Rockers Play Their Favorite AC/DC Riffs

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@BIGD-gj1vb
@BIGD-gj1vb 9 ай бұрын
AC/DC is a once in a lifetime band. Their music never leaves you. People try and replicate it but can never match the power and energy of the original mastery. Legends of rock.
@DrSuess360
@DrSuess360 9 ай бұрын
Damn straight man. Fuck Airbourne.
@DrSuess360
@DrSuess360 9 ай бұрын
Exactly. F🤬🤬k Airbourne.
@DrSuess360
@DrSuess360 9 ай бұрын
Exactly. Screw Airbourne.
@adamwarlock5286
@adamwarlock5286 5 ай бұрын
Oh grow the fuck up. Airbourne are great ​@DrSuess360
@paulbergin5903
@paulbergin5903 3 ай бұрын
Exactly pal, couldn't have put it better myself, only see them in Ireland last Saturday night, I can't word how good it was. ACDC for life.
@malcomyoung7637
@malcomyoung7637 Жыл бұрын
To this day it never ceases to amaze me how so many guitarists state how easy it is to play AC/DC riffs and then proceed to play it arse ways
@dirtydeeds2012
@dirtydeeds2012 Жыл бұрын
100% agree
@jc9923
@jc9923 Жыл бұрын
I think people say that, but guitarists know better. Easy doesn't mean simple!
@DavidWoodsGuitar
@DavidWoodsGuitar Жыл бұрын
You beat me to it! Some appalling versions here, with way too much gain. Also, Bon died in 1980, not 1979, as written above. Sorry to Loudwire for the negative comment but the whole piece was wide of the mark.
@mitchpalmer5116
@mitchpalmer5116 Жыл бұрын
A couple of these guys are playing it wrong...LOL
@ADAMKTN
@ADAMKTN Жыл бұрын
Feel obviously number one, but tone is so integral.
@kkoch666
@kkoch666 Жыл бұрын
Thank god we still have Angus to play this stuff
@motioninmind6015
@motioninmind6015 6 ай бұрын
*Malcom. But unfortunately we don't have him anymore
@chymist66
@chymist66 5 ай бұрын
@@motioninmind6015Agreed my friend while Angus is a quality lead player and showman his bro was a fucking Rhythm Legend with some of the most iconic riffs of all time making AC/DC one of the most successful hard rock bands of all times. Malcolm’s legend will live forever!
@HocusPocus6969
@HocusPocus6969 Жыл бұрын
Not just the riffs, Malcolm and Angus were masters of space. They let the notes and chords breathe, freakin amazing. So much added intensity and anticipation in it.
@MrTurboTord
@MrTurboTord 11 ай бұрын
The tightness!
@jamesquinn4678
@jamesquinn4678 10 ай бұрын
Also volume/heavy picking over drive. Natural distortion from the fingers
@mistacoz
@mistacoz 8 ай бұрын
@@jamesquinn4678 yeah I’ve heard a lot of people say 90% of his tone was in his fingers. Angus could make a Hello Kitty strat sound hard as fk.
@cliffords2315
@cliffords2315 7 ай бұрын
"Its Not What you play, ITs what you Dont Play." i learned that in my first Record Studio in 1970 secret from recording engineers in So Cal........
@chymist66
@chymist66 4 ай бұрын
There’s a reason Back in Black is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. As you say colossal riffs with space in between, so catchy they had an appeal outside of Rock and Metal Fandom. Nothing beats standing in a festival crowd with a wall of Marshalls pushing the sound waves and moving that much air you can feel it in your chest and with Angus and Malcolm playing some of their iconic riffs.
@Lemmon714_
@Lemmon714_ Жыл бұрын
I've seen AC/DC 34 times since 1985. Thank you for the lifelong tinnitus it was worth it
@mmedi6165
@mmedi6165 10 ай бұрын
😮really!!! Commend your dedication Sir👍🏼
@billwhitman4125
@billwhitman4125 9 ай бұрын
34 AC/DC shows !!!! Unbelievable. I only saw them once, and not with Bon. Back in Black tour. My most attended band...Kiss . 11 times.
@randybuhr3818
@randybuhr3818 8 ай бұрын
Envious
@catlikemeew
@catlikemeew 8 ай бұрын
Wanna swap lives?
@SalMaccarrone
@SalMaccarrone 8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@LonnyEagletonMusic
@LonnyEagletonMusic Жыл бұрын
For those mentioning how the tones aren’t accurate - I was in this video and was literally asked on the spot to do it backstage at a festival. No warning or thought beforehand. They plugged me into whatever amp was on site and pressed record. If we were in a studio dialing in a tone of course we could get closer if we wanted to but that’s not at all what this is about. It’s a discussion about the music we love, not a tutorial on replicating tone from a record. Anywho, I’m honored to appear in this video among so many greats. Long live AC/DC. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
@DawidUliczny-ro7eo
@DawidUliczny-ro7eo Жыл бұрын
Dude, stop it, you had lovely sound, anyone who expects tone like from album probably never played plugged in, if at all. Was that PRS? Sweet looking piece.
@theobaldINsorrow
@theobaldINsorrow Жыл бұрын
don't listen to them. Who cares if you can copy everything precisely? Obviously this video is about love for AC/DC and not about replicating them 100% accurate.
