How to play ‘Blackbird’ by Alter Bridge Guitar Solo Lesson w/tabs

[@dukstuf]

One of, if not the best, rock guitar solos of all time.

[@markojerkic7724]

Mark Tremonti is a very underrated guitarist

[@TheCharudatta]

Yes.

[@dcxcaliberz]

I agree, him and myles are both amazing and while mark shreds with more skill myles has just as much if not more feel

[@TheJwwinter]

and Chris Zoupa is also a very underrated guitarist. He deserves a million subscribers.

[@dinoc734]

I have always been perplexed of how tremonti got a hell of a lot better since creed.

[@snakeplisskin4535]

Mark is getting more and more recognition but it is a bit odd why he is not a household name, he is one of the best at his craft. It is a travesty because AB is an amazingly crazy good talented band. Myles brings scary good vocals/guitar playing/song writing and overall presence..to an already established and amazing band. Mark Tremonti is one of the top guitar playing/song writing talents of this day. He and Myles are the perfect combo, Myles has such a bluesy soulful touch with a killer vibrato and Mark can shred effortlessly to go along with monster riffs. If you enjoy the music and haven't seen them live, treat yourself, you wont forget it. Hands down one of the best live bands out there.

[@efebezmez6386]

1:00 that note gives me chills every time

[@MetalRob81]

The phrasing in this song is brilliant. Chris, killer job my man. Would love to see Fortress in the future.

[@shockt9610]

Yes Fortress is amazing!

[@kiernanmcguire1273]

but this is off blackbird

[@jackmarshall757]

My favourite Guitar Solos of all-time

[@wilfredhadone6435]

Wonderful job, Chris! These days I can finally play those solo's because you taught me! We all appreciate your work.

[@HanSoloUlt]

Thanks so much for taking my request on this solo Chris. Really appreciate it. You killed it as usual. It is nice to see this as there are no lessons for Blackbird on KZbin. Myles and Mark are truly amazing and underrated artists. I hope they continue to provide us with the awesome music that they always do. I know it isnt my place to request yet another song but I was hoping you could do Fortress in near future. That would be really awesome.

[@KaranKumar-ke3wz]

Part from 00:22 gives me the extreme chills everytime man 😭

[@iamnotanalieniswear]

Tabs parts Section 1 6:06 6:15 6:23 Section 2 10:56 11:05 11:11 Section 3 15:35 15:41 Section 4 19:37 19:44 Section 5 23:43 23:52 Section 6 27:03 27:11

[@Dumb101shit]

Thank you so much

[@dcqec111]

That lick @ 0:37 is one of my favourite ever

[@YavuzErol]

Oh finally thanks Chris! There are only two solos than can top this one; Stairway and Numb. Pure masterpiece

[@TheCharudatta]

Yasssss

[@chriszoupa7898]

+Yavuz Erol Agreed man!

[@dr.aramesh3337]

what about free bird and eruption??

[@TheCharudatta]

+lalit sai Eruption NO!!!! Not melodic enough...Free bird yes...

[@kayrographics]

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well

[@ratewenniiogeorge]

that is one of the best solos I've ever heard!! it had so much emotion in it, ugh loved it

[@tattychopper]

Honestly impressed you nailed it very nice on Marks section.

[@wayneholman1761]

Great lesson,just started to learn this as I have just Ordered a PRS Mark Tremonti Custom...Thanks again from Ross On Wye Hereford 🇬🇧

[@MattyPS]

Wow what a solo! Loved it!

[@mixoblues5025]

This solo make me feel so insane i don't know how to describe it lol

[@SpandanBista]

The way you get into the depth of solos, its awesome, and ofcourse your solos!

[@vedantbhat4446]

Most underrated song of all time.

[@marcoduo4451]

More extreme please! it's been a while since last nuno's solo. Great lesson as always Chris, thank you.

[@vinnbrit]

Only god knows how much I was waiting for this solo to show up on your channel. Beautiful job as usual, Chris! Keep it up!

[@TheLinkIsLost]

This song was chosen for my moms funeral in 2012. It fit so well. Thank you for this.

[@Cpt_Quack]

heck yeah man, BAD ASS solo, and always stellar performance for Mr. Zoupa!!!!

