In the third video lesson I will show you how to play Adrian Smith's guitar solo. It is also important to stay as relaxed as possible during this section since that fast rhythm is used for quite a while. I will demonstrate that picking technique in the video lesson so hopefully you can get it up to speed quickly. The important part about getting this gallop rhythm up to speed is to use the proper picking technique. The main rhythm during the verse is classic Iron Maiden with a fast galloping rhythm.
In the second video lesson I will tackle all of the remaining harmony guitar parts as well as all the remaining riffs in the song. What I demonstrate in the lesson is just one of the harmony lines. This type of harmony guitar stuff is definitely an Iron Maiden signature. ?įrom there we arrive at the cool little harmony guitar section. Easier said than done I know, but anything worth doing always requires a little bit of work. Then it will just be a process of playing the pattern after every shift. The first thing I think you should focus on would be the pattern first. There is a pattern in the riff that is basically just repeated 3 times so that part of it is simple to understand. The biggest challenge in this opening riff will definitely be the quick shifts required to play it up to speed. In the first video I will simply demonstrate how to play that legendary opening guitar riff along with one part of the harmony guitar section afterwards. This Trooper guitar lesson is actually going to cover all of the riffs and solos note-for-note across 4 separate video lessons. With this video guitar lesson series we will take an in-depth look at Iron Maiden's classic "The Trooper" off their Piece of Mind album.