Riffs You can Use


Riffs You can Use - Part 13 Lyle: Hi jeremy: hi Lyle PhilP: hi guitar players! Lyle: Don't be frightened or put off by the "disco" beat or the "hip hop" beat of the jam track. It doesn't mean we can't ROCK! jeremy: I'm not scared Lyle: Here's the rhythm riff. It's in the style of Zakk Wylde from Ozzy's band and BLS: Lyle: Learn that rhythm riff and play it over and over with the jam track. Lyle: In the jam track, there is no chord being played, so you can play any scale you want! Lyle: Just a constant A note is being played by the bass. Lyle: The scale I used is called a Phrygian Dominant scale. It is the seventh mode in the jazz melodic minor scale: Lyle: Using this scale helps you play sounds that aren't found in the everyday minor pentatonic scale you might be used to using. Lyle: I'll show you the same scale laid out on the 1st string: Lyle: Here's a riff I made from the single string pattern: Lyle: Watch this video to see and hear how it's meant to be played: Lyle: The next riff has a technique I think I stole from the late, great, Frank Zappa. I must have seen him doing this once long ago. Take the edge of your pick and hammer-on and pull-off kind of, while you change the notes with your left hand Lyle: Here's the basic tab of the riff: Lyle: Here's the video. I keep my pick hitting the 18th fret, while my left hand moves dfown the scale: Lyle: Besides improvising by playing some exotic scale, you should always revert back to a simple blues scale to make it all sound ..."right". Lyle: In the next riff, notice I use the A minor blues scale, then end on the A note to resolve the whole sound of it. PhilP: I didn't know Zappa invented that technique jeremy: it sounds eerie with the jam track Lyle: I didn't say he invented it, but I learned it from seeing him do it. Lyle: I've seen Steve Vai and Joe Satriani do it many times, but before that, I saw Zappa do it. Lyle: Probably some old blues player did it back in the 40's. PhilP: do you happen know what song it was? Lyle: No, I don't remember. Lyle: That's all for this installment of Riffs You Can Use...and abuse. Next week I'll dig up some more riffs. PhilP: thanks Lyle! Lyle: You're welcome! Lyle: Have a great week, and see you next time! jeremy: thanks!	<< load notation from left
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