Riff Writing Masterclass
Added 2024-11-21 23:03:00 +0000 UTCSo while we do primarily cover lead guitar playing here at the Guitar School,
I do think that maintaining your rhythm chops is super important to your ongoing growth as a guitarist. As well as the obvious advantages of keeping your picking hand dextrous, and being a great way to practice your hand synchronization, riff writing is also an absolutely fantastic way to get you thinking about harmony more and understand how to work within the structure of a kill.
So in this riff writing masterclass I'm gonna show you the principles of how myself, and many other pro guitarists, approach composition and how to apply these principles to your own writing. Let's get riffing!
0:00 Intro
1:16 Making riffs with scales
10:24 Rhythm and syncopation
19:27 Structure
28:57 Making riffs with chord progressions
Comments
"Do that, do that, do the other, do that". I just wrote my first riff in AABA 🤘 Seriously though man, great masterclass. So many tips packed in. I can bust out the traditional power chord riffs but so much more flavour to add with this. I watched this in bits and pieces without my guitar and will definitely be going back to this multiple times with my guitart. I've started something towards the December Riff Challenge as well.
iDuncan
2024-12-05 19:56:24 +0000 UTCI've written some riffs in the past but this was huge to start making my writing more interesting, never seen someone explain it so in depth, great work
Metal Dad87
2024-12-04 00:59:55 +0000 UTCAbsolutely! Great example
Bradley Hall
2024-11-27 14:35:09 +0000 UTCYes! Putting together a Guitar101 series for beginners
Bradley Hall
2024-11-27 14:34:36 +0000 UTCGreat lesson, I’d never considered riffs in sections before, almost like mini-songs in themselves.
Dan Fairs
2024-11-24 15:26:02 +0000 UTCSuper useful lesson, thank you Bradley! Are you planning to do some bending lessons for beginners?
A. Szabó
2024-11-23 19:05:37 +0000 UTCHi Bradley, So from what I gather, a good example of syncopation would be the song "Heal my wounds" by COC?
Hillson72
2024-11-22 14:22:37 +0000 UTCCheers Brooks!
Bradley Hall
2024-11-22 12:19:44 +0000 UTCSure are! Hope you enjoy the lesson
Bradley Hall
2024-11-22 12:19:40 +0000 UTCExactly what I needed! Thank you!
Brooks Hardy
2024-11-22 00:02:27 +0000 UTCOh man, I can’t wait to actually watch this! Rhythm chops are so important
Ryne G. Schuler
2024-11-21 23:13:55 +0000 UTC
