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

Keith Richards is the heart of the Rolling Stones and, besides being the architect of their sound, defined by some of the best riffs in history. If in other bands one follows the drummer - in the Stones, according to Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, one follows the guitar of Keith Richards. ‘Keef’ has always placed a well executed riff before a long solo, and created his own style while he does it. This is thanks to his special tunings and how the riff is adapted - and how he has adapted, and along with him the band, to them. These 10 riffs form a part of the history of rock & roll.
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[@thomasnelson5758]

Keith Richards + Open G tuning = classic

[@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🤣

[@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

[@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.

[@jackflash5659]

Pete Townshend playing legendary Keef riffs. I love it!

[@user-oj8ij2pg5e]

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[@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.

[@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.

[@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 ‼️

[@fernandobocadillos]

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

[@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 !

[@ChicagoBeaver]

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

[@iandavidson4852]

Awesome work. Just beautiful.

[@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...

[@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...

[@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.

[@joepass1883]

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

[@troyg748]

Great stuff, awesome guitars.

[@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!

[@totonsg1]

Love the sound , and the guitar strap !

[@bronson2k192]

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

[@roderickshelton1011]

Sounding awesome 👌👍

[@mariagheorghe7139]

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

[@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

[@BruceColon-BSides]

Awesome video

[@beachbum4166]

John Entwistle is back and preparing to join the Stones!

[@celsogomes8026]

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

[@barrysmith8920]

Richard’s sense of syncopation was extraordinary 🙏🏼

[@fernandol1307]

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

[@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

[@user-oj8ij2pg5e]

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[@MattWilson.]

Citadel is one of my all time favourites by the Stones

[@geraldbrown2875]

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

[@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 ?

[@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!

[@LuciFer-vn4xf]

Muy bueno riffs gracias

[@Goodtimepaddy]

Excellent...Thanks

[@stonecrazy]

Jagger wrote the riff of Brown Sugar!

[@thomasroytek1291]

WOW, THAT WAS FUN.

[@christopherjohnson3520]

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

[@MrChristopherMolloy]

Pretty sure the opening riff on BITCH was Mick Taylor.

[@alphajava761]

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.

[@ThePduncan742]

pretty slick playing with 5.. Dig it

[@brianglade848]

Shit, Townsend knows his Stones!!!

[@rarerockk]

beautiful!

[@philippevivies2561]

Super excellent 👌

[@jimmyjameson8705]

Good job!

[@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!

[@stonesfan413]

nicely done

[@gilmourdimegates]

Can You Hear Me Knockin is my favorite riff.

[@maurotorregrozavanstralen1310]

En realidad es de Mick Taylor.

[@hawk2291]

Bravo sir.

[@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???

[@YAKMANONT]

Well done.

[@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.

[@katiecooley8688]

Thank you

[@robc.8269]

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

[@brunopl_93]

Good sound 👍🏻👍🏻

[@tommygunner8680]

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

[@curtrod]

excellent!

[@benalfa6735]

Beautiful tele

[@FernandoTorresCanada]

Genio. Re bueno.

[@LeonTrotsky6782]

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

[@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.

[@yespop]

Thanks a lot! Did you use the dirty channel of your Amp? Or a Pedal? Do you remember some of the Settings? Brown Sugar or Start Me Up for example?

[@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.

[@sandraturner3840]

I wish I could play this. Its great rock

[@Mae-Torano]

nice play！

[@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.

[@hawk2291]

Nice Miguel!

[@swedeecklund1933]

Gezz , your really good

[@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?

[@enoczavalareyes8785]

Rocks Off!

[@billynicgorski1]

Savage man ty

[@ezzong]

Turns out John Wick can play guitar too..

[@rolexthepersiancat8730]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@ezy002]

More so Pete Townshend

[@gergemall]

Gracious

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

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

[@guilhordas]

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

[@johnmontague69]

Keith Richards. . If a string gets in the way just remove the damn thing. Brilliant 😃

[@robimacher4221]

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

[@russ4454]

Beast of burden my guy

[@keijotoivonen3988]

Goooooöd!

[@ThomasWelraeds]

Citadel 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@stephanfinsterbusch6261]

even the 5String method :-)

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

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

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

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

[@charlesnwarren]

Rushing it, dude.

[@karinenedcom]

zo mooi!!!

[@luistapia15]

Yes. Citadel.

[@mathrock1]

The pianist!!!

[@TheRickyh5]

Open tuning yeah !

[@NomarKddus]

Good tone what is you settings amp bro

[@L2fish]

Wonder if he took the big E string off

[@rogerfournier3284]

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

[@marianofuentes9854]

I always have thought that the guitar in Citadel is something great. Today I know I am Rigth

[@russellperry7520]

Yeah, nearly buddy 🙈🙈

[@jpaulsteadman]

You gotta add the Keef swing and slow it down...

[@bobgibb2781]

You gotta be Keef . And you need a polite gentleman jazz drummer , a tuneful but non assertive Bass player , a mate to fill in the bits you've forgotten and a narcissistic lunatic jumping around and shouting at the front . Shit , I've got goosebumps just reading this back to myself .

[@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!!!!

[@victorzuri]

Brown Sugar's from Jagger. Even Keith admits that.

[@bayron0223able]

The sixth string is gone with jimmi H.

[@guitarado]

Mr guitarist had to sell it

[@esmeulonsouzadeoliveira3636]

Show Gostei 🏴‍☠️♦️🏴‍☠️ .