[@MadmansChorus]

Great lesson, really found the tabs on the screen helpful as well as you playing that last bit slower. Thanks man

[@wolfbrother2474]

Thanks for taking the time for putting this out there mate. I haven't mastered it entirely but I'm getting there and never thought I would. Great tutorial and even better to see Jeff in the background

[@fernandopizarro629]

Really sick solo. Thank you Chris for making this lesson

[@TheRealTheonimus]

i'm probably a bit late to this but I just want to say that this is an awesome tutorial! You explain everything so well that even a schmuck like me can understand it. :-D One of the best teachers here on youtube!

[@mymp18]

Best tutorial ever ..

[@WOSGamez]

OOH CHRIS YOU LEGEND!!! I've been looking for a lesson of this solo for months and I thought I'd never find it. BUT YOU DID IT!!!

[@zaferfanari9320]

you are a guitar god and the best teacher ever that always teach us in a perfect way you always motivates me to be better... thanks a lot chris

[@ginateran]

Awesome job teaching Chris...def one of my fave

[@Kuazzy]

Legend thank you for this, best tutorial on youtube. The tone is spot on too. One of my favorite solos Gonna look through your other solo tabs and see what you got. Cheers brother

[@LiamBriggs18]

Holy shit sensational playthrough Chris! Please do more AB.

[@athannos]

Man you totally nailed this one...

[@Garrett-In-Canada]

Love this song you did a killer job on this

[@felixstuemke4164]

Killer Lesson for a Killer solo!!! Thanks Chris!!!

[@filowarrior1230]

1:25 gives me the chills

[@petezaroll4421]

Playing standing up now? Sounds great as always.

[@dcxcaliberz]

Probably for wah

[@chriszoupa7898]

+Andrew Martinez Yeah just for Wah... I do get into it more standing especially with 6/8 swing timing

[@focusedonmusic8612]

Chris Zoupa please teach some Tremonti

[@TimmyBreatonGuitar]

"Blackbird singing in the de..."

[@codytouchet2419]

Bro what the shit... just found you on youtube, finally learning other guitarists solos after years of just creating my own music. First 4 solos I youtube, you are at the top :) We love the same music! Keep schwaken them strings baw

[@Jasper666conrad]

Great solo 🤘🏻thanks for sharing

[@conor.mo_1239]

Finally 😄 ,thank you Chris, honestly you're the best and a major inspiration of mine. thank you 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@andrewwood9775]

HOLY CRAP-------That was AWESOME.

[@Jessicadeborahloves]

Incredible playing ❤️

[@Theseasider69]

Just found this - great job mate!

[@JohnRobbfl]

Really nicely done!

[@ignacioaguirre1843]

this solo is amazing

[@youknownothingjonsnow01]

thank you so much for everything man!

[@mndzdmnchrnndz]

Thank you so much @Chris Zoupa for this lesson! because of this video i learned faster the guitar solo of that song :)

[@OskarBienko]

love this solo!!!

[@yeserguitar]

You are the man! Thanks so much!

[@jaapmeijaard6106]

Awesome video man, keep up the great work :)

[@Leviplaysdrums]

Nice job Chris!!

[@nemoes]

God bless you for this video!

[@theRevVA32]

I thought you might be a Tremonti fan with your PRS. Great video Chris I've mastered 5 solos through your videos.

[@Bardish]

Thank you so much mate! Much love!!

[@th3bendanator]

OMG i've been waiting, and it's here :D Keep up the good work Chris! Must also request Save Me by A7X

[@JeroenPol]

Nice, Alter Bridge! One question; what is your motivation behind playing with your nails instead of a pick?

[@TheCharudatta]

Chris' own words " It's a flamenco thing "

[@malcolmx8301]

solo's so good, just gotta stand up when you play it! \m/

[@mattberg971]

Thank you very much, you're an awesome teacher. Got it mostly down but I just cant play that last section at full speed

[@chriszoupa7898]

You're most welcome dude. Thanks for making my day

[@guilhermefoganholo896]

Very Very good!!

[@leonbmanabouttown3128]

U did your thing Brother man!!! I got the Myles part , but Marks part intimidates me, But if I got Myles I can get Mark!!!

[@michamatejuk]

Mr. Zoupa please do a lesson for Darkest Hour from Zakk Wylde's newest album Book of Shadows 2 . I think this is one of Zakk's best solos of all time, I love it. Thanks

[@isaacsantos9186]

Seeing them on Friday 😊😊

[@andreyrannev9927]

very nice cover

[@crimson7277]

Absolutely fantastic lesson Chris. However, there's no lessons for Soothsayer by Buckethead. An absolutely incredible solo, albeit much longer and technically complex. If you ever can make a lesson for that, I'll be forever grateful.

