Iron Maiden Guitar Lesson Wasted Years Solo Darren Armitage

[epicbikerguy]

Good stuff thanks! Will save me hours learning this solo.

[thorny1977]

Excellent video my friend.. If only they were all like this!! Up the irons

[aggelos23i]

you give me the greatest Iron Maiden solo's ever... i Learn powerslave solo from you! thx a lot you are awesome!

[72tonymarino]

get a beater fuckin camra cant see were ur fingers are

[delusionistical]

Thanks for not posting tabs, I love your covers and I realised that although learning from your vids takes a bit longer than using tabs, it develops my ear better. To those who want tabs, try listening and getting the notes yourself, it helps develop your ears. Definitely worth it. Ty Darren...

[thehowards6]

This is awesome!! I especially like that you didn't ham it up with the original in the background, making it impossible to tell who was doing what.

Awesome job!!

[MrDaniman94]

oh man SLOWER PLEASE IN PART 4

[feidtublec]

Fuck!! My guitar misses the last fret!!

[EleventhDecibel]

excellent interpretation of the solo, but the third section with the hammer on/pull off at the 17, 19, 20 frets on the 2nd string is not just a straight pattern as you've played here. there's 2 halves of it and the 2nd half is exactly as you've played it (with some indiscernable bending at the end of it if you listen closely), but the first has some hammer on/pull off from the 17th to the 20th back to the 17th, and then to the open string. You can tell when you tempo it down.

[Richard041209]

Gracias ¡¡¡ me ayudo mucho ... saludos¡¡

[ED198523]

nice bro u r a good teacher u've got lot of patience but is nice

[amirrozmi1]

what kind of lesson...

[VanHeartagram]

i wish it had tabs, its done so perfect tho! if you have tabs for it plz plz plz send them to me

[hammersmithrockband]

good job and good lesson!

[delt01]

Awesome job man. What did you use to sequence the drums, and what sample set?? especially the snare sounds absolutely killer!!!!

[darrenarmitage2306]

@delt01 Cubase and BFD bud

[VictimOfChagnes]

Tabs are weak. They make you and your ear lazy.

[espectrons]

ei qual e o nome do programa pra fazer bateria

[likeaboss700]

do you have the solo tabs for this???

[flibo]

Awesome man. The tabs for this song are just terrible. Thanks for clearing it up.

[jcidelgado2007]

that was flawless, really cool solo, just like adrian!!, nice tutorial, such a nice guitrar sound u got there Bud! Gracias amigo, up the IM

[danlash656]

why only make a video of the solo? why not whole song?

[rhythm2007mc]

are these bits ya left in after ya tutorial for playing along to :) Just ordered a bass and electric guitar, always getting told its easier to learn bass then elctric. that way always come in handy if ya know anyone who needs a stand in for either lol Very Impressive, I used to be able to play it when I was 11 but took me months to learn lol, pitty I did'nt stick to it as am 30 now n no pun intended, had wasted those years lol. I was no way as good as you tho :P Thanks for the video

[irondiego1987]

You play great! The solo is almost perfect (the only differences I see are maybe the effects and the lack of the whammy bar :D). It's also cool to find a cover played along with a backing track. :D

[GamoTISkreatomuges]

And maybe you shouldn't use the guitar at all if it's to get that arrogant and really believe you're playing it right.

You're a passenger on the train named "ULTIMATE SUCKAGE" and the next stop is decay and death. Hope you and your kind will rot in Hell. :)

[GamoTISkreatomuges]

*hole

[GamoTISkreatomuges]

0:29-0:31 THIS IS SO FUCKED UP DUDE!

Go Listen to the actual song and play it the right way.

Don't just stand there sucking like that...You can be better if you try :)

[SkaterMetallica]

dam your amazing

[kindra566]

Excellent playiing... But i dont get third part..... 19h 20p 17p 0 h 17....?

[gerby90]

this is great thank you so much! respect!

[Wailer3693]

oh yes now this is what you call a guitar lesson.

Awesome work thanks :)

[cartmanboy1991]

wow...ur awesome dat sounds exactly like the orig...

[Mariwa69]

Perfect!!!

All your covers are awesome

[H4CKF]

what programm do you use?

[brandonlugo12]

beast

[Metalguitarist3m]

On that third lick, where you have to pull off, any tips on how to get that up to speed? The video totally helped me, I didn't have enough time to learn the solo for my band so I came to youtube. Hmm, only two more days left to get it up to speed. Hmmm

Thanks

[darrenarmitage2306]

i've put the backing on at slower speeds, get it nailed at a slower tempo then move up a notch, just gotta practice....alot, took me a good full day i'd say, it's an awkward riff.

[Metalguitarist3m]

@darrenarmitage2306 Thanks a lot!

[Metalguitarist3m]

@darrenarmitage2306 And you're picking every single note on it right? no pull offs?

[darrenarmitage2306]

1 pick for for every 2 notes, (2 ham ons 1 ham off) if that makes sense,

[Metalguitarist3m]

Yeah man, thanks.

