STING'S MOST COPIED RIFF - Why it's so HARD to get it right

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The riff that leaves many guitarist in shock! But why is this song so hard to get down? ▶My Acoustic guitar course: http://acousticadventure.com ◀ ▶SUPPORT PATREON◀ https://www.patreon.com/pauldavids ▶FOLLOW ME◀ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauldavidsguitar ▶MY COURSES◀ 🎸Beginner: http://learnpracticeplay.com 🎸Intermediate: http://nextlevelplaying.com 🎸Intermediate to advanced: http://electricelevation.com 🎸Acoustic: http://acousticadventure.com 🎸Guitar Looping: https://www.loopschool.com ▶GUITARS◀ Custom Collings 0 12-fret 0:00 The riff we all know 0:54 The bass line 1:15 The basic chords 1:46 Travis picking 2:15 7th and sus chord 3:33 Spread triads & syncopation 4:28 Anticipated bass 5:28 The correct chords 6:28 Different fingering 7:03 Inversions & figured bass 9:22 Acoustic Adventure 9:58 Difficult chord 1 11:46 Difficult chord 2 12:35 Easier solution 13:03 The ending 13:25 The entire riff 13:53 Modulation 15:10 Little jam with Mary Spender Thanks to @MarySpender for the little jam :) Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube. If you want to know more about me, check out https://PaulDavidsGuitar.com or check out my guitar courses at: https://learnpracticeplay.com and https://nextlevelplaying.com, and https://acousticadventure.com Thank you for watching! Paul Below is the gear and services I use to make these videos. They redirect to websites and provide me with a small kickback should purchase any of these things. ▶GEAR LIST◀ https://www.amazon.com/shop/pauldavids ▶SFX & Background music◀ http://share.epidemicsound.com/pauldavids ▶MICS◀ Vocal mic - https://amzn.to/31cqGqv Guitar mic 1 - https://amzn.to/3nSRaF8 Guitar mic 2 - https://amzn.to/3jWbX9C ▶SOUND◀ Soundcard - http://amzn.to/2xk7pSM DAW - http://amzn.to/2fhPZjz ▶VIDEO GEAR◀ Camera: https://amzn.to/3mBMtjF 16-35mm: https://amzn.to/3BxcKUJ 24mm: https://amzn.to/2ZV5pkO 35mm: https://amzn.to/3bByRid 50mm: 85mm: https://amzn.to/2Y950dV 24-105: https://amzn.to/2ZJTqWQ