MELODY:
Learn to play these two notes and repeat them as a melody
on the top e string.
ADD the BASS:
As you play the first note, play the bottom E string
with your thumb. You can do this just at the beginning,
with every note or just when you think it fits best.
A riff is a repeating
pattern.
A short melody that is played over and over again in a song.
Riffs are often hooks (the part of the song you remember).
Riffs can change pitch to follow the chord sequence (e.g.
a Blues riff following the 12-bar Blues sequence.
Have fun working out
these famous riffs by playing them:
These two are the same except the first one is lower (in 1st
position)
