The Guitar Player’s Bag Of Tricks 2:...

The Guitar Player’s Bag

Of Tricks 2:

RIFFS

- Course Supplement -

ByColinDaniel

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Chapter#1–ScalesOverview Diagram#1 Diagram#2

ç“B”stringnotesinthekeyofAm/C+Diatonic–youcangotoallthewayupyourfretboardifyoulike.

ç Notesonthe2ndStringfromtheAMinorDiatonicScale

Notesontheè2ndStringfromthe

AMinorPentatonicScale

NotethattheAminorpentatonicanddiatonicscalessharetheexactsamenotesastheCmajorpentatonicanddiatonicscales.

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Diagram#3

Keyof“A”minor

Diatonic

Pentatonic

OmissionoftheIIandVIfromanydiatonicminorscalecreatespentatonicminor.Pentatoniccanbeappliedtobothmajorandminorscales.Ourfocuswillbeminor.

Note–thesesymbolsareusedinthetabs:

H=Hammer

Sl=Slide

R=LetRing

PO=PullOff

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Chapter#2-HarmonicIntervalsVanHalen*Eitheralldownstrokesoralternatedownup

Riff#1–“A”pentatonicminor

Riff#2–“A”Hexatonicminor(addedII)

Riff#3–“A”Hexatonicminor

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Chapter#3–MelodicIntervals

Riff#1–Diatonic(Pureminor)Descending

Riff#2–Diatonic(PureMinor)Ascending

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Chapter#4-Raised6thRiff#1

Riff#2

Riff#3

(melodicintervals) (harmonicintervals)

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Chapter#5-Keyof“E”minor–VoodooChildDiagram#4 Diagram#5

ç Notesonthe2ndStringfromtheEmDiatonicScale

Notesontheè2ndStringfromtheEmPentatonicScale

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Riff#1–(JimiLoopRhythmRiff)

*Intheloopthisriffisplayed2xandthentherhythmsitsonanE7/E+/Eaug9th(E9too)

Riff#2–(Emphasisonthe(-3)“G”

Riff#3–switchbacktechniquewith3notegroup

Riff#4–Slippin’andSlidin’withHammerons

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Chapter#6–CrossKeysDiagram#6–DiatonicScales

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Diagram#7–PentatonicScales

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Chapter#7-KeyofF#MinorDiagram#8Diagram#9

ç Notesonthe2ndStringfromtheF#MinorDiatonicScale

Notesontheè2ndStringfromthe

F#MinorPentatonicScale

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SwitchbacksinF#mDiatonic(Hybridpickingpossibilities–4-notegroups)

Ascending–tooveranoctave

Descending

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Chapter#8–UsingSwitchBacksinF#MinorRiff#1–Combo4and3notegroupdescendingW/Aswitchback

Riff#2–Melodicintervalapproach

Riff#3–Harmonicintervalapproach

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Chapter#9-KeyofC#minorDiagram#10Diagram#11

ç Notesonthe2ndStringfromtheC#MinorDiatonicScale

Notesontheè2ndStringfromthe

C#MinorPentatonicScale

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Chapter#10–Slippin’andSlidin’(Focusistoendonthe“E”becauseoftheprogression)

Riff#1

Riff#2(Hammeron’sandharmonics)

Riff#3–forthelast2notesyoucouldsubinharmoniesinstead

harmonics

harmonics

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Chapter#11–HeyTonightRiff#1