Get the sound in your head. Watch where the notes go, no guitar yet.
A string, fret 7
First finger
Press play and watch the fretboard.
About this riff
Seven notes on one string. There are no shapes to learn, so all your attention goes on the rhythm, which is what makes it sound like the song.
What helps
- Use one finger and let your whole hand travel up and down the string. Your thumb moves with it.
- Hold the first note longer than feels natural. Say "dum, da-dum dum dum, dum, dum" as you play.
- The record sounds like a bass. It is a guitar through an octave pedal, so yours will sound higher. The notes are the same.
Every note, written out
- A string, fret 7. First finger.
- A string, fret 7. First finger.
- A string, fret 10. First finger.
- A string, fret 7. First finger.
- A string, fret 5. First finger.
- A string, fret 3. First finger.
- A string, fret 2. First finger.
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