[saguitarist]

You know most guitarists really like video lessons like these. But seriously if you're trying to teach it to them then tabs would be really helpful.

[Jonsk12394]

@saguitarist - you learn better by learning by ear. much easier to remember

[XGuitarBoiX]

@saguitarist If you call yourself a guitarist and are at the level where you want to be able to play this solo, then it should be no problem for you to figure it out. You can very clearly see what he is playing here, and I would call this video much better than just a regular tab

[FriendNotFoeBand]

@XGuitarBoiX Thank you.

[whinylicks]

Adrian.....we know its you .......PERFECT 10

[strettonnet2]

very useful but could use some kind of tab alongside it to make more sense of the bits like scaling down from the 12th fret,

cheers

[tomschrauwen]

thanks for the vid, the backing track will absolutely be usefull. ^^

[manunited36]

great man do u have more like this..

[lucasfp3]

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[aaannl]

how old are you man?

[Meldeleieff]

hey man tha's awesone. I'm trying to play like you, but I need a lot of practice. But I will get there. Thanks for the lesson

[alscott123]

THANKYOU :)

[Ra6nar]

man, extremely awesome !

[speedtroller]

DUDE - that's perfection. I was going to post a video lesson on this song but screw it - YOU NAIL IT. Thanks for teaching me something - check out my Stranglehold video.

[Efrit2]

very good lesson, but nevertheless i'll keep it playing my way ;)

[danmickla]

Do you have a video of your way posted?

[Efrit2]

not yet, still to come^^

but i would say it's 90 percent the way darrenarmitage2306 plays it, it's just the way i figured some parts out....

[STAPLMAN]

How did u get that sound? amp? pedal?

[speedtroller]

You can that sound with messing around with a Line 6 guitar port. They are less than $100 and then you plug into you computer. It's amazing - I would suggest using a Blaster Sound Card and use Bose Media Mate speakers - they are under $100 and they sound like $1,000,000...LOL

[eddeviru]

thanks man!!!!!!

[aclica]

hi sorry!! i am mexican i not speak much english but mmm..where do you get the tab? please i need it can you help me please?

[beatlekissmex]

thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jaimathias]

awsome

[dsam74]

Hi, first part is 12p8 10p8 10p8 12p8 10p8 10p8.... on the second string ??

[darrenarmitage2306]

its 10 h12 8 h12 8 h12, they are all hammer

[Ghorkiller]

hey i got a question

the part before the solo how do you do it??

[FrozenPepperStudio]

You SUCK!

Just kidyng

[ZhOw00]

oye muy bien, me preguntaba si me pobrias mandar la tablatura del solo de esta cancion, porfavor, nadamas contestame para saber si si se puede o que onda, bye

[c03x157]

Good Job! ¡Buen Trabajo!

[mostrocabj]

very good!

thank you for upload the video!

[oOConfuseaCatOo]

I'm kind of interested in your right hand picking. I think I can see you do all down strokes. And only 12 strokes on part 1 repetitions that means you don't strike the empty strings? I got the feeling that stavgir stroke every note with both up and down strokes.

[darrenarmitage2306]

part one is hit then hammer on, but thats only my interpretation of it, do what sounds right to you my man.

[sttttanger]

thx man

great job .i learned the solo from you ,

love it the way you play it.

thanks again

[bosox523]

All of your videos are great. I really learned alot from them. One request: can you please do maidens Paschendale?

[CirtceleJosh]

not a lesson

[urmomxl9990]

if you knew anything about guitar u wud know that this guy is showing u how its done idiot so u can try doing what u see him doing and figure it out

[oscarmmf]

Muy Bueno!! perfecto.

[patrickwalson]

AWESSSSOMEE!!

awesome tone, great skills dude!!! this was prettttttttttttttttttyyyyyyyy amazing

thanks for the great lesson too!

you rock

[edwardgreat]

ANY iron maiden cover band would employ you!

[theinverted]

thanx for the wicked lesson. You're awesome man keep uping the iron. check out my channel too if you have time!

[Sira1973]

totally agree with you

[Rodrigoinhell]

putz loko,very well,thanks =D

[RunOut1724]

The only part of this solo i can't get up to speed is Part 3...it's pissin me off! I just gotta dedicate some time, sit there and do it. I get aggrivated then stop and go play something else...metronome here i come! I will get it!

[brunobanani04]

did you get it? LOL! i feel quite like you today when you wrote it! i tried part 3 on 1st string: 12th, 14th and 15th fret. a bit easier but of course not the original...

[darrenarmitage2306]

you guys know there is the backing track at various speeds for you at the end of this video yeah?

[brunobanani04]

Of course! But I´m looking for 50% speed! btw, are you sure the first part is correct? maybe you saw stavitgr´s video here on youtube. he´s playing it in another way that sounds quite like your version and is easier to play.

[darrenarmitage2306]

I'm sure, if you watch the studio version, you'll see adrian do the exact same riff movement. stav takes short cuts, feel free to play it that way if it's easier, but if you've listened to my vids and the solos, you'll know they are pretty accurate, just a little patience and practice practice practice.

