Sweet Child O' Mine - Intro Lesson
- Sam Goffen
- Apr 20
- 3 min read
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The intro to Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses is widely considered a classic and iconic guitar riff, and for good reason. From both a musical and technical perspective, it offers a rich, rewarding challenge for guitarists — especially those looking to develop phrasing, alternate picking, string skipping, and melodic awareness. Here’s a critical look at what makes the intro so compelling and why it’s a valuable piece to learn.
As we analyse this I will refer to notes transcribed into standard tuning to make it easier to relate to. So we will talk about chords D, C etc rather than Db Cb and so on.
1. Melodic Structure & Musicality of Sweet Child O' Mine
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