RIFF 1<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"DEEP](\"https:\/\/de927adv5b23k.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DEEP-PURPLE-BAND.jpg\")
Source: Kingofwallpapers.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: SMOKE ON THE WATER
\nBand: Deep Purple
\nGuitarist: Ritchie Blackmore
\nAlbum: Machine Head (1972)<\/p>\n
e|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|\r\nB|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|\r\nG|------3---5------|---3---6--5----|-----3---5----3-|------------------|\r\nD|--5---3---5----5-|---3---6--5----|-5---3---5----3-|---5--------------|\r\nA|--5------------5-|---------------|-5--------------|---5--------------|\r\nE|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|\r\n G5 Bb5 C5 G5 Bb5 C#5 C5 G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5<\/pre>\nThis classic Deep Purple riff has become the bane of guitar store employees the world over because they’ve had to listen to it played literally dozens of times each day by enthusiastic customers. Its simplicity lies in the fact that there is only one two-string shape (known as an inverted power chord) you need to learn to be able to play it. Watch out for the syncopated rhythm in measures 2 and 4; syncopation is a complicated-sounding term that essentially means something very simple in concept – accenting the off-beats by playing notes\/chords in-between where the beats are. If this sounds too tricky to grasp, just listen to the original riff a few times to get a feel for the rhythm. Also, take care to mute the guitar at appropriate moments – those little “holes of silence” are what give this riff its power and rhythmic thrust.<\/p>\n
RIFF 2<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Source:](\"https:\/\/de927adv5b23k.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ACDC-BAND.jpg\")
Source: Image Coders<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: HIGHWAY TO HELL
\nBand: AC\/DC
\nGuitarists: Angus and Malcolm Young
\nAlbum: Highway to Hell (1979)<\/p>\n
e|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nB|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nG|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nD|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nA|---7--7--7--|---5--5--5--|---5--5--5--|-5--5--5---5--7--|-7----------|\r\nE|---5--5--5--|---2--2--3--|---2--2--3--|-2--2--3---2--5--|-5----------|\r\n A5 D G5 D G5 D G5 D A5<\/pre>\nFrom inverted power chords, we move on to the more common root position power chords via this catchy AC\/DC riff. Syncopation is, once more, the key element here as most measures start in-between beats 3 and 4 (also referred to as the “and” of 3; a simple 4-beat and its off-beats are often counted out loud as 1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and). Once again, silence is a vital element in making it sound just right. Remember to hit hard with your right hand, to start with, and learn to clean up any resulting noise as you practise further.<\/p>\n
RIFF 3<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Source:](\"https:\/\/de927adv5b23k.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/METALICA-BAND.jpg\")
Source: bp.blogspot.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: ENTER SANDMAN
\nBand: Metallica
\nGuitarists: Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
\nAlbum: Metallica (1991)<\/p>\n
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|\r\nG|--------------0-------------------|--------------0-------------------|\r\nD|---------2-------------------2----|---------2-------------------2----|\r\nA|-------------------1----0---------|-------------------1----0---------|\r\nE|----0-----------------------------|----0-----------------------------|\r\n Em<\/pre>\nThis simple, clean riff kicks off Metallica’s biggest-selling album, popularly known as ‘The Black Album’. The presence of the Bb (the 4th note in the measure) adds just the right touch of “evil” to this musical phrase that frames a song that would fit perfectly in a horror movie. Let the notes ring as much as possible and carefully execute the string-skips between the 6th and 4th strings.<\/p>\n
RIFF 4<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Source:](\"https:\/\/de927adv5b23k.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NIRVANA-BAND.jpg\")
Source: toomanyblogs.co.uk<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: COME AS YOU ARE
\nBand: Nirvana
\nGuitarist: Kurt Cobain
\nAlbum: Nevermind (1991)<\/p>\n
e|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nB|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nG|-------------|*------------------------|----------------------------*|\r\nD|-------------|*------------------------|----------------------------*|\r\nA|-------------|-------0-----0-----------|------2---------2------------|\r\nE|----0--0--1--|---2------2-----2--2--1--|--0------0---0------0---1----|\r\n F#m<\/pre>\nThis hypnotic-sounding riff was originally played in D standard (a guitar tuned one whole step below standard tuning) but has been played here in E standard tuning to maintain continuity across the video. So, don’t be alarmed if you try playing it with the original and it sounds off. Letting the notes ring is again an important element in getting it to sound right. The final double-asterisk merely means, repeat the riff from where you see the previous double-asterisk (beginning of the 2nd measure).<\/p>\n
