Def Leppard - Billy's Got a Gun (GUITAR COVER)

[@adler5676]

We are all now prefer listening def leppard songs through your all videos. We are listening and watching def leppard playing live. Thank you

[@joemincey5286]

So I’m not the only one

[@scottmullen5035]

I remember Christmas morning with my pyro cassette. I was so happy. Funny I remember it. So long ago

[@roymacbethcloma543]

Amazing ,this song has some weird cool unique chords. Steve was always the riff master

[@chrish7]

It was Pete Willis who wrote most of the songs for pyromania, not Steve Clark.

[@TenMinutesLyne]

@@chrish7 What makes you say that Chrish. I mean I know Pete only got 4 writing credits, Photograph, Comin Under Fire, Billy's Got a Gun and Too Late fore Love, incedentally they are the only 'demos' the band recently released apart from Rock Rock. I wonder why demos of the other songs he wasn't credited for have not been released 🤔 I think we can assume that Pete wrote the bulk of those songs, I mean we know he was 'Comin Under Fire' probably felt like Gunning somebody down but he knew it was Too late for love, the curtain was coming down and another guitarist was in the wings with a cast of thousands waiting. Ha Ha.

[@Paulmatthew22]

One of he GREATEST SONGS ever recorded on guitar,.So difficult to play a WHOLE SONG on guitar (especially electric),.and never use the OPEN NOTES,.I'm guessing this goes from C minor and varies to G minor or D minor.,Incredible,.Great job Dude, .But even MORE props to STEVE CLARK,.AMAZING,.Not many songs are recorded in this tuning in a pop song on electric guitar,.You have to be a COMPLETE DRUNK to compose this!

[@WatchingItBurn502]

Paul Matthew G. You took the words right out of my mouth!! What a great choice of notes , chords and progression! 🔥

[@JohnnieA1]

Was listening to this back in the 80’s when it first came out. Your sound and ability is right on! Nice job, man!!! Thank you

[@bwm5150]

JohnnieA1 Thanks, be sure to check of the live cover too.

[@MrStargazer370]

I have listened to this song for over 30 years and know every nuance by heart. You have totally nailed every aspect of this song....from the tone to the inflections. You really kicked ass on this one. GREAT JOB

[@someguy6223]

They really did nail the passing tones and modulation right from the beginning. Great cover, man.

[@junior007a7]

Gee amazing!!🤘👍✌️🤩

[@shawnstravelandlife1790]

Great job!!! Have this song saved on my Spotify. My opinion the best song on the Pyromania Album track #10. I remember having this on cassette when Pyromania first came out. Back when music was 👍 good.

[@ObltKG4]

Makes me want to listen to it again and again. I have listened to this album since its release in '83 and think this best cover in 30 years @!! excellent job.!

[@joelsmith4816]

Wow love the variety of 80s material. Great playing dude. New subscriber.

[@bwm5150]

Thanks! Check out the live version I did of this one.

[@nmrebel2010]

Dude, ive seen a million people copy this stuff, but never like this, totally amazing, BRAVO!

[@spikenation69]

Great job, miss the old days with Steve on high and dry and Pyromania, such great riffs!

[@bwm5150]

+spikenation69 Cheers :)

[@Toonhead]

spikenation69 (EXCUSE MY USE OF CAPS, LEGALLY BLIND IN ONE EYE) COULDN’T AGREE MORE 🙏

[@chrish7]

Actually Pete Willis was the lead guitar player on high and dry and wrote most of the songs for pyromania. Steve didn't start playing lead until the Hysteria album.

[@rascle4]

Wow truely amazing. Speechless.

[@perlacarolinasandovalsuazo9372]

I have always liked Def Leppard. I listening since 1991. I like me so much this band!

[@lebki]

As always :) The best cover . The bending from 2:20 to 2:30 makes me goosebumps :)

[@jdub7499]

I hope the members of Def Leppard sees this, if they ever need a back up or someone to fill in you would be perfect!!!!!

[@bwm5150]

:)

[@코식이-r2h]

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[@Danux_GA]

That was beautiful. The tone, Sound and performance was spot on, Great job 👏

[@gustavonmesquita70]

BRILLIANT !! Nailed it once again. Perfect execution.

[@frost7724]

dude your covers are amazing

[@scotthead3038]

Dude you can really rock. bring back awesome tunes from my era. you don't look past 25 but have the same talent from that golden era. i sit back and leave your station going :)

[@bwm5150]

Thanks Scott, be sure to check out the live version of this one I covered too as I think it’s more accurate

[@alexandrewilsoncaetanoquin959]

You were perfect. I love this single, for me the second best after Foolin. I spent my Pyromania kkkkkkk.

