Riffs
A riff is a repeating pattern of notes which can be either played throughout a verse (or even a whole song) or altered to fit a chord progression. Riffs are very common in Funk, Blues, Jazz and Rock, and the Blues scale is excellent for creating riffs. Here are some riffs derived from the Blues scale. After you have learned these, try inventing some of your own riffs.
Class Sessions
1- Chord Inversions
2- Minor Chords
3- The Blues Scale
4- Eighth Note Rhythms
5- Seventh Chords
6- The Triplet
7- Sixteenth Notes
8- Intervals
9- The Major Chord
10- More About Chords and Keys
11- INTRODUCTION
12- 16th Note Studies
13- Approach to Practice
14- Swing Rhythms
15- C Chromatic Scale
16- G7 Chord Inversions
17- Riffs
18- Scale Tone Chords
19- C Minor Chord Inversions
20- Slash Chords
21- Chord Diagrams
22- C Major Chord Inversions
23- Quarter Note Rhythms
24- Creating Minor Chords
25- Minor Keys
26- Syncopation
27- Transposing
28- Listening
29- The Shuffle
30- Creating 7th Chords
31- Interval Types
32- G Major Chord Inversions
33- Basic Equipment
34- Interval Distances
35- Identifying 8th Note Rhythms
36- Seventh Chord Types
37- The G Major Chord
38- Grace Notes
39- Omitting Notes From Chords
40- F Major Chord Inversions
41- Transposing Chords
42- 12 Bar Blues
43- The F Major Chord
44- Guidelines for Using Inversions
45- Using Ties, Pedal Tones
46- Scale Tone Seventh Chords
47- Chord Substitution
48- Creating Other Chord Types