or maybe he kept hitting his pick on it?
That Gretsch had 3 pickups. He took out the neck and middle because he didn't use it. Also it's a chambered guitar so there was something about resonance too.
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Possibly the best ac/dc tutorial ever. Helluva good job brother?
Wow, thanks!
not possibly - definately !😄
about 6:10 I paused the video and scrolled down to make basically the same comment!
Josh has that rare combo of being both a passionate teacher and incredible player!
This guy's a great rock guitar teacher, really understands the AC/DC vibe and what makes Malcolm's playing what it is. Awesome little interactive jam session at the end there, I'm gonna make use of this when I get home from work and pick up the guitar. Cool idea, wish more youtubers did that interactive jam session at the end of a virtual lesson lol. Great content!
Thanks so much for watching and glad it was helpful! Happy jamming! 🤘
This is such a clear and concise breakdown. Josh is an awesome teacher!🎸
The precision is the thing. I would normally never play without some reverb. But trying this exercise I have to turn it off completely. Love it!
This has got to be one of the best-presented and best-thought-out guitar lessons on TH-cam. It's definitely the most fun. The jam session is the perfect way to put the material to immediate use.
Wow, thanks! We appreciate that a lot
Oh man - this video just appeared on my "you should watch this" list that was effen awesome - Malcolm Young, bless him, the undisputed engine room of AC/DC - that was the best AC/DC tutorial I have seen - subscribed
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
As a drummer I would disagree. Kind of... ❤
AC/DC played at my high school in 1974...
So cool! nearly 50 years ago 😮
Lucky 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻⚡⚡⚡⚡🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Sweet! Jailbreak!
So envious.
We salute you
THAT-WAS-AWESOME!!!! Wish there were more lessons like this on TH-cam. This is definitely one of my favorite teachers on youtube, such a cool guy with a great vibe! Can't stop listeling to that solo at the end!
Thanks so much! Appreciate it! 🤘
Most people overlook the genius of the Young brothers ability to make music that was both simple and complex at the same time and still be relevant 40+ years later.
Malcolm was truly the driving force of the greatest rock band ever.
Rock In Peace Mal.....and tell Bon we said hi.....\m/
RIP to the greats 🤘
Brilliant! 1st time I've ever seen a camera angle from the players view point, from above. Every lesson should be shown that way! My brain just doesn't work the other way unless I already know how to play the song or chords. I'm still learning at 55 but I learnt most of what I know, when I was 15 to 21 ish. Never had lessons "officially". Our family grew up not far from where the Youngs lived, on arrival in Australia. My oldest brother said he saw AC/DC at a local pub before they used that name. Saw them at our Sydney Olympic Stadium when when Brian had couldn't sing. Most of the gig had a big screen with Bons voice & video dubbed over the bands live music. Saw GnR there too & to make up for the help, Angus played with them. It was The "Slash & Angus Show." Brilliant!
Best ACDC tutorial for an intermediate guitar player I've ever seen.... Excellent!
Thanks so much! 🤘🎸
AC/DC always sounds easy but when I get to it I always realize that man, that groove is hard to capture.
Then you come a long and do it effortlessly god damn it.
All kidding aside, it’s the first time I watched a video of yours and it was amazing. You have ease and it helps. Great video indeed.
Really helpful for me going into AC/DC songs.
Thanks.
Hey thanks so much for checking out our video. It means a lot! 🤘⚡️
"Roots and 5ths" would be an excellent band name.
You're on to something....
watching your videos really helped me in actually being able to seperate the 2 guitars in the song. Thanks .
Thanks for watching, rock on 🤘
Great lesson, great delivery best i have ever seen, captivating and informative
Best. I've playing it wrong for decades. Can't wait to start practicing. "All downstrokes" is my favirite part:)
Thanks for watching! 🤘
I’m extremely guitarded - I love that Lester you’re playing!! 👍🎸
I always had a hard time making the D/F# until I saw a TH-cam short showing you can use your thumb, it also was a AC/DC tutorial. That made playing a whole lot easier.
Rock on! Thanks for watching and happy to hear it was helpful! 🤘
Class from beginning to end. Well done. The hat suits you.
