Bad Case Of Loving You

Description

There are 2 overdriven electric guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is the main rhythm guitar playing riffs and chords throughout the tune. Guitar 2 plays the fills and solo.

The song explodes in off the top at a high dynamic level with the verse riff pumping power chords and a pentatonic minor line using syncopated eighth notes.

The chorus uses single strums to make the part sparse and give the vocals room to shine. This kind of drop in the instrumental parts is a neat arrangement trick that gives the song some variation and drama, and makes the guitar sound even more powerful when it pops back in.

The solo is very basic blues based rock that uses pentatonic minor and major licks. There are also some cool fills peppered throughout the tune.

The bridge has some cool single note lines that add momentum and lead us back into the final verse and chorus.

To play this tune using one guitar, simply play Guitar 1 throughout, switching to Guitar 2 for the solo.

In the following lessons, we'll talk about power chords and barre chords, catchy single note riffs, and some bluesy rock lead approaches. We are in the key of E major, with a 4/4 time signature, at a tempo of 146 BPM.