@ingvarandersson1579
@ingvarandersson1579 11 ай бұрын
You are the lucky one. Right place at the right time, how often does that happen?♠️♠️♠️🤘🏼
@Formerlywarmer
@Formerlywarmer 9 ай бұрын
Cool story but stop with the anywho ffs
@bernie4366
@bernie4366 9 ай бұрын
Heya Lonny, I don't think anyone is trying to diss any specific guitarist, certainly not you. AC/DC fans just get tired of hearing people say AC/DC is 'easy' when Angus shits out 10 riffs per song that are better than any they could come up with if you gave them a lifetime. Difficult doesn't equal good. And not bashing on you because you definitely aren't one of those guys, you get it.
@DavidHall-d8q
@DavidHall-d8q 8 ай бұрын
When I was in high school I ( 75 or 76 ) we went to see the KISS Alive 2 show and the opening act was AC/DC it was one HELL OF CONCERT and one I won't ever forget ! Angus Young was on Bonn Scott's shoulders and they ran all around the concert hall ( Freedom Hall , Louisville Kentucky ) and they ran right past us ! Let there be Rock was tearing up the radio and IT WAS SO GOOD ! PK
@RunTFC
@RunTFC 9 ай бұрын
There's all the cool riffs and songs and then there's Angus playing live with all that body movement and energy and still hitting all the notes. One of a kind!
@garryleerob
@garryleerob 8 ай бұрын
Some of the above couldn't hit them sitting down...supposedly easy riffs too. That Stefan murdered Hell's Bells.
@dennisperin2989
@dennisperin2989 7 ай бұрын
Thats what always amazed me too, always hits the note even in full body contortion! Saw em 3 times, best was 82’ FTATR tour, best live thing i ever saw to this day.
@globalnova
@globalnova Жыл бұрын
Gone Shootin' is an awesome song with a cool riff and a nice groove.
@ManuelGonzalez-tv2ob
@ManuelGonzalez-tv2ob 11 ай бұрын
Best groove ever!
@grizzlysteele3199
@grizzlysteele3199 9 ай бұрын
Brilliant driving tune ⚡️⚡️
@Monsterdrumma
@Monsterdrumma 7 ай бұрын
Yep great call that is my favorite riff of theirs and that is a tough task to pic a favorite with these guys!
@JustinBlackfaceTrudeau
@JustinBlackfaceTrudeau 7 ай бұрын
The whole Powerage album is a masterpiece.
@ednorman3421
@ednorman3421 4 ай бұрын
YES
@jujuhound220
@jujuhound220 Жыл бұрын
AND!!!! Not a single one could truly match the masterful AC/DC tone.
@dylanadams1455
@dylanadams1455 Жыл бұрын
too much distortion. Also playing power chords where Malcolm and Angus would play open chords
@BarrackObamna
@BarrackObamna Жыл бұрын
@@dylanadams1455 no they played power chords, just in the wrong voicing. A5 D5 G5 is the entire ac/dc arsenal. But yes a lot of times they used open string power chords they a5 is the same wether you voice it on the 5th(standard) fret or the 2nd.
@MickH60
@MickH60 Жыл бұрын
@@BarrackObamna Wrong mate, go watch some early live videos and learn something... I played ACDC cover shows in Australia..
@BarrackObamna
@BarrackObamna Жыл бұрын
@@MickH60 m8 I have and he plays lead many different ways throughout the years. How are you gonna dispute that they play it multiple ways? How would you know? Have you seen every performance ever? All I have to do to prove my point is tell you to watch two different videos. He plays it different in the video than live sometimes, he plays it dumbed down. I don’t care if you were in an undercover band you’re wrong MATE
@LalisasToxicHusband
@LalisasToxicHusband 11 ай бұрын
If it were easy, everyone would do it
@isustudent514
@isustudent514 Жыл бұрын
ACDC really does have a freakishly huge amount of recognizable riffs in their catalogue.
@JustinBlackfaceTrudeau
@JustinBlackfaceTrudeau 7 ай бұрын
Malcom was the Riff Master after all !
@woodardkingsbury1648
@woodardkingsbury1648 5 ай бұрын
More than any other band for sure and 85 percent of them are easily recognizable in a second of hearing them
@vvoof2601
@vvoof2601 Жыл бұрын
Jared Dines showed one key element of AC/DC, the songs are easy to play but hard to play correctly.
@jrand2148
@jrand2148 Жыл бұрын
He doesn't play anything correctly
@troywilkinson160
@troywilkinson160 Жыл бұрын
Jared Dines try again.
@danishskiwarehouse
@danishskiwarehouse Жыл бұрын
Ouch! 😂
@KidOnTheMoon88
@KidOnTheMoon88 Жыл бұрын
Jared 😂
@revelore4090
@revelore4090 Жыл бұрын
buuuurned lol
@Dwendele
@Dwendele Жыл бұрын
It's wild to see how differently people play the same riffs
@stupoc6715
@stupoc6715 Жыл бұрын
Shook me all night. I don't even move my hand up the neck. I saw that guy do that. What was he doing. Its all in one spot on the neck.
@porkypile
@porkypile Жыл бұрын
@@stupoc6715 Wrong. Ang and Mal dont play the same way. Ang plays Shook further down the neck to get the brighter harmonic sounds from that position while Mal played it closer to the head stock of the guitar.