Well thank ya! Glad it was helpful! 🤘
Nice job on this. Your clean technique, timing and nice tone make it easy to really hear that AC/DC thing!
Thanks a lot!
Back again. This is such a great lesson on ACDC rhythm guitar.
Welcome back!
What a cool way of involving the viewer..thats propa class dude stay rocking
You too friend 🤘
VERY, VERY good!!!! You are a GREAT teacher. Thank you. I just subscribed.
Awesome, thank you! Welcome! 🤘
Super enseignement, direct dans mes favoris AC/DC, je vais y passer du temps. Merci
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Wauw i saved this one for tomorrow to practice more..
found out that with that 3rd exercise.. changing my middle finger with my first finger was some problematic..
and.. even from this video i learned play the barre chords how they suppose to be..i could only barre all 6 strings with first finger..now i can just barrehigh E and B and the low E with my thumb and play E shape barre chords like that (and more that only needs highest 2 or 3 and low e string i think its A shape only that needs that.. but not sure st the moment. .but now it finally all make sense and fall in place..🎉🎉 thankssss
What a great tutorial just got better with the interaction good job.
Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!
Thats a nice way of teaching! I like that you do do the 'my turn' - 'your turn'. Great.
Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful 🤘
Been playing acdc for years but this is just what i've been missing. Thank you. I'll get right onto it.
Edit: I can play it like this now. H**y s**t. Thank you very much. That's a game changer, I can finally play like Malcolm. Not only the right hand, also the left. And you can play this forever and never get tired of it. I think I will apply to the course. Yours first and then I see there is a lot of other content.
Heck yeah! Thanks for watching! 🤘
your great
Really good tutorial. A lot of people seem to miss Malcolm's contribution to the sound and are focused in Angus.
The key to their sound is the combination of both brother's respective sounds.
Thanks for watching!
fantastic teaching ❗️❗️❗️thank you !
Thanks for watching!
This just might be my favorite AC/DC style lesson now. I think the jam was a nice ‘real world” addition.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Like how you show the guitar as if we are holding it
Appreciate the feedback
Upon winning some rock mag best rock player Angus said "I‘m not even the best guitar player in the band."
Best writer.. Most overlooked!!
Excellent lesson, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome tutorial! Congratz on your great and easy to follow style! Would love to know what gear are you using and the exact Model of that beautiful Les Paul Classic!
Thank you....this changes everything..great lesson
So glad!
That’s it! You got it!
Wow. This unlocked the (now so obvious) trick to playing like Malcolm.Right hand so important. Great lesson. Malcolm was such an economic player!
Nice, go have fun with it!
Great lesson, especially for dudes (like me) obsessed with soloing. Thank you!
Thanks so much! 🤘
This video is amazing thank you
Hey thank you for giving it a watch! 🤘
Thank you 👌
Good lesson very informative
Glad it was helpful!
This is great brother. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Deceptively nuanced. Well constructed lesson, thanks!
Thanks for checking it out!
Love it !!!
Thanks for watching!
man im 62 and jamed this and learned the hard way but this guys is on he got good rhythm and lead !
Thanks for watching! 🤘⚡️
This tudorial is brilliant!!
🤘🤘🤘
Cool.., Bon Travail...!!!
great lesson thanks
Glad you liked it!
Excellent work ty much appreciated. AC/DC nailed top to bottom. 😊
Rock on!
Cool video mate , do a Johnny thunders one
Absolutely awesome ❤❤
Thanks a lot 😊
If you want blood is a perfect example riff for Malcolm’s technique and style
😁😁😁
Dude!!
Absolutely fabulous, thank you 👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘☮☮☮
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great lesson 🤘🏽
Glad you liked it! 🤘
Excellent...hope there's more ACDC \m/
Noted! 🤘
In an era where shredding is everything, players really need to remember that rhythm is still crucial. Ac/dc is a key band that a newish guitar player can learn a lot of foundational techniques for being a well rounded player, as those grooves teach you a lot of tempo and groove.
Learn this lesson, and play along with someone who can play some major scale leads, you're going to have a great time.
