hell yes great idea!!!! thank you. please infinite dreams in the future.

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! I will definitely do something for infinite dreams although that might be more for advanced players. Maybe I'll cover the parts in an analysis/breakdown video

Flight of icarus rocks and is a must for any budding rock or metal guitarist to learn. When you get to soloing, the solos are also quite straightforward. Learn this one and you have a party stopper in your arsenal.

While this video may not directed at me as a non-musician, I have to say that your passion and your love for this music is clear to see. Keep up the good work!!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! I always try to make the tutorial videos interesting and accessible to non-musicians as well. I think some of this knowledge can enhance anyone's listening experience in the long run 🙂

I’m so damn excited! New player and I got the same guitar!!!!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I hope this will give you some good bonding time with your goldtop 😃🤘

@bourbonbuddy1

2 жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeast Up the Irons!!!!!

Great new series! This will be so good for the Iron Maiden community! Five stars!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Your digging into the details is always appreciated. 🤘

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you! 🙇🏻🙏

Awesome video and great idea for a series! I think that Wasting Love would be a great song for this series because it isn’t too hard and it can help teach arpeggiated picking. I think that the solo isn’t too hard either. Days of Future Past and Wrathchild might also be good ones for this series.

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And yes, Wasting love definitely!

Great idea! Tkank you so much!

Lick of the beast is A W E S O M E

Brilliant! I really hope this goes on to become a full-fledged series.

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! And yes, that's the plan! 🙂

What a godsend you are! I recently picked up the guitar myself, and I’ve been trying songs like Living After Midnight or the rhythm part to Doctor Doctor to get the hang of things, but Maiden songs have been hard to approach (especially since reading that the Trooper is their easiest song; the main riff makes my fingers feel like soggy sausages). This lesson was very easy to understand and I’m having loads of fun - I’m really excited for the rest of this series!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

本当にありがとう! I really appreciate the kind words very much!! Living after midnight is a great one to start with... It's very similar to Icarus in that it's simple enough technically but it really teaches you a lot about rhythm and groove, little quick palm muting, muted strums and things like that. Good choice! And The Trooper is NOT Maiden's easiest song by a long shot! I actually haven't seen that many people really play it correctly... There are lots of little subtleties in some of these songs 🙂 Good luck with this one and stay tuned for more!

One of the best song by Maiden. Short but catchy with a great solo (Smith), lyrics and wonderful singing. Additionally in different key than Em xD. Adrian can write such songs to this day.

Great idea this series Nico.

Very Happy with the new format! Something easier, but still very detailed. Thanks also for the TAB!

We're needing this videos Nico!! Thanks!

Great idea for a series! Been messing round with segments of Fear of the Dark, would love to have more beginner-friendly riffs.

Thank you Nico!! My son and I are so excited to learn this song. Thank you for mentioning us! This was such an awesome lesson, thank you for doing the whole song and not just only some riffs, so appreciated. God bless you.

@PolarisCastillo

2 жыл бұрын

That was a great idea! Hope you guys have fun!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm so glad you liked, man!! Thank you for the encouragement and for the idea... I hope you guys have a lot of fun with it and I'll keep doing more every few weeks! Cheers 🤜🤛

This shows the little details in playing like no one else did, you're the man!

Greetings, Nico. Another great idea and song to start beginners. Steve Harris himself recommends this song and running free as a good staring point if you want to learn the Iron Maiden catalog. Keep doing what you are doing!

Great video Nico! Looking forward to many more in this series! UP THE IRONS! 🤘

🤘🤘🤘

Great idea Nico! it is always awesome when you explain with music theory. Looking forward for more videos like this. Don’t forget Heaven can wait cover solos videos, please. Best from Brazil 🇧🇷

excellent video, it's what every iron maiden fan needs

Thank you! I really hope you do more of these. I've been a Maiden fan for 40 years, but am a beginner at playing them on guitar. It's great to see these songs I know so well being broken down and explained in such a clear and detailed way.

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Some of the song breakdowns also show a lot of the parts so check those out as well. That way it's a tutorial but also an explanation of the songwriting/structure and the little things that make it cool 😎

Along with to tame a land my personal favourites from the melodic masterpiece that is piece of mind.

Great stuff! Very cool to see how the rythm guitars are played, that shows how important the bassline Mr Harris plays is for this song. It gives it that extra lift from a cool rock song to, well, a killer Maiden song😎💪 Oh, and the drums are also perfect😊

@richardsmith2370

2 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that Steve Harris hates this song. Which is surprising because it’s awesome.

@olastokken7670

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardsmith2370 I think it was Bruce who said that Steve hated this song, also that Steve wanted it to go faster on the album. If he hates it or not, he did a great job with the bass on it and that proves how pro they all are😎

I am a huge Iron Maiden fan...just LOVE Bruce, but I am very aware of ALL of the other band members'amazing talents. I generally like to hear what professional vocal coaches point out and their various comments. I know NOTHING about playing a guitar. I came across you somewhat by accident (Iron Maiden is what caught my interest) but I absolutely love how you really break things down and explain the significance of certain notes or how they may be often played incorrectly, etc. So I can't play at all, but you hooked me with the way you explain everything without just rushing through it. Very interesting!

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much for leaving such a thoughtful comment! I know some of the vocal coaches have really great channels so it's encouraging to even be in the same conversation as them, and I'm thrilled that you were able to get something out of watching this video. Thanks again and welcome to the channel 😊

Hey Nico! Marvelous video as always, I love your tutorials. Maybe do The Evil That Man Do next? I've been playing guitar for quite some time now but still can't really figure out the riffs and solos exactly.

top man nico, great vid for the beginner

As a maiden fan & beginning guitar player I really enjoy learning from your tutorials. Thanks!

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thank you! 🙏🤘

Thank you so much for this. I just started playing a couple of months ago and I've been a lifelong Maiden fan. I feel like this video is for me:)

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

It most definitely is!!! I hope you'll have a blast learning and starting to play this song. It's a great feeling when you can finally play along with the whole song until the end 😊 Lots more like this to come. Cheers 🤘

This is a perfect idea! Thank you so much for this new series!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

Come on guy! We need more of this!! Please, more BEGINNER-FRIENDLY tutorials!! Greetings from Brazil!!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

There will be more soon enough! 😊

I'm a big Maiden fan and guitar/music theory enthusiast... Although I don't practice much lol! I've been enjoying your channel. Good stuff. I never thought I could play a Maiden song until now. This is perfect for my skill level. Stoked! Thank you. 🍁🤘

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome to hear! Thank you 🤘 I will definitely do many more of these 😊

Great format 👏🏻

FANTASTIC! I love the way you broke it down for newbie guitar players, this is a great idea for a series. KEEP IT UP

Grande Nico!! Questa tua idea di insegnare così è fantastica, a me è servita molto e mi sono divertito! Nella speranza che arriveranno altre video lezioni !🙏🙏

Great job with this tutorial bro 👍. In my 50 years of seeing so many amazing and iconic bands, the show I saw on this tour was the most unforgettable, high energy performance I have ever seen. Just incredible. I feel like Bruce was at his peak on this tour. Revelations/Flight of Icarus was absolutely killer! 🤘

Love your channel - and really looking forward to the continuation of this new series!!!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

That is hugely encouraging! Thank you 🙏🤘

great lesson! really love your channel! up the irons!!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! 🙏🙇🏻🤘

Fantastic stuff. There were a couple of pieces I’ve missed even after attempting it for 30 years. Can’t wait for the next one 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! There are small but important things I missed too that I uncovered when I was working it for the full cover earlier this year. The beast is the details... 😈 🤔 Ok I am totally putting that on a t-shirt!

It would be awesome if you could play whole song at the end of the video so everyone can play along it as a final practice. Cheers bro!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

I linked my full cover at the very end of the video and that one had none of the original guitar tracks. All the guitars are redone by me so you could hear and see them a bit better 😊 Cheers!

Can’t wait for the next vid in the series

Thanks Nico for this video. And please keep doing this for the people who are beginners like me. It certainly wasn't easy for me (play for two years now), but I wil continue! Over the weeks / months there will be a progress (I hope!)

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

I have no doubt!! Remember the best way to make progress is to be consistent. 15-20 minutes of actual practice every single day is better than a 3 hour jam every few days 😊 Glad you enjoyed the video and I will be doing a new one every few weeks. Cheers 🤜🤛

Thanks!

Great Idea and format 🤘🏻looking forward for next ones, as a "challenge" to us please keep posting the solos tutorials (maybe as a part II for those musics)👏🏻🎸

Nico, another great insight video. Keep'em coming

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do! 😃

Excellent, great work

Awesome. Great tabs. Thanks 🙏🏼

amazing work mate. thnx for doing rhythm parts

Thank you. Awesome tutorial.

This is great! That’s for doing beginner friendly tutorials. It can be frustrating for new players. You need to crawl before you walk and walk before you rock! 🤘Keep up the great work!!!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

1000%!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it 😃

Thank you, it's exactly what I need.

Thanks brother I dig that style you teach! I can finally learn! Gracia

Another top for the gallop in the intro: Play only the low E and A stings on the second beat of the three palm-muted strums, and add the D string on the fourth beat of the palm-muted strums. I recommend lifting the pinkie finger from the D string in the power chord (the E# power chord), using the pinkie to block the D string when not used, and pressing on the string down on the second an fourth beats when that note comes in. It can take some practice to get the feel right. Tight playing is super important. This rhythm seems simple, but is very hard to get just right.

