Def Leppard - Armageddon' It Live 'In The Round' (Guitar Cover)

[@bwm5150]

New SoundSlice tab here: www.soundslice.com/tabs/21123/luG1ovzD874/ Notation notes at my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/posts/39354303 Or email me at [e-mail] for custom tuition content.

[@ilovesteveclark6084]

bwm5150, Do you know if there's a demo of "Love Bites?" I'm desperate!!!

[@bwm5150]

JB GTO at the time of this vid, 10 years

[@vvtli808]

Steve would be freaking proud!

[@DM-yi1ur]

5:00 I can just listen to that Beautiful tone for hours and hours. Great cover sir. Def Leppard definitely had the Best Guitar Duo's ever. Steve Clark's Riff are really above everyone else plus their combine Solo with Phil Collen really stands out! Steve Clark is so proud and smiling right now.

[@bodyfortress99]

They really created the ultimate pre-chorus/chorus in this one. And the double meaning of the lyrics are great as well. Thanks for making this gem jump off the screen with the sharp guitar cover.

[@visionaryphoenix5036]

Awesomely played song, it should be a futuristic movie soundtrack, the intro is just amazing! 👏

[@2991-u1x]

The end part is just perfect

[@PittPenguin]

Love your covers. You’ve been a personal inspiration. So much so, you spurred me on after 30+ years of not playing any instruments all my life, to helping me pick up a guitar and learn for myself (the past few years) bits n pieces, so much so, that I’m now tinkering away at songs like this as well as many others. Thank you.

[@shaunwebb8341]

Haven't seen your videos for a few years I used to watch them all the time and now getting back into them since the release of Hysteria 30th Anniversary you keep it up it literally sounds like you should be part of the band!

[@bwm5150]

Thanks for the kind words Shaun! :)

[@jimmydolittle]

My friend I love your leopard covers. You have encouraged me to learn them!!

[@bwm5150]

Great to hear, thanks!!!

[@roshanthomas4701]

This is just remarkable. I’ve been viewing this video nonstop from today morning.

[@forddriver8827]

I keep coming back to this. It has so many great parts, great power chords etc. I was surprised to see Steve playing a Gibson Firebird in the live version of this track. Sadly there are no rig rundown clips I can find, as I always love hearing players talk about their gear. What a great player Steve Clark is and he is loved by so many. Love the tone your getting, hits the spot perfectly.

[@bwm5150]

On the Hysteria tour both Steve and Phil were using Randall RG100 pre amp heads, TC Electronics 1210 and 2290 into a Palmer speaker sim.

[@nathanielweber7843]

This is F***ing Phenomenal. Excellent work, now i need to reconstruct this myself

[@captainchris8749]

Damn! Still one of the BEST covers I’ve heard!

[@bragatub]

Hey I liked too much! I'm a great fan from Def Leppard in Brazil! I was stopped to play for years but now after to see you I think that I will be back!!! Really great :))))

[@bwm5150]

+André Braga Cool to hear. :)

[@robitaillefan20]

my fav Lep song and a great tribute

[@bwm5150]

Possibly my favourite also. Especially this live version. :)

[@robitaillefan20]

+bwm5150 seeing them on tour in chicago in the round was unreal. Joe was my favorite until I saw Steve live

[@DannyHaywood-ms3mr]

Honestly I love you are the best guitar player u should be famous honestly

[@WarpandXeno88]

No words bro...just amazing!

[@AmerAliMusic]

Wish you were in Canada man , Awesome Job.Looking for guitarists who can play like u can play, stylish. Keep up the Leppard Practice, you do an amazing job by them for sure \m/

[@bwm5150]

Thanks Amer Ali! If I ever find myself over in Canada I'll give you a shout. :)

[@AmerAliMusic]

No sweat man. I have been listening to Def Leppard Since 1984, and I must say , Although I am only 33 , I could still use a couple of lessons from you. lil riff here and there. one of these days I will post something and see what happens. I am just afraid to do so because I think that I am not that good yet lol

[@keithcarman5381]

I love the way you play all the diff. parts so show people the diff. parts that Phil and steve did when this was performed Live.

[@bwm5150]

Thanks, it's something I try to do with every video, showing the different parts and even sometimes variations on how to play the same part but there's no doubt bits I miss here and there.

[@SweatLaserXP]

Awesome technique man!! Love it

[@williambroadstreet3353]

Nutha brilliant effort from Ben. I just bought a new Jackson and it isa talking me time to tune it but these vids help so much. Steve as have penned endlessly was SO special. Amazing job mate.Dive bomb.

[@rajgopalnarayanan1073]

Brother !! Your awesome , keep 'em coming

[@rustyy5558]

Big fan of your channel , no where in your league on guitar, but your sound slice uploads are a massive help... cheers fella, great guitarist

[@bwm5150]

Glad the tabs help!

