Riff Of The Week #6 Harmonized, Open String Phrases In E major

1,837 views · Published 2 July 2015 · 9:47 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: Mark Zabel · 2015 · Music

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This week's riff is a bit of a departure from Rock and R&B. It's a mellow open-string tune in E-major using the harmonized E-major scale.

Even if you don't learn the riff verbatim, it's a great area for creativity. Once you get used to this you can try other strings and other keys.

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