@theobaldINsorrow
@theobaldINsorrow Жыл бұрын
because AC/DC is not about surgeon accuracy. It's about feel. Two guitarists in band sometimes play same riff in different positions
@jbrown292
@jbrown292 5 ай бұрын
I always play TNT solely in open chord positions
@michaelbenge2388
@michaelbenge2388 3 ай бұрын
It’s funny to hear all the distortion they’re playing, when Mal & Angus didn’t use much, only many Marshalls, cranked.
@Omar_E11
@Omar_E11 Жыл бұрын
People who hate AC/DC must hate groovy riffs, electrifying solos, and contagiously riveting energy.
@gerardoa9179
@gerardoa9179 Жыл бұрын
And hate repetitive music
@La_sagne
@La_sagne Жыл бұрын
​@@gerardoa9179tell me again how riff raff and dirty deeds sound the same
@Omar_E11
@Omar_E11 Жыл бұрын
@StetcynBrown Pantera would be a lot better without their weird confederate BS.
@Omar_E11
@Omar_E11 Жыл бұрын
@@gerardoa9179 Yet you're here, on this video. You must be on the same level then
@joshreynolds729
@joshreynolds729 Жыл бұрын
Dude what do you expect man they are old asf. But the rifts for their time are so good and one might even say timeless. How many other songs last the rest of time and still give you a feeling? And they sang about real shit and not wine into the mic about how shitty their rich life is. Ac/dc is one of the greats. Yeah it just sounds repetitive because every commercial movie and event or even cover band has played ac/dc. Imagine if ac/dc never existed. Sad day.
@joshualapointe4239
@joshualapointe4239 Жыл бұрын
I love that Beating around the bush was mentioned. That song doesn't get enough love.
@karlsheffield1166
@karlsheffield1166 Жыл бұрын
"Gone Shootin" is my favourite riff of AC/DC, cheers from Oz.
@twist2723
@twist2723 Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@randybuhr3818
@randybuhr3818 8 ай бұрын
Same bud
@Spamual2
@Spamual2 6 ай бұрын
Powerage is the greatest AC/DC album, one of the best rock albums ever
@vagabond197979
@vagabond197979 Жыл бұрын
There's a reason they are called AC/DC: their music is pure rock, electrically delivered straight to your heart.
@ADAMKTN
@ADAMKTN Жыл бұрын
Yes🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@thepassenger6499
@thepassenger6499 10 ай бұрын
Couldn't have said it better! AC/DC are so damn good! 🔥
@vagabond197979
@vagabond197979 10 ай бұрын
@@thepassenger6499 🤟
@markhill9275
@markhill9275 9 ай бұрын
Actually, Aussies call them Acca Dacca. Their real name!
@SHYKEshy
@SHYKEshy 2 ай бұрын
Nice Dio reffrence there, AC/DC for life!
@lepermessiah97
@lepermessiah97 Жыл бұрын
that beating around the bush riff at 3:28 is so criminally underrated
@Mad_Dawg1230
@Mad_Dawg1230 Жыл бұрын
that whole song is criminally underrated
@TimmyTickle
@TimmyTickle Жыл бұрын
It's basically the same riff from Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" played faster
@porkypile
@porkypile Жыл бұрын
The demo is better than the Highway To Hell-album version. Backseat Confidential. Listen to it.
@ecliptiglyphx
@ecliptiglyphx Жыл бұрын
It's hands down my favorite song in their entire catalogue.
@laurentsaint-martin9711
@laurentsaint-martin9711 Жыл бұрын
Beating auround the bush as an awesome groove that's not so easy to drive. I always found this song so entertaining, it's a car running on the highway to hell but without brakes.
@CodyGudmundsen
@CodyGudmundsen Жыл бұрын
I'm SOOO glad the song Riff Raff came to mention. I literally pumped my fist at my desk and whispered "YESSS!" when I heard it mentioned. Most underrated AC/DC song of all time. It's my favorite one. It was my dad's favorite AC/DC song too (1961-2017 RIP). That song just has so much energy. Ended up getting an SG Standard in cherry red back in 2017. My dad always wanted me to get a Gibson back when I was into Jacksons. I'm glad he got to see me get and play that guitar before he passed. It's my baby!
@georgemaranville3305
@georgemaranville3305 Жыл бұрын
Riff Raff is one of the greatest songs of all time
@Strugen.
@Strugen. Жыл бұрын
It's good for a laff
@masteryoda498
@masteryoda498 Жыл бұрын
Riff Raff is an AC/DC classic, and R.I.P. to your father.
@techdeathhippie6319
@techdeathhippie6319 Жыл бұрын
Angus plays his best shred soloing on riff raff too .
@rzm333
@rzm333 Жыл бұрын
Malcolm said it was his favorite song.
@hikeheaven1
@hikeheaven1 Жыл бұрын
shake a leg is one of the most underrated riffs ever.
@bv3bv334
@bv3bv334 9 ай бұрын
Throw the old "most underrated riffs ever." into the mix. Nice one 👍
@SamiLY55
@SamiLY55 6 ай бұрын
Not just the riff, the whole song is underrated! especially Brian's vocal on it.
