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Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval. FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarTHE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Syncopated, Double-Stop, Travis-Picking Patterns. Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passages THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC The Dominant Pentatonic. One of my favorite go-to scales of recent years, especially when playing in the context of a dominant 7th chord is a rather splendid hybrid pentatonic scale that we could call the dominant pentatonic. Well actually we could call it anything we want to, just depends how silly we’re feeling today! 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
DOUBLE STOP CHOPS
Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval. FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarTHE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Syncopated, Double-Stop, Travis-Picking Patterns. Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passages THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC The Dominant Pentatonic. One of my favorite go-to scales of recent years, especially when playing in the context of a dominant 7th chord is a rather splendid hybrid pentatonic scale that we could call the dominant pentatonic. Well actually we could call it anything we want to, just depends how silly we’re feeling today! 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
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Current Issue. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters You MUST Know. Articles. Features. Artists & Educators. Guitar Lessons. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters. Audio Chronicles Podcast. Riff Raff Podcast. 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
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50 Gifted Singer Songwriters June 4, 2019. About *SPECIAL BRAND NEW PREMIERE of Christie Lenee's video "Free World Citizen" featured in this edition of Riff Magazine. Watch below! Singer, songISSUE ARCHIVE
ISSUE 18: Summer 2019. It’s here! The special edition celebrating singer-songwriters has arrived. We are honored to have these artists share our Riff Journal pages for you to hear their words, listen to their music and watch them do their thing. FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitar SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Syncopated, Double-Stop, Travis-Picking Patterns. Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passages STRUMMING PATTERNS AND HOW TO CHOOSE ONE Susan is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music at Boston University. G MINOR BLUES, AN INTRO TO DJANGO REINHARDT’S SOUND This 3 chorus exercise was inspired by the song Minor Blues by Django Reinhardt. Minor Blues is a great doorway into this style because it’s based off of a simple i-iv-V (Gm6, Cm6, D7) structure. The lead lines in this exercise play off of minor 6th arpeggios with an added 9th for the I and iv chords, and a D7b9 arpeggio for the V chord. KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATURE One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloing DAISY PEDAL PICKIN’: SETTING UP YOUR PEDAL BOARD 1) Boosts, overdrives, distortions, and fuzzes. 2) Modulation effects such as chorus, phase, tremolo (actually a volume effect), flangers, and univibes (or anything that makes a swishy or worbly sound) 3) Ambient effects like reverb and delay. To start with, let’s talk about running a chain of pedals into a clean amplifier. RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
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Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval.THE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
STRUMMING PATTERNS AND HOW TO CHOOSE ONE Susan is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music at Boston University. THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC The Dominant Pentatonic. One of my favorite go-to scales of recent years, especially when playing in the context of a dominant 7th chord is a rather splendid hybrid pentatonic scale that we could call the dominant pentatonic. Well actually we could call it anything we want to, just depends how silly we’re feeling today! POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. He is the founding editor of the student magazine InTune and has edited KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATURE One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloing RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
DOUBLE STOP CHOPS
Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval.THE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
STRUMMING PATTERNS AND HOW TO CHOOSE ONE Susan is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music at Boston University. THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC The Dominant Pentatonic. One of my favorite go-to scales of recent years, especially when playing in the context of a dominant 7th chord is a rather splendid hybrid pentatonic scale that we could call the dominant pentatonic. Well actually we could call it anything we want to, just depends how silly we’re feeling today! POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. He is the founding editor of the student magazine InTune and has edited KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATURE One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloingCURRENT ISSUE
