20 Popular Guitar Tabs: Vol 3 : How to Play "Thunderstruck" on the Guitar

[jubyvera662]

nice well done.

[MrReaperAnims]

dude i cant find part 2 D:

[arfurlife]

Nice little fun video. Great fun and accessible appeoach. Well recorded too. It all helps to inspire and show what guitar can do. Its such a shame some on here feel the need to get nasty and rude. I wonder if they have the same passion for sorting out there anger and personality defects. By all means pass comment and eveb be critical, but being polite and having manners is priceless. But this will always be lost on those who can only get noticed by being unpleasant and immature.

[Gangsta28RLZ]

i tap the 7th fret w/ my pinky

[StickOrNot]

"20 Popular Guitar Tabs" and we're going with 22 on the list?

Ok....

[ghty102]

joe wiles is a boss

[jelledegitaarman]

that was pretty good

[jelledegitaarman]

that was pretty good

[DeSoeren86]

to all the fools out there: Angus plays it BOTH ways... sometimes picking sometimes hammer-ons/pull-offs...

there are several videos where u can see it!

[chacachinga]

angus never used hammer-ons or pull off...

[sprengt]

Maybe im missunderstanding something here.. But if he picks the notes, how can he raise his right arm to show off the devil horns? _\m/

[InfectedGuppy606]

lol g-string makes me laugh every time XD

[hellheat]

I heard that Steve Vai himself is looking for this video to learn how to play this bitch-ass hard-to-play part of the song... he will be sooo thankful to you for teaching him this incredibly-hard lick!

[pancakesrulz]

@hellheat heard from who? Mr lie mc lielie? ANGUS PICKS OUT EACH NOTE! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!

[KolomparVinetu]

@hellheat : You're either deaf or just simply a fool. Each note is picked out by Angus. You can clearly hear it. If you would play the guitar, or had better ears, you'd know. You can just compar this to the original. It sounds way different.

Why would Steve Vai looking into any videos? He and a couple more can play _anything_.

[hellheat]

@KolomparVinetu wtf are you talking about? how the hell did you come up with all that bullshit as a reply to my post?

have you ever heard words like "sarcasm" or "irony"?

[pipercub1]

Angus is not picking each note. I saw several videos, where he is using just his left hand

[geniegogo]

You also have to have a properly set up guitar - basically it means the guitar strings must be adjusted so that they're lower and closer to the frets. This makes hammer on's and pull off's a lot easier, and you play everything else a lot easier too. Many guitars are not set up properly when bought new so that's why most beginners have a really hard time learning.

[yuckfutish]

i did trumpet for a reason, I don't have enough coordination for a guitar

[yuckfutish]

i have no chance at the guitar damn

[sidbhati92]

these videos are great man....u explain very well.....

[WELLZYxix]

y is it that the string doesnt keep ringing out but when i touch it it just mutes?

[T11LMG]

@WELLZYxix You gotta add some gain on your amp so you can hear it when you tap it. its definitely not acousitc guitar friendly.

[VonZeb]

Question from a none guitarr player, what do you mean that angus is picking each note out? (im an AC/DC fan so i know who angus is :P)

[Writerman100]

@VonZeb He uses his Guitar Pick to hit every note he plays. If your experienced enough you can do it. Angus is a very excellent Guitar player.

[VonZeb]

@Writerman100 thanks for explaining.

[GNRslash28]

Angus actually picks each note out...

[WatchdogDisciple]

@GNRslash28 No he doesnt....well... ok he does both. Ive personally seen him do both live multiple times.

[SunDragon400]

@GNRslash28 speaking of which, i personaly pick out eacj note, i find it alittle less well... a pain in the ass. ill post a vid of it to show what i mean

[jimmah247]

@GNRslash28 speaking of which, i personally do that because its a little less, well... a pain in the ass. lol. ill post a vid to show what i mean

[jimmah247]

@jimmah247 sry bout the repeat

[76jnette]

@GNRslash28 angus picks it live....but in the studio he taps....so everyone is correct

[arman10101]

@76jnette Nope, he does not tap in the album version. He poses for the video, though, but it is still hand picked...

.a

[MadJack122]

@GNRslash28 but this is for begginers you fucking idiot? try getting a begginer to pick each know effieciently, get the fuck off this video if 1. you can already play this song (better than the teacher?) and 2. if you know fuckign everything. GTFO./

[GNRslash28]

@MadJack122 everyone seems to be pretty fearless over the internet. I simply made a comment about how it's actually played, I never claimed to know everything, I was just saying. Chill out you spaz.

