Keith Richards Rhythm Guitar Lesson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Download the tab and jam track for this lesson at www.activemelod... - In this lesson I'll show you how to play a Keith Richard's style rhythm guitar part. This lesson is for beginner, intermediate, or advanced guitar players. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have.
I've been playing guitar for nearly 40 years and I think you are a very good teacher, given the nature of your audience. Keep up the good work, my friend. You are very appreciated by many!
this riff he is showing is extremely useful especially from the " a " chord, if you use one finger to form/barre the "a" chord on the 2nd,3rd & 4th strings all on the second fret, then hammer on as he shows to form the next chord in this case would be a "d' chord so you are alternating from the a to the d chord...on the Fleetwood Mac song "Say you love me"...after the first line is sung Lindsey Buckingham is using this exact technique .. this really opened up my playing on many tunes..
best guitar lesson I've ever had in my life, thanks
I play guitars since more than 20 years but I have to learn something every day.
Thanks a lot !
Brian, really appreciate your efforts and the free time you give us. With your help this past 18mths things are becoming much more clear and I'm enjoying playing my guitar. Many thx my friend across the pond. Doc P UK.
Thanks Doc :)
Cheers Brian, would be great if you could do a session on amps/tone etc telling us how you get such dulcet tones Looking forward to viewing your new bids in 2015!! Happy New Year buddy! Dr Paul.
Love this lesson Brian, after a couple years tinkering on an acoustic guitar I have bought my first electric guitar and decided on a telecaster for the sweet tones displayed in this lesson, although not sounding quite as good as your version it's a joy to play and I shall definitely be looking up more of your lessons. Big thanks from Plymouth England, keep up the good work my friend.
Totally enjoyed your lesso. I'm a beginner in this style of country rhythm guitar and love the KR twangy sound; long live the Telecaster. Great job, thanks.
Brian thanks very much for your reply , i do enjoy your teaching style & it's good how you take time to reply to your students , as i'm sure you get kept very busy , it's good to have a harmony amongst people who have a love of music & i hope to continue along on my music journey , we have a good blues community here in Melbourne Australia & i am involved as a member of the MBAS which is the Melbourne blues appreciation society & at the moment there is a competition to gain a place to compete in the Memphis Blues competition , & i'm sure Brian that you'd be aware of some of our Australian artists & it's good to see some of our younger generation taking the blues music seriously , so thanks Brian & you take care my good man
Brian, thanks so much for what you so humbly and graciously share! Contrary to at least one opinion, I think that your lesson is well thought-out and delivered, and it's difficult for me to imagine that someone who couldn't derive at least something from this lesson wouldn't have something better to do with his time than to be spewing venom on a brother musician and teacher. Oh well! Thanks again, Brother! Be well!
Brian it's Les here from Australia , when i sent you that comment about your guitar course , i didn't mean to upset you & if i did i apologise , in your reply you seemed like i had been rude , Brian it's certainly not your fault that i am a bit of a slow learner , your course is great & i think maybe i have been not as patient as i should have , i had a very bad accident on a m/cycle at a racetrack in 2006 & due to some of my injuries , which included a broken neck , & three vertabra in my back , a broken leg & a broken arm & last but not least a frontal lobe brain injury i have comeback ok , as i work for myself & can do everything , not quite as well as before , but i'm ok & it certainly improved my patience factor !! , Brian your lessons are great , & blues music is my favorite genre , as i was living the blues for a while , so music is great therapy Brian well for thats the way it goes , so Brian thankyou & i will make the effort to apply myself in a more patient manner & use the good value that the course supplies & after much searching i do think that your course is one of the best value for money thats available , so take care Brian & i'll keep practicing
+Les Jackson! Hey Les, no need to apologize, I was just trying to explain why some of these older lessons moved too fast. Thank God TH-cam allows us no time limits on video content, so we can leave as much information in the video as is necessary. Glad to hear that you're enjoying the blues course and learning the guitar, even after your injuries, that's very admirable. Feel free to reach out any time you feel stuck or frustrated!
Hendrix was blues inspired - i don't think anyone would disagree with that. However, that doesn't mean he was limited to ONLY blues.. Hendrix would often work in his famous pedal steel licks (which have a heavy country influence) into songs like Wind Cries Mary.
great, thank you !i am an absolute beginner and for me it isn't too easy at all. but so encouraging to go on.
Great lesson Brian, keep up the good work your lessons are amongst the best out there on the internet.
As it stands now, it's $5 for access to ALL jam tracks and ALL tablature on the site. Jam tracks are the MP3 files that you play along with to practice. Do you think that's unreasonable?
