Formed in Los Angeles in the late ’70s, The Knack were neither punk nor rock, but pure simple pop, standing out amongst the musical daydream that littered the Sunset Strip. Signing with Capitol after a flurry of label offers, the Knack released their debut, Get the Knack, in 1979. With its main single “My Sharona,” the Knack climbed both the album and singles charts and quickly secured themselves a place in the world of pop music.
Main Riff
In this lesson, notice that the last three measures are primarily the same. The key here is proper finger arrangements and proper tablature pickings.
Begin the first measure by placing your 1st finger on the third fret on the “A” string. Barre your 4th finger on the fifth fret on the “D” string, the “G” string, and the “B” string. Play that a few times, and then just move to the first and third frets in the same position on the same strings. There will be a transitional slide into the second measure next.
Begin this slide by using your 1st finger and sliding to the third fret on the “low E” string. Once you have done that, use your 1st finger to play the third fret on the “low E” string, and your 3rd finger to play the fifth fret on the “D” string. The rest of the lesson is repetitive! This song is ultra-catchy, and now you can play it!