AC/DC - Malcolm Young rhythm tutorial

[guitarslim56]

Damn straight about tuning by ear!  Only Neanderthals use an electronic tuner to tune.

[ggraling]

Very informative, very close, well considered. The underpinning Malcom does, the relationship between the two guitars, tonally, it's like hand in glove. 99% of guitar players these days have no concept of working together, or notice the huge difference a subtle change can make. Angus makes it rock, but Malcom makes it heavy...he lays down a bridge for Angus to cross...and makes what Angus does sound even better...THAT'S how it's DONE, kids!

[cgraber]

Its three chords.  Like any AC/DC song. Its not rocket science. Good tone though.

[revsorg]

Excellent tone.

[ebayisajoke]

why wouldn't you play the verse?

[927Adam]

@ebayisajoke angus plays that part. malcolm doesn't come in until right before the chorus.

[TheClairevoyant]

Put a lot of posters in the video friend. And to do what you did with the guitar, grab, and I do. The riff, the easier of the story. Play a song with your guitar hard. Kindergarten You play guitar.

[MegaMickin]

Well played, Malcoms known for having a unique style and you got it down pretty good.

[aleisterktk]

fucking lame ass... go pay some dues and learn to feel the fucking guitar.. soft fuck

[reverendsteel]

I thought the point of this vid is to kinda show people the hand positioning for the song.. Kinda hard when you have to X out bubbles that block it every 5 seconds... annoying..

[bowen1966]

smart posting

[bluehappyscrap]

awesome sounding gretch guitar, sounds just like malcolms, i think this guy could give malcolm a run for his money, great timing too. next time acdc needs temporary replacement, they should call you instead of malcolm's nephew stevie, who sat in for him on the blow up your video tour.

[13THOFNEVERR]

Guitar sounds so good dude!

[Tala2n]

The secret of Malcolm Young is in the legs. Thanks for these informations !

[jwul28]

i'm an experienced player actually and i can say that was REALLY good coaching. all you beginners/intermediate players out there, listen to everything this guy's saying!

[oksooner405]

Love your Tone.. What are you useing??

[Tomix1980]

cool vid and really nice sound you got that cuts through like only few do, especially when backingtrack is running.

[JasonElGato]

Perfect man. You nailed so many aspects of his playing. Every rock guitarist should study Malcolm, we'd learn so much.

[whitbyjet65]

Malcolm can go and make a cup of tea for most of this song.

[oksooner405]

@whitbyjet65 ..LMFAO!!

[guitaristacdczztop]

Man, you really got the groove!! And the feeling!! It rocks!! :p Your sound is great too!! I have a Malcolm Young Gretsch myself, love it!! Grtz, J-L

[nparisot]

Good observations, try including the G sharp in the  E chord, malcom does.

[beergut111]

you need the right gauge of strings to get his sound. keep at it.

[metal10499]

what amp do you use??

[HutchinsonNeil]

And which guage strings? I put a set of 12-56 on

[HutchinsonNeil]

Hi, what is your amp and settings? I have the same guitar but I have replaced the pickups with a Gretsch HS Filtertron in the bridge instead, do you think there is any difference between these and a TV Jones apart from the price?! I have a nice tone but not like yours, check out my video, Filtertron sound test. Thanks man!! good tutorial!!!

[oneeesnesnes]

LOL funny but awesome!

[codman69able]

Awesome sound man!

[TheJoeyKnoxville]

nice sound! 

[roadcommander132]

Man, I'll tell you what. Your guitar has a great sound!!

[Elkins2424]

if you are willing to step outof the spotlight and rock with the rhythm section, you will always have a job playing music, mediocre guitar soloists are a dime a dozen, good rhythm players are hard to find, for any lead guitarists out there who think rhythm guitarists arent important, just remember, we can have the keyboard player take over your parts.

[MultiXxguitarxX]

@Elkins2424 damn right

[SiameseChemise]

Great you can play A,D & G...Zzzzzz

[SiameseChemise]

This isn't a tutorial, this is a man waiting for 1.30 to play some basic open chords.

