Single Note Riffs

Lesson 2/57 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Metal Guitar

Single Note Riffs

A single note riff is often incorporated into a Metal rhythm. The following example is a single note riff played mainly on the fifth string.

This example combines the previous riff with an open A power chord. Note: the initials N.C. are an abbreviation for "no chord" meaning no chord shape is fingered with the left hand.

The principle of combining single note riffs with power chords can be applied to a chord progression.

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1- Metal Guitar Solos 2- Advanced Rhythm Techniques 3- More Power Chords 4- Metal Lead Guitar 5- Root Six and Root Five Power Chords 6- INTRODUCTION 7- More Scales and Techniques 8- Single Note Riffs 9- Advanced Lead Guitar Techniques 10- Tapping and Whammy Bar Techniques 11- Power Chords 12- Scales 13- Slurring 14- Open String Slurs 15- Whammy Bar Techniques 16- Minor Pentatonic Scale 17- The Chromatic Scale 18- Approach to Practice 19- Rhythm Variations 20- Three String Power Chords 21- Triplet Rhythms 22- Using Accents 23- Quarter Note Triplets 24- The Major Scale 25- Whammy Bar Vibrato 26- Harmonics 27- Off-Beat Rhythms 28- Natural Minor Scale 29- Right Hand Muting 30- Keys 31- Chord Progressions 32- Chord Diagrams 33- Whammy Bar Dive 34- Scale Diagrams 35- Vibrato 36- Metal Lead Guitar Licks 37- The Minor Scale 38- Two Bar Rhythms 39- Pick Harmonics 40- Sixteenth Note Rhythms 41- Whammy Bar Release 42- Harmonic Minor Scale 43- Tablature 44- Touch Harmonics 45- Rhythm Rests 46- Minor Pentatonic Scales 47- Muting 48- Arpeggio Picking 49- Keys and Key Signatures 50- Whammy Bar Dipping 51- The Rake 52- Pick Tremolo 53- Triplets 54- Relative Keys 55- Sixteenth Notes 56- Whammy Bar Flicking 57- Performing in Public

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Single Note Riffs