Current Issue. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters You MUST Know. Articles. Features. Artists & Educators. Guitar Lessons. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters. Audio Chronicles Podcast. Riff Raff Podcast. 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
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ISSUE 18: Summer 2019. It’s here! The special edition celebrating singer-songwriters has arrived. We are honored to have these artists share our Riff Journal pages for you to hear their words, listen to their music and watch them do their thing. There are also incredible FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitar SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Syncopated, Double-Stop, Travis-Picking Patterns. Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passages CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC The Dominant Pentatonic. One of my favorite go-to scales of recent years, especially when playing in the context of a dominant 7th chord is a rather splendid hybrid pentatonic scale that we could call the dominant pentatonic. Well actually we could call it anything we want to, just depends how silly we’re feeling today! 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, POSTS BY BRAD WENDKOS Tommy Emmanuel: Heartstrings ‘Round The World. Brad Wendkos October 15, 2015. Racing heart, shortness of breath, adrenalin rushing through every vessel in my body — I felt like a kid visiting Disneyland for the first time. Bright, shiny, Artists & Educators.INTERVALLIC PLAYING
The 4th example is using quintal harmony (chords or arpeggios built on 5ths). Once again this idea resolves on the 9th (F#) giving it a jazz flavor. This idea was inspired by Steve Vai’s intervallic bag of tricks. The 5th example is once again using 5ths, RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
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I play approximately 200 solo performer gigs a year with an acoustic/ electric guitar, percussion loops, vocals and a looper. Physically it’s a challenge to play 3 hours a night and improvise over the loops on an acoustic guitar, so, I found myself developing my guitar playing style for those live shows to incorporate moreTHE CAGED SYSTEM
Hello TrueFire students and guitar fanatics! It’s been a while since my last Riff Journal lesson from the inaugural issue where we explored neo-classical style playing with a face-melting rendition of Mozart’s Turkish dance “Rondo”. For this current lesson, I want to get back to basics with a necessary (and often overlooked)exploration of the
EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP Jamie Andreas is the author of the world acclaimed method for guitar "The Principles of Correct Practice For Guitar". Called "The Holy Grail" of guitar books, and "The International Bible Of Guitar", the Principles has enabled thousands of students worldwide who tried and failed to learn to play guitar for years or even decades, to become real guitar players.In 2012 Jamie was profiled in the STRUMMING PATTERNS AND HOW TO CHOOSE ONE Susan is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music at Boston University. 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW I love heady, high-concept guitar lessons, but this isn’t one of them! I wanted to share some very cool and extremely useful blues turnarounds with you that I use quite a bit. A turnaround is usually the last 2 bars of a 12 bar blues, although it can also be the last 4bars, so
THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC Check out the improvised playing in Audio Clip 1, where I’m using the C dominant pentatonic scale over a static C7 rock jam.. Another application I really enjoy is over the blues. Whereas many players reach for the more traditional minor pentatonic in a blues context by playing the dominant pentatonic on the I chord of the blues the 3rd is targeted and then by switching to minor pentatonic THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Bassist/composer/educator Ariane Cap has recorded and/or toured with Generation Esmeralda, producer Keith Olsen, Muriel Anderson, The Sippy Cups, Raj Ramayya, Girls Got the Blues, The David Haskell Fusion Group, Jean Fineberg's Partymonsters, Tempest POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATURE One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloing RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
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I play approximately 200 solo performer gigs a year with an acoustic/ electric guitar, percussion loops, vocals and a looper. Physically it’s a challenge to play 3 hours a night and improvise over the loops on an acoustic guitar, so, I found myself developing my guitar playing style for those live shows to incorporate moreTHE CAGED SYSTEM
Hello TrueFire students and guitar fanatics! It’s been a while since my last Riff Journal lesson from the inaugural issue where we explored neo-classical style playing with a face-melting rendition of Mozart’s Turkish dance “Rondo”. For this current lesson, I want to get back to basics with a necessary (and often overlooked)exploration of the
EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP Jamie Andreas is the author of the world acclaimed method for guitar "The Principles of Correct Practice For Guitar". Called "The Holy Grail" of guitar books, and "The International Bible Of Guitar", the Principles has enabled thousands of students worldwide who tried and failed to learn to play guitar for years or even decades, to become real guitar players.In 2012 Jamie was profiled in the STRUMMING PATTERNS AND HOW TO CHOOSE ONE Susan is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music at Boston University. 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW I love heady, high-concept guitar lessons, but this isn’t one of them! I wanted to share some very cool and extremely useful blues turnarounds with you that I use quite a bit. A turnaround is usually the last 2 bars of a 12 bar blues, although it can also be the last 4bars, so
THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC Check out the improvised playing in Audio Clip 1, where I’m using the C dominant pentatonic scale over a static C7 rock jam.. Another application I really enjoy is over the blues. Whereas many players reach for the more traditional minor pentatonic in a blues context by playing the dominant pentatonic on the I chord of the blues the 3rd is targeted and then by switching to minor pentatonic THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Bassist/composer/educator Ariane Cap has recorded and/or toured with Generation Esmeralda, producer Keith Olsen, Muriel Anderson, The Sippy Cups, Raj Ramayya, Girls Got the Blues, The David Haskell Fusion Group, Jean Fineberg's Partymonsters, Tempest POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATURE One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloingCURRENT ISSUE
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FREE | QUARTERLY | ADVERTISING-FREE. Give your guitar a rest for a few minutes and come Riff with us.. From the day we opened our doors here at TrueFire, we knew that our success as a music education software company hinged on one thing, and one thing only — the quality of our educators.. Sure, technology helps us practice smart and play hard, but that’s just icing on the cake. 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
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ISSUE 18: Summer 2019. It’s here! The special edition celebrating singer-songwriters has arrived. We are honored to have these artists share our Riff Journal pages for you to hear their words, listen to their music and watch them do their thing. FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitar SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passages that, with enough repetition and practice, are easy to memorize. 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW I love heady, high-concept guitar lessons, but this isn’t one of them! I wanted to share some very cool and extremely useful blues turnarounds with you that I use quite a bit. A turnaround is usually the last 2 bars of a 12 bar blues, although it can also be the last 4bars, so
THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Bassist/composer/educator Ariane Cap has recorded and/or toured with Generation Esmeralda, producer Keith Olsen, Muriel Anderson, The Sippy Cups, Raj Ramayya, Girls Got the Blues, The David Haskell Fusion Group, Jean Fineberg's Partymonsters, Tempest THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC Check out the improvised playing in Audio Clip 1, where I’m using the C dominant pentatonic scale over a static C7 rock jam.. Another application I really enjoy is over the blues. Whereas many players reach for the more traditional minor pentatonic in a blues context by playing the dominant pentatonic on the I chord of the blues the 3rd is targeted and then by switching to minor pentatonic POSTS BY BRAD WENDKOS Riff is TrueFire's free digital magazine, designed to celebrate our artists & educators. We’ll tell you stories, share exclusive lessons from them & tickle your ears with their music. RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
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Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval. EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Syncopated, Double-Stop, Travis-Picking Patterns. Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passagesTHE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
STRUMMING PATTERNS AND HOW TO CHOOSE ONE Susan is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music at Boston University. CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. He is the founding editor of the student magazine InTune and has edited KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATURE One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloing RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
DOUBLE STOP CHOPS
Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval. EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Syncopated, Double-Stop, Travis-Picking Patterns. Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passagesTHE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
STRUMMING PATTERNS AND HOW TO CHOOSE ONE Susan is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music at Boston University. CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. He is the founding editor of the student magazine InTune and has edited KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATURE One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloingCURRENT ISSUE
Current Issue. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters You MUST Know. Articles. Features. Artists & Educators. Guitar Lessons. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters. Audio Chronicles Podcast. Riff Raff Podcast. 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
