Wasted Years Guitar Lesson - Iron Maiden
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In this Wasted Years guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this Iron Maiden classic off of their 1986 album Somewhere In Time note-for-note.
The tuning is standard tuning.
Written by guitarist Adrian Smith, "Wasted Years" starts with a signature guitar lick that is instantly recognizable. The lick uses rapid alternate picking on the open high E string while also adding a melody within it. Those melody notes require you to have good synchronization between the fret-hand and the picking hand.
There are some sparse power chords underneath this riff before the band launches into the verse.
The verse section, although not overly challenging to play, is sort of confusing to memorize. The chord progression is pretty ambitious using mostly power chord chords but with a couple of different chord voicings thrown in there as well. It is a long progression to, so it will work best if you know the sound of the song well.
The chorus uses the "Iron Maiden G power chord" as I like to call it. I will demonstrate what that is. It has a big sound, but isn't very easy to play. The rest of the chorus is pretty simple.
We will also take an in-depth look at Adrian Smith's amazing guitar solo.
This solo starts with a very challenging legato lick that I usually see played incorrectly by people doing covers on UA-cam or wherever. It isn't a simple legato lick on the B string. It is a repeated 6 note lick that starts with a note of the high E string, played with an upstroke followed by downstroke on the B string and legato stuff on the B string from there. It is pretty awkward at first. He plays the exact same pattern later in the solo albeit in a higher position of the scale which makes it even more difficult to play.
The fast descending lick is also very challenging and I will give you a couple different options of picking it.
All-in-all, "Wasted Years" is a great workout for any guitarist. I hope you have fun with it! #wastedyearsguitarlesson #ironmaiden #guitarcovers
Carl...
Standard Tuning (E)
Lesson timing:
2:17 - Intro
6:01 - Verse
11:11- Chorus
14:35 - Interlude
16:09 - Riff over Solo
17:07 - Transition to Solo
18:25 - Guitar Solo
31:48 - Outro Section
You met Alex Lifeson?? He's my all-time biggest hero, that's so awesome!
@@Aidan.w wow
So useful!!
The guitar intro from wasted years is one of the best I’ve ever heard.
It's not the best I've heard but it's up there for me.
I concur!
Don’t listen to those people I agree with you I think this is a BADASS intro and top best intro in rock and metal history
It's up there for sure. But for me painkiller is.
@@CandyisBae super choice
I was waiting for this...since my childhood😍😍😍
Love u Carl
Great tutorial. What I love about your videos and style of teaching is there's little to no fluff, you break a song down to parts that are easy to digest and you don't spend your entire video demonstrating as if your viewers have never seen a guitar before, or are all virtuoso guitarists. 👍
Awesome lesson to see! Iron Maiden is definitely up there with the most requested bands I'd say! Thank ye so much!
Been awhile since any Maiden songs were done....Should have something else....Maybe something from the first album.
@@creativestudio4873 Ahh true, but I gotta say songs that he's done like Aces High were up my alley, personally.
@@RC32Smiths01 No doubt, a killer song and solos
@@creativestudio4873 ahhh exactly my man.
Why r u on all music channels lmao
One of the best Iron Maiden songs ever. Thank you for doing this one.
I just want to thank you for the years that I haven't wasted by your lessons.
Carl is the guitar teacher god!
Hi Carl I just watched the video for wasted years your lesson is so dead on you nailed the solo you are the absolute best teacher and have the best lessons on UA-cam God bless you what an amazing human being thank you
So good to have you back here! I was learning this song when your whole channel was down
This is the only lesson on the internet that gets the G chord in the chorus right. Thank you!
I can't do it though..., leaving out the G on the E string... my hand can't do that. I can kinda do it with my middle finger, it looks aweful though.
You teach really well. Have learnt multiple solos from you now and on top of being accurate - the most important thing is you show each lick in its evolution (it starts with this phrase and adds this). This is important for me to learn like breaking down a word to spell it.
Damn Carl you sure do know alot of songs. Thanks for teaching us note for note, chord by chord. Keep them coming!
Awesome Lesson! Rime of the Ancient Mariner would be a great song to do!
Conquer or Die by Megadeth pls make it happen Carl!
Ps: I just cant thank you enough, actually no one can thank you enough for all the amazing work and lessons you do.. wish u all the best!
Tornado of Souls would be my choice to be broken down in the next tutorial.
@@Br4m76 He already has a lesson on it
Just discovered your channel. I'm a pretty new guitarist and this is one of my favorite maiden songs.
That first riff is such good practice for alternative picking and timing
If you can do that, you've all the basics for fast picking. The rest is practice. But great practice for syncing those armhands. I play it as a warm-up.
I've watched a few videos on this solo but this one has really helped cement some key moments in my mind 👍👍👍
Always nice to add more Maiden to the arsenal...
THX CARL 🤘
One of the best songs ever written. Makes me proud of English bands
You do not look so excited for making the song, but many of your subscribers for sure we are. Thank you!!
Yes, yes. Sounds awesome! Another great lesson. Is there not anything you can’t play? Mean Street - Van Halen! The world needs you to teach this song,
Thanks for verything man, you are the best teacher.
I like how he makes eye contact the entire time. This shows you how good he is. I'd be staring at he fretboard the whole time
Maybe that's the problem haha...he should look at the fucking fretboard for a change
Thank you so much this is my favorite Iron Maiden song!
Mine too! 😄
You’re an awesome teacher with the best song lessons!
Revisiting this great lesson today.
I think it’s time for a new Iron Maiden lesson Carl!
Thanks!!
Thank you! I'm going to tackle this soon....It is tied with first place along with Hallowed be thy Name, favorite songs from my favorite band!! I haven't found a better instructor on You tube!!
