Middle of the Road - The Pretenders | Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play Middle of the Road, as performed by The Pretenders released as part of 1984's Learning to Crawl album. I remember watching the world premiere video of this when it came out and being totally knocked out by the guitar in this song and to this day is one of my favorite guitar solos of all time. Robbie Mckintosh just killed it!

The lesson covers the rhythm guitar parts played by both Chrissie Hynde and Robbie, and of course goes through Robbie's guitar solo.

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2006 MIJ Fender Telecaster https://sweetwater.sjv.io/YRarNj (bridge pickup)
Xotic EP Boost https://imp.i114863.net/3PB5nr (knob at 9 o'clock)
Boss GE7 EQ https://imp.i114863.net/AoOO0o (three highest bands up 1 tic)
Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander https://sweetwater.sjv.io/BneVRx (use to attenuate the Vox and effects loop for the following pedals)
Boss Dimension C Chorus https://imp.i114863.net/Ke6moN (setting SDD-320 on 4)
Boss DD8 Digital Delay https://imp.i114863.net/rnKrAv (Standard - E level 2 o'clock, feedback 7 o'clock, time 2 o'clock)
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb https://imp.i114863.net/5bdEX2 (Room setting)
1965 AC30 Top Boost https://sweetwater.sjv.io/nXNqQV (volume 2 o'clock, Treble 10 o'clock, Bass 2 o'clock tone cut 10 o'clock)

00:00 Introduction/What to expect
02:26 Lesson - Rhythm Guitar - Chrissie's parts
04:20 Lesson - Rhythm Guitar - Robbie's parts - Drop D
07:58 Lesson - Lead Guitar solo - standard tuning
15:38 Demo - Lead Guitar solo playthrough
16:41 Lesson - Lead Guitar solo in Drop D
17:36 Lesson - Delay/echo part coming out of solo
18:57 Final thoughts

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