AC/DC - Highway To Hell Pt.2 - Solo - Guitar Lesson

About Highway To Hell Pt.2 - Solo

The solo in "Highway To Hell Pt.2" is a great place to dig into Angus Young's approach to blues-rooted rock lead playing. His style leans heavily on the minor pentatonic scale, so working in A minor means you will be reaching for those familiar box positions, but the real challenge is in how he phrases within them: the bends, the vibrato, and the way notes breathe rather than just fire off in sequence. Getting that feel right takes patience. Pick a tough phrase, loop it slowed down using the Practice Toolbar, and focus on making each bend land exactly in pitch before you bring it back up to speed. AC/DC built their sound on feel over flash, which is actually harder to copy than speed. A clean, slightly gritty tone will serve you better here than heavy gain, since too much distortion will hide whether your bends are actually in tune.

• The solo sits in A minor, making the minor pentatonic scale your primary tool throughout the lead lines.
• Focus on precise string bends and controlled vibrato rather than speed, as Angus Young's phrasing relies on feel.
• Use the Practice Toolbar to loop and slow down individual phrases until your bends are reliably in tune before playing at full tempo.