18:33 here's the solo
"If you actually have a singer who can sing this stuff" 🤣🤣🤣 ... love your lessons !!
Ty you are a true Patriot of rock. I figured out half of this, you have completed my quest. You ROCK 🤘
Thank you! Maiden is one of my all time favorite bands, and lately I started really digging this song ( as well as a few others that I missed over the years)
Finally just got my electric, and i am excited to learn this!
I watched thru fully once already, and I really appreciate your style and teaching technique!
Merry Christmas from a new subscriber!
i haven't heard this one in ages! thanks!
Hey Carl I have been a huge fan of your videos and I would like to recommend sudden death by megadeth
Kaden Cook I also recommend that
AWESOME!! Another great lesson Carl!! Keep on ROCK'N!
I wanted to learn this song for 15 year. A bit lazy to learn songs, just endless improvising. But now I thought, what about all these YT lessons? Let's do it. Iron Maiden, Wasted Years lesson, first result and voila an hour later I can play the song. The solo definetly needs a lot of work but I can do each segment relatively fast except for the ending, that was a bit fast for me, I'll have to look at it again tomorrow. But thanks for a great lesson. Learninf a song doesn't have to be unpleasant like in the olden days of printing out tabs or squinting at the PC while trying to play along. Would have taken me a week to just learn the notes and rythm more or less.
Soo understand
Don’t waste your time always searching for those wasted years...
AAAAWWWW I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR IT😍😍😍 CARL YOU ARE FUCKIN THE BEST
Favourite iron maiden song
for me the trickiest part of the solo is the picking of the fast open string licks. I was trying to pick every note when a single upstroke on the E string and pulloffs on the B do it.
My favourite Maiden-song! Finally😍
What a tone!
Thank youuu I've been waiting for this song tutorial
Thank you so much for your in-depth lessons, this one in particular. I just can't thank you enough. So incredibly helpful.
favorite iron maiden song thanks Carl ur the best
Thank you, Carl!! You are so generous, & your lessons are the best!
PAINKILLER BY JUDAS PRIEST PLS
YES
Thanks for your hard work brother. I do appreciate your teachings
Best song ever. My phone ring tone
Carl you should do one of your covers of this song.
And thank you so much for this it got me into Iron Maiden
Thanks Carl! Up the Maidens!
Full song. Great idea Karl
YES!!! more Iron maiden pls🤘
Carl You gotta do Deja Vu as well cover this whole album !!!!
Please can you make a lesson for the evil that men do or infinite dreams . These are some of my favourites😁
Thanks so much Carl. Great lesson.
Man this was great lesson!!! I learned a lot from you!
Simply amazing and perfect
So loong dreamed about playing this...thanks Carl..
Thanks a lot! Great video as usual!! More Maiden songs please!!!
Thanks a lot for such a detailed breakdown and saving me so much time trying to figure it out myself. 🤘
AWESOME VIDEO...!!! GREAT STUFF...!!! Thanks... 🤘🏼😎👍🏼
You're.. Probably the best guitar tutor.. 😍
Hey Carl, would it be possible to do the tutorials part by part like the old videos? Love you man, you are great!
Awesome lesson! Thank you 👍🏻
I love this 🤘🏽🎸🔥🔥
Master class Maiden heaven! Thanks Carl!!!!!!!
FINALLY CARL THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
Iron Maiden. One of the many answers to: You can't metal on standard.
Gotta learn this one. Carl
I hit like before watching the video
My neighbors won't be sleeping tonight
Awesome!! Now I don't have to try and figure it by ear!
i got a basic chord acoustic version and some different arrangement ideas, this will help though, cheers!
Hey Carl, Its Drew Great Lesson Challenge! Working On It This Week! Cheers....
thanks for that lesson Carl.
Could you pleas do a lesson for caught somewhere in time.
Thanks
Awesome lesson!!
YUUUUUSSS
Hello Carl! Over the years I've been sent to you repeatedly, so I guess its time to subscribe and let you come to me for a change! ;) Thanks for making the guitar community a better place!!
Thank you sir, Up The Mighty Iron
Awesome Lesson! Cowboys from hell i like ur teaching
Thanks Carl
Up the Irons!
Great Lesson !!
Carl good song I love how you play
bravos,you teach very well
Great job!
Not sure if you listen to them, or like them, but it would be super badass to cover an Amon Amarth Song. Like Twilight Of The Gods, Raise Your Horns, Guardians Of Asgard, something like that. Really I just recommend you check them out if you haven’t, and make a lesson for any song by them.
Slow dancing in a burning room live in L.A please
hey man, newbi here, thanks man, lots of fun
Alriiiiiight!! If I live to my 90's I'll be watching Carl Brown teach me Iron Maiden \,,/
Thank you, you're awesome
tou should do the solo for this one!
Really cool lesson :)
Thanks Carl, I’m seeing Iron Maiden in Brooklyn for the Legacy of the Beast tour in July. Can you do a lesson for painkiller by Judas Priest?
OMG me too!
I'm going on Saturday the 27th
Ryschnyfirey guy same!
Cool see you there lol. Great setlist too
Genial!!!!!! gracias, no hacen falta tabs ni entender el idioma con un maestro así.
Beautiful
alexander the great pls...🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Carl FOR PRESIDENT! no biden, no trump!
RFK jr
Can we enjoy the music and forget politics for 5 minutes.
@@221b-l3t no. Carl for president
Trump and JFK jr. Hopefully. I had enough of the crazy.
Fuck yeah carl..keep these sweet classics coming
May I request, Of Wolf And Man by Metallica? Thanks for the tutorial.
more kill em all lessons!