3 Exercises For Writing Riffs

There’s something about a good riff that’s a little elusive. We all can feel when we write a riff that just works, but good riffs are hard to write on demand. Writing good riffs tends to require fiddling, trial and error, and, above all, a strong core concept. This can make writing riffs a slow process, with many guitarists choosing to wait on riffs to come to them naturally. While there is nothin