Henrik Linde's Guitar Lessons

Henrik caught onto the guitar at a young age, was inspired by the punk scene in
his home country Sweden, then made the leap to L.A. to pursue music. He
attended the Musicians Institute where he immersed himeslf in guitar along with
recording technology. He has toured and recorded all over the world, including
a Middle East USO tour.
Henrik is currently recording, performing, and teaching music at MUSA academy
in L.A. At Guitar Tricks, his lessons on Motown style guitar give you a great
view of what made that hit-making machine tick, and his Surf 101 tutorial
shines a light on that that fun style. Henrik also has a catalog of over over
30 popular songs on the site including hits from Nirvana, The Police, and The
Beatles.
Songs

In this set of song lessons, our surf master Henrik Linde will teach you all the guitar parts to the song "2000 Pound Bee", as made famous by The Ventures. This song has two parts, so we have twelve lessons here to cover everything! Henrik will show you the tones and the main fuzz riff; he'll take you through the two solos that occur in part 1, then all the various fuzz guitar and clean rhythm guitar parts in the rest of the sections that follow. Then you'll get out your surf board and play along in a full performance!
Published: 03/17/2011 Upgrade
In this tutorial Henrik will show you all the iconic guitar parts of a classic Beatles tune. There are two main rhythm guitars, one lead guitar with a neat little melodic lick and one really interesting little overdub guitar.
Published: 10/30/2014 Upgrade
In this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will give you the lowdown on "All Apologies", as made famous by Nirvana in 1993. You'll first learn about the gear and tone, and then we'll examine the great main riff of the song. Henrik will then teach you the chorus elements, the bridge, and then the acoustic guitar parts in the mix. Then the fun part, you'll play through the whole track along with Henrik, then play on your own over the backing track.
Published: 11/17/2011 Upgrade
In this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "Baby, Please Don't Go", as made famous by Muddy Waters. Henrik will open with a song introduction and a look at the gear and tone, then launch in with the main guitar lick that plays off the vocals. Next up is the short but sweet solo, then the rhythm guitar part that's underneath the solo. We'll do full and single guitar performances, then you'll take over in the jam along.
Published: 04/30/2014 Upgrade
In this tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "Back in the U.S.S.R.", as made famous by The Beatles. We'll introduce the song and talk about gear and tone, then learn the lead and rhythm in the song intro. The verse rhythm is up next, then we'll look at the chorus parts before breaking down the bridge. We'll detail the cool solo, then head to the outro, then do full and single guitar performances. You'll take over in the "guitar karaoke" jam along.
Published: 11/18/2013 Upgrade
In this set of lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "Back Door Man", by Willie Dixon. Henrik will introduce the song and go over the gear and tones, then dive into the funky main electric riff. Next on the agenda is the slide guitar part, then we'll move on to the very cool solo. Henrik will give some advice on bends and vibrato before we do full performance and single guitar play alongs; we'll top it all off with a jam along.
Published: 02/13/2014 Upgrade
In this country song tutorial, Henrik Linde will be teaching you "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen", by Johnny Cash. Henrik will give you an overview of the song and talk about the tones, then get into breaking down the simple parts here: the song intro, the A section, and the B section. After giving you these elements of the tune, you'll play the whole song through with Henrik, and finally step out on your own and jam along with the backing track.
Published: 10/17/2012 Upgrade
In these five lessons, Henrik Linde will teach you a punk classic: "Blitzkrieg Bop", recorded and released in 1976 by The Ramones. This is an easy song; Henrik will first talk about the tone, then about the A section and the power chords used, the B section (more power chords!), and then he'll play the song all the way through in a play along performance. Then it's your turn to jam along with the backing track.
Published: 09/21/2011 Upgrade
Henrik is going to show you how to play the classic song driven forward by it's classic beat, the Bo Diddley beat. It has just ones guitar, but it is an essential guitar part that has influenced countless of songs and is still being incorporated into modern day music.
Published: 09/04/2014 Upgrade
In these ten lessons, Henrik Linde will teach an acoustic strumming version of "California Dreamin'", by The Mamas and the Papas. After an overview and talking about the tones, Henrik will teach the song intro chords and counter melody. Next up are the verse and chorus chords and strumming, and the 12 string licks. To follow, we'll look at the part played under the flute solo, and then the outro "tag". Last up are the play along and jam along.
