Hey there, friends! New lesson today looking at Billy Strings’ amazing cover of Lonely At The Top, where I’ll show you exactly how he tackles that intro riff he plays during the intro & before each verse. It’s a perfect marriage of simplicity and nuance, where he takes two chords, a handful of notes from the A major pentatonic scale, and creates something that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
In addition to showing you exactly how Bill plays the riff, I’ll also show a simplified version which outlines the backbone of things. This will let you get up and running even if you’re a bit earlier in your lead guitar journey. Special thanks to Song Notes member JoAnn for sending in this riff as a lesson request!
Here’s all the lessons I mention in my video tutorial. If you’re looking for help with chords in general, check out my Beginner Chord Guide course – which has a huge amount of helpful content.
Billy Strings acoustic cover. He starts playing at 25 seconds in.
Jamey Johnson’s original recording:
If you’d like me to make a full video lesson for Lonely At The Top – along with a print-friendly song sheet including all the lyrics/chords/etc - let me know! If enough folks request it, I’ll bump it toward the top of the list.
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