This lesson contains ten acoustic guitar riffs that begin simple and progress in melodic, rhythmic, and technical complexity. Each of these riffs is accompanied by a brief explanation of the musical elements being used. These should give you an idea of some of the skills and techniques you’ll need to practice in order to learn …
In this lesson I explain the theory behind the modes of the major scale, and in this lesson I show you the 3 note per string patterns that allow you to play in the Phrygian mode across the whole guitar fretboard. In today’s lesson, we are going to concentrate less on the theory behind the …
If you’re making this mistake, your guitar riffs will improve by simply undoing it. When I started getting a grip on fast legato playing, my bandmates began complaining that my guitar riffs were getting progressively worse. I was binge practicing at the time, and while I felt that my technique and overall guitar skills were …
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Is it true that some riffs are forbidden in guitar stores? Does playing the intro to Stairway to Heaven or Smoke on The Water result in people getting kicked out of guitar stores? These riffs are typically performed by beginner guitarists, and while the store owner may grow tired of hearing them over and over …
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There are thousands of easy Rock guitar riffs you can find on the Internet. In this lesson we’ll take an approach that’s a bit different and go beyond adding a few more riffs to your vocabulary. I have created 10 Rock guitar riffs that start from very easy and get pretty complex by the end. …
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Though blues guitarists are more renowned for their guitar licks and solos than for riffs, good blues guitar players aren’t just able to touch your heart with sweet melodies. They’re also able to be the engine of the songs with blues guitar riffs. In this lesson we’ll explore the rhythm in the blues with 10 …
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Drone guitar technique refers to the sustained use of a note or a chord throughout most or all of a piece of music. In today’s lesson I will be giving you a template you can use to create as many riffs as you want using guitar droning technique. Our drone note will be the open …
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Guitar trill technique is frequently used as an exercise by students starting out, or trying to improve, their legato technique. And while trills do make a good exercise, one shouldn’t miss the fact that they’re also a very expressive melodic ornament you can use in your guitar riffs, licks, and solos. In this lesson you’ll …
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Learn what a guitar riff is, and start riffing straight away! If you look at the example guitar licks in this lesson and compare them to the ones in this, you will get quite a good idea of what makes the difference between a guitar lick and a guitar riff. In this tutorial, we’ll go …
