Keith Richards' 10 Best Riffs (feat. Miguel Ángel Ariza from Spanish band “Última Experiencia”)

[@thomasnelson5758]

Keith Richards + Open G tuning = classic

[@austinartist0608]

That was badass. Keith is, in my opinion, the best riff guitarist that ever lived. He isn't far ahead from others but in front.

[@lilmike2710]

Since we're talking about opinions, I'll respectfully disagree. I would personally and confidently place Tony Iommi at the front of the riff masters.

[@kadenzepher]

​@@lilmike2710iommi is Pinicle of Guitar Playing

[@lilmike2710]

@@kadenzepher The man brushes his teeth playing riffs. 😁 If you can imagine that.

[@joshmalcom89]

Noo, Tony iommie and Randy Rhoades.. John Brewster Micheal schenker

[@joshmalcom89]

SRV

[@Scorhos]

Keef plays as good and simple as a chocolate candy. This guy did this. I don't understand who dislikes this sort of content.

[@brcmiami]

Great playing. Extra points for looking like both Townshend AND Entwistle at the same time 👍🏽😎

[@markrodgers2976]

LOL !! Nice catch !!

[@jimmyjameson8705]

Lol.. I thought this same thing but I didn't want to be obnoxious..

[@kensalazar5066]

That's hysterical!!!

[@kevinguziec2497]

Haha I thought the same thing as soon as I started watching

[@aramarmaghanyan4811]

I had the same reaction🤣

[@joepass1883]

Camera angles, graphics, guitar types… this video is a clinic for anyone wanting to post themselves covering riffs. Well done Amigo!

[@jackflash5659]

Pete Townshend playing legendary Keef riffs. I love it!

[@ЮрийДемидов-й7ю]

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[@rbilleaud]

The Can't You Hear Me Knocking riff is underrated.

[@jmjrademakers]

The dirtiest rif in poprock history, if its played with the right Keith feeling ofcourse😎

[@TheOrigamiPeople]

It’s the hardest of the lot. Probably the one that you have to take off the thickest string.But also the mini slides in between the rhythmic chops.Amazing creativity with open G minus one.

[@ryanc936]

Way

[@iankuschell1102]

heavily

[@nickbouvy8851]

It is my favourite riff from anyone

[@ronnieo9571]

I give you a thousand points on the fan scale for throwing Citadel in there. Nice one.

[@PageMarker1]

Don't care much for the name of that Album, but Citadel is a real rocker!

[@exessex3522]

And quite a variety of riffs they are too. Shows what a talent KR has for rock music.

[@shea086]

Excellent. Love the Tele. What a sound.A nice combination of very nice guitars, lovely chord patterns,fine amp and a very good guitarist.

[@sebastiendessendier5894]

And all this with 5 strings. Well done !

[@fernandobocadillos]

Excelent, very clear showcase of 10 great riffs by Keef.

[@phillipleblanc7823]

Nice to see someone playing Richards' riffs with a guitar strung and tuned like Richards does his. Rare.

[@chipsterb4946]

So it’s mostly open G tuning...

[@jagr9228]

Great Riffs played very well by Miguel ! And mostly with 5 strings ! I like it ! Never got the idea to lose the low E string . Brilliant thought by Keith !

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Or you could tune your Guitar to Open E & put a capo on the 3rd Fret to get Open G tuning but w/ a High G.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:53 Open E Tuning. If we capo up on the 3rd Fret, we now have Open G tuning w/ a High G string.

[@Flatwin4ever]

Pete Townsend playing Keith Richard stuff ?

[@jackflash5659]

Flatwin4ever, I just made the same comment before seeing yours! All jokes aside the real Pete Townshend is a huge Stones fan.

[@swedeecklund1933]

Or john entwistle ?

[@narta11]

Back when Stanley Kubrick used to write his own scores for his movies.

[@mb13972]

My first thought when the video started.

[@gladdenunmover8115]

I agree so ‼️ almost Townsend ‼️

[@TheMichaelseymour]

love the red tele .....gorgeous guitar

[@telebob5983]

That one is almost a virtual replica of my 1980s Japan Custom Telecaster, right down to the aged binding. Mine, however sports a b/w/b pickguard and six saddle bridge.

[@SamSC]

@@telebob5983 Which color is it please ? Wine red ?

[@iandavidson4852]

Awesome work. Just beautiful.

[@ChicagoBeaver]

Nice job!! The beginning of Jumpin Jack Flash sounded like Street Fighting Man. This video makes me want to grab my Les Paul!!

[@martyconroy3786]

Yes, and Ry Cooder taught Keith that 5 string open tuning technique. Once you know it, you can play every Stones song cold.

[@dino335]

You can't play EVERY Stones song with g tuning since the first time he used it was in 1968. He also used open E( "Prodigal Son," "Street Fighting Man," and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are open E (E-B-E-Ab-B-E), with the latter two songs capo'd on the 8th fret so that they sound C-major), open D, overdubs in "Nashville" tuning (Wild Horses), Standard tuning on songs like Angie, Slave...

[@troyg748]

Great stuff, awesome guitars.

[@celsogomes8026]

Keith e divino e el paco de lucia do rock divino celso gomes sao paulo brasil desde 63 acompanho os stones

[@mariagheorghe7139]

Oh my God you rocked the can't you hear me knocking!

[@VinceSPonki]

This is, jst, constaning my next dosen of future empty evenings! Shure it will blow out the dust down from my guitat!! Thank you!!! Do my best to follow you!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I do this a bit differently. I tune my Guitar to Open E & put a capo on the 3rd Fret to get Open G Tuning w/ a High G String.

[@BruceColon-BSides]

Awesome video

[@FernandoTorresCanada]

Genio. Re bueno.

[@roderickshelton1011]

Sounding awesome 👌👍

[@MattWilson.]

Citadel is one of my all time favourites by the Stones

[@bronson2k192]

Keefs tha man 😎✌️ baddest cat in the history of music, a true living legend and outstanding musician

[@barrysmith8920]

Richard’s sense of syncopation was extraordinary 🙏🏼

[@twezzo99]

Believe it or not, Brown Sugar is by Mick jagger - including the riff.

[@freakbennett2263]

Yes, it is ¡😎¡

[@DDubGuitar]

Yep, wrote the whole dang thing all by his uber-talented self.

[@TheEleatic]

I think Wyman came up with JJF. Where is Street Fighting Man?????

[@thamasakpichaikool7904]

@@TheEleatic ในชน

[@TheBigDean18]

Keef plays it on the record though

[@MM-et5kz]

1:31 Greatest rock riff of all time

[@fian8064]

3:01

[@shriibatsa5100]

but the way he played it fucking ruined it !!!!

[@motor56]

Absolute fire!

[@whyyeseyec]

Can't You Hear Me Knockin' loses all meaning when you speed it up like that.

[@thepowerofequality1]

Chato vc hein...

[@victorzuri]

Shut your face and enjoy.

[@whyyeseyec]

@@victorzuri What's the matter, Victor? Having a bad day?? Someone steal your lunch money???

[@beachbum4166]

John Entwistle is back and preparing to join the Stones!

[@Goodtimepaddy]

Excellent...Thanks

[@LuciFer-vn4xf]

Muy bueno riffs gracias

[@oliverfels7771]

Keith Richards is an absolute genius in some way. There is a reason why these riffs a known/played for decades.

[@Mrbeatles1991]

Agree. He is the genius of simplicity and easiness. Great riffs!

[@totonsg1]

Love the sound , and the guitar strap !

[@stonecrazy]

Jagger wrote the riff of Brown Sugar!

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

Some Girls album has some Keef's best riffs as well. But I gotta say Tumbling Dice is probably my favorite.

[@fogasterg]

Yeah. Beast of Burden is really slick.

[@geraldbrown2875]

Great video, even took off the low E string in true K.R. fashion!👍🎸🇨🇦

[@fuzzel76]

Lovely to hear Citadel on there.

[@christopherjohnson3520]

Hot Licks! Who needs to shred? Iconic Music, when you here it you immediately no the Song! Nice! CJ

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

Anyone know what amp that is? New Fender Blues Deluxe? Blues DeVille?

[@gilmourdimegates]

Can You Hear Me Knockin is my favorite riff.

[@maurotorregrozavanstralen1310]

En realidad es de Mick Taylor.

[@MrChristopherMolloy]

Pretty sure the opening riff on BITCH was Mick Taylor.

[@indykalloo8565]

Hi all is this open G tuning

[@philippevivies2561]

Super excellent 👌

[@saturrd4394]

En la Tele falta la sexta cuerda ¿?

[@thomasroytek1291]

WOW, THAT WAS FUN.

[@tommygunner8680]

Man I love this dudes tele and it sounds great to. But keef brought me here.

[@YAKMANONT]

Well done.

[@olivier8168]

Can someone explain to me why the low e string is missing

[@stevewalsh5479]

From Keith: "…And then Ry Cooder popped in, who had the tunings down. He had the open G. By then I was working on open E and open D tunings. I was trying to figure out Fred McDowell shit, Blind Willie McTell stuff. So in that year I started to get into that, and the Nashville tuning the country boys use… The advantage (of the open-G tuning) is that you can get certain drone notes going. It’s an open-G tuning, with the low E-string removed and there’s really only three notes you use. My favorite phrase about this style of playing is that all you need to play it is five strings, two notes, two fingers and one asshole."

[@benalfa6735]

Beautiful tele

[@ThePduncan742]

pretty slick playing with 5.. Dig it

[@bungle3912]

You need to stop playing in the middle of Can't You Hear Me Knocking. The power's in how he stops and let's the riff ring out.

[@KUDGHAT1]

The background guitar plucking that goes behind the chorus of anybody seen my baby and the bridge part made me a mega Keith fan

[@ЮрийДемидов-й7ю]

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[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

Song list please

[@hawk2291]

Bravo sir.

