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Riff Tone
If It Makes You Happy
Sheryl Crow
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1960s or early '70s, as used by Sheryl Crow on the original recording)
Amp65 Amps London Pro & matching cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Gear confirmed for Sheryl Crow's studio work and era, but no explicit confirmation for this exact song's riff section. No pedalboard or effects chain confirmed for the studio recording; amp is the most consistently cited.
Tone Character(10)
slightly gritty edge-of-breakupopen and janglyclear single-coil articulationwarm but present midrangedynamic and touch-sensitiveorganic amp-driven crunchnot heavily compressedclassic American rock rhythmbright but not harshresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords and straightforward strumming, with some dynamic control needed for the amp's edge-of-breakup response, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1960s or early '70s, as used by Sheryl Crow on the original recording)
Amp65 Amps London Pro & matching cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Gear confirmed for Sheryl Crow's studio work and era, but no explicit confirmation for this exact song's riff section. No pedalboard or effects chain confirmed for the studio recording; amp is the most consistently cited.
Tone Character(10)
slightly gritty edge-of-breakupopen and janglyclear single-coil articulationwarm but present midrangedynamic and touch-sensitiveorganic amp-driven crunchnot heavily compressedclassic American rock rhythmbright but not harshresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords and straightforward strumming, with some dynamic control needed for the amp's edge-of-breakup response, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.