3 Exercises to Master AC/DC Rhythm Guitar Fast

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Join Joshua as he takes an in-depth look at the rhythm guitar stylings of the legendary AC/DC guitarist, Malcolm Young.
Joshua will break down three exercises you need to master the distinctive sound of one of rock and roll's most influential guitarists. So grab your guitar, plug in, and let's get ready to rock like Malcolm Young!
Joshua Ray Gooch is a prodigious LA-based rock guitarist. In addition to years on the road playing with Shania Twain and working in the studio with legendary producers as a studio musician, Joshua is a seasoned educator who has taught for Hal Leonard and written a monthly column for Premier Guitar magazine.
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00:00 Quick history
01:16 Exercise 1
04:14 Exercise 2
07:51 Exercise 3
10:31 Jam

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[@whoshotjohn13]

Possibly the best ac/dc tutorial ever. Helluva good job brother?

[@Pickupjazz]

Wow, thanks!

[@meinhendl]

not possibly - definately !😄

[@deathofamailman]

about 6:10 I paused the video and scrolled down to make basically the same comment!

[@karlk84]

Josh has that rare combo of being both a passionate teacher and incredible player!

[@Bagledog5000]

This just might be my favorite AC/DC style lesson now. I think the jam was a nice ‘real world” addition.

[@rob9340]

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!

[@JackHandysideMusicUK]

This is such a clear and concise breakdown. Josh is an awesome teacher!🎸

[@jefftsuruoka9278]

This has got to be one of the best-presented and best-thought-out guitar lessons on KZbin. It's definitely the most fun. The jam session is the perfect way to put the material to immediate use.

[@Pickupjazz]

Wow, thanks! We appreciate that a lot

[@TheSpud1964]

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

[@Pickupjazz]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@alwaysright3718]

AC/DC played at my high school in 1974...

[@Pickupjazz]

So cool! nearly 50 years ago 😮

[@MAURIIIII2009]

Lucky 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻⚡⚡⚡⚡🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Randy-jz9ox]

Sweet! Jailbreak!

[@scottbrower9052]

So envious.

[@doug.c.9873]

We salute you

[@scottross9270]

Best ACDC tutorial for an intermediate guitar player I've ever seen.... Excellent!

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks so much! 🤘🎸

[@michellewilson8845]

Great lesson, great delivery best i have ever seen, captivating and informative

[@jackk100]

Nice job on this. Your clean technique, timing and nice tone make it easy to really hear that AC/DC thing!

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks a lot!

[@cal79]

What a cool way of involving the viewer..thats propa class dude stay rocking

[@Pickupjazz]

You too friend 🤘

[@stevekirkby6570]

Thats a nice way of teaching! I like that you do do the 'my turn' - 'your turn'. Great.

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful 🤘

[@mikemcclure2706]

watching your videos really helped me in actually being able to seperate the 2 guitars in the song. Thanks .

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for watching, rock on 🤘

[@jorgemadueno9864]

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!

[@darrencamacho5541]

Thank you....this changes everything..great lesson

[@Pickupjazz]

So glad!

[@meinhendl]

fantastic teaching ❗️❗️❗️thank you !

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for watching!

[@guitarman3968]

I’m extremely guitarded - I love that Lester you’re playing!! 👍🎸

[@Andre_tc]

Been playing acdc for years but this is just what i've been missing. Thank you. I'll get right onto it.

[@Pickupjazz]

Heck yeah! Thanks for watching! 🤘

[@ggaribaldi2664]

Super enseignement, direct dans mes favoris AC/DC, je vais y passer du temps. Merci

[@Pickupjazz]

🤘

[@thisdyingsoul76]

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.

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for watching!

[@peterfranks7619]

Class from beginning to end. Well done. The hat suits you.

[@Pickupjazz]

Well thank ya! Glad it was helpful! 🤘

[@walkingthroughworlds]

Great teaching and playing.

[@Pickupjazz]

Thank you kindly!

[@assafnrose]

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.

[@Pickupjazz]

Hey thanks so much for checking out our video. It means a lot! 🤘⚡️

[@edisousa6916]

Excellent lesson, thanks!

[@Pickupjazz]

Glad you liked it!

[@whoshotjohn13]

This is great brother. Thank you

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for watching!

[@Steve-rs2jq]

What a great tutorial just got better with the interaction good job.

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!

[@aaronrottunda2235]

Good lesson very informative

[@Pickupjazz]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Oilyhands749]

Thank you 👌

[@viannarts]

This video is amazing thank you

[@Pickupjazz]

Hey thank you for giving it a watch! 🤘

[@juliodefreitas157]

Absolutely awesome ❤❤

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@aradiobox]

Deceptively nuanced. Well constructed lesson, thanks!

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@rodeng6129]

Great lesson 🤘🏽

[@Pickupjazz]

Glad you liked it! 🤘

[@patrickdarby-sheehan5368]

Excellent...hope there's more ACDC \m/

[@Pickupjazz]

Noted! 🤘

[@rob9340]

Wow. This unlocked the (now so obvious) trick to playing like Malcolm.Right hand so important. Great lesson. Malcolm was such an economic player!

