This riff requires you to use a precise down, up, down, up motion with your strumming arm. On the downbeat we mute the strings for a percussive sound and on the upbeat we strum the chord fragments. It’s a little trick to get at first, but practice along with the jam track until you get it!Read More »“Badge” by Cream
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Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Cornell Where to find this song – Down on the Upside track # 7 Release Date – May 1996 The Band:… Read More »“Burden In My Hand” by Soundgarden
“Eye In The Sky” Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy Intro Riff Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Use your volume knob to “fade” in and out of… Read More »The Allan Parsons Project: “Eye In The Sky”, “Games People Play”
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Intro This is the primary riff from “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses. It’s a little tricky to get down… Read More »Sweet Child O Mine by Guns N Roses
Difficulty: Easy
This riff uses power chords and a droning, palm muted open string. When you play the open A string in this riff, you’ll want to apply a palm mute with your picking hand to help muffle the sound from the string. To do this you’ll rest the heel of your picking hand lightly on the strings just before the bridge and apply a little pressure as you pick the string. This will create a slightly muffled tone for the note. When you switch to the notes on the D and G strings you’ll want to take away the palm mute to let these notes ring out like normal.Read More »“Looks That Kill” by Motley Crue
These tips will help you get more out of your practice time. It’s a good idea to practice at least a little every day. You… Read More »Electric Guitar Practice Tips
An arpeggio is built from the notes that make up a chord, but are picked as individual notes. They may be used as fill-ins, linking melodies with chords and chord/melody. Arpeggios have their own patterns but not unlike their chord counterparts. There are 5 basic patterns for each type type of arpeggio just like there were 5 basic patterns for chords.Read More »Guitar Arpeggios: An Introduction
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