Riff-O-Matic Spotlight

Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate

The song is meant to be played on a 12-string, but you can still play it on your standard acoustic. Also note that there are a few times that you would technically need an electric for the lead guitar, but again you can play this song using only your acoustic. You just may have to alter a few tiny techniques to make it work. (Such as the tremolo dive, a FEW harmonics, etc.)

Intro Theme 1

Download The Guitar Tab For Wanted Dead Or Alive

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Creep 1

You’ll be repeating this 8 measure chord progression throughout the entire song.

The basic chord progression is G, B, C, Cm, but we’ll throw in a couple of suspended chords with the B and C chords that really add color. During the chorus, it’s played a bit differently, but the underlying chord progression stays the same.

Norwegian Wood- The Beatles (Main Riff)

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Black Dog- Led Zeppelin

Blue Wind- Jeff Beck

This riff is in 4/4 time except for the 2nd measure in which we switch to 2/4 time (only 2 beats).

Notice that the 4th measure mirrors the 1st measure, but with the addition of bends. This is a typical Jeff Beckism. It may be tricky to get it to sound right because it relies on precise bending.