[LaoTseo]

Youre not supposed to hammer-on and pull-off? You can clearly hear on the record that he picks every note. So FAIL!

[Ferrera14]

@LaoTseo angus use legatos only in studio version

in show he picks

[omegasephiroth93]

lol this guy sucks

[miguyuguyerT3X]

does up and up make condoms?

[okultov]

what amp u use ?!?!

[gop58]

Angus dosnt use pulloff listen what he says in the end on this link

AC/DC - Angus Young guitar lesson (copy and paste into searchbar)

Or take this lesson here

How to Play AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" Guitar Lesson (copy and paste into searchbar)

[gop58]

Angus dosnt use pulloff listen what he says in the end on this link

AC/DC - Angus Young guitar lesson

[MellowYellow950]

how do you get your guitar to sound like that?

[letsgowiffen]

@MellowYellow950 on the amp select the od select button it should switch it to overdrive then turn up the gain full but not the volume cause it goes realy fucking loud just turn it up slowly then play:)

[Roobster100]

cut the the crap and stop teaching people at the speed that it taks windows to load

[weezyfan25]

STUPID ADS!

[longisland5n7frosty]

1:33 always intense no matter how many times you listen to it

[IIIplagueIII]

this is gay. he shoulf teach us with a pick! you know good and damn well Angus god damn Young used a pick not some gay hammer ons.

[JackThePosableModel]

@IIIplagueIII actually he does whatever he wants to do. seen him live and on the youtubes and he does both...must be whatever mood he's in

[BABYGHOSTEE]

Thanks @gamerfreek117 helped alot =]

[Vincent2895ff]

no es con hammer on y pull-off.... :( si escuchas la verdadera canción , nunca para de tocar con la uñeta(plectro, uña,uñeta),NUNCA!!! to ahora todos lo hacen con hammeron y pulloff ... que decepción. X(

[nickthecomedian]

tab is stupid. this guy should be teaching us by notes not tab.

[CameronS654321]

I can play that just but not one handed. Also what SG is he playing? Is it a SG StandarD?

[Milaber]

@CameronS654321No it's the Gibson SG special (faded brown to be exact ;p)

[Carlos89518]

For me, I pick the song, what I do is just use my right pinky to mute the high E string, and from there is just easier to play with out having to mute the G and the E string at the same time

[thefabulousshow1]

try using two hands

on 2nd string

040704070407040705080508050805­080

12 0 10 9 010 7 0 9 0 5 0 7 0 4 0 5 0

[TheD3xtorial]

how come wen i play it, it sounds like a retarded monkey having sex. i need to know how to play it easily.

[amitbarfs]

@TheD3xtorial

practice, brah.

[diabethick]

OH... your guitar sound like cra...... tune it.

[Terrargie]

the man knows what he's doing!!!!! >:D

[zqmbfg]

i swear this guy gets paid to teach people how to play songs in incorrect ways

[yankeenick]

angus picks this in real life. gues this is a beginner version

NO HATE!

[zxcymn]

@yankeenick On the album, yeah. Live he usually plays it with hammer-ons/pull-offs.

[maxreaper25]

@yankeenick he originally played it like this. Angus. He started picking prob b/c it's really tiring to do this. He's not getting any younger. his def is not the beginner version. Its the harder one.

[nickluvheat]

i think someone hasnt learned to use his pinkyyyy

[Satchator67]

I are better than u, LOL !

[sahlertz8]

@Satchator67 And you cant spell!

[poep7777]

your guitar is out of tune man!

[jhayar141]

@Mortenshit THANKS 

[BigRockMusicFan]

Toothless grin.

[muzicboy99]

his guitars outa tune

[VinCeXMS]

@muzicboy99 he uses only one string so you can't be sure

[GrPaoOle]

wtf is he doing at 0:15? my guitar doesnt do that :(

[labbern]

@GrPaoOle he is turning the volume up?

[GrPaoOle]

@labbern oooohh xDDD sorry ,didnt get what he was doing, thanks btw :D

[narfire214]

@GrPaoOle its called using the volume knob, all electric guitars have them but not so sure on the acoustics, i dont really play them

[jhayar141]

i dont know how to do the "pull off"

[Lordiboy14]

@jhayar141 You can play it without the Pull Off thing.

