TG takes a look at one of the greatest feel-good rock anthems of all time

The opening few seconds of Free’s 1970 mega-hit All Right Now – with Paul Kossoff’s cranked Les Paul and Marshall amp keeping a steady pace with drummer Simon Kirke’s thumping beat – have to go down as one of the most recognisable intros of all time. Budding air guitarists, wedding-disco grans and serious rock aficionados all love the song with passionate, equal measure, and today it continues to be found on radio playlists and cover band setlists alike.

Though the riffs are iconic, it’s guitarist Paul Kossoff’s solo that’ll take most of your practice time. Those fast pentatonic licks represent the biggest technical challenge, in particular the first one, which kicks off on an offbeat – miss the initial note and you can write that bar of music off all together! However, it’s Kossoff’s touch and vibrato that really take time to develop. Generally his vibrato was fast and wide, but listen out also for his signature vibrato string bends, too.