how to play "Beating Around the Bush" on guitar by AC/DC | guitar lesson tutorial

[@mrottomaddox]

The subtle differences in the Young brothers' rhythm parts that most people probably wouldn't notice are part of what makes their sound so great and unique. They really did have an amazing way of communicating with and complementing each other with their instruments.

[@stirlingnoumoff8526]

The rhythmic overlays are subtle and profound, I hear you brother. ;-)

[@andyleibrook6012]

My God you nailed that tone!..I probably listened to this one on headphones a thousand times as a kid when this album came out. My favorite on this album!

[@RandyFromBBlock]

For each lesson, could you also include a reason for the wife, why I won't be doing any chores today. thank you.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Randy, what are these "chores" that you speak of?

[@douglascasey3486]

I thought I was the only one. You would think I was cheating on her with that damn guitar.

[@4randosutube]

Looking for help oh this lick and came across your comment. Now that’s funny!

[@yanksrule311]

😂

[@Marsbonfire007]

@@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials They always think of something.

[@MervynPatterson]

As per usual played with pin point accuracy and feeling - total respect and admiration. Thanks!

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Thank you very much Mervyn!

[@randywissler9923]

Absolutely one of my all time favorite riffs!!!!

[@agtronic]

Man, you just solved a big puzzle for me. The difference between the Malcolm and Angus parts is the magic ingredient that you hear but can't put your finger on until you really analyze it closely. I am convinced that there is something that happens when siblings play in a band together. (Pantera?) Great tutorial. I have a pretty good sense about playing ACDC, and I think timing is 90% of their sound, and Beating Around the Bush has been the one song that I could never nail 100%. Thank you so much for the work you put into this. This has to be one of their best songs.

[@Triicell]

Kick-ass song, and top quality tutorial as well. Good stuff

[@willemdefouw3605]

Top player and tutorial

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Thank you Willem!

[@willemdefouw3605]

@@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials you are welcome sir. I'm fan of your playing sound and skills. You are a great player. Thanks for the great tutorials.

[@imannonymous7707]

Yup been saying that for years now...I wish I was rich I'd pay him what he deserves...well worth the money and time invested.....anyway yes ur right absolutely

[@thedangerussone]

Every single tutorial you are spot on and I appreciate you taking the time to teach us these songs with such details! ~Russ

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

I really had fun making this demo. It's super short, but a lot of intensity! Cheers

[@timinla64]

Might be the first time I’ve ever heard anyone nail that riff. Perfect as far as I can tell!.

[@ghoulfather]

Underrated riff for sure! Love the crisp tone!

[@sanchopp]

Thank you very much, my favorite AC/DC song.

[@MattSmith-iq1ld]

I personally feel this is the hardest AC-DC song to play on guitar. You have to be so precise with that riff. It is so easy to screw up.

[@stevenchisari9564]

Well great, just finished guitar one in high school and want to learn it but im not exactly the best player...

[@szymonzbijowski9776]

The riff isn't as hard as keeping the rythm imo. It's easier to screw up

[@jonginder5494]

Agrees

[@MontyCantsin5]

'Thunderstruck' is arguably more difficult as it requires higher levels of coordination to get the line on B string just right.

[@Mustaine1ify]

@@szymonzbijowski9776 Getting it up to speed is the tricky thing for me.

[@DexterDexter123]

Been one of my fav AC/DC songs since I was about 9. Can finally play it now, nearly 40 years later due to your video. Thanks v much! I can’t play ‘oh well’ now though. Ha. Can’t keep the two in my head.

