When fretting the B you need to make sure you leave finger clearance for the E to ring. While the notes on the B string are played, the high E is also played open as a drone against the fretted note. The riff starts with an open D string, before going into a descending note line on the B string. Rebel Rebel is a slightly more technical riff and requires a little more precision to play correctly. On every other repeat the riff alternates between a single open A and four picked open A notes. The riff is an ascending riff that repeats. The riff showcases his clever use of small quarter-tone bends inside a riff to make things feel looser.

You want to keep this one loose and if you make a mistake, that’s ok, it adds to the Page vibe.

The riff itself is pretty easy to play, but the difficulty is learning not to play it straight and rigid. Page was the master of writing rock riffs with great grooves and Heartbreaker always stands out as one of the best. This Jimmy Page riff is a great way to introduce yourself to playing loosely with groove. With this riff being much longer, it’s worth slowing it down and learning it in segments as there are a few different challenges along the way. There is a melody section to this riff also that uses slides and crossing between the A and D strings while doing so. The riff starts with some single notes paired with two chords, an A major triad and a G#m triad. This one is a little longer, and while it's not that hard to play, there are a lot of parts to remember. The second bar is the D chord played as strong beats on the '1 &' and '3 &' with the same three-note strum on the 2 and 4 beats. The A and G are played with strong beats on the '3 & 4 &'. In the first bar there is a quick three-strum pattern on the second beat with the D chord. In the first bar, the D chord has a pair of strong breaks on the '1 &'. This is a simple strumming song that is great for working on chord change speeds. This Creedence Clearwater Revival song uses just three chords. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising This is a great introduction to basic techniques on one string.ĥ. You’ll be doing a pull-off from the 5th to the 4th fret on the A string, before sliding the 4th fret down to the 2nd. This is just 3 notes but it does have a few playing techniques involved on the way back down. He used a fuzz pedal to create a raspy tone to emulate the horns, but the riff worked so well they kept it! This Stones classic started life as Keith Richards demonstrating what he wanted the horn section to do in the song. Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The original was recorded without a plectrum, but you can learn this with a plectrum if you haven’t tried any fingerstyle techniques yet.Ĥ. You’ll notice that whatever fret you’re playing, you’re also playing the same fret on the string under it at the same time. This riff is made up of double stops (also known as dyads). The Smoke On The Water riff might be frowned upon by every single guitar store employee in the world, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn it! 'The G chord should be played as shown in the video, without the 2nd fret on the A string played, and an additional 3rd fret note on the B string.' If you can’t stretch to this note with your thumb, don’t worry, just play it as a regular D chord. You can play this with your thumb by rolling it over the top of the neck. 'The D chord in the riff is played as a chord known as a D/F# which means the D chord has an F# note in the bass. 'If you know your A, D and G chords, then you’re ready to rock this AC/DC classic.

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