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In the Style of AC/DC: Thunder from Down Under

Instructor: Richard Lundmark
Topic: Cool Riffs
Style: Rock
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    In the Style of AC/DC: Thunder from Down Under Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Meeeerrry Christmas from IG-Santa once again! Last year we had some knuckle busters in your IG stockings, this year I'll treat you to a bit of Christmas Thunder from Down Under! But, all kidding aside, this is a song tutorial in the style of AC/DC, and both the recording and mixing as well as the playing is written to reflect specific stylistic de...

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    In the Style of AC/DC: Thunder from Down Under - Rhythm Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Ok, so first out is the rhythm guitars! In AC/DC we have one of rock history's hardest working and most stable rhythm sections, I'm talking of course of Malcolm Young - Guitar, Phil Rudd - Drums and Cliff Williams - Bass. Now this IS a guitar lesson, so we'll drop focus from drums and bass for this one, even though I've tried to scale these down ...

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    In the Style of AC/DC: Thunder from Down Under - Lead Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Time for some classic Angus lead guitar! Now, if this was an all out AC/DC tune, we would of course have some killer vocals by the late great Bon Scott on top, but in this case, I've just provided you with the bare guitar essentials. The tune starts out in classic AC/DC style with a single lead guitar over drums and sparse riffing from Malcolm (think t...

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    In the Style of AC/DC: Thunder from Down Under - Backing Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Finally, here's the backing track! Now, as I mentioned in the rhythm guitar break down, I've mixed this tune in true old-school AC/DC style,  with the rhythm guitars almost hard panned left and right, and the lead in the middle. So, if you have a stereo setup, with a mix pan option, then turn the dial fully left to play along with the Malcolm side of t...

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