How to play SULTANS OF SWING with only 3 strings (guitar chorus lick)

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As I took the first steps into learning "Sultans of Swing", one of the things that jumped out immediately was this incredibly recognizable chorus lick - and how playing it by itself can be an entirely satisfying exercise. After spending some time with it, I decided to craft some constraints around it: specifically, introducing the challenge of only using 3 strings to play all of the necessary chords.

While this may seem like a challenging constraint, it actually makes the lick a bit more accessible, in my opinion - it allows you to avoid any "full" barre chords that require 5 or 6 strings. As such, I present to you this quick warm-up exercise based on this riff. It's a great one to memorize to turn heads wherever you may find yourself with a guitar, and likewise will help you develop barre chord muscles if you haven't yet mastered the 5- or 6-string barre. Enjoy!

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