RIFF 5<\/span><\/h2>\n
Source: Kingofwallpapers.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: SMOKE ON THE WATER
\nBand: Deep Purple
\nGuitarist: Ritchie Blackmore
\nAlbum: Machine Head (1972)<\/p>\n
e|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|\r\nB|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|\r\nG|------3---5------|---3---6--5----|-----3---5----3-|------------------|\r\nD|--5---3---5----5-|---3---6--5----|-5---3---5----3-|---5--------------|\r\nA|--5------------5-|---------------|-5--------------|---5--------------|\r\nE|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|\r\n G5 Bb5 C5 G5 Bb5 C#5 C5 G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5<\/pre>\nThis classic Deep Purple riff has become the bane of guitar store employees the world over because they’ve had to listen to it played literally dozens of times each day by enthusiastic customers. Its simplicity lies in the fact that there is only one two-string shape (known as an inverted power chord) you need to learn to be able to play it. Watch out for the syncopated rhythm in measures 2 and 4; syncopation is a complicated-sounding term that essentially means something very simple in concept – accenting the off-beats by playing notes\/chords in-between where the beats are. If this sounds too tricky to grasp, just listen to the original riff a few times to get a feel for the rhythm. Also, take care to mute the guitar at appropriate moments – those little “holes of silence” are what give this riff its power and rhythmic thrust.<\/p>\n
RIFF 2<\/span><\/h2>\n
Source: Image Coders<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: HIGHWAY TO HELL
\nBand: AC\/DC
\nGuitarists: Angus and Malcolm Young
\nAlbum: Highway to Hell (1979)<\/p>\ne|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nB|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nG|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nD|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|\r\nA|---7--7--7--|---5--5--5--|---5--5--5--|-5--5--5---5--7--|-7----------|\r\nE|---5--5--5--|---2--2--3--|---2--2--3--|-2--2--3---2--5--|-5----------|\r\n A5 D G5 D G5 D G5 D A5<\/pre>\nFrom inverted power chords, we move on to the more common root position power chords via this catchy AC\/DC riff. Syncopation is, once more, the key element here as most measures start in-between beats 3 and 4 (also referred to as the “and” of 3; a simple 4-beat and its off-beats are often counted out loud as 1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and). Once again, silence is a vital element in making it sound just right. Remember to hit hard with your right hand, to start with, and learn to clean up any resulting noise as you practise further.<\/p>\n
RIFF 3<\/span><\/h2>\n
Source: bp.blogspot.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: ENTER SANDMAN
\nBand: Metallica
\nGuitarists: Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
\nAlbum: Metallica (1991)<\/p>\ne|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|\r\nG|--------------0-------------------|--------------0-------------------|\r\nD|---------2-------------------2----|---------2-------------------2----|\r\nA|-------------------1----0---------|-------------------1----0---------|\r\nE|----0-----------------------------|----0-----------------------------|\r\n Em<\/pre>\nThis simple, clean riff kicks off Metallica’s biggest-selling album, popularly known as ‘The Black Album’. The presence of the Bb (the 4th note in the measure) adds just the right touch of “evil” to this musical phrase that frames a song that would fit perfectly in a horror movie. Let the notes ring as much as possible and carefully execute the string-skips between the 6th and 4th strings.<\/p>\n
RIFF 4<\/span><\/h2>\n
Source: toomanyblogs.co.uk<\/p><\/div>\n
Song: COME AS YOU ARE
\nBand: Nirvana
\nGuitarist: Kurt Cobain
\nAlbum: Nevermind (1991)<\/p>\ne|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nB|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nG|-------------|*------------------------|----------------------------*|\r\nD|-------------|*------------------------|----------------------------*|\r\nA|-------------|-------0-----0-----------|------2---------2------------|\r\nE|----0--0--1--|---2------2-----2--2--1--|--0------0---0------0---1----|\r\n F#m<\/pre>\nThis hypnotic-sounding riff was originally played in D standard (a guitar tuned one whole step below standard tuning) but has been played here in E standard tuning to maintain continuity across the video. So, don’t be alarmed if you try playing it with the original and it sounds off. Letting the notes ring is again an important element in getting it to sound right. The final double-asterisk merely means, repeat the riff from where you see the previous double-asterisk (beginning of the 2nd measure).<\/p>\n
RIFF 5<\/span><\/h2>\n
![\"Source:](\"https:\/\/de927adv5b23k.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BAND-3.jpg\")