Song Lesson 02 of 10 - Playing Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap on Guitar

The basic structure to the song is very simple and should be easy enough for most beginners. The intro rhythm anchors on an E5 power chord, while pivoting between G5, A5 and D5. While one guitar plays open chords, the other plays the same chords, but fretted higher up the neck. At times, you'll hear one guitar play a single root note, while the other plays chords.

The verse applies the slide technique to fretted chords. Malcolm plays inverted power chords on strings 6-5-4, while Angus plays a traditional structure on higher strings. This contrast gives a full, distinct AC/DC tone that cannot be mimicked by a single guitar.

During the chorus, we see a continuation of counter rhythms. While one brother plays a fretted root note with a slight bend, the other will play an open chord on higher strings. In other areas, one will play a double note power chord, while the other guitar plays barred power chords using 4 strings.

The solo offers a handful of great techniques in phrases 6 through 10, starting off with double note bends and plenty of vibrato. There is a very tricky harmonic section based around the 9th fret, followed by a descending pentatonic run which employs hammer ons and pull offs before wrapping up with a bend and slide down the neck.

Up to this point, the solo is played over a B5 rhythm, which alternates between A5 then D5. When Malcolm's rhythm guitar switches back to Phrase 1, (the main rhythm), Angus wraps up the solo with a series of 1st string pull offs, which ascends nearly all the way up the neck before ending with an aggressive bend and vibrato combination that is held until the note no longer sustains.

Continuing with creative twists, the songs outro adds a slight change to the main rhythm, while a second guitar quickly strums barred major chords higher up the neck.

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On GuitarSong Lesson 01 of 10 - T.N.T.

TNT starts off with a very memorable rhythm that should be very easy for most beginners. This is the first lesson on PXP AC/DC and therefore the easiest, (I tried to progress from easiest to most difficult). The basic rhythm in phrase 1.1 can be played throughout the whole song. However, to get it right, you’ll want to learn the subtle variations that brothers Angus and Malcolm Young splash throughout this rhythm. A simple note variation, alternate chord position and changes from staccato to sustained chords and notes, show their early development for playing counter passages against each other.
The solo is basic but fast. Beginners shouldn’t have a problem with the half speed, but working up to 3/4 and full speed might be a challenge. From it’s lowest note, the open 6th string E, to it’s highest, the 1st string 17th fret A, and all the notes that Angus plays in between; this early song begins a trend that will continue for decades... When Angus steps up to take a guitar solo, he is going to employ the entire fretboard with a ferocity unlike any other guitarist in Rock history.
The outro is raw, yet tightly orchestrated. Two rhythm guitars layer major chords, one paying strings 6 through 3, the other playing the same chord on strings 4 through 1. As this rhythm climbs in pitch, Angus ascends as well with unison bends, until he runs out of frets.

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