Uncovering Keith Richards' Incredible Guitar Trick in Standard Tuning

There is now a follow-up video here • My Controversial Keith... If you're commenting about OPEN G please watch the WHOLE VIDEO FIRST 😅Our Patreon has the tabs, practice tips, and a jam track: / guitarlessonsvancouver
The Rolling Stones have a sound -- you know that sound -- and a big part of it is this particular guitar chord "trick" that Keith Richards does all the time. It's in so many of their songs. The good news is, it's fairly easy to do and you can learn to use it on any song to make it sound more interesting, and to make it a little more "Keith," without even having to tune your guitar out of standard tuning. Keith often played open G tuning, but the trick works in standard too, so you can use it anywhere there's a major chord.
This guitar lesson from Blue Morris in Vancouver will help you understand the guitar better, and connect chords to pentatonic scales whenever you see them.
✔ The tabs, practice tips, jam track and more are all available on Patreon:
/ guitarlessonsvancouver 😎
Find out more about Blue Morris and his books like "Guitar Soloing Like a Pro," available on Amazon:
www.bluemorris.com/shop
0:00 Intro
1:08 The trick
2:23 I to IV chord
6:11 Rhythms
7:25 Major Pentatonic
8:41 Half Keith
10:34 Open G Tuning

[@bwalk009]

And that is one of the things that makes Keith an absolute genious

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

He sure was good at that 👍🎸

[@stephengallagher2209]

*genius

[@atticusfinch3931]

@@stephengallagher2209 not really, he sukks as a guitar player

[@mzeamer6847]

This is an awesome video. I love browsing CZcams for little bits of technique I can apply to my playing right away. This video made total sense and really helped me connect different triads and chord shapes together to make better sounding progressions.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great to hear thanks! Lots more coming to this channel.

[@briandonato7593]

Blue I woke up and looked for your video before my coffee. I started on your lesson and it made me feel good about my playing today. I needed a lesson like that. PLEASE keep it up.
Brian

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Brian!!! Enjoy that coffee now ☕️

[@GStanna]

These are my favourite kinds vids. Straight to the point, makes so much sense and I can apply it immediately to my playing - subscribed 👍🏼

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks! Lots more coming to this channel and to our Patreon

[@eldorado111]

Blue you've done it again.. awesome trick, what a lesson. Thank you! 😊

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

thanks Eldorado!

[@peterthrower9724]

Fantastic Lesson, thanks for your time.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad you liked it!

[@MDOurMD]

I've only heard the "Keith" style in G open tuning. Thanks for this great tip.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@PR-BEACHBOY]

Great lesson!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks! 😃

[@patrickobrien4756]

Great lesson! Thank you

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@philheath9854]

Another awesome lesson.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks again!

[@amir.zolghadr]

that was such a cool lesson. thank you so much!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@billcleary11]

Outstanding! ThankYou!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching!!

[@lapnoloc]

Really nice instructions creating the sound.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@johnnywilson7799]

That’s great gonna work on it!Thanks!

[@benstorey2722]

Absolutely loved this! Simplicity is the key

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Ben!!

[@sharky9493]

Thank you so much for this video! I searching for Rolling Stones on yt and saw your video. Click it, was amazed, picked up my guitar after 5 month and start playing and felt back to my 70th years feeling imidelity.....Great video!!!!!WOW.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great to get back to it. Glad I could help!

[@musicandsongideas]

Nice demonstration👍

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 🎸

[@garethdavies9973]

Came across your channel by chance, I have followed a few teachers on CZcams Chris Sherland and Steve Stine, you are right there if not better in your manner and method and tips on how to remember stuff …..just great …keep on keeping on ! Thanks

[@tarnishedknite]

Great lesson yet again. I like how adding the major pentatonic scale turns a Rolling Stones sound to a Allman Brothers kind of sound. I have been enjoying the Patreon, getting a good catalogue of information happening over there.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Awesome thanks Steve!!! That major pentatonic really does sound Allman Brothers in this context 😀