[headwhop26]

@SiameseChemise Oh shut up, if you knew anything about AC/DC you would find this quite helpful. You dont get 25,000 views with a shit video unless your name is justin bieber

[SiameseChemise]

No, this video is embarrassing!

[headwhop26]

@SiameseChemise thanks for that arbitrary assertion, guy who wears white sunglasses indoors

[MrGeorgios2020]

This is simply incredible. You sound just like Malcolm!!!!!!!!!!

[math101a]

Yeah it's nice how he plays on the backbeat of the drums. If you can pull it off then it just makes it ever more tight

[bluehappyscrap]

nice guitar, sounds good. acdc rules.

[rootmanroot1]

These tips seem so basic, but are really fundemental, especially while learning, I think this vid will help a lot of people, keep up the good work, thumbs up from me.

[jokas96]

It looks, feels and sounds so much like Malcolm!

And I'm talkin' about the style of playin' with those 1 and 2 and 3 and...

Great video!

[ACDC8200]

Great tutorial!

[yadzah1]

Very nice tutorial man!!! You play so well. As a drummer,it's hard to find a guitarist who understands rhythm and not just playing lead. They don't realise that unless you can play rhythm,you aren't worth it!!!!

[twostrokeornill1]

Nice ! You really got master Mal figured out to the "T".

[RTWUROTTS]

EXCELLENT,,,

[getodakul]

Hut ab ! Horsti, du bist eine Augenweide!

[eddana2]

As a guitar teacher.... I think this is a good video. Rythm is a very hard and complex concept to get throught to new players. I often use similar techniques with my students. Just because this guy likes Malcom Young... who I met in 1981... by the way... doesn't make him any of the names you folks are calling him. I enjoyed the vid and will show it to my students! Good Job OneandOnly! Nice Axe too!

[omarlomax]

SWEET TONE ! WHAT'S YOUR SETTINGS ?

[wwwkimeikenescom]

I think being a fan is great, but man, it seems like you are trying to actually BE Malcolm. We are all unique, and no one will be Malcolm as good as Malcolm himself is!! Be yourself and proud of that! Malcolm Young is just a person too haha :)

[loknloll]

this is shit. hey, why don't you wait 20 minutes before you start playing? i'll tell ya what, why don't you just listen to the crowd cheering on that record and pretend it's for you?

[robdotcom71]

@loknloll You're a clueless fucking idiot. Malcolm doesn't start playing at the start of the song. Get a clue before making fucktard comments......

[loknloll]

@robdotcom71 listen. if you're gonna play this song, and many other accadacca tunes, you gotta be prepared to compromise the rythym parts. or it's just stupid, yeah, angus plays the intro riff, but if you're playing it alone, and not with angus, cliff, and phil, play the fucking riff. there is no point being a purist just because you've got the mal signature in your hand. i love cunts like you who troll around ready to cram ''fucktard'' down people's throats as soon as they say anything. dick

[ArturoBandini22]

@loknloll

You are so fucking clueless it's not even funny.

If you're gonna have the stones to put up a 'Malcolm' tutorial, you'd better be ready not to play in some parts.

The fact that he's *not* playing the whole time shows me he at least has respect for what he's trying to emulate.

Teenage boys play the entire time. Grown men know when to shut the fuck up. As should you.

[loknloll]

@ArturoBandini22 your response sounded really good, but ultimately, you don't actually say much.

there is trying to emulate, and then there is just playing the tune. this is not, as you claim, a tutorial. it is a guy with a mal signature, playing a very limited part of a live track.

it's the equivalent of me ''playing'' vivaldi's four seasons with the triangle, hitting it once every four minutes or so, and saying i've played the composition. crap.

teenage boys... i'm older than you, son.

[ArturoBandini22]

"equivalent of me ''playing'' vivaldi's four seasons with the triangle, hitting it once every four minutes or so, and saying i've played the composition"

No, this isn't anything like that, at all. If you can somehow make that leap in logic....

