Hole Notes with Dale Turner: Randy Rhoads' Acoustic Techniques and Riffs

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A fan of classical music, Randy Rhoads was one of the first American guitarists to successfully incorporate classical music elements into heavy metal. ("Euro-metal" guitarists, including Ritchie Blackmore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker, had also experimented with melding the two genres.) Reportedly, Rhoads was contemplating retiring from rock after the tour to study classical guitar at UCLA. In this lesson, we'll take a look at examples in the style of Rhoads' classically influenced solo piece "Dee" as well as "Diary of a Madman" and "Goodbye to Romance," two other Ozzy favorites that prominently feature acoustic guitar.