It's not modeled on any song in particular.. I just made it up to demonstrate Keith's style of playing.
hey Brian I just purchased two of ur videos yesterday, one is the blues lead guitar and the other one is the jimi hendrix video. I cant wait to get them B.
@rasputin173 It used to be free - for over a year.. but last month I had to start charging a small one time fee of $5 for access to ALL jam tracks and tab on activemelody - mainly because my monthly bandwidth charges continued to rise. Unfortunately I can't edit these videos since they're live on TH-cam.
Many thanks Brian, absolutely love the lessons. I've only been playing a couple of months so far and I find your channel to be excellent. Keep up the great work. :)
I read Keith's autobiography (Life) and in there, I believe I read that he did play a lot of songs in open G. Then, because the bottom bass 6th string is a D, he eventually took it off and played with just five strings ...i.e., GDGBD. That way, now he has G as the bass note. It worked for him.
Brian you are an excellent teacher and this is a brilliant lesson which expanded my bag of tricks quite a bit. thank you.
This was great. The licks were great, but your advice for the rhythm player was really cool. Thanks a lot.
I hate to change tuning for Stones stuff, so use these chords too, gives pretty much the same sound...and no way I'm taking my heavy E off. Thanks for Beast of Burden lesson.
I really don't care if Keith plays in open G. This is a good lesson. Thnx man.
Brian Love your style man, thanks for all your hard work and knowledge!
@fatcats7 thanks - yeah I know.. sometimes I just can't help but comment back. Most comments are very positive or have a general question, but occasionally you get those people that just want to try and correct you. Oh well.
a great lesson that encompasses keefs country style licks. nice!
Another great lesson, thank you! I always appreciate your time, and my playing has improved so much :-)
this is very beautiful to my ear ... might be simple for others but not for me, as yet. I persevere and thanks for the lesson.
Number 1 Thing in the Difference of a Song is the Style of the Rythm. .. Good Lesson....
i luvs the keif richards tones mate
More Keith!!!!!
Thanks for this riff. I appreciate it, I consider myself low end intermediate trying to tie a lot of stuff together.
Thanks for a little K.R. influenced rhythm guitar. Much appreciation.
"Floating Heeeeead." - Brian from Active Melody.com
Great video lesson. Much appreciated from David here in Liverpool, England. Keep up the good work.
You're a super teacher...this definitely not a beginner lesson..intermediate maybe
@ SaskStrum - You're right, Brian May does use this technique a lot as well... I wish I'd have remembered that and mentioned it in the video.
@ 62scatmandoo - Thanks man - I'm assuming you're a Seger fan (based on your name?)
yes keith always set his telecaster to open-G. the only exception was the studio version of "ANGIE"which was standard tuning.ive been playing for 25 years and ive just recently found the key to "LOVE IN VAIN". trying to play any lead tac ons in open-G is difficult but somehow keith does it. also check out the BLACK CROWES;the "STONES" clones as some call them.they also use open-G which is why they sound so much like the STONES. hope you love the music as much as i do...cool beans my man.
gee thanks - ever think that lesson videos aren't intended to show off your own skills, but to teach others how to get started?
Hey this was very useful and easy! Thanks a lot. I wrote a song based around those licks you showed
These videos are great! Thank you so much. I am getting better fast now!
Thanks man. I'm really learning a lot of you, great attention to detail in you're video's...thanks a lot
Keith Richards style guitar playing is pretty cool because it isn't overly technical. During songs, some guitarists go off on a tangent and that is cool with me. But Richards always seems to stick with the song. He stays the course and adds his little pulloffs and hammer ons. I actually consider him to be more of a rhythm guitarist than a lead guitarist but he can do it both. But for beginners, listening to Keith Richards is cool because they can say, "Hey, with enough practice I can do that!"
What I hear is classic R&B guitar - my favorite kind...
@ITzMeRkZz Oh, so sense the Beatles did it first then it doesn't count that Keith does it?
He most definitely did and when you tune that way then play Dm7 shapes you can't help sounding like him.
Awesome lesson,Brian! Love your shirt,too!
Hi ! I write that a little bit late, but you're completly right, he's playing it with a standard tuning, not an open G. Many persons think that, like Keith richards is often using an open G, that he's doing that for all the songs. I've learned many of the Rolling Stones' songs, and often he's tuning his Telecaster with a standard tuning.But often,the guys are thinking beeing good just cause they think knowing how he's tuning his guitar. YOU are right ! Just wanted to tell you that. BYE !
