Kirk Hammett Style - Quick Licks - Guitar Solo Performance by Andy James

[ltq19900310]

the Pentatonic does not make it Kirk Hammett style

the Wah does !

[pianissisimo]

all the solos from all the albums here

[michaelbryant21]

What i would give to magically be that good.

Learning guitar is the most excruciatingly slow process i can think of. Playing it wasn't even fun till like 3 months in when i finally started learning stuff and now its way fun after like a year and a half. After 3 years of playing i wonder how much more fun it will be. If i were this good i would probably never stop playing

[24fretsplease]

could hammet do this?

[misiek8881]

Hammett is not that good ;d

[RazorBackShreader]

Damn Kirk hammet must have 25 youtube accounts, those dislikes give it away.

[XxMETALMESSIAH]

i wish you could teach me guitar andy you are up there with jeff loomis in my opinion and i am very inspired by you i own your self titled solo album and i cant quit listening to it

[MsFuckhead69]

holy shit sounds just like him!!!

[celticwarrior222]

I dont think Kirk Hammet has ever done a legato run down like the one at 0:52, nor done the shred lick at 1:20 with as much clarity.

[genxvoice24]

Yeah, My jaw dropped to the floor by about 0:50. Andy totally outKirked Kirk!

[krabou]

You're better than Kirk.

[ThrashDeath17]

they should change the video name to "trying to play like kirk hammett"

[stevenlavignemusic]

TAB!?

[Chibej]

Needs more wah

[TheAc1219]

what string gauge does andy james use? ? ? ?

please tell :)

[19celts]

That whoops the shit out of any kirk solo ive ever heard.

[maggotslipknothereti]

youe get lesseon by kirk??? o.o awesome !!

[Fagoooooo]

I love Kirk Hammett but this is far better than what he can play. At least nowadays.

[mikey989]

Pentatonic...we meet again.

[JoeSatrianiFan100]

@mikey989 Pentatonics ftw

[Imanification95]

Ive never seen kirk play this smooth and this good..youv mastered the kirk style more than he has himself!! lol. Beautiful playin my friend!

[DrummerRF]

Thumbs up for the people who instantly recognized John Petrucci's guitar.

[goyitoolguin]

Kirk was born in the 60's and played in the late 70's and 80's if it weren't for Kirk there would be less of a chance of Andy being here today

[ChineseTOP]

@goyitoolguin i dont really get what u mean, the only thing i know kirk hammett isnt that good, he is an average guitarist with luck.. andy james is a technique master :)

[DimeLivesForever100]

hypnotic pinky action from 0:43 0:54

[taekwondo1337]

finally something i can play :)

[YoungGun552]

What is it about YouTube and kids arguing over guitarists ?

[metalbonicks]

song?

[SoFaAway109]

so many hammer-ons....................­.........

[Simas05117]

Hey all the people saying that Kirk Hammet cant play it. How you can say it if you dont know , i really think that Kirk could do it better. I think that Kirk still can play every his solo, maybe not in live. He deserves respect just because he created that solos, melodies, feels. Metallica is the best band i ever heard. And if we talk about wah pedal... I think he like to use it, so great, i havent anythink against wah.

[Blitzbok]

@Simas05117 Kirk is substandard, end of discussion. The best band YOU ever heard, certainly not me. I listen to over 20 genres, I suggest you expand your horizon too.

[ZOMLUVER]

I CALL HAX!

[mettalx1]

How can someone play that fast and clean!? How ?!!!

[sonicnator]

Haters gonna hate. lmao

Great video!

[movegumo]

Tab?

[realbluemeanie]

Andy should teach Kirk to play like that... ;)

[TashyPwns]

kirk couldn't even play half that

[Lordilovercovers]

oh god so awesome. fucking great man! is there somewhere i can get tabs or a lesson of it? iam willing to pay hehe

[canaldomarcus]

Andy plays kirk's style better than kirk hammett himself

[MrBigWaveDave23]

Kirk Hammet couldn't play this if he tried. That guy is so freakin amateur. I had to watch this video to see if Andy James could dumb his playing down that much. At least Andy can stay in the right key the whole time.

[meisjoe1]

HOLY CRAP DUDE! You've got CLEAN technique! Well, done!!

[Gabriopunk77]

It's better than Kirk. Not that that's really hard.