[@mitchhamann294]

Just going to say of all the Def Leppard covers I've seen people play. Have never seen one who can get that sound of Phil Collen, Pete Willis, AND Steve Clark (R.I.P) so well. You rock man and look foward to more covers!

[@bwm5150]

+Mitch Hamann Cheers Mitch!

[@mitchhamann294]

+bwm5150 Have you ever listened to the Billy's Gotta' Gun version in the "Rock Pop In Dortmund 1983" video? Phil has a different solo and it sounds really cool. I think you'd be interedted in it.

[@bwm5150]

+Mitch Hamann Yeah I've heard it. Similar to the one he's plays on the b-side live version from the Hysteria tour. His opening licks are cool but the really fast stuff is just a mess to me.

[@mitchhamann294]

+bwm5150 Have you ever tried playing it? It's really tough to get down he's a very fast guitar player. I've watched many of his shredding videos and he seizes to amaze me. He had a video paying at Guitar Center and it's much slower and emotional it's awesome.

[@bwm5150]

+Mitch Hamann No not that specific solo. For me, his best fast stuff is on songs like Stagefright or Ring of Fire. It fits in with the song and it's tempo more. Ring of Fire is probably my favourite of his to play for that type of stuff.

[@obben99]

Going around the web for this song and as a long metal fan and one whos actually seen all these bands i have to say this version was by FAR the best.Rock on

[@bwm5150]

Cheers mate! :)

[@SpeddRider]

SIMPLY ALL YOUR COVERS of DL - SUPER, SUPER !! really wow... I play so many years, but never played as good as you, i have to try again (after years) to play my favourite band of my teenage )))

[@ghislainboudreault6669]

You rock the best I have seen you have so much talent ...

[@tyrannosapienlex]

Thank you, for this great performance. I play a mean air guitar, but you actually rocked it pretty darn well! Kudos!

[@monkeyfuel04]

I was just surfin and then running across this song after listening to Loverboy. Your cover is awesome. I really like this song, the chord progression gives me chills, as well as the lyrics. I haven't listened to this song in years. I always find it amazing to watch people play.

[@mick32156]

Superb job!

[@swordofthespirit8478]

Love it...Great job

[@davefreytag5571]

Awesome job on that one! You nailed all the chord shapes, licks and solos. Steve Clark would be proud!

[@bwm5150]

Thanks, I covered the live version from the Hysteria your as well which I think is a little better

[@adamwarlock5286]

Nice to know Leppard are both technically impressive as well as extremley melodic. I never played this correctly lol I can see why now. Excellent job Ben 😁👍🏻

[@bwm5150]

I did a live version from the Hysteria tour which I think is a little more accurate, cheers

[@adamwarlock5286]

@@bwm5150 This is like peeling an onion lol 🤣 Thanks for the hint.👍🏻

[@philmoriarty3959]

Oh my goodness!!!! YES!!! Keep it up man!!!

[@giorgosk2884]

Sick cover and tone

[@bigdaddy4569]

The Jackson axe is spot on , the playing good but Why oh why the shirt 😂 Great Def Lep song 🤘🏻

[@bwm5150]

I can’t speak for my younger self (this was over 8 years ago) but I am a big MJ fan

[@bigdaddy4569]

@@bwm5150 all good Buddy 👍🏻 Nice work

[@t8r507]

Great cover!! Hell yeah!!! Good job bro!!

[@zdreggs]

I can't get enough of this!!! You know.. throughout this it looks like you're about to stand up and start swing your guitar around like Steve did! I know you want to!!! Tease your hair put on some skinny jeans and do it!

[@MrKnuckleed]

Awesome job man!

[@eddonato5722]

Awesome dude!! 🤘

[@jannarf1]

Wow!!! You did fantastic! One of my favorite songs

[@bwm5150]

Thanks! I did a live cover after this one which I think is a little better. Both are a few years old now so there’s parts I think can be improved, especially video quality wise haha.

[@rastaboogie]

This is killer! Nicely done

[@ramirezalnair6371]

WOW Great awesome!!! The best cover I ever seen. 100% perfect. WOW!!!!!

[@Howdy699]

Your covers are perfect man Respect!!!

[@bwm5150]

Cheers! :)

[@lucymassari4231]

Great cover!

[@kimlusk6019]

Damn!!! This is awesome!!! Love that Michael Jackson “Beat It” shirt!