[@wavular]

Best tonewise and stylewise, this guy could be Steve reincarnated.

[@blueskycrying]

really great job man awesome as good as i have seen anywhere except of course def leppard themselves

[@perlacarolinasandovalsuazo9372]

This song sounds really cool 👌!, Love ❤️ this!

[@braddavic5493]

Armageddon it:|~~~

[@patrickpaolicelli8808]

I tell you bro...you could easily be their 3rd guitarist. I love your playing and added riffs. So cool bro!

[@bwm5150]

Cheers Patrick!

[@franknada8235]

That was impressive, very smooth. The one thing I like about the studio version though is in Steve's solo that he half dampens the strings to make it a soft staccato attack to the strings, which gives it a distinct sound and feel to it - very cool 😎. I haven't even seen any live version where this is done though.

[@franknada8235]

Oh yes, forgot to add, your tone was so spot on as well!

[@bwm5150]

Steve never played the solo like the album version live. Thanks

[@JW-xd2xr]

cheers from boston.amazing as usual keep em coming i truely enjoy em.

[@bwm5150]

Cheers from Scotland! :)

[@frankietank1966]

Pure badass wow!!..4:45 to the end bursting with sweet fruit flavor

[@closertothetruthruthraelyo9901]

Well done mate great tone and you nailed the lot

[@BlackWolfgang70]

You did as the original , thanks for posting this cover ... i learned from :)

[@TRaYTHaB0SS]

Dude I watch this video over & over. You gotta do a cover to their 1993 Sheffield concert. Phil's solo is sick

[@mlr06121974]

Nothing short of awesome playing. Wish you were my neighbor. I’m sure Steve is looking over your shoulder 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@randy362005]

Amazing job.

[@TheCainReen]

All your covers are stunning for me! Like @zaldy zr said it would be nice to see your cover of "It's All About Believin'" (but there is no pressure of course) ;) Also I must say that watching you keep inspire me as a "young" Def Leppard fan and guitarist when I'm lack of motivation! Keep it up! (sorry for my "not so flawless" english)

[@bwm5150]

Thanks Bartosz. I will eventually get to that song but there's a few other I want to get through first. :)

[@fuzzle1392]

fantastic again !!! you're the best !!! ..........

[@bwm5150]

Cheers mate! :)

[@JasonJayJJ1]

Love your attention to detail in your videos. Mutt would be proud. At 0:55 are you just attacking the G, B, E strings and muting the other strings including the High E in that staccato fashion?

[@franclin0]

Floored! Brilliant job, dude!!

[@bwm5150]

Cheers dude!

[@miken9669]

AWESOME cover! Great talent!

[@bwm5150]

Cheers Mike!

[@jbartyparty7398]

Man you just fucking kill it on the outro solo!!! Sooooo good! Gave me chills.

[@lukesteward3979]

I really enjoy listening to your videos at work/ learning to play some of my favourite Def Leppard songs through the soundslice! I don't suppose you could do one for 'Let it go', that song sounds amazing live!!

[@bwm5150]

Thanks! I don't/can't do the SoundSlices anymore (the website format has changed) but I do Patreon tabs and have a little in-depth analysis on Let It Go with some examples.

[@lukesteward3979]

@@bwm5150 I've become a Patron! :D , Any plans to write the tabs for God's of War? I absolutely love that song! Really cool to see you doing guitar lessons for 80's rock/ metal though :)

[@bwm5150]

Thanks for the support! I will be getting to that very soon on Patreon but if you check out my live cover of that, you'll find a SoundSlice tab that covers how the song was played on the In The Round concert.

[@Monkyman245]

Awesome as always!

[@bwm5150]

Thanks mate! :)

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

That was awesome dude!👌😎👍👏

[@Gazzpunk]

Top job yet again

[@bwm5150]

Cheers Gazz! :)

[@niallmcentee9400]

So good. Amazing

[@jim21jam]

NIIIICE!!! I enjoyed this, great job!!!!

[@paulkane817]

Good chance this will get aired again buddy 🤘🎸🎵👍

[@tonycerino9645]

Another great video bro!!

[@diego.dmr98]

Awesome!!😍😍😍 you're incredible

[@rizaldyzulfiqarrachmad5964]

Really love this version of armageddon it hahaha, you really rock it man! I think I would like to hear you covering the It's All About Believin' from Mirrorball Album... Cheers!

[@bwm5150]

Thanks mate. I will probably get to that song at some point in the future but it's not a track I listen to that much. In fact I could probably count on one hand how many times I've listened to it and I would have 4 fingers left over. :)

[@wavular]

I bet he could even do the slang stuff!

