Quinn Allman, guitarist for The Used, shows fans and fellow guitar players how to play the various riffs and chord figures for "Blood on My Hands," the first single from their new CD titled Artwork. Here, in an exclusive with Ultimate-Guitar, the lanky musician with big hands, plucks on an acoustic guitar to reveal the secrets on how he creates the tonalities on this song.
Part of the magic comes from Allman's unique approach to the de-tuned guitar. Here, you can see how he fingers the chords to create these strange voicings that cover the track in such a dark and shadowy way. Notice the wide stretches and the interplay of open strings.
The main thing you can see from this lesson is how simple Allman's parts are. They are not overly busy or frantic but rather broad strokes. So, check this out and play along and then go put on "Blood on My Hands" and be a guitar hero.
I like how he has a difficult time explaining how something so sloppy, if you will, can be applied. You really can't describe this, It's better played. His unique approach to the de-tuned guitar is raw and brilliant!
this interviewer is very interested in trying to make him explain such simple guitar riffs. the used has some good stuff though, not so much these days but definitely the first couple albums. i dont think this guy is an overly talented player, but some of their stuff still comes out alright.
I think the more simple the guitar part is, for this style of music, the better. That gives the singer something to take control of and then the guitar gives a little lead riff here and there but Bert (theUsed's singer) is a really good singer and should be in control of the song...if that makes sense. Thanks for this ultimate-guitar...i enjoyed it.
Guitar Lessons : The Used: Quinn Allman Guitar Lesson
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