[@bwm5150]

Cheers Kim! Good eye!

[@zenmaster1752]

My favorite band of all time !!

[@adamlefthand8657]

Fantastic.

[@snooker1771]

Wow, again beyond words! Too cool to be true!

[@topixfocus]

Unbelievably good cover. Just went to favorites to watch and learn. Thanks much!

[@bwm5150]

Be sure to check out my live cover from the Hysteria era. I think I get some parts more accurate in it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4SzaYCMbK2AgZI Notation notes available here - www.patreon.com/posts/48118675 Cheers!

[@patrickfraley4545]

Very nice indeed. I've been relearning a lot of DL songs lately that I forgot how to play (too many years). Never learned this one but it's on the list. Thanks for the up close camera shot.

[@bwm5150]

Thanks and no problem. I have a live version as well that may be of interest.

[@jessicamcneill2463]

Superb. Wonderful guitar cover.

[@Zac_RisterOfficial]

Dude you are the best at doing Def Leppard covers it is like perfect u should make your own covers album or something

[@stormb777]

Excellent job.. Thanks for posting!

[@bwm5150]

+Moh. Shaheen Cheers! :)

[@abubabybob]

Love this. Thanks for posting 👍🏼💕

[@jdub7499]

I'm so jealous, damn that was really good and your T shirts rocks too.

[@bwm5150]

Cheers :)

[@СамуилСтоянов]

Awesome

[@FenderSchonJPX]

5 Stars all around, style and tone!

[@bwm5150]

Cheers mate :)

[@kevsimpsonguitar1051]

Great job!!! The new live version has some great new solos at the end..

[@bwm5150]

Thanks! I did a live version from 1987 a few years ago and I've just finished a custom lesson for someone which covered the new solos from 2019. I especially like Phil's new one.

[@kevsimpsonguitar1051]

bwm5150 the new solo on the Vegas show.. killer! Let me know when you get that up!! Cheers.. really good stuff!🎸🍺🤘

[@bwm5150]

Like I said it was just for a private lesson for the time being. I'm not looking to cover it at the moment.

[@kevsimpsonguitar1051]

bwm5150 very good..

[@labeldos]

Such a great cover man! Keep rockin'!

[@tommywallbanger]

I forgot how much I liked that song. I love both guitar parts and didn't even realize the song had some of those licks because both Steve and Pete were awesome. I like Phil too and I'd rather listen to you than Vivian.

[@frasiercraine1776]

Why do people hate on Vivian? He's a kick ass guitarist.

[@giantsean]

God damn you make every one better! It sounds like a new song.

[@bwm5150]

Cheers! I did a live version not that long ago which varies some of the parts.

[@RockBrigadeCommunityForum]

Oh Heall Yeah, one of my favs and you killed it nice job buddy.

[@zdreggs]

Thank you for following through! You are sooo good

[@swordofthespirit8478]

Playing both guitar parts...sounds like a Jackson RR3 I used to have

[@TheMoodooM]

hell ya dude, nailed it.

[@dataquester]

BWM very great man!!!

[@briantaylor2564]

your phrasing is spot on....Joe Elliot needs to call you up...

[@bwm5150]

Ha ha. Not sure he has my number :P . I recently did a live version of this one which has some cool variations from Steve. :)

[@MsPaulieboy]

DO A COVER TO ON THROUGH THE NIGHT BRO!! YOU FREAKIN ROCK AT THESE COVERS!

[@Toonhead]

SWEET COVER 🤘🤘

[@mikeanonymous669]

My man is SAVAGE his Jackson and rockin out Def Leppard. Get a Soloist and try the rock with a mahogany body! I do love my DK2S also. ;)

[@tahjaa6730]

excelente

[@lebki]

Is there any chance to transcribe this chords after 2:00? It's hard to get it right from the video :) BTW with great help of your videos i can now play Animal, PSSOM, Armageddon, Photograph and Bring'n... This channel is a treasure :) :)

[@bwm5150]

Hey Tomasz. Very glad to hear you have been able to learn from these vids. I've been trying to think of a way to easily transcribe some of this stuff and I may start a public Facebook page where I can upload hand written tabs. I'll see what I can do over the next couple of days.

[@bwm5150]

I actually found a little bit of time and started the page. facebook.com/bwm5150 :)

[@lebki]

***** Fantastic! :) Thanks you're doing great job :)

[@komputerLuek]

***** man, you've just earned yourself a subscriber. I hope you get paid for this shit. Your tabs are spot on! I imagine how much time it must take not only to learn to play these songs and perform them flawlessly, but to transcribe them as well. Much appreciation!