[@brennanlabban8317]

you play like a boss dude,rock on!!😉😎

[@bwm5150]

Thanks Brennan!!!

[@MrBonnzy]

einfach super ,,, super sound ,,super play)) theks from Germany Thommy

[@bwm5150]

Cheers Thommy!!! :)

[@nna_gang5terb0y77]

Clean. Bravo

[@ClarkOVision]

Class! Love it!

[@bwm5150]

Cheers! :)

[@keiravillanueva4632]

Love def leppard

[@stephanc9466]

You're a great guitarist. Keep it up

[@bwm5150]

+Stephan Crots Cheers Stephan! :)

[@nicksaj1797]

Very good cover. As usual lol

[@bwm5150]

Cheers Nick

[@billysheppard6091]

Rock on Mr smooth..I'm a getn it. Semper Fi

[@Matymus76]

Do you have your awesome tabs for this one?? I can never quite get the timing right on the second part of the solo starting at 3:21.

[@bwm5150]

+Matymus76 Yeah I made up a tab for the live solos on my Facebook page facebook.com/bwm5150 . The trick with that part is that it has a little break in it where you miss a note out that's on the album version.

[@bradcaldwell112]

Lol i was wondering cuz the ones i been seeing now don't have a pick up in the center.. awesome job on that song, i been having difficultly on the rythm in the chorus. I'm having trouble hearing it

[@terezinhahilbig1300]

Good song 🤘🎸

[@JS-fs6ro]

Awesome!

[@jacintogolderos4460]

Hello again ,what song of last. def lepard work .let,s go?,man enough?,energized?,dangerous?im very nice know your kind to play and explendid cover with good mixed your Jackson with music record.althout i play bass guitard,is funy to ear and see you moving your fingers.congratulations.Jacinto,t next contact.

[@Brockstar5150]

Yeah dude, right on the money with that one. \m/

[@bwm5150]

Cheers Mark! :)

[@HouseDaddyHouse]

For the love of everything holy tab this!

[@bwm5150]

I tabbed the live version of the solos on my Facebook page.

[@Mujcanal]

As ussual , briliant execution

[@bwm5150]

Thanks Marcin! :)

[@bradcaldwell112]

Im playin that song myself and having trouble hearing and learning how the chorus goes.. would you be willing to show how it's played maybe at a slower pace?

[@bwm5150]

It works around the open chord shapes of G and D mainly. The highest note it goes to is always the 3rd of the B and that's either paired with the open G or the 2nd on the G.

[@josuey.80sfloresb.59]

YO IGUAL SOY UN FANATICO DE LOS SONIDOS DE GUITARRA CHORUS Y CLEAN FLANGER PREAMPs ROCKMAN 80s

[@78fenderPbass]

You just auditioned for the band! But you knew that :)

[@CourierDave]

Where has the cover of the album version gone? I can't find it in your library. Nothing wrong with this cover at all but I did really like the album cover.

[@bwm5150]

+David Brown It's just unlisted. You can find it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnrHaoirmLyohsk . I personally prefer this live version.

[@shahedhasnat]

Did you remove your volume button to get easy access to the tremolo bar or the pick up selection switch?

[@bwm5150]

+shahed hasnat I removed it because I kept hitting it when playing.

[@falappisgarage_yt]

You and Kenyon Denning should get together and make some sort of a collab thing. One of you could play Steve/Vivan parts, and the other could play Pete/Phil parts. Maybe get a bassist and drummer on board. You guys have the most accurate Def Leppard covers available.

[@orviaguitar2420]

Can you show how to do the outro solo?

[@seta_souji]

Rock on! Any chance you'll cover any from Songs from the Sparkle Lounge?

[@bwm5150]

I've done Tomorrow and I'll probably do more when I get a chance.

[@seta_souji]

Yay! :D

[@defleplady]

LOVE IT!

[@bwm5150]

+heidi gilbert Thanks Heidi! :)

[@Miyagi92]

sweet man

[@wavular]

Just a question, Are you using Dimarzio super distortion pickups? Never used them myself so i am not sure if they are soapbar or dual rail?

[@bwm5150]

My pickups are stock Duncan Design

[@ravenpoe74]

Damn-you're good!

[@forddriver8827]

Tone, timing & feel.

[@larrydockery7201]

dam good job bro do you need a one armed drummer i am it been playing for 21 ys rick allen and i are in the same boat on drumming

[@bradcaldwell112]

So is if i were to count it out as i went would it go like this, 1234 123 1 234 1234 12 12 1234 123 1 234 1234 1212 etc? (the chorus)

[@bwm5150]

Yeah that kinda makes sense to me.