Published: 11/07/2012 Upgrade
In this series of lessons, Henrik Linde will be teaching "Candy Man", by Roy Orbison. Henrik will introduce the song plus discuss the gear and tones, then dive into the intro unison lick. We'll then break down the rhythms and leads in the verses before we take on the solo section rhythm and guitar solo. We'll examine the last verse rhythm and leads and the outro lead; then we'll do a play along performance and a jam along.
Published: 08/21/2013 Upgrade
In this classic rock tutorial, Henrik Linde will be teaching you the song "Cleveland Rocks", as made famous by Ian Hunter. You'll be learning how get the tones here, then the intro riff and solo. Then Henrik will break down the surf rhythm in the verse and the rhythm and lead in the chorus. After looking at the bridge parts you'll learn the outro solo, then we'll do a play-along performance and a jam along.
Published: 01/25/2012 Upgrade
In this song tutorial we'll be checking out the Semisonics smash hit, "Closing Time". We'll look at the song form - the verse, chorus, and bridge - and some interesting dynamics, rhythms, and melodic phrasing that are inspired by the alternative guitar playing of the early 90s.
Published: 09/22/2010 Upgrade
In this set of seven lessons, Henrik Linde will teach you "Come Monday", as made famous by Jimmy Buffet. This is an acoustic strumming song, and Henrik will show you the chords and voicings, then take you through the sections of the song: the song intro, then the verse, pre-chorus, chorus, and bridge chord progressions. The you'll play through the song in a full performance play along.
Published: 04/17/2011 Upgrade
In this set of lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "Day Tripper", as made famous by The Beatles. After a song introduction and the gear and tones, Henrik will launch into the classic main riff. The verse rhythms come next, followed by the guitars in the chorus. We'll break down the parts in the bridge, including the solo lead, then learn the outro before doing full and single guitar performances. You'll take over in the jam along to conclude.
Published: 11/14/2013 Upgrade
In this tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "Drive My Car", as made famous by The Beatles. Henrik will introduce the song, then discuss the gear and tone; after that we'll learn the intro lick. We'll learn the verse and chorus rhythm parts, then the chorus piano part. We'll break down the guitar solo and solo rhythm, then head to the outro rhythm and solo. Full and single guitar performances are up next, and we'll end with a jam along.
Published: 11/12/2013 Upgrade
In this tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "Drivin' My Life Away", as made famous by Eddie Rabbitt. We'll start with a song introduction and a look at the gear and tone, then drive right into the intro and the acoustic verses. The acoustic and electric chorus parts are next, then the interlude on both guitars. We'll learn the electric verses and variations before we do full and single guitar performances, then you'll take over in the jam along.
Published: 12/04/2013 Upgrade
In this set of guitar lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "Drag City", as made famous by Jan & Dean. We'll start with a song overview, and after a peek at the gear and tones we'll learn the intro parts for the two guitars. The next stop is the verse guitars, then we'll cruise on to the chorus parts. We'll break down the outro guitars before we do a full play along and single guitar performances, then a jam along.
Published: 11/06/2013 Upgrade
In this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach you "Dumb", as made famous by Nirvana. Henrik will get into the tones and tuning first, then delve right into the verses - there's no intro to this tune. Henrik then breaks down the chorus and bridge structures. Lastly he'll teach you the outro, do a play along performance, then it's your turn in the jam along.
Published: 12/27/2011 Upgrade
In these song lessons we'll learn the classic radio hit "Every Breath you Take", as made famous by The Police. Henrik Linde will guide you through the gear and tone, the add 9 chords, the chords and progressions in the different sections of the song, the rhythmic elements, and the right hand techniques used. Then we'll play through it all in a full performance.
Published: 12/10/2010 Upgrade
In this alt-rock tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach you all the parts to "Father of Mine", as made famous by Everclear. He'll discuss the tones and effects, then go through the verse, choruses, the chorus tag, and the additional guitar. Then you'll learn the licks in the song and the solo, followed by a play along performance and a jam along.
Published: 05/22/2011 Upgrade
In this set of acoustic lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "Five Hundred Miles" by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Henrik will give a song overview and talk about the acoustic tones, then teach the intro, verse, and chorus parts in a strumming version. Following that we'll break down a more challenging finger picked approach to all the sections. We'll conclude with play along performances and jam along for both the strumming and finger picking.
Published: 08/07/2013 Upgrade
In this tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "Flesh and Blood", by Johnny Cash. After a song introduction and the gear and tone, we'll learn the acoustic and electric rhythm parts for the intro. We'll head to the verse section next, followed by the chorus; then detail the rhythms under the solo. We'll learn the short but sweet acoustic solo, then the final "rubato" verse before doing full and single guitar play alongs, then a jam along.