[@bwm5150]

komputerLuek Cheers for the sub. I don't get paid doing this but if it gets more people playing this kind of music then that's all I need. ;)

[@LincolnHawkhawling]

Could I make a request, please?! If possible, I ask you to post Video Full Cover of the song "Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)". I love her very much, especially the live version, because some modifications were added making the guitars more aggressive than the studio version. Thank you, congratulations!

[@DirkWeag]

Jackson guitars are cool with shark inlays and vintage tremolo :-) I only use Floyd Rose by listening to Q5, hahaha, hint "Steel The Light" :D :D :D

[@sumire10kan]

pyromaniaは中学生の時聞きまくりました。very nice!

[@bwm5150]

Thanks :)

[@kennethhoward2342]

Would you be able to post the tabs for this on your soundslice?

[@bwm5150]

Hi, I don't use SoundSlice anymore because it was very time consuming. I do now offer tabs at my Patreon but have a bunch on my Facebook too from ages ago that are hand written.

[@frankiev2219]

Hey man your Def Leppard covers are awesome, your a great player, I've learned a lot from watching ur vids, i'm a huge def leppard fan as well. I have a quick question for u, I cant seem to figure out what ur playing from 2:00 - 2: 20, the bridge part of Billy's got a gun Could you explain to me what you are playing?? thx and keep rocking man

[@kimdavidsohn279]

nice

[@jackhosmer8947]

This is an awesome cover! If you got a chance could you tab it on soundslice?

[@bwm5150]

Thanks! Yeah it's a possibility!

[@fleia262]

Do yo think you could do Phil Collen's guitar solo after pour some sugar on me from in the round?

[@bwm5150]

I don't think it would transfer well to a cover video. Not really as musical as Steve's one, which I have done.

[@heathbarker3004]

Songs like this are not written anymore...

[@montyzoomar]

brill

[@noahstephens2477]

hey you should cover songs from the bootleg album's First Strike and Warchild, some really interesting stuff on there. When you listen to their earlier stuff you can really see what they lost when they kicked out Pete Willis

[@bwm5150]

I may venture into that stuff once I'm done with the official discography. I must admit I prefer the stylings of High n Dry to earlier writing with Pete. Great riffs in more traditional rock songs rather than the adventurous styles earlier on that were very hit and miss for me.

[@noahstephens2477]

i agree with you, high n dry is their pinnacle for me anyway, but i think its interesting to listen to some of their early stuff. being a huge pete willis fan that i am, i enjoy listen to their early stuff, as his contributions were a lot more highlighted on OTTN and the bootleg demos.

[@bwm5150]

Definitely makes for interesting listening, especially considering how young they were. They were still extremely young making HnD. I think of the early work as them finding their feet, experimenting with different styles. Although some say High n Dry is like the band trying to sound like ACDC, I think the cohesiveness of the record makes it sound like they had found a comfortable style.

[@noahstephens2477]

bwm5150 well working with mutt Lange, who produced AC/DC for awhile, you're bound to sound a bit similar. DL kinda had this more mysterious sound to them, like on Lady Strange or Mirror Mirror to name a couple. I don't personally care for hysteria onwards, just got a little too bubble gum for me. Kinda lost that hard rock edge from OTTN, HnD era. Have you ever checked out the band Roadhouse? It was Pete's band 10 years or so after he left DL. I think it kinda suits your style

[@bwm5150]

Yeah Mutt's influence was key but the songs really lent towards that style anyway. Once Mutt got in on the writing they really began to create something new and original in terms of a full album. Melody is always the thing for me in songs that keep me going back, which I think is lacking in the early material but that's understandable. Songs like Die Hard The Hunter, Gods Of War, Desert Song and Fractured Love are the perfect blend for heavy guitar with cool melody and production for my tastes. I've heard the odd Roadhouse song which were pretty cool.

[@Dacman53]

stfergus style.. well done mate

[@bwm5150]

Cheers David :)

[@Lukefox2316]

Hey Ben, got a question... I noticed Live that Steve plays the first solo and Phil plays the second solo. do you have any knowledge of whether Steve, Pete, or Phil wrote and played the second solo on the album? since there's 3 guitarists having possibly putting input and knowing a good bit of the pressure was on Steve I was wondering if it was safe to assume Steve wrote and played it as well on the album, and Phil played it live. or if you have any knowledge otherwise.

[@bwm5150]

I’m not sure how it was on the record. Instinctively I think Phil as it has some of his typical blues notes and vibrato, but I’ve been wrong in the past and I haven’t read anything specifically on that.