[TheMasterOfTekno]

omfg 138k videos am i dreaming is he a god?!! i want my mum.. D;

[xtrmsn1prz]

this isnt actually the way you play it if you look up the live version angus young is picking the whole thing i recommend not using hammerons and pulloffs it sounds a lot cleaner

[bondejeager]

@xtrmsn1prz

depends on how good you are at hammerons/pulloffs ;)

[56purplehaze]

thumbs up if u think hes half half assin it

[TheMrAwesomeDx]

WOW! YOUR GUITAR IS SO OUT OF TUNE!! IT MAKES ME SICK!

[TheGuitarhero3master]

how do you do hammerons and pulloffs

[goneshootin15]

Why does this guy suck?

[luchobasket]

I left for the ass!!!!

[luchobasket]

te salio para el culo!!!

[Linscape99]

Ugh I hate when people play it without picking at all. It sounds terrible and although a little harder, it should be picked all the way through.

[steven1234sv]

@gamerfreek117 idk why you said that its wrong, there is an open note between each of those

[georgeion58]

@gamerfreek117 i love yu

[Dejan988]

@gamerfreek117

It's actually:

12-10-9-10-9-7-9-5-7-4-5-4-5-4­-5-4

And you have to pull off every single one.

So it should sound like:

12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0­-5-0-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5­-0-4-0

:)))

[gamerfreek117]

@Dejan988 well yeah, i know you have to pull off, but he already showed the basic technique so it was a lot easier to show it how i did, and it also saved a lot of time and space. and now that i listen to the song again, i think it is 4-5-4-5, thanks a lot for that. :)

[thecoolkid1823]

@gamerfreek117 cool thanks for that

[IPlayNfsMw]

@gamerfreek117 nope it goes 12-10-9-10-9-7-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4­5

[gamerfreek117]

@IPlayNfsMw ok, ive gotten that already, i f***** up, im sorry

[letsgowiffen]

@gamerfreek117 at the end it is actully h4p0h5p0h4p0h5p0h4p0h5p0h4p not 5-7-5-7-5-7-5­-7-5

h=hammer on

p=pull off

[letsgowiffen]

@gamerfreek117 at the end it is actully h4p0h5p0h4p0h5p0h4p0h5p0h4p not 5-7-5-7-5-7-5­-7-5

h=hammer on

p=pull off

[gamerfreek117]

@letsgowiffen i know, youre like the 3rd person to tell me that...... :P

[ThaRetard]

@gamerfreek117

wrong, sorry ^^

[Ferrera14]

@gamerfreek117 it's wrong

12-10-9-10-9-7-9-5-7-4-5-4-5-4­-5-4

[SYNSTERfukinGATES]

@gamerfreek117 ya its supposed to be 12-10-9-10-9-7-9-5-7-4-5-4-5-4

[proparkou]

thanks you so much

[BlackPanther1996]

man you are god thank you for everything...

[MrMelodynelson]

IS NOT A GOOD LESSON! please , do it better

[Dav3i]

Stop dissing Joe! Morons!

[BlackAndRockn]

lol at the begining his guitar sounds like bag pipes

[cheeseburgerplz]

@BlackAndRockn LOL

[aboxofturtles128]

Teach the rest of da intro ya douchebag!!!

[DieGroeneKud]

@aboxofturtles128 ......... teach it yourself....... i have

[guslopez12]

jaja look at 0:06 its a fake sg. gibsons have 2 screws at nut cover not 3 jajaja expert village you suck

[wannabeserpento99]

@guslopez12 lol fake sg... DOES ONE SCREW CHANGE THE MODEL AND THE REALNESS. omg fucking retard

[guslopez12]

@wannabeserpento99 Your mum is a reterd in the bed

[martyqueen88]

no shit..the studio version is with the pick..

[1ReVLo1]

shit shit and even more shit it's so goddamn hard

[xerzero]

wrooonnnggg!!! wrong wrong wrong!!!!

[crokiller7]

@xerzero its not wrong....he is teaching good and the tabs are good but he doesnt use picking like angus...angus does it like this just he uses picking

[radjar6116]

@crokiller7 From what I've heard, Angus used to do the hammer-on way when he was younger, but no longer does due to finger issues of some sort. Not sure if it's true or not though....

[Drummerdrok666]

Angus pickes those notes.......

[luisiko24]

He´s Dave Grohl on famine times.

[ImIHxCImI]

This is the only guy from Expertvillage I can stand

[metallicarules223]

THUNDER!!

[unrealshrimp]

@metallicarules223 o ao ow ao ow

[danabe12]

thunder! aaaa aaaa a aaa a aaaa

[AmgNoWai]

Small hands fail...

[Karvenate]

I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO STRUM IT!!!!!~but now, i don't know how to move my fingers fast, like the other vids, that had tutorial of "Through the Fire and Flames"

[ChaoticHopes]

You have big hands its unfair. I have to use my pinky to hit the th and 8th frets. =( My pinkys still weak dangit...

[MrMarkoSa]

Nice dude



[TROOPER22CON]

What are the frets

[sammy1233214]

@TROOPER22CON

basically hammer on 4 then pull off 4 then hammer on 8 and pull off 8 then hammer on 5 then pull off 5 and hammer on 9 and pull of 9

[MadJack122]

@TROOPER22CON what are the frets? are you blind? it's fucking obvious by just looking at the video??????

[mrcreamcrackers]

0:44 to 0:50 sounds like an ambulance



[Karvenate]

@mrcreamcrackers YAH! TOTALLY XD-AMBULANCE

[bananaGAME7532]

Thumbs up for best tutorial ever with the best songs ever

[brandyvideos79]

He wears the same fucking jacket every video, pretty annoying....

[yabadabadoo14]

@brandyvideos79 Oh so heres an idea so stay with me here. What if....what if he recorded multiple videos in just one day ok...are you still with me..ok lets suppose he recorded for an hour with the jacket on and made lets say 8 videos and posted them up ok. are you still with me? Good so now you the get fucking point. :)

[123FIREball200]

@ProHackingCentral it took u two monthes i learnd it in an hour

[Metalhead9428]

it's kinda weird but this is one of the firsy songs i learned on guitar i was either my first ,second, or third song

[FelixDeSuzaa]

THUNDER!! ..

[aramjakeer55]

Good tapping, but I've seen live acdc concerts (look one up on YouTube) and anyone with guitar experience should be able to tell that he's double picking all the notes (updownupdownupdown really fast for this song).

[iTzN0sc0pez]

@aramjakeer55 your completly wrong my friend, it would sound completely different if it was all picked.

[IISiiCKNeSsxX]

@iTzN0sc0pez ur right, its supposed to be played with two hands

[jaspyrnyte]

This has to be the worst series of tutorial how to play vids i've ever seen. Is the reason there are so many views that everyones telling everyone else how suck-ass a lesson it is? This guy seems to be figuring out as he goes along...and in most of these, he get's it wrong every time. If you want to learn these classics..dont watch the expertvilliage crapola,

[iop223]

"to speed" is too fast

[danmw0789]

the next bit that carries on through to the first chorus goes like this for those wondering.

12-10-9-10-9-7-9-5-7-4-5-4-5-4­-5-4

with a pull off to open string after each note.

[Zeletros]

This song just sounds and looks hard, after you actually tried it and practiced it, it's easy like snap*, good for both practice of tapping or alternative picking

[happyhayaodansen]

Tune your guitar better

[PuNiShxXUnFiTxX]

this is wrong

[FOOFlGHTERS]

Every note is actually picked, if you don't believe me, watch angus young play live before you make ignorant remarks.

[FriedChickenofDeath6]

I actually learnt how to play it in some minutes... :P

[Primeministerr]

Best teaching video I've seen! 500 stars!

[MrZeepman]

i don't have an electric guitar so it doesn't work:P

[johnnyjaramone]

@MrZeepman you don't have to do hammerons and pulloffs...it does sounds a little different,but just hit an open string ;)

[amnumber17]

@MrZeepman lol

[dorumarcel]

@MrZeepman take a look at Igor Presnyakov thunderstruck at acoustic guitar

[footycrazysam1]

@MrZeepman same problem here

[angelflip666]

@ProHackingCentral

2 months to learn this ?

Stop Guitar man.

[MegaJeSsE209]

can u post the othr part of this song after the 5 to 8

[voyager71390]

the fact that he isn't using his pinky for this exercise tells me he is an inexperienced guitar player

[camfay77]

@voyager71390 LOL you obviously haven't seen SRV play - he hardly ever used his pinky

[ttthella69]

@voyager71390

you're watching HIS video to learn something, and HE's the amateur?

[voyager71390]

@ttthella69 easier than tabbing, and i'd rather learn the correct (the way angus young plays it) way rather than joe shmoe's way