Sweet Home Alabama - Solos & Riffs

Riff 1 - Intro

This riff has already been show on the "Intro" page. I placed it here to show all the separate riffs in the song. Start this riff with your 1st finger then place your 3rd finger on the 5th string 9th fret (E) and slide back then up.

Riff 2 - Guitar 1

Listen to Riff 1 Guitar 1 & 2 combined

The three main chords to this song are D, C then G. I like to describe the next riff this way. If you were to play D Major as an A shape bar chord it would be placed on the 5th fret, each one of these riffs are played off the back of that A shape bar chord (use the mouse rollover to demonstrate).

Riff 2 - Guitar 2

This riff is the same as Riff 2 - Guitar 1 except for the end of every progression (yellow Highlight) there is a natural harmonic played on the 12th fret. On end of bar 19 there are natural harmonics used in conjunction with the tremolo bar.

Riff 3

Listen to Riff 3 combined

This riff happens after the Main Solo over the top of riff 2. Start the first note (4th string 12th fret) with you 1st finger. Bar 76 is played 4th finger 14th fret, 1st finger 10th fret slide up to the 11th then lay your 2nd flat over the two 12's on the 4th & 5th string, then slide that finger back to the 10th fret. Bar 77 used more natural harmonics.

Riff 4

Listen to Riff 4 combined

This riff is placed between the two choruses at the end of the song. Listen to the audio examples to help you with the timing.