Iron Maiden - 26 Adrian Smith Guitar Solos, Part 1 of 2

[MartiniHipHop]

Just Perfect! The Trooper solo is fantastic!

[singhilinghi]

AWESOME



[TurgidCloth]

wow this is some good stuff ! great work:)

[maidenrulz73]

some of the greatest solos in metal come from the hands of adrian smith

[madaga38]

Great solos !!! You're very good dude ! I'm a great Adrian Smith's fan !

[Jeenyus801]

Sick

[Ehlek16]

What's the tab of the phantom of the opera solo?

[telecasteredtodeath]

Astonishing Randy.. you should have got the job after Adrian split maiden.. you nail all of Adrians solos and phrasing.. he is one of metals tastiest guitarists, Yanick is a good player too, but he would have been a better Dave Murray replacement than Adrians. Well done mate.. (no offence Dave, i also love you)

[diegopurple]

AWESOME 5/5

[simmyludilo]

4 thumbs up! both arms and legs

[ryde99]

Rhime of the ancient mariner!!!!

[andresox21]

Adrian doesn't play the fantom of the opera in the studio version

[HastaLaVista6666]

Impressive.

[JohnHowell00]

OMG Frank Zappa?

[DainSilvaMusic]

Awesome! \M/

[mriceman0619]

OMG that was absolutely fantastic.

UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!

[TheTrooper80]

you rock dude

[thepoweriff]

q biennnnnnn q tocasssss, soy nuevo en youtube te gusta mi guitar solo?

[fesaco182]

GREAT MAN!!! your playng is outstanding!!! what is your setup?

[TheJector]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great guitarist!!!

[dreamofmirrors2]

dude you are my idol. maiden till death.

[AdrianSmith2000]

exelente man !!! tocas de puta madre!! buena tecnica, ademas se nota que te sale natural.... te felicito!

[LucicPower]

ADRIAN SMITH IS GOD. WRITING, BLUESY,HUMBLE, GREAT CHOICE OF EQUIPMENT. Dave murray has shiny cheeks.

[LucicPower]

Adrian Smith is my fave too. Best Writer Most Bluesy. Not all that speed crap like Murray.

[rickandroll63]

I've seen this band twice and they absolutely KICK ASS.

[KubaRybny]

great tapping!

[xiroclems]

yeah man really amazing :D

[XxboVodxX]

at the prisoner solo it looks like your pinky disappears and reappear a few times :O

[Wellwellwellwell1]

@XxboVodxX It's because he draws it back to his hand. I do that too.

[fosjutub]

Adrian Smith is my favorite guitarist and apparently you're right after him :D

[WNxJihad]

Nice man you rock

[XXXsecretmanXXX]

men i wish i could believe you played that!! it sounds too much exact to the record, and im not talking about the playing, the sound is the exact one, you cant get all those tones of only one guitar.

whats your gear?

[CesarThrashMetal]

GREAT

[redfordknight]

Rock on man...Great video

[Bostafito]

you are a true maiden fan ... I ' m a drummer i'd like guitarist like you in my band ... check my videos i try to play like ncko mcbrain style .. if by any chance you come to Greece give me a call ..hahahaha .... (sorry for my English)

[fernanties]

Your English is actually pretty good. Better than many Americans, haha

[alara974]

Awesome, man!! Keep it up!!

[fernanties]

This is awesome. You definately spent alot of time learning/recording all of this. The solo's are perfect. However, you don't use the whammy as much as Adrian (especially during the "somewhere in time album"). Otherwise, Great job. I wish I could play all of these.

[Mariwa69]

I cant hear you...

[Moonchiild182]

My guitar is the exact same to yours haha! Good job though, keep up the good work man!!

Up the Iron!

[Edstir]

Hey Randy, i believe you are a classically trained musician e.t.c... Is adrian's playing pentatonic heaven or does he dabble in 'The Dreaded Mode's'... In an interview he said he is NOT schooled in theory...you have obviously analyzed very carefully his notes that he is playing... What reoccurring patterns and scales does he use, in your opinion? Do you think his early solos are more pentatonic basic and the later stuff more modal in structure?...

[RandyEllefson]

Your last statement is dead-on. He's mostly blues pentatonic and later used more aeolian (minor), but sometimes he uses other modes. 7th Son in particular has crazy stuff in it.