[@dmangaming4536]

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[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

👉If you're commenting about *OPEN G* please watch the *WHOLE VIDEO FIRST* Our Patreon has the tabs, practice tips, and a jam track: ✔www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver 😎

[@TeddyRayThomas]

He tunes guitar like the banjo is tuned D B G D G D The short string on banjo is a G and Richards tunes the 5th 2 octaves lower than the banjo.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@Teddy Ray Thomas Banjo Yup, that is mentioned in the video 👍😀

[@TeddyRayThomas]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Bought my 1st ELECTRIC GUITAR EVER April 25th 2023 after 50 years of banjo. BANJO is the same tuning as Richards with an extra D. All my melodic licks are playable but lack the good musical flavor they have on banjo. Put the AMP in Hendrix mode and I have a dumpster full of fun! Enjoy watching. You are helping this old dog with his new trick. THANKS 👍

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@@TeddyRayThomas Cool! I never met a person who regretted buying an electric guitar. You'll love it.

[@TeddyRayThomas]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver YUP 👍

[@garryames2959]

Best lesson ever. Such a quick trick. Thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great thanks for watching!

[@jlmmcguirkmusic6050]

Great lesson. Much appreciated, thanks.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Jim!!

[@litzoween]

Just this one lesson opened up and entire new world! Excellent! I have always considered Keith the Riff Master. Laid Back Matery.

[@garymacrae5778]

Excellent lesson …seriously, ….Amazing teacher .

[@gryphus64]

Yeah, this is some of the best tutorial I have seen for the guitar.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great to hear, thanks Grant!

[@theodorosbousios]

Great lesson, may the Keith force be with you!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks you too!

[@ROKRmarc]

Excellent teachin' right there...🤘🎸🎶

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!!

[@EpiLover]

Blue! Thank you, Thank you! You have made me a better Keef with this ONE lesson! I usually play using my Keef Special (5 string Open G Tele) but now I will play more in Standard using my SG. Thanks again.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Good to hear thanks! Nice to be able to play it both ways 😀

[@Beachbumartist]

Great video and lesson, thanks so much

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!

[@frontcentermusician]

I fell into this video and glad I did. What a nice way to show how something can be played without over doing it. Thank you sir!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Lots more on the channel coming up

[@MediaBrighton]

This is so useful, these videos arr helping me get my head round the theory

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks again for watching and commenting 😀

[@DavidMFChapman]

I knew that before but you taught it in a direct, simple way. Good job!

[@chrism4948]

Another cool tutorial. Thanks.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad you liked it!

[@dalepasswaters4898]

Nice work much appreciated the manic of Keith never quits 😮

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Lots more lessons on the channel.

[@dougsmith8430]

Love this! Thanks Blue

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Doug! Lots more coming!

[@stanolivo3658]

From Bend Oregon. Thank you for all of your videos. You've helped me quite a bit with many of your tips and tricks. I love theory, but I also love when someone just gives information in a simple, clear, easy to remember fashion. You sir, are so good at presenting guitar ideas in that way. So, sincerely... thank you.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Stan!!! Glad it's helping!

[@johnmcaleese8459]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Couldn't have said it any better than what Stan put down !!
It's so true !! Speaking of Gimme Shelter, isn't that the way Keith plays that killer intro to that legendary tune ???!!!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@John McAleese It is basically the same, though I think that's in an open tuning, and with some variation ... but the same idea yes 😀

[@johnmcaleese8459]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Yeah !! I got cha ! You are right. Thanks so much for these awesome lessons. You seem to enjoy it. I hope you do !!

[@bb9938]

Another great video Blue. Love where you focus on just one small area that you can take away and add to your own guitar cook book.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks again Bb!!! 😎

[@MasterGuitarFrets]

Been doing this for years a great little trick and a fun lesson!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great to hear thank you!

