5 Classic Rock Riffs to Build Killer Picking Technique (Acoustic Guitar Lesson)

Ready to play real rock riffs on your acoustic guitar — and build your picking technique while you do it?

In this lesson, we’ll go through 5 classic rock riffs designed to improve your alternate picking, timing, hand control, and stretch — all on acoustic guitar. Easiest to Harder.

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Each riff focuses on a different skill:
1️⃣ Eye of the Tiger – alternate picking warm-up & hand coordination
2️⃣ Enter Sandman – clean tone control & even picking
3️⃣ Crazy Train – stretched fretting-hand shapes & speed building
4️⃣ Roadhouse Blues – hammer-ons, shuffle rhythm & groove
5️⃣ Poison – power chords, stamina & rock energy

You’ll develop your picking accuracy, rhythm consistency, and endurance while learning some of the most iconic riffs ever written. These short, fun exercises are perfect for players moving from beginner to improver level.

At the end, there’s a Power Bonus section that ties it all together — a real test of your progress and timing.

✅ What You’ll Learn
✅ How to build alternate picking speed and control
✅ How to clean up your fretting-hand technique
✅ How to use hammer-ons, power chords, and rhythmic accents
✅ How to stay in time with a metronome and keep consistent groove

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Rock picking skills for acoustic guitar
00:23 – #1 Eye of the Tiger – Alternate picking warm-up (Survivor)
02:49 – #2 Enter Sandman – Clean picking tone & timing (Metallica)
04:48 – #3 Crazy Train – Stretches & alternate picking speed (Ozzy Osbourne)
06:45 – #4 Roadhouse Blues – Shuffle groove & hammer-ons (The Doors)
09:43 – #5 Poison – Power chords, stretches & rock grit (Alice Cooper)
12:08 – Power Bonus: Finishing Eye of the Tiger with power chords
13:50 – Next steps & bonus riff challenge

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