Metallica - Ride The Lightning solo

[vcairess4]

1:17... wrong this... the original is in other place

[10laughungtears]

You look much older on the thumbnail :D

[TheLuiswankenobi]

nailed it

[MrGuyacrossthestreet]

You're awesome at guitar, dude, and when you looked down, there were shadows over your eyes that made you look demonic and cool at the same time :3

[ToterAlterMann666]

you did it like a boss

[anzxz]

hey dude, could you please put de tab pliss i've been serching a way to play like you so...

[romyerushalmy]

9 dislikes??

Nice try bieber..

[Ellguitar95]

I may be wrong but is that a 7 stringed guitar???

[SuperRoker45]

@Ellguitar95 I think it is

[WolfieBlack1]

I'm looking for an arpeggio that sounds similar to 1:17 to 1:27 if you know any arpeggios that have that similar shape or sound please let me know! Thanks man! Kick ass solo cover! \m/

[cromaticas]

@WolfieBlack1 i belive its a lydian scale but arranged differently...not sure though,i could check tomorrow,its 3 am cant play guitar atm.

[TheGardsen]

Wow... I...  I'm... Just... \m/

[GRStamatis]

man you are great

[7blueblood]

who else thought he was older when you saw the pic for the vid

[10laughungtears]

Nice hair, how long did it take you to grow it that long?

[svendebest]

This solo is not all Kirk, You can say Dave wrote some blue prints. Look the Ride The Lightning demo up here on Youtube. The combined forces made this solo into a masterpiece.

[FatherStarr]

@TheJacksonTERRY Sorry but, when Mustaine was in Metallica he did not have this sense of melody. This solo is ALL Kirk. The solos that did have some Mustaine licks were on Kill 'Em All & only because Kirk had very little time to write the solos.

[FatherStarr]

@Clikityclak how is this solo a dave & kirk combination?

[TheJacksonTERRY]

@FatherStarr the first half of the solo was dave i believe but im not sure. Dave demoed a lot of the stuff on kill em all and some things on ride the lightning

[clikityclak]

To bad Kirk Hammett and Dave Mustaine werent friends back in the day.. the combined force of their solos are amazing

[HenrikeHBK]

simply awsome...

[thrashinthursday]

woww that shadow in your eyes make you look badasss lol

[Alcomable]

did you press the 23rd and 24th fret?

[cam3626]

what a beast

[coolkid1120]

Simply amazing dude!!!! simply.. amazing!

[Maven513]

Bad as hell check mine out no backing tho. Iml

[Araziaaa]

Excellent bends.

[VegasPoker]

hey man i know you use the Axe-FX these days but I don't suppose you ever posted any PodX3 presets online, or have them saved somewhere on your PC? i collect a fair amount of them as everyone has their own unique presets to try and get the X3 to sound as good as possible, and was just wondering if you had any of your old ones lying around. thanks!

[mastada123]

Too high but really nice

[pumpjocky14]

you scare me

[andrewfebbraro004]

you look like evil when you play this solo

[ancientrspker123]

freaking amazing dude

[ElXalvaroXpro]

lml Yeah!



[roraxxlynn]

YYYYEEESSSSSS

[LoganWalker93]

You are a very good guitar player (Y), do you know something from Pantera? is that I listened a solo of Megadeth, and the style its similiar to Pantera (the solo)

[Koroar]

Hey man you're awesome! Would you consider this solo easy? I play guitar too but there is no way I could play some of your other solos... like As I am by Dream Theater, haha I'd have no hope.

[Jermdude34]

didnt sound like you used any wah. i think kirk uses a little. but it doesnt matter, great cover!

[lovescorpions100]

0:15

The Devil!!

[AztecThrasher86]

nice fucking job man, im in the progress of learning that solo, im almost there i just need a little bit more, ill post it up soon and ill also make it a respond video hopefully, but other than that man good work, Kirk Hammett is pleased

[luis9211]

he is an elf

[slotuck]

Alright !  Kirk Hammett God Dammit !!!!!!

[DiogoAlmeida95]

@slotuck dave wrote it, not kirk

[Araziaaa]

@DiogoAlmeida95 Kirk wrote the solo, only thing Dave had to do with this song is the Intro Riff and the Spider Chord riff.

