How to play All Right Now by Free (Rock Guitar Lesson SB-316)

Guitar Lesson Tutorial: All Right Now-Free
In this guitar lesson we're going to learn how to play the all time rock classic, All Right Now by Free. We'll be checking out the main riff and the chorus, but not the solo - will be doing that in another lesson in the near future (in a new series starting later this year of guitar solos!!) or even better, have a go at transcribing it yourself, it's a pretty easy one!

This song is from the JustinGuitar Rock Songbook:

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[tarlcabbot]

He's the best teacher on here. Keeps it simple, doesn't get ahead of you, well, he's just the best. Nice guy too.

[garybowker]

just learned la grange from your video. I am 65 yrs old. Just started playing 2 yrs. ago. I am amazed that you make them so easy to learn. Thank you with all my being!!! These are my tunes and thanks to you I can now play them.

[robbiegadeguitar]

Justin..you are the best teacher on the internet. I love this song and dissected it 40 years . There is no D note on the A string  in the intro.  The A string stays open. 

[reddragon]

Dear Justin, A Great lesson. You even sang it well!! Love this song.

[zhora]

10 minutes to learn a classic - only Justin could do this - any chance I can buy you a beer or 7 sometime? The anthem of the 70s.RIP Koss, one of the greatest solos of all time - sublime beauty.

[cameronpatrickscott]

Thanks buddy, been invited to a summer garden jam with a 70 year old lifetime guitarist, he's given us a small set list, of which this ole classic is one, thanks again, just gna take ur advice and go and transcribe the solo.

[gillesmarneix]

I'm 64 and I appreciate all your words and ev'ry piece of advice! Thks

[robbin]

You just made me a happy man. Once I got this I'll get the solo down by ear. The best motivation for learning a song is to be in love with it in a strange way.

[toneshop]

Of all the "guitar instructors" on You Tube, yours are the most concise and professional!
Thanks

[EdMan]

I love your comments about transcribing on your own. It's how I learned to play and is invaluable to training your ears!!

[gitarkid]

I played rhythm guitar in a rock/blues band for 2 years and I don't think I ever played one song 'correctly'. We played All right now and it went down a storm but we didn't play it quite like Free. As long as you enjoy playing and the crowd are happy then everything is cool... :-)

[bwoosiemowani]

Wow thanks for "La Grange" and "Alright Now", they're 2 riffs I've been doin since B4 you were born, (in your own words, you said "La Grange came out in 1973, B4 you were born") well I was 13 in 73, and just starting on guitar, I always wanted to do "It's alright" but no bar bands were doing that cover tune, not until the 80's anyway.  and then it was in a magazine called "Guitar For The Practicing Musician" which today I think is entitled just "guitar" Magazine. I must say thank you for finally being one of the online guitar teachers, that understands, what you don't play is just as important, as what you do play, the silence between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves. Tony Iommi has shown the world that "less is more" for years. I come from a wide variety of influences. When I was 13-17 yrs old, I was heavily into Sabbath, Dylan, and Al DiMiOla, Segovia, and Montoya. I wanted to write like Dylan, and play like the other 2. I've since given up on tryin to be another DiMeOla, but I've more or less got the other 2. People love my song lyrics, and I've come to appreciate the air between the notes/chords is as important as the notes/chords themselves. It builds tension, expectation, and gives the riffs feeling, which a lot of so called "artists" have since forgotten about these days, but then again seeing how so many white boys are into this Rapp Crap, it seems they'll always go for the lowest common denominator anyway, at least until they grow up. Funny how many of my nephews, and friends kids, are inot rapp during the years of about 9 - 20 then they start to realize what real musicianship is, and then get into higher forms of music such as metal, Bebop, Folk, Bluegrass, country etc...

[tonykoziol]

Best teacher on the planet ! And a nice Guy as well.

[watsonvillian]

One of the meanest riffs ever written. Finally just got to this in the book.Can't stop playing the beginning riff now. haha

[TheDonzim]

Justin is one of the best, getting right to the lesson, showing us how to do it several ways. Always enjoy your upbeat personality. great choices of tunes!! keep it up Justin!!!

[malo]

Best guitar instructor on YouTube hands down

[manulotu]

If it wasnt for you I would have forgotten one of the greatest hits of all time. Thanks for the very cool lesson. I AM SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN IT.

[rbk]

As a rock percussionist from California, one of my favorite drum numbers ! Nice riffs 👏

[stingerbr]

This is pure gold.
Signed: Free fan
Thank you Justin

[dannyharvey]

I play it this way, and have for a few years since a friend in a band showed me. Pretty happy with this way, sounds the closest to my ear anyway.
I like that you don’t just demonstrate how you THINK it goes, but do some research and listening first. Great work. 👍