[dmpp47]

 Needs more Wah, just kidding Kirk it´s awesome :p

[SevanEsaian]

I watch this multiple times on a daily basis

[unsology]

this is better than kirk

[Metlitsband]

What string uses Andy? How they are so soft? Because of the Floyd rose or..?

[kbretones]

U forgot the wah pedal

[Lehrerkatzelaptop]

i think the back round is like sad but true and master

[NathanRyanAllen]

You guys should do some Night Ranger. I bet that some of their solos would give yall fits!

[flamefleir]

wow very nice dude. pretty cool to hear kirk's styles from the various albums in 3 minutes. its like a montage or something lol

[ouijametallican]

The rhythm track kicks ass as well ! Solid. 'Puppets' days revisited.

[kevguitars]

SSSHHHHIIIITTTT!!!!!!mennn.the­se fingers will to explode!!!

I´m a music too but, like you?? Mother fucker.. you fucking rocks!!!

[S4mm4st3r]

Did I see a chromatic lick at 0:52 ? :) Hey that's not what he does at all! Jokes... But good video anyway.

[arash1902]

what's the best way to mute when you're playing the licks after 0:25?

[FreddyGaming]

mustaine way more better at skillz and music wrinting kirk is all the time the same shit!

[truecover2011]

Tiene mucho de wherever i may room



[MartyFriedmanRulez66]

You forgot to play sloppy and like shit, that's signature Hammett Trademark

[hallbergjonatan]

It sounds to good to sound like Kirk 'cuse Kirk sucks at guitar!

[Nikqogregg]

Kirk dont sweep!

[metallicaspiker16]

@Nikqogregg Creeping Death and Leper Messiah solos, yes he does, but not so much.

[metallicaspiker16]

@Nikqogregg In the Creeping Death and Leper Messiah solos, Kirk actually does do small sweep sections.

[PatHamiltonSongs]

@Nikqogregg no extensivly, but there are portions in some of his older solos where he does. lepper mesiah is the only one where he realy does it noticibly

[Sebaaaaast]

@Nikqogregg Listen to Creeping Death.....

[ciaranw520]

I'm amazed how much this is actually like Kirk, this dude rocks!

[regularguy95]

magic fingers

[voskresene]

Man, Andy does such a great job breaking down and imitating the playing styles of the world's leading guitar players. I love watching these demonstrations.

[Juillet187]

would like to go to Andy James Master Class guitar lesson. . .

[licklibrary]

@Juillet187 Hi Juillet187, if your in the UK and can get to London on the 4th December, Andy James is holding a masterclass at our Licklibrary Live Event, will send you a link to the site to your inbox here on youtube.

[Juillet187]

@licklibrary thanks for the info. . .

[ArmyRangerish]

@licklibrary i wanna go could u send me a link

[licklibrary]

@ArmyRangerish Hi we've posted the link to your youtube inbox .... all the best!

[MrRetrebution]

@licklibrary noooooooooooooooooooooo im a day late!!!!!! argh!!!!! would have loved to have come, im in doncaster... londons only 4 hours away...... damnit. lol

[Pantera67ification]

where can i found this tabs PLEASE !?

[electricbible]

andy james is a beast cause he could COPY alot of styles... but wheres andy james style quick licks???? oh ya i forgot , there will never be one of those!!! andy james who?

[licklibrary]

@electricbible Hi electricbible, Andy James has a DVD called Metal Edge Soloing Techniques where Andy does teach you his own licks, Volume 1, 2 & 3. You can watch the trailers for Volume 2 & 3 on Youtube. Hope that helps. If you need a direct link just gives us a mesage back!

[cpamiseso]

@licklibrary Ha!

[BIitzkrieg]

@electricbible told status: TOLDOSAURUS REX

[Humanius93]

@electricbible You should check out his own material with his self titled album and i belive that he is in the band sacred mothers tongue.

[frwyguy]

@electricbible LOL

[Jasaxos]

Better than any solo kirk played

[intwernet]

the solos are recognizable :)

[ElQeRonca]

Kirk can even play this hahhahaha

[NixxerJixxerWixxer]

Hammett's technique is the simplest of all

[blackmustang728]

i would love to see kirk play this in a guitar solo, it would be epic

[TrafficMind10]

It's good but for Kirk needs MOOOOOOOOARRRRR WAHHHHHHH

[MASTERMARK360]

That's amazing

[TheAmrator]

Dave Mustaine > Kirk Hammet

[MaggotKumar]

Kirk is a genius.

