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You Shook Me All Night Long Solo Lesson - Famous Solos

"You Shook Me All Night Long" is a rock track by AC/DC, widely recognized for its driving rhythm and memorable guitar work. The song features one of the most studied solos in classic rock, making it a staple for electric guitarists looking to develop their lead technique. Its straightforward structure and blues-influenced phrasing offer a practical entry point into AC/DC's signature style.

  • The solo uses pentatonic phrasing rooted in blues rock, a great exercise for building expressive lead guitar vocabulary.
  • AC/DC's rhythm guitar parts rely heavily on open-position power chords, giving the song a raw, full-bodied electric tone.
  • Learning this solo helps guitarists practice bends, vibrato, and timing within a hard rock context.
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Angus Young's 1968 Gibson SG Standard is the foundation of AC/DC's signature tone, its lightweight mahogany body and full upper-fret access enabling his aggressive, fluid lead work. Stock Gibson humbuckers push Marshall Plexi amps into natural tube saturation, giving him the perfect balance of dynamics and crunch without relying on effects.

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The Marshall 1959 Super Lead cranked to full volume is where Angus Young's power comes from, with no master volume control forcing the power tubes to compress and break up naturally. This thick, harmonically rich overdrive defines AC/DC's raw, unprocessed rock tone straight from guitar to amp.

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Angus Young uses the Marshall JTM45 as his primary amp for achieving natural tube saturation at high volumes, where the amp's power tubes generate organic overdrive without any pedal assistance. This minimalist, direct approach captures AC/DC's core sound: pure, uncolored guitar and amp interaction.

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