[@gustavoarguedasgarcia150]

I waited a lot for this vid

[@lacgugolator]

That was sick!

[@BrickopStudios]

Thank you so much Chris for this video as this is my favourite song. I have learnt the rest of this song and I was struggling a bit with some of these solo parts and this is helping me a lot. Keep up the great content! By the way I would appreciate it greatly, if you could tell me what pedals and amp settings you are using as my tone for this is a bit off, thanks.

[@johncenakiwi]

Great video! Thanks.

[@kartikeyatripathi7002]

Amazing man, thanks!

[@lodvik]

Great! Helped a lot! One thing, Myles got his guitar Dropped C# tuning so Section 2 is just a bit different.

[@mouadbenhaddi7498]

great work chris this is the very best channel on youtube so far..very accurate solo..i appreciate your work chris and i thank you for the great tutorials...i have a request for a song that i love very much...well it's Andy Timmons "Cry for you" i really hope i can learn it via your Videos thank you again and good luck...your Fan from Morocco \m/

[@anonymousslash9566]

could you do a solo lesson for the drug in me is you by falling in reverse I'm really struggling with it and nobody has a good lesson for it. thx

[@shreyanshbhargava4510]

This is one of my favorite solos too!!... next do whispering silence solo by as I lay dying plz

[@espinacosta]

Ojalá hubiese visto este video hace años.

[@death_jockey5759]

16:00 (just leaving myself a bookmark of where I stopped) Also love your vids man, can you do cry of achilles and bleed it dry by any chance? thanks :)

[@RobbVance]

you should do a surfing with the alien tutorial

[@opmfsnipe]

hey chris did you ever mension why you use paul reed smiths? would love to know your opinion on them vs other main brands

[@cesarsimon3143]

hey dude, since it's been 4 years, thought i'd share my opinion. playing a prs is like playing on easy mode. the necks are amazing, the tone is the same, the scale is a bit shorter so you can use a thicker gauge and do the bends easier, and they just feel great. yes, they are expensive but they are worth it and you can always get a used one. way, way better than a gibson les paul, and if you go to guitar center you can find a used one even at another location. oh, btw, almost everybody treats prs very well, so they will likely be in great condition, mint.

[@twohundredrunna8385]

Do Bleed it Dry and Buried Alive!!!

[@death_jockey5759]

Bleed it dry definitely

[@Alexander-kk1ps]

'I am the antidote' by lost society pls! Absolute masterpiece! :)

[@blackpearl8142]

Muy bueno el video, bien explicado!! Gracias Crack!!

[@baronschultz4915]

Where’d you get the ivory tuning pegs?

[@immarks]

Keep on fire mann

[@matthewgardner9708]

awesome tutorial, where do you get those posters from?

[@LetsPlayandVanossHighlights]

THANK YOU

[@carlosguerra1242]

Return to Serenity by Testament would be awesome!

[@pauloth132]

wicked video, is there anywhere i can find the tab?

[@piyushsharma5177]

the legato thing at 17:40 is a bit different from original. Mark plays that stuff like shown below 1-3-3-5-6-5-3 2(after playing the above sequence) 6-4-3-4-6.. instead of 6-4-3-6-4-3 3(after playing the above sequence) 5-3-2-3-5 instead of 5-3-2-5-3-20

[@TheCharudatta]

Section 4 and 6... I'm not there yet...but what the hell I'm surely gonna steal few licks from this :D

[@rikimaki7641]

Nice video, which amp were you using ? Thanks

[@dr.aramesh3337]

👍👍👍👍👍 awesome!!!

[@tusharsharma1299]

man!!, next one pls make it fortress!!!

[@marino4691]

Can you do a "How to play (Prince Solo)" as a Tribute?

[@nemoes]

I knew I could trust you with a Buckley Satch Halen Dream theater background

[@dtuck333]

you should definitely do a cover of their new single "Show Me A Leader"!!! I think it's Tremont it's best solo ever!

[@simonrourke1978]

Amazing solo from an incredible song! Random question Chris, but where do you get the album art behind you as they look really cool?

[@johncenakiwi]

Are those two Fender Mustangs at the back?

[@silveraleman88]

thanks bro!!

[@prsenthusiast262]

Do some mercyful fate please!

[@jbal6956]

The start sounds a little like comfortably numb