[MetallicaROX37]

what tuning did u play this in? i actually think it sounds better in this key

[djg0603]

@MetallicaROX37 I'm about 99% sure he was a half step down here

[MetallicaROX37]

@djg0603 it sounds awesome!

[djg0603]

@MetallicaROX37 Yup! That's the tuning they play everything live these days!

[flyingsquirrel73]

Fuck yea dude...that was awesome

[gonza616]

nice solo man ; - )

[fkthlf]

i just came

[jojopower123]

you are awesome!!



[sermerlin1]

HOLY SHIT!! 0:12 scared the shit out of me... its like death is looking at me! :D

[TheHolyChurchOfBen]

he's Ginger. dosnt count.

[kirkpetrucci]

@TheHolyChurchOfBen I'm not ginger haha. It's the lighting. My hair is actually brown.

[TheHolyChurchOfBen]

@kirkpetrucci Oh sorry my bad :D Dude you rock!

[Jakomancer]

@kirkpetrucci ride the lighting

[WarChildJewThe2nd]

@kirkpetrucci

You ride the lighting :).

[MrRemixStudios]

@kirkpetrucci You guys get it? it's the "lighting/lightning" dudum-tisch :D

[AeroFix94]

@kirkpetrucci even if he was a ginger, he actully would be awesome :) Dave mustaine junior :)

[KrystlMethod]

@kirkpetrucci you must be riding the "lighting"

[skatefallen15]

As much as everyone rips on Kirk, I'd love to see them play this shit!  Great job man

[Mofran56]

dude.... I think you just blew my fucking mind.

[pedrohsilva99]

1:01 look at him

[SeGaSaTuRn1994]

wow nice tone can u plz tell me how u ge tthis tone iv got a boss gt10 and a marshall mgfx50

[perfectdisasterband]

@SeGaSaTuRn1994 with a mg your not going to get this tone that amp is not good enough but with the boss gt10 it should be possible, you want treble about 8, mid about 3 and bass about 7 and then you have kirks lead tone if the gt10 has amp sim you want a marshall plexi and a tube screamer pedal for the bite hope this helps :)

[SeGaSaTuRn1994]

@perfectdisasterband o right i just get close enough to it but nice playing i got stuck on the sweeping of the solo were it goes fast lol bit too fast for nowi need to work on that part a bit better

[fraenkel97]

yes man, amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! seven string guitar

[Renolds1993]

Dude! Is my face still on?! Lol. Nice man

[TheMasterPns13]

cool

[Metalturds]

He makes that look so easy when it's not

[oOMetalManiaOo]

absolutely the best RTL solo on youtube, you my friend play very well, thumbs up for shure, kirk would be proud!!!

[NeverBeBored08]

This is amazing! Were you self taught? I am self taught and I've been playing for about 2 years and I can't sweep lol

[julioreyram]

omg 0:11 your eyes look awesome xD! Excelent playing. subscribed :D

[69Wooshy69]

btw , please tell me your equipment xD

[jonynob]

7 strings?

[BrutalGuitarShreedin]

@jonynob nup  6

[69Wooshy69]

@BrutalGuitarShreedin there are six ...

[BrutalGuitarShreedin]

@69Wooshy69 just said that dumbass

[deathknowz1]

Wow That's amazing. Haha, smile when you play dude, you're playing better than the majority of guitar players could ever hope to play.

[LostFlag1]

dang, you make it look easy.

[TheYomomma619]

it was stright 

[yassinemejri]

Good man !!!!!!!!

[guruvag]

dude u think that thing that u did on ur guitar is possible on my jackson kelly black? i wanna get some white pinstripes xD but the jackson kelly pro 3 with white pinstripes was expensive xDDDD

[fuzzykins94]

You've totally got the Devin Townsend hair going on in this video

[abckrazy]

You look like someone from Dimmu Borgir from the suggestions ! XD

[DivineReflexSniping]

Best cover Ive heard mate, great job :)

[secanesam]

lol at 0:40 yo look like john 5 with long hair

[alienspanner1994]

The tone!!....Oh the tone!!!!

[Tfgyuhji]

Fuck, you good bro.