Your lessons are my favorite. Humble and effective
I like where you're going but it would be helpful if you ran through the full riff a few times so your students , as well as i, got a better understanding of timing( I know but many don't. Nice Tele!
That's right. His string gauges are a bit odd as well .011, .015, .018(p), .030 and .042 he uses a normal thick E string as the the lowest G. That's how he gets that enormous body out of the chords. When you use .010 or .009 strings you never get that same body.
I just learned something cool watching how to play some chords that was good thank you
Hi I just like to tell you that you are one of the grate ones on youtube...
Plus; That I just got the same Fender Telecaster as the one you used in this video, Do you have any tips on? Maken it sound better or play better, not to say it don't now! it's the best axe I have had in a long time.
BV King;
Great Keith Lesson!
Very good lesson.
Nice, I've always loved this sound too. Thanks.
This is a great lesson. I couldn't find the jam track on your site. Can you make a longer video of you playing it to follow a long?
Well done. Very clearly explained.
@marcushendriksen I'm glad somebody's paying attention!
great lesson
good lesson mate. Like it.
Really like this lesson.Thanks and keep it up!
very nice lesson!!
oh and awsome vid. More riffs like this please!
@gibsonlg1961 I made the riff up?
very nice lesson. Couldn't find the backing track on your site... don't need the tab.
sounds kinda like beast of burden meets start me up with a little you can`t always get what you want... I like it.
Super good lesson man! Love that double stoppy playing!
PS Nice Duck bros T shirt, I caught that one ;)
Great lesson, Brian. Don't even have to tune to Open "G:.
It's basically beast of burden played with a country twang. Very cool 😎
thanks for that nice vibes keith,bless.
i love this song !!
looks like a 52" reissue ..... mate of mine has one great pieces of kit
Nicely done.
Great lesson! Thank you.
Great video, thanks it sounds great!
Thanks for the lesson it sounds great, I can use that.
great job
Very Good job!
something I found really awesome
Super lesson Brian old bean!!
@activemelody great lesson for those that are trying to learn to play better rhythm. don't pay attention to persons that nit pick every detail and credit reference - jeez!
thanks for lessons
hi can u teach us planet caravan by black sabbath thx for all the cool lessons !!!
I'm going to play it in our band thanks
Very good lesson - TNX alot!!!
Great stuff. Just pitched right for me. 4 stops and starts and I've got it.
Now, where's the Jack Daniels ...
good lesson nice Tele...
LIKE IT !.... a lot... gotta give this try ! Cheers Bud.
Wallace Bell Hi Wallace..... re; your comment above - " it's not all about you.? " who ? me ..... (Rioja Roj ).. I only said I liked it ! ( chill man ! )ply
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Hello that riff at the end sounds like CCR proud mary who wrote this riff first Keith or CCR ?
thank you sounds great
hey - love the lesson... i am having trouble getting the same kind of sound, so here is my question _ i have a HD500, and my question t you is what kind of stomp box setting to get your sound ? is it kind of a chicken picking type setting? whatever details you can give me would really help me. thanks
Hey Brian , how are you man , i just signed up for your guitar course for a full year & ok i am not an expert like you are & i admire you guys that have put in the time & dedication , but Brian some of your beginner stuff you go too fast & i'm getting so frustrated with my efforts , i have a reasonable understanding of blues as i have been playing blues harp for a few years , i hope that you can understand where i'm coming from
+Les Jackson! Hey Les, this video was created 5 years ago and I didn't have the cadence down just yet PLUS TH-cam limited videos to 10 minutes so I had to edit out lots of stuff for some of these earlier lessons. The new ones I can take my time (and do).
+Active Melody hey, Brain, the fact that you're genuinely replying people's feedbacks on a video you made 5 years ago really touched me. For me, I think it shows that you're such dedicated and truly genuine/kind teacher. Don't even mention your humbleness and talents as a person and guitar player. I have to admit that I'm not a premium member at the website based on the fact that I'm still a student. But I have been following your lessons for a while now and I really learned a lot from you. I thank you for all your sharing of your guitar skills and beyond that (your knowledge and passion for music and guitar). Best of the luck with everything!
+Yang Travis Awesome, thanks for the kind words Yang, made me smile :)
Hi,
I really enjoyed your lesson. What kind of telecaster is that? I like the vintage tele necks:)
Sounds great, thanks!
Very nice! Thanks
Nice lesson. Very nice guitar! What exact model is that?
Very nice!
@marcushendriksen its a tee for duck records..what dont you understand?
NIce lesson!