The 12 days of riffmas day 3: It's time to go back to 1988 and Pixies' classic Surfer Rosa album for the main riff from their most well-loved song, Where Is My Mind?
The 12 days of riffmas: learn the riff to Pixies' Where Is My Mind?
Day 3: learn the alt rock classic from Black Francis and Co with our lessons video
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