AC/DC - Who Made Who - Guitar Lesson

About Who Made Who

At 112 BPM in Eb Standard tuning, "Who Made Who" sits in that sweet spot where the groove feels locked in but the picking hand never gets to relax. The song is built around a hypnotic, syncopated riff in E minor that leans hard on muted single notes, so your right-hand palm muting has to be consistent and tight throughout. Sloppy muting is the first thing that will expose you, and the riff repeats enough times that any inconsistency becomes obvious fast. The lead breaks demand confident bends and vibrato, so if either of those feels shaky, use the Practice Toolbar to loop those sections slowed down until the muscle memory is solid. AC/DC keep the arrangement deceptively sparse, which means every note you play is audible, and there is nowhere to hide a missed accent. If you play in standard tuning, dropping to Eb Standard is worth the effort because the slightly looser string tension genuinely helps the riff feel the way it should. Fans of Hard Rock will find this a rewarding study in how much attitude a two-note riff can carry.

• The riff is built on tight palm-muted single notes in E minor, so right-hand consistency is the core technique the song demands.
• Eb Standard tuning is required to play along with the recording, meaning every string is tuned down one half step from standard.
• At 112 BPM the tempo is moderate, but the syncopated accents in the main riff can trip up players who have not isolated them slowly first.