Disposable Heroes, One, Frayed Ends of Sanity, Fight Fire with Fire, Struggle Within, Fade to Black, No Remorse to name a few.

[OlafWachoski]

Wow very very nice

[edgarcanijo]

me inspiraste... voy a sacar mi guitarra de su estuche... ROOOCK!!!

[mickaelyo]

0:04



[DOOM3PLAY3R]

What song is this

[CTMetalhead95]

Andy James could replace any guitarist, in any band, in the world.

[MarkArcinas]

@CTMetalhead95 he cant replace chuck norris.

[ourtheharry]

"Kirk Hammett is recognized for his ability to put feeling and emotion into solos"

That's funny, he's the total opposite of that. His bends sound horrible. Uses little to no vibrato. Has terrible phrasing. Has no concept of tone. Every one of his solo has a descending legato lick. Terrible lead guitarist imo.

[MrGuitarLukas]

haha he plays better than hammett



[TheIcefreeze]

sounds like enter sandman

[TheIcefreeze]

sounds like entersandman

[jihad255]

wrong, this isn't the style of Kirk Hammett, why? because you're actually using the wah wah tastefully, not raping it :)

[Homestone13]

nice rip buddy

[JOk154]

heey dude, what effect do you use??

[rallyivan1234]

easy kirk style... wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wahaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!

[Mychemicalmetallica]

@rallyivan1234 you think that when you put a wah pedal youre awesome?omg..clearly a unexperienced guitar player

[MarkArcinas]

what tuning is this???

[tutuliolindao]

@MarkArcinas Em

[ZexusGaming]

@MarkArcinas Standard E

[ShiNLENAZE]

KIrk hammett use swip style ?

[gremlin2022]

I am a big Metallica fan, but I think anybody that plays guitar can say you played it better thank Kirk would have been able to play here LOL Either way I will say without Kirk I would probably not have started getting into trying to solo on guitar, so needles to say is one of my guitar heroes along with Dimebag and Kerry King when I first started playing guitar XD

[tommapar88]

You always use those pentatonic scales kirk used to be stuck with, but now in Death Magnetic does not use them as much check the tabs if you don't think the same

[zajac1661]

excellent guitar licks to start off with, if your comfortable with the pentatonic scale, and wants to learn some basic licking technique to add

[Metadeth1997]

Im really gonna buy this lesson! Im looking forward to it. I love playing guitar, but I am struggling with the "Sound" of my guitar. When I play everything sounds wrong, even though im playing it right. Im looking forward to learn some Kirk Hammett style. He is a awesome guitarist. Great playing, keep it going! :D

[MysterioFan02]

Some of these licks are not even Kirk's... I saw at least 2 Jimmy Page licks in there.

[npblack92]

This is way better than the best from Kirk, but i gotta say that from watching all of this DVD promos Andy really gets the playing style from all of this guys

[TheDawnDelight]

Too little whammy for a Kirk solo.

[Pantera67ification]

TABS PLEASE !

[Ladalle0]

Hu. Shredding.

[tico7464]

if only kirk could actually play that well

[Aristowi]

That's right, Hammet only uses pentatonics :(

[Manolao]

woah, nice playing there. Srsly.

[M0D0C52]

WOW! Very very nice!

[FrancescoParasassi]

this guy is much better than kirk ......

[scorpionz44]

theres so many licks he copied from metallica songs

[SpearShark]

Kirk Hammet can't even play like this.

[d2creations]

what guitar is he using?

[monaxikostaxidiotis]

kirk wish he could play like that :)

[bcgal0004]

WTF why havn't i seen this????!! andy james is soo awesome and should have more views!

[RahulSynysterGates]

actually this sounds much better than any kirk hammett solo

[crusaderwarr]

This backing track sound so much like Master of Puppets haha, but its cool.

[GuitarSlayerr]

@crusaderwarr ii thought it sounded sorta like sad but true

[rockgodtar]

Do you use a wah? If so, what kind?

[FaithlessMessiah]

I seriously doubt Kirk Hammett could play this

[madaga38]

you are better than kirk !!!