[WutangClan4LiF3]

@RandyEllefson man nice playing and video bravo . Let me ask you something. I dont know so much about guitar. To play fast solos like this etc i should get a Jackson guitar or Fender? yours is fender right?

[Me310392]

@WutangClan4LiF3 hes playing the fender japan iron maiden signature model

[GoNoRdEaTh]

teach me man!

[filipi346]

verry good, but looks like you are playing with you guitar with low sound and whith the solo verry loud as a backing track to sound good.

[RandyEllefson]

I didn't spend much time getting levels before recording. This was more about showing how to play the solos, not proving I can play them. With headphones and good ears you can hear both me and Adrian. That I'm playing them 99% note for note is part of why it's hard to tell them apart. Thanks.

[evilcousin442]

Fantastic work. One thing...phantom of opera and running free solos are originally by Denis Stratton. Adrian joined Maiden before Killers.

[RandyEllefson]

Right, and I'm doing Adrian's solo from Live After Death :) Thanks

[IRONMAIDENrockinrio]

rime of the....'s solo  is fckn great.

10/5 stars

go adrian

UP THE IRONS

[ofelipefma]

adrian is GOD!!!

[AdrianSmithFan]

hey man, that is all amazing, are you in a maiden cover band? :) cause you should be haha

[MysticSwordman]

I love Adrian's style!!! \m/_ yeah !!!

[cvelebx]

5 stars !

[MrMaidenfan666]

wow man it relay sounds like adrian realy fuckin great man that realy rock

[Robbiedbee]

Very, very nice playing. 5 stars, and keep up the good work.

[iamthemeaningoflife]

Adrian didn't originally do a solo on phantom of the opera.

[RandyEllefson]

that's true. This is his solo from Live After Death.

[Mikenog]

the guitar volume is low so at some parts even if he plays something else sounds like he's playing the original solo perfectly. :)

[Mariwa69]

man only one complaint, youre volume si very low!! i cant hear youre guitar.

try playing the solos with midi backrounds, there the best

[lefterishhh]

Very good skills and true Iron Maiden playing!5 stars mate.

[Asimakisaggelos]

wow that was amazing!!!! could you please tell about your guitar? is it fender or not?? Please answer...

[JarnodeH]

Nice guitar by the way! It looks like a fender strat only with a chrome scratchplate and a Floyd Rose Tremolo with locking system.

So what kind of guitar is it?

[RandyEllefson]

thanks! It's a homemade guitar.

[JarnodeH]

I'm pretty jealous! well done! I have a Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster but i can't play Dave's Solo's! (H solo's neitherXD)

[DaniLasi]

Man you're a giant! which model of guitar do u play? thanks for your work, I love Iron and it will be useful to play Adrian solos.

[ACOL047]

I thought the "Ides Of March" solo was Murray's solo... I am wrong? Keep on rocking!

[RandyEllefson]

They both have a solo on that one

[tdchagas]

The first part is really Adrian!

THis guy's a true fan...great job!

[slemmens]

Man great work! You deserve so many more views than you have.

Solo's perfectly executed, spot-on

WELL DONE!

up the irons

[Mbastoss]

I can't hear your guitar :s

[pretender5666]

GREAT man! It´s also very good, that you´ve played the solos in the right chronological order ;)

[mangymetal]

I must to say 4 things..

1.- You need play with FEELING man, your solos are very very good, but you seems a robot..

2.- You missed the wasted years solo xD, all miss in the same part (9:24 to 9:30 sec) try to check out this.

3.- In some solos, the volume of your guitar it's too low, and it become confusing hear it..

4.- You are great, respect.

Cheers from Chile.

Keep playing man!

[nickdude345]

WOW! nice shirt

[mikhailmadnani]

awesome!!!!!! loved it...revelations is adrians worst solo imo

[ogle777]

nahhh sunand steel is

[MrLaLaLovato]

sun and steel is dave

[jozefthedick]

Awesome!

[andydeath]

ADrian smith would be proud, YOU ROCK !!! \m/

[grubbiss]

skills!!

[brigaterossonere85]

well done!

[Ra6nar]

great job :)

[ehehehohohoh]

nice, but when hallowed be thy name solo starts, adrian tap de second note with his right hand instead to play the first string on G note, try this

greetings from Chile

your work is marvelous =)

[franvi35]

great work man. awesome.congratulations

[rodrigolevel37]

great cover note 10