Hi! I am Bob from Toronto, Canada. This guitar lesson is about how to play “Sunshine of your Love” by Cream.
The song can be broken down into four main rifts. Riff number one is the opening or the introduction. Let us play it like this.
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Just play it twice and it starts at the 4th string 12th fret. Play it twice.
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And to the 10th fret and to the 12th fret again. Then to the 5th string 12th fret, 11th fret, 10th fret and to the 6th string 10th fret, and to the 5th string 8th fret, and back to the 6th string 10th fret. So,it is [Guitar Demonstration].
That is the first riff. The second riff is the main riff in the song and it is like --
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That is played on the 3rd and 4th strings. So, it is 4th string 12th fret, 3rd string 11th fret and you play them at the same time, and it is best to pick the top note and pluck the 3rd string third finger like that.
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So, twice there, pick that then slide it down two frets, play it once then back up to the 12th fret position. Play it once. So, it is --
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Then to the 5th string 12th fret, 11th fret, 10th fret then back to the 3rd and 4th strings, 4th string 12th fret, 3rd string 11th fret. Play it once then to the 3rd string 10th fret.
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