The Art of Riffing

Are you ready to start writing your own riffs but not sure where to start? In this series, David divulges some of his secrets to crafting great riffs and helps establish the building blocks for you to start creating your own.

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The Art of Riffing

About this course

Are you ready to start writing your own riffs but not sure where to start? In this series, David divulges some of his secrets to crafting great riffs and helps establish the building blocks for you to start creating your own.

What you'll learn

  • Master major 7th arpeggio fingering (Ionian/Lydian)
  • Master minor 7th arpeggio fingering (Dorian/Natural Minor)
  • Understand what arpeggios are and how they relate to chords
  • Understand which modes correspond to which arpeggio types
  • Learn to incorporate arpeggios into riff construction
Release date: 04/11/2016 • 1h 38m runtime
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Sample lessons
Pentatonic and More
Pentatonic and More
Minor Pentatonic: Riff One
Attack Variation
Attack Variation
Playing the First Riff
Flashy Inserts
Flashy Inserts
Lesson Intro and First Riff
Chord Fragments
Chord Fragments
The Chord Based Riff

What's included

45 lessons • 9 charts • 9 Jam Tracks

Series Introduction and Subdivisions
David kicks off his new series with a brief introduction and then jumps right into the content. In this lesson we'll look at the basics of subdivision and get a handle on the incredibly important concept of timing.
Series Introduction and Subdivisions
David kicks off his new series with a brief introduction and then jumps right into the content. In this lesson we'll look at the basics of subdivision and get a handle on the incredibly important concept of timing.
Series Introduction and Subdivisions
David kicks off his new series with a brief introduction and then jumps right into the content. In this lesson we'll look at the basics of subdivision and get a handle on the incredibly important concept of timing.
Series Introduction and Subdivisions
David kicks off his new series with a brief introduction and then jumps right into the content. In this lesson we'll look at the basics of subdivision and get a handle on the incredibly important concept of timing.
Pentatonic and More
In this lesson, David utilizes variations on the Pentatonic scale to craft some new riffs and help give you a starting point to create some of your own.
Pentatonic and More
In this lesson, David utilizes variations on the Pentatonic scale to craft some new riffs and help give you a starting point to create some of your own.
Pentatonic and More
In this lesson, David utilizes variations on the Pentatonic scale to craft some new riffs and help give you a starting point to create some of your own.

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