[@TheAviationBoy16]

Thanks sooo much for the lesson, you really helped me ! Also thanks for Malcolm’s part, he is my fav guitarist, so thanks for mentioning his part here. Also, I think you are a great rhythm guitarist, with Malcolm’s rhythm style. Thanks again ! ❤🙏🤘

[@mj1205]

I could never get the awesome main riff down as a kid, just randomly gave it a try again thanks to this video and finally got it down lol. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us all

[@danielleiva9456]

Man your tone and playing it's just awesome and how u explain in every video is so down to business, all classics well explained and played. THE best channel by far

[@V8SlayeR6661]

Thank you for this guitar lesson! Absolutely amazing,keep going!! 🤘🏻

[@fabrice9584]

One of the awesome riff of rockn'roll history ! thanks!

[@agtronic]

I've come across your videos a few times over the years while deep in the KZbin wormhole, and I have to say, I love your Les Paul. It doesn't look like just another burst, it looks unique without looking tacky. And this song is one of the few AC DC riff I never could quite figure out by ear for some reason. Yet it's so simple when you show us how. Thanks for the lesson man! Cheers.

[@agtronic]

Is it a 77-79? The carve on the top looks just like mine.

[@mcampbell5158]

I have said it before and I am saying it again. Your lessons are the best on You tube and you chose awesome songs. Keep em comin!!!

[@MOTORHEAD8835]

Great lesson man!! 👍🏻 I was able to pick it up in no time with your lesson.. thank you!! 🤙🏻🎸

[@blacksabbath1022]

Hey man this is awesome. I don't know if you'll see this but I've scoured every video on youtube for Malcolms rhythm part that kicks in like a locomotive in Thunderstruck which may be my favorite thing he's ever done. Everybody concentrates on Angus's intro but nobody has done Malcolm correctly and if anyone could do it you're the caliber of player that could get it done. I've even gone as far as listening to the isolated rhythm guitar part you can find on youtube. Anyway, thanks for all you do.

[@Stu_Yorkie]

Now THIS is what I've been looking for....Awesome stuff !

[@alterpfalzer9248]

My fingers bled the past 2 days! Thank you for this excellent runthrough!!

[@paulcooper5748]

Could you teach the solo to ride on by ACDC.

[@jonginder5494]

paul cooper awesome solo

[@RJ-lf8ex]

I have to be a pest here. In the opening riff that end on the plucked open D, you can hear the open A slightly ring which is a result of your finger coming off it from the previous note. I was doing the same exact thing and it annoyed me, so I learned to mute it with my fretting finger as I pluck the D. If you listen to the album version, Angus is playing every note very clean with no overlap.

[@streetmoto1384]

Nailed it, thanks for sharing!

[@StealthParrot]

Just brilliant ! Thanks.

[@imannonymous7707]

This track rocks ...too cool

[@adriandaigle8651]

Great lesson, especially the guidance on up/down picking!

[@Ctaff63]

Brilliant, mate👋👍. You make it so much easier ,to me anyway, to understand and naming the chords . As a oldie beginner I thank you, some more AC/DC , lessons ,especially earlier stuff please . Brilliant 👍🇬🇧

[@jonginder5494]

Just super accurate and awesome. BTW I love the way in this song how where the riff repeats after the end of the chorus, the second time, just before the solo, Angus delays a bit compared to the first time (or perhaps the first time is rushed a bit) and it just launches the solo. I also love how the rushed timing of the first post chorus riff makes it sound “tougher”.

[@jonginder5494]

Correction the timing of the first post chorus riff is slowed a touch and doesn’t swing until the G E G E bit. Noticed Angus also bends the fat G a touch sometimes for a bit more swing.

[@tommilitello198]

Half the stuff like that just happens,it’s not necessarily planned,people over analyze the guitar to no end,it’s music,theory,not fact

[@terryobrien7040]

You make the riff look so easy. I have been trying for a solid week, not even close. I will keep it up though, it sounds so damn good.

[@rmftc1]

Agree, this is also THE killer riff for me, too!!

[@stirlingnoumoff8526]

I could play that riff all night, hundreds of times, it's so fun. Try playing it in drop D, talk about difficult, still great fun !

[@vendettavendetta6490]

Great lesson thanks. You're right it is tricky.. I keep drifting into "Oh Well"! Such a good riff to learn and master.

