By: Brad Conroy
The Rolling Stones have been electrifying audiences with their live shows and numerous recordings since their debut in the early ’60s. The Stones are known for their crafty songwriting which draws from a wide variety of influences such as American blues, country, and folk music, giving them a truly original and recognizable sound. Not to mention the signature guitar riffs and styles of Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, which have inspired generations of guitarists, and will continue to inspire new players long into the future.
Hot Rocks 1964-1971 is the first compilation album that The Rolling Stones released in 1971 and has been their best selling release ever since. For the first time Alfred Music Publishing has created the ultimate companion book to this legendary recording that will help guitarists of any level learn the chords, licks, lyrics, and riffs to all these incredible rock songs.
Alfred’s Guitar Tab Edition of this classic rock album is very well organized and is really easy to learn from. Each song is notated with chord symbols, tablature and a staff that notates the guitar parts so the student can see the rhythms, as well as a staff for the vocal melody, which is a great tool for the student that wants to learn every dimension of these tunes while developing their musicianship skills at the same time.
With Alfred’s Guitar Tab Edition the student guitarist can learn how expert rockers Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards approach rhythm guitar playing by following the chord symbols and listening to the album, or learn the riffs to their hit songs like “Paint it Black” and “Satisfaction” with the easy to follow tablature.
The student can also push themselves further by working on the guitar solos and leads to tunes like “Honky Tonk Woman” and “Sympathy for the Devil”. After mastering all of the guitar parts, the student can develop their voice and ear by singing along with the melody line as they bring these classic tunes to life for others around them to enjoy.
The Alfred Guitar Tab Edition does not come with an accompanying CD, which is the only negative aspect to this edition. But, it’s definitely worth the money to buy the original CD, which acts as an aid in learning this music, and will no doubt become a favorite CD in anyone’s collection.
If you play guitar and love The Rolling Stones, then Alfred’s edition for Hot Rocks 1964-1971 will be an incredible resource in helping you learn these tunes note for note. The well organized tablatures, chord symbols, and staffs make this a really easy and accurate book to learn from. With more than twenty songs this book is sure to help you with many aspects of guitar playing all while learning some of the greatest rock songs by one of the biggest bands of all times.
Hot Rocks 1964-1971 Song Listing
Time is on my side
Heart of Stone
Play with Fire
Satisfaction
As Tears go by
Get off my Cloud
Mothers Little Helper
19th Nervous Brakdown
Panit it, black
Under my Thumb
Ruby Tuesday
Let’s Spend the night together
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Street Fighting Man
Sympathy for the Devil
Honky Tonk Women
Gimme Shelter
Midnight Rambler
You can’t always get what you want
Brown Sugar
Wild Horses
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