[@SpartacusColo]

Top shelf as usual! Question if you would please? I started eguitar back in November and am a big DL fan. I've made it through Animal off your soundslice save for the bridge portion due to the harmonic squeals (mainly the second, higher pitched one). They're giving me fits. It looks like the same one here in this tune: D and/or G string(s) and it looks like you're hitting it between the 2nd and 3rd frets, closer to the 2nd? Am I seeing/hearing that right? Any tips on hitting this?

[@bwm5150]

They're natural harmonics. They're easier to play on the 12th, 7th and 5th frets but you can also find them on the 4th, 3rd and 2nd frets (you can actually find more that one harmonic on these frets depending on where you lay your finger). On this song at the end I'm hitting harmonics on the 3rd fret, one closer to the 4th and one closer to the 2nd to produce different tones. These harmonics on the lower frets are easier to play when you depress the strings with a whammy bar.

[@SpartacusColo]

***** Nice on the whammy bar tip! I've read about getting them (and yeah 12, 7, and 5 are cake), but the higher ones have been tough. The whammy bar tip is very helpful and I'm getting them to come out now. Many thanks! You're hitting just the G string or the G and D together?

[@bwm5150]

SpartacusColo Just the G on this one but on the Animal part you mentioned I believe I hit both.

[@SpartacusColo]

***** Rock on! Thanks for the tips and good luck on your studies!

[@raymorales3918]

hello could you put the tab or make a tutorial and hysteria am from mexico I would love to know as many songs as you please def leppard

[@bwm5150]

I did a solo tutorial for Armageddon It a long time ago, check my tutorial playlists. I have written up a Hysteria tab among a couple others on my SoundSlice page. There's a link on my KZbin channel page. :)

[@b0njov1]

fucking awesome. spot on. how do you have the amp settings set for that kind of tone?

[@bwm5150]

Cheers. It's a crunchy/chunky like distortion with a compressor. I also put on a little chorus and delay where it suits :)

[@TearsPlays]

how did you get this tone? i seen your "how to get a def leppard tone" stream but watching hours just to figure out what pedals and amp settings i need is a bit much for me.

[@bwm5150]

There’s links in the description of that stream to documentation that basically sums up what I say

[@TearsPlays]

@@bwm5150 thx

[@servustotalis]

Are you the secret brother of Phil Collin? Very well. i loved.From Italy.

[@bwm5150]

+servustotalis Haha. No. Thanks from Scotland. :)

[@rafeguitarr]

How old were you when you started? I'm 14 and I want to learn to play.

[@bwm5150]

I was around 12/13 but it doesn't really matter when you start. You just have to give it a go. :)

[@MrMshep79]

BAD A$$ Sir!

[@robertpaul8433]

Hey a dude sounds really cool wat gear r u using to get the sound

[@bwm5150]

Cheers. Boss Me50 into a Palmer Pdi-09.

[@Dinner1966]

Nailed mate.Your guitar & covers are great. Can I ask how long you've been playing?

[@bwm5150]

+Dinner1966 Cheers. Maybe 10/11 years now.

[@soulkiss31]

Fucking awesome outro solo!!!

[@9ri99a]

Bro, pls tell me how did you make that sound? I will be very grateful to you!

[@bwm5150]

I use a Boss ME50 into a Palmer Pdi-09. I made a stream a few years ago going over how to achieve similar. Called something like 'how to get a Def Leppard type tone'.

[@lyzzyredd8981]

Hi bwm, could you somehow show the tab for the pre-chorus? I never got it right and I need to know what Steve's doing there haha

[@lyzzyredd8981]

Oh, and btw, I think I watched all of your Leppard covers, and they're insane...you're great, man

[@bwm5150]

I made a Soundslice tab which is linked in the description. Cheers!

[@lyzzyredd8981]

+bwm5150 Thx man, I just read it...and I feel complete now haha

[@johnweldin4633]

please teach us brother so we can jam -so hard to find good instructionals-thank you.

[@DoomBeard]

nice work man! is the backing available for download anywhere?

[@bwm5150]

Cheers! I’m playing over the In The Round concert from ‘88.

[@DoomBeard]

@@bwm5150 oh nice! sounded like the guitar was taken away! good job man!

[@Me37368]

Is the main intro riff played with fingers or pick?

[@bwm5150]

I think Steve used his fingers and Viv uses a pick.

[@desireezac]

what is the scale (tone) of this song? c#??

[@bwm5150]

E is home but it’s used in different settings. The verse and intro is more a mixolydian feel, pre chorus/solo Ionian and then chorus aeolian (or G Ionian).

[@JackJames9648]

Did you change some knobs on your guitar?the tone?

[@bwm5150]

I took out the tone and moved the volume down so it was out the way.

[@leebaron3230]

That fucking intro......!