Paint it Black - How to Play Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones on Guitar

Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones taught on the guitar with this FREE online video lesson by Joe Wiles. To learn the rest of this song go to goo.gl/z2t05
The first single from The Rolling Stone's fourth album, Aftermath, Paint It, Black is the quintessential song from the psychedelic rock movement of the 1960's. Although the Beatles were credited with introducing the sitar to mainstream pop music in the mid-1960's, Rolling Stone's Paint It, Black was the first song to be a number one hit featuring the instrument. Even though it was recorded as a comedy song, Paint It, Black went on to achieve number one status in both the U.S. and the U.K.
Paint It, Black is in the key of E minor. It begins with its signature sitar riff, which Keith Richards is known to use an effected electric to emulate. In our tutorial, we cover both the introduction to the song as well as the chords that make up the chorus. On a guitar, the intro riff, which is also the riff that is played over the verse, uses a moving melody from the E minor scale that is answered by a droning E note on the open high E string. In the first half of the chorus, the chords move quickly between an E minor, a D major, a G major, back to a D major, then stay on the E minor again for eight counts. Through the second half of the chorus, the chords move in the same way from the E minor, D major, G major, and back to D major, but end up on a A major chord for four counts followed by a B major chord for four counts to finish off.

[@bryand6811]

for reference
*play with high E in between*
1st part: 5 7 8 10 8 7 5
2nd: 5 4 5 7
3rd: 2 4h 5h 2(high E)
pull off: 5 4 2 4

[@ttv7927]

This is just for me to read
5 7 8 10 8 7 5

[@thequitekid1316]

Nah me too fam

[@edgarmolterer6054]

i have tried a lot of the songs demonstratios but Joe Wiles one is the best of them

[@richardfweeler2939]

Hey Joe .....thank for a easy to follow vid ....no super heroes ..no showing off, if I can learn it you have worked wonders

[@Losmescalitos]

Neat and to the point. In my youth we had to listen to the record and work it out. This is much easier.

[@Awesomeaki17]

I really like your videos, your clear, concise, and simple directions have made it easy to learn some new songs in a short amount of time, I love it.

[@aidand.7911]

Thank you Star Burns!

[@jaymehodge1118]

This video helped to play one of my favorite songs and that I thank you man

[@Hoosiercow]

ohh keith stone your sooo smooth.......ALWAYS

[@vibefrequencyable]

Any chance u could do frozen love by buckingham nicks...?

[@Silv3rSabLe]

ive been replaying this video over n over. So much help! thank you!!

[@cc92103]

That is the thinnest top-to-bottom (between the pickups) Les Paul I've ever seen. Is it a Gibson?

[@MrRhard123]

I wanna learn the chorus!

[@B02007]

Awesome taught me right away

[@gutairman6847]

tht sg is badass

[@rickoenig5170]

I like your version better than anyone else's because you don't use a capo👍. So where's the chorus???

[@cruhsawnt3494]

5 7 8 10 8 7 5 5 4 5 7 (h) 2 4 5 e-2 (po) 5 4 2 4

[@jakebradey565]

nice tv where u get it...... i want one

[@KeepAutismWeird]

smooth like keith stone

[@MrOppi3]

@xboxmime ibanez s actually a really expesive and great quality guitar, it ramks right next to gibson

[@timpenfield5]

cool. but iv seen guys play this the same way with a capo. 1st fret i think?

[@extremelyuninspired]

dude looks like Mac DeMarco.

[@alexlazo1343]

*Mick jagger

[@fuzzyjoe9374]

Alex Lazo *mac de marco

[@felipesouza626]

*Mick Jagger

[@getjook]

thanks you sir!big help

[@pr5101]

awesome les paul!did you do the custom stuff?

[@seanmesken7207]

ilay fachler
That's a nighthawk bro
similar but not quite the same

[@miguelperez4013]

Joe Wiles vs Marty Swartz in an epic guitar battle... who would win??

[@illkillyou565]

is that jemaine from flight of the conchords

[@Metalrebel2012]

Just learned it that fast

[@GreenAndBlueOmega]

So, you said you were gonna show us the chourus?????

