In the late 1980s Guns n' Roses crashed into a stale and tired rock scene, breathing new life and vitality into the old ideas of rock n' roll excess. Guitarist Slash married the technical prowess of the Los Angeles MIT scene with the swagger and passion of Steve Jones, Joe Perry and Keith Richards, making the low-slung power chord once more the fulcrum of a giant rock sound.
In this tutorial, celebrated Guitarist Danny Gill provides a note-by-note guide to five of the band's biggest hit songs, including some of Slash's most extended and complex solos.