10 Increasingly Sick Riffs From The Masters You Can Learn Right Now

6. Satchel - 17 Girls In A Row Solo Intro Riff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6__ZUm7-J4 As you can tell just by looking at the video thumbnail, retro-peetakers Steel Panther are owning their 80's rock-revival aesthetic with great aplomb. Despite each band member being something of a comedian on and offstage, they actually used to be a Van Halen tribute band, which somewhat explains the ridiculously proficient playing that underpins all the other tomfoolery around their namesake. As you can see, this video epitomises the band completely , as Satchel essentially runs through a standup routine, before laying down one of the sweetest riffs on this whole list. Although Satchel here would tell you this riff is rather simple should you already have mastered synching your hands up for any two-handed tapping technique, the subtle difference here is in the order of when you let your fingers off the frets, something that tripped me up a few times when trying to get this one perfected.
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