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Yeah, I know most of the scales, but i don't know what to do with them... I mean, most of the time when listening to songs i can figure out the scales, but i can't seem to write a single decent riff by myself! A few tips from u song writers and expert guitarists, plz
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Re: I know the scales, but so fucking what??
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Quote from: Genesis on February 04, 2005, 08:07:56 AM
Yeah, I know most of the scales, but i don't know what to do with them... I mean, most of the time when listening to songs i can figure out the scales, but i can't seem to write a single decent riff by myself! A few tips from u song writers and expert guitarists, plz
not this is a is a whole answer or even a right or wrong answer....? ?but if you are looking to make a riff that is pleasing to your ear, worry less about doing your scale "right" & worry more about pulling off something within the key you are playing within the count. Then it will come natural to you.
it's your song.... Improvize all you want. use half the scale or even change it up. you'll get faster with feel
Try writing down some words & just make it a simple 4/4 count & put your Key/chords on top of the words & count for each chord ( 1 2 3 4 tap your foot) to this:
E 1 2 3 4? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Been coming over to Jarmo's
A 1 2 3 4
All night n day
E 1 2 3 4? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Been coming over to Jarmo's
A 1 2 3 4
I think I'm here to stay
B 1 2 3 4
But when My Baby's Callin
A 1 2 3 4
Yeah! Got to be on my...
E 1 2 3 4? 1 2 3 4
WaY? ?< Strike E Chord, then good place to add quick blues scale to end song
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Re: I know the scales, but so fucking what??
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my advice is use the scales and pick any notes on that scale and stick 2 that particular scale. it can be any order, any speed.
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Re: I know the scales, but so fucking what??
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Scales?
Hum something in your head that
you
'd like to hear as a riff.. transfer it to guitar. Simple as.
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Re: I know the scales, but so fucking what??
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May I suggest something?
don't use your fingers, use your brains, your imagination, whistle some fucking decent riff, memorize it (come on... riffs are short) and then try to play it on guitar, maybe they are in a hard key to play, so after you can play it look if you can "move" that riff into a easier key to do easier chourds for chours, bridges, etc etc.
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Re: I know the scales, but so fucking what??
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Quote from: Genesis on February 04, 2005, 08:07:56 AM
Yeah, I know most of the scales, but i don't know what to do with them... I mean, most of the time when listening to songs i can figure out the scales, but i can't seem to write a single decent riff by myself! A few tips from u song writers and expert guitarists, plz
i have an easy answer for ya
less is more
i use to have the hardest time writing a riff just like u are mentioning and then i realized what i was doing wrong
i tried to make things too difficult.
listen to some of your fav bands and pay close attention to the riffs
most of the time its only 3 or 4 chords.
i use to listen to a song and think WOW that must be difficult, then id reallylisten to it and realize "well shit, thats simple"
now i have simplified my thinking and i can write riffs all day long.
plus use a drum machine
playing heavy riffs without drums sometimes just dont kick as much ass and its harder to write them
put a drum machine or something while u are playing and it sparks creativity and i guarantee u will crank shit out all day long!
hope that helps!
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The best homepages for this questions I think is
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Listen to Hendrix, Clapton, Slash, Jimmy Page, Kirk hammet. Listen to everything, from blues to heavy metal. Pay attention to the solos, with time you will memorize the riffs these guitarrists (and others too) use and you will incorporate them and use them in your own way
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