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This is a Video Essay were I talk about how Synyster Gates Writes a guitar solo. there are several elements I believe shape his guitar solos and sit at the core of what makes his guitar solos so great, at least, to me ears. A lot of his solos are very crazy and chaotic but there is a method to the m

Avenged Sevenfold - Dancing Dead guitar solo lesson. Gotta love me crazy Syn solos!

Howdy everyone! I decided to teach the African roots inspired acoustic riff from Childish Gambino's latest single: This Is america.

Here is a little lesson on the lead guitars from the intro to the song The Fight by Avenged Sevenfold.

I did a little lesson on the intro to the song Scream by Avenged Sevenfold.

In this video I break down the sweep picking lead guitar from the song Sidewinder by Avenged Sevengold.

This is part 2 of the lead guitar lessons for the song Trashed and Scattered by Avenged Sevenfold.

This is the main lead guitar from Avenged Sevenfold's Trashed & Scattered. Remember to check out PART 2 and the solo video! Let me know what you guys think!

In this video I do my best to teach the main guitar solo around the end of the song Trashed & Scattered. Hope it helps!

When the B-side album came out I absolutely loved it! That album contained some amazing solos that at the time seemed underrated to me. I always wanted to learn them. Fast forward some years later and I bring you guys a guitar lesson on the solo from the song THE FIGHT. Let me know what you guys thi