This is actually, more like showing someone how Malcolm doesn't play the whole time, and only plays select parts. Because IT IS.

Being a purist is important. YouTube has shown there's tons of rabble on here: of which, you're a proud part.

[loknloll]

@ArturoBandini22 what color is that flag you're waving? and why are you defending this guy? you fucking him or something?

[ArturoBandini22]

@loknloll I'm waving the black flag.

I have a fetish for calling out assholes. And you're one of em.

So, please, just shut the fuck up before you embarrass yourself any further.

[loknloll]

@ArturoBandini22 you got it, bro. on to bigger things... 

[loknloll]

@robdotcom71 i'm a clueless fucking moron. brother, do yourself and everyone around you a massive favour and get a life.

[turbomaximus1966]

LOL why would you want to move the same as Malcolm??

it's stupid to copy such details isn't it?

[markadiculous]

@turbomaximus1966 nope

[ownbeef]

Sound like Malcolm himself, awesome job :)

[fiddevogel]

awesome sound.

[itsonlyrcknroll]

Thanks dude.Great video!Loved the collaboration w SGmanfromJapan too

[lollo1991]

Great tutorial man! Have you put a TvJones pickup in the bridge? If yes, is there any mod to do on the guitar or it fit in there perfectly?

[theoneandonlyhorst]

@lollo1991 yes, it's a tv jones classic plus in the bridge position. you have to mount a piece of wood, to cover the pickup hole. then you can screw the pickup onto this.

quite easy...

[nothingbutrock666]

ok,this page is clogged up with debating so I'm just here to say:good tutorial,hope to be like Malcolm someday (well,not really, I prefer Angus but it would be nice) :)

cheers,mate from Down Under

[MeinRhein1]

Thanks for the insights into Mal's playing! Rock on buddy!

[skatertrev7]

Guys... listen... it you want to sound like malcolm young. heres a tip. listen to the drummer. it's very important..... uh yea. thanks for the help "theoneandonlyhorst"

[southplnk]

you all suck

[ramurel2006]

the empty hole at the neck , where a pickup should be, help with the sound ? or is just fashion ?

[livewireblanco]

Did you notice any sound difference taking out the neck pickup?

[jaseyday]

Not bad mate..You are missing a D throw in during Angus guitar solo..Slip it in and you'll be right as rain..Great tone..Pretty much exact as Mal.

[knoxclark]

@malcolmyoungacdc hold on dude. first of all, no one likes jerks like you bashing other people's videos. Second, he pretty much nailed malcolms part. If You go to any highway to hell live video, you can see that is exactly how malcolm is playing it, he even has it down to the strumming pattern. Third, what makes you all high and mighty when you don't even have any videos up. How do we know you aren't some poser? What you can do is go die and a hole, and what he can do is keep making more videos.

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@knoxclark - Hi Knoxclark, nice to meet another prat on youtube. Let me get this straight - you want me to, and I quote "go die and a hole" ? What the f*ck? Hey where do you live? We should catch up for a beer and a bit of a chat about Malcolm Young.......This guy simply doesn't have the syncopations even close to Malcolm Young's, oh but wait but let me guess you aren't really sure what synopations are anyway........... right?....thats why you think this guys nailed it. Simply your off the mark.

[theoneandonlyhorst]

@malcolmyoungacdc

hi there - please stop insulting each other!

to be honest: this video, like some of my earlier stuff as well, is not very good!

in january i joined my first band and learned A LOT!!! i took some lessons as well, that were mainly about technique like minimal movement, developing finger strenght, STRUMMING...

i was forced to improve my playing as i played among others, that were way better than myself.

playing lead guitar was also helpful to work some issues.

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@theoneandonlyhorst

I respect what you are saying. The problem I've always had - if were candid with each other - is that when people take it upon themselves to give advice, or provide a "tutorial" or to represent themselves as a teacher of sorts - they had better fucking have their shit down pat - otherwise the learners out there are being misguided. I represent the learners.