[@alexisriberdy2449]

that is fucking awesome dude!!

[@TheRecoveryRoom]

Great job! What brand strings and gauge do you use?

[@bwm5150]

Used to use GHS 9s but now on Ernie Ball 9s

[@codypelchat5158]

This is awesome. I've been trying to learn this song lately but can't find a tab that is accurate. Do you have this whole song tabbed out anywhere online?

[@bwm5150]

Cody Pelchat I've only tabbed out the bridge part on my Facebook page. Nothing else so far.

[@codypelchat5158]

Bummer. Alright, I'll keep digging around the internet. Thanks!

[@viralaftershock2401]

I've been looking everywhere too. No luck for me. I did in face check out his Facebook and learned the bridge. It's a bit hard to learn from the hand placements on this video. Let me know if you find something, huge def leppard fan

[@mlnem2k]

I see the Volume pot placement was too much to overcome lol (me too brother) Did you just leave the tone pot loose inside?

[@bwm5150]

My old pot used to cut out when touched so instead of replacing it, I removed the tone altogether and moved the volume. I eventually replace the volume pot and just left it there. My Charvel volume I am fine with.

[@mlnem2k]

@@bwm5150 Ahh, I see. My Vol is constantly in the way. I was considering either moving it over to the tone pot hole and just leaving the time pot itself at ten (inside the cavity) or Installing a push pull with tone functioning in the pull position, and Volume when in the down pos.

[@bwm5150]

@@mlnem2k I never use the tone pot so I just got rid of it completely

[@frankiev2219]

ok but so what do u need me to send to you, lol what is a pm?? thanks for your time

[@Flashfyre-p1k]

Great cover! very inspiring! Just curious if you've had any issues with your bends going sharp because of the floating bridge? or have you blocked it or made it down only?

[@bwm5150]

With a floating bridge you don't have to bend as 'hard' compared to a fix bridge. You have to adjust your playing to suit.

[@MooneyToonS1000]

Hey + bwm5150, do you think that the solo bridge and ending solo is by Steve or Phil. I saw an interview that only Phil played photograph solo, rock rock till you drop and Stage fright cause Pete left and Steve didn"t want to do all 10 solos. I believe its Steve but i've seen Phil do it live. Not sure who wrote what on pyromania lol. Don"t know if you feel the tsame

[@bwm5150]

+Matthew Mooney Steve does the main solo and Phil does that lead break which is also at the end. What they do live is a good indication of what they did on the record except for Die Hard The Hunter as I belive Steve did it all on the record but they go between each other live. Phil solos on Rock Rock, Photograph, Stagefright, Foolin', Rock of Ages and maybe on Action Not Words. Steve does the rest.

[@hurricanejoe1971]

Steve also does the second solo when the key switches from d minor to a minor. I confirmed this with Phil on Facebook. Steve also does the lead break and first solo in Action Not Words.

[@MooneyToonS1000]

What about the guitar break after the chorus and the same break at the end of the final chorus. Any clue who plays that? sorry to ask im jus madly curious

[@MooneyToonS1000]

or who wrote

[@hurricanejoe1971]

Phil actually wrote and played that lead break after the choruses on the album. Np. Learning Steve's solos is my passion. I'm just not as good of a player as bwm5150. Lol, but who is?

[@frankiev2219]

no problem ill send u one, thx alot

[@johnboy7930]

I believe I would sell my soul for the ability to play a guitar, being that the only way it going to happen. Shit I can't even carry a tune with both hands and a bucket lol.

[@TheMoodooM]

are you using any effects on the solo?

[@taskmaster65]

Man, right after the video started there was a pop-up that said "Geek online dating. Meet your geek match". That's just cruel. Don't they know what a badass guitar player you are? ;-)

[@bwm5150]

Surely the ads are based on your cookies no? 😅

[@taskmaster65]

@@bwm5150 I have Geek Cookies? It's about time you solved this mystery. It's been EIGHT YEARS!!!!

[@bwm5150]

@@taskmaster65 haha, just saw it now

[@nuclearskull]

nice \m/

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

nailed every nuance and combined two great guitar parts,remind me a bit of the guy they stupidly fired(Pete Willis) he could've definitely got straightened out,he did anyway.i wish leppard followed the nwbhm path ALL THE WAY instead of veering off and ending up following the taylor swift path to pop land.....

[@bwm5150]

I did a live version which may also be of interest to you.

[@Gates26]

Switch 625 or Let It Go would be great.