"Hail To The King" (Avenged Sevenfold) Solo Transcription & Lesson/Analysis
Added 2024-04-28 16:27:47 +0000 UTCAvenged Sevenfold is my favorite band of all time so I've been super looking forward to doing a solo lesson on them - and the day is finally here! Today we're gonna be learning and breaking down the classic solo to "Hail To The King".
This is an awesome solo that has something for players of all levels to get stuck into! The intro especially is an amazing hand-sync exercise for those of you who struggle with that aspect of alternate picking. And as for the more advanced players among you, the twiddly economy picking lines near the end of the solo should provide you with a suitable challenge!
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Playthrough
0:54 Intro
2:18 Pre-solo melody
6:14 Bars 1-4
9:01 Bars 5-8
10:24 Bars 9-10
14:53 Bars 11-12
17:55 Bars 13-16
Comments
Definitely putting this on my to-learn list, at least the first part. BTW would you be willing to do some sort of video on your tones you are using? Everything sounds so cool and clear at the same time. (Like full chords, which I'm not quite able to dial in. Mine sound a bit muddy.)
Jan Vanek
2024-11-03 02:01:01 +0000 UTCThis solo was pretty challenging to learn but I think I managed to learn it pretty much up to tempo. Such a fun solo with nice technique excercises built into it. Thanks for this!
LucasPetit
2024-08-07 14:45:13 +0000 UTClol i can hear the unpitched guitar. btw great lesson, thanks also for the tips you give for an easy understanding!
Etro Verde
2024-08-02 20:47:03 +0000 UTCIt would be really cool to get the intro part as well. There is a lot of cool economy picking going on there.
no one
2024-05-05 23:21:28 +0000 UTCFire solo/ intro ive never listened to them before lll have to, the sweep to alternate picking was amazing thanks captain!
Ardee
2024-05-01 02:49:34 +0000 UTCThat was tasty af. Nightmare is another cool solo for analysis. The scales, tones, chromaticism, and energy of Gates is really underrated.
Michael
2024-04-29 15:33:45 +0000 UTCvery nice, I already started with that song a while ago after uncle Ben had a video on it 👍🏻
Alexander Ehlert
2024-04-29 05:18:14 +0000 UTCCool, this and nightmare are great intermediate solos
Luis Bonnin
2024-04-28 20:42:40 +0000 UTCYayyy some A7X ♥ Thanks for the lesson, will def check it out!
CLEM
2024-04-28 16:30:04 +0000 UTC