[theoneandonlyhorst]

@malcolmyoungacdc

but, malcolmyoungacdc, it's just shitty to complain about things without trying to improve them.

my intention with this channel was to help people getting things started and have fun while playing. i never stated, that i'm the second malcolm young...maybe, i never will be.

i hope you'll leave comment on my upcoming work, too - even if you don't like it!

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@theoneandonlyhorst

Watch more SoloDallas, or even EXE.

How bout this - I'll back my words up with a video? Got your interest? I'll do Problem Child, MY style. If I get a special request from you, I'll find a video camera and do it.

[knoxclark]

@malcolmyoungacdc ok dude chill. I'm sorry for being a jerk, just comments that bash other people bug me. I apologize for my comments... didn't mean to make anyone mad.

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@knoxclark - No-one's mad. Well at least I'm not. You still interested in that beer?

[OttoVonGoenne]

@malcolmyoungacdc OH RIGHT ON DUDE!!! YOU'RE AWESOME! YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO VIDEOS OF YOU PLAYING ACDC!! AND YOU'RE GIVING THIS OBVIOUSLY TALENTED LAD SHIT. like your upload box is EMPTY! HAHAHA!! I love the word prat! lemme guess thats a little aussie slang, eh? So, what talent has come from australia lately? Russel Crowe? is that it? and you're a talent critique. you fucking suck so much piss. I could jerk off and show the semen to you and that would have more talent than you could ever show.

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@OttoVonGoenne Go get a spoon and eat your own arsehole. Malcolm Young and AC/DC are a product of Australia - go have yourself a rusty hook ya cock muncher. I've put it out there that if "theoneandonlyhorst" asks me to to do a video of playing some Malcolm Young riffs I'll kindly oblige, and then you will see, theres a whole lot more you can do with that spoon!

[OttoVonGoenne]

@malcolmyoungacdc Rusty hook? what the hell does that even mean? HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Dude, for all the shit you're saying I think youtube needs a video of you playing guitar. You are so full of a shit. I know for a fact ACDC is from australia ya biatch. is that only band you know?You'd suck less balls if you could actually play the music. but, you'd still suck some mighty good yankee balls regardless. I think a Dingo fucked your baby then again you'd probably have to fuck a dingo to get any pussy

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@OttoVonGoenne - get ready for a nice fat slab of humble pie. Your an idiot. Pfffft.....

[OttoVonGoenne]

@malcolmyoungacdc I suppose you want me to apologize. Well, ill apologize when you show us your video of you jamming. And if it's even comparable to this guys I'll give you a hell of one. but if anyone needs some humble pie its you my friend. you should be ashamed of yourself trashing another dudes video.

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@OttoVonGoenne - you obviously dont understand the meaning of being humble, thats at least clear. This joker posted a "tutorial" thats not fuckin humble. All Im saying is that if you know your shit, post a video, if your actually Malcolm Young post a "tutorial", if your not its just a vid of you being a total try hard clone passing yourself off as some kind of teacher or authority on the subject. Fuck off you stupid cunt.

[theoneandonlyhorst]

@malcolmyoungacdc well, from now on, you're definetely getting on my nerves. so please, for gods sake, upload a video of your famous malcolm young skills.

in your words ":hey you sucker. you just don't know a shit about music, ac/dc malcolm young and wanking. "

you know what: GO FUCK YOURSELF!

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@theoneandonlyhorst - name the song!?

[theoneandonlyhorst]

@malcolmyoungacdc if you want blood....

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@theoneandonlyhorst - You've Got It! Give me a few weeks, I'll need to by a video camera and some audio gear. You have my word, I will deliver my promise!

[malcolmyoungacdc]

@malcolmyoungacdc - buy

[falcorne019]

@theoneandonlyhorst

highway to hell?

[sjcsiba]

@malcolmyoungacdc Highway to hell, duh!!

[ultimateacdcfan]

Great tutorial, try to get there..