[@robc.8269]

I've been a fan since Scratch appeared on a Beastie Boys album. He's amazing, a legend & 80 still jumping around.

[@brianglade848]

Shit, Townsend knows his Stones!!!

[@KimTebrok]

Classic five string for the 1st few songs. Beggars Banquet was the original album he displayed different tuning. Love that album because they seemed to be so happy in the studio being creative. They also had one of the best producer’s ever in the dear departed Jimmy Miller. Just an opinion.

[@jackpeters9349]

Beggars banquet was the best Stones album arguably n showed just a peek of good they could be with Clapton on guitar

[@katiecooley8688]

Thank you

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

Riff Masters: 1. John Foggerty 2. Keith Richards 3. 4. 5. Thanks for adding your choices.

[@NATEXWEBMEDIA]

Where is the sixth string?

[@masonkanterbury3007]

How many are in open G?

[@rarerockk]

beautiful!

[@dannymayo3236]

Brown Sugar riff was written by Mick Jagger! Lyrics and music all Jagger! Richards even acknowledges that in his book!

[@randyduncan5562]

um...🤔...ok?

[@jackflash5659]

Danny Mayo! thanks! for the info! man!

[@musicsponge7420]

What songs did Ry Cooder have something to do with?

[@44scoots]

Danny Mayo he didn’t play though, did he?

[@WileECoyotey]

Well = not quite . 0:35 ; Honk Tonk was a Jagger song after Keefer showed him open tuning because Jagger didn't really know how to play chords . Keefer added the intro

[@SrRona]

No paint it black?

[@Mikepservice]

What about Beast of Burden?

[@brunopl_93]

Good sound 👍🏻👍🏻

[@primeDecomposition]

How are Street Fightin Man and Beast of Burden not on here??

[@draguilar1]

What about the sixth string ? (Fender guitar)

[@katrinasjansone]

Keith mostly plays in open G tuning and takes off the 6th string.

[@fernandol1307]

Excellent...hermano.... Great performance...

[@Hans-fz6cc]

all in open G?

[@stevewalsh5479]

Gimme Shelter is in Open E.

[@johngreen3257]

Is this standard tuning or open?

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

What model guitar is that Fender? I like the color. Can I buy one of them?

[@yaguarete79]

Great tribute! Is brown sugar played on drop G or standard tuning on this video?

[@bcandyman15]

5 String Open G Tuning

[@yaguarete79]

@@bcandyman15 thank you!!!!

[@leoantonio]

There’s no sliding down after second note of brown sugar. That’s what makes it pop.

[@klimt5]

@GuitarsExchange please, what is the model of the browser les Paul?

[@GuitarsExchangeDotCom]

klimt5 It’s a 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard Custom Shop Reissue VOS. Watch This video too (same guitar): kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3jLdJmEocumfc0

[@klimt5]

Guitars Exchange thanks a lot!

[@Guilhermefreitas5]

Star me up was in which pickup position?. I think it is almost impossible to get the original.tone of that song

[@curtrod]

excellent!

[@ezzong]

Turns out John Wick can play guitar too..

[@rolexthepersiancat8730]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@ezy002]

More so Pete Townshend

[@robertcooney1938]

Pretty sure you were playing Gimme Shelter wrong and that picking pattern on Can't Ya Hear Me Knocking?

[@rockyeasterline348]

Where is your bottom string

[@palacerevolution2000]

There was something really off about all the playing. Yes, mostly the correct notes, (except "Gimme Shelter" which was wrong, and 'Rocks Off' too) but there is something like tempo, and pauses, subtleties.

[@L2fish]

Wonder if he took the big E string off

[@herrzayez3862]

Open G?

[@stevenmiller268]

Of course it is

[@ruby055]

Awesome job...Keith's riffs on Sympathy for the 😈 are pretty good. Even when Mick Taylor is on leads

[@pwest58]

Mike Cape Keith did one solo and Mick T did one on the live version from Get Your Ya-ya’s out. The studio version is all Keith.

[@NomarKddus]

Good tone what is you settings amp bro

[@sandraturner3840]

I wish I could play this. Its great rock

[@stonesfan413]

nicely done

[@robimacher4221]

That Custom Shop Tele needs a humbucker and a brass bridge to get that Micawber sound

[@juanignaciopaiz6709]

Tunning?

[@leonblancamenezes620]

This guy had the Keith's trick, no E string, A string turn down in G and G string turn down in F, just a geek here fellas

[@ottoiris]

Did you share what tuning your using? Anyone know?

[@GuitarsExchangeDotCom]

ottoiris Richards favors the use of an open G tuning, which detunes the 1st, 5th, and 6th strings one whole step. He then either avoids the 6th string or leaves it off the guitar completely (as Miguel did here with his Tele)

[@rogerfournier3284]

Man, that Telecaster is sixties years old (sounds good)

[@jimmyjameson8705]

Good job!