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Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 02:31:41 PM: Someone just called me and asked if I wanted to take a bet.

What we are betting for is not important, but I have to give him an aswer within the hour.

I have never touched a guitarr in my life (other than the occational drunken fondle).

I have until may 31st. to learn the riff from AC/DC's thunderstruck and perform it on that date without looking like I have never done this before.

Can it be done?

Guitarr people chime in!
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Sixpence on May 14, 2005, 02:37:23 PM: Get him drunk enough and he won't know the diff....you win!
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 02:38:51 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sixpence
Get him drunk enough and he won't know the diff....you win!

It's a they..

I have to perform at a local tavern _before_ people get drunk. 19:00.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Sixpence on May 14, 2005, 02:40:13 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Nilsen
It's a they..

I have to perform at a local tavern _before_ people get drunk. 19:00.

Stall
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 02:43:23 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sixpence
Stall

ok..

If i win without stalling or cheating I get free fuel for my boat all summer (and that is bug money here)

If i loose... its worse... alot worse
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 02:48:05 PM: Keep in mind that it costs around 240$ to fill the tank on my baot and i can use that in a day.

Summer lasts from june 1. til end of august
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: rpm on May 14, 2005, 02:56:51 PM: It's not impossible, but it would be very, very difficult.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 03:01:41 PM: thats what im thinking to... it sounds hard when i listen to it.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Sixpence on May 14, 2005, 03:28:20 PM: You can do it! (http://www.olga.net/dynamic/browse.php?printer=0&local=main/a/ac_dc/thunderstruck.tab)
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Saintaw on May 14, 2005, 03:31:16 PM: Thunderstruck in 15 days... with no playing experience whatsoever? I don't think so.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: United on May 14, 2005, 03:32:10 PM: I've been playing guitar for about 8 months, at least 2 hours every day, and I still can't do it. I focus mainly on AC/DC songs and Thunderstruck is about the only song I can't physically play.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 03:34:52 PM: Its a no then...I thought so.

All is not lost, I have not accepted the bet.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Cougar68 on May 14, 2005, 03:38:36 PM: Do you just have to play the opening lick, or the whole song? If just the opening lick you can do it but it will be really hard. Here's how....

Get a guitar (duh) and only work on playing the second thinnest string. The whole lick is played right there. Pick it once going down, then pick it again coming back up. Start off really slow and gradually pick up speed. You'll need to spend a couple of hours a day doing this. Don't even start trying to fret the notes now, just pick the string. If you find yourself making a lot of mistakes, slow it back down until you can do it perfect. Gradually pick up speed until you can pick up and down in tempo with the record. From there start to learn where to fret the notes using the tab that was linked. Again, slow it way down until you can do it with no mistakes. Gradually pick it up and you're good to go. It'll be difficult, but not impossible.

BTW, post pics of your punishment when you lose. :)
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Holden McGroin on May 14, 2005, 03:38:58 PM: Your a geek..., so fake it. Get your computer to send the riff to your amplifier then air guitar close to the strings, dance a lot ala your favorite mad gutarist.

It worked for Milli Vanilli and little sister Simpson... for a while.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 03:40:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Your a geek..., so fake it. Get your computer to send the riff to your amplifier then air guitar close to the strings, dance a lot ala your favorite mad gutarist.

It worked for Milli Vanilli and little sister Simpson... for a while.

I don't have the looks to distract the crowd :D
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: eskimo2 on May 14, 2005, 03:42:28 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Nilsen
Its a no then...I thought so.

All is not lost, I have not accepted the bet.

Whew, it's nice to see that you are keeping your virginity!

eskimo
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: DrDea on May 14, 2005, 03:57:40 PM: Hammer ons and pull offs.Its not easy by any means,but you might be able to pull it off.Good luck
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 14, 2005, 03:58:20 PM: guitarrs are not something you just fool around with
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: bunch on May 15, 2005, 12:44:54 AM: As incentive, buy a much bigger boat
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: WMLute on May 15, 2005, 04:07:03 AM: having played guitar for 20yrs now, and taught many a person, I would say that with no prior guitar experience what so ever, you better NOT take that bet.

I am assuming that you are supposed to sound like Angus Young does in that opening riff. To get it that clean, and hit all the notes, in just two weeks....

uhh.. not gonna happen.

MAYBE, and I mean maybe, two months. That is if you put some serious effort into it.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Nilsen on May 15, 2005, 04:19:45 AM: I turned down the bet. Thank cod I didnt open that second bottle of wine.

I'm off to oil the table and mow the lawn before the missus has to ask me for the third time today.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: JB88 on May 15, 2005, 04:22:40 AM: ah. wisdom.

good man.
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: Furball on May 15, 2005, 04:31:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Nilsen
I don't have the looks to distract the crowd :D

you do when you have your sexeh flowery hat!!!
Title: Yes or no?
Post by: JB88 on May 15, 2005, 04:32:46 AM: run nilsen.

run like hell.