You had me searching for your lesson with this video!
Learning “Malcolm’s rhythm techniques”
I’m so in! Went to your site, not one thing about this topic at all.
Am I missing something?
There's a Rock Learning Pathway. I presume that's what you're looking for.
Please tell me where can I find the tabs for this solo????
Get yourself some fat stings, like 11s or even higher and sting them up nice n tight. Think: acoustic. Now dont use too much distortion. Natural boost with volume is best. Basically it should be hard to use vibrato. Lol.
Best way to practice Malcolm's precision and tightness and groove; play Mal's parts on Jailbreak or High voltage live. He sits on one chord to let Angus do his magic. Sometimes only 2 strings but brings up the tension with his brother so naturally.
Theyll do this for like 5 minutes or more depending on Angus's shredding.
And remember Mal will usually play low on the neck with open chords while Angus may play a bar/power chord or variant thereof. Together they sound massive!
My favorite band of all time. i consider Malcolm young my guitar teacher. AC/DC LIVE video is my Holy Grail of guitar. The famous Donnington show. And Angus has the most beautiful black SG.
great vid my dude.🤘
Good video. Do you really need the little rascals hat?
super good old school soloing!
🤘🎸
Malcolm removed the neck pickup AND the middle pickup, leaving only the remaining bridge pickup. It’s crazy that his signature series guitars have two pickup holes in the guitar. 😂😂😂
Mega top 👌😊
Which AC/DC song is that? The only part I can kind of recognize is SHOOT TO THRILL, but that's not the whole thing.
I think he’s changed enough on purpose, so he doesn’t get shut down for copyright infringement.
Great Video. New Subscriber right here. 👋
Wow
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That SG makes their sound.
That Gretsch...
R.I.P. Malcolm.
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I recommend using AC/DC as a learning tool for any new player interested in Rock n Roll.
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Does Angus use both pickups?
After watching this I feel like getting rid of my neck pickup for good.
Ac/DC Rock
Made Rock history playing 3 chords....
Calidad
what's the difference between turning off a pickup and turning it off... absolutely nothing.
What song is he playing?
Like the Ramones, their sound is iconic.
Agreed!
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Interesting 🎉A
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Rick Parfitt i afraid was a better rythmn guitarist song writer and singer from the mighty Status Quo.
Is that an AC/DC song? If so which one? Or is that just a jam for the video?
What's the name of that song? I don't recognize it
This is an ACDC inspired jam from our Rock Learning Pathway 🤘
@@Pickupjazz Wow it actually sounds like an ACDC song! I thought it was weird that I didn't recognized it immediately since I'm a huge fan of ACDC. Thank you for the lesson 👌
@@King_Shark9 You can definitely hear parts of "If you want blood" and "Walk all over you"
Not sure why people say one of the greats of Rhythm. It's all guitar. We should say one of the guitar greats full stop.
I don't understand taking out the other pickups. Can't you just turn them off? Isn't it the same?
i think he's reffering to the second coil of the humbucker
@@petchai4814 oh, I see. Thanks.
Malcolm dug in and hit the strings hard. I’m guessing the extra pickups simply got in his way.
There's a train of thought that each pickup affects how the strings vibrate, each will dampen the vibrations so by taking the neck pickup out he's trying to maximise the tone of each string. That ties in with removing the lacquer from the guitar body. Or maybe he kept hitting his pick on it?
That Gretsch had 3 pickups. He took out the neck and middle because he didn't use it. Also it's a chambered guitar so there was something about resonance too.
Jerry Cantrell
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@@Pickupjazz 👌🎼🎵🎶🎶
sem bloqueador de anúncios? adeus YT
Myślę że tajemnica tkwi w umiejętności wykorzystania brzmienia gitary a nie w technice gitarzysty. W prostocie siła ! AC/DC
When did Bill Steer lose his British accent?
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Yeah I'm not going to be able to listen to this guy as long as he has that hat on
Malcolm was a force of @#$%G Nature. He is proof that simple stuff can kill.
absolute facts!
Such a true comment. Long Live Malcolm
Don't understand that D ...
You're playing with too much gain