Guitar Lesson: Can't You Hear Me Knockin' (Rolling Stones)

Lesson covers the classic Keith Richards licks from the the intro, verse, and chorus.

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Music

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• Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
• rolling stones
• keith richards
• sticky fingers
• open g tuning
• nocaster pickups
• fender pro junior
• fender pro jr.
• zoom g2
• danelectro cool cat drive
• dano cool cat drive
• weber alnico signature 10s

[42Redbear]

Hoodrio:

Just one more question regarding the Telecaster you use in this lesson (I'm

obsessing about it!). Any suggestions on where to buy a USACG body exactly like this

one? Burtone Guitar's in Portland? Some question regarding the neck. Thanks.

Redbear42 (Jim).

PS: Thanks for the great lessons!!

[Hoodrio]

@42Redbear usacustomguitarsdotcom The finsh was done by Burtone.  The neck is a 2001 American Series Fender. Thanks!

[MatiasLD87]

where did you get the backtrack?

[Hoodrio]

@MatiasLD87 It's just a basic drum beat from my Zoom G2 (great pedal!).

[Harding42]

Great lesson! Thanks! Could you tell me what model Telecaster you are playing? Is that color called "TV Yellow"? Thanks again!

[Hoodrio]

@Harding42 TV Yellow is a Gibson color. Fender calls this Vintage White, basically supposed to mimic what an aged/yellowed Olympic White finish would look like.  It's a USA Tele neck with a USACG body finished in nitro by Burtone Guitars in Portland, OR.

[shawntwilson99]

Thanks much for the excellent lesson.

[scotchiedude]

One other thing--on the double stop, Keith I am pretty sure is rotating between 11th (G) 10th (B), down two frets, then back up two frets, then back down two. Then he goes 11th G 10th B double stop, slides down two frets, then slides down to 7th and 5th frets like you do on the video. He rotates these. Put on headphones and listen real carefully in the beginning before the singing gets in the way. I am nearly positive, although if there are any videos of him, it may be clearer.

[scotchiedude]

Excellent. I too have viewed many utube videos of this song. I like the way you tune down just the A string. Can be done quickly in a live stage setting like a dropped D tuning wihtout messing with the entire chord tuned to a G The only thing I do different is on the "Cant you hear me knockin" part, I dont do 7 to 5th fret--I'm up at G string, 11th fret, B string, 10th fret (double stop), then go down 2 frets, then 7th fret, 5th fret.

[ANGRYEEL]

Filled in some gaps for me...thanks! Well done.

[Daddyjack49]

Thank-you so much!!! This is the 2nd Keith riff I've learned from you in the past week! You're a great teacher and if you're not careful you're gonna make me a guitar god!! haha I'm 50 and just started playing again after a 20 break from playing....the way you break it down is amazing. I thank you so much, sir!! (I do tune the E string when going to open G...I like to play some Foo Fighters in drop D...one less string to re-tune when I switch)

[nero8151972]

Rockin lesson. Thanks for the post!