@Dilley_G45
@Dilley_G45 5 ай бұрын
Everyone drools over radio friendly back in black and you a Shook me....while rhe album has hells bells, shoot to thrill, have a drink on me, what you do for money honey, given the dig a bone...so many hits
@brookinghouseof9457
@brookinghouseof9457 Ай бұрын
That album is one fat song to me. Ive nearly got it in the bucket list.
@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo
@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo Жыл бұрын
My step dad played Jailbreak by ACDC and i was hooked on rock from there.
@urkent4463
@urkent4463 4 ай бұрын
jaaaaaaaaail - b r e a c k
@Grizzly406
@Grizzly406 Жыл бұрын
One of the most influential bands around? Yes.
@aquaticborealis4877
@aquaticborealis4877 8 ай бұрын
AC/DC had so many killer riffs, and a groove that few rock bands have ever matched.
@radupopescu2370
@radupopescu2370 Жыл бұрын
This video just shows that nobody can play an AC/DC riff even remotely close to Malcom and Angus. That's why they're one of the top 3 guitar duos ever.
@philipabraham2793
@philipabraham2793 Жыл бұрын
i was thinking the same. All top tier guitarists in this video, and not a single one who actually got that Acdc sound correctly. some came close, but you can still hear it's someone else playing these riffs
@bfbros3737
@bfbros3737 Жыл бұрын
As a guitarist comments like this are comedic
@BWater-yq3jx
@BWater-yq3jx Жыл бұрын
All these guys have their setups geared to metal lead guitar. Malcolm was as opposite to that as you could get while still in more or less the same genre.
@meagainokay7673
@meagainokay7673 Жыл бұрын
​@bfbros3737 As a guitarist myself, I find this comment to be 100% accurate. Not only can these guys not get the right tone, most are playing the riffs wrong. For example, for those about to rock is pinched, and thunderstruck is picking every single note. Listen more closely to the nuances and you'll be able to play better. Good luck.
@Pianoman999
@Pianoman999 Жыл бұрын
The difference is THEY know that. That's why they love it. It's more of an homage.
@grogu1986
@grogu1986 Жыл бұрын
My fav rock band of all time. Pure power and energy. Unmatched live show. Incredible catalogue of albums. Insanely influential. Forever iconic riffs, melodies, choruses, solos, etc. No bullshit, gimmick, or egos. They just turn up the amps as high as possible and let Angus go crazy. Love em always ❤🤘⚡️
@hunterwest54
@hunterwest54 9 ай бұрын
PREACH!!
@delgueda
@delgueda 8 ай бұрын
Amen
@juandiegobarrios8338
@juandiegobarrios8338 Жыл бұрын
Beating around the bush is such an awesome riff
@darthsteven2425
@darthsteven2425 5 ай бұрын
My favorite AC/DC tune!!
@seanmckelvey6618
@seanmckelvey6618 Жыл бұрын
Jared Dines: "AC/DC was so much fun because their riffs are pretty easy" *proceeds to play an absolutely piss poor rendition of you shook me all night long* Yeah, ok bro.
@techdeathhippie6319
@techdeathhippie6319 Жыл бұрын
Ya not only was he bad at it his time was terrible.
@c4bb4g3
@c4bb4g3 Жыл бұрын
He sounded fine. You sure you had the right video playing?
@seanmckelvey6618
@seanmckelvey6618 Жыл бұрын
@@c4bb4g3 typical overly distorted tone, played in a lazy manner. Each to their own mate, but it sounded pretty terrible to me.
@c4bb4g3
@c4bb4g3 Жыл бұрын
@@seanmckelvey6618 Ah, you're allergic to scooped mids. That explains it.
@seanmckelvey6618
@seanmckelvey6618 Жыл бұрын
@@c4bb4g3 I'm not allergic to it, just sounds like crap in the context of AC/DC. Same with adding bends with harmonics for no good reason other than to show off to internet guitar-bros that you're a 'good' guitar player. 👍
@SpookyApparition
@SpookyApparition Жыл бұрын
Jared "Looking Sickly As Always" Dines: "AC/DC was so much fun because their riffs are pretty easy." *Proceeds to play the riff wrong, with horrible tone*
@ACDC267
@ACDC267 Жыл бұрын
Right!?! 😂
@techdeathhippie6319
@techdeathhippie6319 Жыл бұрын
Ha I just commented this exact sentence. Stressing the tone was even worse than his plsying
@scottnito2640
@scottnito2640 10 ай бұрын
Did you listen to that clip from Avatar band? I’m not familiar with them tbh but it sounds terrible
@RG-yz8ov
@RG-yz8ov 6 ай бұрын
Haha I thought that straight away. Way too much gain
@SplinteredCompany
@SplinteredCompany 9 ай бұрын
1:28 AC/DC has got every single AC/DC riff. Wow, who would have thought that. Such inspirational words...
@louismaynard881
@louismaynard881 Жыл бұрын
Guy from sum 41 absolutely killed it. Flawless execution, precise, and great tone.
@theedmee
@theedmee 7 ай бұрын
Brian Baker (Bad Religion) also nailed the same riff, but with a bit more clarity and at a steady tempo.