[@Pickupjazz]

Nice, go have fun with it!

[@davidknoll5544]

That’s it! You got it!

[@chrisvanallsburg]

Great lesson, especially for dudes (like me) obsessed with soloing. Thank you!

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks so much! 🤘

[@JankoAlexy-dk9mq]

Love it !!!

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for watching!

[@timrobinson9192]

Absolutely fabulous, thank you 👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘☮☮☮

[@Pickupjazz]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffskyberg5615]

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?

[@jrtmns]

There's a Rock Learning Pathway. I presume that's what you're looking for.

[@mrk4510]

Great Video. New Subscriber right here. 👋

[@dalepasswaters4898]

Excellent work ty much appreciated. AC/DC nailed top to bottom. 😊

[@Pickupjazz]

Rock on!

[@cliffbungalow9373]

Upon winning some rock mag best rock player Angus said "I‘m not even the best guitar player in the band."

[@maxcarr6266]

Best writer.. Most overlooked!!

[@andrewmcarthur3843]

Like how you show the guitar as if we are holding it

[@Pickupjazz]

Appreciate the feedback

[@jeffkablock3229]

man im 62 and jamed this and learned the hard way but this guys is on he got good rhythm and lead !

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for watching! 🤘⚡️

[@Docsjeff]

That SG makes their sound.

[@Fredd.Official]

super good old school soloing!

[@Pickupjazz]

🤘🎸

[@dirktucker77]

Dude!!

[@ronaldmello1831]

R.I.P. Malcolm.

[@Pickupjazz]

😇

[@FLAMINGBABYHEAD]

"Roots and 5ths" would be an excellent band name.

[@Pickupjazz]

You're on to something....

[@mjt106]

Mega top 👌😊

[@mikedolan6176]

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.🤘

[@andrewtate8303]

Ac/DC Rock

[@daviddigital6887]

I recommend using AC/DC as a learning tool for any new player interested in Rock n Roll.

[@Pickupjazz]

🤘

After watching this I feel like getting rid of my neck pickup for good.

[@johncavar2914]

Interesting 🎉A

[@dominikmeyer6340]

🤘🎸

[@PURPLE_SHADE_SMOOTHIE]

❤

[@klv400]

Made Rock history playing 3 chords....

[@JamesPetroff]

Like the Ramones, their sound is iconic.

[@Pickupjazz]

Agreed!

[@ThaiThom]

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.

[@jasonconn69]

Is that an AC/DC song? If so which one? Or is that just a jam for the video?

[@donharrold1375]

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.

[@King_Shark9]

What's the name of that song? I don't recognize it

[@Pickupjazz]

This is an ACDC inspired jam from our Rock Learning Pathway 🤘

[@King_Shark9]

@@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 👌

[@Alv-et6hw]

​@@King_Shark9 You can definitely hear parts of "If you want blood" and "Walk all over you"

[@qigong1001]

I don't understand taking out the other pickups. Can't you just turn them off? Isn't it the same?

[@petchai4814]

i think he's reffering to the second coil of the humbucker

[@qigong1001]

@@petchai4814 oh, I see. Thanks.

[@azbluesdog]

Malcolm dug in and hit the strings hard. I’m guessing the extra pickups simply got in his way.

[@MrPaulBellingham]

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?

[@marcellodasilvagallo9154]

sem bloqueador de anúncios? adeus YT

[@allanaxe6781]

🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@Pickupjazz]

😁

[@allanaxe6781]

@@Pickupjazz 👌🎼🎵🎶🎶

[@Equimanthorn80]

When did Bill Steer lose his British accent?

[@MrMXX11]

Jerry Cantrell

[@nasticanasta]

what's the difference between turning off a pickup and turning it off... absolutely nothing.

[@gordyhydro5774]

Rick Parfitt i afraid was a better rythmn guitarist song writer and singer from the mighty Status Quo.

[@johnwolny6741]

Myślę że tajemnica tkwi w umiejętności wykorzystania brzmienia gitary a nie w technice gitarzysty. W prostocie siła ! AC/DC

[@vajraloka1]

Don't understand that D ...

[@jimicunningable]

Malcolm was a force of @#$%G Nature. He is proof that simple stuff can kill.

[@Pickupjazz]

absolute facts!

[@highvolts6620]

Such a true comment. Long Live Malcolm

[@doug.c.9873]

It’s Brian Young

[@Patriot1777]

Miss Malcolm, he was the engine.

[@Goonamus]

I can’t take this dude seriously looking that

[@silviopimentel7247]

Jr. Rock! They only wrote one song changed it up & made millions. 🥱🥱💤💤💤 proving that u don't have to make art to make money!!

[@grahamwatson2031]

A woefully inane comment.

[@davidorduno2968]

Stupid comment