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Faster Blues Riff #1

 
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Now let's take our blues riff one step further by doubling up each of the notes.

Instructor Anders Mouridsen
Tutorial:
Blues Riff #1
Styles:
Any Style
Difficulty:
print notation download lesson open guitar tuner
Faster Blues Riff #1 song notation

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Questions & Answers

11 months ago
Please explain in more detail how it is a E chord, when its played on the A string second fret. Should it not be a B power chord?
Mike Olekshy 11 months ago

Hey there - thanks so much for your question! The low open E string (which is an E note) is the root of the chord. When you add the 2nd fret of the A string to that note (B), it becomes an E power chord (or E5). The B note is the "fifth" of a power chord. (A power chord consists of a "root" (in this case E) and a "fifth" (in this case, B)). Hope this helps!

1 year ago
Why's it so hard 😭
Mike Olekshy 1 year ago

Thanks so much for your question! Yes, this IS hard at first!! Just go slow and keep at it! You will get it! One thing you could try right now is to play the riff with the index finger only - so simply move the index finger from the 2nd fret of the A string to the 4th fret, and then back. Don't get discouraged - keep going!!

1 year ago
Why it says zero and i see only we used 2 not zero then why you wrote zero? is that mean open string?
Mike Olekshy 1 year ago

Hello - thanks for your question! Yes, the zero means the open string. In this case, it is the open Low E string.