Published: 04/23/2014 Upgrade
In this group of lessons we'll break down the parts of the song, "Good", made famous by Better Than Ezra in the mid 90's. We'll learn the four chord progression that occurs throughout the song, the form and dynamics, the rhythm parts, the raw unusual solo, and you can play along with our custom backing track at the end.
Published: 10/07/2010 Upgrade
In this set of lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "Good Times Roll", by The Cars. Henrik will talk about the song and the gear and tone before launching into the opening riff; then it's on to the guitars in the pre-chorus. The chorus parts come next, then the interlude. We'll break down the verse guitars after that, then look at the solos. We'll pick apart the outro before doing full and single guitar performances, then a jam along.
Published: 09/23/2013 Upgrade
In this series of lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "Have You Seen Her", by The Chi-Lites. After the usual song introduction and gear and tones, Henrik will launch into the fuzz guitar melody and rhythm in the intro. The A section progression is next, then the B section; we'll look at the outro rhythm before we head to a play along performance and a jam along.
Published: 09/11/2013 Upgrade
In this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will be teaching you "Helicopter", as made famous by Bloc Party. Henrik will start with a synopsis of the tune followed by a discussion of the tones and gear. Then we're off to the counter-melody licks in the intro and the verse elements, the chords and offbeat bar in the pre-choruses, and the octave lines in the chorus. The bridge here uses crazy noises with delay, and we also look at the additional guitars. Lastly is the play-along performance and the "muted guitars" jam along.
Published: 02/15/2012 Upgrade
In this eight lesson set, Henrik Linde will teach you the rock 'n' roll standard "Heartbreak Hotel" as made famous by Elvis Presley. Henrik will talk about the old school rockabilly tone, and those snappy ensemble hits. He'll clue you in to that classic blues-based rock 'n' roll riff on the IV chord, and also examine the V chord and the turnaround. He'll show you the simple but very cool and effective solo, the slight change in the last verse, and then you'll play along in a full play-through!
Published: 02/18/2011 Upgrade
This tutorial takes a look at a big classic rock hit of the late 70s/early 80s, Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot". Henrik Linde takes you through the main riff (a truly classic rock guitar hook) that occurs in the intro and choruses, the verse progression, the solo, the bridge, the "stadium rock" ending, and finishes off with a full performance play-through.
Published: 11/13/2010 Upgrade
In this set of 9 guitar lessons, Henrik Linde will break down all the details to the song "It's My Life", as made famous by Eric Burdon & The Animals. Henrik will talk about getting the tone and vibe first, then start digging into the licks and chords in the intro, verse, and pre-chorus. Next you'll learn the chorus chords, and the overdubbed chromatic line. Finally you'll play through the song with Henrik, then on your own in the Jam Along.
Published: 02/15/2012 Upgrade
In this series of lessons, Henrik Linde will teach you "Joy to the World", by Three Dog Night. After an overview and a look at the gear and tones, Henrik will dive into the verse parts for both guitars. Next up are the chorus parts for the hook of the song, then you'll learn the key change and the leads. We'll do a play along performance, then show you how to do a single guitar performance, then end with the jam along.
Published: 12/19/2012 Upgrade
In this tutorial Henrik Linde will teach "Lady Picture Show", by Stone Temple Pilots. Henrik will talk about the song as a whole then the gear and tone, then he'll get into the song intro. The verse follows, and the 2 guitars in the chorus; then we'll learn the Leslie guitar before we take on the bridge. The slide part is next, then we're going to get into the solo. We'll learn the solo rhythm parts before we do our performances and jam along.
Published: 11/21/2013 Upgrade
This six lesson song tutorial will teach you "Lithium", as made famous by Nirvana. Henrik Linde will explain the tones, then talk about and demonstrate the central chord progression for the intro, verse, and chorus. Then we'll look at the bridge and outro sections, and cap it off with a full performance play along and a jam along.
Published: 08/24/2011 Upgrade
There is one guitar in this song that alternates between quiet verses with a clean sound and loud choruses with an overdriven sound. This song uses power chords, arpeggiation, aggressive strumming and dynamics.
Published: 02/16/2023 Upgrade
Here's one of the most recognizable riffs in guitar history! When you hear the three chords in "Louie Louie" as made famous by Motorhead, you know exactly what song it is. In this seven lesson tutorial, Henrik Linde will walk you through everything you need to know to play this easy rocker: the great main riff, the tone, the verse rhythm variations, the second guitar, and the solo, followed by a full performance play along.