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ISSUE 18: Summer 2019. It’s here! The special edition celebrating singer-songwriters has arrived. We are honored to have these artists share our Riff Journal pages for you to hear their words, listen to their music and watch them do their thing. There are also incredible FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitar SYNCOPATED, DOUBLE-STOP, TRAVIS-PICKING PATTERNS Syncopated, Double-Stop, Travis-Picking Patterns. Having a collection of versatile right-hand (picking-hand) techniques is important for any well-rounded fingerstyle player. When it comes to the Travis-Picking style there are a great deal of patterns to study and get under your hands. Patterns are nice because they are ordinarily short passages THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITH Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
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Free Download: Riffage Volume 11. Ali Hasbach October 24, 2017. We return this issue to our compilation of original music by our Riff featured artists and educators. Each of them in their own way is wailing’ on their instrum Music-Riffage. 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, THE DOMINANT PENTATONIC The Dominant Pentatonic. One of my favorite go-to scales of recent years, especially when playing in the context of a dominant 7th chord is a rather splendid hybrid pentatonic scale that we could call the dominant pentatonic. Well actually we could call it anything we want to, just depends how silly we’re feeling today! POSTS BY BRAD WENDKOS Tommy Emmanuel: Heartstrings ‘Round The World. Brad Wendkos October 15, 2015. Racing heart, shortness of breath, adrenalin rushing through every vessel in my body — I felt like a kid visiting Disneyland for the first time. Bright, shiny, Artists & Educators. RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarDOUBLE STOP CHOPS
Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval.THE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITHBASS GUITARCHORDS SHAPES
Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATUREALBERT PICKCOMPANY
One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloing RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarDOUBLE STOP CHOPS
Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval.THE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzle THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITHBASS GUITARCHORDS SHAPES
Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATUREALBERT PICKCOMPANY
One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloingCURRENT ISSUE
Current Issue. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters You MUST Know. Articles. Features. Artists & Educators. Guitar Lessons. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters. Audio Chronicles Podcast. Riff Raff Podcast. 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
ISSUE ARCHIVE
ISSUE 18: Summer 2019. It’s here! The special edition celebrating singer-songwriters has arrived. We are honored to have these artists share our Riff Journal pages for you to hear their words, listen to their music and watch them do their thing. There are also incredible FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarMUSIC-RIFFAGE
Free Download: Riffage Volume 11. Ali Hasbach October 24, 2017. We return this issue to our compilation of original music by our Riff featured artists and educators. Each of them in their own way is wailing’ on their instrum Music-Riffage.RIFF FAQ | RIFF
Riff is TrueFire’s new digital magazine, designed to celebrate our artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories, share exclusive lessons from them, and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity and musicality. riffjournal.com POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. He is the founding editor of the student magazine InTune and has edited THE NIGHT BEGINS TO SHINE This show takes a comedic look at the teen superheroes Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg, showing what life is like for them when their capes come off. First “The Night Begins To Shine” was used as the intro for the episode “Slumber Party.”. Cyborg lip-syncs and dances to “The Song” before saying “night night”and
DAISY PEDAL PICKIN’: SETTING UP YOUR PEDAL BOARD 1) Boosts, overdrives, distortions, and fuzzes. 2) Modulation effects such as chorus, phase, tremolo (actually a volume effect), flangers, and univibes (or anything that makes a swishy or worbly sound) 3) Ambient effects like reverb and delay. To start with, let’s talk about running a chain of pedals into a clean amplifier.ROOM 335 - RIFF
5/14 45 Bm7 Bm7 3 3 Am7 D7 3 full 5 2 3 (3) 12 10 12 10 12 14 10 10 (10) (10) 47 Gmaj7 G m75 C 7 F m7 B79 10 12 10 12 10 9 full 10 (10) 8 7 49 Em7 G/A Gmaj7 F 7( 5) Em7 Dmaj7 RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarTHE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzleDOUBLE STOP CHOPS
Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval. 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITHBASS GUITARCHORDS SHAPES
Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATUREALBERT PICKCOMPANY
One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloing RIFF - TRUEFIRE'S DIGITAL MAGAZINEFREE SUBSCRIPTIONCURRENT ISSUE50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOWARTICLESISSUE ARCHIVE Riff is our new digital magazine, designed to celebrate TrueFire artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories about them, share exclusive lessons from them (even some of their scrapbook pics), and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity andmusicality.
