Sharp Dressed Man Chords – ZZ Top Rhythm Guitar
Sharp Dressed Man is one of those ZZ Top tracks that sounds bigger than it should. Billy Gibbons recorded it as a three piece —…
Blues Songs
Dust My Broom on Guitar: Open D Tuning and Slide Blues
Dust My Broom is one of those songs that sits at the roots of electric blues. Elmore James wrote it, and that slide riff has…
Blue Jean Blues on Guitar: A 10-Bar Blues Study in A Minor
Most blues songs follow the standard 12-bar pattern. Blue Jean Blues doesn’t. ZZ Top wrote it as a 10-bar progression, which gives the song a…
Tush by ZZ Top: How to Play This Classic Blues Rock Riff
Tush might be the most fun you can have with three chords and a bad attitude. ZZ Top built this riff on G pentatonic minor,…
Born Under a Bad Sign: Learn the Classic Blues Riff on Guitar
That opening riff from Born Under a Bad Sign is one of those riffs that grabs you by the collar. Albert King wrote it, Cream…
Sharp Dressed Man Guitar: Double Stop Intro Riffs: Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)
There’s something unmistakable about Billy Gibbons’s guitar playing. In this lesson, I’ll break down some licks inspired by that signature style so you can work…
Sunshine of Your Love Riff: Solo Fill Riffs for the Chorus (Part 3)
We’ve built the foundation. We’ve added embellishment. Now comes the payoff. Part 3 is where you learn the solo fill riffs that live in the…
Sunshine of Your Love Riff: Major Thirds & Double Stops (Part 2)
Part 1 gave you the foundation. Now we’re adding embellishment. This is where the Sunshine riff becomes more than just note-running. We’re layering major third…
Sunshine of Your Love Riff: D Pentatonic Scale & Song Structure (Part 1)
Sunshine of Your Love is a masterpiece of blues-rock. Cream created a song that’s been covered thousands of times, and that riff is instantly recognizable.…
Voodoo Child – Guitar Lesson – Jimi Hendrix
Learn the iconic Voodoo Child intro riff — one of Jimi Hendrix’s most recognizable guitar moments. This lesson covers the Eaug9 chord shapes, E pentatonic…