playing the guitar...

 keep it simple stupid

the magic number is three

3/4 or 12/8 or 3/2 (hemiola)

now I aint the worlds greatest guitarist but I know how its done

3 again

riff

tone 

getting jiggy with it

you get the speed guys but thats just wanking  and requires serious attention to obtain and maintain the posture. bit like be-bop. 

anyways for us dullards who came to the party late there are still ways to express youself and those old country riffs slowed down, regurgitated, decorated with a scale and change of position  passed through the distorto can sound cooool. banana cool.

or just do a Neil and follow the chords note for note up and down the scale according to what takes your fancy.

got it?

and watch out for booze and drugs and fast women