In this lesson you'll learn how to play "Going Down" as recorded by Freddie King on guitar.
This song follows a standard 12-bar blues chord progression in the key of D.
However, for this lesson we'll be playing in a Drop D tuning. The main rhythm guitar part I'll explain is based on a 16th note rock feel. It's great practice for your counting and palm muting. I'll break down all the chords and rhythms for you, as well as King's epic descending pentatonic riff that he plays in between the standard 12-bar blues progression.
https://youtu.be/eMP4CYJnn_k
Submitted April 06, 2021 at 11:20AM by yourguitarteacher https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/mlcqu8/freddie_kings_classic_blues_with_an_epic_riff/?utm_source=ifttt