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I remember the moment I decided to play guitar. It was after hearing a Dokken song on MTV. Dokken and other so called glam bands got a lot of criticism towards the late 80's/early 90's, but when it comes to blazing, virtuoso rock guitarists, no music era comes close. Dokken's George Lynch was certainly one of the top 80s era guitarists and most of his solos serve as a great lesson in technique and virtuosity.
In this guitar lesson, we look at George Lynch's solo section in Into The Fire.
Above is the tab for this solo. You can find the complete tab online. Just do a google search on "Dokken Into The Fire Tab". I used tab that I found online as the basis for the tab you see above, but I modified it a bit to suit my playing. It is not note for note, but it is close enough for you to get the idea.
There are a couple tough measures of note: In measures 7 and 8, there is an ascending sextuplet pattern that can be played either using legato or alternate picking. I chose alternate picking to get a more agressive sound. In measures 11 and 12, there is again a technical section that can be played using legato or alternate picking. Once again, I chose alternate picking for these measures to continue the agressive sound.
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