Quick Lick: Megadeth - "Hangar 18"

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In Quick Licks, we'll be bringing you short, bite-sized video lessons that show you how to play classic riffs from your favorite songs.

In the following video, Guitar World's Jimmy Brown shows you how to play the intro riff to "Hangar 18" from Megadeth's 1990 album, Rust In Peace.

Just a reminder that Megadeth's Dave Mustaine is currently featured -- along with members of Slayer, Anthrax and Metallica -- on the cover of the November issue of Guitar World. You can pick up your copy on newsstands now, or buy it in our online store.

Jimmy Brown
Jimmy Brown

Over the past 30 years, Jimmy Brown has built a reputation as one of the world's finest music educators, through his work as a transcriber and Senior Music Editor for Guitar World magazine and Lessons Editor for its sister publication, Guitar Player. In addition to these roles, Jimmy is also a busy working musician, performing regularly in the greater New York City area. Jimmy earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies and Performance and Music Management from William Paterson University in 1989. He is also an experienced private guitar teacher and an accomplished writer.

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