[XxBFMV24xX]

nice job

[austintin1234]

@adoniscrush wow man, you dont have a fucking idea!, you`re telling me death magnetic`s solos aint fucking badass?? a real metallica FAN should apreciate every single piece they`ve made, maybe st anger wasnt that good, but hey, load, reload and black album are great albums and they are not sell outs just becouse of them, if someone in this world full of possers agrees with me, thumb up

[simlaf666]

WOW dude! Fucking epic! You nailed that solo!

keep on headbanging

[FishNamedKalle]

Very nice, you look very metal haha :D

[blablaboob69]

great job bro, that was fucking incredible

[GetaKillSwitch]

you played it awesome but its a bit sad that u only played the solo...

[karlox150]

Dude you rock ! xD

Without a doubt the best Ride The Lightning cover ever!

Keep up the good work m8 :D

[6XstringXsamurai]

kick ass dude! I just uploaded a vid of myself playing this. check it out.

[ElhonasFIN]

haha it looks like you are having a corpse paint on your face when you are looking down on your neck. Its gotta be the lighting somehow :D

But anyways awesome playing! KEep rocking!

[killtobelieve01]

hey man i really like the tone you have, how do you get it?

[panther4555]

Compared to your other covers this solo looks extremely easy, I might attempt to learn a Metallica solo XD Good stuff man! 5/5

[Deggern123]

Nice one! :D

[Spence233]

haha, love you name... KirkPetrucci. btw Awesome cover man.

[slayerzzzzzzzz]

fuckin A..

[sk8jon2]

which guitar is that one

[tallicafan250169]

Is it hard to play song that are played on six strings on a seven string? Meaning does the low B get in the way? Because I plan to eventually get a John Petrucci BFR 7. 

[vanrosica]

Dude you are a monster. Fantastic job

[SSOOCCEERR7]

is this all alternative picking

[Newbieguitarplayer]

can you teach this song ive looked everywhere but theres no one teaching it on youtube

[WafflePirate]

wow superb, really makes wanna listen to metallica again lol

[Dayve861]

That was awesome. Definitely my favorite Metallica solo.

[vitriol81]

how did you do the withe line in the edge of the guitar? because I have a RG7420 and it's not like yours in the edges.

[kirkpetrucci]

@vitriol81 I used a wood file and sand paper around the edges.

[vitriol81]

@kirkpetrucci so you just took off the original paint of the edges until it got white?...sorry about asking for more details, but after seeing your guitar (which looks great) I really want to to do the same to mine.

[kirkpetrucci]

@vitriol81 Yeah exactly. I filed down through the finish and paint until it got to the wood. Then I used some fine sand paper until it was smoothed out.

[vitriol81]

@kirkpetrucci it doesn't look hard, I'm going to try it, thanks for the help.

[rgt4all]

@kirkpetrucci why didnt you use binding?? way safer

[sidge428]

@kirkpetrucci so the "white" around the edge is the bare wood? or did you file it, sand it, then paint it white?

[WinterMadness05]

@kirkpetrucci Is it worth spending more for the Pod x3, or should i just get the Pod xt

[codenametorture]

How many types of hair do you have? Each video of yours you look different! =P

[509mmmhhh]

where did you get the tabs? If you didn't get them from a website you should post them, a lot of people would find it very beneficial and be very appreciative. Thanks =]

[metallifan83]

LOL @ 0:09 it looks like you have a mask on but then you look up and thats actually your face!!! LOL

[alexcollectscats]

man your video photo scares the shit out of me. it's like this clown i dream about. well anyway. Put some emotion into it and by the way are you to good for the whole song. just saying.

[spartftw]

damn you fuckin suck cut your hair to faggot

[MISFITS0133]

@spartftw lol,someones a little jelous.

id like to see you pick up a guitar and puke out your tiny nuts in frustration on how much you would SUCK!

[junkerde]

settings on your podx3?

[Jim21680]

You don't need me to tell you this, but superb job! Very nice.

The only other comparable RTL solo on youtube is by the Spanish dude.

[fretshredder55]

@Jim21680

yeah, but forigners have no souls lol specially asians

[Artybruh]

@fretshredder55: kirk hammett is asian

[MartinP95]

is that E or D??

[kirkpetrucci]

@MartinP95 I think I had it in Eb.

[METALLICA6547]

@kirkpetrucci dude you might want to go to kirk hammet and give him a refresher course cause that shit was exellent,

[LegendofDimeBag]

@kirkpetrucci if u played to the album u were in e... they played most of everything in standard til around load and reload...either my friend of misery or the god that failed is the first song that i can think that was in e flat....up till then it was standard hardcore, i actually cant think off the top of my head of any song that was detuned other than those and sad but true a full step up until then....

[Kaplovsgab1]

Whoa!!! weak ;]

nice job

[Treezss455050]

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

[blackpoopshadowfear]

oooooohh 7string

[CesarThrashMetal]

great

[33COOLMAN33]

I am sure that you are not autodidact. right ?

[kirkpetrucci]

@33COOLMAN33 I taught myself everything about technique, but I had about 6 months of theory lessons a couple of years ago.

[xMarkIsABeastx]

Fucking killer tone man

[maggotex]

el mejor !!!!!!!!!!1 55

[MetallicaRocks1981]

Awesome!! 5 stars! :D

[SP2333]

RANGA!!!!

[MrBaller95]

thats my cuzin hah nice travis ur beast all my hardcore rock music friends al kno u and ur band they say ur great

[wespaul1981]

This is actually my favorite Metallica song. Kind of odd to see a guitarist from one of my favorite metal bands do a youtube cover of it, but still cool as hell :P

[filipi346]

u look like a black metal band member xD

nice job, verry nice

[postaldude2250]

Yes it's true that when you are looking at your right hand it almost looks as if you have corpse paint on /I don't mean to offend you/

5 stars on covering my fave Metallica solo

[erobles396010]

good job best one on youtube.....keep it up

[hamiltjn]

I have a few Questions for you Travis:

1. You said you've been playing for 7 years. How much do you practice?

2. Formally Taught? Self Taught? Both?

3. I think I read that TS is coming to Hollywood next year, House of Blues right? I look forward to it if that is true. :) I missed you guys when you visited San Marcos, CA... Lame I know.

[Junnage]

What pickups are in that sexy Ibanez? Also nice sound. What amp is this through?

[Niamorg1007]

suscribed

[AlexMc240]

omg man you made that look easy man how long have you been playing ?

[kirkpetrucci]

Thanks man. I've been playing for 7 years.

[CyraxQC]

Nice job!

[UnderUrBlackWing]

it's always great to see new stuff from you!

[bobedge]

WELL DONE SIR!!

[viva360]

Yes Travis! Plz share!

[DrunkenSkunk]

Amazing Travis, as per usual. Keep up the good work my friend. Kudos from the UK.

[appacana]

Thanks for the vid its amazing 5/5

[Alexkvx10]

hehe, im sure this solo was a big step down from the stuff you usually play,.

perfect :D

[6rosebudX]

great job

[metalboi22]

It's funny because Steamzk8ta has no idea who he's commenting about

[aaronkswafford]

HAHAHA, yeah, I remember Travis back before he tried out for them...and he was on xtremedfw, wOot! Good job by the way Travis :)

[appacana]

yeah LOL poor dude.

[chriscem]

The intro its Dave´s :) anyways hammett did a nice job. but you did an awesome job :)

[steamzk8ta]

dude you are fucking INSANE!

you have the skills to be in a real band bro

[jawkster]

he is, check his youtube out ;']

[glint20]

he is

[emberfell]

Amazing job, sounds great!

[MrFluffay]

U look a lot like Alexi Laiho from CoB

[RasecKnarf]

That sounds great.

[DarkERocker]

It's impossible to post a bad comment on your videos, they're just so amazing ! ;) 5*

( even tho I never post bad comments lol )

[kkristen1]

sounds great

[jamiepoultonadult]

your tone is so silky smooth and creamy

[xarrowzpure6x]

the shadow over your eyes makes you look scary lol, awesome cover tho

[Andrea95Pepe]

Nice solo cover!!!5 stars.

[Swift016]

Favourite Metallica solo for sure. I was actually wondering if you'd ever do any Metallica solos when I was watching a few of your vids on Facebook the other day. Awesome as usual.

[MVrockersPS3]

great job!

[jman18woohoo]

you're amazing bud

[rudiiwii]

damn!!!!

so good dude

[adoniscrush]

Great job!!!!! Like to hear some good old Hammett. to bad its not like that anymore :(

[AlexM1175]

@adoniscrush its not good old hammet its good old dave