@nightcrawler8277
@nightcrawler8277 3 ай бұрын
Tom is also from the underrated punk band Gob
@Kingofmetal606
@Kingofmetal606 Жыл бұрын
angus young is the reason why I pick up a guitar I remember the first time I heard shoot to thrill when I was 9 and my mind blown
@triggSerable
@triggSerable Жыл бұрын
Brian Baker actually had a pretty nice AC/DC tone. Nice playing too. People tend to underestimate this band, with all their rhythm details, syncopes, offbeat nuances. Yes, the songs are easy, the riffs are maybe easy to replicate to 80%, but after that it's becoming more challenging.
@nickc6882
@nickc6882 4 ай бұрын
“Cook me an egg.” It’s like Michelin star cooking. There’s a reason why Gordon Ramsays default challenge to assess your culinary skills is cook me an egg. It’s all about knowledge, skill, technique. Nowhere to hide.
@MrBurk3y
@MrBurk3y 8 ай бұрын
I was around 9 years old when ACDC came on the scene here in Australia, and for the first time I heard them I was addicted. So, I was very lucky to grow with them and watch them become megastars. I have all of their 13 albums, and they are without a doubt, my all-time favorite band. I Just love to watch their WOW ! reaction and the instant smile and nodding of the head to the beat of their music, that these people on these reaction channels experience.
@kirkhensley5870
@kirkhensley5870 Жыл бұрын
Back in Black was an absolute *must own* album the second it became available. That whole record is a punch in the face that you ask for over and over again. Shake a Leg, Back in Black, Shoot to Thrill, those are my own favorites. Dirty Deeds had a song called Big Balls, but this album had the biggest Balls of all.
@chopperdeath
@chopperdeath 11 ай бұрын
I love technical players. To hear the capabilities of a great musician is inspiring. To me though, the songwriter and the riff crafter are just a step above because they create something I and millions of others will always remember. You want to give them a hug and buy them a beer.
@careful...Icarus
@careful...Icarus Жыл бұрын
AC⚡DC riffs are so damn fun to play and mess about with. But nobody did Jailbreak or Flick of the Switch. Two of my favorites.
@georgemaranville3305
@georgemaranville3305 Жыл бұрын
Flick record is vastly underrated. Label ignored because it was less produced than others. Artwork was underwhelming and not eye-catching but that record shouldn’t be ignored.
@vinylholicsanonymous3871
@vinylholicsanonymous3871 Жыл бұрын
​@@georgemaranville3305I think it's their last great album. So underrated, I like it as much as FTATR
@vinylholicsanonymous3871
@vinylholicsanonymous3871 Жыл бұрын
Jailbreak is my all-time favourite ACDC song. And the video rules.
@porkypile
@porkypile Жыл бұрын
Because people think AC/DC is Highway To hell and Back In Black. Quite an American approach to the band and a very pathetic one as well.
@isaiahmarquez9717
@isaiahmarquez9717 11 ай бұрын
⚡️ *FLICK OF THE SWITCH* ⚡️ 🤙🏼
@GetsumJ
@GetsumJ 10 ай бұрын
Growing up I had the fortune to see AC/DC 13 Times Live. Bon Scott twice, then Brian with BIB. I can't name a favorite riff because all of them are so iconic. You know AC/DC riffs within the first 4 chords, yea.. they may be simple... but they are legendary. First one that blew be away would have to be Riff Raff.
@iloveacdc5791
@iloveacdc5791 10 ай бұрын
You saw Bon twice!?! Well I'm jealous...
@happyears21694
@happyears21694 3 ай бұрын
Did you see them with Mark Evans or only with Cliff Williams?
@GetsumJ
@GetsumJ 3 ай бұрын
@@happyears21694 Rudd and Williams - Highway to Hell Tour.
@benvonstanke7493
@benvonstanke7493 5 ай бұрын
Riff Raff is one that many dont go for. One of ACDC best guitar songs!
@leeannemcgee8885
@leeannemcgee8885 3 ай бұрын
I love RIFF RAFF ❤
@TheRealTLA
@TheRealTLA Ай бұрын
When played right, and with the right sound guy crankin it, For Those About To Rock is the Heaviest intro song to start a live show like at a club or bar, Sends electric shivers down your spine! 🤘
@MiKeHendrycks
@MiKeHendrycks Жыл бұрын
I tried learning beating around the bush in my first year or two of playing guitar and the timing of the riff always eluded me. Years and years of playing later I went back to AC/DC and I nailed it. It was one of the most stoked bedroom sessions I’ve ever had. AC/DC is always hard to play. There’s nowhere to hide and you have to play it full tilt. You must commit or you eat shit. Very much like skateboarding. As a nervous player it’s always scary going for a legit AC/DC jam. Those blues bends and double stops. The riffs are quite clean but crunchy. If you’re off it’s obvious. Perpetual respect for those about to rock the AC/DC
@FR-PL-UA-WARSZAWA
@FR-PL-UA-WARSZAWA Ай бұрын
Learning ACDC riffs without reading notes or drawings of the fingers positions is worthy of praise. Thanks to these guys I had never heard of before.
@soybean2739
@soybean2739 Жыл бұрын
Malcolm was and is the man
@highvolts6620
@highvolts6620 11 ай бұрын
👍👍
@leonardobautista2647
@leonardobautista2647 Жыл бұрын
Acdc one of the greatest most influential bands ever!!!
@bernie4366
@bernie4366 9 ай бұрын
You can learn to be a technical, flawless, hyperfast guitarist but you can't learn to make riffs like Angus Young. That's genius.