[mukkezz]

Good Malcolm feel, I reconized his playin' nice work.

Great sound aswell mate :D

[JCBkingg]

poor malcom had barley any parts in highway to hell lol. i respect malcom alot and angus. there my 2 fav guitarist

[666ACDCROCKNROLL666]

Can I please know the pickups and amp/software your using?

[downpaymentblues311]

what rythm is he playing cuz that sure aint highway to hell..... lol close but hell no,,, all that instruction lmao

[lollo1991]

great job! :)

[malcolmyoungacdc]

Sorry but I have to be honest - so I hope your open to feedback. You need to pay more attention to your spelling and grammar in your commentary firstly. That really wasn't very good and some of your suggestions really make me wonder if you know what your doing at all. You see, it really frustrates me when people post "Tutorials" in the sense that you imply that you are an authority on the material matter/subject, when essentially you are an amateur.

Your playing technique is miles off Malcolm's.

[theoneandonlyhorst]

sorry, but i have to be honest but guys like you suck, too!

what's wrong about it?

[malcolmyoungacdc]

Do you really want me to tell you? Or is this just going to upset you. From your comments I gather your not much open to feedback and are likely to be a little sensitive?

Arrrh fuck it - your timing is bad, you have no swing or groove. You just haven't captured the "feel" at all. It sounds flat and one dimensional. Your attack is weak and and your technique lacks crispness. Check out SoloDallas's tutorials, you can learn a lot from him.

[ZakkHendrix666]

@malcolmyoungacdc hey, just calm down.

[malcolmyoungacdc]

I'm calm as can be. This tutorial hasn't lifted my heart rate over 75bpm. When your rockin' your rockin' and when you not well.........

[OttoVonGoenne]

@theoneandonlyhorst dude! I seriously dug the video. and Im a no bullshit guitar player. Im not the best in the world but I dont fuck around with this instrument. And your video was cool. Dont listen to that dingo.

[JordanTBenson]

I agree with you malcolm, I play guitar as well but i dont focus on trying to be like another. If it sounds good, well then your not doing bad. This bloke is trying a bit much i think. Miles away

[malcolmyoungacdc]

I just think the word 'tutorial' is used too lightly. If your going to 'post' a 'tutorial' you should really be 100% across the guitar technique and feeling - because essentially you are claiming to be an expert in thinking that you can be a tutor or teacher.

[JordanTBenson]

@malcolmyoungacdc I'm with you there mate. Like the move your forearm and the special way to tap your foot actually makes a difference. On top of that, thought it rocks, that is one of the easiest songs to play. The bloke is also playing malcolm's signature gretch. Not to say hes a bad player, but he seems to be trying to be someone else.

[TimBuktu666]

phfff... tell me: who isnt miles off of malcolms technique?!

[malcolmyoungacdc]

Solo Dallas isn't miles off.

[nbfan]

@malcolmyoungacdc i'm sorry dude, but you clearly don't have a clue period. You see, it really frustrates me to watch videos of people playing guitar on youtube pretty much all the time- and for once, on this video, we aren't treated to some dumb wanker with too big of a head for his own good. to the original video maker- the world of guitar needs more people like you!

[SidHenderson]

@malcolmyoungacdc His suggestions are spot on, listening to the drummer, muting and letting it rrrrring in different parts to bring more dynamics to the song and so on. Basic stuff that every guitarist should learn. He's trying to help people and doing a pretty good job so maybe you should just shut up.

[klasse645]

@malcolmyoungacdc Great job, you got it!

[JonasSweden1]

@malcolmyoungacdc

So when will you show us how to do it then?

[knoxclark]

@malcolmyoungacdc hold on dude, how are you shitting on his videos when you have none yourself. that puts him ahead of you in one sense, and in another sense THIS GUY IS AWESOME. He got the tone perfect, and the patterns are all correct and it is a great cover and tutorial. and about the spelling mistakes, you can just chill about those because he obviously got his point across and demonstrated the proper way to play like malcolm. so thanks, and i hope you quit bashing other peoples videos.

