Beast of Burden (Easy Acoustic) - The Rolling Stones Guitar Lesson

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Published May 28, 2026

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In today's easy acoustic guitar lesson we learn how to play "Beast of Burden" by the Rolling Stones. By using a hybrid open tuning and using a capo on the 4th fret, we can play this song easily with a handful of chords while still getting all of the great riffs that Richards plays in the studio and live recordings.

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Lesson Introduction
02:16 Arranging for Acoustic Guitar
03:15 Concert Key and Transposition with Capo
03:45 Open Chords
04:38 Bass Notes Change
05:51 Tuning
06:52 Intro
13:19 Verse
15:30 2nd Half of Verse (where bass changes)
17:55 Bridge
19:55 Playing the song in standard tuning