@mrgraham5521
@mrgraham5521 2 ай бұрын
I love seeing Angus, one arm up, the other holding the guitar on top of the stage, right before it kicks off. Straight chills. Makes a man feel invincible.
@adrianlee3497
@adrianlee3497 Жыл бұрын
Someone played me Powerage one night and I found out how good AC/DC actually were, I went out and brought a lot of their albums and immediately sat down to learn their tunes. There's more killer AC/DC songs to play, Walk All Over You, Overdose, Girls Got Rhythm to name a few. I bang out basic cowboy chords when playing TNT btw. Just bash the shit out of them.
@Scoots_McGee
@Scoots_McGee Жыл бұрын
As good as their singles and mainstream stuff is, ACDC has s9me awesome deep cuts
@Choctaw43
@Choctaw43 2 ай бұрын
AC/DC riffs sound like raw, pure, natural energy. And I can’t explain it, but that’s what personally got me hooked.
@Thewickedjon
@Thewickedjon Жыл бұрын
you shook me all night lonog has probably the best intro & riff, ever.
@mr.e643
@mr.e643 4 ай бұрын
Love ACDC saw them live at Wembley a few years back excellent band 👌🤘
@jamesbarker9895
@jamesbarker9895 Жыл бұрын
Riff Raff is amazing
@akapabs108
@akapabs108 8 ай бұрын
Touch Too Much was one of the first I can remember.. hooked from that day til death.
@joestefanoni5263
@joestefanoni5263 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite riffs is the opening for Have a Drink on Me
@moneal25
@moneal25 10 ай бұрын
I'm 61 now. I started playing guitar when I was about 16 (late 70's) and Angus is one of the players that made me want to learn. I saw them several times when Bon was still alive. One time in Johnson City, Tn with Cheap Trick for only $3, yes, I said three dollars... haaaaa Those were the days.. Riff Raff ~ 2:30 in the video, one of my all time favorites to listen to and play. That song is just hella fun to play and still makes the hairs on my arms stand up this many years later.. LONG LIVE AC/DC!!!
@Goatchild90
@Goatchild90 Жыл бұрын
That "School of Rock" intro was a nice touch
@MarbsMusic
@MarbsMusic 10 күн бұрын
One of my sons was having anger problems in Jr High and ask how I got through that time growing up... My answer was playing AC/DC tunes. Didn't matter what was going on I could just crank up some DC and scooch around the room and all would be good in short order. What was great was that once I got pretty decent you could pretty much figure out all the old stuff from the 70s, abet you might have to re-tune 10 times, with just a single play through most of the time. Then is was yours to rock out with forever thanks to Angus and Malcolm!
@heythereitsRBK2
@heythereitsRBK2 Жыл бұрын
Riff Raff (2:34) was always so fun for me to play. I also broke a string on the electric guitar for the first time to Whole Lotta Rosie.
@juandedeusramos2904
@juandedeusramos2904 5 ай бұрын
Shot down in flames is so underated, pure party 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@dancollins8296
@dancollins8296 5 ай бұрын
Classic bon Scott. Great song
@d.d.5633
@d.d.5633 Жыл бұрын
“Their riffs are pretty easy.” Proceeds to play the riff wrong.
@novatedford7814
@novatedford7814 2 ай бұрын
😂 Exactly!!! 💯
@michaelnaretto3409
@michaelnaretto3409 Жыл бұрын
Anyone who says AC/DC is easy to play has never played AC/DC...
@ZigbertD
@ZigbertD Жыл бұрын
The first five (American) AC/DC records - "High Voltage" thru "Back in Black" - were like Rock Guitar 101 for me. When I started to get serious about learning, and discovered that I could actually figure out how to play those mammoth riffs, I dove in head first with both feet so to speak. They're simple for a beginner to learn, but you'll spend a lifetime trying to master Malcolm Young's incredible sense of timing and touch. I know a lot of the guys featured in this video are just doing their thing the way they do it, but honestly most of them are playing with WAAY too much gain. Malcolm's tone was actually just lightly crunchy, that attack is what makes it sound so hard. It's funny to me that all the critics who HATED them and dismissed them as worthless simpletons early in their career (Rolling Stone, cough cough) now try to act like they've always been on their side. Yeah, you guys were clueless.
@livewire2759
@livewire2759 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't help but notice how many "Bon era" riffs were played... Everyone likes AC/DC... but us true fanatics know AC/DC did their best work in the '70s.
@midnight347
@midnight347 9 ай бұрын
I mean the 70s albums had more good songs per album or less filler per se overall but they done alot of great stuff since 1980. I mean considering it was only a 5 year or so period they did alot of amazing stuff in the 70s but they were also young and full of fire alot of bands do their best stuff when they're younger. The ball breaker album was awesome. Flick of the switch is ubderrated imo. Lots of good material in the Brian years just more filler which is to be expected when you been performing for 40-50 years but they still make great music even today their 2020 album was pretty good. Black ice was also a good album.
@livewire2759
@livewire2759 9 ай бұрын
@@midnight347 I totally agree... I own all their albums, box sets, dvds... (I even paid way too much for their rare early stuff that I could only find on ebay... lol) They never wrote a bad song, even their "filler" is better than a lot of other band's hits. I grew up in the 90s when the "Live" album was everywhere... but Bon's songs always had the most appeal to me. Those were the albums I collected first and still the ones I listen to the most.
