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About this lesson
Last week I started learning the Rolling Stones song Wild Horses — and it didn’t take me long to realize how much subtle guitar layering can be heard in the intro to the song. The intro is a few transitions between G and A-minor… but in that simplicity there’s a whole lotta acoustic elegance you can tap into, even if you’re playing by yourself.
In this lesson, I’ll show you a few ways you can take a solo acoustic approach to capturing the spirit of the Wild Horses intro — and at the end of the day, you’ll come away with some fun little tricks you can use whenever you find yourself strumming the G and A-minor chords. Enjoy! -David Pots (Jan 22, 2019)
- 0:00 Playthrough & agenda
- 2:00 G & A-minor, four counts each
- 2:43 Strumming patterns
- 5:04 Spicing up the G-major chord
- 6:48 Riffs: overview of all of them
- 8:09 Riff 1 of 6
- 11:10 Riff 2 of 6
- 13:57 Riff 3 of 6
- 15:25 Riff 4 of 6
- 17:03 Riff 5 of 6
- 18:01 Riff 6 of 6
- 19:41 Farewell & final advice
Best acoustic version by The Rolling Stones
…in my opinion.
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