I liked a very nice tutorial for this song.

Hi.. awesome 👌. Will yoyplease share a tutorial of Adrian's blues liks which he frequently uses in his solos. It would be very helpful me since I'm a huge fan of Adrian

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

That is something I am working on so yes, there will be a video on that! If you haven't seen my tutorial on The Prisoner solo, check it out as I explain the blues influence in that one. Cheers!

Great idea for a serie and great video as always! Watching it brings me back in 2010, I was 15 and I was starting playing guitar selftaught... Running Free was the first Iron Maiden song I learned, because we wanted to play it in our band. I remeber all the afternoons spent with the other guitar player, a dear friend of mine, learning how to play in time togheter the damn harmonized lead break in triplets. With this kind of tutorial it would have been much easier! Thank you!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

I remember going trough that exact same phase way back in the day! Running Free is going to be one of the tutorials for sure because there is so much to be learned from that song 😃 Glad you enjoyed this! 🤜🤛

Thank you very much for your work !!

AWESOME - thank you

Grazie per la tab, è più facile seguire così il tutto potendo guardare la ritmica che ad orecchio

It's great you've decided to create this new series of easy-to-go Maiden's tutorials. I love Murray's guitar of this song (well, I love ALL Dave's parts), and although I play it «as it is», I always learn something new with your videos; with this too. If I can, I'd like to suggest to you some introductory tips on solos in this beginner's tutorials to make easier some difficulties under your good formed criteria. I'm going for the next... Thankx again! 😉👍🎸🎵🎶

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!! And yes there will also be some beginner friendly solo tutorials in the future 😊

@miguelanxomuradolo2638

2 жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeast Great! Thank you in advance 😉👍 I like very much how you explain solos -and everything concerning music- in their technical, harmonical-compositional and interpretational dimensions. By the way, I learned in your video a better way to play Adrian's Aces High solo: more formative... and easier than I used! Best regards! 🙂🎸🎵🎶

Fabulous stuff, this is awesome. You ROCK 🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍☮☮☮

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! There will be more like this in the future 🙂 Cheers 🤜🤛

Fantastic 👍🏻

I just found your channel. Really like the content and this tutorial especially.

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's awesome that you found me and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed this tutorial. I will definitely be making more like this one. Cheers! 🤜🤛

i needed this thank you very much (beginner here)

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Glad I could help 😃

YES MY FAVORITE SONG LETS GO!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

🤘🤘🤘🤘

@TheGreatBoog

2 жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeast I’m getting my first guitar finally, so this is perfect timing! Also my dad getting back into his teenage/late twenties drumming again so he’s gonna love that we can finally play this together

that's funny. this vid just came up on my feed as a suggestion and I'm sitting here watching you 2 years ago, wearing the same tshirt I'm wearing today, albeit mine is much worn and faded :D

Thanks for this. I've been playing this wrong for 39 years, time to relearn this. My solo is also very wrong, I'll have to try and breakdown your other Icarus video.

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

It happens to me too that I sit down to work on something for a cover thinking I just need to brush up on it, and I realize I learned it incorrectly back I the day... It's part of the fun I guess 😅

Can you please do more of these tutorials. Maybe next time powerslave?

Great work Nico! I am also from Toronto. I've been a Maiden fan since 1992 and I like your analysis on their songs. Please do Fear of the Dark, The Clansman and The Sign of The Cross whenever you have a chance. Thanks.

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Glad you're enjoying the breakdowns. Sign of the cross is one I will definitely be doing as there is some really interesting stuff going on in that one 🙂 Cheers! 🤘

Great idea man. I'll even benifit from this as I'm sure I'm not playing all the rhythm parts completely correctly and missing some of the nuances in some of the songs. I wish I would've had resources like this when I was starting out. We all know how iffy those tab books can be! 🤣

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head right there... The main thing for me is to make the kind of content that I wish I had available back in the day 😊 And yes there are so many subtleties and nuances in their music that I am discovering little bits I missed on almost every song I've covered or analyzed/explained on this channel 😃

@tomdurkin5149

2 жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeast kids these days will never know the struggle 🤣

The one dislike is Steve Harris

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

Nice job, as always. One extremely minor note: I believe only Dave plays that F#m modulation at the start of the second verse.

I think what you do at 4:22 (A6 ?) is not in the tab...is it possible? I hope to have also the slo one day and other tutorial for beginner =) Maybe Blood Brothers or TWOTW aren't good songs?

I love this and will practice more. One question though. How do you do the galloping rythem. I can not seem to manage it.

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

I explain it a bit here at 2:58 But if you want to go more in-depth, check out my Gallop Picking tutorial! kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2F7pdCHparbpag.html

@Ozzynl111

2 жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeast aha I must have missed then when my sons where screaming. Thanks mate.