[@titane22]

FANTASTIC! That was a great lesson: thanks a million!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@9lives1966]

Man that guitar sounds so damn good ! Awesome video dude 👌

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

*There is now a follow-up video here* czcams.com/video/u33KBqa2o4c/video.html If you're commenting about OPEN G please watch the WHOLE VIDEO FIRST 😅Our Patreon has the tabs, practice tips, and a jam track: www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

[@tiernanfoss]

Wow! Fantastic lesson! Thanks!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@DenjaCol]

Great video, presented in a easily understood manner. I gotta get back to my guitar and give it a whirl…nice job!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Good to hear thanks! Have fun 🎸

[@TheRockAlmighty]

Best guitar lesson I’ve seen this year, or longer !

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Awesome! Thanks! Lots more on this channel and our Patreon! www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

[@alkitzman9179]

Very cool how you show the Keeff sound without having to change tunings. And as you explain this can be played in any key using barre chord shapes. along with hammer ons and pull offs.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Indeed I find it real handy when you need the Keef real quick.

[@jhn1987]

Excellent, very practical lesson!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks! Lots more coming!

[@UmVtCg]

I figured this out a long time ago when practising caged inversion shapes. It took me by surprise as I never really transcribed or practised any Rolling Stone songs. I suddenly made this rolling stone sound. After that I've heard this transition in many other songs. Although not the specific hammer on from the I to the IV chord which makes it Keith's "trick". That's the beauty of the caged system seeing all these chords and walking into them with passing scale notes. It unlocks the fretboard.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Yeah nice work! It's great to see them in all types of songs

[@StormTrackerWV]

This was soooo super cool

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks!

[@josealbaposse]

Brilliant Blue!!!! Thanks for your videos!!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks José!!!!

[@charlesfellows8130]

Rhythm fun, Kieth Richards style. Glad you added the major. Brilliant. Keep em coming Blue.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Charles!

[@marcvansummeren86]

You're the best teacher on the internet. Great lesson

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Great to hear!

[@pkbrown58]

Fun little trick. Thank you!

[@punchrunliftoutdoortrainin2871]

What a great video. Thank u

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@simonroyjonesuk]

Brilliant. Really well explained as well. Thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you Simon!

[@marceloharguindey159]

Good channel man. I really enjoy it.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you Marcelo!

[@alexv.854]

Great video, simple explanation, easy to implement. Immediately subscribed to get more of this good stuff 👍🙏🏼

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great thanks for joining the channel!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Absolutely brilliant! Have a great weekend.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@freespeech-advocate]

excellent as always🤟😎🎸

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks again Edward!!

[@georgev8479]

Great video on adding some spice to the routine sounds. I love the tying together of everything as well. The Stones are so cool to this day and their sound is easily identified. Thanks so much for another fun useful video. I used to play the Stones on cassette in my 1970 Chrysler when I was a teenager. Now it's on CD 🙂

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Hi George, thanks for the comment. Cassettes are still cool in my opinion... though I don't have a cassette deck anymore, and nowhere to buy them haha.

[@wendyandgeoffpattison2610]

What's a CD?

[@pumping4jane]

Thanx for this. Appreciated.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-zf6bj8ro1h]

great lesson!! Thx

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@dieterwolf1122]

This is super! Thank you so lot.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you Dieter!

[@davidzaharik5408]

Unreal man... very cool.... thanks Blue

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you David!!!

[@ChristopherOrth]

I love this move. Picked it up years ago. You hear it in tons of songs from the 70s. The opening riff to Doobie Brothers long train running. Kiss used it a bunch too, and so many others.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks yeah I throw it in all kinds of songs 😀

[@mrawesam1190]

yeah, agree, it's really everywhere in rock music. It's in We Will Rock You, Kind of Magic, Rosalie, lot's of Status Quo songs I think (whatever you want at least) and many others. If you add the root note back in, you can also find it in Folk too, like Blues Run the Game or the opening riff of Father and Son

[@ulli61]

Thanks a lot for this great lesson!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad you liked it!

[@andrzejnowicki1502]

Excellent teacher. Thanks man.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching!

