I'm trying to replicate a certain handshape in order to make my next song seem more official. The handshape I want to replicate is identical to the one in the "Tornado of Souls" guitar solo (3:59 of the video below)

 

 

Anyone know how to do this?

You need to create a fake ghost chord slightly before the first note to create that kind of handshape :

 

You need to create a fake ghost chord slightly before the first note to create that kind of handshape :

 

How do I create a fake ghost chord?

Just like you would create a normal chord but add it the ghost status in the note panel (N)