
Learn rock songs with Allen Van Wert.
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Allen Van Wert teaches his neo-classical rendition of this Mozart masterpiece.
Length: 33:18 Difficulty: 4.0 Members OnlyLesson 2
Allen Van Wert covers the ZZ Top classic "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers."
Length: 24:58 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 3
Allen Van Wert teaches this Megadeth classic.
Length: 41:01 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 4
Learn this classic hair metal song by the band Winger.
Length: 67:00 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 5
Allen Van Wert teaches this epic Megadeth song that has no less than 11 guitar solos.
Length: 120:00 Difficulty: 4.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
Allen teaches this song from the great American grunge band Nirvana.
Length: 16:57 Difficulty: 0.5 Members OnlyLesson 7
Allen Van Wert teaches this classic grunge song from the album Nevermind.
Length: 20:17 Difficulty: 1.0 Members OnlyLesson 8
Resident JamPlay metallurgist Allen Van Wert tackles the 11 minute epic "Endless Sacrifice" by Dream Theater. Allen meticulously explains all of John Petrucci's guitar parts in this 80 minute lesson. If...
Length: 79:14 Difficulty: 5.0 Members Only
About Allen Van Wert
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Allen Van Wert got the nickname "ROBOT" from his unusual guitar tapping techniques that often sound like a video game more than a guitar. He has studied and played a wide variety of genres. His experimental and eclectic amalgamation of music combining shred guitar, crazy tapping techniques, and electronically infused composition contrasted by a highly emotional soft melodic side, make his debut album a really fun and interesting listen for just about anyone.
Allen has recorded guitar for the famed video game soundtrack composer Jesper Kyd (Composer of Hitman, Splinter Cell and many other big title games) as well as composing and recording for movie trailers and TV commercials. He has also been producing, recording and co-writing for local artists in his small home/project studio.
His three books on guitar technique, ear training and songwriting have helped many students over the past couple of years. Allen has also played in various cover bands in many genres since the age of 16 and has played to over 5000 on a few occasions. He was a featured guest musician on the album "West Coast Shred Fest".
In his spare time, Allen programs video games for fun. Wooo!
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Member Comments about this Lesson
Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.the 1st. tapping tab isn't what he is playing on video, makes it hard to learn-can you re-up more accurate tab for the solo?
The tab on the solo is often different from what he is actually playing in the video... making this a pain to try to learn as I'm having to try to just copy his fingering.
Oh but I'm in no way criticising. Great lesson.
Great lesson. Would have taken me too long to figure out on my own. Just have to get the timing and speed down now. More of this genre would be great. How about XYZ...Inside Out. I would be interested in learning that lead solo.
Great lesson. Yeah, more classic rock lessons would be awesome! I'm a little confused about the supplemental notes when it comes to the tapping part of the solo which I'm trying to figure out at the moment. To me it seems like Allen is playing different stuff when he is playing the tapping slow (6:05 - 06:23 in Scene 6: Main Solo) than the notes say. Notes (last line on first page of the solo notes) go: 16 T18 14 16 14 \ 12 ... And to me it looks like Allen is playing: 16 T18 16 14 \ 12 ... But only on the slow stuff, I can't tell what he is playing when he's going fast... He's to fast! What do you think? What's the "right" way to play it?
I'd just like to say I like the little motivational speech in the intro video. I think that should be stressed more. It's not the equipment or surroundings as much as it is wanting to learn and practicing. Like I tell my nephew who I am teaching what I know, "There are no cheats for this."
Says right click and save as to download back tracks but doesnt work,how do i download the backing tracks..thanx.
boudin,your an idiot....80s music had guitar licks in it that none of todays posers could touch!!!!! I think your skinny jeans are cutting off your circulation!!!!
YOU GOT IT!
Robot, how can you teach us any skill when we all know that hair metal sucks. They couldn't play their guitars and it was all power chords and penatonic minor. You need to play some difficult stuff like Motorhead or Slayer.
@Boudin, I have to say that this is much, much harder than Slayer. There isn't any phrasing at all in slayer solos. Just random atonal shredding. The first song I ever played straight through was Slayer's Die By The Sword when I was 14. I'm 30 now and am still having trouble getting this Winger solo to sound right.
You are incorrect, Hair metal had a wealth of skilled musicians. Slayer sounded sloppy to me and I am not well versed on Motorhead besides the singer with a large mole making weird voices while having the mic 2 feet higher than it needs to be and looking up into it all the time... I know sometimes it is easy to fall into the romanticism of imagery coming from the stage show of a metal band however, the hair metal lead guitarists were very skilled and had more hit songs/more success as musicians commercially. This brings up a huge argument so I tend to avoid using sales as a descriptor or value assessment of artistic expression. There are however, modern metal guitarists who are very good technically and also adding some great musicality into the leads. I have been really surprised lately when listening to the radio.
Within the first 15 seconds, I was already grooving!! :D GREAT SONG
Take a look at how Reb plays it. I get what your ear says. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcIi_SSick
He recently messaged a few times about one note being played differently in the intro/chorus riff. It is where he uses the pinky to stay on the same string instead of playing it on the upper string like I was in this video. Very slight difference but it was cool of him to mention it to me.
Stuarts favorite band, this song reminds me of the stereotypical creepy uncle..lol but yeah the guitar is really good. thanks for the lesson allen.
can we get guitar pro tabs posted for this??
i never admit to liking winger. But Reb Beach is awesome! Great lesson! Its hair metal btw
I KNOW. they should do baptized by fire!!!! but i wouldnt really call this classic rockits more like 80's glam metal.
You blow me away Man. You got Skills.
Good stuff! I know what I'm going to be watching tonight now.
I love winger!!!
Helllll yeah!
Love all these classic rock lessons!!! Keep them coming!!