![]() ![]() We start in our open position using our third finger and we pick the 3rd fret, 1st string and then pick the open 1st string. You can’t learn how to play the intro to “Back In Black” without adding those Angus Young fills to liven this up and add a ton of attitude and style that make this a guitar hero riff.įill One is simple and tasty. For the intro we play this same rhythm, but the fills change. Again, please see the video above to see me demonstrate this. For our fretting hand, we slap down our hand with all our fingers just touching the strings to silence them and stop them from ringing out. To get the best possible mute, which is where we silence our guitar (this sounds silly but when you’re playing with distortion, you need to know how to control it so it doesn’t take over) we karate chop your picking hand down and just touch the strings with our hand to silence them. We strum once, downward on E5, then for both D5 and A5 we strum down, up, down and slap the guitar in between to help space it out and add attitude. Now for our strum directions! This is where we bring our chords to life and give them that AC/DC sound. If you are enjoying this AC/DC lesson be sure to check out our lesson on how to play Hells Bells another classic AC/DC song. So strumming only the 5th and 4th strings. For our last chord, the A5, we’re going to place your pointer finger on the 4th string 2nd fret, and strum an open 5th string, which is an A note. For this chord we strum from the 4th string open, which is a D note, to through to the 2nd string, 3rd fret, which is also a D note. For our D5 we drop our pointer to the 3rd string, 2nd fret and our ring finger on the 2nd string, 3rd fret. I pick an open 6th string because it is an E note and this is our root (our main note) for our E5 chord. So we start our intro riff off with an E5, I place my pointer finger on the 5th string 2nd fret and I pick only the 6th and 5th strings. If you’re just starting out and you have never played a power chord, make sure you watch the video above to see where I put my fingers and how I pick the strings, leaving out any unwanted notes. Power chords allow you more freedom in solo and melody writing because you are not tied to major or minor. ![]() That’s why power chords are written with the root note (the main note in the chord) and the number 5 (showing that this chord only has a root, and a 5th). ![]() ![]() We leave the 3rd out of these chords, which is the note that makes chords major or minor-more simply, put the defining note in a chord that makes it sound happy or sad. A power chord is neither major nor minor. The first step is knowing that this song only uses three different power chords E5, D5 and A5. In my Guitar Control lesson I’ll show you how to play the Intro to “Back In Black” on guitar, I will break this intro riff and it’s fills down and explain all the techniques used to get you ready to jam it in no time. They are the Kings of big, open, catchy, classic rock riffs, and back in black is no exception. ![]()
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