In this lesson, I’m breaking down five of my favorite Rolling Stones riffs played in Keith Richards’ iconic Open G tuning — including that classic five-string setup Keith is famous for.
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Open G tuning is a total shift in how you think about riffs. It unlocks one-finger major chords, gritty power-chord riffs, & suspended shapes Keith uses all the time. Once you hear these riffs back-to-back, you start to understand the vocabulary behind so many Stones classics.
Riffs & concepts you’ll learn:
⦿ One-finger barre chords & suspensions
⦿ Classic Stones boogie riffs
⦿ Power chord ideas in Open G
I’ve got full, in-depth tutorials for all of these songs on the channel if you want to go deeper.
? Full Song Tutorials Featured in This Lesson:
• Start Me Up – https://youtu.be/uPK7zbimjqk
• Brown Sugar – https://youtu.be/PuXpqrcoZH4
• Jumpin' Jack Flash – https://youtu.be/dW21Bggwc-Yg
• Tumbling Dice – https://youtu.be/sjc8aEc-GBo
• Can’t You Hear Me Knocking –https://youtu.be/UK_lYrFwGx4
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0:00 – Intro & Open G Setup
2:37 – Riff 1
4:59 – Riff 2
6:58 – Riff 3
9:03 – Riff 4
11:29 – Riff 5
14:48 – Keith Richards Open G Concepts
15:13 – Final Thoughts