Randy Rhoads’ Rolling Scales Hey everyone, today I am going over “Randy Rhoads’ Rolling Scales.” In case you didn’t know, Randy Rhoads was a very influential guitarist in the hard rock world during the late 70s and early 80s playing guitar for first Quiet Riot and later Ozzy Osbourne, until his life was cut short[…]
Randy Rhoads’ Rolling Scales
By fearzero Guitar Lessons Oct 20, 2021
Eddie Van Halen’s (almost) lost Mean Street variation! Hey everyone welcome to ‘Eddie Van Halen’s (almost) lost Mean Street variation!’ I was listening to the Sunset sound interviews with Dweezil Zappa a while back and heard him speak about a concert in 1981 where Eddie was expanding on his Mean Street intro and that[…]
Marshall vs Marshall – tabs Van Halen, ACDC, & Hendrix! Hey everyone, welcome back! This time I am comparing my two Marshall amps back to back in an amp showdown. Fighting out of the 60s corner, my 1959 HW Super Lead 100 reissue with no master volume and hand wired electronics. I grabbed this amp[…]
The Most Melodic Guitar Interval? Hey everyone, today I am going through “The Most Melodic Guitar Interval.” Okay, so this is definitely subjective, but in my mind, the sound of 10ths is sublime. Taking a close second for me are 6th intervals. What is a 10th you ask? Well, that is when you play a[…]
How To Play “Photograph” by Def Leppard Hey everyone, welcome back. Today I am going over how to play the solo to “Photograph” by Def Leppard. This solo is in the key of E major and the band’s guitarist Phil Collen uses a few interesting techniques in this one. One is his penchant for melody.[…]
Did George Lynch Write A Randy Rhoads Solo? Hey everyone, back again with another question; did George Lynch write a Randy Rhoads solo? Back in the late 70s and early 80s in LA, there was a rock guitar frenzy erupting. This movement was led by future hall of fame guitarists like Eddie Van Halen,[…]
#1 Way To Improve Your Guitar Groove! Hey everyone, today I am going to show you the number one way to improve your guitar groove. What I mean by groove is, your ability to play in time. Guitarists are notorious for focusing on scales, arpeggios, and chord voicings, and not spending enough practice time on[…]
Ozzy’s Top 3 Guitarists and Riffs! Hey everyone, today I am going to teach you 3 riffs, one from each of Ozzy’s 3 most legendary guitarists. First up I am going to show you a sweet riff by none other than Randy Rhoads, Ozzy’s first guitar phenom who was tragically killed in a plane crash[…]
Eddie Van Halen Hates Copycats!
By fearzero General Music Lessons, Guitar Lessons, Lessons Jul 20, 2020
Eddie Van Halen Hates Copycats! It’s true, Eddie Van Halen hates copycats. Back in 1979, Eddie did an interview with a well known guitar magazine , just as his band Van Halen was making it’s way up the ladder popularity wise. In mid 1978, Van Halen opened for mega pop rock outfit Boston when[…]
I’ll Be Bach – Guitar lesson
By fearzero Guitar Lessons Jun 21, 2020
I’ll Be Bach – Guitar lesson Hey, today I we are going over a partita for violin on the guitar. Doing this kind of thing is great for getting new ideas into your guitar playing. Many well know guitarists take pieces for violin, saxophone and other instruments and adapt them for guitar. There is no[…]