Published: 02/18/2011 Upgrade
In this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach you "Love Me Tender", as made famous by Elvis Presley. Henrik will talk about the song a bit then the acoustic tone, after which he'll go right into breaking down the verse part. Next up is the chorus section, and the appraoch to the ending of the song. Lastly you'll play along through the song with Henrik, then follow the vocals in the jam along.
Published: 05/23/2012 Upgrade
In this song tutorial you'll learn the song "Lullaby", as made famous by Shawn Mullins in 1998. Henrik Linde will lead you through the various parts of this hit song, showing you the open G tuning, the acoustic playing in the verses and choruses, the electric rhythm parts, and the solo. Then he'll put it all together in a final performance playalong with a custom backing track.
Published: 03/17/2011 Upgrade
In this six lesson tutorial, Henrik Linde will take you through "Murder By Numbers", as made famous by The Police. We'll take a look at the tone and effects, then the jazzy chords and voicing used in the verses, choruses, and bridge. The we'll tie it all together; Henrik will perform the song so you can play along, then it's your turn to jam along by yourself with the "band".
Published: 04/17/2011 Upgrade
In these lessons, Henrik Linde will break down the parts to the song "Oh, Pretty Woman", by Roy Orbison. Henrik will examine the gear and tones, then dive straight into the classic single-note intro riff. We'll follow up with the verse elements on acoustic and electric, then look at the bridge acoustic and electric parts, and the song outro as well. You'll do a play along with Henrik, then we'll mute the guitars so you can jam along with the band.
Published: 10/24/2012 Upgrade
In this set of lessons, Henrik Linde will take you to the beach and teach you "Point Panic", by The Surfaris. After talking about the gear and tones, Henrik will talk about the 12 bar form of the song. Next up will be the main theme and the first solo, followed by the tremolo picking under the sax solo. Henrik will then teach the last 2 solo and the outro riffs, and we'll crest the wave with a play-along and jam-along.
Published: 02/08/2012 Upgrade
In this set of song lessons, Henrik Linde will take you through the grunge tune "Rape Me", as made famous by Nirvana. Henrik will tune you in to the tone and gear first, then dish out the details of the intro and verses, the choruses, and the bridge. There's no solo in this one, so we'll tuck it all in with the full performance play along, then you'll jam along with the "band" on your own.
Published: 11/17/2011 Upgrade
In this tutorial we'll learn the gritty rocker "Remedy", as made famous by The Black Crowes. Henrik Linde will take you through the open G tuning, the melodic guitar hook, the elements that make up verse and chorus, the guitar solo, the bridge and outro jam, then a play along to finish it all off.
Published: 11/19/2010 Upgrade
Henrik is here to show you all the iconic guitar parts to "Revolution" as made famous by The Fab Four. There's a screaming guitar lick that gives way to classic rock'n'roll riffing and soloing.
Published: 10/30/2014 Upgrade
In this series of six guitar lessons, Henrik Linde will take you through the parts to "Right Here, Right Now" as made famous by Jesus Jones. Henrik will show you the song intro, the verse guitars, the chorus, the "solo with attitude", and finally put it all together in a final play along performance.
Published: 03/17/2011 Upgrade
In this tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "Rock Me Baby", as made famous by B.B. King. Henrik will discuss the song and look at the gear and tone, then teach the main lick that's played throughout the song. The killer solo is broken down in detail after that, then we're going to do a play along performance of the song. We'll finish up with a "guitar karaoke" jam along.
Published: 02/10/2014 Upgrade
In this series of country lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "San Quentin", as made famous by Johnny Cash. Henrik will introduce the song and go over the gear and tones, then show you the acoustic and electric intro parts. The verse parts are next, followed by the interlude and the outro, all on both guitars. We'll do full and single guitar performances, then you'll take over in the jam along.
Published: 10/23/2013 Upgrade
"Song 2" was made famous in the 1990's by Blur, and was their biggest hit in the US. Henrik Linde will teach you about the use of the fuzz tone, the simple chord progression that goes throughout the tune and really functions as a riff, the rhythm and strumming elements, the changed drop D tuning in the chorus, the harmony octaves, and as always the full performance play-through to finish it off!
