Riffs You can Use


Riffs You can Use - Part 6 Lyle: Check out what you'll be working on: Lyle: The rhythm part of this is based around Em9 to Cmaj7: Lyle: Here's a jam track for you to play along with: x: nice sound, mind' if i steal that Lyle: It has an '80s Whitesnake sound to it I think. Joe: ha, yes x: my favorite Lyle: I'm a fan of John Sykes, the guitarist for Whitesnake/Blue Murder. Lyle: These two chords are based in Em. Lyle: The first riff I played in the lesson sample is just a G major scale followed by an Em arpeggio. Lyle: Put those together like this: Lyle: Any questions? Philip: beginner question: what are the notes in an arpeggio? Lyle: The notes in an arpeggio are the chordal tones. These are the tones that outline a chord. Most chords start off as simple triads, 3 note chords. Philip: ok Lyle: Instead of strumming all these tones at the same time, making harmony, you can pick each one to create a melody. Philip: I understand - thanks Lyle: The second riff is a blues style riff made from the Em pentatonic. Lyle: The video might help for the next riff: Lyle: The whole solo ends with a single high note bend: Lyle: Notice how I "composed" this little solo. I started with a scale run with an arpeggio, then a real simple blues riff, then the fast hammer-ons, then ended with a simple high note. Lyle: Once you learn all the riffs, try playing them along with me on this looping jam track.	<< load notation from left
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