Creator Area
Sign in Creator Area

Practice Studio

Aerosmith - One Way Street Brad Whitford - Guitar Solo Tab

Sections · Loop · Speed · Metronome

Not in tune?

Select a Loop

Start of your loop
End of your loop

Speed Control

Speed
100%

Tools

BPM
Aerosmith - One Way Street Brad Whitford guitar tab video
Steph Le Gratteux
Steph Le Gratteux Top Contributor
YouTube: 63Ksubs 2.3Kviews
Creator Page →
PLAY WITH BACKING TRACK
·
–50¢ 0 +50¢
· Tap to start

Your browser will ask for microphone permission.

Amp Settings

Classic Rock

Gain6
Bass6
Mid7
Treble6
Presence5
Master7
AI tone preset

AI-selected preset based on genre and era — adjust the knobs to taste.

Roll back the gain slightly and pick near the neck for a warmer, more open crunch.
Aerosmith Hard Rock

About One Way Street Brad Whitford

"One Way Street" opens Aerosmith's 1974 debut with a raw, loose feel that rewards guitarists who can play behind the beat without dragging. The song lives in Hard Rock territory but leans heavily on blues phrasing, so your bends and vibrato need to sound confident and vocal rather than stiff. Brad Whitford's rhythm work here is a good study in chunky, slightly dirty chording where the power comes from attitude as much as precision. At 120 BPM in E Standard tuning, the tempo is comfortable enough that you can focus on feel rather than speed, but that also means any sloppiness in your pick attack or muting will stand out. If a particular riff or turnaround phrase isn't sitting right, use the Practice Toolbar to loop it slowed down until the phrasing feels natural before bringing it back up to tempo. Getting the loose, swaggering pocket right is the real challenge in this one.

  • The song is played in E Standard tuning, so no retuning is needed, making it a straightforward pick-up-and-play track for most guitarists.
  • Blues-influenced bending and vibrato are central to the guitar parts, so focus on making every bend land cleanly in pitch.
  • At 120 BPM the tempo is moderate, but nailing the behind-the-beat, bluesy feel is harder than the speed suggests.

How to Play One Way Street Brad Whitford

Tuning: E Standard · Tempo: 120 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
Guitar

Fender Stratocaster

Joe Perry uses a late-1950s Strat for cleaner, snappier tones on tracks like 'Walk This Way', providing brighter single-coil bite that contrasts with his heavier Les Paul work. The Strat's tonal versatility lets him achieve crisp rhythm parts and articulate lead passages without the thick humbucker warmth.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Perry's 1959 Les Paul Standard, his 'Holy Grail' guitar, delivers the thick, singing sustain and natural harmonic bloom central to Aerosmith's classic rock sound. Its PAF humbuckers respond beautifully to his expressive bending and vibrato technique, especially through cranked Marshalls.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Custom

Perry's Custom Shop Les Paul reissues replicate his vintage instrument's tone with modern reliability, maintaining the smooth, responsive humbucker character that lets his playing dynamics shine through. These guitars are essential for capturing his signature fat lead tone on stage and in the studio.

Gibson ES-335
Guitar

Gibson ES-335

Brad Whitford's semi-hollow ES-335 provides warm, compressed breakup with enhanced midrange that cuts through Aerosmith's thick dual-guitar arrangements. The semi-hollow body's natural resonance adds depth to his rhythm playing when paired with his Marshall and Mesa/Boogie stack.

Marshall JCM800
Amp

Marshall JCM800

Joe Perry's modified JCM800 has been his core amp for decades, delivering natural tube saturation at high volume with a presence-peaked treble that defines Aerosmith's aggressive, sustaining lead tone. The amp's responsiveness to his volume knob control and pickup selection is crucial to his expressive playing approach.

Fender Twin Reverb
Amp

Fender Twin Reverb

Perry uses the Fender Twin Reverb for cleaner studio tones and textures, providing headroom and natural reverb that balances the JCM800's darker aggression. The Twin's clarity preserves his picking precision and note articulation for rhythm parts and cleaner passages.

Recommended for You

Play with Backing Track

Play with Backing Track

Solo (Backing Track)

Solo (Backing Track)