[chickabuka]

Hope to be this good someday, great tone and technique, so is he using a KH wah pedal? thanks G

[rocknflip66]

im sorry but this dude plays much better then Kirk now

[morrandekudde]

Andy james = fucking demon on guitar! epic

[darthcrowlp]

Very very good... I think you got that "Kirk style" pretty well :P it is almost hard to believe he didn't make this solo. Only one difference. I can't imagine Kirk playing it THIS clean :D (no offense - I'm his fan)

[Angelos476]

that even better than kirk. hammet cant get this licks

[DtheWizar]

he is 1000% better than kirk hammet 

[iZombiEzZz]

@DtheWizar fuck you!

[ayyubims]

wowww!!! its awesome man

[ColonelLapointe]

Where is this the excessive wah?

[alexisd3]

wah

[Akilles047]

Why make a video how to play like Kirk? he is not a very good guitarist at all

[DerLackaffe]

you play to clean,kirk cannot play clean :D

[DaveoCamaro]

I recommend this be retitled "Mustaine style at the beginning of his career"

[beekflip]

this is better tham kirk

[SuperFlyFatGuy59]

For every retard in the world who thinks kirk cant play this listen up, this is in the style of kirk hammett which means he took a bunch of stuff that kirk dose and puts it in this solo. im posotive kirk can play this himself and for th record he dosnt use a wah pedal too much and if u think he dose i dont know what too tell you because he dosnt, and when he dose use it it dosnt sound bad and its not like you can plug in a wah pedal and just be amazing at guitar.

[Pendrakulya]

@SuperFlyFatGuy59 he does use the Wahwah a lot when playing LIVE though

[roryport]

This guys good but not really as good as Kirk like many of u idiots say

[NavySealRay]

@roryport you're obviously not that familiar with Andy James than

[VikingRaider793]

I wanna know who the 16 asshats are who disliked this...if this performance doesn't rock your shit, you need to check your pulse!

[cliffDhater1]

his left foot is on fire right now!!!

[JPMusiclife]

Hahah! Are you sure this is kirk hammet? I don't think even HE could play it that good! AMAZING.

[codebreakerify]

finally got this DVD yesterday !!!!!!! ..barely learn the first five licks i stopt because my hands cought on fire !?!?!?!?

[ShadowFan502]

What song?

[MRec1124]

Okay somebody PLEASE tell me what hes doing at 0:30. like what is it called? i cant for the life of me think of it.

[badtuco]

Wow, the lack of brain power here is overwhelming: the guy has been playing in a ground breaking band for 30 years, years of experience in performing and recording. He's done number of great solos and if he could play in 1984 he sure as hell can play in 2011(with something like 1500 gigs under his belt). Sure,he has obviously moved away from the shred thing 20 years ago(get over it). All you wannabe shredders out there: make one memorable solo that is as good as Creep, Dyers,Ride, Straw,Outlaw..

[kiffixxx]

HE PLAYED IT BETTER THAN KIRK.. IV BEEN WATCHING YOU SIR.. YOU'R GOOD.

[beerdeddi1]

Man, your pull-offs are FAST!

[Benny555666]

Hi will this book help increase speed? If not what would you recommend?

[iZombiEzZz]

@Benny555666 I think it will, well look at it. Its mental! :D

[DiogoAlmeida95]

1:07 - 1:12 thats more like a Dave Mustaine lick

[anubhavgreen]

freakin awesome



[slaydz765]

damn i wish kirk could play this :(

[roryport]

That us fuckin beautiful

[DrakenGuardz]

Only difference with this solo and Kirk, is that it's not 30 seconds long. Still, Kirk is a beast player.

[varan9595]

thats crazy stamina

there were like no mistakes, maybe i missed one or two?

[wandersonfcastro]

...

[TonyAKABadtz]

I wish I could play like that.

[CrackEriq]

Is it E Phyrigian or E Aeolian? I don't understand. Could you explain us why did you play a Bb at 1:06? And could you explain us why did you play an F (instead of an F sharp) at 1:45 while you are giving a dominant melody?

[shred4christ]

@CrackEriq I'm not for sure, but I'm guessing those notes are from the E blues scale. It's basically an extension of the basic minor pentatonic, and I know Kirk Hammet likes to use those quite a bit.

[d2creations]

@CrackEriq im pretty sure its the E blues. the F is just an accidental, cause the phrygian and aeolian are very similar.

[zzzhuh]

@CrackEriq I don't know music theory but this is a half step down from standard Em

[Ghostmetalero]

Wow that was epic!!! youre so **** good