It seems I'm getting back into guitar this year!

So I started with something I've always wanted to play, the intro rhythm riff off Surfing with the Alien. It's a rocky, bluesy feel that I dug from the moment I heard it (25+ years ago?).

Last week, I fInally found the courage to try and learn this wikked little riff and promptly found that the (user/amatuer) tabs and tutorials I found online were mostly correct, but I had a feeling that Joe didn't quite play them like these claimed.

It's a tiny technical thing, (he doesn't stretch his little finger to the 8th fret, A string, rather he plays the 3rd fret, D string) . I figured it out only when I saw Joe showing you how to do it

The into melody you can do by ear, it fairly easy learning compared to the rhythm riff which has taken me a week (of many 15min sessions) so far. The biggest things for me - I've had to get the ring finger paying barre chords correctly instead of the sloppy way I was using my little finger

The one great thing about this riff is it will examine your technique - both hands! I'm finding my fretting hand was dying with the barre's I needed to pull off and the right was confused with switching strings but keeping the groove.

I don't have any intent of learning more than the intro riff...so I'll be moving onto the intro from Satch boogie soon!