Published: 12/19/2010 Upgrade
In these six lessons, Henrik Linde will teach you "Summertime Blues", recorded and performed by Eddie Cochran. Henrik will go over the vintage tones, then show you the famous guitar hook riffs, the acoustic guitar, and the 12-string guitar part. Then we'll bring it to a close with a full performance play along, and jam along.
Published: 11/23/2011 Upgrade
In this tutorial, Henrik Linde is going to teach you "Surf City", as made famous by Jan & Dean. Henrik will open by talking about the song as a whole, then the gear and tones. We'll examine the tuning down a half-step to Eb, and learn the parts for both guitars in the verses. Next we're on to the two guitar parts in the chorus sections, with the cool little tonal shift. We'll then learn the outro of the song, which leads us to the play along. You'll take over in the jam along.
Published: 09/18/2012 Upgrade
In this set of lessons, Henrik Linde will teach you "Surfer Girl", by The Beach Boys. Henrik will introduce the song, then look at the gear and tone. The intro guitars are first up in the playing lessons, then a break down of the verses in D. A look at the bridge parts comes next, which sets up a key change to Eb. You'll learn the verse and outro guitars in the new key; then do a play along, a single guitar performance, and a jam along.
Published: 04/10/2013 Upgrade
In this seven lesson series, Henrik Linde will teach you late 90s hit "Take a Picture", as made famous by Filter. This one is loaded with acoustic and electric guitar strumming! Henrik will dig into both with the chords and right hand rhythms, showing you the suspended chords that are used throughout the song. He'll also show you the lead octave part, and the use of volume swells.
Published: 02/23/2011 Upgrade
in this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "The Man Comes Around", by Johnny Cash. A song introduction and the gear and tone will start things off, then Henrik will dissect the two acoustic parts in the intro and verses. That leads into the "hook" guitar parts, then we're on to the chorus. Henrik will break down the C section parts before he does the song ending, then we'll do full and single guitar play alongs and a jam along.
Published: 02/27/2014 Upgrade
In this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach you "The Swish", by The Hold Steady. We'll look at the song as a whole and peek at the tones and gear, then launch into the intro parts for the 2 guitars. Next up is the jam section and the short lead part; Henrik will follow that with the verse and chorus elements. Then we're on to the mini solo, and the outro of the song. We conclude with a play along, then mute the guitar audio so you can jam with the band.
Published: 09/18/2012 Upgrade
This tutorial presents lessons on the smash hit "This Love", as made famous by Maroon 5. This was the bands first hit, which broke them in the US. It's a funky little tune with some interesting quirks. We'll teach you the chords, rhythms, and lines in the verse, the chorus, and the bridge...then we'll play it through in a performance at the end.
Published: 12/15/2010 Upgrade
In this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will take you through all the parts in the party song "Tubthumping", as made famous by Chumbawumba. Henrik will show you the intro and the main chord progression that occurs in most of the song, the distorted electric guitar that occurs during the choruses, the interludes, and the acoustic rhythms and wah-wah parts in the verses. As always, we'll do a full performance play along with the "band" to finish it off!
Published: 03/17/2011 Upgrade
In this lesson set, Henrik Linde is going to teach "Unglued", by Stone Temple Pilots. Henrik will give an overview of the song then talk about gear and tone, then dig into the two guitar parts in the intro. Next up are the distinct verse rhythms for both guitars, then we'll hit the huge open chords in the chorus. We'll break down the edgy solo and solo rhythm after that, before we do full and single guitar performances and a jam along.
Published: 09/11/2014 Upgrade
This tutorial is all about "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", as made famous by The Animals in 1965. Henrik Linde will take you through the guitar tone, the types of chords used, the verse chords and rhythm, the chorus chords and tag, and then he'll play it all through for you in a final performance. For the finale, you'll play it yourself over the backing track.
Published: 08/16/2011 UpgradeStyles

In this series of lessons, we'll look into some of the fundamental guitar techniques that made up the distinct soul and R&B sound that was Motown, otherwise known as "Hitsville U.S.A.". We'll examine the vibe and tone, the backbeat as the backbone, imitating horns, doubling the bass, and more!
Published: 06/23/2010 Upgrade
This style tutorial introduces you to the art of playing surf music. Henrik Linde will show you some of the techniques and approaches used in this fun musical style, using a custom surf style song as our guide: how to get the tone and vibe, some tips on riffing and how to pick, some rhythm ideas, some soloing approaches, and a couple of whammy bar insights. At the end we'll play through the surf tune with a custom backing track.
Published: 12/10/2010 Upgrade