How Do I Play The “Sweet Child Of Mine” Riff?
“Sweet Child of Mine” is arguably the most famous song by the band Guns ‘n’ Roses. The combination of Slash’s melodic guitarwork with Axl Rose’s sawtooth voice and a landmark guitar solo paved the way for one of the best rock songs of all time. The opening riff to this classic will never be mistaken for anything else. This tutorial will instruct you how to play the opening riff on guitar. Listen to the opening of the song numerous times. The more you listen to it, the more it will become ingrained in your memory. This helps with the timing. Get yourself a guitar pick comfortable for your strength and skill level. A pick around .88 mm, should in theory, work the best. The extra heavy picks will not help achieve that Slash sound, though. Learn the eight notes. The opening riff repeats a pattern of eight notes, with the first note changing each of the four repetitions, and the other seven notes remaining the same. Tablature for the first repetition looks like this: E—————-15—-
