So, here we go again and this time it is for Gone Shootin’. It is song that can be found on the album Powerage, an album that I love. And this song is being asked quite a number of times to do tutorial about. So here we go. The song is played in the key of F sharp and we will start of playing this little phrase here. And then, we get into the riff. The riff is played both with the plectrum and it is block finger pick so I will show you the riff and then we will discuss about it.
So, the first part is played with the plectrum up to here. So all these plectrum and then, here we go finger picks and plectrum again. Quite simple! I think he does it on this part of the fret but there is an alternate version played recently on the DH1 and it does differently. It goes like this. This one sounds a bit darker because impact that is played on this upper strings and upper part of fret chord. This one is by harp brighter and on the original recording it seems to be very bright in terms of tone of Angus guitar and it really seems to me that open strings are being played so.
I guess this is how we did it on the original recording and did it differently. You choose the one that you like best. So, that was the riff. And regarding the structure, I will let you see the structure for yourself but after a certain number of times that he played the riff, their goes some sort of force or just special riff and it will go like that which is just a C sharp chord. And then, regular beat and A and back to the riff.
After this part, there comes a solo. The solo I am not sure 100% if every note is accurate. The thing is that we have songs such as this one. I leave for myself some sort of liberty to do a little differently. This one was probably entirely improvise. But for sure it would start with finger picking the first part and I will start the solo and then I would show you where he does finger pick and where he starts using the plectrum again. So, let us get into the solo in more detail way. So, the first part of the solo until the certain point that I will point out it is completely flock.
I am not using my plectrum but I am using my index finger. And here I start using my plectrum again. It goes slow on the first part of the bend and then start running up so you keep to the timing. Only worth noting part here on this high bends. He is catching with it probably because little finger – he is catching also the G string on the same fret that he is pressing to go to the bend and so he will catch it probably right away. He goes here, bends a bit and not playing yet. He catches the G string as well. He goes up for the bend. It is a typical blues thing.
I am not sure exactly that he does like this just one of the part that I am sure it is not 100% accurate. I think he miss a bit here. This thing here, it probably will do something but it came out very nice just as well sometimes as he put it himself. If you miss or get some muted notes, something magic happens there and impact it as perfect. For that part, it came out very, very well. I did not listen carefully to do that part. It just gave for granted that something happen there so I am trying to replicate something like this. Okay, from up here on to be granted but here I am sure there is something else there.
So, that was the solo and we said that after the solo, he will go back to the riff until he will come to sharp where the songs slows down and something like this is played. And then, from here starts all over again. And you will have to pay attention to those tips there with all the little parts and get them right. But once you know this things and you are going to get it right, the song progresses until the end. And in the end, there is a sort of additional solo that goes something like this. And the song fades out. So, once again thanks for watching.
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