[@SK8antonio99]

@theultimatemw2kid I have a squier stratocaster

[@KernowFishy]

Really helpful, thank you.

[@TonesterStrudel]

For those about to rock, We salute you.
But they can't,
because Your instructions were wrong.
"We are also gonna take a look at the chorus"
I'm flabbergasted it took me this long to realize it.
But hey,
Great video, Very informative.
Overall: 9/10

[@jonathanperreault5338]

Very helpfull rhanks a lot

[@MegaKirby96]

cooll man i wach in a in from paraguay

[@IIxLordOfDarknessxII]

My fingers dont stretch long enough to do 1:40 and I have a classic guitar so it wont do the echo...

[@14msviolet2]

tHANKS AGAINN

[@smALplanet]

nice nighthawk

[@MyBottletree]

The infamous Gibson SG is hanging there I don't believe it

[@sumitvids]

where was the chorus????

[@bradlahsheelds]

The comma's there on the new album D:

[@RyBrenn88]

@exceedperception Wow. He teaches it in the completely right key. Key of E. Get your ears checked.

[@MrSku11candy]

@SK8antonio99 LOL! That's like him saying he has a Ferrari and you saying you have a Jeep.. Wrangler. :D

[@kayloh101]

idk how u do a riff?

[@loeilrock]

He looks like Andre from the League

[@alexmartinez7524]

You look like Sebastian Stan from Captain America Winter Soldier

[@EmB7CG]

HowToPlayDjangoReinhardt'sDjango'sTigerRhythmGuitar?

[@DIEHARD5234]

object in 0:53

[@gavthomas4632]

Rolling Stones can't you hear me knocking plz

[@cintowin]

This guy is like Jimmy Fallon meets someone else.. but I can't think of who atm

[@kevinmalone8903]

that is played with guitar on the record

[@josephgiustiniani3959]

jimmy fallon does guitar instructions

[@ModTheRocker]

what about the chorous i swear u only showed the intro

[@DereekM]

How to play the intro you mean...

[@tomasabreu6061]

+DereekM i know how to read a fuckin tab but the fuckin chords its that i need

[@Martin-xh1hd]

@@tomasabreu6061 the intro is basically the whole song

[@davidpaul6656]

@@Martin-xh1hd - Without the comma 😂

[@minion8109]

No

[@jordanbleu]

um where was the chorus :/

[@AlterBandai]

quiso decir: "how to play the intro"
:)

[@taahamowls1009]

crazy train

[@EliteProdigy14]

@xboxmime
Did you really just say that Ibanez is not a nice guitar? That's incorrect lol you don't deserve an Ibanez if you think that.

[@aquaarora5370]

All these comments are from so long ago

[@1713ortiz]

....what happened to the chorus

[@timpenfield5]

and another live version in d around 1990. go figure

[@Fpsrod69]

i bet his doesnt know how to play my secret song :3

[@godlike9724]

5457

[@robb8773]

What's the song key?

[@rambo30844]

Where's the chorus man!?

[@XxSKITTELZxX1]

It's just the intro.

[@fgd5604]

His hair grew....

[@a.v.ray.]

this is in the wrong key

[@pablogriswold421]

Not really. The original is just a few cents lower than e minor, although now Keith plays it in d minor.

[@a.v.ray.]

interesting

[@pablogriswold421]

+DillyOproductions Blue Öyster Cult

[@AZJAG81]

Um. Im a newbie but thats not how the whole song goes

[@ibelieveinyedies]

Wat? You didn't put the chorus. You said you would do that. DX

[@JoshLikeCrazy]

wut

[@CanadianChad]

that guy is just weird and you guys should checkout marty shwartz

[@randafilms8621]

You need to demonstrate the song before you start talking

[@JonathanFinn96]

HAHAHAHAHA you have a missing incisor !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@punkmonster56]

Keith Richards doesnt play it like that

[@BadBlix]

0:25 , least interesting information ever.

[@marcakilo]

mucho bla bla bla

[@lockwoMGD]

what the hell happend to your hair

[@stealthop]

wow this was lame , thank god you have a website .... pfffft !!!