Spin Doctors - Two Princes - Guitar Solo Tab

Pocket Full Of Kryptonite

1991 4:17

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About Two Princes

Few early-90s guitar parts are as immediately recognisable as the choppy, syncopated rhythm figure that drives "Two Princes." Spin Doctors built the whole song around a deceptively simple E-major groove, but locking that rhythm in cleanly is trickier than it sounds. The riff leans on tight, percussive downstrokes and a precise sense of where the upbeats land, so if your strumming feels loose the whole thing falls apart. At 120 BPM in E Standard tuning, the tempo is comfortable, but the feel has to be right: it sits in a bouncy, slightly behind-the-beat pocket that rewards players who really listen to the drum pattern underneath. The chord shapes themselves are beginner-friendly, making this a great song for developing rhythmic confidence rather than technical flash. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the opening riff slowed down until that syncopated strum pattern feels completely natural in your hand before you bring it back up to speed. Alternative Rock rhythm playing often lives or dies on exactly this kind of feel work.

• The signature riff is built on open-position E-major chords, making it accessible for intermediate players focused on nailing the syncopated rhythm.
• E Standard tuning at 120 BPM means no retuning is needed, and the moderate tempo gives you room to focus on getting the strumming pocket right.
• The hardest part is the choppy, percussive upstroke-and-downstroke pattern. Practise it with a metronome at half speed before pushing to full tempo.