(Playing Aerosmith "Walk this way")
Hi how ya doin'? Justin here
In this lesson today we are going to be checking out
"Walk This Way" by Aerosmith
We are going to be looking at the main riff, as well as
the riff in the verse. Because a lot of people seem to struggle with that one.
Um, I've done quite a lot of research making sure that I get it exactly right
Um so let's get to it and check it out!
Okay we're starting here with an open "A" string (Play notes)
First finger goes down in the first fret of the third string
Slides it up to the second fret of the third string
and then we play the second fret
of the fourth string
and then the low E second time through
Second time (Plays guitar)
we got a little here second finger third fret of the thicker string
flick off to first finger second fret fourth string
(Plays guitar)
finishing off there that last time with a little "A" chord
0 2 2
one time, nice and slow all the way through. Here we go.
3, 4
(Plays guitar)
Okay the picking for the riff
Down, Up, Down, Up
Down, Up, Down Up, Down
Down, Up Down Up
Down Up Down Up
Down Down
Full speed
(Plays guitar)
Okay here we go looking at the verse riff for "Walk This Way."
It's eh, based around kind of a "C" power chord
We got out first finger sitting here at the 8th fret of the thicker string
and the third finger on the tenth fret of the fifth string
and they stay put for
pretty much the whole thing
so it turns out to be a little bit of a little finger workout
Uh, let me just play the riff for you
first of all so you could see
what's going on
Sounds like this
3, 4
(Plays guitar)
Truly quite specific, it's kind of on the record
you gotta really listen to it and get the accent right
so what notes are loud and what notes are quiet.
I'm gonna show you what the notes are but you're gonna have to listen
to get that other info.
So, what we got here is
(Plays guitar)
So first of all this is the root note of the eight fret of the thicker string
Three picks, so, Down Up Down Up
and then that last note there is the note "G", which is the
third finger on the tenth fret
(Plays guitar)
Down, Up, Down, Up
Up, Down, Flick
So, Down, Up, Down, Up Up, Down, Flick
(Plays guitar)
1 e & a 2 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a
I'm letting them all ring together there of course
But you want the (plays guitar)
Get that palm mute and it will really help with your accenting.
So, the first part (plays guitar)
The second part (plays guitar) we play, first of all,
the eighth down on the thicker string
(Plays guitar)
So we got here eight
then little finger's going on the tenth fret of the fourth string
(Plays guitar)
And then we're plucking the fifth string Down, Up, Down
(Plays guitar)
Then little finger is jumping right up to the thirteenth fret
(Plays guitar)
and I can't tell if it's a flick off or not. I think it's just play,
but thirteen, ten, twelve, flick off. Definitely that last one's
a flick off there
(Plays guitar)
so, Down Up Down Down Up Down Flick Off
(Plays guitar)
Okay joining the two together
(Plays guitar)
up to speed with a little bit of palm muting
Just really quickly the one little bit that
I haven't shown you that'll kinda get you pretty much
through the whole tune if I do is the chorus
which is a "C" power chord (plays chord)
and this little riff here which is nothing, nothing
seven, eight, ten and then nothing
on the thinner string
(Plays guitar)
then to a "F" power chord
(Plays guitar)
and then this is on the thinner 3 strings ten, ten, eleven
(Plays guitar)
um, and with that you've probably got most of the rhythm parts anyway
Um there's so great solos to transcribe in as well
a lot to be learned
it's a difficult tune to play, really well, this one
kind of an easy one to play badly if you like
but particularly that verse riff it takes a little bit of practice
to get it kinda right in the pocket. Don't really that I've got it
in the pocket yet, but i'm working on it.
So um, hope you've had fun with that and I'll see you for another
riff next week! See you later, Bye bye.