Audioslave - Like a Stone

How to play Audioslave - Like a Stone by Audioslave on guitar

This song is a great beginner pick because the groove is steady and the progression is easy to hear once you lock in the pulse. It feels relaxed but serious, so you can focus on smooth changes and keeping the rhythm even.

You will use a mix of open shapes and harder barre shapes, so the main challenge is moving cleanly between them. The opening move goes G to A# to Gm and back to G, and that jump from an open shape into barre shapes is the change to watch most closely.

Start by practicing the opening progression slowly until each change feels automatic. Then add the rest of the song in short loops, keeping your strums even, and only speed up once you can switch between the open shapes and barre shapes without pausing.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.