"Under My Thumb" Verse- Lead Guitar

The Rolling Stones

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Jon MacLennan

  • Time to Finish

    4:33

For this lesson, we’ll show you how to play the single note lead guitar lines Keith Richards plays on the verses of “Under My Thumb.” We’ll be focusing on the chords and the techniques used in these licks rather than the multiple variations Richards plays on the recording. Once you have the basics down, feel free to make this part your own.

By the end of this lesson you will have learned:

  • Alternate Picking
  • Hammer-ons
  • Pull-offs