[@dolphinberserk]

Great breakdown - particularly Malcolm's part vs Angus' part. It is great for guitarists in learning how to make the groove and sit with the drums and bass in a groove (rather than always playing 'over' the rhythm seeing it as a separate thing - the biggest failing of many guitarists in my view). Back Street Confidential (original gigged version in the Australian pubs) was how we knew this song, then they tightened it up to make it BAtB. I'm thinking that's why everyone knows it only as Beating Around the Bush? Anyways very nice to see this breakdown!

[@thomasweisgerber8080]

Hey out there, such a cool riff, ..such a cool video-tutorial / teacher👍 Thank you so much for making and sharing such great video-guitar-lessons. You really make an old boy like me (58 years) cry with joy, ..now that I can learn to play myself such cool music of my youth on my own guitar (Gibson Les Paul Studio), ...really really appreciate it👍👏👍👌 Thankful greetings from Germany Thomas😎

[@richardacquistapace2317]

Sweet. You make this so easy but I've been playing for almost 50 years. LOL Seriously though, you jam!

[@blakeroath5024]

Your lessons are bad ass man!! You have great chops

[@saywhat4314]

Would love to see some more ac/dc rhythm. Malcolm young was the killer

[@danielleiva9456]

Wow man took a lot to get the picking right, but once u get it, u feel the groove, as always spot on lesson!

[@justinexclaimed]

Very thorough. Thanks man.

[@zippy61]

You are absolutely the best!

[@MC-cl9ip]

Great video. Very well done bud!

[@TommySG1]

Such a fantastic lesson, thanks so much.

[@rb343]

Very, very tight! Awesome! Thanks!

[@ИванИванов-я8п5з]

right picking made me play the thing right, thank you!!

[@matthewjaymz]

Great lesson 👍 Thank you!

[@marshall3524]

Beautiful lesson, thank you.

[@yasmiiineee]

oH MY GOD THIS THIS IS PERFECT THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Blau_Zahn]

Great, thanks for that. Thanks to the explanations, I've come a lot closer to my goal.

[@bpy4073]

Lovin it you make it look so easy.

[@QBtracksandstuff]

Love this song. Fab playing as always. Another song that`s close is "In My Chair" - Status Quo

[@MontyWoo64]

Superb lesson - many thanks for sharing.

[@POB-rocker]

Great lesson, quite a tricky riff

[@sevrent2811]

Dude your demo’s are so fucking tight! Seriously you should upload straight up covers. I’ve downloaded a lot of your demos to listen to them offline. They’re literally that good

[@FlamecatPhantom]

that's amazing! thank you very much!!

[@TheLukeDaly]

Any chance you can do a solo lesson for beating around the bush?

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Hey Luke. With all due respect to Angus, who is a fantastic guitar player...it's NEVER the solos that interest me with AC/DC songs. It's the rhythm parts that are awesome! Malcolm was one of the best ever and the way they voiced the rhythm parts between the two guitars was pure genius! Cheers Andy

[@TheLukeDaly]

Not a problem sir! Was only just curious I'm sure I can whip it up studying it more. Thanks again for step by step on this one, been asking many around for years on this song. God bless my friend!

[@andrewgoodwin9385]

Good job. Lots of fun to play.

[@pjrodzjr2790]

Like that song, i will give a try, thakz

[@ВалерийТимошевский-г3м]

Эти рифы меня сводят с ума.👍👍👍

[@korsario1963]

Muy bueno , bien tocado y perfecta clase , eres un maestro , muchas gracias

[@jeffs5376]

The example you gave how you might have played this when you first learned how to play guitar, sloppy and loose. It is the best I can do except I didn’t just start learning how to play guitar.

[@cjsavarimuthu7459]

Great tutorial....the best around here.

[@mrbreez33]

You are very talented.

[@CPUrafael]

Awesome! :) Top Top Top

[@themusiccovenant]

Please play minor swing by django

[@6stringcodger450]

played this with my lp standard but sounded better on the lp with P90s. The tone was just better for this song. Used to play the fleetwood mac version in our sets (decades ago). One of the songs that made me pick up the guitar in the first place! Very fun riff!

[@byrdman023able]

Great tune!

[@antonchigurh3794]

Who are you? You are an amazing player and teacher!! Thanks so much!!

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Thank you very much Dave! Cheers, Andy.

[@TheRealSandleford]

on acoustic sweep pick one half step and m3rd for a interesting feel

[@joepaul9855]

Malcolm would approve!!

[@bjh5737]

can you please make a video on AC/DC "High Voltage" and "Heatseeker"? Those are such a fun songs, I bet they are fun to play. plus looking on the youtube there is not a good lesson on either of those.

[@cog1140]

Great attention to detail bud.

[@aaronsmithey5806]

Thanks for the tutorial. Is the backing track available to download?

[@phduckie68]

Simply excellent

[@mb4716]

Hello my friend !!! great playing and tutorials..absolutely love that guitar and sound,,what kind is it ?

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

There's a link to my gear page in the description box below each video. I list everything I use there. Cheers

[@tthdmusic3513]

Please do "Sin City"

[@loontil]

great acca dacca tone

[@dinoccio]

Great man. Thanks

[@juke699]

How about doing the Yardbirds 65 Hit Shapes of Things, in particular the Jeff Beck solo on it....

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

That's a great tune! JB is one of the greatest guitar "artists" that's ever been. The guy is amazing!

[@juke699]

Yes he is.............

[@dasvidanye5153]

Thanks for sharing these great lessons but could you please do without you by Badfinger. I learnt the other two songs by them that you covered, but cant get my head around that one...

[@MikeUIibarri]

Some of the Greatest Riffage of All TIme... The Brothers Young.

[@morganthus6323]

Great job buddy!

[@jamesryder9158]

Do a tutorial on how you got the tone, its pretty close to the same tone that's on the album, what amp did you use?

[@01_SPACE_C0WB0Y]

Ok... That is quick, like I never realized how quick the riff is.

[@josephm.2856]

BRAVO !!! MR. GUITAR TEACHER. You are a EXCELLENT TEACHER. NOTE = I ADORE YOUR LES PAUL ! It has such a NASTY SOUND to it. I Like it BETTER than Angus Gibson S.G. - Thank you once again, from the heart. Are you familiar with my Guitar hero.....Mr. Tommy Bolin ??? Deep Purple, James Gang, Billy Cobham ???? Anyway, he did a song with Purple, on the Come Taste The Band LP back in 1975 called....... " DEALER " = I need some help sir and I KNOW you are just the man that could help me.....and Im sure all the guitar players of the Internet will....ADORE....this tune. Anyway, I thank you for your wonderful lesson. Take care and try to get back to me. If not no problem.....God Bless. Sincerely, Joe

[@srenasmussen1542]

Thank you very much!

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

Please do both guitar parts to Maybe I'm Amazed!

[@rl.coininfo101]

Thanks man.

[@chrislanctot5837]

nice tutorial!

[@virgomonkey68]

Your good mate.....cheers👍

[@oliverfloyd5717]

Do hear my train a rollin by Hendrix that would be awesome!

[@p1TCHONEEE]

Do you upload your backing tracks? Excellent lesson btw as allways.

[@JoaoRodrigues-cs9qc]

can someone tell me if those 2 A power chords on the verse riff are staccato or not? I listen to the song and cant tell

[@steveacdc6423]

This guitar is a real scarlet treasure😟😟😟 Aaaand DEEEEEvil old boogie 1:32👹👹👹

[@sircaine3494]

sick sound!!!!

[@patricklaenen3468]

Why are you touching your volume knob all the time when you’re not playing ;-) Great playing!