The Correct Way To Play The Verse In "Walk This Way" By Aerosmith

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

It's more difficult than you'd think.

Lightly muted... and ya gotta have that swang...

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[Alex Kenivel]

I like the way I play it better

 

[Sascha Franck]

I don't think this is 100% correct... and I also think there's a more comfortable finger pattern.

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

Drop D

 

[Achilles]

It's all about the double stops with swing.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Quick shoot of your's truly. Could need more accuracy and a better cam. But the fingering pattern is pretty comfortable and the notes are correct.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

(BTW, this dude's channel is most excellent)


In this other vid of real Aerosmith, after a bit, you can see Joe doing verse at the 8th fret:



ISO'd original guitars:

 

[HomespunEffects]

Ben Eller knows.

 

[Sascha Franck]

But that's not the correct pattern.

 

[Sascha Franck]

And if you want the easiest prove: The high C note is played all the way straight on beat 3 in both bars of the pattern. It's only played once per bar, so it's very easy to spot. Tap quarter notes along and you will notice that it always falls on a tap. In the video of Mr. Tabs the high C note is falling on beat "3 e" (the 16th note behind beat 3). Which is just wrong.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Ben Eller knows.

Ben does the same:

 

[Sascha Franck]

Ok, small correction: The high C note isn't always played on the beat (in the section I looped it however is). On "occasion" (no regular pattern) it is in fact played on beat "3 e" in the second bar of the pattern.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Ben does the same:

Which still doesn't make it right. Really, all you gotta do is tap quarters and listen for the high C note.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Which still doesn't make it right. Really, all you gotta do is tap quarters and listen for the high C note.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Uhm... looks as if I stand corrected.
Seriously, I have no idea what's going on here - because when listening to the full song, I still hear the high C note on beat 3 most of the time. But very obviously, in case the isolated guitar is legit (which it seems to be), I'm just wrong. Really, no idea why that is - usually, I'm sort of doing well with all things listening/transcribing.
Anyhow, my sincere apologies!

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Uhm... looks as if I stand corrected.
Seriously, I have no idea what's going on here - because when listening to the full song, I still hear the high C note on beat 3 most of the time. But very obviously, in case the isolated guitar is legit (which it seems to be), I'm just wrong. Really, no idea why that is - usually, I'm sort of doing well with all things listening/transcribing.
Anyhow, my sincere apologies!

No big deal - it is a very difficult part (I'm still trying to get it up to speed) and thought I'd make note (pun intended) of that there. I mean, this is Aerosmith we're talking about here; awesome band, but not known in the least for difficult guitar parts. Surprisingly difficult!

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Only other guy I know of that can do the "swing" thing fast (even faster!) is Eddie on I'm The One.

 

[Sleezy E]

Dammit.

Now I'm gonna have to learn this riff. I used to cover Sweet emotion in a power trio and it was super fun

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

The other tough part about this tune is the tone.

I simply don't have a Fender Tweed Twin.

 

[Sascha Franck]

This is really confusing. Maybe I've been too tired, but even today, after a night of sleep, I can still hear it *both* ways in the full tune, even if I'm now fully aware that the high C is always on beat "3 e". I can even play along either way and both ways feel correct. So weird, really.