This is the second installment of albums from the band. Leppard's new
age British heavy metal approach skyrocketed them to rock stardom.
Producer Mutt Lange (AC/DC's associate) was able to throw a
band to the wolves in a world of pop rock. Even though Def Leppard
had a very pop-friendly sound, there metal rage allowed them
to be seen in a different light.
Verse Riff
How To Play It
This is where you will find yourself when you are just jamming
along with the guitar, and stumble upon something that you had
to write down immediately or you would forget. It is a bit painstaking
to play this, but the whole riff for this guitar is LOOSELY
based around chords that are very common.
Part 1
. To start the first measure, place your 2nd and 3rd fingers
on the "D" string ( for the 2nd finger) and the "G"
string (3rd finger). Now, start by playing the "A"
string open and then play the "D" string, and follow
with the "G" string. Take your 3rd finger off of the
"G" string and play that string open. Next, you just
need to play the "D" string once, and slide to the
third fret of the same string with your 2nd finger. Don't forget
to play the "A" string at the same time. To end this
measure, use your 1st finger and place it on the "B"
string on the first fret. Play that once, let off the string,
play that once, and then put it back. That ends the measure.
The second measure is based around an Am7 chord at the beginning.
Start by playing the "A" string open, and then place
your 2nd finger on the second fret of the "D" string
and leave it there for the next note. Play that once, and then
place your 1st finger on the first fret of the "B"
string. Play that once. Play the "D" string where
you let your finger stay. To play the third fret on the "low
E" string, move your 3rd finger to it and play that once.
Let the "B" string play open once, and if you kept
your finger on the second fret of the "D" string,
then just play that once. To end this measure, just put your
3rd finger back where it was, and slide to the end of the neck
around the first fret.
Part 2
The third measure is easy. Place your 1st finger on the first
fret of the "low E," your 3rd finger on the second
fret of the "G" string, and your 4th finger on the
third fret on the "B" string. Play that starting from
the "low E" to the "G," to the "B"
string, and then back to the "G" string. Next, allow
the open "high E" to play once. If you kept your fingers
where they were, then all you have to do is play the "B"
string, then the "G" string, and then open on the
"D" string.
The fourth measure is weird, but not hard. Place your 1st finger
on the first fret on the "high E" string. Play that
note once, and then barre the "G" and "B"
strings for the next set of notes with your 1st finger. Play
the "B" and then the "G," and then the "B"
again. When you go to play the third fret for the slide, and
after you have played the third fret on the "G" string,
slide your 1st finger to the fourth fret of the same string,
and then place your 1st finger again on the "B" string
on the first fret. Play that once, hit the "high E"
that is open, and then play the third fret on the "B"
string one last time. That is the riff for the first guitar
part.
