Guitar Tab: Impellitteri - 17th Century Chicken Pickin'

Описание: Impellitteri’s “17th Century Chicken Pickin’” is one of those shred instrumentals where the title basically tells you the whole mission statement: old-world, Baroque-flavored phrasing colliding with that snappy, percussive “chicken pickin’” attitude—except it’s filtered through a full-tilt ‘90s metal engine. It’s a quick burst that shows how Chris Impellitteri could make insane technique feel like a musical joke with a wink, not just an Olympic event.

The track lives on Screaming Symphony (1996), an album that sits right in the sweet spot of Impellitteri’s blend: neoclassical speed metal riffs, big melodic hooks, and that razor-clean precision that made Chris such a cult hero—especially with players who love the “Yngwie-meets-LA” lane but want it punchier and more direct. The album lineup around this era includes Rob Rock, James Amelio Pulli, Ken Mary, and Ed Roth alongside Chris.

And the “chicken pickin’” reference is a fun crossover nod: it comes from a staccato, clucking, percussive guitar sound that’s rooted in country/honky-tonk vocabulary, later borrowed all over the place. So when Impellitteri drops that phrase into a metal title, it’s basically him tipping the hat to guitar history while still setting the fretboard on fire.

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