A double stop is generally a dyad (two note) chord or interval pair played simultaneously on the guitar neck. Most often, a double stop occurs on the same fret, on two ajacent strings however, some double stops can occur 2, 3 or even 4 frets apart. The best example of a double stop is the song Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry where guitar part is a series of double stops in between riffs from the minor pentatonic scale.

Double Stop Profile

Intervals	n/a
Stability	n/a
Grouping Class	Dyad
Common Names (examples in C)	n/a (usually notated in lead sheet)

Double Stop Example

Below is a simple example of double-stop usage. See also the audio sample further below.

Double Stop Audio Sample(s)

To download audio sample(s) for later listening, right click on the MP3 link, then from the context menu that appears select Save Target As (Internet Explorer) or Save Link As (Firefox).

Audio Sample Name	Flash	MP3
Double Stop Riff		double-stop-riff.mp3

Related Lessons & Resources

• Guitar Lessons
• • How to read chord diagrams
  • Open chords part 1
• Music Theory
• • Harmonizing a major scale (triads)

External Resources

• Double stop at Wikipedia.org