I came here to see you explain the second chord in the pre chorus. Still waiting!

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

I name the chords and show the sequence at around the 3:35 mark. The chord you're talking about is just an E/G# (like a G# power chord but with a #5).

Hey Nico. Thanks for this lesson. What amp and pedals are you using for this tone and also the tone for Adrian's solo?

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I usually use the same settings for everything. I will tweak a few things depending on the song or whatever but it's usually based on this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5mVp6VuoKbOorg.html

Good video was very short you explain more of rhythm it missing something of that

Do we use Palm mute on the first Riff?

@everythingguitar4507

Жыл бұрын

Yes on the F# chord

Dear Nicko do you have any. Iron Maiden guitar lessons book of your own? When will you visit Lisbon, Portugal for a great lecture? You'd sell out, my friend! I'm sure one of the venues where our Maiden heroes already performed live several times would be pretty crowded to learn from you! (joking here, of course) No Prayer for the Dying was composed in Portugal, at Steve Harris's house, in the Algarve (south of the country). Just pay us a visit sometime. I will be in first row with my ears and eyes wide open for you! Greetings from LISBOA, PORTUGAL 🇵🇹🤘🇵🇹

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I don't have any instructional material at the moment but something is in the plans 🙂 I don't think I have enough people interested for live lectures but who knows what will happen in the future! I will start doing more live streams so that will be interactive and fun for sure 😊 Thanks so much for your kind support!! Cheers 🤘🙏

@LuisMiguelCostaVideos

Жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeast Wow! What an honour to get a reply from one of my guitar heroes! Nicko. I struggle a lot, as I try to change the chord patterns when playing guitar. I mean, as I am thinking which frets to press next, the note has already changed! Would you kindly give us some tips on how to change the fingers quickly, as we need to move on to the next chord (finger pattern)? How do we move quick from C Minor to an E Sharp or whatever...? Is it something to do with "finger memory"? Do we attain that simply by practicing? Could you give us some insight on that, please? I am so honoured that you replied! I admire you a lot! Greetings from Lisboa, Portugal

Nico in the video you say that the second time the verse is played the 4th (?) bar is played slightly different with an A6 and A5 (?), but I can't find this in the tablature. Am I doing something wrong?

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

It's on page 2 under 2nd Verse 😊

@nickbrouwer9643

2 жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeastThanks! i see it now (and I feel a bit stupid now). I'm offcourse not a native speaker so sometimes I misunderstand some things. I thought there were two rounds of the verse so I was looking for a (different) repetion.

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Haha noooo when you're learning something you should never ever feel stupid about any of it. It's a process that can sometimes overwhelm your senses so much that you miss other things. It happens to me all the time even when learning new songs now. I always have to step back and refocus 😃

@nickbrouwer9643

2 жыл бұрын

@@LicksOfTheBeast Thanks man! Overwhelming is the right word! But I'm making slow progress, step by step (and enjoying the journey).

Great video, Nico! :-) I will follow this new series with a great interest. Flight of Icarus is one of the best tracks to begin playing Maiden on the guitar (except the solos!!! Dave's solo here is one of my absolute favourites: I can almost hear the hero flying through the melody, please cover it ;-)). I wish you had done this video a few years ago when I tried to perform this title with my 9-year-old pupils at school (without having a parent's petition signed against me by the way!). My playing was far from correct, I've improved a lot since then, but it is still a great memory and a lot of fun. We added a vocal solo and even saxophone! (on a video platform starting with a "v" and ending with a "o" and 277 78 090 4 if you want to have a quick look). Maybe with your tips and a little work, I should consider playing it again with my kids ;-)!

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Alors j'ai vu la vidéo... Incroyable!! Surtout qu'il a chantent en anglais en plus... J'imagine que ce n'est pas évident à Dijon! Et le mec avec les lunettes de soleil... trop cool 😎 Bonne décision d'éviter le gri à la fin! 😄 I think your playing was just fine on that by the way! Peut être un tout petit peu trôp rigide mais bon.... On passe tous par là! Et mille mercis pour ton encouragement!!

I wish you would do a full play through at the start. Then breaking it down into these small bits.

@LicksOfTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

It's an interesting suggestion. I figured not everyone will want to watch that, so I just included the link to my full cover of the song during the end screen of this video. Maybe I'll add a link at the beginning of the video or something like that in the future!

What kind of Amp do you use?

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

For my videos, I don't use an actual amp. I do everything with the Bias FX II plugin. It just makes it easier and allows me to work even at night without disturbing anyone 🙂

This would be great if you could go through the power chords manually showing.✌️

@LicksOfTheBeast

2 жыл бұрын

I made tabs for everything. Link is in the description.

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