Here is a fun, easy lick from the theme to “Peter Gunn”. Even if you have never played guitar before you will be able to play this riff in the next few minutes.
If you’ve never heard the theme to “Peter Gunn” before then you’re probably too young to be here! (Stick around anyhow!)
This lick is played all on one string, the 6th string or low “E”.
Take a look at the TAB below. If you are unfamiliar with reading TAB please see “How to Read TAB“.
There are four measures in the above TAB but they are all the same. Once you learn one measure you know the whole thing.
You can reduce finger movement by keeping you hand in one position and assigning each finger to a fret. For example: use your 1st finger to play the notes on the 2nd fret, use your 2nd finger to play the notes on the 3rd fret, your 3rd finger to play the notes on the 4th fret, and your 4th finger to play the notes on the 5th fret.
With your picking hand you can use all “down” strokes with the pick.
Enjoy…