[brunobanani04]

Yes, you are right. Always looking for the easy way is not how you get forward!

[TheeStroyed14]

Huh, it's really helpful. At last I can play 'part 2' xd thanks

5/5

Hail from POLAND and PEACE! ;d

[prowler289]

Fuck this is the best lesson!!1

[92DreamTheater]

you are a god!!! up the iron!!!!

[IommiFanxSG]

hey man quick question.

what effects are you running ?

cuz u sound just like dave murray.

[darrenarmitage2306]

click on my channel page, read the bottom comments. all my gear is listed there.

[ediek915]

Bravo, this has been extremely helpful to me! Nailing the little lick at 0:20 has always eluded me for some reason; although your way isn't 100% true to what Adrian is playing, you offer a clean sounding easy way to pull this off. Thank you!!!

[aekara05784]

very good have you got a tattoo on your arm??

[darrenarmitage2306]

yeah, a panther climbing down a tree. been there 20 years and it's never fallen out! lol

[rich29600]

that sounded real good one of my faves by maiden . good stuff nice sound from your guitar.

[Bobbrikolo]

fantastic... ( could you send me the tabs for parts 4 and 5, if you have the time to 8) ).

[darrenarmitage2306]

no accurate tabs for this one mate.

[xlxMetallicaxlx]

where did you get the tab for that i cant find that version anywhere?

[darrenarmitage2306]

by ear my friend for this one.

[jamma246]

Awesome, I've had the SC420 about 1 and a half years, but bought it second hand for 330 pounds and is worth every penny, I love it.

I am about to buy a new guitar, because this one does lack a bit of tone, but only because of the pickups, and I also need a second guitar as backup as well a whammy bar. I was thinking of also putting duncans in it though, what would you suggest for classic rock/metal?

Hopefully I will be playing this song at a gig, so thanks a lot for the vid!

[darrenarmitage2306]

i think i put sh-8 invaders in, a while back so i can't remember. pretty sure they are tho. don't expect any decent clean sound if you put em in tho. solos only lol

[jamma246]

wow thx m8, that's convinced me of how to play part 3, the rest of the tabs do it primarily on the e string :S

Also, is that an ibanez sc420 classic?

If it is, it's the same as mine, and no one seems to have them, they aren't made anymore :D

[darrenarmitage2306]

sure is, had it about 10 years, put duncan pick ups in it, you're right about part 3 too, hardly any of the tabs are correct.

[Amarchia]

whats the program name? what do you use?

[darrenarmitage2306]

what program?

[Amarchia]

yes

not use program?

[darrenarmitage2306]

ok, i dont understand you. I'm playing the guitar, its not a program. the back track is in cubase though.

[Amarchia]

ok sry just a drum..

sorry

[Oblivion1821]

pro pro!!!

[KillerOnTheLoose999]

THANK YOU FOR ALL!!

I´m learning a lot with your videos.

Could you play M.S.G.´s Armed & Ready?

Thank you again.

[fass79]

midi bass? is horrible, you rock man!

up the irons!!!

[darrenarmitage2306]

yup, midi bass, i aint round to doing bass lessons yet!

[Amarchia]

not solo guitar?

[darrenarmitage2306]

?? what do you mean?

[Amarchia]

its solo not?

[metallicafan14]

cool dude, you deserve a lot and alot moree views!!!!!!!!!!

ou rock dude up the irons!!!

[Zatt7]

Great Job,Congratulations!!!!

[nebulous1t]

dude great job!thanks for making us all alittle better at guitar!

[christschinwon]

adrian is a genius. I'm actually a drummer but also a bedroom guitarist so this is great teaching for people like me who go cross eyed looking at tab! Keep it up

[StaticGuitarPlayer]

you are amazing! Keep up the great work!

[brushnut]

very clever love it

[r1pp4]

The bass at 00:12 sounds like a Rotary hitting it's rev limiter :)

[darrenarmitage2306]

lol, it does too, thats poor midi bass for ya.

[mangymetal]

Isn't Bad, so also isn't perfect

[luisleivas]

cool i love iron maiden

[airbornedusty]

Outstanding lesson bro

[Deathlordomar]

realy nice video!

[rhinohorn]

Internet=$40/month

Tab books=$25 each

Software=$50

People like you who give free lessons=PRICELESS

[VagrantMischief]

I agree completely. Slowing down the backing track - great idea. Playing each section slowly and giving a clear view of your fingers on the fretboard - extremely helpful. Your tone is awesome as well. The whole vid is obviously a labor of love. The nay-sayers be dammned - THE IRON MAIDEN WANTS YOU!

[maidenfana]

Al fin lo que buscaba.

[geraldwow]

nice work can u please tell me where u got the tabs from please.....just tell me the url or send me the tabs i will tell u my e-mail thanks so much........

[darrenarmitage2306]

911tabs

[stavitgr]

nice effort dude!

[hammlars]

dude! yea i did get the solo finished but u play it alot better lol

[POkrfreak]

nice work man 5/5