@KyleSG88
@KyleSG88 Жыл бұрын
So Brian Baker the only person in this video who had a decent tone and could actually play an AC/DC riff proper.
@williamsmith8522
@williamsmith8522 Жыл бұрын
There were some other good ones. The guy right after him Tom Keifer did a good job too just played a much slower riff than everyone else, but yes some butchered it.
@KyleSG88
@KyleSG88 Жыл бұрын
@@williamsmith8522 There was no other good ones lol
@StoneRaven13
@StoneRaven13 Жыл бұрын
Hahah I thought the same 😂🙏
@scottmelton3092
@scottmelton3092 11 ай бұрын
I’m mediocre and I definitely play all these riffs better than these guys did. A couple played them not even close to correct…. . A few played good but overall they were way off with tempo or even wrong chords. Makes me feel better about my playing for sure…..
@hoggers7572
@hoggers7572 8 ай бұрын
​@@scottmelton3092as long as you don't just think you can just easily play them like Angus
@MrNeihoff
@MrNeihoff 5 ай бұрын
Beating Around the Bush is hands down my favorite AC/DC song. Such a badass song.
@bryancorts5389
@bryancorts5389 Жыл бұрын
Whats next to the Moon Is my favorite. Bon scott all day!
@dougsherman1562
@dougsherman1562 5 ай бұрын
Good stuff guys, great guitar riffs. Anyone else here think the muting with the palm of the right hand is absolutely critical for rock licks and most all guitar strumming. The strings that are "muted" actually add a great under sound to the riff. Rock on.
@sykesknife4496
@sykesknife4496 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic riffs from Malcolm and Angus,but Stevie is the only other person who could step in to his uncles spot.
@tirx1210
@tirx1210 2 ай бұрын
AC/DC are the masters of making it look cool!!! No matter what happens their sound always will be iconic!
@BuckJoFiden
@BuckJoFiden Жыл бұрын
I was playing in a cover band in the 80s and a sound guy gave me some pointers on an AC/DC song we did during sound check. I nearly told him to fuck off but later learned he roadied for them. Back in Sydney in the early days. Most the guys here are fucking it up.
@donaldlemieux
@donaldlemieux 9 ай бұрын
Guys all love AC/DC it's great to see all those fantastic artists, professional players jamming on others riffs. Music is all about sharing and I see the influence they have shared us❤
@bruceharrison8160
@bruceharrison8160 Жыл бұрын
ACDC great band!😊
@chicagoray1972
@chicagoray1972 Жыл бұрын
AC/DC were just so "naughty" when I was a kid. Great lyrics, great growl of the guitars, they just played awesome straight forward rock and roll.
@BluesUrbano22
@BluesUrbano22 Жыл бұрын
Tom Keifer definetely has the AC/DC vibe.
@laurentsaint-martin9711
@laurentsaint-martin9711 Жыл бұрын
I think Brian Baker, at 3'08, il really the guitarist with the greatest proximity to the sound and this so special "guitar touch" of the ACDC's Young brothers.
@Имбирнаяпеченька-ю6ь
@Имбирнаяпеченька-ю6ь 11 ай бұрын
Time code 3:08
@ruipacheco2939
@ruipacheco2939 Жыл бұрын
No one mentions this, but AC/DC built their whole career without ever writing a ballad 🤟
@amnm12
@amnm12 Жыл бұрын
Ride On is their closest attempt at a ballad.
@ElZebbo
@ElZebbo Жыл бұрын
@@amnm12 Ride On is more of a blues one. I think Love Song is their closest attempt and one of their most extraordinary songs in general.
@Grizzly406
@Grizzly406 Жыл бұрын
Now they have one. Through the mists of time. Great song by the way
@Grizzly406
@Grizzly406 Жыл бұрын
@@amnm12and Ride on is awesome 🙌
@BROU-bb2uc
@BROU-bb2uc Жыл бұрын
​@@amnm12I think love hungry man is close.
@randykeck4753
@randykeck4753 2 ай бұрын
I found AC/DC at my local record store in 1977..I bought Let There Be Rock on an 8- track... I passed it around, and I never saw that thing again... It spread like wildfire across the school..
@swervature
@swervature Жыл бұрын
AC/DC is the only true rock and roll band. I will always stand by that. EDIT: And Malcolm deserves more credit than this video shows 😀
@theobaldINsorrow
@theobaldINsorrow Жыл бұрын
Malcolm was literally mentioned by name a few times :)
@swervature
@swervature Жыл бұрын
​ @theobaldINsorrow -- In my defense, I watched it while on the phone with the sound off, lol. I was just going by what I saw on the screen. I'm going to watch it with sound this time. Even if he was mentioned 20x it wouldn't be enough 🤘 Too many people think Angus when they should be thinking Malcolm 😎
@CE-22
@CE-22 2 ай бұрын
My favourite always will be High Voltage (Donington version)! And you schook me all night long⚡️
@williamralls5915
@williamralls5915 Жыл бұрын
AC/DC has influenced every guitar player on whatever level of a guitar player they are somehow...it's just a given...when I was young it was AC/DC and KISS...40 years later the riffs are still in my hands...AWSOME!!