50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
EFFORTLESS GUITAR PLAYING: STEP BY STEP The first step in effortless playing is the development of the musculature of the hands and arms in the very particular way required for playing guitar. For the left hand this means the fingers must develop: 1) Strength. 2) Stretch. 3) Independence ‐ the action FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarTHE CAGED SYSTEM
The word “CAGED” is actually a pneumonic device representing the C, A, G, E, and D barre chord forms, each existing in one of five unique scale patterns and used as the framework for melodic soloing. With the CAGED system, you’ll learn five scale, chord, and arpeggio “territories” on the fretboard that connect like jigsaw puzzleDOUBLE STOP CHOPS
Diagram 3 – This shape is a Minor 3rd double-stop interval. Play the 2 notes together and hear the sound. Now, use your thumb and fingers to articulate the 2 notes. The lower note is C# and the upper note on the second string is E. Try sliding into the shape from one fret below. Diagram 4 – This shape is a Minor 6th double-stop interval. 5 AWESOME BLUES TURNAROUNDS YOU MUST KNOW Turnaround #2 basically starts with the classic descending turnaround in E. You most likely already know this one, but if not, it is essential. Variation number two, we do away with the open E string in favor of a fully descending chord motion. Finally in variation #3, THINK INSIDE THE BOX: SUPER EASY PENTATONIC SHAPES WITHBASS GUITARCHORDS SHAPES
Box shapes are easy: two notes per string and two fingers plucking in the right hand. It’s super comfortable and lends itself to doing hip riffing and cool filling even at higher tempos. The trick about pentatonics is knowing which scale to use and when. I lay it all out in my Pentatonic Playground for Bass course: the five shapes to knowand
CHORD TONES FOR MELODIC SOLOING When it comes to lead guitar playing, a common approach is to play the pentatonic scale or the blues scale over a chord progression. This is especially common in blues based music, and it works great. For example, if the song has the chords A7, D7, E7, you can sound greatjust using the A
KING ALBERT: GETTING A GRIP ON THE EXPRESSIVE SIGNATUREALBERT PICKCOMPANY
One of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists that ever lived is the incomparable Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 2, 1992), known for his incredible string-bending mastery as well as his signature use of a Gibson Flying V guitar, which he played left-handed and strung upside down and backwards. Albert’s one-of-a-kind soloingCURRENT ISSUE
Current Issue. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters You MUST Know. Articles. Features. Artists & Educators. Guitar Lessons. 50 Gifted Singer-Songwriters. Audio Chronicles Podcast. Riff Raff Podcast. 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS YOU MUST KNOW There are thousands of truly gifted singer-songwriters enchanting the ears of listeners all over the world. So, how is it even possible to come up with a short list of just 50 artists you should know? Short answer it’s not. Please consider these 50 as just a start. A goodstart, but just a
ISSUE ARCHIVE
ISSUE 18: Summer 2019. It’s here! The special edition celebrating singer-songwriters has arrived. We are honored to have these artists share our Riff Journal pages for you to hear their words, listen to their music and watch them do their thing. There are also incredible FRETBOARD MASTERY IN SIX EASY STEPS Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousandtwo one thousandIf you cannot rapid fire the answers without having to think, there could be some confusion in your guitarMUSIC-RIFFAGE
Free Download: Riffage Volume 11. Ali Hasbach October 24, 2017. We return this issue to our compilation of original music by our Riff featured artists and educators. Each of them in their own way is wailing’ on their instrum Music-Riffage.RIFF FAQ | RIFF
Riff is TrueFire’s new digital magazine, designed to celebrate our artists and educators. We’ll tell you stories, share exclusive lessons from them, and tickle your ears with their music. You’ll also be treated to a variety of music-centric features to stimulate your own creativity and musicality. riffjournal.com POSTS BY RICH MALOOF Rich Maloof. Maloof has contributed to TrueFire lessons both on camera and as a producer. Formerly the Editor In Chief of Guitar magazine, Rich has written The Way They Play, Alternate Tunings for Guitar, Joe Satriani: Riff By Riff, the biography of amp legend Jim Marshall. He is the founding editor of the student magazine InTune and has edited THE NIGHT BEGINS TO SHINE This show takes a comedic look at the teen superheroes Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg, showing what life is like for them when their capes come off. First “The Night Begins To Shine” was used as the intro for the episode “Slumber Party.”. Cyborg lip-syncs and dances to “The Song” before saying “night night”and
