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Extended Cut: Why Everybody Should Learn Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth!
🕑 Added 2026-01-10 06:11:16 +0000 UTC
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DenRo
Check out Bradley Hall's lesson and breakdown of Holy Wars. Ben Eller, Bradley Hall and Bernth are perhaps my favorite guitar lesson / content creators, with Ben and Bradley focused on cool licks and songs, and Bernth having more all around technique lessons. I am a Patr[e]on of all 3. ๐
DenRo
This is awesome, uncle Ben! And your post comes at a very opportune moment for me... I just played a School of Rock adult group show at Arlene's Grocery in NYC last week, and Symphony of Destruction was part of our set list. I did pretty well with the rhythm parts of the tune, but was sorely lacking in the Marty solo department. So, now I am going back over your video and guide here on this awesome solo, and going to learn it properly... some great and super re-usable licks in this solo, so absolutely worth learning this one note for note! TY!!
Ybritt
I would LOVE to see the breakdown of Holy wars! I have struggled with it for years now. So many different parts in that song.
Mark Yourcheck
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Paul DS
Login to patreon > Home page > Collections tab > scroll down to Tags > Click a tag > some have tabs
GuitarChic
Ditto????
Christian Dale
https://youtu.be/E5WoxqThfwU?si=vrwFHLOF_J9RyAWE
Paul DS
Where are the tabs?
Javier Bellido Sรกnchez
I vote for Hangar 18. Countdown to extinciรณn is in my top ten of Metal records.
Rob Barker
I can't wait to get into this. Tornado of Souls next please!
Eugene Solfanelli
Love the theory you discussed regarding Marty's solo... adding the notes to complete the chord that you are playing over... the solo almost writes itself...
Triaxis75
Hook in Mouth would be an amazing alternate picking exercise!
Panagiotis Ntakos
The definition of using simple harmonies but the end result not sounding generic. Great composition on Mustaine's part (and whoever else contributed).
