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Riffs You can Use - Part 2
Lyle:
Here's a looping jam track for you to jam with tonight:
Lyle:
This is a 1 chord jam track. The chord is Em9:
Lyle:
Here's a video example on how I'm playing it .
Lyle:
Anyone here like Satriani?
Eric: sure, Surfing with the
Alien
Lyle: I made up a riff in the style Satriani to
go with this jam track. It's a single string melody.
brian: yea, I
liked that album. that's pretty much the only one I know
though
Eric:
what's your favorite Satch album Lyle?
Lyle: Trying looping the TAB or play along to the
Looping Sound Clip.
Lyle: All of them!
Lyle: The single string melody is made from the
Em scale.
Lyle:
Now you'll construct a cool riff you can use over this jam in
Em.
Lyle:
First, learn this Em arpeggio:
Lyle:
Practice it ascending and descending.
Lyle: Next, learn this Bm7
arpeggio:
Lyle:
Practice it ascending and descending.
Lyle: Next learn this Am blues
scale:
Lyle:
You can put them all together to make one riff, like
this:
vik: very
nice
Lyle: Any questions?
brian: is that how you see patterns when playing
solos/riffs?
Lyle: That's how I work some of them
out.
Lyle: This jam/melody is in the key of Em, the
relative minor of G major. Then I take scales and arpeggios that relate to the
key of G and just throw them together to make a riff,
hopefully.
Lyle: I made a riff from the GMaj7
arpeggio:
Lyle:
Notice how the riff starts on the F#/7th degree of the G major arpeggio, ascends
to the next F#, all within the GMaj7. This gives the riff a sort of F# locrian
minor mode sound.
Lyle: Because F# Locrian is the vii m7b5 mode in
G.
jackson:
sounds a little jazzy, ,,i like it.
Lyle:
Also, notice the last note of the riff resolves to E.
Lyle:
Listen to the video clip of riff 3 to hear what it sounds like against the
jam.
Lyle: That should give you a little idea to mess
around with.
Lyle: That's all the time I have for
tongith.
ax:
thanks
Lyle: Thanks for coming here. Hang out as long as
you want.
Eric:
that's great, thanks Lyle!
jackson: thanks that was great!
brian:
thanks Lyle, I can work on this more
Lyle: I'll be back each Monday night with another
riff or two you can use and abuse.
Lyle: Thanks for being here, have
fun!
vik: thanks
Lyle
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