DAISY PEDAL PICKIN’: SETTING UP YOUR PEDAL BOARD 1) Boosts, overdrives, distortions, and fuzzes. 2) Modulation effects such as chorus, phase, tremolo (actually a volume effect), flangers, and univibes (or anything that makes a swishy or worbly sound) 3) Ambient effects like reverb and delay. To start with, let’s talk about running a chain of pedals into a clean amplifier.ROOM 335 - RIFF
5/14 45 Bm7 Bm7 3 3 Am7 D7 3 full 5 2 3 (3) 12 10 12 10 12 14 10 10 (10) (10) 47 Gmaj7 G m75 C 7 F m7 B79 10 12 10 12 10 9 full 10 (10) 8 7 49 Em7 G/A Gmaj7 F 7( 5) Em7 Dmaj7__
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50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS*
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THE MUSE(IC) OF MOVING PICTURESDavid Hamburger
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GUITAR & THE POWER OF CREATIVITY Greg Bennett __January 25,2018
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THE NIGHT BEGINS TO SHINE Carl Burnett __October17, 2016
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EVOLUTION OF A SINGER-SONGWRITER: INTERVIEW WITH ELLIS PAUL Brad Wendkos __June 11, 2019*
SONGWRITER VOCABULARY Jeff Scheetz __July 26,2018
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WORDS TO THE WISE: SONGWRITING PERSPECTIVES Brad Wendkos __July 26, 2018*
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THE MUSE(IC) OF MOVING PICTURESDavid Hamburger
__January 26, 2018
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GUITAR & THE POWER OF CREATIVITY Greg Bennett __January 25,2018
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THE NIGHT BEGINS TO SHINE Carl Burnett __October17, 2016
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EVOLUTION OF A SINGER-SONGWRITER: INTERVIEW WITH ELLIS PAUL Brad Wendkos __June 11, 2019*
SONGWRITER VOCABULARY Jeff Scheetz __July 26,2018
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WORDS TO THE WISE: SONGWRITING PERSPECTIVES Brad Wendkos __July 26, 2018* __
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GUITAR LESSONS
FOCUS ON: ACOUSTIC RHYTHM GUITAR PLAYBOOK Corey Congilio __June12, 2019
STRUMMING PATTERNS YOU MUST KNOW Vicki Genfan __June 12,2019
WRITE YOUR FIRST SONG (FIRST STEPS) Robbie Calvo __June 12,2019
SONGWRITER SIDEMAN LICKS YOU MUST KNOWAdam Levy __June
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ARTISTS & EDUCATORS
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MIKE ZITO: FIRST CLASS LIFE Brad Wendkos __February 13,2019
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ANDY WOOD: SHAPE SHIFTER Jeff Scheetz __February13, 2019
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JAMES HOGAN: ON HISTORY, HEROES AND HONING THE CRAFT Brad Wendkos __February 12,2019
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RIFF RAFF WITH SHANE THERIOT (EPISODE: JON HERINGTON) Shane Theriot __October24, 2017
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RIFF RAFF WITH SHANE THERIOT (EPISODE: ADAM LEVY) Shane Theriot __April3, 2018
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RIFF RAFF WITH SHANE THERIOT (EPISODE: DAVID GRISSOM) Shane Theriot __January27, 2018
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RIFF RAFF WITH SHANE THERIOT (EPISODE: JON HERINGTON) Shane Theriot __October24, 2017
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RIFF RAFF WITH SHANE THERIOT (EPISODE: ADAM LEVY) Shane Theriot __April3, 2018
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FOCUS ON: ACOUSTIC RHYTHM GUITAR PLAYBOOKJune 12, 2019
STRUMMING PATTERNS YOU MUST KNOWJune 12, 2019
WRITE YOUR FIRST SONG (FIRST STEPS)June 12, 2019
SONGWRITER SIDEMAN LICKS YOU MUST KNOWJune 12, 2019
LESSONS ON: BREAKDOWN AND PERFORMANCE (TUNE: SLIDIN’ SPICY G GROOVE)June 12, 2019
LESSONS ON: THE FIRST DRAFT & SONG CONCEPT / THE MISSION STATEMENT & EDITING / THE FINAL VERSION (SONG: THE INNOCENCE & THE AFTERLIFE)June 12, 2019
MIKE ZITO | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSJune 11, 2019
DANIEL CHAMPAGNE | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSJune 11, 2019
ELLIS PAUL | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSJune 11, 2019
CALLING ALL SONGWRITERS – FAI SHOWCASE DEADLINE APPROACHINGJune 11, 2019
EVOLUTION OF A SINGER-SONGWRITER: INTERVIEW WITH ELLIS PAULJune 11, 2019
MONTE MONTGOMERY | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSJune 6, 2019
CHRISTIE LENÉE | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSJune 4, 2019
CAROLINE SPENCE | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 31, 2019
MARY GAUTHIER | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 31, 2019
CHRIS KASPER | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
DAN BERN | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
DARRELL SCOTT | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
DEAD HORSES | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
DIANA CHITTESTER | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
CARY MORIN | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
ERIN ENDERLIN | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXER | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
BEAT ROOT REVIVAL | 50 GIFTED SINGER-SONGWRITERSMay 30, 2019
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