This is a really easy lead. If you have little or no prior experience playing lead guitar, this would be a great start!
Complete Transcription To “Wonderful Tonight ” (PDF)
Complete Transcription To “Wonderful Tonight ” (Power Tab)
Crazy Train- Ozzy Osbourne
Dust In The Wind 4
Hey You- Pink Floyd
Soul Man 2
Every Breath You Take 1
Woke Up This Morning by B.B. King
Difficulty: Intermediate
Here’s a different way to play the blues! B.B. King provides us with a very playful guitar part. You can practice it along with the backing track, too.
Video Breakdown
“Woke Up This Morning” Tab
Tush 1
For this riff, you may want to use your thumb for the “low E” string notes, as it will provide much more ease in playing the riff. The option is still totally up to you though. In this riff, you will be focusing on some palm mutes and a slide, as well as some “vibrato.” Vibrato is when you rapidly shake the string being played with your fret hand as much as possible to produce a wah-like effect. This riff is set to 144 bpm (beats per minute).
Below is the riff slowed down a little to give you some practice:
Here is the riff at normal speed:
