Monkey Man Lesson - Guitar Riffs of Classic Rock

Guitar riffs of classic rock - Monkey Man Lesson. Monkey Man is a song from The Rolling Stones' album Let It Bleed. Recorded between Brian Jones and Mick Taylor, it features a biting riff by Keith Richards. One of the best of the guitar riffs!
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote Monkey Man as a tribute to Italian pop artist Mario Schifano, whom they met on the set of his movie Umano Non Umano! (Human, Not Human!). Recorded in April 1969, the song's introduction features distinctive vibraphone, bass and guitar, as well as piano; it came between the band's firing of Brian Jones and the hiring of Mick Taylor on lead guitar. Richards plays main riff and slide guitar solo, Jagger provides vocals, producer Jimmy Miller plays tambourine, Nicky Hopkins plays piano, Charlie Watts provides drums, while Bill Wyman plays vibraphone and bass. Wyman's vibraphone is mixed onto the left channel together with Hopkins' piano.
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[@MarkZabel]

Live Stream tomorrow - The "Something" Chord Progression. It's used not only in "Something", but many other songs. We'll explore rhythm and soloing. Plus the usual guitar banter. See you there! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoeXlaF5hd-oY6s

[@brentbryson215]

Loads of Keith Sauce in this one. I love it.

[@Peetie_Wheatstraw]

So many cool classic rock guitar riffs, so little time. Thanks for this one Mark!

[@MarkZabel]

Sure thing man!!

[@jeffjohnson7381]

Love this lesson on the stones…would love to see more classics from them…❤thanks so much Grant🎸🎶

[@MarkZabel]

Rock on!

[@Teleman73]

The late Nicky Hopkins on piano, he had a very identifiable style. Lot of people mistake this song for being in Open G tuning. It's a typical Keith Les Paul Jr P90 riff. I always thought you had to have a Capo at the 2nd fret. I learned alot from your lesson than the others I have seen, good job!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

that's kinda neat I always do the capo at the 2nd too

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Fenderman! I know you know this was recorded in the interim between Jones and Taylor. Yeah, you can use the capo on the 2nd and it might help a bit for those Esus chords, but that isn't the cool part of the riff in my opinion. And even though it's typical, it's not really typical in how it sits in the song, or how the minor progression in the opening is turned major later. Something vaguely sinister in it. Nicky was all over the place in those days. I first learned about him from The Who's liner notes. He had a way of finding really open lines that layered so well with the early 70s sounds, like on Slip Kid for example. Pete's slightly dirty sound and "sawing" style fits great with what Nicky did on that, as Keith's guitar does on Monkey Man. Just the best stuff on earth!

[@MarkZabel]

@Trucker Kev The Paid Tourist yeah, it's certainly okay to do it, but not necessary.

[@RCAnderson42]

Nicky Hopkins was the king!

[@johnthomas1843]

Great lesson thanks!

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you liked it!

[@ThomasNicolini]

Hi Mark, your instruction. was so well explained, that riff is very challenging, now I can stop playing it, Thanks again .

[@MarkZabel]

You bet! Have fun with it!

[@RNFORLAW]

Great choice and playing Mark ! Much appreciation for these videos. I'm a Ma Ma Ma Monkey !

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Paul!

[@noname1st139]

Great stuff mate,got it, thanks 👍✌️

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@5150show]

Brilliant thank you for the vidy

[@MarkZabel]

My pleasure Andrew. Thanks for watching!

[@tjdelaney101]

Awesome Mark, thank you . . one of my favorites. Thanks for your "Refugee" lesson also (I got it down last night).

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Tom! Hey, was thinking of you today. A buddy of mine posted a picture of himself next to Yzerman!

[@RebelTheUncanny1]

Great job, Zabel!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@CAP21]

Great job as usual Mark👍. Please, please do "Has Anyone Seen my Baby" by the stones😎

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Cap. Just a couple of fills in the verses and quiet arpeggios in the chorus, right. Not much guitar. Is that the right song? Angelina in the video?

[@CAP21]

@@MarkZabel Thats it😀. Sometimes simple is better. Awesome sounding guitar when it comes in

[@55vermeer]

It sounds better with a capo at the 2nd fret with the D hammer-on. The Monkey Man riff is Ron Wood's favorite Keith riff.

[@sbardellajulio3114]

🎸🎼🤘👍rolling style

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks brother!

[@midnightrambler4580]

EFFIn Goood man

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@RichardFrost800]

Fully agree with the capo not on 2nd. A lot do this, it's wrong

[@MarkZabel]

Sounds better without IMHO.

[@Edward-MTBKR]

Thanks Mark! One of my favorite Keef riffs. Unfortunately, he wasn't a good lead player and I think that's why this song has always been a B-Side Stones song.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Ed! I'm not sure whether it's good or bad that Keef wasn't a great lead player. On the plus side, it gave some great formats for Mick Taylor to play over and layer with Keef's play, and it let Keef focus on making great rhythm riffs! He's super under rated in my book. Almost nobody puts Keith in their top players lists, but he was inventive with an impeccable sense of groove and bite.

[@Edward-MTBKR]

Mark, your preaching to the choir, I love his work! I was just speaking in the context of this one song Monkey Man. The lead in the jam is pretty awful, and keeps this song from being a masterpiece. Keef is pretty much the King of Riffs and his rhythm is remarkable. I meant no disrespect.

[@MarkZabel]

@@Edward-MTBKR Okay, but we'll need to agree to disagree about the lead here if you want to call it that. I think it's exactly what the song needs - the sparse slide notes complementing the piano runs give the song it's only break from the frenetic rhythm riffs and Mick's wild chants. A searing lead there would, in my opinion, not be right for the song. I certainly don't think what he's doing is awful. It sounds pretty musical to me, especially when the drum break happens and Mick's gutteral sounds come in again. Like I said, we'll need to agree to disagree. You won't convince me that Monkey Man isn't one of their best.

[@Sharkattack1011]

@@MarkZabel Lyrics held this song back Imho but wow yes exactly rhythm lead riffs is what keef was about. Anyway thanks for this awesome tutorial. Wish I could play like you Mark

[@MarkZabel]

@@Sharkattack1011 Thanks!

[@DaneRates]

Request how to play Jeff Beck The Pump.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Spilledprawn]

Can you do a lesson for beginners 😢😢😢

[@MarkZabel]

I've done a bunch of lessons for beginners! I'll continue to do so.

[@DaneRates]

My tablet and cellphone is hacked I did not subscribe ,request or make any donations.

[@MarkZabel]

okay. Best of luck recovering from the hack.

[@DaneRates]

@@MarkZabel Thanks for the reply and understanding, Anyway the extra i think C# trick cord you showed in the video, wasn't shown in the complete play thru of the guitar/piano intro (no extra C# shape chord in the video)