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.

[@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

[@efebezmez6386]

1:00 that note gives me chills every 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.

[@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.

[@jackmarshall757]

My favourite Guitar Solos of all-time

[@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!

[@mixoblues5025]

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

[@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

[@SpandanBista]

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

[@KaranKumar-ke3wz]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@MadmansChorus]

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

[@dcqec111]

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

[@Cpt_Quack]

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

[@MattyPS]

Wow what a solo! 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 🇬🇧

[@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!!!

[@marcoduo4451]

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

[@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

[@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

[@fernandopizarro629]

Really sick solo. Thank you Chris for making this lesson

[@TheLinkIsLost]

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

[@mymp18]

Best tutorial ever ..

[@ratewenniiogeorge]

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

[@ginateran]

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

[@yeserguitar]

You are the man! Thanks so much!

[@mndzdmnchrnndz]

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

[@Garrett-In-Canada]

Love this song you did a killer job on this

[@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

[@felixstuemke4164]

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

[@vedantbhat4446]

Most underrated song of all time.

[@conor.mo_123]

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

[@filowarrior1230]

1:25 gives me the chills

[@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

[@athannos]

Man you totally nailed this one...

[@andrewwood9775]

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

[@LiamBriggs18]

Holy shit sensational playthrough Chris! Please do more AB.

[@Jasper666conrad]

Great solo 🤘🏻thanks for sharing

[@youknownothingjonsnow01]

thank you so much for everything man!

[@OskarBienko]

love this solo!!!

[@ignacioaguirre1843]

this solo is amazing

[@th3bendanator]

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

[@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

[@nemoes]

God bless you for this video!

[@Bardish]

Thank you so much mate! Much love!!

[@Jessicadeborahloves]

Incredible playing ❤️

[@Theseasider69]

Just found this - great job mate!

[@JohnRobbfl]

Really nicely done!

[@jaapmeijaard6106]

Awesome video man, keep up the great work :)

[@Leviplaysdrums]

Nice job Chris!!

[@malcolmx8301]

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

[@guilhermefoganholo896]

Very Very good!!

[@lacgugolator]

That was sick!

[@theRevVA32]

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

[@johncenakiwi]

Great video! Thanks.

[@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.

[@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

[@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 😊😊

[@gustavoarguedasgarcia150]

I waited a lot for this vid

[@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!!!

[@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/

[@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.

[@andreyrannev9927]

very nice cover

[@kartikeyatripathi7002]

Amazing man, thanks!

[@TimmyBreatonGuitar]

"Blackbird singing in the de..."

[@lodvik]

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

[@immarks]

Keep on fire mann

[@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.

[@RobbVance]

you should do a surfing with the alien tutorial

[@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 "

[@LetsPlayandVanossHighlights]

THANK YOU

[@Alexander-kk1ps]

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

[@blackpearl8142]

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

[@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 :)

[@mikesanders902]

That’s was bad ass

[@christiancampbell6170]

I like this solo great song hey sir I have a request can u do one of Myles Kennedy's song called Love Rain Down its a acoustic guitar song a great I really want to learn how to play that song just having a hard time with learning the song sir the acoustic guitar is tuned E Standard with Capo on the 2nd fret

[@dr.aramesh3337]

👍👍👍👍👍 awesome!!!

[@prsenthusiast262]

Do some mercyful fate please!

[@carlosguerra1242]

Return to Serenity by Testament would be awesome!

[@TheCharudatta]

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

[@silveraleman88]

thanks bro!!

[@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!

[@cleidsonshasta7350]

Cara, muito bom!

[@realmz]

Cool solo and effort. Thanks man. Please check out Cry of Achilles. Great solo in case you wanna do something from them ;)

[@tusharsharma1299]

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

[@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

[@AnthonySanchez-wh6lw]

Can you learn and make a video for welcome home by coheed and cambria? Plz

[@hailnohero]

Sick shit! Please do "Watcher" by "Bury Tomorrow" solo. It's melodic and would be killer to have a lesson for that sick piece! Thanks :)

[@laloflip]

you are the Fu/&%ng master!

[@SharkkkBite]

YES!!

[@davidno5390]

Hey can you do a full cover pleasesssss😝

[@twohundredrunna8385]

Do Bleed it Dry and Buried Alive!!!

[@death_jockey5759]

Bleed it dry definitely

[@Arkhamsfallen19]

Chris could you do let's go crazy by Prince guitar solo lesson it would be a super cool if you make a lesson it would really like to learn it to play for my mom if you you can thanks!!

[@nemoes]

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