HOW TO PLAY CATS IN THE CRADLE – HARRY CHAPIN
Cats in the Cradle was made very popular in the 90’s by Ugly Kid Joe. On this post however, we will check out the original version by Harry Chapin. I learned this song [...]
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HOW TO PLAY “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” BY LED ZEPPELIN GUITAR RIFF 62
On this post and video, we’ll try to learn to play the song Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. This is one of their greatest song ever! (Black Dog is also by LedZep). [...]
HOW TO PLAY LA GRANGE GUITAR
La Grange is a real town in Texas. If you don’t believe me, you can go ahead and contact Coke (the softdrink company). Coca-Cola had a bottling plant there. Click Here [...]
HOW TO PLAY SULTANS OF SWING
Sultan of Swing is the first single by Dire Straits. Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother [...]
HOW TO PLAY BROWN SUGAR
After “Satisfaction“, I am actually expecting to blog about “Angie”. I think those are my only 2 Rolling Stones songs that I know and that I know how [...]
HOW TO PLAY PARANOID BY BLACK SABBATH
On this post we will learn how to play Black Sabbath‘s song – Paranoid (and that word did not appear anywhere in the song :) This song is included in their first [...]
HOW TO PLAY BLACK DOG – LED ZEPPELIN
I have been meaning to post a tutorial video about this Led Zeppelin song but since I do not personally know this song and the riff, I had put it off. Today I decided to [...]
HOW TO PLAY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BY BLONDIE
I usually post a riff tutorial based on, first the amount of people who want to learn it. That is, the number of people who go to Google and search for it. Secondary reason [...]
HOW TO PLAY ALL RIGHT NOW BY FREE
I know the band Bad Company and Queen, but honestly I never heard of the band “Free“. Today’s post is called “All Right Now“. This is a very [...]
HOW TO PLAY “WALK THIS WAY” BY AEROSMITH
Aerosmith, the grand daddies of rock has a number of great songs including Dude Looks Like a Lady, Sweet Emotions, Pink, Angel and lots more. But they are very well known for [...]
ROADHOUSE BLUES BY THE DOORS GUITAR RIFF 26
Yeah! Our very first song by The Doors! And I am sorry but it’s not “Light My Fire“. Maybe next time… Please do remind me. :) On this post we’ll [...]
REBEL REBEL BY DAVID DOWIE GUITAR
Rebel Rebel is one of the famous Glam Rock of the 70s and David Bowie is the had the most mainstream success in this type of Rock! This is a fairly easy song to play and have [...]
LEARN TO PLAY LAYLA BY DEREK & THE DOMINOS
The guitar riff that we are going to learn how to play for this post (and/or video) is the 2 guitar parts. The ones that are dominant in the record. On the left right side of [...]
HOW TO PLAY LOLA BY THE KINKS
Here is another song from The Kinks. The first song of the band that we featured here at RiffRiff.com is “You Really Got Me” and just like that song, this is [...]
HOW TO PLAY “IMAGINE”
John Lennon is one of the most influential person in his time both in music and in politics. And when we hear his name, we instantly think of his most famous solo song [...]
HOW TO PLAY “SMOKE ON THE WATER”
CLICK HERE to learn note by note One of the greatest and most well known hit song of the rock group Deep Purple is “Smoke on the Water”. (Actually here where I [...]
HOW TO PLAY “FATHER AND SON”
In this post we will learn how to play Cat Steven’s classic hit (he did have quite a number of hits) called “Father and Son“. As of this writing, this is [...]
BACK IN THE U.S.S.R BY THE BEATLES GUITAR LESSON TUTORIAL
Let’s do another Beatles song for this week’s video tutorial. This time, it is from their 1970 album simply called “White Album” and the song is [...]
HOW TO PLAY “LYIN’ EYES” BY THE EAGLES
On this post we will learn how to play The Eagles‘ 1972 hit song – Lyin Eyes! This song is about a woman who cheats on her husband. She is very confused and down, [...]
DON’T FEAR THE REAPER BY BLUE OYSTER CULT
On this post, we will learn how to play the Blue Oyster Cult’s most well-known hit – Don’t Fear The Reaper. How to Play Don’t Fear The Reaper This [...]
BORN TO RUN – BRUCE SPRINSTEEN
On this post we will learn how to play the guitar riff or the melody part of “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen. This is the title track of the album with the same name. [...]
HOW TO PLAY HIGHWAY TO HELL GUITAR BY ACDC
click here and learn ACDC songs note by note Here is another AC/DC song for your to test your rocking chords and strumming talent. The first AC/DC that we’ve covered [...]
LEARN HOW TO PLAY – “NO WOMAN NO CRY” BY BOB MARLEY
No Woman, No Cry is a popular reggae song composed by the singer/songwriter Bob Marley and the song comes from an album that holds the name for being the first, from [...]
I SHOT THE SHERIFF BY ERIC CLAPTON
While the song I Shot The Sheriff is a composition by Bob Marley, it became a runaway hit when Eric Clapton composed it. The song became the #1 in USA and stayed in the [...]
WILD WORLD BY CAT STEVENS – LEARN HOW TO PLAY
The second Cat Steven song that we will learn how to play here at Riffriff.com after “Father and Son” is called “Wild World“. This is the his first [...]
LEARN HOW TO PLAY WISH YOU WERE HERE BY PINK FLOYD – RIFF 85
“Wish You Were Here” is the first Pink Floyd song that we will cover here on riffriff.com. This is mostly acoustic song and I am sure many readers of this blog [...]
HOW TO PLAY IRON MAN BY BLACK SABBATH
I really thought that the song “Iron Man” by the Black Sabbath was written for the Marvel comic book hero but after reading a couple of trivia about the songs, [...]
HOW TO PLAY WONDERFUL TONIGHT BY ERIC CLAPTON
On this post we will learn how to play that classic guitar riff from Eric Clapton’s beautiful song called “Wonderful Tonight“. This song was written for [...]
HOW TO PLAY “DUST IN THE WIND” – KANSAS
In today’s post, we will learn how to play what is probably the best and well-known song by Kansas, “Dust is the Wind“. Coincidentally, this song was the [...]
HOW TO PLAY SWEET HOME ALABAMA – LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Click Here to Play Sweet Home Alabama in Songsterr and Here, for Guitar Tricks Learn to Play Sweet Home Alabama Riff Below is the actual guitar tab of that famous Lynyrd [...]
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