Guitarists are infamously bad at remaining on beat, so practice it a lot. The chords to this riff are F - C/E - Am. You will be playing power chords of these chords in numerous methods, great deals of enjoyable! e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 ----------------------------------- A-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-E --------------------------------------------------- 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G --------------------------- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9 --------------------------- 9-9-7-7-D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-A-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8 --------------------------- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G -------------------------- 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 ----------------------------------- D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-A-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8 --------------------------- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-10-10-10-G --------------------------- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9 ------------------- 9-9-9-9-- 9-- 9-- 9-- 9-D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 7-7-7-7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-A-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8-- 8 --------------------------- 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 7-7-7-7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Chasing Cars And Trucks - Snow Patrol: rock: 104: 2006 Tabs Tutorial The intro riff to Chasing after Automobiles is another good one to practice your timing and develop your sense of rhythm.
By the method, Chasing after Cars was the most played tune of the decade in the UK in the 2000s. e ------------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------------ G-- 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- A ------------------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Come As Answers Shown Here Are - Nirvana: grunge: 120: 1992 Tabs Tutorial The introduction riff to this popular Nirvana hit is had fun with an alternate tuning. You'll need to tune all of your strings down by 1 whole action, so the end tuning will be D G C F A D.
Naturally, if you just desire to practice it, you don't need to bother with the tuning. D ------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------- F -------- o --------------------------------- o x4C -------- o --------------------------------- o, G -------------- 0-- 0 --------- 2 ------- 2 ------ D-- 0-0-1-- 2 ----- 2-- 2-2-1-0-- 0-0 ----- 0-1-- 10. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne: heavy metal: 138: 1980 Tabs Tutorial Ozzy Osbourne is among heavy metal's founding dads, a true legend. The dark-sounding riff in the timeless song Crazy Train, which is played by Randy Rhodes obviously, is used the F# natural minor scale.
There are really 2 excellent riffs in this tune, one played by the bass guitar, and the other by the lead guitar. e ------------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------------ (x3)D ------------------------------------------------------------------ A ----------- 4 ------- 5 ------- 4 ------- 2 -------------- 2 --------------- E ----- 2-2 ------- 2 ------- 2 ------- 2 ------- 5-- 4-- 5 ----- 5-- 4-- 0-- e ------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------ D ----------------------------------- 7 ------- 9 ---------------- A ----------- 4 ------- 5 ------- 4 ------- 5 ------- 7 ------(12 \)----- E ----- 2-2 ------- 2 ------- 2 ------- 2 ------------------(12 \)----- 11. Day Tripper - The Beatles: pop rock: 138: 1965 Tabs Tutorial This whole song is based around a single riff, which is most likely among the most popular guitar riffs ever composed.
e ----------------------------- B ----------------------------- G ----------------------------- D ------------- 2-0-- 4-- 0-2-- A ---------- 2 ------ 2-- 2 ------ E-- 0-- 3-4 --------------------- 12. Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding: soul: 104: 1968 Tabs Tutorial Otis Redding's timeless song is based around chords, however if you link the chords using walk-ups and walk-downs, you can get a truly groovy riff going. Check it out and have a shot! E ----------------------- 2L ----- 2 ----- x ----- 2 ----- x ------- B -------- x -------------- 0L ----- 0 ----- x ----- 0 ----- x ------- G -------- x -------------- 2L ----- 2 ----- x ----- 2 ----- x ------- D -------- x -------------- 1L ----- 1 ----- x ----- 1 ----- x ------- A -------- x -------- 0-- 1-- 2L ----- 2 ----- x-- 2 -------- x ------- E-- 3 ----- x ----- 3 ----------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------- B-- 5 ----- x ----- 5-- 4-- 3-- 2L ----- 2 ----- x ----- 2 ----- x ------- G-- 5 ----- x ----- 5-- 4-- 3-- 2L ----- 2 ----- x ----- 2 ----- x ------- D-- 5 ----- x ----- 5-- 4-- 3-- 2L ----- 2 ----- x ----- 2 ----- x ------- A-- 3 ----- x ----- 3-- 2-- 1-- 0L ----- 0 ----- x-- 0 -------- x ------- E -------------------------------------------------------- 13.