Difficulty: Easy - Intermediate

Verse 1

Most of the guitar parts for this song are quite easy. There are a few licks here and there that may give you trouble, but stick with them because they are all commonly used throughout many styles of music. Most of the notes come from the E pentatonic minor. This song is set to 104 bpm (beats per minute)

As far as the bass guitar goes, there are only 3 basic parts of 4 measures each. All 3 parts are shown below in the 1st verse and reprise in the additional verses.

Part 1

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Bass

Remember that the bass part below (and the other 2 bass parts to follow) are all repeated for the other parts of the song.

Part 2

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Guitar

Bass

Part 3

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Guitar

Bass

Verse 2

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Part 1

Part 2

Guitar

Part 3

Guitar

Solo

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Riff Resources

Complete Transcription To "Riders On The Storm" (PDF)

Complete Transcription To "Riders On The Storm" (Power Tab)