[@Krispy1011]

Another great classic lesson from Blue - thx , its really a good one on some of the Keith Richards sound - and it works

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks again!!

[@jeffbosch1697]

"Full Keith" and "half Keith" makes it memorable too. Playing it on a Tele gives it a nice "authentic" sound.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@@jeffbosch1697 Thanks Jeff, yeah I just came up with those terms when I was filming haha

[@crashdaddy261]

Well, that's about the best thing I've seen in a while. Thank you!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍 lots more coming to this channel

[@ronbevins5380]

Nice sounds.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Ron!

[@brianjones4026]

Fantastic insight to this Old Trick, somebody showed to Keith Long Ago ! Subbed !

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Lots on the channel and more coming.

[@Ricardo1ful]

I live in Brazil. Thank you for this lesson!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you for watching, Ricardo!

[@theunitedsmithsofamerica-b5760]

good stuff man - great video

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@danieljahnsantorufo9159]

Amazing Lesson

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Daniel!!

[@keithdonohue4631]

Thanks for this video! It’s so cool to learn this trick in open tuning. Almost every video that I have ever seen on playing like Keith begins by tuning the guitar to open g. I eventually want to learn open g, but for now I am starting with standard tuning.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

I agree, turns out it works great in standard, which is especially useful since that's what most of us are playing in, most of the time.

[@keithdonohue4631]

Definitely going to sign up for your patreon, so I can learn more about this.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@@keithdonohue4631 Awesome thanks Keith!!

[@RobScenity]

Fantastic! Keith up the great work!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@mototakahe836]

that was great, thank you.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 🎸

[@DavidLarew]

great lesson thanks!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks David!

[@koikamang]

fantastic lesson

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@BYLB]

love the chord progression with KEITH FLAIR in it. great lesson! keep them coming! Peace n R N R!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Lots more coming in the new year

[@jamestreible4545]

A variation of the D chord you show that I really like is to add in a lower 3rd on the 9th fret of the A string. Of course it works in any other key as well.

[@chrisbergonzi7977]

Great, great stuff....thanks man...scribed up

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Welcome aboard!

[@rafa_guitar]

Great lesson I IV / Sus4 and major penta, we can do a lot with that, thanks very much Blue!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Rafa!!

[@blackie5566]

So great, thank you!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching and commenting, glad you enjoyed it!

[@KozmykJ]

Well explained and presented.
Thank You.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks 🎸

[@AlBowly]

Great teacher, great lesson , thanks so much

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Chris!

[@brettsnowball]

This was exactly the mini lesson I needed to help me play Miss You by the Stones. You're the best!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That's a great song. Glad I could help

[@brettsnowball]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Also, wicked to know you're in Vancouver too! Love seeing YT creators from the city making a splash online - keep going!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@@brettsnowball Thanks Brett! 🎸😎

[@megarxidas17]

Great lesson .Thank you

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@garybanke372]

Awesome! Thanks.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Gary!!

[@Marcnshae2011]

Awesome 😎!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks ✌️

[@georget7028]

Love it , man.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks George!

[@brianwall463]

Well, that was about the coolest lesson ever for me! Thanks so much,,

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great thanks Brian!

[@WernerNoethe]

Another eye opening lesson.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks!! 😎

[@joeknightus8827]

I think this was the fastest and one of the "coolest" riffs I've learned on the YTube.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Awesome thanks Joe!

[@christianfeldmann5656]

Congratulations, good job!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Christian!

[@SullenMorbius]

awesome lesson! liked, saved, subscribed

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks and welcome to the channel!

[@louisbelanger8792]

Awesome! Thks Blue!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you Louis!

[@waltperry5781]

Very cool. Thank you.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Walt!

[@rays2794]

Great lesson.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Ray!!

[@rajeshrangari3479]

Really great . I like this video you are a great teacher.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks again Rajesh!

[@DNYS8N]

I have only said this one other time with tons of tutorials
This is the best and teaches the common man how to play guitar brilliantly
Thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Wonderful thank you!!