@thefeldgeister2961
@thefeldgeister2961 Жыл бұрын
Powerage was their best album. It's just one smoking track after another during the height of the disco craze, no less. They always knew exactly who they were.
@shannonshepherd1565
@shannonshepherd1565 10 ай бұрын
Maybe the most underrated rock album of all time
@dagonzalez1757
@dagonzalez1757 Жыл бұрын
Going from Zakk to Jared was... something
@citizeny3795
@citizeny3795 Жыл бұрын
Yea i am always like "why tf do they include this guy"?
@Slypooch
@Slypooch Жыл бұрын
Because he’s more successful than you?
@dagonzalez1757
@dagonzalez1757 Жыл бұрын
@@Slypooch that'd depend on what I consider success
@Slypooch
@Slypooch Жыл бұрын
@@dagonzalez1757able to play music for a living is pretty successful
@citizeny3795
@citizeny3795 Жыл бұрын
haahahahaha what?!??@@Slypooch
@No1Tells
@No1Tells 7 ай бұрын
AC DC ... there is nothing simple about them... They just focused on different techniques.. They made masterpieces that almost sound easy to replicate.. but are they?? They are an inspiration for so many artists and bands. It's not about what you see, it's what it makes you feel 🔥
@timothya.olmeda7299
@timothya.olmeda7299 Жыл бұрын
Let’s Get It Up, Badlands, Squealer, Send For the Man, Given the Dog A Bone, Beating Around the Bush, The Honey Roll, Inject the Venom, Riff Raff……..
@highvolts6620
@highvolts6620 11 ай бұрын
And the list just goes on and on and on.👍
@douglaslueckemeyer9723
@douglaslueckemeyer9723 8 ай бұрын
AC/DC is the ultimate gateway band. I’m so fucking grateful for their music. I wouldn’t be who I am today without it.
@Mazeltof90
@Mazeltof90 11 ай бұрын
The guy at 7:41 almost got the feel for Back in Black
@warrenfaris3579
@warrenfaris3579 5 ай бұрын
I cannot believe you busted out Randy Jackson at the end. I just saw them in May. Still killing. Who’s Behind the Door is an absolute masterpiece.
@cosmicwarrior8272
@cosmicwarrior8272 Жыл бұрын
Showing my age, my favorite riff by AcDc is the Big Jack riff
@jdmathismusic
@jdmathismusic Жыл бұрын
The Black Ice album was awesome!!
@fyodorurnov6028
@fyodorurnov6028 3 ай бұрын
The truly crazy thing about the riffs - such as Beating 'Round the Bush or TNT or Shook Me All Night Long or Sin City - is I heard them at age 12 and they blew a giant hole in my head and they STILL do that and it's been 30+ years and I have grown a taste for Brahms and stuff, but nothing hits as hard. I plain worship Malcolm for what he was able to do with "simple" open chords. Primal power like no one else.
@Flynnster70
@Flynnster70 Жыл бұрын
If ACDC is so "simple and easy ro play" then why didn't you write it? I mean Gone Shootin will for me is the quintessential rock/blues songs of all time, period!
@michaelkrivak5218
@michaelkrivak5218 13 күн бұрын
Malcolm’s Drive behind Angus with the drum and the bass and the vocals are what made me want to play guitar Malcolm Young was the greatest rhythm guitar player ever
@Boards-dont-hit-back
@Boards-dont-hit-back Жыл бұрын
2:39 jeez, back off the distortion
@ScottDaddyMac
@ScottDaddyMac Жыл бұрын
Highway to Hell was the riff that me buy my first guitar, but Beating Around the Bush was the one made my jaw drop. That tone is VISCIOUS!!! I have never heard a tone like that before or since. I have tried time and time again with different amps and I cannot get it.
@brendannahor1460
@brendannahor1460 8 ай бұрын
"Never Write Anything You Can't Play On A Piano First!" Wise words that Angus and Malcolm took to heart! 🤘🏻
@markw6586
@markw6586 8 ай бұрын
I really like the riff in Flick of a Switch.
@foxboy1985
@foxboy1985 Жыл бұрын
Acdc and black sabbath are my favs
@Whatareyoukids-Hoppedup
@Whatareyoukids-Hoppedup 8 ай бұрын
Zack playing Mississippi Queen live is one of the greatest live videos I've seen. I highly recommend it.
@unknownkingdom
@unknownkingdom 3 ай бұрын
Rockin out by subway
@jorgeaugustodeitos7134
@jorgeaugustodeitos7134 Жыл бұрын
"...their riffs are pretty easy..." ---> then plays the riff wrong
@hagaros
@hagaros 5 күн бұрын
Easy to play wrong I guess...
@johncodee9175
@johncodee9175 Ай бұрын
The title track 'The Razor's Edge' is one that introduced me to playing AC⚡️DC on guitar. I had heard their older stuff, but that song has the moody metal vibe going and is their most metal sounding song! 🤘
@justink1075
@justink1075 Жыл бұрын
8:50 Angus was never drunk. He is tea totaller.
@unknownkingdom
@unknownkingdom 3 ай бұрын
Lmao far from it
@skummisrocker
@skummisrocker 10 ай бұрын
Seen AC/DC live, twice. 🤘🏻☺️
@toddclark332
@toddclark332 Жыл бұрын
All these guys are badass ❤👍😁🤘
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