[knoxclark]

@malcolmyoungacdc hold on dude. first of all, no one likes jerks like you bashing other people's videos. Second, he pretty much nailed malcolms part. If You go to any highway to hell live video, you can see that is exactly how malcolm is playing it, he even has it down to the strumming pattern. Third, what makes you all high and mighty when you don't even have any videos up. How do we know you aren't some poser? What you can do is go die and a hole, and what he can do is keep making more videos.

[knoxclark]

@malcolmyoungacdc don't be a dick, dick

[OttoVonGoenne]

@malcolmyoungacdc First off, id like to say thank you! These critical comments show me how devoted you are to stating your opinion and your determination to mold people into your image. But, you are a fucking dick. you may have the name but Ill bet you cant play any ACDC whatsoever. Seriously, what kind of fan are you to give some guy shit for making a video for a song you should like. he didnt butcher it at all. he was having fun. big deal. so what? NOW..... let's your fucking videos, asswipe.

[lgop2nopz]

Hmm does Malcolm not also play the G in the chorus...A-G-D-G-D?

[I974Jailbreak]

Is it a GRETSCH G5248T ELECTROMATIC DOUBLE JET in golden??

And did you only remove the Neck PU because malcolm did??

[theoneandonlyhorst]

yes, it's a gretsch electromatic. a very good guitar, except the pus.

i removed the pickup because i like the way it looks now.

[skipstalforce]

you are absolutely right, I've often found that watching Mals body movement is key to getting the rhythm right. If you can move just like him you'll be right on every time.

[ramurel2006]

basic rhytm elements...perfectly corect... some people shake head for rhytm ( Cliff) , some with mouth ( Angus)... is hard to keep mind focused on the rhytm. They create an automatism in movement and can clear their mind from this... Is intresting. Never thought about that before... Good post !!!

[accadacca100]

i really like this kind of tutorial where you play and then have write something down instead of sitting down and talking cause thats gets boring '

i hope you make some more of these:):):)

[Sektschlampe]

Yes I hate those tutorials where the "teacher" talks endlessly.

Good work, horst

[Irock362436]

coo0ol!!! you shouldo one about tips in general

[WholeLottaRocker]

Hey das ist mal wirklich erste Sahne!!! Wird sofort ein Favorit :)

Wie wärs mal mit einem " The Jack" Cover, Lars. Ein Rhytmus Cover auf Youtube hab ich noch nicht gefunden :D

ROCK ON!

PS: 5 Sterne natürlich ;)

[theoneandonlyhorst]

vielen dank...

the jack is in arbeit!

viele grüße!

[rocknrollrebel15]

this is freakin awesome!

[snookerkingexe]

Sehr geil!! hast alles sehr verständlich beschrieben! und vor allem das, was wirklich wichtig is! =) Sehr geil!

[theoneandonlyhorst]

oho...hoher besuch auf der seite ;)

vielen dank für dein lob.

ich mag dein setup. der amp is ein absolutes sahnestück. wo kann ich den beziehen? obwohl, das war ein bausatz oder???

ich werde dich die tage nochmal per pn kontaktieren!

wann bekommen wir die nackte gretchen zu sehen? =)

[snookerkingexe]

hoher Besuch, lol so ein Quatsch xDxD

Jau aber frag ruhig alles zu Ivan, was du wissen willst ;)

Und das nackte Gretchen wird dann in den nächsten Tagen zur Geltung kommen ;) xD In kurzer Zeit wird dann wohl auch noch ein Filtertron ins Haus wandern =)=)

Der Sound bei deinem Gone Shooting Video is übrigens abartig geil! ;)

[Bridewell7]

Nice Work again Bro

Whats next vid ?

[theoneandonlyhorst]

thank you! what do you want me to do?

[Bridewell7]

Riff Raff

Ballbreaker

Keep um coming

[col33145]

nice work bro keep um up

[TheDonUrbas]

awesome

just...awesome